Title: Identify other agencies involved in the permitting and oversight of energy businesses.
Course: Introduction to Energy Transmission and Distribution I (20902-36) > Section: Investigating Regulatory Policies in Energy

Identification should include

- state agencies
  - Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)
  - Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT)
  - Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals, and Energy (DMME)
  - Virginia’s State Corporation Commission (SCC)
  - Virginia Department of Labor and Industry (DOLI) and Virginia Occupational Safety and Health (VOSH) Safety Compliance Division
  - Virginia Department of Health (VDH)
- federal agencies
  - Rural Utilities Service (RUS)
  - Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
  - Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
  - U.S. Department of Defense (DOD)
  - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
  - U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
  - Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).

Process/Skill Questions:

- How do agency leadership and funding affect regulation enforcement?
- Why is energy regulated?
- What is the difference between permitting and oversight?