Notice and Opportunity to Comment on Requests for Consistency
Agreement/Concurrence Under the Texas Coastal Management Program
On January 10, 1997, the State of Texas received federal approval of the Coastal Management Program (CMP) (62 Federal Register pp. 1439 - 1440). Under federal law, federal agency activities and actions affecting the Texas coastal zone must be consistent with the CMP goals and policies identified in 31 TAC Chapter 26. Requests for federal consistency review were deemed administratively complete for the following project(s) during the period of October 27, 2025 to October 31, 2025. As required by federal law, the public is given an opportunity to comment on the consistency of proposed activities in the coastal zone undertaken or authorized by federal agencies. Pursuant to 31 TAC §§30.20(f), 30.30(h), and 30.40(e), the public comment period extends 30 days from the date published on the Texas General Land Office web site. The notice was published on the web site on Friday, November 7, 2025. The public comment period for this project will close at 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 7, 2025.
Federal License and Permit Activities:
Applicant: Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America LLC (NGPL)
Location: The project would affect waters of the United States associated with Keith Lake / Sabine Neches Waterway and is located within palustrine wetlands approximately 2.1 miles northwest of Sabine Pass, in Jefferson County, Texas.
Latitude and Longitude: 29.747402, -93.925117
Project Description: The overall project purpose is to expand the transportation volume with an additional 500,000 dekatherms per day of natural gas across the NGPL Louisiana Lines No. 1 and No. 2 to provide more opportunity and flexibility to the natural gas and LNG facilities across the Texas/Louisiana Gulf Coast markets. The applicant requests authorization to permanently fill approximately 1 acre of palustrine emergent wetland with an additional 3.36 acres of temporary impact to previously stated wetland. The project will consist of a new natural gas meter station, which will include a single sixteen-inch ultrasonic meter assembly, flow control and tap assembly, and 16-inch pipeline, to be made at the request of Trident Interstate Pipeline, LLC for the ability to accept gas nominations from the Trident mainline, into the NGPL Louisiana No. 1 and No. 2 mainlines.
The applicant offered the following compensatory mitigation plan to offset unavoidable functional loss to the aquatic environment: The applicant proposes to purchase approximately 0.666 physical functional capacity units (FCUs), 0.583 FCUs, and 0.680 FCUs from the Anahuac Wetlands Mitigation Bank.
Type of Application: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permit application # SWG-2025-00592. This application will be reviewed pursuant to Section 404 of the Clean Water Act. Note: The consistency review for this project may be conducted by The Railroad Commission of Texas as part of its certification under §401 of the Clean Water Act. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District has found that this permit request meets the terms of Executive Order 14156 and is therefore subject to special emergency permitting procedures and an expedited review process.
CMP Project No: 26-1023-F1
Further information on the applications listed above, including a copy of the consistency certifications or consistency determinations for inspection, may be obtained from the Texas General Land Office Public Information Officer at 1700 N. Congress Avenue, Austin, Texas 78701, or via email at pialegal@glo.texas.gov. Comments should be sent to the Texas General Land Office Coastal Management Program Coordinator at the above address or via email at federal.consistency@glo.texas.gov.