Joint Association Comments on Draft Farm Tap FAQs 418KB, PDF Date Sent 06/19/2020Subject Joint Association Comments on Draft Farm Tap FAQsRecipient Agency PHMSASender AGA, API, APGA, & INGAA Pipeline safety is the top priority of the Associations and our members. The Associations support PHMSA’s efforts to provide clarity regarding the pipeline safety requirements applicable to individual service lines directly connected to transmission pipelines, commonly referred to as “farm taps.” The Associations’ comments only address gas transmission and distribution pipeline considerations affected by the draft FAQs... Read More
Joint Association Comments on "Pipeline Safety: Regulatory Reform for Hazardous Liquid Pipelines" 328KB, PDF Date Sent 06/15/2020Subject Joint Association Comments on PHMSA's “Pipeline Safety: Regulatory Reform for Hazardous Liquid Pipelines”Recipient Agency PHMSASender API, AOPL, AFPM, INGAA, AGA, APGA, GPA Midstream, & LNG Allies, The US LNG Association On April 16, 2020, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal Register in the above captioned proceeding.1 In the NPRM, PHMSA proposed amendments to the Federal Pipeline Safety Regulations for the safety of hazardous liquid pipelines that would revise the requirements for... Read More
Joint Association Comments on PHMSA’s Automated Valve Proposed Rulemaking 666KB, PDF Date Sent 04/06/2020Subject Joint Association Comments on PHMSA’s Automated Valve Proposed RulemakingRecipient Agency PHMSASender AGA, API, APGA, & INGAA The American Gas Association (AGA), American Petroleum Institute (API), American Public Gas Association (APGA), and Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA) (jointly “the Associations”) submit these comments for consideration by the Pipeline and ... Read More
Joint Association Petition for Reconsideration Regarding § 192.5(d) and § 192.624(a)(1) of the Gas Transmission Rule 276KB, PDF Date Sent 10/31/2019Subject Joint Association Petition for Reconsideration Regarding § 192.5(d) and § 192.624(a)(1) of the Gas Transmission RuleRecipient Agency PHMSASender AGA, API, APGA, & INGAA Introduction In accordance with 49 C.F.R. § 190.335(a), the American Gas Association (AGA), 1 American Petroleum Institute (API), 2 American Public Gas Association (APGA), 3 and Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA) 4 (jointly “the Associations”) ... Read More
INGAA Calls for Swift Passage of Historic Pipeline Safety Act Reauthorization Bill Thu, August 06, 2020 The Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA) today called for swift passage of the Protecting our Infrastructure of Pipelines and Enhancing Safety Act (PIPES Act), a historic piece of legislation that will enhance pipeline safety, embrace the latest technologies, and further reduce ... Read More
INGAA Statement on NEPA Modernization Wed, July 15, 2020 Alex Oehler, interim President and Chief Executive Officer of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America, issued the following statement in response to the updated implementing regulations for the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) announced today by the White House... Read More
INGAA Statement on Vice President Biden’s Clean Energy Plan Wed, July 15, 2020 The Interstate Natural Gas Association of America issued the following statement on the release of Vice President Biden’s clean energy plan... Read More
INGAA Applauds Supreme Court Ruling on Atlantic Coast Pipeline Mon, June 15, 2020 This morning, the US Supreme Court issued a ruling to uphold the permit for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline. Commenting on the ruling, Alex Oehler, interim President and Chief Executive Officer of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA), issued the following statement... Read More
Call 811 Before You Dig so 911 is Not Needed added Monday, August 10, 2020 AT 3:49 PM added by Morgan Williams One of the notable physical attributes of the U.S. natural gas pipeline network is that it is predominately located underground. This unique characteristic largely protects natural gas pipelines from the effects of inclement weather, like hurricanes and tornados... Read more Comments0