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Seeking to coordinate more closely with other state stakeholders, Wyoming’s Office of State Lands and Investments plans to delay action on the state’s draft policy on natural gas flaring until January next year. That would put off action until the State Board of Lands Commissioners, which includes Gov. Matt Mead, meets next year.

Alberta leaders said Friday they plan to introduce legislation this spring to create a single oil and gas regulatory body.

The Department of Interior (DOI) will coordinate federal permitting and reviews of “high-priority” national electric transmission projects under a new draft bill that was released just hours before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee was to resume mark-up of its comprehensive energy legislation last Wednesday. But due to a series of Senate floor votes that were scheduled that day, the committee postponed mark-up of its new transmission title until this week.

When he takes office in January, President-elect Obama should create an office within the executive office of the president to coordinate implementation of all aspects of energy policy, with the new office’s head sitting on both the National Economic Council (NEC) and the National Security Council (NSC), according to an energy plan proposed last week by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

When he takes office in January, President-elect Obama should create an office within the executive office of the president to coordinate implementation of all aspects of energy policy, with the new office’s head sitting on both the National Economic Council (NEC) and the National Security Council (NSC), according to an energy plan proposed Monday by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

FERC on Thursday issued a final rule that implements provisions of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct) giving the Commission the authority to coordinate the schedule of other federal and state agencies in processing natural gas pipeline, liquefied natural gas (LNG) and storage projects and to maintain a consolidated record of all agency decisions for use in judicial reviews.

FERC last Thursday proposed regulations to coordinate all federal authorizations and related environmental reviews of proposed transmission facilities in designated national interest electric transmission corridors. The regulations would apply to entities filing applications for transmission line facilities.

FERC on Thursday issued a proposed rule that implements provisions of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct) giving the Commission the authority to coordinate the schedule of other federal and state agencies in processing natural gas pipeline, liquefied natural gas and storage projects and to maintain a consolidated record of all agency decisions for use in judicial reviews.

The heads of FERC and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) are due to sign a memorandum of understanding Wednesday in which they will pledge to coordinate requests to companies when seeking information about regulated natural gas and electric transactions, a FERC spokesman said.