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Filings, Letters and Testimonies

INGAA submits comments and filings to various regulatory, congressional and administrative entities. You can search by year, agency, and title using the search engine below. Also, the most recent submissions are highlighted on the home page and appear in chronological order below the search engine.

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01/27/2012

INGAA Comments on CEQ Draft Guidance on Improving the Process for Preparing Efficient and Timely Environmental Reviews under NEPA

INGAA comments on the Council for Environmental Quality's Draft Guidance on Improving the Process for Preparing Efficient and Timely Environmental Reviews. INGAA encourges the CEQ to examine its draft guidance and rules in order to promote a timely, predictable and more efficient NEPA review ...
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01/20/2012

INGAA Topic-by-Topic Comments on PHMSA's ANPRM

The advance notice of proposed rulemaking in this docket asks 120 questions, most with multiple sub-parts, spanning a wide array of topics related to natural gas pipeline safety. The Pipeline Safety, Regulatory Certainty, and Job Creation Act of 2011, signed into law earlier this month, creates ...
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01/05/2012

INGAA Post-technical Conference Comments AD12-1 et. al. 1-5-12

INGAA files post-electric reliability technical conference comments stating that natural gas pipeline infrastructure can be expanded in a timely, market-responsive manner provided shippers make the firm contractual commitments to natural gas transportation service necessary to finance and receive ...
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Date Sent: 12/09/2011

INGAA's Letter of Support for the Pipeline Safety, Regulatory Certainty, and Job Creation Act of 2011

Dear Chairman Mica and Chairman Upton:

I am writing on behalf of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA) to express support for passage of H.R. 2845, the “Pipeline Safety, Regulatory Certainty, and Job Creation Act of 2011,” as amended. INGAA represents the ...

Subject: Pipeline Safety Legislation

Recipient: The Hon. John Mica and The Hon. Fred Upton

Sender: Donald F. Santa, President & CEO

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11/22/2011

INGAA files extensive comments on EPA’s proposed rule, Oil and Natural Gas Sector New Source Performance Standards and National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants Reviews.

INGAA filed extensive comments November 22 on EPA’s proposed rule, Oil and Natural Gas Sector New Source Performance Standards and National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants Reviews. INGAA’s primary concern is that the proposed rule is premature and the need for a volatile organic ...
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11/21/2011

INGAA files comments supporting FERC’s proposed elimination of the semi-annual storage report.

Continuing efforts started over one year ago, INGAA filed comments supporting FERC’s proposed elimination of the semi-annual storage report. INGAA noted that with two exceptions — storage injections and withdrawals by customer and storage revenues by customer — the current report was completely ...
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11/02/2011

INGAA Comments to PHMSA on Pipeline Safety Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

INGAA on November 2 filed comments on PHMSA's advanced notice of proposed rulemaking on pipeline safety. This is the first of what will be two separate submissions. This first filing addresses ANPRM topics at a policy level. INGAA wanted to submit these policy-level comments early to share its ...
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10/24/2011

INGAA Comments Regarding the Proposed Rule, Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases

On October 24, 2011 INGAA filed the following comments regarding Docket Number EPA-HQ-OAR-2011-0512, Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases, dated September 9, 2011.
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10/18/2011

Don Santa Testimony 10.18.11 Before the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation

INGAA President & CEO Don Santa's testimony before the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee's subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Martine Infrastrucure.
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Date Sent: 10/11/2011

Letter to EPA Assistant Administrator for Air Gina McCarthy Regarding Oil & Gas NSPS

INGAA letter to Gina McCathy expressing opposition to the Oil and Natural Gas Sector: New Source Performance Standards and National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants Reviews, 76 Fed. Reg. 52738 (Aug. 23, 2011)

Subject: Oil and Natural Gas Sector: New Source Performance Standards and National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants Review

Recipient: EPA Assitant Administrator for Air & Radiation Gina McCarthy

Sender: Lisa S. Beal

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09/26/2011

INGAA Comments on the OTC Model Rule for Control of NOx Emissions from Natural Gas Pipeline Compressor Fuel-Fired Prime Movers

On September 26, 2011 INGAA filed comments on the OTC Model Rule for Control of NOx Emissions from Natural Gas Pipeline Compressor Fuel-Fired Prime Movers (Model Rule).
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07/29/2011

INGAA Comments to EPA and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Draft Guidance on Identifying Waters Protected by the Clean Water Act (“Draft Guidance”)

The Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (“INGAA”) respectfully submits the attached comments to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (“EPA’s”) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (“Corps’”) Draft Guidance on Identifying Waters Protected by the Clean Water Act (“Draft Guidance”).
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07/21/2011

Congressional testimony of El Paso's Dan Martin, respresenting INGAA

Please see attached document for Dan Martin's testimony.
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07/18/2011

INGAA Comments on DOI Policy on Consultation with Indian Tribes, 7-18-11

INGAA submits comments on Department of Interior (DOI) proposed policy on tribal consultations, urging DOI to endorse early consultation between pipeline project applicants and Indian tribes. INGAA focuses its comments on one source of DOI consultation responsibility: the obligation for ...
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07/13/2011

INGAA Submission to PHMSA 2011-0127 "The State of the National Pipeline Infrastructure Report"

On July 13, 2011 INGAA submitted these comments to PHMSA Docket No. PHMSA 2011-0127 “The State of the National Pipeline Infrastructure – A Preliminary Report”. INGAA companies have committed to these actions which will significantly improve pipeline safety for decades to come.
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06/22/2011

Submission by Interstate Natural Gas Association of America to “The State of the National Pipeline Infrastructure - A Preliminary Report”

INGAA filed the attached comments to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration as the agency works on its “The State of the National Pipeline Infrastructure – A Preliminary Report.” These comments were filed to docket number PHMSA-2011-0127.
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06/16/2011

Chris Helms' Testimony to the House on Pipeline Safety

The House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Energy and Power subcommittee held a hearing on pipeline safety. Christopher Helms, executive vice president and group CEO of NiSource Gas Transmission & Storage, testified on behalf of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America.
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05/31/2011

INGAA Comments on Bidding of Affiliates in Open Seasons for Pipeline Capacity, RM11-15, 5-31-11

INGAA comments on FERC's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding bidding of affiliates in an open season for pipeline capacity in Docket No. RM11-15
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05/23/2011

INGAA Reservation Charge Credit Request for Clarification, Rehearing and Reconsideration RP11-1538, 5-23-11

INGAA requests clarifcation, rehearing and reconsideration of FERC's Order on Petition issued April 21, 2011 in Docket No. RP11-1538 concerning reservation charge credits.
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04/28/2011

Integration of Variable Energy Resources, INGAA Reply and Supplemental Comments 4-28-11

In these Reply and Supplemental Comments, INGAA takes issue with Joint Paries' suggestion that natural gas pipelines' scheduling and nomination procedures have impeded electric-gas integration.

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