Increasing Pipeline Safety Through Shared Planning
A conference for all stakeholders
New Orleans, Louisiana, November 15th & 16th, 2007
Speaker Presentations
DAY ONE – Nov. 15, 2007
9:00 – 9:15 Welcoming Comments
9:15 – 9:45 Opening Address – An interactive show of why we are here
9:45 – 10:45 General Session
Transmission Pipelines and Land Use – What needs to be accomplished and why?
Acrobat pdf, 232k PowerPoint, 2.76MB
Richard Rabinow, Pipeline Industry Representative
Acrobat pdf, 20k PowerPoint, 36k
Don Andrews, Affected Property Owner, Ohio
Acrobat pdf, 2.3MB PowerPoint, 17.6MB
Bob Rackleff, County Commissioner, Leon County, Florida
Acrobat pdf, 268k PowerPoint, 20.1MB
11:00 – 12:15
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What are appropriate land uses, structures, and human activities compatible on or near pipeline corridors?
Bob Sarvey, Pipeline Safety Advocate, Tracy, California
Acrobat pdf, 328k PowerPoint, 7MB
David Johnson, Technical Consultant, Panhandle Energy
Acrobat pdf, 548k PowerPoint, 2.7MB
Charles Batten, Former National Transportation Safety Board Investigator
Acrobat pdf, 844k PowerPoint, 7.4MB
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PHMSA’s Pipelines and Informed Planning Alliance (PIPA) – What is it, who needs to be at the table, and how do we get them there?
Blaine Keener, CATS Coordinator, Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Admin.
Acrobat pdf, 48k PowerPoint, 428k
Julie Ufner, Associate Legislative Director, National Association of Counties
Betty Dunkerly, Mayor Pro Tem, City of Austin, Texas
Acrobat pdf, 148k PowerPoint, 6.5MB
1:45 – 3:00
- Model local zoning ordinances, subdivision regulations, and planning policies that could be adopted for land uses near pipelines.
Jim Doherty, Legal Consultant, Municipal Research and Services Center
Acrobat pdf, 668k PowerPoint, 1.7MB
Chuck Lesniak, Environmental Program Coordinator, City of Austin, Texas
Acrobat pdf, 2.7MB PowerPoint, 30.3MB
Jim Pates, Assistant Chief Counsel, Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Admin.
- What are the potential conflicts between local pipeline safety regulations and property rights, growth management initiatives, and efficient energy delivery?
Richard Hoffmann, Director, Division of Gas – Environment & Engineering, FERC
Acrobat pdf, 108k PowerPoint, 376k
Carl Weimer, Chair, Whatcom County Council
Acrobat pdf, 1.4MB PowerPoint, 7.6MB
Pete Kmet, Mayor Pro-Tem, Tumwater, Washington
3:15 – 4:30
- Fairness for Land Owners – Is there a need for better real estate disclosure or a model easement agreement?
Glenn Archambault, Affected Property Owner, Oregon
Acrobat pdf, 632k PowerPoint, 4MB
Jerry Kenerson, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Acrobat pdf, 48k PowerPoint, 428k
Belinda Friis, Senior Legal Counsel, TransCanada Pipelines
David Core, President, Canadian Alliance of Pipeline Landowners Associations
Acrobat pdf, 404k PowerPoint, 1.2MB
- Setbacks, a real safety benefit or an illusion of safety?
Carol Parker, Pipeline Safety Trust
Acrobat pdf, 468k PowerPoint, 9.4MB
Terry Boss, V.P., Env., Safety & Oper., Interstate Natural Gas Assoc. of America
Acrobat pdf, 968k PowerPoint, 2.7MB
Richard Kuprewicz, President, Accufacts Inc
Acrobat pdf, 160k PowerPoint, 1.4MB
DAY TWO – Nov. 16, 2007
9:00 – 9:30
Morning Address – Stacey Gerard, Assistant Administrator & Chief Safety Officer, U.S. Dept. of Transportation, Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
9:30 – 10:45
- The need for policies affecting the siting, width, and other characteristics of new pipeline rights-of-way.
Joseph Rust, Affected Landowner, Indiana
Acrobat pdf, 1.1MB PowerPoint, 13.4MB
Richard Hoffmann, Director, Division of Gas – Environment & Engineering, FERC
Acrobat pdf, 92k PowerPoint, 152k
Denise Hamsher, Director, Public, Federal & Regulatory Affairs, Enbridge Energy Co.
Acrobat pdf, 392k PowerPoint, 6.3MB
- Accurate Pipeline Maps – Essential for good planning or a threat to pipeline safety?
Harold Winnie & Karen Butler, Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Admin.
Acrobat pdf, 824k PowerPoint, 1.9MB
Lee Hartsfield, GIS Coordinator, Tallahassee – Leon County, Florida
Acrobat pdf, 6.3MB PowerPoint, 11.2MB
* White Paper: Accurate Pipeline Maps-Essential for Good Planning or a Threat to Pipeline Safety
Acrobat pdf, 16k
Dan Kirshner, Executive Director, Northwest Gas Association
Acrobat pdf, 900k PowerPoint, 1.4MB
Katie Hansen, Board Member, Pipeline Safety Trust
11:00 – 12:15
- If local government is supposed to use a “risk-informed approach,” what does
that really mean?Jeremy Raben, Affected Resident, New Jersey
Acrobat pdf, 2.2MB PowerPoint, 4.8MB
John Jacobi, Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Admin
Acrobat pdf, 196k PowerPoint, 160k
Jack Alexander, Kansas State Fire Marshal & NASFM Representative
Bob Howard, V.P., Gas Transmission & Distribution, Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
Acrobat pdf, 240k PowerPoint, 748k
- Is there a need for the federal government to provide guidance about appropriate maintenance practices for pipeline rights-of way?
that really mean?Nolan Moser, Law Fellow, Ohio Environmental Council
Acrobat pdf, 244k PowerPoint, 8.6MB
Daron Moore, Consultant, D.O.T. Compliance Services, El Paso Pipeline Group
Acrobat pdf, 296k PowerPoint, 1.1MB
Terry Mock, Chair, PIPA Sub-Committee, International Right of Way Association
Acrobat pdf, 6.2MB PowerPoint, 72MB
1:45 – 3:00
Where does the PIPA effort go from here, and how can you be a part of it?
Carl Weimer, Executive Director, Pipeline Safety TrustM
Stacey Gerard, Assistant Administrator & Chief Safety Officer, PHMSA
Richard Rabinow, Pipeline Industry Representative
Acrobat pdf, 12k PowerPoint, 12k