National Energy Board Information Session
Peace River Mainline Abandonment Project
NEB Hearing Process
February 2017
Table of contents
- Presentation Overview
- Who we are
- What we do
- What we do: Continuous Improvement
- NGTL’s Proposed Peace River Mainline Abandonment Project
- NEB Hearing Process
- Applying to Participate
- Participating in the Public Hearing
- Commenter
- Intervenor
- Participant Funding Program (PFP)
- PFP Contact Information
- Questions and Discussion
- Process Advisor
- NEB Contact
Presentation Overview
- Who we are
- What we do
- Adjudication
- Safety and environmental oversight
- Energy information
- NGTL’s Peace River Mainline Abandonment Project
- Steps in the Public Hearing Process
- How to Participate in a Public Hearing
- Participant Funding
- Questions and Answers
Who we are
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![Inspectors inside an Oil Spill Containment and Response trailer](/en/applications-hearings/view-applications-projects/peace-river-mainline-abandonment/presentation/information-session/images/mg02b.jpg)
![NEB inspector onsite with a landowner](/en/applications-hearings/view-applications-projects/peace-river-mainline-abandonment/presentation/information-session/images/mg02c.jpg)
![NEB Hearing Panel](/en/applications-hearings/view-applications-projects/peace-river-mainline-abandonment/presentation/information-session/images/mg02d.jpg)
What we do
Lifecycle Regulation
![Lifecycle Regulation](/en/applications-hearings/view-applications-projects/peace-river-mainline-abandonment/presentation/information-session/images/mg02-eng.jpg)
Lifecycle Regulation
- Application
- Adjudication
- Construction
- Safety and Environmental Oversight
- Operation
- Adjudication
- Abandonment
- Energy Information
What we do: Adjudication
The Canadian Public Interest
- The interests of all Canadians, including citizens, municipalities, Indigenous Peoples and landowners.
- A balance of economic, environmental and social interests that change as society’s values and preferences change over time.
What we do: Adjudication (cont'd)
Environmental Assessments
![Male deer](/en/applications-hearings/view-applications-projects/peace-river-mainline-abandonment/presentation/information-session/images/mg04a.jpg)
![Inspector collecting a water sample](/en/applications-hearings/view-applications-projects/peace-river-mainline-abandonment/presentation/information-session/images/mg04b.jpg)
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What we do: Safety and Environmental Oversight
![Map of Major Pipeline Systems regulated by NEB](/en/applications-hearings/view-applications-projects/peace-river-mainline-abandonment/presentation/information-session/images/mg05-eng.jpg)
What we do: Safety and Environmental Oversight (cont'd)
Planning | Public Hearing | Construction | Operation | Abandonment Hearing | Abandonment Activities |
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What we do: Safety and Environmental Oversight (cont'd)
Compliance and Enforcement
2015 Compliance Activities | |
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Inspections | 142 |
Emergency Exercises | 20 |
Emergency Procedures Manual Review | 13 |
Compliance Meetings | 137 |
Audits | 6 |
Report Reviews | 30 |
Total: | 348 |
2015 Enforcement Actions | |
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Notices of Non-Compliance | 143 |
Inspection Officer Orders | 4 |
Safety Orders | 8 |
Administrative Monetary Penalties (AMPs) | 12 |
What we do: Energy Information
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What we do: Continuous Improvement
NGTL’s Proposed Peace River Mainline Abandonment Project
- Pipeline length: 266 km
- Project:
- 257 km abandoned in place, 9 km at Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation Reserve Land removed
- 2.34 km Watino Lateral Pipeline, 0.80 km Hotchkiss North Lateral abandoned
- Removal of associated above ground facilities
- Date to apply to participate:
- 23 February – 16 March 2017
- Deadline for PFP applications: The application deadline has passed.
NEB Hearing Process
The Company files the Application:
- Includes details about the project
- Information requirements for the application are in the Board’s Filing Manual
- Board determines if information in application is sufficient to proceed
![Cover page - Filing Manual](/en/applications-hearings/view-applications-projects/peace-river-mainline-abandonment/presentation/information-session/images/mg09-eng.jpg)
NEB Hearing Process (cont’d)
Notice of Hearing
Application to Participate
Hearing Order
Written Hearing
Possible Oral Hearing
Hearing Adjourned
Board Considers Evidence
Decision Released
Applying to Participate
- Submit application before deadline
- Must include detailed information on:
- How you will be ‘Directly Affected’ AND/OR
- How you have ‘Relevant Information’ or ‘Expertise’
- Board will decide:
- Who can participate
- How they can participate
- Your application must be complete
Participating in the Public Hearing
Examples of methods of participation include:
- Writing a Letter of Comment
- Participating as an Intervenor
![Woman speaks at podium](/en/applications-hearings/view-applications-projects/peace-river-mainline-abandonment/presentation/information-session/images/mg10.jpg)
Commenter
- To share views in writing, with supporting information
- To propose conditions, should the project be approved
- Instructions for filing a Letter of Comment will be sent to approved commenters
- Once your letter is filed, it is a public document
- Commenters are not eligible for participant funding
![Hand holding pen](/en/applications-hearings/view-applications-projects/peace-river-mainline-abandonment/presentation/information-session/images/mg11.jpg)
Intervenor
- You can:
- File evidence
- Ask and answer questions
- Give final argument
- Parties with common interests can intervene as a group
- Eligible for participant funding
![NEB Hearing](/en/applications-hearings/view-applications-projects/peace-river-mainline-abandonment/presentation/information-session/images/mg12.jpg)
Participant Funding Program (PFP)
- Contribution program independent of hearing process
- Participant funding available announced on website
- $500,000 announced on 18 October 2016
- Funding maximums for this hearing:
- up to $80,000 for a group
- up to $12,000 for an individual
- Deadline to apply: same as ATP
- Basis of payment: reimbursement of eligible costs incurred and claim in accordance with contribution agreement
PFP Contact Information
- Phone:
- Toll free: 1-800-899-1265
- Local: 403-299-2790
- E-mail:
- PFP.PAFP@cer-rec.gc.ca
- Website:
- Click on “Participant Funding Program” under the “Participation & Lands” menu
- Read the PFP Guide
- Download PFP application form for this project
![Suburban backyards](/en/applications-hearings/view-applications-projects/peace-river-mainline-abandonment/presentation/information-session/images/mg13.jpg)
Questions and Discussion
![Machinery working in agricultural fields](/en/applications-hearings/view-applications-projects/peace-river-mainline-abandonment/presentation/information-session/images/mg14a.jpg)
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Process Advisor
- To help participants understand the hearing process via:
- Telephone
- Online Workshops
- Can only discuss process-related matters
- Cannot make your case for you
![NEB Hearing](/en/applications-hearings/view-applications-projects/peace-river-mainline-abandonment/presentation/information-session/images/mg15.jpg)
NEB Contact
NEB Project Website/Project Update Sign-up:
www.cer-rec.gc.ca/ngtlpeaceriver
Aboriginal Engagement
Courtney Bloor: courtney.bloor@cer-rec.gc.ca
Thea Wingert: thea.wingert@cer-rec.gc.ca
Process Advisor:
Brian Lam, M.A., M.P.A.:
PRMAProcessHelp@cer-rec.gc.ca
Participant Funding:
Email: PFP.PAFP@cer-rec.gc.ca
National Energy Board
Website
Telephone (toll free): 1-800-899-1265
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