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2010 Iowa Pipeline Safety Educational Conference Des Moines, IA June 22, 2010

2010 Iowa Pipeline Safety Educational Conference Des Moines, IA June 22, 2010. the voice and choice of public gas. APGA. ~1000 community-owned LDCs ► 36 states ► >5M Customers ► ~21,000 Employees ► ~120,000 Miles of Main System ranges: 12 meters to ~500,000. Priority #1.

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2010 Iowa Pipeline Safety Educational Conference Des Moines, IA June 22, 2010

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  1. 2010 Iowa Pipeline Safety Educational Conference Des Moines, IA June 22, 2010 the voice and choice of public gas

  2. APGA • ~1000 community-owned LDCs ► 36 states ► >5M Customers ► ~21,000 Employees ► ~120,000 Miles of Main • System ranges: 12 meters to ~500,000

  3. Priority #1 The Safe and Reliable Delivery of Affordable Natural Gas at Just & Reasonable Rates

  4. One Thing Coal was King in the 19th Century Oil in the 20th Natural Gas in the 21st ?

  5. 111th Congress • Financial Reform • Build America Bonds (BABs) • Pipeline Safety • Climate Change • NGVs

  6. 111th Congress 6. Section 5 Reform 7. Energy Efficiency 8. LIHEAP 9. Environment 10. R&D 11. Smart Grid

  7. Financial Reform • Legislative • Clearing • Fiduciary Duty • Regulatory • CFTC

  8. BABs • Build America Bonds • A method for prepays? • Budget neutral • 25% - 26% • APPA

  9. Pipeline Safety • Legislative • Reauthorization • Regulatory • DIMP

  10. Climate • Legislative • Comprehensive? • Regulatory • EPA

  11. Section 5 Reform • §5 Natural Gas Act • ~FPA §206 • Support from FERC • Support from Form 2

  12. Energy Efficiency • Legislative • Source v Site • Regulatory • DOE / HUD / C&S

  13. NGVs • Nat Gas Act • Natural Gas Fuel Tax Credit • HK Motors

  14. LIHEAP • $5.1B • $7.6B

  15. Environment • Legislative • Clean Water • Regulatory • EPA

  16. R & D • Legislative • Regulatory

  17. Smart Grid • Legislative • Regulatory

  18. EPA: Fugitive Emissions • APGA supports the 25K metric ton threshold • Of ~1,000 munis, >50% have fewer than 5,000 customers, annual revenues of less than $1 million and 5 or fewer employees • Using annual report data from 1,372 LDCs for CY 2007 estimated emissions using EPA’s emission factors was 14,662,873 metric tons • 97 operators over 25,000 metric tons • Applying 25,000 metric ton threshold, EPA eliminates the burden on 93% of LDCs while still keeping about 90% of the emissions

  19. Current Safety Issues • Distribution Integrity Management • Control Room Management • Public Awareness • Operator Qualification • New Construction • Compression Couplings • Pipeline Safety Act Reauthorization

  20. DIMP • Pleased with the final rule • Concerns w/Draft inspection forms • Pilot inspection: Mesa, AZ this summer • SHRIMP • An online DIMP development tool • > 100 systems have signed up to date • Improvements are already underway

  21. Control Room Rule • NOT pleased with the final rule • Two compromises agreed to at 2008 TPSSC were not reflected in the final rule: • Limited to persons who monitor AND control • Limit fatigue management to controllers on shifts (e.g. staffed 24/7) • Trust that states will enforce the rule (not the preamble) using reason when applied to specific LDC personnel

  22. Public Awareness • APGA participates in the RP 1162 revision process • APGA GOAL used by nearly 200 systems for effectiveness assessment • June 20th is the deadline for the first effectiveness assessment • APGA GOAL still accepts new systems

  23. Operator Qualification • The SIF continues to qualify employees (small utilities, master meter & propane) in 52 OQ tasks • NAPSR participation in the SIF program is critical to its success • The SIF is exploring possible roles related to qualification of new construction tasks and construction inspectors

  24. New Construction • APGA does not oppose making new construction tasks subject to OQ • Survey of members indicates most treat new construction under OQ • APGA participated in April 20th workshop and will work with NAPSR on the issues outlined that day

  25. Compression Couplings • DIMP requires reporting failures • Some clarification of what type of couplings is needed • APGA suggests a government / industry group similar to PPDC be formed to evaluate data trends

  26. Reauthorization • APGA prefers clean bill with no new mandates for rules • If they arise— • We oppose: • Mandatory EFV installation on commercial, industrial and multi family • Extending user fees to distribution piping • We support <30% SMYS transmission lines be covered under DIMP

  27. APGA & NAPSR • Share the common goal of perfect pipeline safety • Share an understanding of the range & diversity of size of distribution operators • Share an understanding of how regulations affect small systems • Should continue to work together to further our mutually-shared goals

  28. Fall Elections • Mid-term is referendum • Mood: Anti-everything • Started with Lehman • R status quo not a winner • Anger is real • How will it be channeled

  29. Questions?

  30. 2010 Iowa Pipeline Safety Educational Conference Des Moines, IA June 22, 2010 the voice and choice of public gas

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