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

Federal Energy Regulatory CommissionFederal Energy Regulatory Commission

GITA Seminar on:GITA Seminar on:New Construction Project New Construction Project

LifecycleLifecycle

GITA Seminar on:GITA Seminar on:New Construction Project New Construction Project

LifecycleLifecycle

JW MarriottHouston, TXSeptember 20, 2004

Lonnie Lister, ChiefGas Branch 3

Office of Energy ProjectsFederal Energy Regulatory Commission

Washington, DC

The FERC Staff Approach to GISThe FERC Staff Approach to GIS


What is FERC?What is FERC?&&

What Does FERC Do?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.


...and What Does FERC ...and What Does FERC NOTNOT Do?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


Pipelines Certificated 01/2002 thru Pipelines Certificated 01/2002 thru 07/200407/2004

11.2 BCF/D Total2,770 Miles

Transco(323) Southern (330)

Kern River

(886)

5

North Baja (500)

Tuscarora(96)

Northwest(162,113)

KernRiver (282)

Iroquois(70)

TETCO(250)

Northwest(224)

NFS/DTI(150)

GeorgiaStraits (96)

1. Algonquin (285) 2. Islander East (285) 3. Iroquois (85) 4. Columbia (135,270)

SCG Pipeline (190)

12

3

4

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 CheyennePlains (560)

8

5. CIG (282,92) 6. CIG (118) 7. TransColorado (125) 8. WIC (116)

7

Calypso(832)

Discovery (150)


Existing and Existing and Proposed North Proposed North

AmericanAmericanLNG TerminalsLNG Terminals

As ofJuly 2004

A

C

1 3 5

2 4

33

728

15

6

25

29

9

198

27

22

21

3436

35

37

20

30

31

1124

1012

17

13

B

3226

14

39

40

16

3823

18 D41

US Jurisdiction

FERC

US Coast Guard

42

4443


Major FERC InitiativesMajor FERC Initiatives

• E-Government (electronic filing)• Pre-Filing Process• Outreach

(Involving GIS)(Involving GIS)


The Pre-Filing ProcessThe 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


Pre-Filing RequestsPre-Filing Requests

• Why Needed?• Other Agencies On-Board?• Stakeholders Identified?• 3rd-Party Contractor Support• Complete Application to be Filed• Public Participation Plan


FERC Staff’s RoleFERC 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


Processing TimelinesProcessing TimelinesTraditional vs. Pre-Traditional vs. Pre-FilingFiling

Develop

StudyCorrido

r

DevelopStudy

Corridor

Pre-Filing Accepted & Begin Scoping

Conduct

Scoping

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

FERC Staff Reviews Draft

Resource Reports

& Prepare DEIS

DraftEIS

DraftEIS

FileAt

FERC

IssueOrder

IssueOrder

FileAt

FERC

Prepare ResourceReports

Prepare ResourceReports

FinalEIS

FinalEIS

(months)

Traditional

NEPA Pre-Filing


The E-Filing InitiativeThe 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. . . “


Filing CategoriesFiling Categories

• Public• Non-Public/Privileged Information• NIP (Non-Internet Public)• CEII (Critical Energy Infrastructure Information)


All GIS Data is CEIIAll GIS Data is CEII((CCritical ritical EEnergy nergy IInfrastructurenfrastructure IInformation)nformation)

• 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


Guidelines for CD-ROM Guidelines for CD-ROM FilingsFilings

• General Requirements• Acceptable/Preferred Formats• Attribute data• Accuracy Requirements• Metadata


GIS Filings at FERCGIS Filings at FERC

• Hi-Res Aerial Alignment Sheets/Photos• Facility Locations & Areas of Disturbance• Required Environmental Resource Data• Data Supporting Alternative Siting/Routing Analyses


OEP’s Approach to GISOEP’s Approach to GIS

• Webviewer™ (ArcIMS application)

• Working w/INGAA on Filing Specs

• Intent to Coordinate Specs w/DOT Requirements

• New Filing Regulations Likely


What are the Benefits?What are the Benefits?

For Industry: • Faster Processing of Pipeline Certificates• Fewer Data Requests• Cost Savings on Filings & Updates


What are the Benefits?What are the Benefits?

For FERC: • Electronic Filing• Multi-User Capability• Faster Assessments of Complaints


...and Down the Road?...and Down the Road?

• Paperless Filings (?)• Mapped Resource Data• Compliance Tracking

– Post-Certificate Filings– Field Inspections

• Wireless Access (?)


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.

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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