Texas Eastern Transmission's Request for Offshore Pipeline Abandonment
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This notice relates to Texas Eastern Transmission's plan to decommission a no longer needed 13.45-mile section of pipeline in the Gulf of America. This change eliminates maintenance costs on this unused section, affecting companies involved in the project's maintenance and local stakeholders interested in commenting or protesting the change. Interested parties have a deadline to intervene or comment, impacting the procedural steps in its approval process.
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Key Changes
- Decommissioning of 13.45 miles of pipeline
- Elimination of maintenance costs for the unused section
- Set deadline for public comments and protests
Obligations
What this law requires
Texas Eastern Transmission, LP must file a notice request for authorization to decommission and abandon the 13.45-mile segment of the pipeline in accordance with sections 157.205 and 157.216 of the Commission's regulations.
Any interested party must file a protest, motion to intervene, or comment on the project if they wish to be involved in the Commission's review process.
Parties wishing to protest must comply with the requirements specified in section 157.205(e) of the Commission's regulations.
Any person wishing to protest the project must do so by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on June 9, 2026.
Any person must submit a motion to intervene in the proceedings by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on June 9, 2026, to become an intervenor and have the right to request rehearing of Commission orders.