Essential Fish Habitat Consultation Request for Sabine Pass Stage 5 Expansion
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Summary
FERC's Office of Energy Projects issued a letter to NOAA Fisheries requesting formal essential fish habitat consultation for the Sabine Pass Stage 5 Expansion Project under dockets CP24-75, CP25-505, and CP25-506. The consultation is required as part of the federal environmental review process for the proposed pipeline expansion.
What changed
FERC has formally requested NOAA Fisheries to initiate essential fish habitat consultation for the Sabine Pass Stage 5 Expansion Project. The project involves pipeline infrastructure expansion and requires evaluation under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. This consultation is a standard procedural step in the environmental review process for interstate natural gas pipeline projects.
Affected project sponsors should ensure all supporting habitat documentation is prepared and readily available for NOAA review. No immediate compliance actions are required from the public; this consultation represents an inter-agency coordination step in the ongoing FERC docket proceedings.
Source document (simplified)
Document Info for Accession Number: 20260403-3027
Details Document: 04/03/2026
Filed: 04/03/2026
Posted: 04/03/2026 11:35:06 AM
First Received Date: 04/03/2026 10:45:03 AM
Security Level: Public
Official: Yes
E-filing: No
Non-decisional: No
Category: Issuance
Library: Gas
Aperture: 0
File Type:
Description* :** Letter to National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries requesting an essential fish habitat consultation for the Sabine Pass Stage 5 Expansion Project under CP24-75 et al.
File List
| Docket | Sub-Docket | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CP24-75 | 001 | On Document |
| CP25-505 | 000 | On Document |
| CP25-506 | 000 | On Document |
| Document Class | Document Type |
| --- | --- |
| FERC Correspondence With Government Agencies | FERC Correspondence With Government Agencies |
| Correspondent | Last Name | First Name | MI | Role/Org |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| AUTHOR | HOWARD | A | | OFFICE OF ENERGY PROJECTS |
| RECIPIENT | WILBER | P | | NOAA FISHERIES |
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