AMERICAN GAS ASSOCIATION
400 NORTH CAPITOL STREET NW NO 450, WASHINGTON, DC 20001 www.aga.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: APPROVED BY THE AGA BOARD ON OCTOBER 13, 2015.THE AMERICAN GAS ASSOCIATION (AGA) REPRESENTS COMPANIES DELIVERING NATURAL GAS SAFELY, RELIABLY, AND IN AN ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE WAY TO HELP IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS EVERY DAY. AGA'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE CLEAR VALUE TO ITS MEMBERSHIP AND SERVE AS THE INDISPENSABLE, LEADING VOICE AND FACILITATOR ON ITS BEHALF IN PROMOTING THE SAFE, RELIABLE, AND EFFICIENT DELIVERY OF NATURAL GAS TO HOMES AND BUSINESSES ACROSS THE NATION.

OPERATIONS & ENGINEERING - THE OPERATIONS AND ENGINEERING SECTION INCLUDES 17 TECHNICAL COMMITTEES WHOSE WORK IS OVERSEEN BY A MANAGING COMMITTEE. THESE COMMITTEES FOCUS ON HELPING NATURAL GAS UTILITIES ACHIEVE OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE IN THE SAFE, RELIABLE AND EFFICIENT DELIVERY OF NATURAL GAS. THE SIXTEEN TECHNICAL COMMITTEES ARE: 1) CONSTRUCTION OPERATIONS; 2) CORROSION CONTROL; 3) CUSTOMER FIELD SERVICES & MEASUREMENT; 4) CYBERSECURITY STRATEGY; 5) DISTRIBUTION INTEGRITY MANAGEMENT; 6) ENGINEERING; 7) ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS; 8) FIELD OPERATIONS; 9) GAS CONTROL; 10) NATURAL GAS SECURITY; 11) PIPING MATERIALS; 12) QUALITY MANAGEMENT; 13) SAFETY & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; 14) SUPPLEMENTAL GAS; 15) TRANSMISSION INTEGRITY MANAGEMENT; 16) TRANSMISSION MEASUREMENT AND 17) UNDERGROUND STORAGE. THE OPERATIONS AND ENGINEERING SECTION PROVIDES TIMELY AND RELEVANT INFORMATION TO HELP MEMBER COMPANIES ACHIEVE OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE IN THE SAFE, RELIABLE, AND EFFICIENT DELIVERY AND USE OF NATURAL GAS. THE 2018 INFORMATION EXCHANGE INCLUDED:AGA CONDUCTED 15 PEER REVIEWS OF SAFETY AND OPERATIONAL PRACTICES IN 2018. ALSO, 20 GAS UTILITIES AND TRANSMISSION COMPANIES PARTICIPATED IN A PILOT PEER CYBER REVIEW PROGRAM. THESE EFFORTS OFFER AN EFFECTIVE VENUE FOR MEMBERS TO COMPARE SAFETY AND OPERATIONAL INITIATIVES AND IDENTIFY LEADING PRACTICES AND OPPORTUNITIES TO ENHANCE THEIR PERFORMANCE. THE INSIGHTS GAINED AND INDUSTRY-BASED COLLABORATIONS BUILT ARE HELPING TO ADVANCE SAFE AND RELIABLE NATURAL GAS DELIVERY THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES. THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVES RECOGNIZED AGA WITH A 2015 GOLD AWARD DESCRIBING THE PEER REVIEW PROGRAM AS "GROUNDBREAKING".AGA'S BEST PRACTICES PROGRAM IDENTIFIES PROCEDURES OF SUPERIOR PERFORMING GAS INDUSTRY COMPANIES AND INNOVATIVE WORK PRACTICES THAT CAN BE USED TO IMPROVE PARTICIPANTS' OPERATIONS. IT FOCUSES ON IMPROVING THE SAFETY AND EFFICIENCY OF GAS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE, OPERATION, AND INSPECTION. TOPICS COVERED IN THE 2018 BEST PRACTICES PROGRAM WERE SYSTEM RELIABILITY, COMPANY PROFILE, RIGHT OF WAY AND PERMITTING, CONTRACTOR OVERSIGHT & QUALITY ASSURANCE AND TRANSMISSION INTEGRITY MANAGEMENT.AGA COMPLETED EIGHT PUBLICATIONS ON PIPELINE INSPECTION PRACTICES, SAFETY STATISTICS, PURGING AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND JOINED THE NATURAL GAS COUNCIL TO LAUNCH A REPORT ON THE INDUSTRY'S PREPARATION AND ACTIONS AND THE IMPACTS ON CUSTOMERS OF THREE HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS THAT CONFRONTED THE NATURAL GAS INDUSTRY BETWEEN AUGUST 2017 AND JANUARY 2018. AGA'S SOS PROGRAM ALLOWS INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS TO SEND OPERATIONAL AND TECHNICAL RELATED INQUIRIES TO THEIR PEERS IN MEMBER COMPANIES TO BETTER UNDERSTAND HOW OTHERS ARE ADDRESSING A PARTICULAR ISSUE/CHALLENGE. IN 2018, THE PROGRAM FACILITATED 40 MEMBER COMPANY REQUESTS FOR OPERATIONS-RELATED INFORMATION ON SUCH ISSUES AS DAMAGE PREVENTION, PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE INSTRUMENTS, EMERGENCY RESPONSE TECHNOLOGIES, LONE WORKERS SAFETY PROGRAMS AND MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISION PREVENTION.THE AGA OPERATIONS CONFERENCE IS THE NATURAL GAS INDUSTRY'S PREMIER GATHERING OF NATURAL GAS UTILITY AND TRANSMISSION COMPANY OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT FOR THE SHARING OF TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE, IDEAS, AND PRACTICES TO PROMOTE SAFE, RELIABLE AND COST-EFFECTIVE DELIVERY OF NATURAL GAS TO THE END USER. THE OPERATIONS CONFERENCE IS AGA'S LARGEST FORUM WITH REGULARLY 900 OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN ATTENDANCE, INCLUDING OVER 100 SPEAKERS WHO COVER A BROAD RANGE OF TOPICS SUCH AS GAS MEASUREMENT, SAFETY, ENVIRONMENT, STORAGE, ENGINEERING, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE, GAS CONTROL, SUPPLEMENTAL GAS, CORROSION CONTROL AND PIPING MATERIALS.

