# Federal Register #2026-20642

FERC notices on natural gas pipeline development and hydroelectric licensing

**Buyer:** Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
**Posted:** October 08, 2026
**Respond By:** October 14, 2026
**Identifier:** 2026-20642

FERC issued regulatory notices concerning hydroelectric licensing, natural gas pipeline development, and a pipeline rate filing; these are not requests to purchase goods or services.
- **Government agency:** U.S. Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).
- **Named companies:** Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company and Colorado Interstate Gas Company, L.L.C. The Shingle Creek notice concerns potential license applicants but does not name them.
- **Natural gas pipeline project:** Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company seeks authorization for the Delmar Regional Enhancement Project: a 2.55-mile, 24-inch pipeline loop in Pennsylvania; replacement of two segments totaling about 1.6 miles of 6-inch pipeline with 16-inch pipeline in Delaware; a 5.05-mile, 16-inch loop in Delaware; and a 1.85-mile, 24-inch loop in Maryland. The notice begins describing pipeline abandonment, but the available excerpt does not provide details.
- **Hydroelectric licensing:** For the 224-kW Shingle Creek Hydroelectric Project (Project No. 4025), FERC invites notices of intent and pre-application documents from potential applicants after the existing licensee missed its filing deadline. The project includes two generating units rated at 65 kW and 55 kW, along with diversion works, pipelines, a powerhouse, and a transmission line. Potential applicants may request an alternative licensing process.
- **Other regulatory matter:** Colorado Interstate Gas Company, L.L.C. filed a rate report concerning an update to a non-conforming agreement under docket RP27-17-000. The attachment also refers to the Ogdensburg Hydroelectric Project but provides no purchase requirements.
- **Procurement status:** No products, OEMs, product quantities, or procurement services are requested.

### Description

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission notice reports receipt of Natural Gas Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings. The listed filing is by Colorado Interstate Gas Company, L.L.C., under docket RP27-17-000, and concerns a 4(d) rate filing to update a non-conforming agreement. The filing is to be effective November 16, 2026, and comments are due by 5 p.m. Eastern Time on October 14, 2026. The notice also provides procedures for intervention, protests, and accessing the filings.

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