Trans-Foreland Pipeline Company LLC; Notice of Scoping Period Requesting Comments on Environmental Issues for the Proposed Kenai LNG Cool Down Expansion Project

#  Trans-Foreland Pipeline Company LLC; Notice of Scoping Period Requesting Comments on Environmental Issues for the Proposed Kenai LNG Cool Down Expansion Project

The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) will prepare an environmental document that will discuss the environmental impacts of the Kenai LNG Cool Down Expansion Project involving construction and operation of liquified natural gas (LNG) facilities by Trans-Foreland Pipeline Company LLC (Trans-Foreland) in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska. The Commission will use this environmental document in its decision-making process to determine whether the project is in the public interest.

This notice announces the opening of the scoping process the Commission will use to gather input from the public and interested agencies regarding the project. As part of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) review process, the Commission takes into account concerns the public may have about proposals and the environmental impacts that could result from its action whenever it considers the issuance of an authorization. This gathering of public input is referred to as “scoping.” The main goal of the scoping process is to focus the analysis in the environmental document on the important environmental issues. Additional information about the Commission's NEPA process is described below in the *NEPA Process and Environmental Document* section of this notice.

By this notice, the Commission requests public comments on the scope of issues to address in the environmental document. To ensure that your comments are timely and properly recorded, please submit your comments so that the Commission receives them in Washington, DC on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on April 27, 2026. Comments may be submitted  in written form. Further details on how to submit comments are provided in the *Public Participation* section of this notice.

Your comments should focus on the potential environmental effects, reasonable alternatives, and measures to avoid or lessen environmental impacts. Your input will help the Commission staff determine what issues they need to evaluate in the environmental document. Commission staff will consider all written comments during the preparation of the environmental document.

If you submitted comments on this project to the Commission before the opening of this docket on January 9, 2026, you will need to file those comments in Docket No. CP26-61-000 to ensure they are considered as part of this proceeding.

This notice is being sent to the Commission's current environmental mailing list for this project. State and local government representatives should notify their constituents of this proposed project and encourage them to comment on their areas of concern.

**Public Participation**

There are three methods you can use to submit your comments to the Commission. Please carefully follow these instructions so that your comments are properly recorded. The Commission encourages electronic filing of comments and has staff available to assist you at (866) 208-3676 or *[email protected].*

(1) You can file your comments electronically using the *eComment* feature, which is located on the Commission's website ( *www.ferc.gov* ) under the link to FERC Online. Using eComment is an easy method for submitting brief, text-only comments on a project;

(2) You can file your comments electronically by using the *eFiling* feature, which is also on the Commission's website ( *www.ferc.gov* ) under the link to FERC Online. With eFiling, you can provide comments in a variety of formats by attaching them as a file with your submission. New eFiling users must first create an account by clicking on “ *eRegister.* ” You will be asked to select the type of filing you are making; a comment on a particular project is considered a “Comment on a Filing”; or

(3) You can file a paper copy of your comments by mailing them to the Commission. Be sure to reference the project docket number (CP26-61-000) on your letter. Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service must be addressed to: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. Submissions sent via any other carrier must be addressed to: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, MD 20852.

Additionally, the Commission offers a free service called eSubscription which makes it easy to stay informed of all issuances and submittals regarding the dockets/projects to which you subscribe. These instant email notifications are the fastest way to receive notification and provide a link to the document files which can reduce the amount of time you spend researching proceedings. Go to *https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/overview* to register for eSubscription.

For public inquiries and assistance with making filings such as interventions, comments, or requests for rehearing, contact the Office of Public Participation at (202) 502-6595 or *[email protected].*

**Summary of the Proposed Project**

Trans-Foreland states its proposal to amend the previously authorized Kenai LNG Cool Down Project would expand capacity to meet the natural gas demands of the Southcentral Alaska market. The project would include substituting the installation of the electric powered trim LNG vaporizer and the associated feed pump with the installation of six high-pressure cryogenic vertical turbine pumps and two submerged combustion vaporizers, each rated at 100 million standard cubic feet per day. Trans-Forland would also substitute the previously authorized new boil-off gas (BOG) booster compressor unit with five new BOG compressors and three BOG aftercoolers to avoid routine venting. The BOG units would be housed in a new compressor building that was authorized under the previous Kenai Cool Down Project. A new power distribution center building and power transformers would also be part of this project. All construction and operations would occur within the existing 76-acre fenced operating footprint and the marine terminal of the Kenai LNG Terminal. Further, Trans-Foreland states that it may use vessels with up to a 174,000 cubic meter capacity to service its project.

The project would result in the Kenai LNG Terminal receiving up to 400,000 metric tons per annum of LNG per year and achieve a send out capacity of up to 20 billion cubic feet per year.

The general location of the project facilities is shown in appendix 1. [^1]

[^1] The appendices referenced in this notice will not appear in the *Federal Register* . Copies of the appendices were sent to all those receiving this notice in the mail and are available at *www.ferc.gov* using the link called “eLibrary.” For instructions on connecting to eLibrary, refer to the last page of this notice. For assistance, contact FERC at *[email protected]* or call toll free, (886) 208-3676 or TTY (202) 502-8659.

