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Representatives grilled two Biden administration appointees on U.S. pipeline infrastructure, energy costs, and a potential ban on liquefied natural gas exports at a House Energy Subcommittee hearing on Jan. 19. H.R. 6084, the “Energy Product Reliability Act,” introduced by Subcommittee Chair Bobby Rush, prompted the hearing. The bill would require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to certify the Energy Product Reliability Corporation, a new regulatory entity (ERPO). ERPO is modeled after the Energy Reliability Organization ERO, which is in charge of overseeing the electric grid and is overseen by FERC. ERPO would create and enforce energy pipeline reliability requirements, such as those for natural gas, hydrogen, and petroleum pipelines. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is in responsibility of approving or disapproving those criteria, according to the law. ERPO would be expected to create standards for physical security, cybersecurity,…