Public Scoping Session for the 2028 Expansion Project (PF26-5-0000) (Winnemucca, NV)

Docket No. PF26-5-000

The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) will prepare an environmental document that will discuss the environmental impacts of the 2028 Expansion Project involving the construction and operation of new facilities and abandonment of existing facilities by Great Basin Gas Transmission Company (Great Basin) in Churchill, Humboldt, Lyon, Pershing, Storey, and Washoe counties, Nevada.  The Commission will use this environmental document in its decision-making process to determine whether the project is in the public convenience and necessity.

Comments

This notice announces the opening of the scoping process that the Commission will use to gather input from the public and interested agencies regarding the project.  As part of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) review process, the Commission takes into account concerns the public may have about proposals and the environmental impacts that could result from its action whenever it considers the issuance of a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity.  This gathering of public input is referred to as “scoping.”  The main goal of the scoping process is to focus the analysis in the environmental document on the important environmental issues.  Additional information about the Commission’s NEPA process is described below in the NEPA Process and Environmental Document section of this notice. 

By this notice, the Commission requests public comments on the scope of issues to address in the environmental document.  To ensure that your comments are timely and properly recorded, please submit your comments so that the Commission receives them in Washington, DC on or before 5:00 pm Eastern Time on May 27, 2026.  Comments may be submitted in written or  oral form.  Further details on how to submit comments are provided in the Public Participation section of this notice.

Your comments should focus on the potential environmental effects, reasonable alternatives, and measures to avoid or lessen environmental impacts.  Your input will help the Commission staff determine what issues they need to evaluate in the environmental document.  Commission staff will consider all written or oral comments during the preparation of the environmental document.  

Additional Information

Additional information about the project is available from the Commission’s Office of External Affairs, at (866) 208-FERC, or on the FERC website (www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link.  Click on the eLibrary link, click on “General Search” and enter the docket number in the “Docket Number” field.  Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range.  For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at [email protected] or toll free at (866) 208-3676, or for TTY, contact (202) 502-8659.  The eLibrary link also provides access to the texts of all formal documents issued by the Commission, such as orders, notices, and rulemakings.

Public sessions or site visits will be posted on the Commission’s calendar located at https://www.ferc.gov/news-events/events along with other related information.