Revisions to the Blanket Certificate Program

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The Public Service Commission of the State of Missouri generally supports the Commission's proposal to expand the blanket certificate program for natural gas pipelines to meet growing infrastructure demands. However, the commission opposes specific revisions that would limit the ability of state commissions to protest or comment on blanket certification applications.

Patrick Foster, representing the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, supports the proposed revisions to the Blanket Certificate Program. The DEC specifically advocates for maintaining current protest eligibility regulations to ensure environmental concerns are not excluded and supports the exclusion of certain facilities from categorical exclusions.

Adelphia Gateway, LLC, an interstate natural gas pipeline company, strongly supports the Commission's proposed revisions to the Blanket Certificate Program. They argue that the updates are necessary to reflect modern construction costs, streamline regulatory review for routine projects, and improve administrative efficiency.

Leaf River Energy Center LLC supports the Commission's proposed revisions to the Blanket Certificate Program, specifically the increase in cost limits for automatic authorization, prior notice, and storage testing projects. The company also encourages the Commission to further expand the activities allowed under prior notice for storage capacity increases to include construction within existing fence lines.

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The Berkshire Environmental Action Team (BEAT) opposes the proposed revisions to the blanket certificate program, arguing that expanding the scope and cost limits of projects eligible for streamlined authorization could lead to significant environmental impacts and reduced public participation. They specifically advocate for maintaining project-specific reviews for mainline facilities, implementing spending caps to prevent illegal segmentation, and ensuring more rigorous data is used to justify cost limits.

Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company supports the Commission's proposed reforms to the Blanket Certificate Program, specifically advocating for incremental rate treatment, lifting cost limits for compressor station expansions, and extending the in-service requirement to two years. The company argues these changes will provide necessary regulatory certainty and accommodate supply chain and labor challenges.

The Land Trust Alliance, a nonprofit land conservation organization, supports the proposed revisions to the Blanket Certificate Program but urges the Commission to maintain existing cost caps for blanket authorizations. They advocate for specific protections for conserved lands, including expanded definitions of sensitive environmental areas and affected landowners, and the requirement for substantive community outreach.

GPA Midstream Association supports the Commission's proposal to modernize the blanket certificate program to streamline infrastructure development. They advocate for higher cost thresholds with automatic inflation indexing, expanded eligibility for modern midstream operations, and the preservation of automatic authorization for low-impact projects.