GOVERNMENT RELATIONS - PROVIDES AGA MEMBERS WITH INFORMATION ON LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENTS; PREPARES TESTIMONY, COMMENTS AND FILINGS REGARDING LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES, REPRESENTS INTERESTS OF THE INDUSTRY. AGA'S GOVERNMENT RELATIONS EFFORTS FOCUS ON PROPOSED LEGISLATION THAT INADVERTENTLY OR OTHERWISE COULD HAVE SERIOUS IMPACTS ON GAS SUPPLY, THE COST OF GAS SERVICE, RELIABILITY AND/OR SAFETY. LOW INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (LIHEAP): AGA WORKS TO OBTAIN FUNDING FOR LIHEAP. THIS PROGRAM IS ESSENTIAL IN REDUCING THE FINANCIAL BURDEN OF THOSE ON LOW AND FIXED INCOMES AS THEY PROVIDE THEMSELVES WITH NEEDED BASIC ENERGY SERVICES. AGA FILED COMMENTS AND PROVIDED INPUT TO FEDERAL REGULATORY AGENCIES RESPONDING TO THE PRESIDENT'S EXECUTIVE ORDER TO STREAMLINE PERMITTING OF PIPELINE INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS.AGA PARTICIPATED IN OR FILED COMMENTS ON SEVERAL DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION INITIATIVES AND PROPOSED RULEMAKINGS TO ENHANCE SAFETY ADDRESSING PLASTIC PIPE, VOLUNTARY SHARING OF DATA AND TRANSMISSION AND GATHERING LINES.

ENERGY MARKETS, ANALYSIS & STANDARDS - IDENTIFIES THE NEED FOR AND CONDUCTS ENERGY ANALYSES AND MODELING EFFORTS IN THE AREAS OF GAS SUPPLY AND DEMAND, ECONOMICS AND THE ENVIRONMENT. IT ALSO SUPPORTS THE DEVELOPMENT OF BUILDING ENERGY CODES AND STANDARDS THAT HELP ENHANCE NATURAL GAS SAFETY.A LANDMARK STUDY CO-SPONSORED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, AGA AND 18 MEMBER COMPANIES SUCCESSFULLY RECONCILED THE DISCREPANCY BETWEEN DIRECT MEASUREMENTS OF EMISSIONS FROM INDUSTRY OPERATIONS AND AERIAL ASSESSMENTS.

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