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FCBC - Mike Terraso attended the donors meeting of the Foundation of=20 Conservation for the Chiquitano Forest in Miami. The FCBC executive direct= or=20 reviewed the considerable progress in gaining confidence of many of the=20 indigenous groups, the Bolivain Ministry of Natural Resources and other=20 government agencies. =20 Greenpeace - Mike Terraso was contacted by a Greenpeace International=20 representative in an attempt to clarify Enron's position regarding the Kyot= o=20 protocal. Mike pointed out that Enron was no longer a member of the US=20 Council for International Business, which was the focus of the Greenpeace= =20 reposnse to Enron's position. The conversation was cordial and Mike=20 explained Enron's position supporting a multilateral emissions reduction=20 agreement requiring some participation by developing nations. EUROPE ENS Poland - Alan Stringer supported management on potential warranty claim= s=20 and provide assistance on gap analysis between Enron Guidelines and ENS EHS= =20 policies. UK, Project McCook - Alan Stringer working with UK EEOS team to provide=20 environmental advice for potential =01&tolling=018 agreement. Provided up-= date to=20 Susan. ENRON GLOBAL ASSETS (Central America, South America, India and Asia) Jamaica, IGL, Operations Audit - Ken Lovejoy assisted the IGL staff with th= e=20 action items from the operational audit conducted on the Ferry and Spanish= =20 Town Road locations. Many of the action items have been addressed with=20 procedures and guidelines being put into place that will allow the items to= =20 be closed.=20 Argentina, TGS Visit - Henry Van and Edgar Zuleta conducted presentations = on=20 Enron EH&S organization and workshop on EH&S management optimization. Also= =20 visited eight TGS facilities.=20 =20 Guam, Marianas Energy Company Power Plant (MEC) - Bal Wong led a desktop= =20 exercise regarding personnel injury, heavy rain and flooding, and earthquak= e=20 emergency response procedures with Operations Department Groups A and D. T= he=20 exercise resulted into four major recommendations that would improve the=20 existing plan. ENRON INDUSTRIAL MARKETS ARKANSAS, HUNTCO Steel - Following closing on the Huntco deal on June 8,=20 2001, Gus Eghneim is working with the transition team to ensure proper=20 transfer of permits to Enron. ENRON ENERGY SERVICES EES - Distributed Power Generation =01) Gus Eghneim is working with the New= =20 Mexico Environment Department currently evaluating the construction permit= =20 application for the proposed Gallup Compressor station power facility. An= =20 administrative completeness letter is anticipated by end of this week. EES - New Business Venture - Gus Eghneim is providing environmental strateg= y=20 support for an EES business deals in Las Vegas New York,Dallas, Boston and= =20 Kansas City.=20 REGULATORY TECHNICAL ANALYSIS INGAA EH&S Meeting - Marc Phillips attended an INGAA EH&S meeting and=20 provided an update to the group on the New Source Review Work Group=20 activities.=20 TXOGA Legislative Meeting - Marc Phillips attended a TXOGA legislative=20 meeting and provided an update to the group on the activities of the TXOGA= =20 Pipeline Committee. Hazardous Waste Identification Rulemaking - Jim Peterson is reviewing the= =20 revisions to the Hazardous Waste Identification Rule for implications for= =20 Enron. Recordkeeping Final Rule Negotiations - Russell Tucker working within the N= AM=20 task force has completed the talking points document for entering into the= =20 first negotiation meeting with OSHA on 6/15/01.=20 COMPETITIVE INTELLIGENCE & BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES East Power Desk - Stacey Bolton met with a new trader on the East Power Des= k=20 and offered to provide competitive intelligence on environmental issues th= at=20 could affect the power curves. GHG - Lisa Jacobson solicited comments from commercial groups on voluntary= =20 emission trading initiatives including the Chicago Climate Exchange, a=20 voluntary CO2 international trading pilot program with several Mid-Western= =20 states and Brazil. NOx Trading - Lisa analyzed NOx emissions trading initiatives in Canada fo= r=20 Enron Government Affairs, Renewable Desk - Stacey Bolton is working with Elliot Mainzer on an=20 opportunity to expand the City