The Interstate Natural Gas Association of AmericaFoundation's executive director of almost 10 years announced his retirement,effective August 2017.

Richard Hoffmann will be helping with the transitionprocess before the effective date of his retirement, according to an Oct. 3news release. He previously served as the director of the Office of EnergyProject's gas, environment and engineering division at FERC.

Hoffmann was responsible for the expansion of the foundation'sflagship report on long-term investment for midstream energy infrastructurewith the addition of crude oil and NGL infrastructure and their economicimpact, according to the release.