Joint Association Comments to DOT on Notice of Review of Guidance 324KB, PDF Date Sent 05/08/2019Subject RESPONSE TO NOTICE OF REVIEW OF GUIDANCE Recipient Agency DOTSender AGA, API, APGA, and INGAA 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”) submit these comments for consideration by the Department of ... Read More
INGAA Written Statement on Reauthorization of the Pipeline Safety Act Before House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy 400KB, PDF Date Sent 04/29/2019 Subject INGAA Written Statement on Reauthorization of the Pipeline Safety Act Before House Subcommittee on Energy Dear Chairman Rush, Ranking Member Upton, and Members of the Subcommittee: The Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA) appreciates the opportunity to submit this testimony regarding the 2019 reauthorization of the Pipeline Safety Act. INGAA is a trade association that ... Read More
Paul Amato Testifies Before the Senate Subcommittee on Transportation and Safety Regarding Reauthorization of the Pipeline Safety Act 453KB, PDF Date Sent 04/10/2019 Subject Paul Amato Testifies Before the Senate Subcommittee on Transportation and Safety Re: Pipeline Safety Reauthorization Chairman Fischer, Ranking Member Duckworth, and Members of the Subcommittee: Good morning. My name is Paul Amato, and I am Vice President, Engineering, Operations, and Environmental, Health & Safety at Iroquois Pipeline Operating Company. Iroquois Gas Transmission System, L.P., through ... Read More
INGAA Written Statement on Reauthorization of Pipeline Safety Act Before House Transportation & Infrastructure Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials 355KB, PDF Date Sent 04/02/2019 Subject INGAA Written Statement on Reauthorization of Pipeline Safety Act Before House Transportation & Infrastructure Subcommittee Chairman Lipinski, Ranking Member Crawford, and Members of the Subcommittee: The Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA) is a trade association that represents the interstate natural gas pipeline industry. INGAA’s members transport the vast majority of the natural gas ... Read More
Multi-Group Letter to DOT Secretary Chao in Support of PHMSA Gas Transmission Rule 166KB, PDF Date Sent 02/07/2019 Subject Multi-Group Letter to DOT Secretary Chao in Support of PHMSA Gas Transmission Rule Recipient The Honorable Elaine L. Chao Sender AGA, APGA, API, INGAA, PSC, & PST Secretary Chao: Our organizations write to express support for the Department of Transportation’s pending gas transmission pipeline safety rule. As public safety advocates and representatives of natural gas transmission pipeline companies, we encourage you to act expeditiously ...
Comments to FERC on Draft HDD Plan Guidance 180KB, PDF Date Sent 12/28/2018Recipient Agency FERCSender INGAA Pursuant to the Environmental Staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or “Commission”) Office of Energy Projects’ October 26, 2018 Notice of Availability of Draft Guidance for Horizontal Directional Drill Monitoring, Inadvertent Return Response, and ... Read More
Joint Association Comments to PHMSA Concerning Guidance on the Extension of the 7-year Integrity Management Reassessment Interval 256KB, PDF Date Sent 12/17/2018Subject Guidance on the Extension of the 7-year Integrity Management Reassessment Interval by 6 MonthsRecipient Agency PHMSASender AGA, API, APGA, and INGAA INGAA, AGA, APGA, and API submitted these joint comments in response to PHMSA’s “Guidance on the Extension of the 7-year Integrity Management Reassessment Interval by 6 Months.” The Associations support PHMSA’s proposed FAQs. In the comments, the Associations ... Read More
Comments to EPA Regarding Revisions to New Source Review Program 264KB, PDF Date Sent 10/30/2018Recipient Agency EPASender INGAA The Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA), a trade association that represents members of the interstate natural gas pipeline industry, respectfully submits these comments in response to the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) request for input on ... Read More
Joint-Industry Comments to PHMSA Concerning Gas & Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Risk Models 619KB, PDF Date Sent 10/17/2018Recipient Agency PHMSASender AGA, AOPL, API, APGA & INGAA The American Gas Association (AGA)1, American Petroleum Institute (API)2, American Public Gas Association (APGA)3, Association of Oil Pipelines (AOPL)4 and Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA)5 (jointly “the Associations”) submit these comments on the Pipeline and ... Read More
Comments Concerning Class Location Change Requirements Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 644KB, PDF Date Sent 10/01/2018Recipient Agency PHMSASender INGAA, AGA, API, APGA 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 Hazardous Materials Safety ... Read More
Letter from members of Congress to PHMSA Administrator Elliott in support of updating class location change regulations 135KB, PDF Date Sent 10/01/2018 Recipient PHMSA Administrator Howard "Skip" Elliott Sender Rep. Denham, Rep. Gallagher, Rep Gibbs, Rep. Graves, Sen. Inhofe, Rep Rokita Dear Administrator Elliott, We are writing to you regarding the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration's (PHMSA) proposed rulemaking to conform the outdated class location change regulations with PHMSA's modem integrity management regulations. We support updating this ...
