proposed rule extends marketing affiliate regulations affiliates ngi daily gas price index breaking news posted sep 26 4 16 pm proposed rule extends marketing affiliate regulations affiliates federal energy regulatory commissioners wednesday agreed issue notice proposed rulemaking broadening application standards conduct transmission providers including natural gas pipelines power lines require separation regulated monopolies company affiliate previously rules simply required creation firewall including separate operations separate locations staffed separate personnel gas pipelines marketing affiliates proposed rule would wall gas electric transmission operations affiliate gas electric including financial affiliates commission presented two options regarding application proposed rule electric transmission affiliates still many cases bundled operations one option would enforce complete separation second would exempted employees deal sales purchases bundled retail native load staff commissioners wood william massey nora brownell appeared favor walling affiliated personnel would privy market information transmission operations non affiliated competitors access commissioner linda breathitt however argued exempting personnel dealing solely retail native load breathitt said supported eventual separation entities concerned timing see compelling reason time complaints evidence said thought state commissions might consider move infringement jurisdiction agree concept philosophically think opportunities later little bridge building state commissions wood said understood political issue respect federal state relations think opportunity discrimination ought eliminated staff pointed problems transmission reliability small utilities problems waivers could granted staff questioned commissioners much information available affiliate personnel affiliate employee dealing solely retail native load go control room get information want one staffer responded wood proposed commissioners ratified proposed rule exceptions makes clear final rule commission may reverse field determine separation employees dealing sales native load required commenting parties provide cost benefit analysis sides question state commissions also invited comment wood suggested commission extend separation sales employees make clear hear people really want separation going