Open Only to Distribution Best Practices Program Participants

(Open Only to DistributionBest Practices Program Participants and Invited Guests)

Damage Prevention, Locating & Cross Bores RoundtableAgenda

Program Description: Member companies identified the companies to present for this roundtablebased upon their industry leading performance in Damage Prevention, Locating & Cross Bores. Companies will share their company practices and procedures that they have implemented to improve Damage Prevention, Locating & Cross Bores. Subject matter experts will have an opportunity to network with other companies and identify leading practices implemented.

Tuesday, September 12, 2017

7:15 amEvent Registrationand Continental Breakfast (coffee, tea, juice, pastry and fruit)

8:00 amWelcome from Peoples Gas / North Shore Gas TBD,

8:10 amIntroduction and Opening RemarksMike Bellman, AGA

Review AGA anti-trust guidelines
Introduction of AGA staff
Discuss format and objectives of the roundtable/breakout group discussion
Review handouts and meeting materials sent via email and posted on AGA’s website
Summarize company responses on key issues in Questionnaire

8:30 amPresentationSpeaker TBD

Ameren Illinois

This presentation will highlight Ameren Illinois’ use of Damage Prevention Specialists, monitoring of boring processes, and their “Difficult to Locate” Process. Also included will be a discussion of the use of a 3rdparty to conduct locating audits.

9:15 amPresentation Speaker TBD

Southwest Gas

This presentation will highlight the use of Damage Prevention Administrators, root cause analysis of all line breaks and the cross bore program to find legacy cross bores and to prevent future cross bore. Also included will be local division initiatives and empowering of all employees.

10:00 amBreak

10:15 amPresentation Speaker TBD

UGI Utilities

This presentation will introduce the “No1Call” Tip Card and Emergency Ticket used to identify and immediately investigate potential excavations without a One Call Ticket. This presentation will also highlight the Pennsylvania Cross Bore Task Force and the PA Call Before You Clear program.

11:00 amPresentation Speaker TBD

NiSource - Columbia Gas Companies This Presentation will discuss the roles and responsibilities of company employee locators and Damage Prevention Coordinators. The use of metrics to track locator success rates and frequent damagers will be discussed. The cross bore program will be covered including training for all field employees and contractors on Cross Bore Prevention.

11:45 amLunch

12:30pmPresentation Speaker TBD

Public Service Electric Gas (PSE&G)

This Presentation will discuss employee engagement and the LOFMO (Look Out For the MarkOut) program. Also included will be the monthly webcasts, excavator outreach and a gas stub identification initiative.

1:15 pmBreakout Groups Open Discussions Session 1 –see assigned groups

Participants will break into facilitated discussion groups and exchange ideas and experiences on effective Damage Prevention, Locating & Cross Borespractices and technologies.Groups will identify leading practices that will be shared with the remaining participants.

2:45 pmAfternoon Break

3:00 pmContinueBreakout Group Open Discussions Session 1

3:45 pmPresentation Speaker TBD

WEC Energy Group (North Shore Gas)

Our hosts will discuss their public awareness communications and modern locatable infrastructure. Also included will be their robust watch & protect program and the Safety Sweep and tailboarding program for their own employees.

4:30 pmDebrief, Comments and Announcements

4:40 pmAdjourn

5:30–6:30 pmCocktail Receptionatthe Hotel: Chicago Marriott Midway Room TBD

Wednesday, September 13, 2017

7:15 amContinental Breakfast

8:15 amBreakout Groups Open Discussions Session 2– see assigned groups

9:45 amMorning Break

10:00 amContinue Breakout Group Open Discussions Session 2

11:00 amPresentation Speaker TBD

Xcel Energy

This presentation will discuss the use of penalties and incentives for locators, a mature frequent offender program, and direct interaction with all damaging excavators. The Xcel Energy Public Safety Advisory Team will be covered including the close integration with Damage Prevention.

11:45 pmLunch

12:45 amPresentation Speaker TBD

Baltimore Gas & Electric, an Exelon Company

This presentation will describe BG&E’s damage prevention organization which includes inspectors assigned by zone and teamed with locate supervisors and locators. They perform random locate audits and can assist with locates. The “Rules to Dig By” Training of all BG&E employees and contractors will be reviewed.

1:30 pmBreakout Group Open Discussions Session 3 – see assigned groups

2:40 pmAfternoon Break

3:00 pmContinue Breakout Group Open Discussions Session 3

4:30 pmAdjourn for the day

Thursday, September 14, 2017

7:30 amContinental Breakfast

8:00 amNewAGA Operations Section Committees Michael Stablein and Kofi Woodley,

AGA

A discussion of the scope and functions of the new Field Operations and Construction Operations Committees and how you can be involved.

8:45 amSummary Presentations from Topic A

Summary Presentations from Topic B

Summary Presentations from Topic C

10:30 amAGA Update and Concluding Remarks Mike Bellman, AGA

11:30 amAdjourn

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AMERICAN GAS ASSOCIATION

ANTITRUST COMPLIANCE GUIDELINES

10/9/97

Introduction

The American Gas Association and its member companies are committed to full compliance with all laws and regulations, and to maintaining the highest ethical standards in the way we conduct our operations and activities. Our commitment includes strict compliance with federal and state antitrust laws, which are designed to protect this country’s free competitive economy.

Responsibility for Antitrust Compliance

Compliance with the antitrust laws is a serious business. Antitrust violations may result in heavy fines for corporations, and in fines and even imprisonment for individuals. While the General Counsel’s Office provides guidance on antitrust matters, you bear the ultimate responsibility for assuring that your actions and the actions of any of those under your direction comply with the antitrust laws.

Antitrust Guidelines

In all AGA operations and activities, you must avoid any discussions or conduct that might violate the antitrust laws or even raise an appearance of impropriety. The following guidelines will help you do that:

Do consult counsel about any documents that touch on sensitive antitrust subjects such as pricing, market allocations, refusals to deal with any company, and the like.

Do consult with counsel on any non-routine correspondence that requests an AGA member company to participate in projects or programs, submit data for such activities, or otherwise join other member companies in AGA actions.

Do use an agenda and take accurate minutes at every meeting. Have counsel review the agenda and minutes before they are put into final form and circulated and request counsel to attend meetings where sensitive antitrust subjects may arise.

Do provide these guidelines to all meeting participants.

Do not, without prior review by counsel, have discussions with other member companies about:

your company’s prices for products, assets or services, or prices charged by your competitors

costs, discounts, terms of sale, profit margins or anything else that might affect those prices

the resale prices your customers should charge for products or assets you sell them

allocating markets, customers, territories products or assets with your competitors

limiting production

whether or not to deal with any other company

any competitively sensitive information concerning your own company or a competitor’s.

Do not stay at a meeting, or any other gathering, if those kinds of discussions are taking place.

Do not discuss any other sensitive antitrust subjects (such as price discrimination, reciprocal dealing, or exclusive dealing agreements) without first consulting counsel.
Do not create any documents or other records that might be misinterpreted to suggest that AGA condones or is involved in anticompetitive behavior.