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Question 1

Historical background Overview

• What kind of role does the AER play?
• Manages industry from “___ __ ____”
  
  • (land a____ and c________
  • to a_______ & r_________)

Answer 1

• “REGULATOR” Role
• “cradle to grave”
• access and construction
• abandonment & reclamation

Question 2

AER

○ “REGULATOR” Role

○ Manages energy industry from “cradle to grave” (land access and construction to abandonment & reclamation) through l______ e________ r________

Answer 2

legally enforceable regulations

Question 3

BALANCING IMPACTS “in the public interest”

(responsible development / public interest)

• ○ S
• ○ Protection of ___ ___ ____ quality, n____
• ○ Manage ______ efficiently
• ○ Enable development when it is in the _____ ______
• ○ Minimize _____ of oil and gas

Answer 3

• safety
• air and water. noise
• resource
• public interest
• impacts

Question 4

AER BALANCING IMPACTS “in the public interest” through responsible developments. KEY Areas:

1. ○ Safety
2. ○ Protection of air and water quality, noise
3. . MRE
4. . ED … PI
5. . MIoO&G

Answer 4

1. 2. 3. ○ Manage resource efficiently
2. ○ Enable development when it is in the public interest
3. ○ Minimize impacts of oil and gas

Question 5

○ MANAGER of ________ DEVELOPMENT

○ ENSURES COMPLIANCE with _______

○

○ Inspectors

○ Enforcement Mechanisms

○ Cycle of continuous improvement

Answer 5

RESOURCE

Regulations

• Field Offices

Question 6

AER ENSURES COMPLIANCE with Regulations

1. ○ Field Offices
2. ○
3. ○ Enforcement ________
4. ○ Cycle of continuous ________

Answer 6

1. .
2. Inspectors
3. Mechanisms
4. improvement

Question 7

ENSURES COMPLIANCE with Regulations

○ Field Offices

○ Inspectors

○

○

Answer 7

• Enforcement Mechanisms
• Cycle of continuous improvement

Question 8

ENSURES COMPLIANCE with Regulations

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FO I EM CoCI

Answer 8

1. Field Offices
2. Inspectors
3. Enforcement Mechanisms
4. Cycle of Continuous Improvement

Question 9

ERCB effective as of the date

AER “phased in” in

Answer 9

January 1, 2008

2013 - 2014

Question 10

AUB -> EUB -> AER

1915- ????????(regulates utility rates & service)

1938: ????- AB Gov’t takes control of Energy Resources
1957: becomes ????? (Oil and Gas Conservation Board)

Answer 10

PUB=Public Utilities Board

P& NGB

O&G CB

Question 11

1971: becomes ____– includes coal, hydro-electric, oil sands

____: ERCB + ??? = becomes EUB (AGS joins in 1996)

2008: becomes ____ again

**_____: becomes AER**

The ENERGY INDUSTRY is ______ to various other Agencies

Answer 11

• ERCB
• 1995; PUB
• ERCB
• 2013
• interconnected

Question 12

1. ____- PUB=Public Utilities Board (regulates utility rates & service)
2. ____: P& NGB - AB Gov’t takes control of Energy Resources
3. ____: becomes O&G CB (Oil and Gas Conservation Board)
4. ____: becomes ERCB – includes coal, hydro-electric, oil sands
5. ____: ERCB + PUB = becomes EUB (AGS joins in 1996)
6. ____: becomes ERCB again
7. **20__: becomes AER**

Answer 12

1. 1915
2. 1938
3. 1957
4. 1971 coal, hydro-electric, oil sands
5. 1995
6. 2008
7. **2013: becomes AER**

Question 13

The Alberta Energy Regulator:

1. is a regulatory body with a _____ to provide for the efficient, safe, orderly, and environmentally _____ ________ of Alberta’s energy resources.
2. is r_______ f__ r_________ the life cycle of oil, oil sands, natural gas, and coal projects in Alberta from application and construction to production, abandonment, and reclamation.

Answer 13

1. mandate
   
   1. responsible development
2. responsible for regulating

Question 14

HOW does AER accomplish their Mandate?

R______ C________

As posted on the AER web-site:

The AER’s C____A____P_____ supports the regulator’s goal of F___A__R____ discovery, development, and delivery of Alberta’s energy resources.

