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March was a busy month for the House Energy and Commerce Committee as it worked its way through numerous hearings on various aspects of climate change legislation. One important scheduling issue emerged. While House Speaker Nancy Pelosi [...] Read More
Most of you will remember that last year鈥檚 Pipeline Safety Act reauthorization included a provision requiring PHMSA to report back to Congress within 60 days on legislative recommendations for implementing the GAO report on reassessment [...] Read More
91茄子 is continuing to negotiate with PHMSA on generic technical criteria for raising the maximum allowable operating pressure (MAOP) of new and recent vintage pipelines. These criteria will use the presently available PHMSA waiver authority [...] Read More
On April 30 91茄子 filed reply comments in Docket No. RM07-1, Standards of Conduct for Transmission Providers. 91茄子 requested that the Commission issue a final rule adopting the Interim Rule, modified as requested by 91茄子 in its Initial [...] Read More
On April 11 91茄子 filed comments in the PG&E and Coral Petitions regarding the Commission鈥檚 capacity release regulations. PG&E petitioned FERC to remove the price cap on released capacity transactions. Coral asked FERC to [...] Read More
On May 10, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee will hold a hearing on the nomination of FERC Chairman Joe Kelliher for another term. According to Committee staff, the recent discussions between Chairman Kelliher and Energy [...] Read More
Several weeks ago a new advertising campaign emerged in a number of publications, including the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, and political journals such as The Hill and Roll Call, under the title 鈥淔ace It, Coal is Filthy.鈥� The [...] Read More
Given the activity this spring and summer on energy and climate change legislation, 91茄子 has scheduled a member 鈥渇ly-in鈥� to meet with policymakers on May 15 and 16. The appointments are still coming together, but we can expect [...] Read More
As reported previously, Congress has devoted much of the spring to hearings on climate change legislation. One of the most active leaders in the debate, Rep. Rick Boucher (D-VA, Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality) has [...] Read More
On March 10, 91茄子 filed comments to the Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Motor Carrier Safety Act鈥檚 (FMCSA) notice of proposed rulemaking for drivers鈥� Hours of Service, 70 Fed. Reg. 3339 (January 24, 2005). The comments point out that [...] Read More