Interstate Pipelines Vehemently Attack FERC Rulemaking Intended To Expand Landowner Notification Requirements and Institute New Formal Rules

摘要

The Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA) last week submitted comments in opposition to FERC's proposal to introduce "burdensome, formal landowner notification requirements for pipelines prior to performing maintenance activities, installing auxiliary installations, or building replacement facilities, and to amend the meaning of auxiliary installations by imposing right-of-way and workspace limitations on such installations." This policy is spelled out in Revisions to the Auxiliary Installations, Replacement Facilities, and Siting and Maintenance Regulations (RM12-11). In its NOPR, the Commission proposes to revise its regulations to clarify that all activities related to the construction of auxiliary installations and replacement facilities must take place within a company's certificated right-of-way (ROW) using previously approved workspaces.