WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued the following news release:
In a historic, unanimous vote, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) proposed accelerating liquefied natural gas (LNG) infrastructure development through a landmark blanket authorization program. The proposal would streamline permitting, speed energy infrastructure development, and deliver unprecedented regulatory certainty for project developers.
In a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR), FERC proposes to establish an LNG blanket authorization program to allow eligible activities at LNG facilities to proceed without case-specific authorization orders under Sections 3 and 7 of the Natural Gas Act. The pr...