The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission could soon add new faces to its five-person commission after recent departures have left it shorthanded.
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Chair Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) said the White House has informed him that the Senate should receive multiple FERC commissioner nominations in the near future.
“I think we’re supposed to get something here in a couple weeks. … I just hear from the White House we’re supposed to get a couple [of nominees],” Manchin told reporters Tuesday.
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When asked if those would be two nominees of separate parties — a move widely expected by FERC watchers to up the chances of Senate confirmation — Manchin said the White House could send multiple nominees at once.
