# 2026-22721: Federal Review Begins for Another Pennsylvania Gas Pipeline Expansion

2026-22721, Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC; Notice of Schedule for the Preparation of an Environmental Assessment for the Leidy Access Expansion Project, is a Federal Register notice from Energy Department, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission published 2026-11-06, effective 2027-03-26; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-06).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-22721
- As of: 2026-11-06
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-22721
- Title: Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC; Notice of Schedule for the Preparation of an Environmental Assessment for the Leidy Access Expansion Project
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Energy Department; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
- Citation: 91 FR 70084
- Published: 2026-11-06
- Effective: 2027-03-26
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-11-06

## In one line

Federal Review Begins for Another Pennsylvania Gas Pipeline Expansion

## Summary

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company wants to build new pipeline facilities in Pennsylvania to move more natural gas from the Marcellus Shale area. The government is preparing an environmental review to make sure the project is safe and will finish it by March 26, 2027. If all goes well, final approvals should happen by June 24, 2027, affecting local communities and energy customers with potential new energy options.

## Effects PRIA read

- New 3.4‑mile, 42‑inch pipeline built: cost, low. Transcontinental plans to build about 3.4 miles of 42‑inch pipeline (called the Diamond Loop) in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, plus pig launcher/receiver and tie‑in facilities at Compressor Station 515, a new mainline valve site, and cathodic protection. If you own or use land near the route, these…
- EA issued March 26 with 30‑day comment period: benefit, low. FERC staff will issue an environmental assessment (EA) on March 26, 2027, and the EA will be open for a 30‑day public comment period. Federal agencies must make their final authorization decisions within 90 days of the EA, i.e., by June 24, 2027.
- Landowner concerns to be addressed in EA: benefit, low. The Commission received comments from one landowner listing issues such as temporary construction effects (for example, vegetation disturbance), adequate erosion control, property access, protection of future property use, and potential future changes. The notice states that all substantive comment…

## Related documents

- [2026-22722](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-22722): Columbia Gulf Transmission, LLC; Notice of Application and Establishing Intervention Deadline, 2026-11-06
- [2026-22606](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-22606): Privacy Act of 1974; Systems of Records, 2026-11-05
- [2026-22608](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-22608): Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America, LLC; Notice of Scoping Period Requesting Comments on Environmental Issues for the Proposed Amarill…, 2026-11-05
- [2026-22607](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-22607): Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-725R); Comment Request; Extension, 2026-11-05
- [2026-22605](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-22605): Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC; Notice of Filing, 2026-11-05
- [2026-22511](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-22511): Privacy Act of 1974; Systems of Records, 2026-11-04

## Sources
- [2026-22721 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/11/06/2026-22721/transcontinental-gas-pipe-line-company-llc-notice-of-schedule-for-the-preparation-of-an)
- [2026-22721 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-11-06/pdf/2026-22721.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-22721 (as of 2026-11-06).