The Office of the General Counsel provides sound and timely counsel and legal services to the Commission and to the Commission staff.

Feb 18, 2025 · FERC Staff Issues the Final Environmental Impact Statement for Amendment of Licenses to Incorporate an Interim Species Protection Plan etc. for the Shawmut Project et al. (P-2322-069, et al.) February 28, 2025

A brief description of all the offices within FERC is provided below, as well as links to more detailed information about each office. For a detailed list of contacts please visit the Contact Us page.

Feb 29, 2024 · The following graphic is an organization chart for the Office of the General Counsel. The office is separated into five major departmental groups:

FERC is an independent agency that regulates the transmission and wholesale sale of electricity and natural gas in interstate commerce, and regulates the transportation of oil by pipelines in interstate commerce.

Jan 17, 2018 · FERC’s “bread -and-butter” – regulation of transmission in interstate commerce by public utilities and of sales at wholesale in interstate commerce by public utilities:

In a statement released by FERC, Chairman Glick spoke highly of the appointees, noting that “[t]hey both will play critical roles in advancing FERC’s essential mission as the nation transitions to the clean energy future.”

Office of the General Counsel (OGC) Office of the General Counsel. Matt Christiansen, General Counsel. Maria Farinella, Special Counsel Martin Kirkwood, Special Counsel. John Shepherd, Senior Legal Advisor. Jonathan First, Senior Reliability Counsel. Administration & Operations Manager. Linda Ross. Solicitor. Robert Solomon, Solicitor. Beth ...

Feb 25, 2020 · The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) announced that the Office of General Counsel (OGC) will be reorganizing the “process requests for rehearing of Natural Gas Act (NGA) section 7 certificate orders filed by affected landowners” to make it more expeditious.