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   INGAA’s comments respond to the Commission’s NOI that was initiated as a result of the court’s holding in United Airlines, Inc. v. FERC that, “if FERC elects to impute partner taxes to the partnership pipeline entity, it must still ensure parity between equity owners in partnership and corporate pipelines.” … Read More

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) jointly submit these comments on the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration’s (PHMSA) Interim Final Rule establishing for the first time Federal pipeline safety regulations… Read More

The Interstate Natural Gas Association of America on February 2 reaffirmed its commitment to engage landowners in a respectful, informative and clear manner. “INGAA is committed to leading an industry that builds and maintains strong positive relationships with landowners,” said INGAA President Don Santa. “With construction activity increasing in many… Read More

America’s Energy Link, a nationwide campaign sponsored by the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America and the INGAA Foundation, on Wednesday released its new “Powers Family” infographic to illustrate how natural gas improves an average American family’s quality of life.   The infographic examines the ins and outs of the… Read More

Did you know that natural gas plays a daily role in all our lives? Natural gas helps heat our home, cook our food, heat our water, and generates about one-third of the nation’s electricity. It’s also used to make many of the products and goods that we need and enjoy… Read More

Dear Mr. President, On behalf of the membership of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America, I am writing to urge you to nominate three candidates, as soon as possible, to fill the vacancies at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. INGAA represents the interstate natural gas pipeline industry,… Read More

Don Santa, president and chief executive officer of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America, today commented on Norman Bay’s decision to resign from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, effective February 3:   “Norman Bay’s resignation from the commission will unfortunately leave FERC without a quorum. This means… Read More

To download INGAA's One-Pager, "The Facts about Living Near a Natural Gas Transmission Compressor Station," click here. Read More

Rate of Change alarms are used in modern SCADA systems to notify a gas controller of sudden changes in pipeline operating characteristics such as pressure and flow rate. This study evaluates the feasibility for using SCADA “pattern of alarms” techniques to identify ruptures in gas systems, similar to the SCADA… Read More

 The Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA), a trade association of the interstate natural gas pipeline industry, respectfully submits these comments in response to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed rule, “Proposed Revisions to the Prevention of Significant Deterioration and Title V Permitting Regulations for Greenhouse Gases (GHG) and… Read More

Don Santa, president and CEO of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America, today commented on a new Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Administration interim final rule to regulate natural gas storage: “INGAA strongly supports PHMSA regulation of natural gas storage based on consensus standards. We are quite concerned, however, that… Read More

INGAA filed comments on the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration’s (“PHMSA”) interim final rule (“IFR”) concerning Enhanced Emergency Order Procedures, on December 13.  PHMSA issued the IFR in response to Section 16 of the Protecting our Infrastructure of Pipelines and Enhancing Safety Act of 2016 (“PIPES Act”), which was… Read More

 The American Gas Association (“AGA”) and the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (“INGAA”) submits these comments on the Department of the Interior’s (“DOI”) proposed regulations concerning Appraisals and Valuations of Indian Property (the “Proposed Rule”), published in the Federal Register on September 22, 2016. This Rule was proposed in… Read More

The Interstate Natural Gas Association of America Tuesday joined the Downstream Natural Gas Information Sharing and Analysis Center as part of a continuing effort to enhance the security of its members’ physical assets and cyber networks. The federal government promotes ISACs and Information Sharing and Analysis Organizations (ISAOs) as a… Read More

Don Santa, president and chief executive officer of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America, today commented on the results of the presidential and Congressional elections and on the natural gas pipeline industry’s willingness to work with the nation’s newly elected leaders: “The natural gas pipeline industry looks forward to… Read More

The INGAA Foundation’s board of directors elected Thomas D. Hutchins, vice president of environmental, health and safety (EH&S) for the natural gas business of Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE: KMI), as its new chairman for a one-year term beginning November 5. “Tom has extensive expertise in pipeline operation and environmental, health… Read More

   The Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA), a trade association of the interstate natural gas pipeline industry, respectfully submits these comments in response to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) notice, “Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Information Collection Effort for Oil and… Read More

Don Santa, president and chief executive officer of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America, today commented on an interagency federal task force’s report, Ensuring Safe and Reliable Underground Natural Gas Storage, that contains 44 specific recommendations. “INGAA is evaluating the recommendations of the interagency task force. We… Read More

The board of directors of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America announced the election October 13 of Dominion Energy President Diane Leopold as chairman of the INGAA board of directors for a one-year term from October 2016 to October 2017. Leopold is the first female chair of INGAA in… Read More