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  Richard Hoffmann Named as Executive Director of the INGAA Foundation   WASHINGTON– The Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA) announced today that Richard R. Hoffmann will join… Read More

INGAA submits the following comments on the Commission’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to amend its forms, reports and statements for natural gas companies (i.e., Forms 2, 2-A, and 3-Q). The Commission’s proposal will require INGAA’s interstate natural gas pipeline members to provide additional and more detailed information regarding their sources of revenue and… Read More

This White Paper, Implementation of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) Enforcement Authority, expresses the collective views of a broad brange of energy trade associations regarding current enforcement policy and activities of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or the Commission).  The White Paper supports for the spirit of… Read More

Pursuant to Rules 209, 210, and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 C.F.R. §§ 385.209, 385.210, and 385.214, the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (“INGAA”) moves to intervene in this proceeding.  Although the Commission did not provide for intervention in this investigation proceeding instituted… Read More

Since the Endangered Species Act (“ESA”) was enacted, federal agencies and courts have struggled to balance species conservation and recovery with economic and development concerns. Industry often struggles with ESA requirements that delay development projects and increase costs while not necessarily providing commensurate species and habitat benefits. Conservation organizations… Read More

In order to obtain approval for construction of an interstate natural gas pipeline, a pipeline company must file a detailed project plan with the FERC, including comprehensive reports that discuss baseline environmental conditions and potential impacts to resources from the project.  Before the Commission will authorize construction, it… Read More

On October 31, 2007, INGAA submitted initial comments to the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee regarding the Lieberman/Warner climate bill, S. 2191, the America’s Climate Security Act of 2007. The INGAA comments urge Congress to recognize natural gas as a bridge fuel to a low carbon economy and suggest… Read More

This report was prepared in order to provide a high level view of the integrity assessment process for pipelines operating under an integrity management program. Specifically, this report looks at the tools and processes used during the integrity assessment or inspection and the results of these efforts. The… Read More

The Natural Gas Council (NGC), representing every segment of the U.S. natural gas industry, released today the results of a comprehensive study analyzing S. 280, the Climate Stewardship and Innovation Act of 2007, introduced by Senators Joseph Lieberman (D-CT) and John McCain (R-AZ) that seeks to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG)… Read More

In response to the Commission’s “Proposed Policy Statement,” issued on July 19, 2007, the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (“INGAA”) hereby submits comments in reply to other parties that have filed initial comments in this proceeding.  Specifically, INGAA responds primarily to parties that (1) oppose the Commission’s proposal to… Read More

On August 30, INGAA filed comments in Docket No. PL07-2 responding to the Commission’s Proposed Policy Statement in which it proposed to include MLPs in the proxy group used to determine a pipeline’s ROE (return on equity) under two conditions: (1) that MLPs cap the distribution used in the… Read More

The natural gas transmission industry faces a difficult challenge in maintaining an adequate technical workforce today and throughout the next decade.  The INGAA Foundation has released a new report,  “Securing Our future: Developing the Next Workforce – An Analysis of Risk and Recommended Strategies For the Natural Gas… Read More

The natural gas transmission industry faces a difficult challenge in maintaining an adequate technical workforce today and throughout the next decade.  This study assesses the risks to the industry’s workforce and knowledge assets resulting from the present level of internal company activities along with external factors. The analysis is… Read More

INGAA along with IPAA and NGSA, expressed their opposition to HR3221 and HR2776 in a letter written to Nancy Pelosi, speaker of the U.S. House of Representative,.  These bills profess a focus on energy independence; yet, their impact on American natural gas production and infrastructure development will make… Read More

INGAA along with IPAA and NGSA, expressed their opposition to HR3221 and HR2776 in a letter written to Nancy Pelosi, speaker of the U.S. House of Representative.  These bills profess a focus on energy independence; yet, their impact on American natural gas production and infrastructure development will make our… Read More

Pursuant to the Commission’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NOPR”) issued in this docket on June 22, 2007, 72 Fed. Reg. 35669 (June 29, 2007), the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (“INGAA”) submits the following comments on the Commission’s proposal to amend Part 157 of the Commission’s Regulations to require… Read More

On October 25, 2006, the Commission issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NOPR”) in the captioned docket.  The NOPR would require Independent System Operators, Regional Transmission Organizations, and gas-fired generators (“Electric Industry Participants”) and natural gas pipelines to adopt certain standards promulgated by the North American Energy Standards Board… Read More

Pursuant to Rules 203(a) and 713 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR §§ 203(a) and 713, the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (“INGAA”) requests clarification and/or rehearing with respect to one matter presented by the Commission’s Order No. 686-A, Revisions to the Blanket Certificate Regulations… Read More

The California registry has released the final draft report of the transmission and storage GHG reporting protocol discussion paper.  In addition to the final draft, they have also developed a matrix of comments received and their proposed process for reaching resolution. A conference call of the working… Read More

The Secretary for Environmental Protection in California created the Market Advisory Committee, a committee of national and international experts, to develop recommendations for designing a market-based program for reducing California’s GHG emissions.  In early, June the committee released a draft report laying out recommendations for designing the CA GHG… Read More