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Enron Conservation Committee - The committee met with Corporate Express to= =20 discuss the use of recycled office materials. Significant cost savings are= =20 expected from the use of these materials, especially the laser jet ink=20 cartridges. EHS Corp. volunteered to conduct a pilot study using free lase= r=20 jet ink cartridges for the next few weeks. Results will be documented and= =20 discussed with committee members. If pilot study is successful , results= =20 will be shared with Global Sourcing and other departments in Enron. Other= =20 major corporations in Houston have successfully used these cartridges. 2001 EHS Corp. Conference - EHS is preparing the list of conference attende= es=20 and developing regional conference needs. The list of attendees will be=20 completed March 29 and the list of needs on April 4.=20 =20 ADVOCACY COORDINATION & COMMERCIAL SUPPORT Air Quality/Multipollutant Strategy - Jeff Keeler coordinated Enron's=20 involvement in air quality and "multipollutant" initiatives:=20 Made a presentation to the U.S. EPA Clean Air Act Advisory Committee on the= =20 drivers behind the current debate over multipollutant approaches for the=20 power sector and the characteristics of innovative and (hopefully) effectiv= e=20 approaches being explored by Enron and other companies. Continued to meet with White House, EPA, DOE and congressional contacts on= =20 the subject, and led strategy development efforts with in the "Clean Power= =20 Group" coalition. Presented a strategy for reaching out to coal interests= =20 (beyond large coal users - i.e., producers, unions) to gain support for our= =20 proposal as one that is "good for the future of coal generation." Worked to provide business units with information concerning the Bush=20 administration's actions on carbon dioxide and global climate change issues= ,=20 congressional, industry and environmental group responses. staff on possible responses and future strategies. Jeff is working closely= =20 with Senate Environment Committee staff to craft legislation that will stil= l=20 move forward on NOx, SO2 and mercury while continuing to look at meaningful= =20 approaches to carbon reduction. California Energy Crisis & Environmental Regulation - Mary Schoen her=20 leadership in providing intelligence and analysis to commercial and=20 government affairs groups on environmental policy activities affecting the= =20 California crisis. Mary produced analysis of new California bills and=20 executive actions affecting permitting and environmental regulation of powe= r=20 generation sources, and provided feedback to Enron commercial groups,=20 government affairs and regulators. Mary also worked on further analysis of= =20 actions being taken by state CARB officials and local authorities in the=20 SCAQMD to potentially revise air quality programs. Trading Market Development - Stacey Bolton continued to provide leadership = on=20 developing Renewable Energy Credit trading markets and providing related=20 opportunities to Enron businesses. PJM: Contacted Rich Sedano (Former VT Commissioner, now w/RAP) re: our=20 efforts in PJM -- he is joining our efforts which will add credibility with= =20 regulators. Contacted Natsource and Evolution Markets, both of whom are=20 joining our coalition. Working on draft strawman and policy paper with=20 coalition. NePool: RFP for system administrator was submitted to interested parties. Texas REC program: Attended workshop on implementation of REC program and= =20 Voluntary Certificate Program. Submitted oral comments and questions on=20 streamlining voluntary certificate program w/ REC program and ensuring ther= e=20 is adequate verification. Texas - Energy Efficiency Allowances: Organizing a group of stakeholders t= o=20 push forward a proposal for RECs and energy efficiency savings to be=20 eligible as NOx allowances under the Houston/Dallas SIP, including:=20 Natsource, TX Renewable Coalition; O2; Evolution Markets. Setting meetings= =20 at TNRCC in mid-April to present proposal. Enron Renewable Energy Desk - Stacey Bolton continues coordination with=20 Elliot Mainzer on forming a team to respond "holistically" to his regulator= y=20 needs. Working w/him on messaging of his efforts. Texas Environmental issues/opportunities - Stacey Bolton met w/Jean Ryall t= o=20 get a system in place for analyzing Texas environmental legislation and=20 regulations and providing feedback to government affairs on pending=20 legislation. COMPETITIVE INTELLIGENCE & BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES Greening the Enron Building - Stacey Bolton held a "kick off" meeting and= =20 organized team toward structuring deals that would allow Enron to announce = it=20 is the first Fortune 500 company to go 100% "green". EES