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CPUC Public Agenda 3341 Thursday , August 28, 2014, 9:30 a.m. San Francisco, CA

This is the public agenda for the CPUC meeting on August 28, 2014, in San Francisco, CA. It includes information on safety and emergency procedures, guidelines for public comment, and agenda changes.

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CPUC Public Agenda 3341 Thursday , August 28, 2014, 9:30 a.m. San Francisco, CA

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  1. CPUC Public Agenda 3341Thursday, August 28, 2014, 9:30 a.m.San Francisco, CA Commissioners: Michael R. Peevey Michel Peter Florio Catherine J.K. Sandoval Carla J. Peterman Michael Picker www.cpuc.ca.gov

  2. Safety and Emergency Information • The restrooms are located at the far end of the lobby outside of the security screening area. • In the event of an emergency, please calmly proceed out of the exits. There are four exits total. Two exits are in the rear and two exits are on either side of the public speakers area. • In the event of an emergency and the building needs to be evacuated, if you use the back exit, please head out through the courtyard and down the front stairs across McAllister. • If you use the side exits you will end up on Golden Gate Ave. Please proceed around the front of the building to Van Ness Ave and continue on down to the assembly point. • Our assembly point is between the War Memorial Building and the Opera Building (House) which is on Van Ness Ave, located between McAllister and Grove.

  3. Public Comment Per Resolution ALJ-252, any member of the public who wishes to address the CPUC about matters before the Commission must sign up with the Public Advisor’s Office table before the meeting begins. If an individual has signed up using the electronic system on the Commission’s website, they must check in with the Public Advisor’s Office on the day of the meeting, by the sign-up deadline. Once called, each speaker has up to 3 minutes at the discretion of the Commission President, depending on the number of speakers the time limit may be reduced to 1 minute. A sign will be posted when 1 minute remains. A bell will ring when time has expired. At the end of the Public Comment Section, the Commission President will ask if there are any additional individuals who wish to speak. Individuals who wish to speak but did not sign up by the deadline, will be granted a maximum of one minute to make their comments. The following items are NOT subject to Public Comment: Items: 9, 27, and 32. All items on the Closed Session Agenda

  4. Public Comment Per Resolution ALJ-252, any member of the public who wishes to address the CPUC about matters before the Commission must sign up with the Public Advisor’s Office table before the meeting begins. If an individual has signed up using the electronic system on the Commission’s website, they must check in with the Public Advisor’s Office on the day of the meeting, by the sign-up deadline. Once called, each speaker has up to 2 minutes to address the Commission. A sign will be posted when 1 minute remains. A bell will ring when time has expired. At the end of the Public Comment Section, the Commission President will ask if there are any additional individuals who wish to speak. Individuals who wish to speak but did not sign up by the deadline, will be granted a maximum of one minute to make their comments. The following items are NOT subject to Public Comment: Items: 9, 27, and 32. All items on the Closed Session Agenda

  5. Public Comment Per Resolution ALJ-252, any member of the public who wishes to address the CPUC about matters before the Commission must sign up with the Public Advisor’s Office table before the meeting begins. If an individual has signed up using the electronic system on the Commission’s website, they must check in with the Public Advisor’s Office on the day of the meeting, by the sign-up deadline. Once called, each speaker has up to 1 minute to address the Commission. A bell will ring when time has expired. At the end of the Public Comment Section, the Commission President will ask if there are any additional individuals who wish to speak. Individuals who wish to speak but did not sign up by the deadline, will be granted a maximum of one minute to make their comments. The following items are NOT subject to Public Comment: Items: 9, 27, and 32. All items on the Closed Session Agenda

  6. Agenda Changes • Items shown on the Consent Agenda will be taken up and voted on as a group in one of the first items of business of each CPUC meeting. • Items on Today’s Consent Agenda are:1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, and 36. • Any Commissioner, with consent of the other Commissioners, may request an item from the Regular Agenda be moved to the Consent Agenda prior to the meeting. • Items: 42, and 43from the Regular Agenda have been added to the Consent Agenda. • Any Commissioner may request an item be removed from the Consent Agenda for discussion on the Regular Agenda prior to the meeting. • Item: Nonehas been moved to the Regular Agenda. • Item: None has been withdrawn. • The following items have been held to future Commission Meetings: • Held to 9/11/14: 5, 17, 26, 38, 40, 41, 44, 45, 46, and 49. • Held to 10/2/14: 2 and 29.

