FERC Letter Invites Cheyenne, Arapaho Tribes to Viola Project Review
Summary
FERC issued correspondence inviting the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma to participate in the agency's review of the Viola Project, a natural gas infrastructure project under docket CP26-74. The letter initiates tribal consultation as part of FERC's environmental and regulatory review process.
What changed
FERC's Office of Energy Projects issued a letter to the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, Oklahoma, formally inviting their participation in the review process for the Viola Project under Natural Gas Project docket CP26-74. The correspondence initiates tribal consultation, a standard step in FERC's environmental review for projects affecting tribal lands or interests.\n\nAs this is an administrative invitation rather than a binding regulatory action, the tribes have no immediate compliance obligations. Tribes wishing to participate in the review should respond to FERC using the contact information provided. The project remains subject to FERC's standard certificate review process under the Natural Gas Act.
Source document (simplified)
Document Info for Accession Number: 20260406-3032
Details Document: 04/06/2026
Filed: 04/06/2026
Posted: 04/06/2026 12:33:09 PM
First Received Date: 04/06/2026 12:17:30 PM
Security Level: Public
Official: Yes
E-filing: No
Non-decisional: No
Category: Issuance
Library: Gas
Aperture: 0
File Type:
Description* :** Letter inviting Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, Oklahoma to participate in FERC's review of a natural gas project re the Viola Project under CP26-74.
File List
| Docket | Sub-Docket | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CP26-74 | 000 | On Document |
| Document Class | Document Type |
| --- | --- |
| FERC Correspondence with Tribal Governments | FERC Correspondence with Tribal Governments |
| Correspondent | Last Name | First Name | MI | Role/Org |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| AUTHOR | JOHNSON | G | F | OFFICE OF ENERGY PROJECTS |
| RECIPIENT | WASSANA | R | | CHEYENNE AND ARAPAHO TRIBES OKLAHOMA |
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