Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Issues Procedural Report: Great Lakes Gas Transmission Limited Partnership
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has issued a procedural report for the Great Lakes Gas Transmission Limited Partnership, designating a Presiding Administrative Law Judge and establishing Track III procedural time standards. The hearing will convene on April 16, 2026, and the initial decision is expected to issue on September 10, 2026. The Presiding Judge, Matthew J. Vlissides Jr., will convene a prehearing conference within 45 days of the order.
Key Takeaways:
- The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has designated Judge Matthew J. Vlissides Jr. as the Presiding Judge for the Great Lakes Gas Transmission Limited Partnership case, with the responsibility of conducting a hearing and issuing an initial decision.
- Track III procedural time standards have been established for the hearing proceeding, with the hearing convening on April 16, 2026, and the initial decision issuing on September 10, 2026.
- The Presiding Judge is required to convene a prehearing conference within 45 days of the order.
- The Commission has delegated authority to the Chief Administrative Law Judge, who is designated as Andrew Satten.
- The case is docket number RP25-855-000, and the order was issued on June 26, 2025.
Statistics:
- The hearing for the Great Lakes Gas Transmission Limited Partnership case will convene in approximately 42 weeks (April 16, 2026).
- The initial decision for the case is expected to issue in approximately 63 weeks (September 10, 2026).
- The Presiding Judge, Matthew J. Vlissides Jr., will convene a prehearing conference within 45 days of the order (July 31, 2025).
Sources:
- FERC Order of Chief Judge Designating Presiding Administrative Law Judge and Establishing Track III Procedural Time Standards, Docket No. RP25-855-000, June 26, 2025.
- Great Lakes Gas Transmission Ltd. P'ship, 191 FERC P 61,169, at ordering paras. (B)-(C), 2025 (Hearing Order).
- 18 C.F.R. § 375.304(b)(1)(iii), 2024.