Gatan Caron, ViceChairman

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• Gaétan Caron, Vice-Chairman
• National Energy Board
• 6th International Public Safety/Counterterrorism
  Conference
• Quebec City
• April 24, 2007

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Outline

• What does the NEB do?
• Security Legislation Change
• Regulatory Change
• Interim Expectations
• Collaborative Approach
• Going Forward

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What does the NEB do?

• Regulatory responsibilities defined in the
  National Energy Board Act and Canada Oil and Gas
  Operations Act
• Main functions of the NEB

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Gas Pipelines
Oil Pipelines
Over 480,000 km of pipeline in Canada 40,000
km under NEB jurisdiction.
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Security Legislation Change

• Revision to the Public Safety Act Bill C-7
• NEB Act amended to include Security
• Onshore Pipeline Regulations, 1999 and the
  Processing Plant Regulations

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Goal Oriented Regulations
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Regulatory Change

• Proposed Regulatory Change 2006-01 (PRC 2006-01)
• Requires all companies to have a pipeline
  security management program
• Provides guidance as to what NEB expects
  companies to include within their Pipeline
  Security Management Programs

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Proposed Regulatory Change 2006-01

• Amendment
• Companies shall develop, implement and maintain
  a pipeline security management program that
  addresses the risk of the facility or facilities
  being protected.

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Expectations

• Pipeline Security Management Program should
  include
• Security Policy
• Defined roles, responsibilities and authorities
• Communication Plan
• Reliable means of receiving timely and relevant
  security threat information

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Expectations, contd

• Appropriate level of training
• A process of evaluating security risks to
  facilities and operations, including
• Identifying and ranking critical facilities and
  operations
• Evaluating vulnerabilities
• Identifying interdependencies

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Expectations, contd

• Manage security sensitive information
• Manage the security process control and SCADA
  systems
• Control access to sensitive areas and
• To monitor, track and manage security related
  incidents.

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Collaborative Approach

• Pursue Cooperation and Partnerships
• Memorandum of Understanding with EUB
• Increases efficiency
• Reduces duplication of efforts
• Minimizes disruption to our regulated-companies
  and
• Increases security awareness.

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Other Partnerships

• Canadian Standards Association Standard for
  Security Management
• Working agreement with Transport Canada
• Best practices with US counterparts

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Going Forward
Looking for Partners

• Jamie Kereliuk
• National Energy Board
• jkereliuk_at_neb-one.gc.ca
• [phone]

• Gaétan Caron
• National Energy Board
• gcaron_at_neb-one.gc.ca
• [phone]

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Questions??

• National Energy Boards Website
• www.neb-one.gc.ca