Despite his promise to the gas industry last year that he wouldn’t change the Pipeline Safety Act of 1995 (see Daily GPI, March 19, 1999), Congressman Bob Franks (R-NJ), chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee, who also is running for a Senate seat in his home state, introduced a bill last week that would do just that. His legislation joined a growing stack of pipeline safety bills that have been introduced this session.
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Northwest Says El Paso Violating GISB Rules
As El Paso Energy sets about to become the biggest and best inpractically every sector of the natural gas and electric industry,its key gas pipeline subsidiary – El Paso Natural Gas – hasdistinguished itself on another front: it holds the record at FERCfor the most complaints filed against a single company.
February 7, 2000
Northwest Says El Paso Violating GISB Rules
The complaints filed against El Paso Natural Gas have reachedsuch a mammoth proportion that the staff for the Federal EnergyRegulatory Commission may be forced to set aside a shelf or twojust for these cases.
February 2, 2000
FERC ‘Dusts Off’ Old Rules to Get Tax Credit for Producers
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission last week proposedreinstating its authority to make well determinations so thatqualified producers can obtain Section 29 tax credits for high-costgas wells that were drilled prior to 1993.
January 31, 2000
FERC ‘Dusts Off’ Old Rules for Producers
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission yesterday proposedreinstating its authority to make well determinations so thatqualified producers can obtain Section 29 tax credits for high-costgas wells that were drilled prior to 1993.
January 28, 2000
FERC Rules on Trunkline Rates; Tosses Charitable Expenses
A CMS Trunkline spokesman said executives had not had time to studythe 110-page order, but based on a quick reading expected it would resultin some reduction of rates. The new formulas included in the order wouldhave to be applied to the underlying data to calculate a specific number.
January 17, 2000
FERC Rules on Trunkline Rates
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued a decisionWednesday in a Trunkline Gas rate case that appears to make majorcuts in the pipeline’s proposal to collect revenues of $167.3million, or about $5.7 million more than its previous rates. Aspokesperson said the Commission had no estimate of what therevised revenues would be, but would await a compliance filing bythe pipeline.
January 14, 2000
‘Ex Parte’ Rule Issued; New Collaborative Process Approved
FERC commissioners last week finalized revisions to rules foroff-the-record communications between commissioners and key staffand persons outside the Commission. Chairman James Hoecker said thenew rule (Order No. 607) provides a balance that “will supply theclarity and precision we need. They should facilitate better accessto information while ensuring the integrity of our processes.”
September 20, 1999
‘Ex Parte’ Rule Issued; New Collaborative Process Approved
FERC commissioners Wednesday finalized revisions to rules foroff-the-record communications between commissioners and key staffand persons outside the Commission. Chairman James Hoecker saidthe rule provides a balance that “will supply the clarity andprecision we need. They should facilitate better access toinformation while ensuring the integrity of our processes.”
September 16, 1999
With Full Competition Approaching, BGE Seeks Waiver of FERC Rules
Following the leads of Atlanta Gas Light and National Fuel,Baltimore Gas & Electric (BGE) last week requested a 17-monthwaiver of FERC’s “shipper-must-have-title” policy in order tomaintain gas supply reliability when its customer choice program isexpanded to all of its 540,000 residential customers in November.
July 5, 1999
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