Agenda

2015 South Dakota/North Dakota Pipeline Safety Operator Training Agenda

Wednesday, April 15, 2015
Ramkota Hotel & Conference Center, Sioux Falls, S.D.

Updated 05/04/2015

All times are central daylight

7-8 a.m.	Registration
8-9 a.m.	Welcome, Introductions Mary Zanter, Pipeline Safety Program Manager, South Dakota PUC Opening Remarks Mary Zanter, South Dakota PUC Presentation Aaron Morman, Pipeline Safety Program Manager, North Dakota PSC Presentation South Dakota 811 Update Larry Janes, Executive Director, South Dakota 811
9-10 a.m.	Part 192 and 195 New Regulations and Updates Bryan Kichler, Instructor, PHMSA Training & Qualifications
10-10:30 a.m.	Refreshment & Networking Break
10:30-11:15 a.m.	Damage Prevention Update Harold Winnie, Community Assistance & Technical Services Project Manager, U.S. DOT, PHMSA
11:15 a.m.-Noon	Corrosion Risk & Pipeline Integrity Tom Hutchins, Vice President of Gas Delivery, MidAmerican Energy Co.	API 15S Specification & the Rulemaking for Spooled Pipe DeWitt Burdeaux, Regulatory Compliance Specialist, Flexsteel PipeTechnologies
Noon-1 p.m.	Lunch
1-2 p.m.	Contractor Requirements Regarding Drug & Alcohol Testing & Operator Qualifications Josh Geurian, Owner/Operator Support, National Compliance Management Services NCMS Presentation Christine Blankenship, Account Representative, & Mark Feild, Senior Associate, ISN ISN Presentation	Meaningful Metrics for DIMP Guidance for Strengthening Pipeline Safety through Rigorous Program Evaluation & Meaningful Metrics Charlie Helm, Instructor, PHMSA Training & Qualifications
2-2:45 p.m.	Pipeline Operations - Oil & Natural Gas Virgil Pfennig, Manager, Northern U.S. Oil - Glacial Lakes TransCanada Corp.	Vendor Presentations Locators & Supplies, Inc Nelson Technologies, Inc. Allied Valve, Inc. Flagshooter, Inc.
2:45-3:15 p.m.	Refreshment & Networking Break
3:15-3:45 p.m.	Dakota Access Pipeline: Project Overview, Pipeline Operation, Leak Prevention & Detection, & Emergency Response Chad Arey, Senior Operations Integration Manager, Dakota Access Pipeline/ Energy Transfer Crude Oil Co.	Vendor Presentations Groebner Heath Consultants, Inc. ENERGY Worldnet, Inc.
3:45-4:30 p.m.	Vendor Presentations Border States Performance Pipe Koons Gas Measurement DeROSSETT	Vendor Presentation KorTerra Midwest ENERGY Association MATCOR, Inc.
4:30-6:30 p.m.	Reception hosted by Exhibitors

Thursday, April 16, 2015

Ramkota Hotel & Conference Center, Sioux Falls, S.D.

8-8:30 a.m.		American Public Gas Association Update Gerry Lee, OQ Program Manager, APGA Security & Integrity Foundation
8:30-9 a.m.		Operator Qualifications Richard Stump, Midwest ENERGY Association
9-9:30 a.m.		Refreshment & Networking Break
9:30-10:30 a.m.		Lessons Learned: Incident Examples Walter Siedlecki, Senior Utility Consultant, AEGIS Insurance Services
10:30 -11:15 a.m.		Developing an Incident Command Plan Allan Miller, Response Branch Team Leader, S.D. Office of Emergency Management
11:15 a.m.-Noon		Georgia Pipeline & Emergency Responder Program Harold Winnie, Community Assistance & Technical Services Project Manager, U.S. DOT, PHMSA
Noon-1 p.m.		Lunch
1-2 p.m.		Conducting Emergency Drills Robert Hill, Director/Emergency Manager, Brookings (S.D.) County Development Department
2-2:30 p.m.		Refreshment & Networking Break
2:30-3:30 p.m.		Operator Qualification & Accident Investigation Warren Miller, Senior Regulatory Compliance Specialist, Veriforce NTSB Final Report, Jan. 20, 2015; Natural Gas Distribution Pipeline Leak & Resulting Multi-Story Structures Explosion; Harlem, N.Y.
3:30-4:30 p.m.		Closing Session