is pricing the=20 commodity end for facilities and getting back w/them today. Michael Payne= =20 and Mike Curry are pricing out the Renewable Energy Credits. Catherine=20 McKalip-Thompson is working on draft press release (Peggy Mahoney/EES and= =20 Stacey I to review comment on. Next steps: figure out exact cost; present = to=20 business units and/or Jeff Skilling for approval. Plans to announce if dea= l=20 goes through on Earth Day. =20 CO2 and Mercury Regulation - Jeff Keeler provided ENA developers with=20 information on the long term regulatory picture for control of emissions fr= om=20 CO2 and mercury, which could affect our interests in developing/purchasing= =20 coal generation assets. Power Technologies - Equity Investments - Jeff Keeler provided analysis to= =20 Enron Principal Investments group on several potential technologies: Provided analysis on a "dual-fuel" diesel technology that would allow=20 emergency diesel generators to switch to 80% natural gas, lowering emission= s=20 profiles and allowing them to sell electricity to the grid. There is a=20 potential for success in distributed generation markets, as well as other= =20 applications. Provided potential leads for investment opportunities in coal gasification= =20 and carbon sequestration technologies. EES - business lead with Landauer - Stacey Bolton had a conference call=20 w/Landauer (a Grubb & Ellis Co) re: installation of solar panels and=20 distributed generation on large strip malls, starting in NY. Their propos= al=20 won't work at the present time, but passed along a contact name to EES=20 commodity sales re: signing on Grubb & Ellis as a customer. Energy Efficiency: Pennsylvania C&I Negawatts Program - Continuing work wi= th=20 subcommittee to refine minor points for submission to the Green Power Board= . =20 Program launch target is still June. Environmental Labeling - Ohio - Stacey Bolton continues to assist EES with= =20 their initial label in Ohio. REGULATORY TECHNICAL ANALYSIS TXOGA Pipeline Committee - Marc Phillips attended a TXOGA Pipeline Committe= e=20 meeting to discuss the latest information regarding the Texas legislative= =20 session. ETS Environmental Conference - Marc Phillips presented information at the E= TS=20 Environmental Conference regarding five air regulatory issues with=20 significant cost to ETS. EES Tax Credits - Marc Phillips provided information to EES personnel about= =20 the tax credits that are available for pollution control equipment. The=20 information is located on the EH&S web page. ETS Iowa Title V Fees - Marc Philips provided comments to Iowa ETS personne= l=20 regarding a draft regulation to raise the minimum Title V permit fee to=20 $1,000 in Iowa. Environmental and Safety Report - The RTA Group is in the process of placin= g=20 the Environmental and Safety Report on EH&S's intranet web page. API Safety and Fire Protection Committee - Russell Tucker took part in the= =20 API Safety Engineering & Regulatory Task Force meeting followed by the=20 attendance at the full Safety & Fire Protection Subcommittee meeting during= =20 which each project underway was evaluated and course corrections made where= =20 necessary. Main topics centered on the changes under consideration by NFPA= =20 for the fire and building codes, the proposed ANSI standards for Safety &= =20 Health and Ergonomics, 2001 Safety Conference agenda, legislative and=20 regulatory advocacy issues, budget realignments, and decisions on expiring= =20 Recommended Practices as to revision or deleting. NAM OSHA Steering Committee - Russell Tucker assisted during a NAM OSHA=20 Steering Committee conference call with the determination of those parts of= =20 the recent OSHA final rule amendments for the Recordkeeping regulations tha= t=20 should be kept during forth coming negations with OSHA pertaining to the=20 Complaint filed by NAM in the D.C. District court. Also those parts address= ed=20 in the Complaint as concerns were prioritized.=20 Enron Ergonomics Program Workstation Solutions - Russell Tucker completed t= he=20 HTML browser based Internet workstation Solutions program for displaying=20 unique problem solving ideas for resolving most difficult workstation=20 ergonomics problems. Vendors were arranged for U.S. wide ordering and demo= s=20 of most products included in the program were donated for use in the Housto= n=20 campus. This program will be available to the Facilitators of the Enron=20 Ergonomics Program as a resource to reduce their time in finding solutions = to=20 the most difficult situations expected to be encountered. Stormwater Regulations -- Jim Peterson is preparing an updated Storm Water= =20 Notice incorporating regulatory changes. GREENFIELD CAPITAL PROJECTS Cuiaba Lessons Learned Project - Joe Kolb and Catherine McKalip-Thompson ha= ve=20 