Regulatory Support

BLUE can help LNG projects navigate the complex regulatory environment and can help develop LNG regulatory support solutions for a broad range of projects. BLUE’s engineers and consultants have a proven history of achieving regulatory approval for the projects they support.

Typical services include:

• FERC Resource Report 11 and 13 Development
• FERC Regulatory Support
• FERC and DOT PHMSA Construction/Compliance Inspection (PHMSA IA) Support
  • 49 CFR 192
  • 49 CFR 193
• FERC Implementation Planning and Support
• LNG Local/State Authority Having Jurisdiction Support
• DOT PHMSA Compliance Program Management
• DOT PHMSA Subpart B Siting Package Development and Support
• DOT PHMSA and USCG Compliance Training
• DOT PHMSA Special Permit Development and Support
• DOT PHMSA Equivalency Development and Support
• FERC / DOT PHMSA / USCG Emergency Response Planning (ERP)
• U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Operational Risk Assessment (ORA) facilitation and development
  • 33 CFR 127
  • 33 CFR 105
• U.S. Coast Guard’s (USCG) Waterway Suitability Assessment (WSA) Development
• LNG Bunkering Support for Local/State Authority Having Jurisdiction 
• OSHA’s Process Safety Management (PSM) Program Development and Implementation
• EPA’s Risk Management Program (RMP) Development and Implementation
• EPA's Offsite Consequence Analysis (OCA)
• Regulatory Auditing
  • Internal mock inspections
  • Post-Agency Audit Support
    • Preparation for agency audit and inspection
    • Response development following agency audit, inquiries, and findings
    • Development of corrective action plans and procedures
• Jurisdictional Determination
• Acquisition Due Diligence