AGA Summary of 2020 PIPES Act
On December 27, 2020, the President signed into law pipeline safety reauthorization legislation “Protecting our Infrastructure of Pipelines and Enhancing…
AGA Comments on Proposed Changes to Nationwide Permits (NWP’s)
On Nov. 16, 2020, AGA filed comments on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ proposal to reissue and revise its…
AGA Comments on EPA GHGI Industrial Commercial Meter Memo Oct 23 2020
AGA Asks EPA to Gather More Representative Data Before Changing Methane Estimates for Industrial and Commercial Meters On Oct. 23,…
AGA Comments on EPA RNG Reporting Option for the Voluntary Methane Challenge Program
On Friday Oct. 30, AGA submitted comments on EPA’s proposal to add a reporting option on renewable natural gas (RNG)…
EPA Final Rule Accepts AGA Comments and Clarifies New Source Review Applicability Assessment
October 21, 2020, EPA issued the final rule codifying previous guidance to clarify New Source Review (NSR) and Prevention of…
AGA Seeks Guidance from Chemical Safety Board on Incident Reporting Rule
On Oct. 6, AGA submitted a letter requesting that the Chemical Safety and Hazard (CSB) clarify that natural gas transportation…
AGA Submits Comments on PHMSA’s Proposed Farm Tap FAQs
On June 19, AGA, INGAA, APGA, and API jointly filed comments regarding PHMSA’s draft Farm Taps Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs).…
AGA Submits Comments on PHMSA’s Proposed Rulemaking for the Installation of Automatic Shut-off and Remote Controlled Valves (ASV/RCVS)
On April 6, AGA, APGA, INGAA, and API jointly filed comments on PHMSA’s proposed rulemaking for installing automatic shut-off and remote controlled…
PHMSA Responds to AGA’s Petitions on the Plastic Pipe Regulation
In March 2019, PHMSA responded to AGA’s petition which asked PHMSA to revise implementation timeframes for Category 1 fittings that were not…
AGA Files Comments on Environmental Quality’s Proposed Rule Modernizing the Implementation of NEPA
In comments filed March 10, 2020, AGA supported the Council on Environmental Quality’s (CEQ) proposal to update and modernize its…
PHMSA Responds to AGA’s LNG Petitions
In March 2020, PHMSA responded to AGA’s petitions which asked PHMSA to modify inspection intervals and incorporate updated standards. The response acknowledged…