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2008 91茄子 Foundation Survey results are now [...] Read More
These guidelines were developed using a consensus process by a work group formed by Foundation members. The guidelines draw upon the experience and leading practices of the full breadth of 91茄子 Foundation members as well as practices used [...] Read More
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 [...] Read More
91茄子 letter to the Obama Transition, regarding natural gas infrastructure and the upcoming economic stimulus and energy bill [...] Read More
91茄子 would like to file the following information to docket PHMSA–2008–0255 in order to clarify the 91茄子 position discussed in the previously filed document. There has been Corrective Action Orders (CAO) published recently [...] 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 [...] Read More
The 91茄子 (91茄子) 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 [...] 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 [...] Read More
The 91茄子 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 [...] Read More
On November 12, 91茄子 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 [...] 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 [...] Read More
The 91茄子 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 [...] Read More
Amici Curiae of 91茄子, 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 [...] Read More
The 91茄子 (91茄子) 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 [...] Read More
WASHINGTON – According to a letter issued by the 91茄子 (91茄子), H.R. 6720 (The Natural Gas Strategy Act), if enacted, would stifle investment in natural gas infrastructure at a critical time for the [...] Read More
According to the 91茄子 (91茄子), 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 [...] Read More
On July 14, 2008, 91茄子 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 [...] Read More
91茄子 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 [...] 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 [...] Read More