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2023 ND/SD Pipeline Safety Operator Training (PSOT) Information

Date: October 3, 2023

Location: North Dakota Heritage Center & State Museum - Russell Reid Auditorium - 612 E. Boulevard Ave, Bismarck, ND

Agenda:

• Training Agenda

Presentations:

• PHMSA Regulatory Update (Bryan Kichler, PHMSA)
• South Dakota Update (Mary Zanter, SD Public Utilities Commission)
• North Dakota Update (Caleb Simburger, North Dakota Public Service Commission)
• Public Awareness (Lindsay Sander, Sander Resources Team)
• Mega Rule Update (Chris Hoidl, Babst | Calland)
• Pipeline Security (Tina Beach, Rural Domestic Preparedness Consortium (RDPC)/All Hazards Training Center - University of Findlay)

Archived Information from Previous Years:

2019 ND/SD Pipeline Safety Operator Training (PSOT) Information

April 2-3, 2019 - Ramada by Wyndham, Bismarck, ND

Presentations:

• Pipeline Safety Management Systems (Steve Allen, Energy Worldnet)
• PHMSA Safety of Gas Gathering and Transmission Rule (DeWitt Burdeaux, TRC)
• Part 191 and Other Reporting Requirements for Natural Gas Pipelines (Mike Jump, PHMSA-Training & Qualifications)
• PHMSA Pipeline Safety Regulatory Update (Leticia Santos, PHMSA-Training & Qualifications)
• Plastic Pipe Final Rule Update (Leticia Santos, PHMSA-Training & Qualifications)
• South Dakota Common Ground Alliance Update (Mary Zanter, SD Public Utilities Commission)
• Pipeline Safety Advocacy Efforts (Sonal Patni, American Gas Association)
• Fiber Optic Sensing for Pipeline Leak and Damage Prevention (Mike Hines, Fiber Optic Sensing Association)
• South Dakota State Program Manager Report (Mary Zanter, SD Pipeline Safety Program Manager)
• North Dakota State Program Manager Report (Arnie Siverson, Pipeline Safety Program Manager, NDPSC)

2017 ND/SD/WY Pipeline Safety Operator Training (PSOT) Seminar Information

March 29-30, 2017 - Ramkota Hotel & Conference Center, Rapid City, SD

Presentations:

• North Dakota State Program Manager Report (Craig Reamann & Aaron Morman, North Dakota PSC)
• South Dakota State Program Manager Report (Mary Zanter, South Dakota PUC)
• North Dakota One Call Update (Ryan Schmaltz, North Dakota One Call)
• Pipeline Safety Management System (Chris McLaren, PHMSA)
• Anti Drug & Alcohol Misuse Prevention (Robert Miller, Veriforce)
• Plastic Piping Information (Harold Winnie, PHMSA)
  • Additional Reference documents:
    1. Polyethylene Pipeline Distribution Systems for Components of Liquid Petroleum Gases
    2. Chemical Design Factor - Effect of Liquid Hydrocarbon on PE Pipe Design Pressure
• Excavator Enforcement Update (Dave Mulligan, PHMSA)
• Plastic Pipe Database Collection Initiative (Anita Romero, Plastic Pipe Database Committee, American Gas Association)
• Control Room Management (Robert Miller, Veriforce)
• PHMSA Rulemaking Update (Chris McLaren, PHMSA)
• Excess Flow Valve Rule (Boice Hillmer, South Dakota PUC)
  • Additional Reference Document - Elster Perfection Excess Flow Valves (Xcel Spreadsheet)

2016 ND/SD Pipeline Safety Operator Training (PSOT) Seminar Information

April 12-13, 2016 - Holiday Inn Riverside, Minot, ND

• Agenda and Presenter Biographies

Presentations:

• North Dakota State Program Manager Report
• South Dakota State Program Manager Report
• Gas Technology Institute R&D Update - Technologies to Enhance Pipeline Safety
• EWN Updates
• ISN Contractor Management Industry Trends
• North Dakota Common Ground Alliance
• South Dakota PUC 2015 Rule Changes and What They Mean
• North Dakota Pipeline Association Presentation
• South Dakota One Call Presentation
• PHMSA Regulatory Update
• Operator Qualification Crash Course
• API 15S Spoolable Composite Pipeline Systems
• New Rules Summary:
  1. New Rules Summary 192-7
  2. New Rules Summary 195-3
  3. New Rules Summary - Appendix B showing revisions