Title: Identify the agencies involved in energy regulation.
Course: Energy Demand: Sustainability and Efficiency (20901-II) > Section: Understanding Regulations

Identification may include but not be limited to

- localities
- permitting
- inspections
- state agencies
  - Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) (https://www.deq.virginia.gov/)
  - Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) (http://www.virginiadot.org/)
  - Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals, and Energy (DMME) (https://www.virginia.gov/services/environment/mines-minerals-energy/)
  - Virginia’s State Corporation Commission (SCC) (https://www.scc.virginia.gov/)
  - Virginia Department of Labor and Industry (DOLI) (https://www.virginia.gov/agencies/department-of-labor-and-industry/) and Virginia Occupational Safety and Health (VOSH) Safety Compliance Division (https://www.doli.virginia.gov/vosh-programs/compliance/)
  - Virginia Department of Health (VDH) (http://www.vdh.virginia.gov/)
- federal agencies
  - Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) (https://www.ferc.gov/)
  - Rural Utilities Service (RUS) (https://www.rd.usda.gov/about-rd/agencies/rural-utilities-service)
  - Federal Communications Commission (FCC) (https://www.fcc.gov/)
  - Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) (https://www.faa.gov/)
  - U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) (https://www.defense.gov/)
  - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (https://www.epa.gov/)
  - U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) (https://www.nrc.gov/)
  - Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) (https://www.osha.gov/)
  - Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) (https://www.boem.gov/)
  - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (https://www.fws.gov/)
  - U.S. Forest Service (https://www.fs.fed.us/)
  - U.S. Department of Energy (https://www.energy.gov/)
  - U.S. Department of Homeland Security (https://www.dhs.gov/)
  - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (https://www.usace.army.mil/)
- international organizations
  - North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) (https://www.nerc.com/Pages/default.aspx).

Process/Skill Questions:

- How do agency leadership and funding affect regulation enforcement?
- What happens when two regulations contradict one another?