  7. Regular Agenda • Each item on the Regular Agenda (and its alternate if any) will be introduced by the assigned Commissioner or CPUC staff and discussed before it is moved for a vote. • For each agenda item, a summary of the proposed action is included on the agenda; the CPUC’s decision may, however, differ from that proposed. • The complete text of every Proposed Decision or Draft Resolution is available for download on the CPUC’s website: www.cpuc.ca.gov. • Late changes to agenda items are available on the Escutia Table.

  8. Regular Agenda – Communication Orders Item # 37 [13037] – Amendment to General Order 169 to Implement the Franchise Renewal Provisions of the Digital Infrastructure and Video Competition Act of 2006 R13-05-007 - Order Instituting Rulemaking for Adoption of Amendments to a General Order and Procedures to Implement the Franchise Renewal Provisions of the Digital Infrastructure and Video Competition Act of 2006. Quasi-Legislative Comr. Peevey / Judge Bushey ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ • PROPOSED OUTCOME: • Adopts revisions to General Order 169 to implement renewal provisions of Video Franchise law. • Closes the proceeding. • SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS: • Video franchise holders remain responsible for the safe operation of their systems. • ESTIMATED COST: • None.

  9. Regular Agenda – Water/Sewer Orders Item # 39 [13087] – Comprehensive Policy Framework for Recycled Water Policy R10-11-014 - Order Instituting Rulemaking on the Commission’s Own Motion to Consider a Comprehensive Policy Framework for Recycled Water. Quasi-Legislative Comr. Florio / Judge Farrar --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- • PROPOSED OUTCOME: • Adopts policy framework for the production, distribution and use of municipal effluent. • Closes the proceeding. • SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS: • Allows the Commission to continue to fulfill its duties under Public Utilities Code Section 451, including to take all actions necessary to promote the safety, health, comfort, and convenience of utility patrons, employees, and the public. • ESTIMATED COST: • None.

  10. Commissioners’ Reports

  11. Management Reports

  12. Regular Agenda – Management Reports and Resolutions Item #47 [13217] Report and Discussion by Safety and Enforcement Division on Recent Safety Program Activities ------------------------------------------------------------------------

  13. Safety and Enforcement Division Update on NTSB and IRP Recommendations ElizavetaMalashenko Deputy Director California Public Utilities Commission August 28, 2014

  14. CPUC Progress on Implementing NTSB and IRP Recommendations • National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Issued Five Safety Recommendations to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC): • 1 recommendation has been “closed with acceptable action” by the NTSB on March 29, 2011 • CPUC requested closure of two additional items on August 15, 2014 • CPUC has taken action on two remaining NTSB recommendations • The Independent Review Panel (IRP) on San Bruno Pipeline Explosion Made 23 Recommendations to the CPUC: • CPUC has acted on all IRP recommendations • Many activities, such an making safety top priority at the CPUC, are continuous • One recommendation is pending completion (gas program management review)

  15. NTSB Safety Recommendations NTSB Recommendation P-10-7 Through appropriate and expeditious means, including posting on your website, immediately inform California intrastate natural gas transmission operators of the circumstances leading up to and the consequences of the September 9, 2010, pipeline rupture in San Bruno, California, and the National Transportation Safety Board’s urgent safety recommendations to Pacific Gas and Electric Company so that pipeline operators can proactively implement corrective measures as appropriate for their pipeline systems. CLOSED 3.29.2011

  16. NTSB Safety Recommendations (Continued) NTSB Recommendation P-10-5 Develop an implementation schedule for the requirements of Safety Recommendation P-10-2 (Urgent) to Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and ensure, through adequate oversight, that PG&E has aggressively and diligently searched documents and records relating to pipeline system components, such as pipe segments, valves, fittings, and weld seams, for PG&E natural gas transmission lines in class 3 and class 4 locations and class 1 and class 2 high consequence area [HCA] that have not had a maximum allowable operating pressure [MAOP] established through prior hydrostatic testing as outlines in Safety Recommendation P-10-2 (Urgent) to PG&E. These records should be traceable, verifiable and complete; should meet your regulatory intent and requirements; and should have been considered in determining maximum allowable operating pressures for PG&E pipelines. CLOSURE REQUESTED 8.15.2014

