Natural Gas : Factors Affecting Approval Times for Construction of Natural Gas Pipelines

Discusses the length of time the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) takes to approve applications to construct natural gas pipelines and analyzes the factors associated with processing time. Factors that increase processing time for applications include unresolved policy issues, projects involving multiple applications, environmental reviews, incomplete applications, and intervention by competitors or other parties such as landowners, environmentalists, and public interest groups. Graphs and charts.Natural Gas : Factors Affecting Approval Times for Construction of Natural Gas Pipelines, was published 1993 under ISBN 9781568065670 and ISBN 1568065671.