**Land Requirements for Construction**

Construction of the proposed facilities would disturb about 23.9 acres of land, within the previously authorized terminal site with less than 0.5 acre of permanent disturbance. Following construction, the temporary workspaces would be restored in accordance with regulatory requirements and best management practices. Operation of the project would not require new land outside of the terminal site.

**NEPA Process and the Environmental Document**

Any environmental document issued by the Commission will discuss impacts that could occur as a result of the construction and operation of the proposed project under the relevant general resource areas:

• geology and soils;

• water resources and wetlands;

• vegetation and wildlife;

• threatened and endangered species;

• cultural resources;

• socioeconomics;

• land use;

• air quality and noise; and

• reliability and safety.

Commission staff will also evaluate reasonable alternatives to the proposed project or portions of the project and make recommendations on how to lessen or avoid impacts on the various resource areas. Your comments will help Commission staff identify and focus on the issues that might have an effect on the human environment and potentially eliminate others from further study and discussion in the environmental document.

Following this scoping period, Commission staff will determine whether to prepare an Environmental Assessment (EA) or an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). The EA or the EIS will present Commission staff's independent analysis of the issues. If Commission staff prepares an EA, a *Notice of Schedule for the Preparation of an Environmental Assessment* will be issued. The EA may be issued for an allotted public comment period. The Commission would consider timely comments on the EA before making its decision regarding the proposed project. If Commission staff prepares an EIS, a *Notice of Intent to Prepare an EIS/Notice of Schedule* will be issued, which will open an additional comment period. Staff will then prepare a draft EIS which will be issued for public comment. Commission staff will consider all timely comments received during the comment period on the draft EIS and revise the document, as necessary, before issuing a final EIS. Any EA or draft and final EIS will be available in electronic format in the public record through eLibrary [^2] and the Commission's natural gas environmental documents web page ( *https://www.ferc.gov/industries-data/natural-gas/environment/environmental-documents* ). If eSubscribed, you will receive instant email notification when the environmental document is issued.

[^2] For instructions on connecting to eLibrary, refer to the last page of this notice.

With this notice, the Commission is asking agencies with jurisdiction by law and/or special expertise with respect to the environmental issues of this project to formally cooperate in the preparation of the environmental document. [^3] Agencies that would like to request cooperating agency status should follow the instructions for filing comments provided under the *Public Participation* section of this notice. Currently, the U.S. Coast Guard and the U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration will be cooperating agencies in the preparation of the environmental document to satisfy their NEPA responsibilities related to this project.

[^3] Cooperating agency responsibilities are addressed in Section 107(a)(3) of NEPA (42 U.S.C. 4336(a)(3)).

**Consultation Under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act**

In accordance with the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation's implementing regulations for section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, the Commission is using this notice to initiate consultation with the applicable State Historic Preservation Office, and to solicit their views and those of other government agencies, interested Indian tribes, and the public on the project's potential effects on historic properties. [^4] The environmental document for this project will document findings on the impacts on historic properties and summarize the status of consultations under section 106.

[^4] The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation's regulations are at Title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 800. Those regulations define historic properties as any prehistoric or historic district, site, building, structure, or object included in or eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places.

**Environmental Mailing List**

The environmental mailing list includes, state, and local government representatives and agencies; elected officials; Native American Tribes; Alaska Native Corporations, environmental and public interest groups; other interested parties; local libraries; and media outlets. This list also includes all affected landowners (as defined in the Commission's regulations) who are potential right-of-way grantors, whose property may be used temporarily for project purposes, or who own homes within certain distances of aboveground facilities, and anyone who submits comments on the project and includes a mailing address with their comments. Commission staff will update the environmental mailing list as the analysis proceeds to ensure that Commission notices related to this environmental review are sent to all individuals, organizations, and government entities interested in and/or potentially affected by the proposed project.

If you need to make changes to your name/address, or if you would like to remove your name from the mailing list, please complete one of the following steps:

(1) Send an email to *[email protected]* stating your request. You must include the docket number CP26-61-000 in your request. If you are requesting a change to your address, please be sure to include your name and the correct address. If you are requesting to delete your address from the mailing list, please include your name and address as it appeared on this notice. This email address is unable to accept comments.

*OR*

(2) Return the attached “Mailing List Update Form” (appendix 2).

**Additional Information**

Additional information about the project is available from the FERC website at *www.ferc.gov* using the eLibrary link. Click on the eLibrary link, click on “General Search” and enter the docket number in the “Docket Number” field. Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at *[email protected]* or (866) 208-3676, or for TTY, contact (202) 502-8659. The eLibrary link also provides access to the texts of all formal documents issued by the Commission, such as orders, notices, and rulemakings.

Public sessions or site visits will be posted on the Commission's calendar located at *https://www.ferc.gov/news-events/events* along with other related information.

(Authority: 18 CFR 2.1)

Dated: March 27, 2026.

Debbie-Anne A. Reese,

Secretary.