Great Basin Gas
Transmission Company
Gabbs Lateral Naval Air Station Fallon
Relocation Project
FERC Docket No. CP25-551-000
Great Basin Gas Transmission Company (“Great Basin”), formerly Paiute
Pipeline Company, is a natural gas company primarily engaged in the
business of transporting and storing natural gas flowing in interstate
commerce. Great Basin owns and operates an interstate pipeline system
which extends from a point on the Idaho-Nevada border to the California-
Nevada state line, near the north and south ends of Lake Tahoe. In
addition, Great Basin operates an LNG peak shaving storage facility near
Lovelock, NV.
On September 29, 2025, Great Basin filed an application with the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) for a Certificate of Public
Convenience and Necessity authorizing Great Basin to install
approximately 33 miles of pipeline and abandon approximately 21 miles of
the current Gabbs Lateral. The Project will start approximately 26 miles
east of Schurz, Nevada, and 20 miles south of the intersection of SR 31/SR
839 and US Highway 50, and will terminate about 3 miles west-northwest
of Gabbs, Nevada.
Great Basin is working with government agencies to obtain all necessary
permits in a timely manner. Construction of the pipeline facilities is
scheduled to begin on or about March 1, 2027, and be completed by
November 1, 2027. Construction would commence soon after permits and
agency approvals have been granted. The time frame is subject to change
depending on the FERC action and other developments.
The facilities will be installed in easements and rights-of-way from public
landowners. Great Basin will engage in good faith negotiations necessary
for the construction of the new pipeline facilities.
The FERC has a brochure that explains the FERC’s certificate process and
addresses the basic concerns of landowners. The brochure, entitled “An
Interstate Natural Gas Facility on My Land? What Do I Need to Know?” is
available on the FERC’s website at https://www.ferc.gov/media/25an-
interstate-natural-gas-facility-my-landlowpdf-0 .
In addition, the FERC’s Landowner Helpline is available at 1-877-337-
2237 or LandownerHelp@ferc.gov to answer any further questions about
the procedures associated with the certificate process.
The Gabbs Lateral Naval Air Station Fallon Relocation Project Application
is available for review at: (1) the Hawthorne Branch of the Mineral County
Library; (2) the Fallon Branch of the Churchill County Library; (3) Great
Basin’s Project website – www.GreatBasinGTCProjects.com; or (4) the
FERC’s website – www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/elibrary. The FERC docket
number assigned to this application is CP25-551-000.
Affected landowners and governmental entities impacted by Great Basin’s
certificate application will receive a separate landowner notification
package from Great Basin. If you have any questions, contact Great Basin
toll-free at 1-877-593-2065 or via email at
GreatBasinProjects@swgas.com.