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Pursuant to Section 19 of the Natural Gas Act (“NGA”) and Rule 713 of the Rules of Practice and Procedure of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or “Commission”), the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (“INGAA”) submits this request for rehearing and request for clarification or, in the alternative,… Read More
Hydrostatic pressure testing of existing pipelines presents unique safety, operating, environmental and community liaison challenges beyond those encountered in commissioning new pipelines. In addition, outside the pipeline industry there is limited understanding regarding technical and practical considerations of conducting hydrostatic pressure testing of existing pipelines. This White Paper addresses these… Read More
The INGAA Foundation has developed recommended guidelines that address winter season construction techniques under frozen conditions. The intent of these recommended guidelines is not to dictate one set of construction techniques for every project, but to provide an array of acceptable and proven techniques from which each Company can develop… Read More
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 to improve the natural gas transmission pipeline permitting process. The bill was approved 252 to 165: “We applaud the House for approving this… Read More
WASHINGTON—Sunland Construction President and CEO Craig Meier was elected chairman of The INGAA Foundation, Inc. at the Foundation’s annual meeting in Scottsdale, Arizona, on November 9. “Craig is extremely knowledgeable about what it takes to construct a pipeline safely and on time. His expertise and long-standing relationships with pipeline operators… Read More
November 14, 2013 The Honorable Mike Pompeo 107 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Dear Congressman Pompeo, On behalf of the membership of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA), I am writing to express our support for H.R. 1900, the “Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform… Read More
Dear Chairman Whitfield and Ranking Member Rush, The Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA) is writing to express its support for H.R. 3301, the North America Energy Infrastructure Act. INGAA represents interstate natural gas pipeline operators in the U.S. and Canada. Our 25 members operate about 200,000 miles of… Read More
The Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA), a trade organization that advocates regulatory and legislative positions of importance to the interstate natural gas pipeline industry in North America, welcomes the opportunity to submit additional comments on the Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration’s (PHMSA) Integrity Verification Process (IVP). Read More
Hydrostatic pressure testing is just one component of a gas company’s pipeline safety program. Public safety is as important to gas providers as consistent and dependable natural gas delivery. A completed hydrostatic pressure testing process is an indicator that a pipeline has undergone quality control reviews and improvements before it… Read More
The board of directors of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America announced the election October 10 of David J. Devine, president of central regional natural gas pipelines for Kinder Morgan (NYSE: KMP), as chairman of the INGAA board of directors for a one-year term from October 2013 to October… Read More
The Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA) provided comments on the International Accounting Standards Board’s (IASB) Exposure Draft, Regulatory Deferral Accounts – ED/2013/5. IASB proposed a draft interim International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) for regulatory deferral accounts. There is currently no IFRS Standard that specifically addresses the accounting for rate-regulated activities. Read More
Based on its interpretations, INGAA offers the following high-level comments on PHMSA’s IVP proposal: MAOP verification and IM should not be combined into a single process. INGAA fully supports extending and improving IM. A single pressure test during a pipeline’s life is an adequate basis for reconfirming an MAOP. Read More
INGAA Comments on Incident and Annual Reports.pdfDownload… Read More
The Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA) submitted comments in response to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC or Commission) July 13, 2013 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) in Docket No. RM13-17. The Commission proposed to revise its regulations at sections 38.3(a) and 284.12(b)(4) to explicitly authorize interstate natural gas… Read More
The Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (“INGAA”) filed this motion for leave to intervene out-of-time or, in the alternative, to file an amicus brief, and the brief set forth below, to assist the Commission in its consideration of exceptions to the Initial Decision in Rockies Express Pipeline LLC, 143… Read More
Don Santa, president and CEO of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America, today released the following statement on House Energy and Commerce committee’s passage of Representative Pompeo’s legislation to improve the natural gas transmission pipeline permitting process: “We appreciate the committee’s prompt action on this legislation, which will improve… Read More
The shale revolution and the newly realized abundance of domestic natural gas have created new opportunities for the United States and have prompted significant and rapid changes in our nation’s energy economy. The rapid growth in domestic natural gas supplies also has led to a significant change in… Read More
The Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA) filed comments in response to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC or Commission) February 13 technical conference on information sharing and communications between the natural gas and electric power industries and the April 25 technical conference on natural gas and electric scheduling… Read More