Federal Energy Regulatory Commission GITA Seminar on: New Construction Project Lifecycle JW Marriott Houston, TX September 20, 2004 Lonnie Lister, Chief.

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

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 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.

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission...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

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

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Existing and Proposed North American LNG Terminals As of July 2004 A C B D 41 US Jurisdiction FERC US Coast Guard

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Major FERC Initiatives E-Government (electronic filing) Pre-Filing Process Outreach (Involving GIS)

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 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

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Pre-Filing Requests Why Needed? Other Agencies On-Board? Stakeholders Identified? 3 rd -Party Contractor Support Complete Application to be Filed Public Participation Plan

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 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

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Processing Timelines Traditional vs. Pre-Filing Develop Study Corridor Develop Study Corridor Pre-Filing Accepted & Begin Scoping Conduct Scoping FERC Staff Reviews Draft Resource Reports & Prepare DEIS Draft EIS Draft EIS File At FERC Issue Order Issue Order File At FERC Prepare Resource Reports Prepare Resource Reports Final EIS Final EIS (months) Traditional NEPA Pre-Filing

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 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... “

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Filing Categories Public Non-Public/Privileged Information NIP (Non-Internet Public) CEII (Critical Energy Infrastructure Information)

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission All GIS Data is CEII (Critical Energy Infrastructure Information) 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

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Guidelines for CD-ROM Filings General Requirements Acceptable/Preferred Formats Attribute data Accuracy Requirements Metadata

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 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

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 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

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission What are the Benefits? For Industry: Faster Processing of Pipeline Certificates Fewer Data Requests Cost Savings on Filings & Updates

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission What are the Benefits? For FERC: Electronic Filing Multi-User Capability Faster Assessments of Complaints

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission...and Down the Road? Paperless Filings (?) Mapped Resource Data Compliance Tracking –Post-Certificate Filings –Field Inspections Wireless Access (?)

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 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.