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On May 21, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) submitted an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) to the Office of the Federal Register (publisher of the Federal Register) seeking public...more
On May 11, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce released its proposed energy provisions for inclusion in the budget reconciliation package, including several provisions that could dramatically reform the federal...more
On November 6, 2024, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that would mandate cyber risk management and reporting requirements for certain surface transportation...more
The Transportation Security Administration's ("TSA") proposed rule would require owners and operators of certain pipeline, freight railroad, passenger railroad, rail transit, and over-the-road bus ("OTRB") systems to...more
On Aug. 24, 2023, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) announced the forthcoming publication of a notice of proposed rulemaking intended to improve safety...more
Can a seemingly innocuous requirement to tell the truth create unintended consequences? The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or “Commission”) raised this question when it issued its July 28, 2022 Notice of...more
On June 16, 2022, the Ohio Power Siting Board (“Board” or “OPSB”) issued a comprehensive set of proposed revisions to the rules governing the procedures before the OPSB and its siting criteria. The Order culminates a...more
On September 15, 2020, the United States Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) issued its “Proposal to Reissue and Modify Nationwide Permits” (Proposed Rule). Under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act and Section 10 of the Rivers...more
Fossil Fuels Still Supply 84 Percent of World Energy — and Other Eye Openers from BP’s Annual Review - "China was responsible for three quarters of the world’s energy consumption growth, followed by India and Indonesia....more
On October 1, 2019, the California Office of State Fire Marshall (“OSFM”) published additional changes to its proposed regulations implementing Best Available Technology (“BAT”) requirements for hazardous liquid pipelines....more
Lessons for Sellers in Contracting with Emerging Market Buyers: The “Three R’s” to Structuring Payment Security Provisions - The recent rebound in the international energy industry is being driven, at least in part, by a...more
On January 20, 2017, businessman Donald J. Trump was sworn in as the 45th President of the United States following a contentious and unconventional 2016 presidential election. Republicans also successfully maintained control...more