1 Tracking Legal Requirements Mark Hollis Duke Power Company Group Environment, Health and Safety

2 Tracking Legal Requirements About Duke Power –Organization EH&S Management System –Policy and Standards –Roles, Responsibilities, and Accountabilities –Compliance process Duke Power Environmental Manual

3 Group EH&S Organization 08/99

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5 Roles, Responsibilities, and Accountabilities Duke Energy –Environmental Committee –Safety Committee –Corporate EH&S Duke Power –President staff - Departmental VPs –Group EH&S –Department EH&S Steering teams –Integration field support

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8 Regulatory Review Process Development of regulations allows for public involvement –public/industry given opportunity to comment Duke Power (DP) subject matter experts review regulations and provide comments

9 Regulatory Review Process Solicits review and comments from affected areas of the company –ensures affected areas of the company are aware –ensures consistent/consolidated comments Ensures compliance is planned –DP Environmental Manual updated –GEH&S interfaces with DP departments to help align with requirements

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11 Duke Power Environmental Manual Reflects Duke Power principles compliance assurance and corporate policy Provides interpretation: –Federal and State environmental requirements Provides guide for consistent implementation throughout thecompany –Target audience is environmental professional