Down to three FERC members, Chatterjee downplays quorum lapse risk

摘要

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chairman Neil ChatterjeeWednesday shot down concerns over the potential for quorum lapsesand politicization at the agency now that it is down to threemembers.Commissioner Cheryl LaFleur’s departure August 30 leavesthe commission with a clear 2-1 Republican majority. FERCwatchers have mulled whether the new makeup would proveadvantageous to fossil fuel interests. They also expressedconcern that recusal of just one commissioner from a particularproceeding would leave that matter without the necessaryquorum to move forward.