New England Pipeline Safety Seminar,
October 19-20, 2016
Sponsored by: The New England Pipeline Safety Representatives (NEPSR)
In cooperation with the |
US Department
of Transportation |
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Pipeline and
Hazardous
Materials
Administration |
(PHMSA)
Training & Qualifications And Office of the Eastern Region |
Seminar Location:
Marriott at Sable Oaks
200 Sable Oaks Drive
South Portland, ME 04106
A block of rooms has been held at $129.00/night. To obtain this rate, please reserve your room on-line prior to September 19, 2016.
Registration Fee:
$175.00
per person by Sept. 19, 2016
$195.00
per person after Sept. 19, 2016
Registration fees are not refundable, but substitutions are allowed.
Please make checks payable to:
NEPSR
Preliminary Agenda
2016 NEPSR Pipeline Safety Seminar
Marriott at Sable Oaks, South Portland, ME
All Seminar Sessions are in the combined Salons D and E
Wednesday, October 19, 2016
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM: Registration
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM: Welcome Lunch (included) - Casco Bay Room
1:10 PM - 1:30 PM: Introductions and Opening Remarks by Mark Vannoy, Chairman, Maine Public Utilities Commission
1:30 PM - 1:50 PM: State Presentation - Connecticut (Karl Baker, CT Department of Energy & Environmental Protection)
1:50 PM - 2:20 PM: Enforcement Issues and Observations - A discussion of recent enforcement issues and observations of possible noncompliance in New England. (Gary Kenny, ME Public Utilities Commission)
2:20 PM - 2:40 PM: State Presentation - Massachusetts (Richard Wallace, MA Department of Public Utilities)
2:40 PM - 3:00 PM: Break
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM: PHMSA Eastern Region - A discussion of the April 29, 2016 transmission pipeline incident in Westmoreland County, PA and enforcement issues in the Eastern Region. (Rob Burrough, Operations Supervisor, PHMSA Eastern Region)
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM: Training and Operator Qualification - A discussion of the training requirement of §192.805 and the state regulator's expectations of the necessary documentation. (Karl Baker, CT DEEP)
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM: Question and Answer Session - An opportunity to ask questions to the PHMSA Training and Qualification Division (T&Q) Representatives without state regulators present. Questions for state regulators will be answered in the Thursday session at 3:45 PM. (Wayne St. Germain and Gary McDonald, T&Q)
2016 NEPSR Pipeline Safety Seminar
Thursday, October 20, 2016
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM: Breakfast Buffet (included) - Casco Bay Room
8:10 AM - 9:00 AM: Innovative Technologies and Practices - A discussion of new technologies and practices available in the gas industry (Don Ledversis, RI Division of Public Utilities and Carriers)
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM: Static Electricity in Polyethylene (PE) Pipe - A discussion about the cause of static electricity in PE pipe and how to mitigate its dangers. (Dirk Smith, Ionix Gas Technologies)
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM: Break
10:15 AM - 10:35 AM: State Presentation - Maine (Gary Kenny, ME PUC)
10:35 AM - 11:40 AM: Propane - A discussion of various topics to assist propane operators' compliance with Part 192 (state representative(s) to be determined and Gary McDonald, TQ)
11:40 AM - 12:00 PM State Presentation - New Hampshire (Randy Knepper, NH Public Utilities Commission)
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM: Lunch (included) - Casco Bay Room
1:10 PM - 1:30 PM State Presentation - Rhode Island (Don Ledversis, RI DPUC)
1:30 PM - 2:45 PM Regulation Updates - Overview of revisions to the minimum federal pipeline safety standards, regulations, protocols, FAQs and federal regulatory events. (Wayne St. Germain and Gary McDonald, T&Q)
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM Break
3:00 PM - 3:20 PM State Presentation - Vermont (GC Morris, VT Department of Public Service)
3:20 PM 3:45 PM Integrity Management Programs - A discussion of the identification of threats to Transmission, Distribution, and Propane Systems (state representative(s) to be determined)
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM: State Regulator Responses to Questions - Regulators from CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, and VT will respond to questions raised during the Q & A session with TQ representatives. It will also be an opportunity to ask additional questions.
4:45 PM - 5:00 PM: Closing Remarks, Discussion of Future Seminars, and Evaluations |