Answer 14

Regulatory Compliance

Compliance Assurance Program

fair and responsible

Question 15

Accomplish mandate cont’d

1. How does the program ensure compliance to ensure compliance with its energy and environmental statutes.? (EPE)
2. What is at the backbone of the AER’s energy-development regulations and requirements?
3. What is the AER is committed to developing and enforcing during the exploration for and production of oil and gas resources?

Answer 15

Accomplish mandate cont’d

1. The program relies on Education, Prevention, and Enforcement activities
2. Public safety
3. safe and efficient practices

Question 16

accomplish their Mandate cont-d

Regulatory Compliance

As posted on the AER web-site:

______- Industry compliance with AER rules and regulations is in the best interest of all Albertans. Thus, the AER delivers educational programs designed to improve and assist industry with compliance through explanations, examples, and demonstrations.

______- The AER undertakes a number of monitoring activities to detect noncompliance with its energy and environmental statutes including surveillance, inspections, audits, investigations, self-regulation, and complaints response.

_____- AER enforcement activities provide the necessary checks and balances for industry participants, ensuring compliance with the regulator’s energy and environmental statutes.

Answer 16

Education

Inspections & Audits

Enforcement

Question 17

accomplish their Mandate cont-d

Regulatory Compliance As posted on the AER web-site:

1. Education
2. Inspections & Audits
3. Enforcement

Answer 17

______- Educational programs designed to improve and assist the industry with compliance through explanations, examples, and demonstrations.

______- Monitoring activities to detect noncompliance with its energy and environmental statutes

• surveillance, inspections, audits, investigations, self-regulation, and complaints response.

_____- provide the necessary checks and balances for industry participants, ensuring compliance with the regulator’s energy and environmental statutes.

Question 18

HOW does the AER communicate new information & requirements?

○ Website

○ Ener-FAQs

○ Directives

○ IL, Bulletins, Guides

○ Field Offices

○ Help lines

○ Letters for “closed” applications

Answer 18

1. Website
2. Ener-FAQs
3. ○ Directives
4. ○ IL, Bulletins, Guides
5. ○ Field Offices
6. ○ Help lines
7. ○ Letters for “closed” applications

Question 19

AER website (aer.ca)

MAIN Menu – 3 main tabs

Answer 19

1. Protecting What Matters
2. Regulating Development
3. Providing Information

Question 20

1. Under what tab can you find out about Orphan sites?
2. Copies of ENERFAQs & Fact Sheets
3. AER Hearings
4. Directives
5. Annual Report – look a little deeper…what is interesting about this?
6. The application process for a new pipeline

Answer 20

1. Protecting what matters
   
   • Protecting the Environment
2. Providing Information
3. Regulating development
4. Regulating development
   
   • Rules and Directives
5. Providing Information
   
   1. reports and surveys
6. Regulating development
   
   • directives

Question 21

AER EnerFAQS

What is the AER?

It provides the

1. safe,
2. efficient,
3. orderly,
4. and ? responsible

development of energy resources.

Answer 21

environmentally

Question 22

EnerFAQ ~ What is the AER? Role as a regulator of energy Industry:

1. Corporate
2. Operational
3. Governance
4. “Independent ?”

Headed by Chair and Board of Directors

• operates at “??” from GOA
• ?-funded
• Current CEO appointed by LT governor

Answer 22

adjudication

arm’s length

industry

Question 23

ENERFAQ - A LANDOWNER’S GUIDE

Purpose: to ensure Landowners are aware of ? and ?.

ENERFAQS - EXPRESSING YOUR CONCERNS -HOW TO FILE

Purpose: Provides basic information on how to file a concern.

• Pre-application objection - an objection to a project before it is applied to.
• Statement of Concern - concern about a _____ project
• Operational Complaint - concern about an existing project

Answer 23

rights and option

proposed

Question 24

Filling Statement of Concern continued

AER cannot deal with concerns out of their ?.

Examples: *compensation, unsatisfied commitments, unsatisfied commitments,

? line damages, utilities

(ASK ABOUT *REDA - Directive 031 - a guide on compensation for a hearing - do they mean that ?)

Answer 24

jurisdiction

trap

Question 25

ENERFAQS - "OBJECTING TO A PROJECT" "STATEMENT OF CONCERN" * MUST CONTAIN LIST OF SPECIFIC ITEMS AND NATURE OF ? EFFECT. * RULES OF PRACTISE: REQUIRE OBJECTIONS GO ONE A ??

