FERC Opens Scoping on Alabama Gas Abandonment; TSA Revives Airport LEO Reimbursement Program

FERC Scoping: Dauphin Island Gathering Partners Abandonment Project

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has announced a scoping period for the proposed Dauphin Island Gathering Partners (DIGP) Abandonment Project, under Docket No. CP26-560-000. According to the notice, FERC staff will prepare an environmental document discussing the environmental impacts of the project, which involves construction and operation of facilities in Mobile County, Alabama, Alabama state waters, and the Mobile and Main Pass Blocks of federal offshore waters. The Commission states it will use this environmental document in its decision-making process to determine whether the project is in the public convenience and necessity.

The notice explains that the scoping process is part of the Commission's review under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The main goal of the scoping process, as the notice states, is to focus the analysis in the environmental document on the important environmental issues. The Commission requests that public comments address the potential environmental effects, reasonable alternatives, and measures to avoid or lessen environmental impacts. Comments submitted to FERC before the docket opened on July 31, 2026, must be refiled under Docket No. CP26-560-000 to be considered as part of this proceeding.

State and local government representatives are directed by the notice to notify their constituents of the proposed project and encourage them to comment. DIGP is noted to have provided landowners with a FERC fact sheet on interstate natural gas facilities, covering topics including eminent domain and participation in Commission proceedings. Comments may be submitted electronically via FERC's eComment or eFiling features on its website, or in written form, and must be received in Washington, DC by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on October 15, 2026.

TSA Reinstates Airport Law Enforcement Officer Reimbursement Program

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is seeking public comment on the reinstatement with revision of OMB control number 1652-0063, the Law Enforcement Officer (LEO) Reimbursement Request information collection. TSA has authority to enter into agreements with airport operators to reimburse them for expenses incurred in the provision of law enforcement officers to support screening at airport checkpoints, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 106(l) and (m) and 114(m).

The notice explains that in 2024, TSA requested discontinuation of this collection due to the unavailability of funding to continue the LEO Reimbursement Program. On April 30, 2026, however, Congress approved funding for the program as part of the Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026 (Pub. L. 119-86; 140 Stat. 773). TSA is now requesting reinstatement of the collection, along with a revision.

The collection uses TSA Form 3503, LEO Reimbursement Request Invoice, which the notice describes as capturing information including invoice details, invoicing point of contact, banking, and checkpoint log worksheets. The revision involves changes to Section I of the form, where TSA is replacing "DUNS" with "UEI" — a 12-character alphanumeric code that, as the notice explains, replaced the DUNS number — and updates to links and contact numbers in Section IV. Upon completion, participants submit the form directly to the LEO Reimbursement Program via email, mail, or in person, after which TSA reviews all reimbursement requests.

TSA estimates there will be an average of 260 participant responses monthly, or 3,120 yearly, with each respondent spending approximately 1 hour to complete the form, for a total annual hour burden of 3,120 hours. The agency is soliciting comment on whether the information requirement is necessary, the accuracy of the burden estimate, the quality and clarity of the collection, and ways to minimize respondent burden.

What to Watch

• October 15, 2026: Deadline for public scoping comments on the DIGP Abandonment Project to be received by FERC in Washington, DC, by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
• November 17, 2026: Deadline for public comments on TSA's LEO Reimbursement Request information collection reinstatement and revision.

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