of Chicago deal, and provided Elliot with EE= S=20 lead originator contact as well as the wholesale procurer for ComEd. ComEd= =20 has a large renewable delivery obligation in their contract with the city o= f=20 Chicago. ADVOCACY & COMMERCIAL SUPPORT Air Quality - Offsets/ERCs - Mary Schoen met with West Developers and CA= =20 Gov't Affairs to develop near and longer-term strategies for advocating=20 changes to relevant environmental regulations at the state and Federal=20 levels. Mary and Stacey are working with the EES Emission Risk Group to= =20 create/apply for NOx offset/set-asides from EES' energy efficiency project. Global Climate Change - Lisa Jacobson reported to several corporate and=20 commercial groups( EES, EWS, EGM, Enron Wind and Enron Europe) on the Bush= =20 Administration's evolving climate change proposal, continuing to keep=20 corporate and commercial groups updated on political and policy issues=20 related to emissions trading and the Kyoto Protocol. =20 ACQUISITIONS McCook Tolling Agreement - Don Stevens and Susan Worthen received a copy o= f=20 an Enron Metals Europe draft tolling agreement and property lease. An=20 overall project description/strategy has not been provided. Our preliminar= y=20 understanding of the agreement is that Enron is pursueing a contract to=20 supply alumina to 2 -3 smelters located in Washington State and the Chicago= =20 area with market access to self-generated power. The deal would likely be= =20 signed with a 60 day period reserved for conducting due diligence post=20 closing and subject to agreement of environmental indemnification. The=20 aluminum smelters are currently shut-down. =20 York CoGen Facility - 70 MW combined cycle natural gas fired cogeneration= =20 facility located in York, Pennsylvania. Solar Turbines, Inc. (STI), wholly= =20 owned by Catepillar, Inc. which is located next door and has shut down=20 operations, owns the facility. Enron would enter into a LLC with Fenton &= =20 Bowles. Don Stevens conducted a site visit on June 6 - 7, 2001. Potential= =20 issues observed during the site visit include water discharge permit issues= =20 and the observance of numerous monitoring wells located on the adjacent=20 15-acre site.=20 Andex Resources - Don Stevens reviewed the environmental inspection report= =20 done by Environmental Disaster Control, Inc. regarding O&G properties locat= ed=20 in Mississippi, Texas and Wyoming. These properties are associated with a= =20 request from Andex for Enron to enter into another VPP deal with them. The= =20 environmental consultant did not follow the scope of work that Enron EHS=20 provided. There does not appear to be any action plans or planned follow-u= p=20 to recommendations or data gaps.=20 KCS Medallion Resources, Inc. (KCS) - Enron is considering a second VPP=20 arrangement with KCS in which KCS would acquire O & G properties (6 shallow= =20 wells and 14 deep wells) owned by Union Gas Operating Company and located = in=20 Dewitt, Goliad and Victoria Counties, Texas. KCS retained Kane Environment= al=20 Engineering, Inc. to conduct a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment report= .=20 Don Stevens reviewd the Kane environmental report and participated in a=20 conference call with Teresa Bushman (internal counsel, Enron Credit=20 Resources), Arville Martin (ECR commercial), and Marshall Eubanks (ECR=20 Commercial) to discuss the report. The report included recommendation=20 regarding SPCC Plans, SARA Tittle III, and Title V permitting (regarding=20 dyhyds); however, there is no planned follow-up or action items with KCS. DEPARTMENT PROJECTS Quantitative Risk Module - Don Stevens continues to evaluate the draft=20 software program. ThermoRetec is scheduled to conduct training on the=20 software June 21 - 22, 2001 and beta testing should follow in July. EHS Annual Report =01) Gavin Dillingham is working with Susan Worthen in=20 compiling EHS performance charts for the annual report. GHG emissions data= =20 continues to roll in and missing data/assets were provided to Henry Van. = =20 Susan received comments from Kelly Kimberly and is working to reconcile=20 comments with the original authors and verify information. Susan expects t= o=20 review the final draft report, including performance charts, with MFT next= =20 week.
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