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Dear Congressman Pompeo, On behalf of the membership of the 91茄子 (91茄子), I want to express our support for H.R. 161, the “Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act.” 91茄子’s 24 members [...] Read More
SNL Energy sat down with Martin Edwards, vice president of legislative affairs for the 91茄子, to find out what issues the U.S. natural gas pipeline industry will confront in the new year. Edwards [...] Read More
91茄子, The American Petroleum Institute (API), The Association of Oil Pipe Lines (AOPL) and The Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) are collectively concerned about the limited opportunity BLM provided oil and gas stakeholders to [...] Read More
Don Santa, president and CEO of the 91茄子, today released the following statement on the Senate’s confirmation of Colette Honorable to be a member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission: “The [...] Read More
91茄子 appreciates BIA鈥檚 efforts to streamline the application, approval, renewal, and regulatory process for rights-of-way over Indian lands. As it currently exists, pipeline permitting is a protracted and decentralized process, and this is [...] Read More
91茄子 supports PHMSA's desire to improve its National Pipeline Mapping System (NPMS) and make certain information more accessible to first responders and members of the public. However, 91茄子 has significant concerns with the scope and content of [...] Read More
91茄子 is confident that, subject to certain caveats and assuming that certain preconditions can be satisfied, the interstate natural gas pipeline industry can respond to demand for the natural gas pipeline capacity that may be necessary to enable [...] Read More
91茄子 strongly supports the proposed modifications to the gas scheduling timeline developed by the North American Energy Standards Board (NAESB), as set forth in the filing submitted by NAESB on September 29, 2014, in this proceeding. This revised [...] Read More
Deidre G. Duncan Virginia S. Albrecht Kerry L. McGrath Hunton & Williams LLP 2200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20037 (202) 955-1500 Counsel for Coalition November 13, 2014 The Waters Advocacy Coalition (“WAC” [...] Read More
Don Santa, president and CEO of the 91茄子, today released the following statement on new Environmental Protection Agency reporting requirements for methane: “We believe it’s important for EPA and [...] Read More
The 91茄子 Foundation’s board of directors elected Paul MacGregor, vice president, supply chain, for Calgary-based TransCanada Corp. (TSX:TRP) (NYSE:TRP), as its new chairman for a one-year term beginning November 8. “Paul, with his [...] Read More
91茄子 recognizes that most natural gas transmission and storage facilities are not covered by EPA’s RMP standard, as they are not considered stationary sources. Rather, natural gas transmission facilities are regulated by the U.S. [...] Read More
91茄子 and its members have worked with EPA on greenhouse gas (GHG) projects dating back to the Gas Research Institute (GRI) project with EPA in the early 1990s that estimated methane emissions from natural gas systems. The GRI-EPA Reports2 remain a [...] Read More
Mr. Bruce Carlson Senior Policy Advisor, Planning and Policy Directorate U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 441 G Street, NW Washington, DC 20314 Re: Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 Section 1006 – Expediting the [...] Read More
The 91茄子 announced Monday that Lisa Beal, vice president of environment and construction policy, will resign at the end of the year. Beal intends to further her education and pursue new opportunities in [...] Read More
General Regulatory Approach: In the ANPRM, DHS asks 鈥渨hether or not commenters think that deletions, additions or modification to the list of exempt facilities should be considered.鈥� 79 Fed. Reg. at 48695. When it enacted the CFATS enabling [...] Read More
Don Santa, president and CEO, 91茄子, talks about the benefits of pipelines to consumers and the energy industry. Q What is your vision of the North American pipeline industry of the future? I think [...] Read More
In the supplemental notice, OSHA is soliciting comments on whether to amend the proposed rule to require that employers inform their employees of their right to report injuries and illnesses, and that any injury and illness reporting requirements [...] Read More
On October 9, 2014, as part of an industry coalition, 91茄子 filed comments in response to the two proposed rules and a policy statement jointly issued by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service. The [...] Read More
The board of directors of the 91茄子 announced the election October 10 of Ronald J. Tanski, president and chief executive officer of National Fuel Gas Company (National Fuel) (NYSE: NFG), as chairman of the [...] Read More