[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 8 (Tuesday, January 13, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1298-1300]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2026-00407]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP25-531-000 Palo Duro Transmission L.P.; Docket No. CP25-
531-001 Palo Duro Pipelines (Texas Gathering), L.P.]
Notice of Amendment to Application and Establishing Intervention
Deadline
Take notice that on December 22, 2025, Palo Duro Transmission L.P.
(Palo Duro) and Palo Duro Pipelines (Texas Gathering), L.P. (PD
Gathering), 3500 Maple Ave., Suite #700, Dallas, Texas 75219, filed an
amendment to its application in Docket No. CP25-531-000 under section
7(c) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA), and Part 157 of the Commission's
regulations, requesting authorization to amend its proposed Lease
Agreement Project (Project) that was filed on August 1, 2025.
Originally, Palo Duro proposed to utilize the entirety of this PD
Pipeline to transport natural gas in interstate commerce, moving north
on the PD Pipeline and then through the leased capacity on the PD
Gathering Header System.
Palo Duro affirms after the submission of the Project, potential
new natural gas demand has been identified along the southern part of
the PD Pipeline. As a result, Palo Duro is now selling the southern-
most portion of the PD Pipeline to an affiliate, which will continue to
operate this pipeline as a gathering system until the new demand is
added. Accordingly, Palo Duro is amending its Project to include as its
certificated pipeline only the 61 northern-most miles of the PD
Pipeline that it will still own, extending through only Childress,
Collingsworth, and Wheeler Counties. Other than the reduced length of
the PD Pipeline included in the proposal and the corresponding
reduction in rates, the Project is not otherwise changed, all as more
fully set forth in the application which is on file with the Commission
and open for public inspection.
In addition to publishing the full text of this document in the
Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested persons an
opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this document via the
internet through the Commission's Home Page (http://www.ferc.gov). From
the Commission's Home Page on the internet, this information is
available on eLibrary. The full text of this document is available on
eLibrary in PDF and Microsoft Word format for viewing, printing, and/or
downloading. To access this document in eLibrary, type the docket
number excluding the last three digits of this document in the docket
number field.
User assistance is available for eLibrary and the Commission's
website during normal business hours from FERC Online Support at (202)
502-6652 (toll free at 1-866-208-3676) or email at
[email protected], or the Public Reference Room at (202) 502-
8371, TTY (202) 502-8659. Email the Public Reference Room at
[email protected].
Any questions regarding the proposed project should be directed to
Matt Flory, President and C.E.O., Producers Midstream II, LLC, 3500
Maple Ave., Suite 700, Dallas, Texas 75219, by phone at (214)-238-5755,
or by email at [email protected].
Pursuant to section 157.9 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and
Procedure,\1\ within 90 days of this Notice the Commission staff will
either: complete its environmental review and
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place it into the Commission's public record (eLibrary) for this
proceeding; or issue a Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review. If
a Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review is issued, it will
indicate, among other milestones, the anticipated date for the
Commission staff's issuance of the final environmental impact statement
(FEIS) or environmental assessment (EA) for this proposal. The filing
of an EA in the Commission's public record for this proceeding or the
issuance of a Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review will serve to
notify federal and state agencies of the timing for the completion of
all necessary reviews, and the subsequent need to complete all federal
authorizations within 90 days of the date of issuance of the Commission
staff's FEIS or EA.
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\1\ 18 CFR 157.9.
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Public Participation
There are three ways to become involved in the Commission's review
of this project: you can file comments on the project, you can protest
the filing, and you can file a motion to intervene in the proceeding.
There is no fee or cost for filing comments or intervening. The
deadline for filing a motion to intervene is 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on
January 28, 2026. How to file protests, motions to intervene, and
comments is explained below.
For public inquiries and assistance with making filings such as
interventions, comments, or requests for rehearing, contact the Office
of Public Participation (OPP) at (202) 502-6595 or [email protected].
Comments
Any person wishing to comment on the project may do so. Comments
may include statements of support or objections, to the project as a
whole or specific aspects of the project. The more specific your
comments, the more useful they will be.
Protests
Pursuant to sections 157.10(a)(4) \2\ and 385.211 \3\ of the
Commission's regulations under the NGA, any person \4\ may file a
protest to the application. Protests must comply with the requirements
specified in section 385.2001 \5\ of the Commission's regulations. A
protest may also serve as a motion to intervene so long as the
protestor states it also seeks to be an intervenor.
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\2\ 18 CFR 157.10(a)(4).
\3\ 18 CFR 385.211.
\4\ Persons include individuals, organizations, businesses,
municipalities, and other entities. 18 CFR 385.102(d).
\5\ 18 CFR 385.2001.
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To ensure that your comments or protests are timely and properly
recorded, please submit your comments on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern
Time on January 28, 2026.
There are three methods you can use to submit your comments or
protests to the Commission. In all instances, please reference the
Project docket numbers CP25-531-000 and CP25-531-001 in your
submission.
