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INGAA Expresses Support for H.R. 3301

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

Additional Comments of The Interstate Natural Gas Association of America on the PHMSA Draft Integrity Verification Process

  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 Testing: Just one part of pipeline safety

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

Kinder Morgan�s David Devine elected INGAA chairman

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

INGAA comments on International Accounting Standards Board Exposure Draft

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

INGAA Comments on the PHMSA Draft Integrity Verification Process

  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 Submits Letter On Pipeline Safety

INGAA Comments on Incident and Annual Reports.pdfDownload… Read More

INGAA comments on communication of non-public operational information between interstate pipelines and electric transmission operators

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

INGAA Motion for Leave to Intervene Out-of-Time

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

INGAA president lauds panel approval of pipeline permitting bill

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

Don Santa Testifies on Pipeline Permitting Act Before Energy & Power Subcommittee

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

INGAA files post-technical conference comments on gas-electric proposals

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

Obama climate plan consistent with our vision of natural gas� future: INGAA President

Don Santa, president and CEO of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America, commented on President Obama’s climate action plan: “We are pleased to see that President Obama’s climate action plan recognizes natural gas as a key component of America’s clean energy future. Like the president, we agree that the… Read More

INGAA files amicus curiae letter brief in Supreme Court of Texas

The Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA) filed an amicus curiae letter brief on June 14, 2013 with the Supreme Court of Texas in LaSalle Pipeline, LP v. Donnell Lands, LP, No. 11-0226. INGAA filed in… Read More

Letter to House Homeland Security Committee Chairman on his Draft Cybersecurity Bill

June 7, 2013 The Honorable Michael T. McCaul Chairman Committee on Homeland Security H2-176 Ford House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Dear Chairman McCaul, The membership of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA) would like to thank you for soliciting… Read More

INGAA Motion to Intervene Timely and File Comments in New England Power Generators Association complaint proceeding against ISO New England

On May 17, the New England Power Generators Association (NEPGA) filed a complaint against the ISO New England Inc. (ISO-NE or the ISO) asserting that the ISO has reinterpreted its tariff to impose a firm fuel obligation on generators that is contrary to the tariff. NEPGA argues that, in… Read More

INGAA comments on IASB request for information on rate regulation 5-30-13

The Interstate Natural Gas Association of America filed comments on May 30, 2013 in response to the International Accounting Standards Board’s (IASB) March 2013 Request for Information, Rate Regulation regarding IASB’s proposal to develop a discussion paper on rate-regulated activities.   INGAA Comments 5-30-2013.pdf… Read More

INGAA Comments Regarding the GHG Global Warming Potential Proposed Revisions

1. INGAA Supports Revisions to Table A-1 Global Warming Potentials Based on Current Best Science from the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report.                     7. The rule should clearly indicate that GWP revisions only apply… Read More

INGAA President Comments on FERC Gas-Electric Conference

Don Santa, president and CEO of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America, released the following statement on today’s Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) technical conference on gas-electric integration issues: We support FERC directing each ISO/RTO to report on its progress in refining existing practices to provide better coordination between… Read More

INGAA Comments to EPA Regarding Implementation Plans: Start-up

The Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA), a trade association of the interstate natural gas pipeline industry, respectfully submitted these comments on May 13, 2013 regarding the Proposed Rule, State Implementation Plans: Response to Petition for Rulemaking; Findings of Substantial Inadequacy; and SIP Calls To Amend Provisions Applying to… Read More