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On March 12, the Senate approved on a 52-40 vote the President’s nomination of James Danly to serve on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Mr. Danly would fill the seat formerly held by the late Chairman Kevin McIntyre, with a term expiring on June 30, 2023. Mr. Danly previously served as FERC General Counsel.

Prior to joining FERC, Mr. Danly was a member of the energy regulation and litigation group at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher and Flom LLP. The President nominated Mr. Danly last year and his nomination was approved in November on a 12-8 vote in the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee but the nomination never came before the full Senate, which is why he had to be renominated with the start of the second session of the 116th Congress. His renomination was approved by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on March 3 on a 12-8 vote. The majority of Democrats voted against the nomination, primarily as means to express their objection that the nomination was not paired with a Democratic nominee to fill the seat left vacant by Commissioner Cheryl LaFleur’s departure in August 2019.

APGA leadership meets with the FERC Commissioners twice a year as a means to communicate information and positions on federal regulatory matters of concern to public natural gas systems. APGA previously met with the Commissioners in November. These meetings play a critical role in APGA’s advocacy efforts as they have allowed APGA to develop and maintain a relationship with the Commissioners.

For questions on this article, please contact Dave Schryver of APGA staff by phone at 202-464-2742 or by email at dschryver@apga.org.