Answer 25

ADVERSE ## Footnote **PUBLIC RECORD**

Question 26

ENERFAQS- **HAVING YOUR SAY AT AN AER HEARING** PURPOSE - 1. ? PUBLIC HEARINGS 2. PROVIDES INFO ON HOW TO ?? AER hearing are 1. EXPLAINS 2. ? forum 3. quasi-judicial (powers and procedures resembling court but only for very specific areas of expertise) 4. decision are ?

Answer 26

EXPLAINS PARTICIPATE EFFECTIVELY Public Public

Question 27

EFQs - HAVING YOUR SAY AT AN AER HEARING Who can go to a hearing?

Answer 27

Those who are directly and adversely affected may "trigger" a hearing process.

Question 28

Having your say at an AER hearing... 1. An ? may apply to be included (support or oppose) 2. Issue a ? ? ? (SOC)(Statement of Concern was formally called an "Objection.) 1. must be substantial

Answer 28

**intervener** Statement of Concern

Question 29

EnerFAQs - How to Have your Say at an AER Hearing 1. ?- Encouraged to resolve issues without proceeding to costly and time-consuming hearing. 2. You must be familiar with the ? of ? 3. "Everyone" who may be potentially affected should be ? and/or consulted.

Answer 29

1. ADR 2. "rules of practice." 3. notified

Question 30

True or False AER may add and enforce ADDITIONAL conditions to a hearing.

Answer 30

true

Question 31

\_\_\_ ensures responsible development, and in the public interest.

Answer 31

AER

Question 32

STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT FRAMEWORK ## Footnote WHAT IS IT?

Answer 32

AER **INTERNAL GUIDING DOCUMENT** THAT PROVIDES A STANDARD FOR **PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT**

Question 33

SH Engagement Framework - Stakeholder consultation requirements... 1. D-? 2. ? is permitted at any stage in the life cycle of an energy development. (ADR - non-routine; no hearings or ADR - "routine") 3. ? groups: FN and Metis who live and have traditional territory in AB. 4. Gov't of AB - is a ? ?, not a steak holder. 5. AER supports open, effective and meaningful ? with stakeholders on provincial, national, and international levels.

Answer 33

056 ADR Aboriginal working partner relationships

Question 34

Who are stakeholders? 2

Answer 34

1. Those groups who can affect or are affected by the achievements of an organisation’s project. 2. Those groups or persons who have a stake, a claim, or an interest in the operations and decisions of the firm...legal, financial, or moral claim, explicit or implicit contract

Question 35

AER Engagement actions Take the engagement principles to action. 1. ? : objectives, who, timelines, level of engagement, resources 2. ? : implement and carry out activities 3. Reporting: ? and comments reported 4. ? & improve: evaluate successes and failures regularly

Answer 35

planning Action concerns Review

Question 37

Synergy groups... ○ Synergy Groups are Strongly encouraged by ? ○ Some common ? concerns can be addressed ○ AER, ?, and local community participation TEAM = Together Each ________ \_\_\_\_\_

Answer 37

○ Synergy Groups are Strongly encouraged by **AER** ○ Some common **public** concerns can be addressed ○ AER, **industry**, and local community participation Together Each **Achieves More**

Question 38

***_D-056_*** = Energy Development Applications and Schedules **Sections of MAJOR interest** to **Surface Land Team** D-056 1. *Section 1* – **overview of requirements** for public involvement and energy applications 2. *Section 2* – details **participant involvement** from providing information to confirming non-objection 3. *Section 3* – outlines **Schedule 1** which *MUST* **accompany** energy applications 4. *Section 4* – addresses ? ? related to compliance and enforcement

Answer 38

Audit Process

Question 39

D-056 ~ Energy Development Applications & Schedules ## Footnote MAJOR interest to Land Agents ○ **Sections 5-7** – outlines applications for facility, ? , ? , and related **Schedules (2,3,4)** ○ **Section 8** – describes ? circumstances

Answer 39

pipeline wellsite special

Question 40

AER ~ Public Involvement 1. AER wants the public to be fullt informed on **AER, AER regulations and directives** * ? & Fact Sheets 2. D-056 Sec. 2 – Public Involvement requirements 1. ○ 3 main participant groups: 2. ○ Meeting ? requirements is a **major component** in the role of a Surface Land Team 3. \*Land Team MUST include information from ? within required Landowner Info Package\*

Answer 40

1. * ENERFAQs 2. Answer 1. public, industry, AER 2. **D-056** 3. AER

Question 41

AER use of Directives ## Footnote Directives are described on new AER web-site: “Directives and interim directives are documents that set out new or amended AER ? or ? for implementation. Licensees, permittees, and other approval holders under the jurisdiction of the AER are "required to ? ? ?.”

