The California Energy Commission (CEC) and National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO) hosted an Emergency Fuel Coordination Meeting for Western states and industry partners on September 28 - 30, 2016, at the CEC offices (located at 1516 Ninth Street, Sacramento, CA 95814). This meeting was a unique opportunity for state and industry partners in the West to work towards the development of more coordinated, detailed, and effective energy emergency response plans.

The purpose of this meeting was to explore how states might develop more comprehensive plans to respond to fuel shortages and was intended to help set the stage for the creation of model plans that can be used by states in the Western region to update their energy assurance plans. The meeting also explored how states can make better use of data and analysis through the use of energy market indicators to provide a more consistent picture of the consequences and better situational awareness and built off of the work completed by NASEO over the past two years as part of the DOE's State Energy Risk Assessment Project as well as the state and regional risk assessment profiles and Energy Risk Resources Library which was developed by DOE under this effort.Finally, the meeting provided participants with an opportunity for discussions on the various types of federal, state, and local jurisdiction waivers that can be used to increase fuel supplies and diminish panic-buying in the aftermath of a regional catastrophic event that results in a fuel shortage for the southwestern United States.

Final Agenda and Presentations

Thursday, September 29, 2016

8:00 am - 8:15 am
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Matt Duncan, Program Manager, State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Energy Assurance, Infrastructure Security and Energy Restoration Division, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliabilty, U.S. Department of Energy

8:15 am - 8:30 am
Purpose of Meeting
Jeff Pillon, Director of Energy Assurance, National Association of State Energy Officials
Gordon Schremp, Senior Fuels Specialist, California Energy Commission

8:30 am - 10:00 am
Western Regional Transportation Fuel Supply Overview and Issues

PADD 5 and California Transportation Fuel Overview - [Presentation]
Gordon Schremp, Senior Fuels Specialist, California Energy Commission

Energy Market Monitoring and Assessment Resources PADD 5 and California Transportation Fuel Overview - [Presentation]
Hannah Breul, Statistician, U.S. Energy Information Administration

Information Sharing and Likely Impacts of Catastrophic Events/Regional Transportation Fuel Supply Shortage - [Presentation]
Jeff Pillon, Director of Energy Assurance, National Association of State Energy Officials

Fuel Response Options in a Catastrophic Event - [Presentation]
Gordon Schremp, Senior Fuels Specialist, California Energy Commission

10:00 am - 10:15 am
Break

10:15 am - 12:15 pm
Federal and State Fuel Response

Federal Transportation Fuel Response Process - [Presentation]
Robert Hill, Chief, Supply Chain Integration, Logistics Management Directorate, Federal Emergency Management Agency

Defense Logistics Agency Energy, Americas West - [Presentation]
Major Justin Settles, Commanding Officer, Defense Logistics Agency Energy

Military Fuel Availibility and Use - West Coast - [Presentation]
Rick VanSchoor, Energy NORTHCOM Planner, Defense Logistics Agency Energy

National Guard REsponse, Capabilities, and Fuel Needs - California - [Presentation]
Major Michael Riley, Deputy J4, California National Guard

12:15 pm - 1:15 pm
Lunch

1:15 pm - 4:00 pm
Near Term Actions Intended to Increase Availability of Transportation Fuel

Federal Fuel Waivers and Processes - [Presentation]
Chris Thompson, Office of Transportation and Air Quality, U.S. Environmental Protection AGency

Super Storm Sandy Assessment - [Presentation]
Alice Lippert, Senior Energy Analyst, Consultant

Jones Act Waiver - [Presentation]
Gordon Schremp, Senior Fuels Specialist, California Energy Commission

State/Local Waivers, Processes, and Other Examples
Jim Guthrie, Air Resources Engineer, California Air Resources Board - [Presentation]
Jeff Gove, Manager, Bay Area Air Quality Management District - [Presentation]

Related Emergency Fuel Topics - [Presentation]
Gordon Schremp, Senior Fuels Specialist, California Energy Commission

4:00 pm - 4:45 pm
Near-Term Actions Intended to Decrease Demand/Diminish Panic-Buying and Hoarding of Transportation Fuels

Odd-Even Fuel Purchasing and Minimum Fuel Purchases - [Presentation]
Gordon Schremp, Senior Fuels Specialist, California Energy Commission

Friday, September 30, 2016

8:00 am - 9:00 am
Recap of Day one and Industry Reactions/Observations
Jeff Pillon, Director of Energy Assurance, National Association of State Energy Officials
Gordon Schremp, Senior Fuels Specialist, California Energy Commission

9:00 am - 11:00 am
Southern California Catastrophic Earthquake Tabletop DIscussion - [Presentation]
Patrick Hammond, Preparedness Branch - Disaster Planning Unit, California Governor's Office of Emergency Services

Scope of Fuel Supply Problem
Situational Awareness
Communication
Coordination of Actions

11:00 am - 11:45 am
Next Steps
Jeff Pillon, Director of Energy Assurance, National Association of State Energy Officials
Gordon Schremp, Senior Fuels Specialist, California Energy Commission

11:45 am
Closing Remarks and Adjourn
Matt Duncan, Program Manager, State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Energy Assurance, Infrastructure Security and Energy Restoration Division, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliabilty, U.S. Department of Energy
Jeff Pillon, Director of Energy Assurance, National Association of State Energy Officials
Gordon Schremp, Senior Fuels Specialist, California Energy Commission
 

Primary Resource Materials

• Petroleum Shortage Supply Management - Options for States (December 2012) - Download
• New Jersey Super Storm Sandy Odd/Even Gasoline Purchase Plan (October 28, 2012) - Download
• City of New York Super Storm Sandy Odd/Even Gasoline Purchase Plan (November 8, 2012) - Download
• Michigan Petroleum Shortage Response Plan (August 2013) - Download
• Emergency Transportation Fuels Set-a-Side Program Particiant Handbook (September 2016) - Download

Optional Reference Materials

• Columbia River Basin Petroleum and Refined-Product Supplies: Disrputions and Mitigations Under Cascadia Subduction Zone Earthquake Scenario - Download
• American Petroleum Institute Oil and Natural Gas Industy Preparedness Handbook Version 2 (April 2016) - Download
• Guidance for States on Relief from Federal Motor Carrier Safety regulations in an Energy Emergency (Updated November 2014) - Download
• Overview of Response to Hurricane Sandy-Nor'easter and Recommendations for Improvement (February 26, 2013) - Download
• Comparing the Impacts of Northeast Hurricanes on Energy Infrastructure (April 2013) - Download