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United States. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Rockies Express Pipeline LLC Requests Expedited NEPA Review for Critical Energy Reliability Link Project

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Washington: In a recently submitted document to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Rockies Express Pipeline LLC has requested expedited review under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for the Critical Energy Reliability Link Project. The project, proposed by Rockies Express Pipeline LLC, Cheyenne Connector, LLC, and East Cheyenne Gas Storage, LLC, aims to provide critical energy infrastructure to meet growing energy demands. The applicants have filed an application with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, requesting authorizations for the project, and are seeking to adopt the expedited NEPA review process established under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA).

Key Takeaways:

  • Rockies Express Pipeline LLC, Cheyenne Connector, LLC, and East Cheyenne Gas Storage, LLC have submitted an application to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for the Critical Energy Reliability Link Project.
  • The project intends to provide critical energy infrastructure to meet growing energy demands.
  • The applicants have requested expedited review under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for the project.
  • The proposed project will be processed under the process and schedule established pursuant to Section 60026 of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA).
  • The applicants are seeking to adopt the expedited NEPA review process established under OBBBA.
  • The project will be reviewed within the timelines stipulated as part of OBBBA.

Statistics:

  • 1: The number of applicants requesting expedited review under NEPA for the project.
  • 3: The number of organizations involved in the project, including Rockies Express Pipeline LLC, Cheyenne Connector, LLC, and East Cheyenne Gas Storage, LLC.
  • 1: The number of applications filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on August 15, 2025.
  • 2025: The year in which Congress passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA).
  • SS 60026: The section of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) establishing the expedited NEPA review process.

Sources:

  • Rockies Express Pipeline LLC, Cheyenne Connector, LLC & East Cheyenne Gas Storage, LLC, Joint Abbreviated Application for Certificate and Abandonment Authorization, Docket No. CP25-539-000 (Aug. 15, 2025).
  • One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Pub. L. No. 119-21, SS 60026 (2025).

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