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The 110th Congress got off to a running start, particularly in the House where Speaker Pelosi focused on her “100 Hours” agenda. That agenda included, of course, the repeal of several tax benefits for oil and natural gas producers, as well [...] Read More
On January 16, the DC Circuit heard oral arguments in INGAA's challenge to FERC's orders requiring the expensing of costs incurred to comply with the Pipeline Safety Act of 2002. The appeal focuses principally on the baseline testing (i.e., [...] Read More
We are in the process of finalizing the content of the Foundation’s Midyear meeting. The meeting will be held at the Hyatt Regency Lost Pines outside of Austin, TX on April 26-27. Please mark this on your calendars and encourage appropriate [...] Read More
On February 7-8, PHMSA held a joint government/industry research and development forum in New Orleans. The event included approximately 250 representatives from Federal, State and international government agencies, public representatives, [...] Read More
As a follow up to the INGAA Foundation’s successful October 2006 SCADA Workshop, the Foundation held its second SCADA Workshop in Houston on February 12-13. While the first workshop focused primarily on issue identification, this follow-up [...] Read More
On February 22, INGAA attended a working group kick-off meeting of the California Climate Action Registry (CCAR) and World Resources Institute (WRI) protocol initiative. The purpose of this project is to produce a guidance document and [...] Read More
Since the beginning of the year, INGAA, working with input from several member companies, began working with Diamax Information Services to redesign and implementation of a new INGAA website. Diamax was asked to review INGAA’s current web [...] Read More
Senate Energy Committee Chairman Jeff Bingaman has been announcing his intent to introduce a comprehensive energy bill within the next several months, focusing specifically on renewable energy development, biofuel production and infrastructure, and [...] Read More
Climate change is the issue-of-the-day for Congress, as numerous hearings get underway on the science surrounding climate change, and legislative solutions for addressing the problem. House Speaker Pelosi has put her Committee Chairmen on [...] Read More
On February 5, INGAA submitted comments to the Bureau of Indian Affairs, urging that a draft report to Congress by DOE and DOI continues to misinterpret the nature of tribal sovereignty and tribal authority under EPAct, underestimates the problems [...] Read More
INGAA is preparing to respond to FERC's request for comments on secondary market (capacity release) issues raised in two pending petitions filed by PG&E and Coral Energy. PG&E is asking FERC to remove the existing cap (i.e., the [...] Read More
INGAA is preparing comments in response to FERC's January notice proposing permanent standards of conduct governing the relationship between transmission providers (both pipeline and public utility) and their affiliates. (FERC's proposal [...] Read More
We look forward to a successful Midyear meeting at the Hyatt Regency Lost Pines outside of Austin, TX on April 26-27. Registration has been robust and we anticipate a well attended meeting. As mentioned in the prior Board Report, Dr. Martin [...] Read More
INGAA Board members and INGAA staff met with Commissioner Wellinghoff on March 27 at FERC to discuss INGAA’s white paper on the feasibility of constructing pipeline compressor engine waste heat recovery facilities for electric generation. [...] Read More
On March 28, INGAA filed comments in response to FERC's Notice of Inquiry regarding proposals to revise its financial reporting forms (2, 2-A, 3-Q). INGAA stated that the information currently in the forms, along with other publicly available [...] Read More
On March 21, FERC clarified two aspects of its interim affiliate rules in response to INGAA’s request for expedited clarification or rehearing. (See February board bulletin). First, FERC clarified that the rules apply only to pipelines [...] Read More
March was a busy month for the House Energy and Commerce Committee as it worked its way through numerous hearings on various aspects of climate change legislation. One important scheduling issue emerged. While House Speaker Nancy Pelosi [...] Read More
Most of you will remember that last year’s Pipeline Safety Act reauthorization included a provision requiring PHMSA to report back to Congress within 60 days on legislative recommendations for implementing the GAO report on reassessment [...] Read More
INGAA is continuing to negotiate with PHMSA on generic technical criteria for raising the maximum allowable operating pressure (MAOP) of new and recent vintage pipelines. These criteria will use the presently available PHMSA waiver authority [...] Read More
The Honorable Jeff BingamanChairmanEnergy and Natural Resources CommitteeU.S. SenateWashington, DC 20510 Dear Mr. Chairman: On behalf of the members of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA), I am writing to express our [...] Read More