Policy Statement, Business Continuity of Energy Infrastructure, 85 Fed. Reg. 19466 (Apr. 7, 2020) (issued Apr. 2, 2020)

The record

Jurisdiction

United States (FERC-jurisdictional pipelines, utilities and markets)

Level

Federal

Authority

Federal Power Act, Natural Gas Act, Interstate Commerce Act (oil pipelines); Docket No. PL20-5-000

Issued

2020-04-02 Apr. 2, 2020

Effective

2020-04-07 ('This policy statement will become applicable April 7, 2020') (read as 2020-04-07)

End

Not withdrawn during the period (read as 2021-09-30)

In force

Apr. 7, 2020 to Sept. 30, 2021

Quarters

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Other

Addressees

• entities regulated by the Commission: interstate natural gas and oil pipelines, public utilities, RTOs and ISOs

Functions reached

• PL pipeline construction and operation (certificate deadlines, tariffs)
• CB utilities and pipelines
• OP (regulated entities' staff 'work remotely for an extended period')

Collection

Mining, Oil and Gas, and Energy Services SEC-23

Operative words

The Commission states that it will expeditiously review and act on requests for relief in response to the national emergency caused by COVID-19, and that it will give its highest priority to processing filings made for the purpose of assuring the business continuity of regulated entities' energy infrastructure during this extraordinary time.... Entities regulated by the Commission have had to take unprecedented actions in response to the emergency conditions, including directing staff to work remotely for an extended period, which may disrupt, complicate, or otherwise change their normal course of business operations.... We want to assure regulated entities that we will expeditiously review and act on requests for relief, including but not limited to, requests for cost recovery necessary to assure business continuity of the regulated entities' energy infrastructure in response to the national emergency.

Enforcement

Notes