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

9:45 – 10:45   General Session
Transmission Pipelines and Land Use – What needs to be accomplished and why?

11:00 – 12:15

• 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
  



• 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?