Regulation of pipeline, storage, and liquefied natural gas facility construction.
Regulation of natural gas transportation in interstate commerce.
Issuance of certificates of public convenience and necessity to prospective companies providing energy services or constructing and operating interstate pipelines and stor
FERC Responsibilities:
Regulation of pipeline, storage, and liquefied natural gas facility construction.
Regulation of natural gas transportation in interstate commerce.
Issuance of certificates of public convenience and necessity to prospective companies providing energy services or constructing and operating interstate pipelines and storage facilities.
Regulation of facility abandonment.
Establishment of rates for services.
Regulation of the transportation of natural gas as authorized by the NGPA (Natural Gas Policy Act) and the OCSLA (Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act).
Oversight of the construction and operation of pipeline facilities at U.S. points of entry for the import or export of natural gas.