Natural Gas

Commission 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.
• Office of Energy Projects Inspections Guidelines

Recent Highlights:

November 20, 2025:

• Terminating Proceedings:
  G-3 Airlines for America and National Propane Gas Association;
  G-4 Safe Harbor Policy for Data Providers to Price Index Developers;
  M-1 Duty of Candor Notice of Proposed Rulemaking;
  M-2 Waiver of Tariff Requirements | News Release

• Blanket Authorizations:
  C-1 Authorizations for Certain Activities at Liquefied Natural Gas Plants;
  H-1 Authorizations for Certain Post-Licensing Activities at Hydroelectric Projects | News Release