  17. NTSB Safety Recommendations (Continued) NTSB Recommendation P-10-6 If such a document and records search cannot be satisfactorily completed, provide oversight to any spike and hydrostatic tests that Pacific Gas and Electric Company is required to perform according to Safety Recommendation P-10-4. ONGOING NTSB Recommendation P-11-22 With assistance from the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), conduct a comprehensive audit of all aspects of Pacific Gas and Electric Company operations, including control room operations, emergency planning, record-keeping, performance-based risk and integrity management programs, and public awareness programs. CLOSURE REQUESTED 8.15.2014

  18. NTSB Safety Recommendations (Continued) ONGOING NTSB Recommendation P-11-23 Require the Pacific Gas and Electric Company to correct all deficiencies identified as a result of the San Bruno, California, accident investigation, as well as any additional deficiencies identified through the comprehensive audit recommended in Safety Recommendation P-11-22., and verify that all corrective actions are completed.

  19. IRP Recommendations to the CPUC Review PG&E’s Plan to Enhance Pipeline Safety and Perform Technical Oversight of PG&E Program Implementation 5.7.4.2 The CPUC or its designated consultant should review [PG&E pipeline safety enhancement plan] and collaborate with PG&E in the development of clear objectives, measures, and schedule. 6.2.4.6Retain independent industry experts in the near term to provide needed technical expertise as PG&E proceeds with its hydrostatic testing program, in order to provide a high level of technical oversight and to assure the opportunity for legacy piping characterization through sampling is not lost in the rush to execute the program.

  20. IRP Recommendations to the CPUC (Continued) Elevate the Importance of Safety at the CPUC and Leverage Performance Based Regulatory Frameworks 6.5.3.1 Adopt as a formal goal, the commitment to move to performance-based regulatory oversight of utility pipeline safety and elevate the importance of the [gas safety program] in the organization. 6.2.4.1Adopt as a formal goal, the commitment to move to more performance-based regulatory oversight of utility pipeline safety. 7.4.2Upon thorough analysis of benchmark data, adopt performance standards for pipeline safety and reliability for PG&E, including the possibility of rate incentives and penalties based on achievement of specified levels of performance. 6.4.3.1CPUC should consider seeking approval from the State Budget Director for an increase in gas utility user fees to implement performance-based regulatory oversight for all gas utilities.

  21. IRP Recommendations to the CPUC (Continued) Enhance Understanding of the Costs Associated with Pipeline Safety and Consider a more Proactive Role for the Safety Staff in Utility Rate Filings. 6.8.3.1Consider a more proactive role for the safety staff in utility rate filings. Improve the interaction between the gas safety organization and the [Office] of Ratepayer Advocates of the CPUC so there is an enhanced understanding of the costs associated with pipeline safety. 7.4.1 Improve the interaction between the gas safety organization and the [Office] of Ratepayer Advocates of the CPUC so that there is an enhanced understanding of the costs associated with pipeline safety. 6.3.3.3 The CPUC should consider requiring the major regulated utilities operating in the State of California to submit the results of the independent integrity management audits as part of their respective rate case processes.

  22. IRP Recommendations to the CPUC (Continued) Enhance Understanding of the Costs Associated with Pipeline Safety and Consider a more Proactive Role for the Safety Staff in Utility Rate Filings. 6.6.3.1The CPUC should significantly upgrade its expertise in the analytical skills necessary for state-of-the-art quality risk management work. The CPUC should have an organizational structure for individuals doing this work such that they have an equal stature and access to management of the CPUC as those who deal with rate issues or legal or political issues. Although the CPUC’s role is to provide oversight of the operator’s compliance with federal and state codes, its role should not be to provide management of risk direction to the utilities.