made considerable progress in writing the first draft of the report. The= =20 internal Lessons Learned meeting is still scheduled for the end of April. EUROPE UK, Enron Metals =01) Henry Bath - Alan Stringer coordinated a meeting wi= th=20 regulators to discuss issues raised in environmental report. The meeting w= as=20 scheduled for April 2nd to determine additional work required to procure=20 planning permission for new warehouse. ENRON GLOBAL ASSETS (Central America, South America, India and Asia) Philippines, Batangas & Subic Power Plants - Bal Wong conducted an EHS=20 inspection of Batangas and Subic Plants. The inspection report will be=20 prepared next week. However, initial observations indicate that the plant= s=20 do not have major EHS issues.=20 India, Dabhol Power Plant =01) Alan Stringer will extend his on-sight supp= ort=20 until April 14, 2001.=20 Panama, Bahia Las Minas (BLM) Ambient Air Monitoring Stations - Donnie=20 Willmann is assisting BLM and ThermoRetec in preparing a specification list= =20 for the two ambient air monitoring stations at BLM which are for sale. Gr= eg=20 Whelan at the Cuiaba plant read the information in the weekly report and h= as=20 indicated that he knows a company that would be interested in this=20 equipment. He will follow up on this lead.=20 Puerto Rico, San Juan Gas Remediation Project - Puerto Rico Environmental= =20 Quality Board (EQB) indicated verbally that the Feasibility Study was tacit= ly=20 approved by their approval of the Quality Assurance Plan. San Juan Gas sen= t=20 a clarification letter to the EPA expanding on the details of the disposal= =20 of the water from the fire water tank. Puerto Rico, EcoElectrica: Donnie Willmann met with Victor Vega in Houston= =20 to discuss EHS issues such as safety awareness program, Process Hazard=20 Analysis, implementation of the Dupont STOP program, and Process Safety=20 Management implementation. Both met with Don Hawkins to discuss combining = of=20 operational audits from Enron and Edison Mission currently scheduled in=20 October and November of this year, respectively. Combining both audits wil= l=20 reduce costs.=20 Caribbean/Latin America Operational Audits - Donnie Willmann, Bill Curra an= d=20 Edgar Zuleta continue to review the Audit Action Item Lists and are working= =20 with the facilities to resolve outstanding action items. Bolivia, Transredes "Crisis Plan Implementation" and New Headquarters Bldg.= -=20 Edgar Zuleta incorporated corrections to the draft new Transredes Crisis= =20 Plan. He presented to Transredes the new Audit Management System (AMS)=20 program and represented Enron EHS Corp. in the opening ceremony of Transred= es=20 new corporate headquarters. Brazil, SCGas - Edgar Zuleta completed field visits, prepared a draft repor= t=20 using the new AMS and conducted an exit debriefing to SCGas management. An= =20 separate report was prepared addressing contractor EHS findings. The draft= =20 reports are being reviewed by SCGas. SCGas is doing an excellent job at=20 controlling EHS risks and managing EHS issues. SCGas was very pleased on= =20 the use of the AMS and Edgar's performance in this audit. =20 Brazil, Elektro - Edgar Zuleta traveled to Campinas, new headquarters for= =20 Elektro in Brazil. He discussed EHS objectives and targets, monthly=20 reports, audit tracking reports. Reporting deadlines were discussed and= =20 agreed to improve communications between Enron SA and Elektro. The new EHS= =20 AMS program was introduced. The director responsible for EHS will discuss= =20 with operations management the possibility of using the new AMS. Brazil, Cuiba Power Plant - Edgar Zuleta and Sandra Maldonado arranged the= =20 preparation of the safety award plaque to be presented to Cuiaba Power Plan= t =20 for 2 years without a loss time accident.=20 ENRON ENERGY SERVICES EES - Distributed Power Generation =01) Gus Eghneim continues to provide=20 permitting support to the distributed power generation team. At least 10= =20 facilities are planned in Arizona and New Mexico for year 2001. EES - New Business Venture - Gus Eghneim is coordinating a stack test for a= =20 diesel engine in Chicago. The test will be conducted by Clean Air Engineeri= ng=20 the week of April 2, 2001. Eli Lilly Project =01) Bill Curra is visiting the Eli Lilly facilities to= =20 gather site specific information for the development of the EHS manuals. T= he=20 Eli Lilly account includes utility delivery service for 5 facilities. =20 ENRON ENGINEERING AND OPERATION SERVICES Alabama, Mobile Energy Services Company (MESC) =01) Gus Eghneim is working = with=20 MESC to resolve the environmental issues associated with a malfunctioned=20 opacity monitor.