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GITA Seminar on: New Construction Project Lifecycle

GITA Seminar on: New Construction Project Lifecycle. The FERC Staff Approach to GIS. Lonnie Lister, Chief Gas Branch 3 Office of Energy Projects Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Washington, DC. JW Marriott Houston, TX September 20, 2004. What is FERC? & What Does FERC Do?.

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GITA Seminar on: New Construction Project Lifecycle

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  1. GITA Seminar on:New Construction Project Lifecycle The FERC Staff Approach to GIS Lonnie Lister, Chief Gas Branch 3 Office of Energy Projects Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Washington, DC JW Marriott Houston, TX September 20, 2004

  2. What is FERC?&What Does FERC Do? Regulates the interstate transmission of natural gas, oil, and electricity, and the siting, construction, and operation of natural gas and hydropower projects.

  3. ...and What Does FERC NOT Do? • LDC regulation, electricity generation, transmission or distribution facilities; oil pipeline facilities • Water Quality Certifications • Pipeline safety or pipeline safety and transportation on OCS • Easement compensation

  4. Pipelines Certificated 01/2002 thru 07/2004 Georgia Straits (96) 1. Algonquin (285) 2. Islander East (285) 3. Iroquois (85) 4. Columbia (135,270) 5. CIG (282,92) 6. CIG (118) 7. TransColorado (125) 8. WIC (116) Northwest (224) Northwest (162,113) Iroquois(70) WBI (80) NFS/DTI (150) 1 Northwest (191) 2 ANR (220,107) 3 6 Cheyenne Plains (560) 8 TETCO(223) 4 Tuscarora (96) TETCO(250) 7 5 Cove Point (445) Kern River (886) Greenbrier (600) El Paso (140) East Tennessee (510) Kern River (282) TETCO (197) North Baja (500) SCG Pipeline (190) Transco (323) El Paso (320) Southern (330) Discovery (150) Calypso (832) 11.2 BCF/D Total 2,770 Miles Tennessee (320) Ocean Express (842)

  5. 44 43 36 34 33 35 39 A 42 17 27 7 Existing and Proposed North American LNG Terminals 28 13 B 40 19 8 21 C 32 30 26 15 18 31 D 1 38 10 3 5 41 14 6 12 23 9 24 16 22 11 4 As of July 2004 25 2 20 US Jurisdiction FERC US Coast Guard 29 37

  6. Major FERC Initiatives (Involving GIS) • E-Government (electronic filing) • Pre-Filing Process • Outreach

  7. The Pre-Filing Process To encourage the pipeline industry to engage in early project-development involvement with the public and agencies, as contemplated by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the Council on Environmental Quality regulations

  8. Pre-Filing Requests • Why Needed? • Other Agencies On-Board? • Stakeholders Identified? • 3rd-Party Contractor Support • Complete Application to be Filed • Public Participation Plan

  9. FERC Staff’s Role • Written Acceptance; PF Docket Established • Flexible Process for Staff Involvement • Scoping Notice/Meetings/Site Visits • Review Draft Resource Reports • Begin Preparation of NEPA Document

  10. Develop Study Corridor Prepare Resource Reports File At FERC Processing TimelinesTraditional vs. Pre-Filing Conduct Scoping Draft EIS Final EIS Issue Order Traditional Develop Study Corridor File At FERC Prepare Resource Reports Pre-Filing Accepted & Begin Scoping FERC Staff Reviews Draft Resource Reports & Prepare DEIS Final EIS Issue Order NEPA Pre-Filing Draft EIS 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 (months)

  11. The E-Filing Initiative Supports FERC compliance with the Government Paperwork Elimination Act (GPEA) requiring Federal agencies to provide for the option of: “. . . electronic maintenance, submission or disclosure of information, when practicable as a substitute for paper. . . “

  12. Filing Categories • Public • Non-Public/Privileged Information • NIP (Non-Internet Public) • CEII (Critical Energy Infrastructure Information)

  13. All GIS Data is CEII(Critical Energy InfrastructureInformation) Requires a Special Request to Obtain Not Subject to FOIA Requires a “Need” and “Use” Statement Requires a “Non-Disclosure” Agreement Subject to Approval by FERC’s CEII Officer

  14. Guidelines for CD-ROM Filings • General Requirements • Acceptable/Preferred Formats • Attribute data • Accuracy Requirements • Metadata

  15. GIS Filings at FERC Hi-Res Aerial Alignment Sheets/Photos Facility Locations & Areas of Disturbance Required Environmental Resource Data Data Supporting Alternative Siting/Routing Analyses

  16. OEP’s Approach to GIS Webviewer™ (ArcIMS application) Working w/INGAA on Filing Specs Intent to Coordinate Specs w/DOT Requirements New Filing Regulations Likely

  17. What are the Benefits? • For Industry: • Faster Processing of Pipeline Certificates • Fewer Data Requests • Cost Savings on Filings & Updates

  18. What are the Benefits? • For FERC: • Electronic Filing • Multi-User Capability • Faster Assessments of Complaints

  19. ...and Down the Road? • Paperless Filings (?) • Mapped Resource Data • Compliance Tracking • Post-Certificate Filings • Field Inspections • Wireless Access (?)

  20. The views and opinions expressed in this presentation are solely those of the author, and do not necessarily represent the views of the Commission or its individual members.

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