  23. IRP Recommendations to the CPUC (Continued) Implement Organizational Improvements to Increase Capabilities of the Gas Safety Program and Increase Staff Involvement in Industry Groups 6.3.3.4The USRB is currently understaffed and will be further understaffed as new programs such as Distribution Integrity Management are added. This understaffing problem must be relieved by a combination of an enhanced recruitment and training program to attract and retain qualified engineers plus a framework of supplemental support by outside consultants. 6.2.4.2 Greater involvement by staff in industry groups such as the Gas Piping Technical Committee (GPTC) will better enable the CPUC staff to keep abreast pipeline integrity management advancements from a technical, process, and regulatory perspective. In addition, the CPUC can, through such forums, gain insight for pipeline operators, utilities, service providers, and professional services firms, as well as other federal and state pipeline safety professionals.

  24. IRP Recommendations to the CPUC (Continued) Implement Organizational Improvements to Increase Capabilities of the Gas Safety Program and Increase Staff Involvement in Industry Groups 6.2.4.4Undertake an independent management audit of the USRB organization, including a staffing and skills assessment, to determine the future training requirements and technical qualifications to provide effective risk-based regulatory oversight of pipeline safety and integrity management, focused on outcomes rather than process.

  25. IRP Recommendations to the CPUC (Continued) Augment Gas Safety Auditing Practices and work with the Legislature to change gas safety program requirements 6.3.3.5 USRB should augment its current use of vertical audits that focus on specific regulatory requirements such as leak records or emergency response plans. 6.3.3.6To raise the profile of the audits among all the stakeholders, add the following requirements to the safety and pipeline integrity audits of the utilities that includes the following features: (1) posting of audit findings and company responses on the CPUC’s website; (2) use of a “plain English” standard to be applied for both staff and operators in the development of their findings and responses, respectively; and (3) a certification by senior management of the operator that parallels that certifications now required of corporate financial statements pursuant to Sarbanes-Oxley.

  26. IRP Recommendations to the CPUC (Continued) Augment gas safety auditing practices and work with the legislature to Change Gas Safety Program Requirements 6.3.3.2Request the California General Assembly to enact legislation that would replace the mandatory minimum five year audit requirements for mobile home parks and small propane systems with a risk-based regime that would provide the [GSRB] with needed flexibility in how it allocates inspection resources. 6.4.3.2 Request the California legislature pass legislation that would replace the mandatory minimum five-year audit requirements with a risk-based regime that would provide the [GSRB] with the needed flexibility in how it allocates inspection resources.

  27. IRP Recommendations to the CPUC (Continued) Expand CPUC Staff Expertise in Pipeline Integrity Management and Initiate Audits of Utility Programs 6.2.4.3 The CPUC should further divide gas auditing groups to create integrity management specialists. 6.2.4.5 Provide USRB staff with additional integrity management training. 6.3.3.1 The CPUC should develop a plan and scope for future annual California utility initiated independent integrity management program audits. The results of these audits should be used to provide a basis for future CPUC performance based audits on a three-year basis. 6.5.3.2 Develop a holistic approach to identifying pipeline segments for integrity management audits based on intrastate pipeline risk as opposed to simply auditing each operator’s pipeline.

  28. IRP Recommendations to the CPUC (Continued) Provide CPUC Staff with Additional Enforcement Tools for Ensuring Pipeline Safety that are Modeled on Industry Best Practices 6.7.3.1 The CPUC should seek to align its pipeline enforcement authority with that of the State Fire Marshal’s by providing the USRB staff with additional enforcement tools modeled on those of the OSFM and the best from other states. 6.8.3.2 Consider, as appropriate, transferring the USRB gas safety staff to the OSFM and with them the responsibility for inspection of gas operator safety and integrity management programs as required by federal and state gas pipeline safety regulations.

  29. Regular Agenda – Management Reports and Resolutions Item #47 [13217] Report and Discussion by Safety and Enforcement Division on Recent Safety Program Activities ------------------------------------------------------------------------

  30. Management Reports

  31. The CPUC Thanks YouFor Attending Today’s Meeting The Public Meeting is adjourned. The next Public Meeting will be: September 11, 2014, at 9:30 a.m. in San Francisco, CA

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