=20 =20 U.S, 2000 Peaker Plants - Gus Eghneim is coordinating the development of=20 Title V operating permit applications for Doyle, Gleason, Wheatland, and=20 Lincoln power plants. Georgia, Doyle Power - Gus Eghneim submitted a revised emissions data repor= t=20 to the U.S. EPA. Illinois, Lincoln Energy Center (LEC) - Gus Eghneim is providing support to= =20 LEC on CEMS maintenance activities.=20 GLOBAL INDUSTRIAL MARKETS Quebec, Canada, Daishowa Pulp & Paper Co. =01) Gus Eghneim is working with = the=20 mill's environmental director on the implementation of Enron's environmenta= l=20 policies and guidelines. The mill is expected to have the integration of= =20 these policies and guidelines completed by the week of April 2, 2001. =20 ENRON AMERICAS Michigan, White Pine Energy, Ada Cogeneration Plant =01) Gus Eghneim schedu= ling=20 a meeting with the EPA and the state's regulatory agency to discuss a=20 petition previously submitted to exclude the plant from the EPA SIP call an= d=20 Section 126 rulemaking.=20 DEPARTMENT PROJECTS Telework/NEPI Program =01) Gavin Dillingham and Sally Alvarez have set up a= =20 committee to look further into the telework program. The committee was form= ed=20 to help in the determination of the policy, procedures and criteria that wi= ll=20 be used in Enron=01,s program. The committee consists of representatives fr= om=20 HR, legal, IT, Work Perks, Facilities, EOC and EH&S. The first committee=20 meeting will be next week.=20 EHS Significant Issues Monthly Report - The database (with instructions) wa= s=20 rolled out to members of Henry Van=01,s group. The next report will be due = in=20 May. It was agreed that the frequency of the reporting will change from=20 monthly to bimonthly. EHS Performance Measures Database =01) Gavin Dillingham is currently workin= g=20 with Enron Networks and James Buzek to fix the current database. James=20 believes that a new version of the database will be functional by the end o= f=20 March, and the 1st quarter reports will be complete by April 15th. Gavin is= =20 also working with Gary Allen to help in the determination of what types of= =20 reports may be suitable for this database. The current main focus on this= =20 project is to develop a database that has enhanced reporting flexibility. T= he=20 database will be placed on an extranet server that will allow all of Enron= =01,s=20 assets who have internet access to update their own data. This is a secure= =20 system that will only allow each asset to view their data. The user-interfa= ce=20 of the database has been designed and they are now waiting on the developme= nt=20 of the reporting mechanism and the population of data. The cost for the=20 re-design is (including the extranet server) is approximately $20,000. Phase II EHS Website- Gavin Dillingham is currently working on determining= =20 the new look for the EHS website. He is currently taking suggestion from=20 users and content providers for the site. The site will be more dynamic and= =20 provide real-time information concerning what is happening within the EHS a= nd=20 Corporate Responsibility group on the home page. He had a meeting with Mark= =20 Martin, Jeff Pena and Vern Vallejo of Enron Networks this week and it was= =20 determined that Phase II could be ready in about two months. Susan Worthen= =20 will thoroughly review the current site contents and arrangement next week= =20 and make appropriate recommendations for improvement. Sustainability Indicators and Benchmarking- Gavin Dillingham is currently= =20 working with Lauren Iannarone in determining what=20 Sustainable/Environmental/Social indices Enron should work to be listed on.= =20 They have just completed the initial stage of the project by determining th= e=20 benchmarks and indicators that Enron should follow to be considered a=20 responsible corporate citizen.=20 VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES/COMMUNITY RELATIONS =20 Enron Earth Day Festival =01) Gavin Dillingham and Joe Kolb had a meeting= =20 concerning Enron Trash Bash yesterday to discuss the trash challenge coming= =20 up on March 31st. Currently, there is a committee that is looking for=20 volunteers and is coordinating the logistics of the clean-up. An E-TV ad=20 campaign for Trash Bash has been running for the last week, and there will = be=20 pre-registration for Trash Bash on March 29 and 30th. Also, Enron has=20 challenged several companies downtown and American General and=20 PriceWaterhouseCoopers have accepted the challenge.=20 MOPS 686 Offshore Platform Donation - Joe Kolb is trying to schedule a=20 conference call between A&M at Corpus Christi, Bob Burleson (ETS) and himse= lf=20 so that Enron can ascertain whether it is looking like the University will = be=20 able to bring adequate resources to the table to make the project viable. = =20 Hopefully, the call will be next week.
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