El Paso Natural Gas Prior Notice Request for Pipeline Construction in Texas

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Take notice that on March 27, 2026, El Paso Natural Gas Company, L.L.C. (EPNG), P.O. Box 1087, Colorado Springs, Colorado
80944, filed in the above referenced docket, a prior notice request pursuant to sections 157.205, 157.208, and 157.210 of
the Commission's regulations under the Natural Gas Act (NGA), and EPNG's blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP82-435-000,
for authorization to construct a 9-mile-long, 30-inch-diameter pipeline loop and appurtenances in Hudspeth County, Texas (Permian
West Expansion Project or Project). The Project is designed to create an additional 82,229 dekatherms per day of firm transportation
service, varying based on segment and month, on EPNG's Line No. 1100 system. EPNG estimates the cost of the Project to be
$31,472,195, all as more fully set forth in the request which is on file with the Commission and open to 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 ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or the Public Reference Room at (202) 502-8371, TTY (202) 502-8659. Email the Public Reference Room at public.referenceroom@ferc.gov.

Any questions concerning this request should be directed to Francisco Tarin, Director, Regulatory, El Paso Natural Gas Company,
L.L.C., P.O. Box 1087, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80944, by phone at (719) 667-7517, or by email at Francisco_Tarin@kindermorgan.com.

Public Participation

There are three ways to become involved in the Commission's review of this project: you can file a protest to the project,
you can file a motion to intervene in the proceeding, and you can file comments on the project. There is no fee or cost for
filing protests, motions to intervene, or comments. The deadline for filing protests, motions to intervene, and comments is
5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on June 5, 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 OPP@ferc.gov.

Protests

Pursuant to section 157.205 of the Commission's regulations under the

  NGA, [(1)]() any person [(2)]() or the Commission's staff may file a protest to the request. If no protest is filed within the time allowed or if a protest
  is filed and then withdrawn within 30 days after the allowed time for filing a protest, the proposed activity shall be deemed
  to be authorized effective the day after the time allowed for protest. If a protest is filed and not withdrawn within 30 days
  after the time allowed for filing a protest, the instant request for authorization will be considered by the Commission.

Protests must comply with the requirements specified in section 157.205(e) of the Commission's regulations, (3) and must be submitted by the protest deadline, which is 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on June 5, 2026. A protest may also serve as
a motion to intervene so long as the protestor states it also seeks to be an intervenor.

Interventions

Any person 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.

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 (4) and the regulations under the NGA (5) by the intervention deadline for the project, which is 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on June 5, 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.

All timely, unopposed motions to intervene are automatically granted by operation of Rule 214(c)(1). 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. 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.

Comments

Any person wishing to comment on the project may do so. The Commission considers all comments received about the project in
determining the appropriate action to be taken. To ensure that your comments are timely and properly recorded, please submit
your comments on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on June 5, 2026. 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.

How To File Protests, Interventions, and Comments

There are two ways to submit protests, motions to intervene, and comments. In both instances, please reference the Project
docket number CP26-156-000 in your submission.

(1) You may file your protest, motion to intervene, and comments 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 “Protest”, “Intervention”,
or “Comment on a Filing”; or (6)

(2) You can file a paper copy of your submission by mailing it to the address below. Your submission must reference the Project
docket number CP26-156-000.

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 method: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852.

The Commission encourages electronic filing of submissions (option 1 above) and has eFiling staff available to assist you
at (202) 502-8258 or FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov.

Protests and motions to intervene must be served on the applicant either by mail at: Francisco Tarin, Director, Regulatory,
El Paso Natural Gas Company, L.L.C., P.O. Box 1087, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80944, or by email (with a link to the document)
at Francisco_Tarin@kindermorgan.com. 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.

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.

(Authority: 18 CFR 2.1)

Dated: April 6, 2026. Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2026-06885 Filed 4-8-26; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P

Footnotes

(1) 18 CFR 157.205.

(2) Persons include individuals, organizations, businesses, municipalities, and other entities. 18 CFR 385.102(d).

(3) 18 CFR 157.205(e).

(4) 18 CFR 385.214.

(5) 18 CFR 157.10.

(6) Additionally, 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.

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