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On March 31, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a notice extending time for comments for its notice of inquiry (NOI) pertaining to the certification of new interstate natural gas facilities. This extension notice, permitting comments until May 26, granted a joint motion from APGA and several other natural gas industry trade associations that requested more time to file comments in response to the exhaustive list of questions presented by the NOI.

Through the NOI (Docket No. PL18-1), FERC “seeks new information and additional stakeholder perspectives to help the Commission explore whether it should revise its approach under the currently effective policy statement on the certification of new natural gas transportation facilities to determine whether a proposed natural gas project is or will be required by the public convenience and necessity.” The NOI asks a multitude of questions with topics that range from environmental justice to landowner rights to social cost of carbon, among other things. A copy of the FERC extension notice is available here and a copy of the NOI is available here.

Additionally, on April 1, APGA filed an out-of-time motionless intervention in the Weymouth Compressor Station docket (aka Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC – Docket #CP16-9-012). The intervention indicates APGA’s interest in the paper briefing that FERC opened regarding issues raised surrounding the Massachusetts compressor station. APGA is concerned that this briefing could set a precedent for future reconsideration of natural gas certificates issued by FERC (and upheld by the courts), adding a significant level of uncertainty to any infrastructure project.

For questions on this article, please contact Renée Lani of APGA staff by phone at 202-464-0836 or by email at rlani@apga.org.