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 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
INGAA Supports CWA Section 401 Modernization Mon, June 01, 2020 Alex Oehler, interim President and Chief Executive Officer of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA), issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency finalizing the rule for implementation of Clean Water Act Section 401... Read More
Joint industry coalition supports government request for stay in Nationwide Permitting case Mon, May 18, 2020 A joint coalition including the American Gas Association (AGA), American Petroleum Institute (API), Association of Oil Pipelines (AOPL), Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA), and the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA), filed an Emergency Motion with the Ninth ... Read More
Labor, Industry, Respond to Montana District Court Decision on USACE Nationwide Permit 12 Fri, April 17, 2020 The North America’s Building Trades Unions (NABTU), American Petroleum Institute (API) and the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA) issued the following statement in response to the April 15 decision by a Federal judge in the District Court of Montana that vacated the U.S. Army ... Read More
U.S. Natural Gas Pipeline Network Prepared for 2020 Hurricane Season added Friday, June 12, 2020 AT 3:30 PM added by Morgan Williams According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the 2020 hurricane season is expected to be busier-than-normal in the Atlantic Ocean. Officially kicking off June 1, NOAA has already witnessed a record-breaking three named storms in the first two days of the season, prompting additional preparation for what could come in the months ahead... Read more Comments0