Public Meeting on Enhancing Integrity Management of 

Gas Distribution Pipelines 

Draft Meeting Agenda (rev 6)

December 16, 2004

Washington, D.C.

Thursday, December 16	

8:30 a.m.		Welcome   …………………………………….Stacey
Gerard (AA- OPS)

8:45 a.m.		Inspector General -
DOT………….………………………Kenneth Mead 

9:05 a.m.	AGF Study & DIGIT Perspective……Gary Gardner (AGF) Mike
Musial                      (URS Corp.), Lee Reynolds (NiSource), Don
Martin (AR-State)

                                                                        
  

9:55 a.m.      	Incident Data Study …………………….Cheryl
Trench (Allegro Energy)

10.10 a.m.	Break

10:25 a.m.       NARUC …………………….…………..Linda
Kelly (Commissioner-CT) 

                                                                        
             Randy Bynum (Commissioner-AR)

                                                                        
                 Don Mason (Commissioner-OH)

11:10 a.m.        NAPSR Comments ………………….……..… Jim
Anderson (NC State) 

12:00 p.m.	Lunch  

1:00  p.m.	GPTC …………………………………….….John
Frantz (Chair- GPTC)

1:15 p.m.	OPS Action Plan
……..……………………………….Mike Israni (OPS)

1:20 p.m.        Panel Discussion:  New Requirements? Objectives? OPS
Action Plan & Other Issues
……………..…(OPS/States/AGA/APGA/Industry/Public)    

2:20 p.m.	Break

2:35 p.m.	Panel Discussion (continued)                          

3:30 p.m.	Q & As

3:50 p.m. 	Closing Remarks (OPS Vision)
……………….………….Stacey Gerard 

4:00 p.m.	Adjourn for Drug and Alcohol Meeting 

Note: Handouts and Docket postings will be used to communicate (a)
promising R&D, and (b) comparison of current regulations for
transmission and distribution

