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2016 State, Federal, and Regulatory Updates
Contains material from Sep 2016
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Session 2: Federal Energy Policy and Regulation Update - Hear about the latest updates in federal energy policy and regulation.
Session 3: Environmental Air Quality Regulatory Updates - An update on recent air quality regulatory developments, including how the ozone levels to date in 2016 may impact EPA’s final ozone nonattainment designations and the latest on methane regulations.
Session 4: Update on CFTC Regulation of Physical and Financial Transactions - Whether hedging, speculating (investing), or simply buying and selling physical commodities, compliance with CFTC mandatory requirements for clearing, margin, registration, reporting, recordkeeping, and position limits has become a major component of everyday life for power and natural gas market participants. News headlines of civil penalties (and jail-time) for regulatory non-compliance, market manipulation and market disruption in commodity markets makes keeping up with the CFTC’s regulations critical! Hear a brief CFTC regulatory update and a peek into the future as we contemplate the potential impacts of this year’s Presidential election.
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Chris Reeder
Session 1
—29 mins
Texas Case Law and Regulatory Update (Sep 2016)
An overview of important Texas judicial opinions and regulatory enactments and developments occurring during the last year that significantly affect the gas and power industry.
Originally presented: Sep 2016 Gas and Power Institute
Chris Reeder,
Husch Blackwell LLP - Austin, TX
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James Hoecker
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Session 2
—33 mins
Federal Energy Policy and Regulation Update (Sep 2016)
Hear about the latest updates in federal energy policy and regulation.
Originally presented: Sep 2016 Gas and Power Institute
James Hoecker,
Husch Blackwell LLP - Washington, DC
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Rebecca J. Rentz
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Session 3
—24 mins
Environmental Air Quality Regulatory Updates (Sep 2016)
An update on recent air quality regulatory developments, including how the ozone levels to date in 2016 may impact EPA’s final ozone nonattainment designations and the latest on methane regulations.
Originally presented: Sep 2016 Gas and Power Institute
Rebecca J. Rentz,
Winstead PC - Houston, TX
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Phillip G. Lookadoo
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Session 4
—31 mins
Update on CFTC Regulation of Physical and Financial Transactions (Sep 2016)
Whether hedging, speculating (investing), or simply buying and selling physical commodities, compliance with CFTC mandatory requirements for clearing, margin, registration, reporting, recordkeeping, and position limits has become a major component of everyday life for power and natural gas market participants. News headlines of civil penalties (and jail-time) for regulatory non-compliance, market manipulation and market disruption in commodity markets makes keeping up with the CFTC’s regulations critical! Hear a brief CFTC regulatory update and a peek into the future as we contemplate the potential impacts of this year’s Presidential election.
Originally presented: Sep 2016 Gas and Power Institute
Phillip G. Lookadoo,
Haynes and Boone, LLP - Washington, DC