1. North Dakota Gas Pipeline Safety Program 2011 Summary

2. State Program General State Program General Number of operators o 2011 year end total9 o # of additions since 20102 o # of deletions since 20100 o # of inspection units 201113 Number of inspectors o 2011 year end total1 o Change from year end 20100

3. Program Operational Overview 1 Inspector/Program Manager: Bob Bachmeier 94 % inspector, 4 % Program Manager, and 2% Damage Prevention Division Director: Patrick Fahn 13% supervisory 85 inspection days per year required, 106 in 2011 Completed regulation record review for each operator unit Completed OQ field inspection on each operator unit and districts

4. Covered Operators (9) Municipals City of Granville Private Distribution Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. Xcel Energy (NSP) Great Plains Natural Gas Co. Transmission Aux Sable Midstream Dakota Gasification Co. Hiland Partners Oneok Rockies Midstream, LLC Whiting Oil & Gas

5. 2010 Year End Gas Statistics for North Dakota Gas transmission mileage 241 Gas distribution mileage 2,992 Number of gas services 145,794

6. ND Gas Distribution and Gas Transmission Federal Reportable Incident Summary for 2011 YearNumberFatalitiesInjuriesProperty Damage 2011000 0

7. Enforcement Statistics 2011 NPV & Warnings Cited In 20118 NPV & Warnings Carried over from 20105 NPV & Warnings Corrected1 NPV & Warnings Outstanding at Year End12 Number fines levied1 Amount of Fine$7,500

8. Major Construction Activity Expansion activity in distribution systems New gas transmission lines related to gas and oil activity in western North Dakota

9. Waivers Requested / Granted MDU requested and was granted a wavier of 49 CFR Part 192.285(c), relating to the requirements for a person making plastic pipe joints

10. Damage Prevention Program Damage Prevention Program started in 2009 Third party pipeline damage complaints filed: 1 in 2009, 0 in 2010, 1 in 2011, 5 so far in 2012 Other third party damage complaints filed: 2 electric in 2010, 1 electric in 2011, 1 telecommunications so far in 2012 The consent order in one of the pipeline damage complaints included the Commission’s maximum $5,000 penalty. Consent orders in other damage complaints have been $500 (no damage involved) and $1,000 (some damage involved).

11. 2012 Outlook Hire a new Gas Pipeline Safety Inspector/Program Manager Host 2012 Pipeline Safety Operator Training Seminar Inspector Training o TQ training for new inspector