Federal Energy Regulatory Commission GITA Seminar on New

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

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 07/2004 Georgia Straits (96) Northwest (162, 113) Northwest (224) Iroquois(70) WBI (80) Northwest (191) r ive n. R r Ke 6) (88 North Baja (500) 6 8 Tuscarora (96) Kern River (282) 1. Algonquin (285) 2. Islander East (285) 3. Iroquois (85) 4. Columbia (135, 270) 5. CIG (282, 92) 6. CIG (118) 7. Trans. Colorado (125) 8. WIC (116) 7 Cheyenne Plains (560) NFS/DTI (150) ANR (220, 107) TETCO(223) TETCO(250) 5 Greenbrier (600) East Tennessee (510) El Paso (140) 3 1 2 4 Cove Point (445) TETCO (197) Transco (323) El Paso (320) SCG Pipeline (190) Southern (330) Discovery (150) 11. 2 BCF/D Total 2, 770 Miles Tennessee (320) Calypso (832) Ocean Express (842)

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 44 43 36 34 33 35 39 17 A 42 7 27 13 28 B 40 19 8 21 3230 C 26 18 10 D 1 38 12 9 6 16 2414 23 22 25 11 2 4 20 31 41 29 3 Existing and Proposed North American LNG Terminals 15 5 US Jurisdiction FERC 37 US Coast Guard As of July 2004

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

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

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™ (Arc. IMS 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.