2022 Annual Conference

The IOGCC Annual Conference will be held on the harbor in Baltmore, Maryland on October 16-18, 2022. The annual conferences have proven to be invaluable opportunities for the exchange of information and ideas.

This meeting will bring together a wide range of participants, including governors, state and federal regulatory officials, oil and gas industry representatives, and non-governmental organizations, to advance IOGCC’s mission. IOGCC is a multi-state government agency that champions the conservation and efficient recovery and storage of domestic oil and gas resources while protecting human health and safety and the environment. A lineup of distinguished speakers will provide timely and relevant information on subjects important to our membership.

We look forward to seeing everyone and working together to have a successful event in October!

Agenda

IOGCC Annual Conference
Royal Sonesta Harbor Court
Baltimore, Maryland
Sunday, October 16 - Tuesday, October 18, 2022

Sunday, October 16th

11:00am-5:00pm	Registration—Prefunction
12:30pm-2:30pm	Council of Regulatory Officials—Whitehall Opening Comments David Hardie, Council Chair/Alberta Assoc. Official Representative Roundtable Discussion
3:00pm-4:30pm	Council of Oil and Gas Attorneys—Whitehall Opening Comments Ryan Hoffman, Council Chair/Kansas Assoc. Official Representative Roundtable Discussion
5:00pm-6:00pm	Opening Reception at Royal Sonesta Harbor Court—Hamptons

Monday, October 17th

7:30am-5:00pm	Registration—Prefunction
7:30am-8:30am	Breakfast—Hamptons
9:00am-11:30am	General Session—Whitehall Kenneth E. Wagner, Executive Director, Hamm Institute for American Energy, Oklahoma State University, IOGCC Vice-Chair The Honorable Mark Gordon, Governor of Wyoming, IOGCC Chair-Elect 2022 Chair's Stewardship Awards The Honorable Joe Manchin, United States Senator for West Virginia (Video Message) Lee O. Fuller, Officer—Environment and General Strategy, Independent Petroleum Association of America Raisa Orleans, Director, Government Relations, Environmental Defense Fund Steve Feldgus, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management, United States Department of the Interior Joseph Giove III, Director of Business Operations, Office of Carbon Management, United States Department of Energy Bruno Pigott, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Water, United States Environmental Protection Agency
11:30am-1:00pm	Lunch (On Your Own)
1:00pm-2:15pm	Environment and Safety Committee—Whitehall Updated IOGCC TENORM Guidance Document—Panel Discussion Virginia Hullinger, Technical Services Manager, Oklahoma Corporation Commission, Oil and Gas Conservation Division (Moderator) Susanne Biteman, District Supervisor, Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy, Oil, Gas, and Minerals Division (Panelist) Mark Bohrer, UIC and Treating Plant Manager, North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas Division (Panelist) Chuck McCracken RRPT, Health Physics Administrator, Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Oil and Gas Resources Management (Panelists) EPA's Mapping System to Address Environmental Justice Matthew Lee, Environmental Protection Specialist, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Environmental Justice Status Update: Federal Perspective on Produced Water Taimur Shaikh, Senior Energy Policy Advisor, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 6, Office of the Regional Administrator
1:00pm-2:00pm	Resolutions Committee—Brightons
2:30pm-3:45pm	Legal and Regulatory Affairs Committee—Whitehall North Dakota's Regulatory Efforts In Achieving Class VI Primacy Kevin Connors, PCOR Partnership Program Manager, Assistant Director for Regulatory Compliance and Energy Policy, EERC State Legal and Regulatory Updates on Pore Space Policy-Panel Discussion Dave Flannery, Steptoe and Johnson PLCC (Moderator) Tom Kropatsch, Oil and Gas Supervisor, Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (Panelist) Dylan Fuge, General Counsel, New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department (Panelist) Lynn Helms, Director, Department of Mineral Resources, North Dakota Industrial Commission (Panelist)
4:00pm-5:15pm	Energy Resources, Research and Technology Committe—Whitehall CO₂Pipeline Safety Max Kieba, Director, Office of Pipeline Safety—Program Development Division, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Satartia Pipeline Analysis Bill Caram, Executive Director, Pipeline Safety Trust Industry Perspective on CO₂Pipelines Dr. Ryan Edwards, Manager of Climate Policy, Occidental Petroleum State Regulator's Perspective on CO₂Pipelines Mary Zanter, Pipeline Safety Program Manager, South Dakota Public Utilities Commission
5:30pm-7:00pm	Reception—Maryland Science Museum

Tuesday, October 18th

7:30am-11:00am	Registration—Prefunction
7:00am-8:00am	Breakfast—Hamptons
8:00am-9:15am	Orphan Well Task Force—Whitehall
9:30am-10:45am	Joint Session: Public, Coastal, and Tribal Lands and Public Outreach Committee—Whitehall Indigenous-Led Restoration in British Columbia: A Holistic Approach Katherine Wolfenden, Land and Resources Coordinator, Fort Nelson First Nations Winter Storm Uri, Outreach and Response to New Weatherization Requirements Natalie Dubiel, Attorney, General Law Section, Office of General Counsel, Texas Railroad Commission
11:00am-12:30pm	Business Session—Whitehall
12:30pm	Adjourn

Registration Information

Click the link below to register for the Annual Conference in Baltimore:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2022-annual-conference-tickets-383097684487

If you are not able to join us in Baltimore, select sessions will be available via Zoom. You will need to register for each of the Zoom sessions individually by clicking the links below. These sessions are free of charge.

October 16, 2022 12:30pm-2:30pm ET	Council of Regulatory Officials
October 18, 2022 11:00am-12:30pm ET	Business Session

For questions regarding registration, contact Dianne Jones at [email protected]

Hotel Reservations

Reserve your rooms now at the Royal Sonesta Harbor Court Baltimore.

For a room at the government rate of $137 plus taxes, click here.

For a room at the standard group rate of $189 plus taxes, click here.

For questions regarding reservations, contact Bea Ann Phillips at [email protected]

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