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The American Gas Association (AGA), American Petroleum Institute (API), American Public Gas Association (APGA) and Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA) (jointly “the Associations”) submit these comments for consideration by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) concerning the “Pipeline Safety: Class Location Change Requirements” Advance Notice of… Read More

Have you ever wondered why coffee beans are so aromatic and flavorful, or why some coffees taste different than others? have you ever wondered why some beans are light and others are dark? To answer those questions, start with the roasting process. The roasting process, necessary for beans to be… Read More

The ESA Cross-Industry Coalition is pleased to provide the unified position of a major portion of our nation’s economic sectors on three proposals from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) (together, the Services) to amend their Endangered Species Act (ESA or the… Read More

The INGAA Foundation announced today that industry veteran Tony Straquadine will assume the role of executive director September 17. As executive director, Straquadine will be responsible for managing the Foundation’s technical and economic studies, implementing its strategic plan and overseeing the planning and studies process. He will also lead the… Read More

In an effort to #fuelyourwanderlust, we are traveling from the West Coast to the East Coast sharing famous landmarks and lesser-known treasures and showing how natural gas makes them unique. During our journey to popular travel destinations across the United States, we have landed in the city aptly nicknamed… Read More

The Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (“INGAA”) and the American Gas Association (“AGA”) respectfully submit these comments in response to the Council on Environmental Quality’s (“CEQ”) request for comment on potential revisions to its regulations concerning the National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”). Interstate natural gas pipeline projects are often… Read More

The objective of this report is to analyze the high-level impact of natural gas transmission pipeline MAOP reconfirmation as outlined in the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) “Safety of Gas Transmission and Gathering Pipelines Noticed of Proposed Rulemaking” (NPRM), issued by PHMSA and published in the Federal Register on April 8, 2016. Read More

INGAA Methane Background White Paper – August 2018.pdfDownload… Read More

Members of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America have long worked to minimize methane emissions. Recognizing the increased concern about climate change, INGAA’s board of directors on July 19 formally affirmed its commitment to minimize methane emissions from their interstate natural gas transmission and storage facilities through a series… Read More

811 Day is right around the corner! Tied to its calendar shorthand, National 811 Day highlights the importance of safe digging. Professional excavators, farmers and homeowners should call 811 every time they dig to ensure they have full knowledge of any pipelines or other underground utilities at or near their… Read More

We’ve all seen them – those little flags that stick out of the ground in a rainbow of colors indicating the presence of underground utilities. But did you know that each color signifies a different type of utility line? The list below, produced by the American Public Works Association, identifies… Read More

Don Santa, president and chief executive officer of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America, applauded a bill introduced today by Senators John Barrasso, Shelly Moore Capito, Steve Daines and Jim Inhofe to restore cooperative federalism in the review of infrastructure projects, such as interstate natural gas pipelines:… Read More

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration should look to new technologies and pending integrity regulations as it seeks to update its class location change requirements, the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America said today following PHMSA’s announcement of an advanced noticed of proposed rulemaking on “Pipeline Safety: Class… Read More

Americans made 990 million visits to a physician in 2015. If you made one of those visits, chances are your doctor used plastic instruments or prescribed you medicine in a plastic bottle. These items are everywhere in the medical world and would be far more difficult and more expensive… Read More

During the first quarter of 2018, The INGAA Foundation commissioned a report by Process Performance Improvement Consulting (P-PIC) and the Center for Applied Psychological Research (CAPR) through the University of Houston to provide a detailed account of how INGAA member companies developed and executed the INGAA safety culture survey. The… Read More

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission should reaffirm its existing Certificate Policy Statement, which has given the commission a “durable framework” to review applications to construct interstate natural gas pipeline facilities, the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America told FERC in extensive comments filed Wednesday. Domestic consumers and industry have… Read More

The Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (“INGAA”) submits these comments in response to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (“FERC” or “Commission”) notice of inquiry (“NOI”) on its currently effective policy statement1 on the certification of new interstate natural gas transportation facilities, issued April 19, 2018.2 As further discussed herein,… Read More

From fueling our stovetop flames to powering our lights, it's easy to see how natural gas impacts our daily lives. While these conveniences are easy to notice, many don’t see how natural gas makes it possible to save money, improve air quality and grow our economy. Powering all these benefits… Read More

Over a dozen organizations and companies, including the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America, today announced the formation of the Global Natural Gas Coalition. The new alliance will work to promote the benefits of natural gas as a foundational fuel for economic growth and prosperity worldwide. A coalition launch event,… Read More

Good morning. My name is Chad Zamarin, and I am Senior Vice President of Corporate Strategic Development at the Williams Companies. Williams owns and operates natural gas gathering, processing and transmission infrastructure, including the nation’s largest-by-volume natural gas interstate transmission system in the country. All told, Williams owns and operates… Read More