Identify the agencies involved in energy regulation.
Identification may include but not be limited to
- localities
- permitting
- inspections
- state agencies
- Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) (https://www.deq.virginia.gov/ Links to an external site.)
- Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) (http://www.virginiadot.org/ Links to an external site.)
- Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals, and Energy (DMME) (https://www.virginia.gov/services/environment/mines-minerals-energy Links to an external site.)
- Virginia’s State Corporation Commission (SCC) (https://www.scc.virginia.gov/ Links to an external site.)
- Virginia Department of Labor and Industry (DOLI) (https://www.virginia.gov/agencies/department-of-labor-and-industry Links to an external site.) and Virginia Occupational Safety and Health (VOSH) Safety Compliance Division (https://www.doli.virginia.gov/vosh-programs/compliance Links to an external site.)
- Virginia Department of Health (VDH) (http://www.vdh.virginia.gov/ Links to an external site.)
- federal agencies
- Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) (https://www.ferc.gov/ Links to an external site.)
- Rural Utilities Service (RUS) (https://www.rd.usda.gov/about-rd/agencies/rural-utilities-service Links to an external site.)
- Federal Communications Commission (FCC) (https://www.fcc.gov/ Links to an external site.)
- Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) (https://www.faa.gov/ Links to an external site.)
- U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) (https://www.defense.gov/ Links to an external site.)
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (https://www.epa.gov/ Links to an external site.)
- U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) (https://www.nrc.gov/ Links to an external site.)
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) (https://www.osha.gov/ Links to an external site.)
- Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) (https://www.boem.gov/ Links to an external site.)
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (https://www.fws.gov/ Links to an external site.)
- U.S. Forest Service (https://www.fs.fed.us/ Links to an external site.)
- U.S. Department of Energy (https://www.energy.gov/ Links to an external site.)
- U.S. Department of Homeland Security (https://www.dhs.gov/ Links to an external site.)
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (https://www.usace.army.mil/ Links to an external site.)
- international organizations
- North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) (https://www.nerc.com/Pages/default.aspx Links to an external site.).
Process/Skill Questions:
- How do agency leadership and funding affect regulation enforcement?
- What happens when two regulations contradict one another?