Deadlines

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has updated oil and gas storage tank emission standards it released in April 2012 to allow the phase-in of emission control deadlines and to alleviate confusion over implementation of the requirements.

Although the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has missed deadlines for two of the three studies it was required to perform under the state’s Marcellus Shale regulatory reform law, the agency is close to completing one of the studies and should present it to legislators soon.

As the clock winds down on the deadlines to comply with the Dodd-Frank Wall Street reform act, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Monday is expected to clear up questions in the market pertaining to the deadline for registration of swap dealers.

In an order issued last week for Chestnut Ridge Storage LLC, FERC provided guidance on when it will (and won’t) grant requests to extend deadlines for completing projects.

In an order issued Wednesday involving Chestnut Ridge Storage LLC, FERC laid out guidance on when and when it won’t grant requests to extend deadlines for completing projects.

The Canadian government promised Thursday to speed up the country’s notoriously slow environmental approval process by setting tight deadlines for regulatory agencies, reducing overlap with provincial reviews, improving Aboriginal consultations and making protests potentially tougher to mount.

The Canadian government promised Thursday to speed up the country’s notoriously slow environmental approval process by setting tight deadlines for regulatory agencies, reducing overlap with provincial reviews, improving Aboriginal consultations and making protests potentially tougher to mount.

Members of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Wednesday raised doubts about whether the agency will be able to meet deadlines for imposing position limits as required under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission gave regulated energy companies in the Gulf of Mexico and Gulf Coast region a little breathing room by extending any deadlines to Sept. 30 for companies affected by the hurricane who are participating in proceedings at the Commission and need an extension. FERC also is allowing companies to delay until Sept. 30 compliance with certain standards of conduct regulations, particularly reporting on each emergency that resulted in a deviation from the standards of conduct. Regulations usually require reporting of such incidents within 24 hours.