Comments to FERC on Proposed Incorporation of Latest NAESB Standards 310KB, PDF Date Sent 10/01/2018Recipient Agency FERCSender INGAA Pursuant to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (“Commission” or “FERC”) August 21, 2018 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NOPR”) issued in the above-referenced docket, the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (“INGAA”) ... Read More
Joint Association Comments on Fish and Wildlife Service's and National Marine Fisheries Service's Three Proposals to Revise Endangered Species Act Regulations 936KB, PDF Date Sent 09/24/2018Recipient Agency U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Marine Fisheries ServiceSender INGAA & 8 Other Associations The ESA Cross-Industry Coalition is pleased to provide the unified position of a major portion of our nation’s economic sectors on three proposals from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) (together, the Services) to amend their Endangered ... Read More
INGAA & AGA Response to Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Revise Regulations Concerning the National Environmental Policy Act 507KB, PDF Date Sent 08/20/2018Recipient Agency Mr. Edward Boling, Council on Environmental QualitySender INGAA, AGA The Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (“INGAA”) and the American Gas Association (“AGA”) respectfully submit these comments in response to the Council on Environmental Quality’s (“CEQ”) request for comment on potential revisions to its ... Read More
Comments in Response to FERC Notice of Inquiry on Its 1999 Certificate Policy Statement 1MB, PDF Date Sent 07/25/2018Recipient Agency FERCSender INGAA The Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (“INGAA”) submits these comments in response to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (“FERC” or “Commission”) notice of inquiry (“NOI”) on its currently effective policy statement1 on the ... Read More
Chad Zamarin before the House Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines & Hazardous Materials Regarding Pipeline Safety Oversight 111KB, PDF Date Sent 06/21/2018 Good morning. My name is Chad Zamarin, and I am Senior Vice President of Corporate Strategic Development at the Williams Companies. Williams owns and operates natural gas gathering, processing and transmission infrastructure, including the nation’s largest-by-volume natural gas interstate ... Read More
Comments on Pipeline Safety: Repair Criteria, Integrity Management Improvements, Cathodic Protection, Management of Change, and Other Related Amendments 2MB, PDF Date Sent 06/06/2018Sender 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 Hazardous ... Read More
Answer to Notice of Inquiry on Accumulated Deferred Income Taxes 275KB, PDF Date Sent 06/05/2018Recipient Agency FERCSender INGAA INGAA responds to the argument made by commenters that the elimination of a tax allowance for MLPs and potentially other pass-through entities must result in the expeditious return of excess ADIT to customers of such pipelines. For the reasons stated in INGAA’s comments, ADIT issues ... Read More
Mountain Valley Pipeline and Atlantic Coast Pipeline Projects State Water Control Board Request for Technical Information on Specific Wetland and/or Stream Crossings 163KB, PDF Date Sent 05/30/2018 Recipient Virginia Department of Environmental Quality Sender INGAA Dear Agency Officials: The Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (“INGAA”) welcomes this opportunity to provide technical comments and information to the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) on the Mountain Valley Pipeline ...
Supplemental Joint Comments on the Safety of Underground Natural Gas Storage Facilities Interim Final Rule 390KB, PDF Date Sent 05/25/2018Sender AGA, API, INGAA On February 17, 2017, November 20, 2017 and March 2, 2018, the Associations, along with the American Public Gas Association, filed comments relating to PHMSA’s Pipeline Safety: Safety of Underground Natural Gas Storage Facilities Interim Final Rule (Docket No. PHMSA-2016-0016). The ... Read More