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Congressional Hearings Underway on Science Surrounding Climate Change

Climate change is the issue-of-the-day for Congress, as numerous hearings get underway on the science surrounding climate change, and legislative solutions for addressing the problem.  House Speaker Pelosi has put her Committee Chairmen on notice that a climate change bill is expected for House… Read More

Section 1813 Native American Energy Rights-of-Way

On February 5, INGAA submitted comments to the Bureau of Indian Affairs, urging that a draft report to Congress by… Read More

Capacity Release–PG&E and Coral Petitions

INGAA is preparing to respond to FERC’s request for comments on secondary market (… Read More

Standards of Conduct/Affiliate NOPR

INGAA is preparing comments in response to FERC’s January notice proposing permanent… Read More

INGAA Foundation News – April

We look forward to a successful Midyear meeting at the Hyatt Regency Lost Pines outside of Austin, TX on April 26-27.  Registration has been robust and we anticipate a well attended meeting. As mentioned in the prior Board Report, Dr. Martin Regalia, the Chief Economist of the U.S. Read More

Waste Heat Recovery

INGAA Board members and INGAA staff met with Commissioner Wellinghoff on March 27 at FERC to discuss INGAA’s white paper on the feasibility of constructing… Read More

FERC Form 2 Comments Filed

On March 28, INGAA filed comments in response to FERC’s Notice of Inquiry regarding proposals to revise its… Read More

Standards of Conduct/Affiliate NOPR

On March 21, FERC clarified two aspects of its interim affiliate rules in response to INGAA’s request for expedited clarification or rehearing.  (See February board bulletin).  First,… Read More

Climate Change

March was a busy month for the House… Read More

Pipeline Safety

Most of you will remember that last year’s Pipeline Safety Act reauthorization included a provision requiring PHMSA to report back to Congress within 60… Read More

Pipeline Safety Update

INGAA is continuing to negotiate with PHMSA on generic technical criteria for raising the maximum allowable operating pressure (MAOP) of new and recent vintage pipelines.  These criteria will use the presently available PHMSA waiver authority to grant special permits to individual… Read More

INGAA Files Relpy Comments in Standards of Conduct for Transmission Providers

On April 30 INGAA filed reply comments in Docket No. RM07-1,… Read More

Capacity Release � Coral and PG&E Comments

On April 11 INGAA filed comments in the PG&E and Coral Petitions regarding the… Read More

AGA

AGA, IPAA and NGSA have agreed with INGAA to share in the costs of the economic modeling of climate change proposals using the National… Read More

Chairman Kelliher Nomination

On May 10, the Senate… Read More

Anti-Coal Campaign

Several weeks ago a new advertising campaign emerged in a number of publications, including the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, and political journals such as The Hill and Roll Call, under the title “… Read More

INGAA Fly-In Meetings

Given the activity this spring and summer on… Read More

Climate Change and Energy Legislation

As reported previously, Congress has devoted much of the spring to hearings on climate change legislation.  One of the most active leaders in the debate, Rep. Rick Boucher (D-VA, Chairman of the House Subcommittee on… Read More

INGAA Files Comments To DOT Motor Carrier Hours of Service Rule

On March 10, INGAA filed comments to the Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Motor Carrier Safety Act’s (FMCSA) notice of proposed rulemaking for drivers’ Hours of Service,… Read More