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Dear Chairman LaFleur: The Natural Gas Council, and other entities representing the natural gas value chain, submit these comments in response to the fuel assurance reports Independent System Operators and Regional Transmission Organizations filed on February 19, 2015, as directed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s November 20, 2014… Read More

The Natural Gas Council submitted comments in response to the Council on Environmental Quality’s (CEQ) “Revised Draft Guidance for Federal Departments and Agencies on Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and the Effects of Climate Change in NEPA Reviews.” The Natural Gas Council collectively represents segments along the entire natural gas value… Read More

INGAA filed comments on March 25, 2015 on the Council on Environmental Quality’s (CEQ) “Revised Draft Guidance for Federal Departments and Agencies on Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and the Effects of Climate Change in NEPA Reviews.”   INGAA encouraged CEQ to withdraw the Revised Draft Guidance for the reasons… Read More

INGAA recommends that the EPA retain the current 75 part per billion (ppb) ozone NAAQS rather than pursue a more stringent standard. In addressing its concerns, INGAA raises the following specific issues: (1) ambient ozone levels are declining and likely will continue to decrease in the coming years; (2) there… Read More

On March 17, INGAA filed comments in response to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)’s proposed rule requesting comment on whether the northern long-eared bat (NLEB) should be listed as threatened, endangered, or does not warrant listing. If the USFWS elects to list the NLEB, INGAA supports categorizing this… Read More

Pursuant to the schedule established in the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s Proposed Policy Statement,1 the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (“INGAA”) submits its comments in reply to various comments submitted by parties in the above-referenced proceeding. Against the backdrop of several legislative and regulatory initiatives designed to enhance the… Read More

Background Early in 2007, pipeline construction activities in the United States increased dramatically, including construction of pipelines under Special Permits to operate at higher stress levels than allowed by regulation. During U.S. Department of Transportation, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration’s (PHMSA) inspections of the Special Permit projects, some apparent… Read More

The Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA) respectfully submits these comments in response to the “Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule: 2015 Revisions and Confidentiality Determinations for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems” proposal (Proposed Rule). Executive Summary INGAA understands the need to… Read More

By Braden Kelner / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Martin Edwards is no stranger to Capitol Hill.    Starting out as a staffer in Washington D.C. in 1987, Mr. Edwards worked for former U.S. Rep. Ralph Hall (R–Texas) and eventually became his legislative director, focusing on Mr. Hall’s position in the House Energy… Read More

Members of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America are taking concrete steps to reduce methane emissions from their systems and have made commitments to find ways to curb releases even further.   To better understand the issue, several INGAA members participated in a joint industry-environmental group study, led by… Read More

The RTO/ISO responses clearly confirm that there is not a nationwide problem during the morning electric ramp associated with the current start time of the Gas Day.   Moreover, no RTO or ISO has shown a causal link between generator de-rate issues and the current 9:00 am CT start of… Read More

The Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA) welcomes the opportunity to provide comments in response to the International Accounting Standards Board’s (IASB’s) September 2014 Discussion Paper, Reporting the Financial Effects of Rate Regulation, regarding the characteristics of rate-regulated activities and how best to report these characteristics in International Financial… Read More

INGAA appreciates FERC’s flexible approach towards recovery of prudently incurred costs associated with modernizing pipeline infrastructure and complying with governmental regulations requiring the inspection, maintenance and replacement of certain pipeline facilities. The potential to utilize a tracker mechanism to recover such costs, within the proper framework established by the Commission,… Read More

WASHINGTON— Don Santa, president and CEO of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America, today lauded the U.S. House of Representatives’ passage of Representative Mike Pompeo’s legislation (H.R. 161) to improve the natural gas transmission pipeline permitting process: “We applaud the House for approving this legislation, which will… Read More

Don Santa, president and CEO of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America, today released the following statement welcoming President Obama’s positive statements about natural gas in Tuesday’s State of the Union address: “We applaud the president for acknowledging the important role natural gas plays in America’s economy. Natural gas… Read More

Don Santa, president and CEO of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America, today released the following statement on the Obama administration’s blueprint to reduce methane emissions:  “Given the high-level nature of the administration’s methane blueprint, INGAA reserves judgment on the plan until it sees more details.   “Still, many… Read More

Dear Congressman Pompeo, On behalf of the membership of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA), I want to express our support for H.R. 161, the “Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act.” INGAA’s 24 members represent the vast majority of the interstate natural gas transmission pipeline companies in the… Read More

SNL Energy sat down with Martin Edwards, vice president of legislative affairs for the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America, to find out what issues the U.S. natural gas pipeline industry will confront in the new year.   Edwards joined the association, or INGAA, in 1995 as director of legislative… Read More

INGAA, The American Petroleum Institute (API), The Association of Oil Pipe Lines (AOPL) and The Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) are collectively concerned about the limited opportunity BLM provided oil and gas stakeholders to meaningfully comment on this proposed rule. While the title of the proposal mentions only solar and… Read More

Don Santa, president and CEO of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America, today released the following statement on the Senate’s confirmation of Colette Honorable to be a member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission: “The interstate natural gas pipeline industry looks forward to working with Commissioner Honorable to promote… Read More