(1) You may file your comments electronically by using the eComment
feature, which is located on the Commission's website at www.ferc.gov
under the link to Documents and Filings. Using eComment is an easy
method for interested persons to submit brief, text-only comments on a
project;
(2) You may file your comments or protests electronically by using
the eFiling feature, which is located on the Commission's website
(www.ferc.gov) under the link to Documents and Filings. With eFiling,
you can provide comments in a variety of formats by attaching them as a
file with your submission. New eFiling users must first create an
account by clicking on ``eRegister.'' You will be asked to select the
type of filing you are making; first select ``General'' and then select
``Comment on a Filing''; or
(3) You can file a paper copy of your comments or protests by
mailing them to the following address below. Your written comments must
reference the Project docket numbers (CP25-531-000 and CP25-531-001).
To file via USPS: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426.
To file via any other courier: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Secretary,
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville,
Maryland 20852.
The Commission encourages electronic filing of comments (options 1
and 2 above) and has eFiling staff available to assist you at (202)
502-8258 or [email protected].
Persons who comment on the environmental review of this project
will be placed on the Commission's environmental mailing list, and will
receive notification when the environmental documents (EA or EIS) are
issued for this project and will be notified of meetings associated
with the Commission's environmental review process.
The Commission considers all comments received about the project in
determining the appropriate action to be taken. However, the filing of
a comment alone will not serve to make the filer a party to the
proceeding. To become a party, you must intervene in the proceeding.
For instructions on how to intervene, see below.
Interventions
Any person, which includes individuals, organizations, businesses,
municipalities, and other entities,\6\ has the option to file a motion
to intervene in this proceeding. Only intervenors have the right to
request rehearing of Commission orders issued in this proceeding and to
subsequently challenge the Commission's orders in the U.S. Circuit
Courts of Appeal.
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\6\ 18 CFR 385.102(d).
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To intervene, you must submit a motion to intervene to the
Commission in accordance with Rule 214 of the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedure \7\ and the regulations under the NGA \8\ by the
intervention deadline for the project, which is 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time
on January 28, 2026. As described further in Rule 214, your motion to
intervene must state, to the extent known, your position regarding the
proceeding, as well as your interest in the proceeding. For an
individual, this could include your status as a landowner, ratepayer,
resident of an impacted community, or recreationist. You do not need to
have property directly impacted by the project in order to intervene.
For more information about motions to intervene, refer to the FERC
website at https://www.ferc.gov/resources/guides/how-to/intervene.asp.
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\7\ 18 CFR 385.214.
\8\ 18 CFR 157.10.
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There are two ways to submit your motion to intervene. In both
instances, please reference the Project docket numbers CP25-531-000 and
CP25-531-001 in your submission.
(1) You may file your motion to intervene by using the Commission's
eFiling feature, which is located on the Commission's website
(www.ferc.gov) under the link to Documents and Filings. New eFiling
users must first create an account by clicking on ``eRegister.'' You
will be asked to select the type of filing you are making; first select
``General'' and then select ``Intervention.'' The eFiling feature
includes a document-less intervention option; for more information,
visit https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling/document-less-intervention.pdf.; or
(2) You can file a paper copy of your motion to intervene, along
with three copies, by mailing the documents to the address below. Your
motion to intervene must reference the Project
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docket numbers CP25-531-000 and CP25-531-001.
To file via USPS: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426.
To file via any other courier: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Secretary,
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville,
Maryland 20852.
The Commission encourages electronic filing of motions to intervene
(option 1 above) and has eFiling staff available to assist you at (202)
502-8258 or [email protected].
Protests and motions to intervene must be served on the applicant
either by mail at: Matt Flory, President and C.E.O., Producers
Midstream II, LLC, 3500 Maple Ave., Suite 700, Dallas, Texas 75219 or
by email (with a link to the document) at
[email protected]. Any subsequent submissions by an
intervenor must be served on the applicant and all other parties to the
proceeding. Contact information for parties can be downloaded from the
service list at the eService link on FERC Online. Service can be via
email with a link to the document.
All timely, unopposed \9\ motions to intervene are automatically
granted by operation of Rule 214(c)(1).\10\ Motions to intervene that
are filed after the intervention deadline are untimely, and may be
denied. Any late-filed motion to intervene must show good cause for
being late and must explain why the time limitation should be waived
and provide justification by reference to factors set forth in Rule
214(d) of the Commission's Rules and Regulations.\11\ A person
obtaining party status will be placed on the service list maintained by
the Secretary of the Commission and will receive copies (paper or
electronic) of all documents filed by the applicant and by all other
parties.
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\9\ The applicant has 15 days from the submittal of a motion to
intervene to file a written objection to the intervention.
\10\ 18 CFR 385.214(c)(1).
\11\ 18 CFR 385.214(b)(3) and (d).
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Tracking the Proceeding
Throughout the proceeding, additional information about the project
will be available from OPP at (202) 502-6595 or on the FERC website at
www.ferc.gov using the ``eLibrary'' link as described above. The
eLibrary link also provides access to the texts of all formal documents
issued by the Commission, such as orders, notices, and rulemakings.
In addition, the Commission offers a free service called
eSubscription which allows you to keep track of all formal issuances
and submittals in specific dockets. This can reduce the amount of time
you spend researching proceedings by automatically providing you with
notification of these filings, document summaries, and direct links to
the documents. For more information and to register, go to
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp.
Intervention Deadline: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on January 28, 2026.
(Authority: 18 CFR 2.1)
Dated: January 7, 2026.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-00407 Filed 1-12-26; 8:45 am]
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