Category — Appointments

On April 27, 2010, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee (“Senate Energy Committee”) considered President Obama’s nomination of Cheryl LeFleur, the former CEO of National Grid’s U.S. electric distribution business, as well as the re-nomination of Commissioner Philip Moeller, to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”). [Read more →]

On March 19, 2010, the United States Senate confirmed three nominees, George Apostolakis, William Magwood, and Bill Ostendorff, to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (“NRC”) by unanimous consent instead of a roll-call vote.  The three new commissioners will join sitting chairman Gregory Jaczko, a Democrat, and Republican Commissioner, Kristine Svinicki on the five-member agency. [Read more →]

On Thursday, the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources approved the nomination of John R. Norris as Commissioner of FERC.  [Read more →]

On Tuesday, the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (“ENR Committee”) was never able to reach its 12-member quorum to begin a vote on the nomination of John R. Norris as commissioner of FERC. [Read more →]

On Tuesday, President Barack Obama renominated Commissioner Suedeen Kelly to serve for a third term on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or the “Commission”). The term would expire June 30, 2014. [Read more →]