Answer 41

requirements or processes obey all directives

Question 42

CONTENTS of Directives 1. **3 Digit number** for the ? 2. ? edition or original 3. The ? of the Directive 4. The date directive was ? 5. 6. ? &/or Scope 7. **Enforcement component**

Answer 42

1. Directive 2. Revised 3. Name 4. Contents (Table of Contents) 5. approved 6. Introduction

Question 43

AER Use of MANUALS 1. Manuals are ? ? * (primarily designed as references for AER staff or ?.) 2. They are NOT ? ? 3. Inspection Manuals often list of requirements found in _______ and other rules, regulations 4. They have been in use since _20_**10** and there are ? manuals built so far.

Answer 43

instructive documents; ***stakeholders*** REGULATORY DOCUMENTS Directives 18-20

Question 44

What is Manual 004 about?

Answer 44

**A**lternative **D**ispute **R**esolution Program and *Guidelines for Energy Industry Disputes.* ***_Explains AER alternative dispute resolution program and its guidelines._***

Question 45

What Regalatory Powers does the AER operates under?

Answer 45

REDA

Question 46

What does REDA stand for?

Answer 46

**Responsible Energy Development Act**

Question 47

**Summary** **Energy regulation** has been in place under different **“names”** since the **early days** of _public utilities_ and _oil & gas_ drilling **in the province of Alberta.**​ The main purpose and mission of the Board has been consistent through years of change and development: **AOC** **1. A**ddress... **2 O**rderly ... **3 C**ontrol... 1. APE C 2. ODIP 3. CWAMP

Answer 47

○ _**A**ddress_ **Public** and E**nvironmental** _Concerns_ ○ _**O**rderly_ **Development** and **Industry** _Practices_ ○ _**C**ontrol_ **Waste** and M**_anage_** **Production**

Question 48

**SUMMARY cont'd:**. *_AER communicates information through:_* 1. ○ **?(hint:FOs)?, help-lines, etc** 2. ○ **AER w\_\_\_-s\_\_\_\_** 1. Information Letters, 2. Bulletins 3. **E?s,** 4. **\_\_\_\_ Sheets,** 5. **D\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_** 6. ○ **Public information related to** H\_\_\_\_\_s and ? Assurance

Answer 48

1. Field offices 2. web-site 1. _Information_ Letters 2. Bulletins 3. **EnerFAQs**; 4. **_Fact_ Sheets;** 5. **DIRECTIVES** 6. ​​​Hearings; Compliance Assurance

Question 49

HOW does AER accomplish their Mandate?

Answer 49

Regulatory compliance

Question 50

The **Areas** where the AER tries to balance the **Impact** of Projects in the Public Interest 1. . 2. . 3. . 4. . 5. .

Answer 50

1. Safety 2. Protect air and water quality; noise 3. Manage Resources efficiently 4. Enable Development when it is in the Public Interest 5. Minimize the impact of Oil and Gas

Question 51

Who are stakeholders? ## Footnote 1. 2.

Answer 51

1. Those who are not part of the firm but are affected by the physical development of the firm's Project. 2. Those who have a stake, claim, or interest in the firms action, such as financial or moral through an implicit or explicit contract.

Question 52

Four examples of how the AER ENSURES COMPLIANCE with Regulations 1. . 2. . 3. . 4. .

Answer 52

1. Field Offices 2. Inspectors 3. enforcement mechanisms 4. Cycle of Continuous Improvement

Question 53

D-056 Section 1 – overview of ? for ? ? and ? applications

Answer 53

requirements public involvement energy

Question 55

D-056 Section 2 – details ? ? from providing ? ? information to confirming ?-?

Answer 55

participant involvement non-objection

Question 56

D-056 ## Footnote Section 3 – outlines ?1 which MUST accompany energy applications Section 4 – addresses ?? related to compliance and ?

Answer 56

Schedule 1 Auditing Process enforcement

Question 57

What is Manual 004 about?

Answer 57

It explains the ADR program and its guidelines

Question 58

Describe AER manuals

Answer 58

They are _instructive documents_ that provide guidelines and lists of regulations found in other Directives, and other rules and regulations to be used by AER staff or stakeholders. They are not regulatory documents themselves. There are 18 to 20 manuals.