# 2026-22720: What Happens When 119 Miles of Gas Pipeline Get Abandoned?

2026-22720, Dauphin Island Gathering Partners; Notice of Schedule for the Preparation of an Environmental Assessment for the Dauphin Island Gathering Partners Abandonment Project, is a Federal Register notice from Energy Department, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission published 2026-11-06, effective 2027-02-05 (as of 2026-11-06).

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- As of: 2026-11-06
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## Facts
- Document number: 2026-22720
- Title: Dauphin Island Gathering Partners; Notice of Schedule for the Preparation of an Environmental Assessment for the Dauphin Island Gathering Partners Abandonment Project
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Energy Department; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
- Citation: 91 FR 70084
- Published: 2026-11-06
- Effective: 2027-02-05
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-11-06

## In one line

What Happens When 119 Miles of Gas Pipeline Get Abandoned?

## Summary

Dauphin Island Gathering Partners wants to shut down about 119 miles of natural gas pipelines in Alabama and nearby waters. The government is reviewing the environmental impact and plans to finish this review by February 5, 2027, with final decisions due by May 6, 2027. This affects local communities and agencies involved in permits, but no new construction or spending is planned—just pipeline abandonment.

## Effects PRIA read

- Abandonment of 119.3 Miles of Pipeline: benefit, low. Dauphin Island Gathering Partners proposes to abandon about 119.3 miles of existing interstate natural gas pipeline and related facilities in Mobile County, Alabama, Alabama state waters, and federal offshore waters. DIGP states its system is no longer economically feasible because reserves are dep…

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## Sources
- [2026-22720 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/11/06/2026-22720/dauphin-island-gathering-partners-notice-of-schedule-for-the-preparation-of-an-environmental)
- [2026-22720 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-11-06/pdf/2026-22720.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-22720 (as of 2026-11-06).