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We are in a period of increased pipeline construction activity that is expected to continue through 2011, and possibly beyond. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and other Federal agencies are encouraging and sometimes requiring interstate natural gas pipeline operators to use existing rights-of-way (ROW), where possible, when proposing routes for… Read More

INGAA letter to the Obama Transition, regarding natural gas infrastructure and the upcoming economic stimulus and energy bill debates. … Read More

INGAA would like to file the following information to docket PHMSA–2008–0255 in order to clarify the INGAA position discussed in the previously filed document.  There has been Corrective Action Orders (CAO) published recently (Columbia Gas 420071017H and Transco 120081004H  ) that addressed the evaluation, response, repair and mitigation of anomalies… Read More

  When it issued Order No. 720, requiring interstate pipelines to report no notice service on a point basis, the Commission stated that the requirement would not be unduly burdensome because “[a]n interstate natural gas pipeline should already have information on the no-notice service it provides.”  However, for each pipeline,… Read More

The Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA) appreciates the Commission’s Final Rule in this proceeding, Order No. 717, Standards of Conduct for Transmission Providers, 125 FERC ¶ 61,024 (October 16, 2008). As the Commission intended, the standards governing the relationship between interstate pipelines and their affiliated marketers are clearer and… Read More

On July 30, 2008, the EPA issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) requesting public comment on whether and how the agency should regulate emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG) using its authority under the Clean Air Act (CAA).  The ANPR is EPA’s initial response to the U.S. Supreme… Read More

The INGAA Foundation, Inc. retained BBI International (BBI) to analyze the natural gas implications for future alternative fuels plants. This analysis looked at current and future biofuels plants and quantities and estimated thermal energy loads. Increased crop production to supply biofuels plants and the resulting increases in fertilizer requirements was reviewed. Read More

On November 12, INGAA filed comments on PHMSA’s notice of proposed rulemaking proposing an extension of regulations that would govern control room management for natural gas transmission pipelines and hazardous liquid pipelines.  The proposed regulations cover such topics as SCADA systems, alarms, controller fatigue, shift changes, training and executive verification… Read More

This report forecasts that North American unconventional natural gas recoverable reserves from tight gas, coalbed methane, and shale gas formations exceed 900 trillion cubic feet (Tcf).  The report states that overall recoverable natural gas resources in the U.S. and Canada exceed 2,330 Tcf.  Current annual U.S. and Canadian consumption of… Read More

The Interstate Natural Gas Association of America supports the Draft Environmental Assessment and shares the Services’ conclusion that the proposed amendments are wholly procedural, not substantive, and adopting these regulations would not cause any environmental effects warranting preparation of an environmental impact statement. Read More

Amici Curiae of INGAA, NGSA, AGA and IPAA in support of Petitioner Islander East Pipeline Company. In PUD No. 1 of Jefferson County v. Washington Dep’t of Ecology, 511 U. S. 700, 722 (1994), the Court reserved the question whether a state water quality certification under section 401 of the Clean Water… Read More

  The Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA) submits comments in response to the Proposed Revisions to the Endangered Species Act Section 7 Consultation Regulations, 73 Fed. Reg 47868 (August 15, 2008) by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service (collectively, Services).  INGAA… Read More

The Foundation’s primary activity is to sponsor research aimed at promoting natural gas use and safe, efficient pipeline construction and operation. These projects focus on key industry issues such as environmental impacts of energy use, improved pipeline construction practices, pipeline safety procedures, new technologies and market opportunities for natural gas. Read More

WASHINGTON – According to a letter issued by the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA), H.R. 6720 (The Natural Gas Strategy Act), if enacted, would stifle investment in natural gas infrastructure at a critical time for the expansion of the nation’s energy transportation network.  INGAA released the following statement… Read More

According to the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA), H.R. 6720 (The Natural Gas Strategy Act), if enacted, would stifle investment in natural gas infrastructure at a critical time for the expansion of the nation’s energy transportation network.   INGAA released the following statement by its president, Donald F. Santa,… Read More

  On July 14, 2008, INGAA and the Council on State Taxation sumitted a brief Amici Curiae in Support of Petitioner, Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation in Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation v. Richard A. Levin, Tax Commissioner of Ohio, No. 07-1554.  The question presented in the case is whether an Ohio tax that… Read More

INGAA moves for leave to file an amicus curiae letter supporting the Environmental Protection Agency’s “Petition for Rehearing, With a Suggestion for Rehearing En Banc,” filed July 21, 2008.  In this case, a majority of the Panel in NRDC v. EPA, 526 F.3d 591 (2008), vacated… Read More

Comments on the U.S. EPA’s proposed rule Standards of Performance (New Source Performance Standards (NSPS)) for Stationary Spark Ignition Internal Combustion Engines and National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines. The spark ignition internal combustion engine NSPS is proposed as 40 CFR Part 60,… Read More

On July 2, 2008 a coalition of environmental groups sent a letter to the U.S. EPA (“agency”) indicating their intent to sue within 60 days over the agency’s failure to review and update three sets of air pollution regulations for oil and gas operations, including transmission and distribution. The fundamental issue… Read More

Solomon Associates (Solomon) is pleased to submit the Fire Prevention and Control Survey for the results obtained from a survey designed to gather information on the fire prevention and control practices of Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA) membership. Some insurance industry loss control inspectors are recommending or requiring installation… Read More