Public Scoping Sessions - Gulf South Pipeline Company, LLC - Docket No. CP26-547-000

Docket No. CP26-547-000

The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) will prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) that will discuss the environmental impacts of the Texas Gateway Project involving construction and operation of facilities by Gulf South Pipeline Company, LLC (Gulf South) in Panola, Shelby, San Augustine, Sabine, Jasper, Newton, and San Jacinto counties, Texas and Beauregard Parish, Louisiana.  The Commission will use this EIS in its decision-making process to determine whether the project is in the public convenience and necessity. 

In lieu of sending written comments, the Commission invites you to attend one of the four in-person public scoping sessions its staff will conduct in the project area, scheduled as follows:

The primary goal of these scoping sessions is to have you identify the specific environmental issues and concerns that should be considered in the EIS.  Individual oral comments will be taken on a one-on-one basis with a court reporter.  This format is designed to receive the maximum amount of oral comments in a convenient way during the timeframe allotted. 

Each scoping session is scheduled from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm Central Daylight Time.  You may arrive at any time after 6:00 pm.  There will not be a formal presentation by Commission staff when the session opens. If you wish to speak, the Commission staff will hand out numbers in the order of your arrival.  Comments will be taken until 8:00 pm.  However, if no additional numbers have been handed out and all individuals who wish to provide comments have had an opportunity to do so, staff may conclude the session at 7:30 pm.  Please see appendix 1 for additional information on the session format and conduct.

Comments

By this notice, the Commission requests public comments on the scope of issues to address in the EIS.  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 November 12, 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 EIS.  Commission staff will consider all written or oral comments during the preparation of the EIS. 

If you submitted comments on this project to the Commission before the opening of this docket on June 26, 2026, you will need to file those comments in Docket No. CP26-547-000 to ensure they are considered as part of this proceeding. 

This notice is being sent to the Commission’s current environmental mailing list for this project.  State and local government representatives should notify their constituents of this proposed project and encourage them to comment on their areas of concern. 

If you are a landowner receiving this notice, a pipeline company representative may contact you about the acquisition of an easement to construct, operate, and maintain the proposed facilities.  The company would seek to negotiate a mutually acceptable easement agreement.  You are not required to enter into an agreement.  However, if the Commission approves the project, the Natural Gas Act conveys the right of eminent domain to the company.  Therefore, if you and the company do not reach an easement agreement, the pipeline company could initiate condemnation proceedings in court.  In such instances, compensation would be determined by a judge in accordance with state law.The Commission does not subsequently grant, exercise, or oversee the exercise of that eminent domain authority.  The courts have exclusive authority to handle eminent domain cases; the Commission has no jurisdiction over these matters.  

Gulf South provided landowners with a fact sheet prepared by the FERC entitled “An Interstate Natural Gas Facility On My Land?  What Do I Need To Know?” which addresses typically asked questions, including the use of eminent domain and how to participate in the Commission’s proceedings.  This fact sheet along with other landowner topics of interest are available for viewing on the FERC website (www.ferc.gov) under the Natural Gas, Landowner Topics link.

Public Participation

There are four methods you can use to submit your comments to the Commission.  Please carefully follow these instructions so that your comments are properly recorded. The Commission encourages electronic filing of comments and has staff available to assist you at (866) 208-3676 or [email protected].

1. You can file your comments electronically using the eComment feature, which is located on the Commission’s website (www.ferc.gov) under the link to FERC Online.  Using eComment is an easy method for submitting brief, text-only comments on a project;
2. You can file your comments electronically by using the eFiling feature, which is located on the Commission’s website (www.ferc.gov) under the link to FERC Online.  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; a comment on a particular project is considered a “Comment on a Filing”;   
3. You can file a paper copy of your comments by mailing them to the Commission.  Be sure to reference the project docket number (CP26-547-000) on your letter.  Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service must be addressed to: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. Submissions sent via any other carrier must be addressed to: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, MD 20852; 

Public Participation

Additional information about the project is available from the FERC website at 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 (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.