2025 AGA Operations Fall Committee Meetings & PSMS Workshop Sept 29 – Oct 3, 2025 – Florida

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The AGA O&E committees work together to anticipate, plan for and meet the operational challenges of the natural gas industry. Committee products include technology transfer (e.g., publications and workshops), operation processes (e.g., best practices, standards development), regulatory input and influence, and professional development. Committees provide a forum for industry professionals to pool their collective knowledge to improve the state of operations, maintenance, engineering, and the technological aspects of transporting, storing, distributing, measuring and utilizing natural gas.

Individual committee meeting agendas will be available by the middle of August.

Join Us for a Full Week of Events!

Below is information on all of the committee meetings and the PSMS Workshop. When you complete your registration, you will be asked to indicate which of the following events you plan to attend.

PSMS Workshop

September 29 – 30, 2025

This workshop is open to AGA members and non-members. Presentations will include discussions on how operators are implementing PSMS, how operators are working to review their PSMS program effectiveness, and how operators address any challenges they have experienced with implementing PSMS. AGA will also be inviting stakeholders and other industries that have implemented safety management systems within their workstreams.

Schedule

September 29

• 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM: PSMS Workshop
• 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM: Lunch
• 1:00 PM – 4:30 PM: PSMS Workshop

September 30

• 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM: PSMS Workshop

AGA Operations Fall Committee Meetings

September 29 – October 3, 2025

AGA Operations Section Committees will meet for the Fall Committee Meetings during the week. These sessions are open to AGA members only.

• B109 Committee (9/30)
• Construction Operations Committee (10/1–10/2)
• Customer Field Services & Measurement Committee (9/29–9/30)
• Distribution Integrity Management Committee (9/30–10/1)
• Engineering Committee (9/29–9/30)
• Environmental Matters Committee (9/30)
• Field Operations Committee (10/2–10/3)
• Gas Control Committee (10/1–10/2)
• GIS and Asset Records Management Committee (9/30–10/1)
• Managing Committee* (9/30–10/1)
• Operations Equipment & Services Associates Committee (10/1)
• Operational Risk Data Committee (9/30)
• Piping Materials Committee (9/30–10/1)
• Quality Management Committee (9/30–10/1)
• Safety & Occupational Health Committee (10/2–10/3)
• Supplemental Gas Committee (9/30)
• Transmission Integrity Committee (10/2–10/3)
• Transmission Measurement Committee (9/29–9/30)
• Underground Storage Committee** (10/2–10/3)

Committee Information

The following AGA Committee Meetings are open to AGA members only.

B109 Committee
September 30

The B109 Committee oversees the development and maintenance of consensus standards related to gas meters and service regulators. Currently, there are six B109 standards that have achieved recognition by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI); see www.aga.org/ansi/#b109 for details. The annual B109 Committee meeting is held in the Fall and is open to the public.

September 30

• 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM: Lunch
• 1:00 PM – 4:30 PM: B109 Committee Meeting

Construction Operations Committee
October 1 – 2

The Construction Operations Committee provides a forum for members to share practices and strategies in managing distribution and transmission pipe construction operations. The committee provides: 1) meetings and discussions focused on key operations issues, including new pipe construction and replacement methods, contractor oversight, inspection, forecasting, planning, and scheduling of work, and work management systems to facilitate work execution 2) collaboration with Field Operations and Quality Management committees.

October 1

• 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM: Lunch
• 1:00 PM – 4:30 PM: Construction Operations Committee Meeting

October 2

• 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM: Construction Operations Committee Meeting
• 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM: Lunch

Customer Field Services & Measurement Committee
September 29 – 30

The Customer Field Services & Measurement Committee provides utility and vendor members companies with a forum to exchange practices on customer relations, dispatch, and installation and maintenance activities on consumer’s premises beginning at the gas meter/property line through the end utilization of gas. Corollary areas of interest include appliance venting, training, and emergency response.

September 29

• 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM: CFSM Committee Meeting
• 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM: Lunch

September 30

• 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM: CFSM Committee Meeting
• 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM: Lunch

Distribution Integrity Management Committee
September 30 – October 1

The Distribution Integrity Management Program (DIMP) Committee provides a forum for utilities to share experiences in implementing a Distribution Integrity Management Program (DIMP), as required by Subpart P of the federal pipeline safety code.

September 30

• 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM: Lunch
• 1:00 PM – 4:30 PM: DIMP Committee Meeting

October 1

• 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM: DIMP Committee Meeting
• 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM: Lunch

Engineering Committee
September 29 – 30

The Engineering Committee provides a forum for utilities to share expertise and experiences of engineering principles and practices relating to the design and construction of natural gas pipelines and pipeline facilities.

September 29

• 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM: Engineering Committee Meeting
• 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM: Lunch

September 30

• 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM: Engineering Committee Meeting
• 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM: Lunch

Environmental Matters Committee
September 30

The Environmental Matters Committee (EMC) provides a forum for natural gas industry environmental managers, engineers, and subject matter experts to enhance their professional knowledge and effectiveness as environmental compliance managers and supervisors. As AGA’s technical committee focused on environmental compliance issues, the committee develops conference sessions, workshop programs, webinars, white papers and other materials to help AGA Member company operations personnel learn about significant environmental regulatory policy, and compliance issues, including but not limited to: expediting permits for natural gas infrastructure projects; issues related to the measurement, reduction, and reporting of methane emissions; and leading practices for effective and cost-efficient environmental compliance and management. The EMC also provides technical support to the Environmental Regulatory Action Committee (ERAC) and other AGA committees on a myriad of environmental and sustainability issues by evaluating how proposed regulations or policy initiatives could impact member natural gas operations.

September 30

• 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM: EMC Meeting
• 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM: Lunch

Field Operations Committee
October 2 – 3

The Field Operations Committee collects, develops and disseminates technical data and information with specific reference to: 1) field practices and procedures, tools, and equipment utilized in the maintenance, operation and inspection of distribution systems and the components of such systems; 2) the development of surveys, testing practices and other procedures utilized in the evaluation of distribution systems and the components of such systems; 3) crew organization, job training, field communication and records and record systems as these pertain to the maintenance of pipeline systems and the components thereof and 4) the development of equipment, programs, and practices to minimize damage to facilities from outside forces.

October 2

• 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM: Field Operations Committee Meeting
• 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM: Lunch

October 3

• 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM: Field Operations Committee Meeting

Gas Control Committee
October 1 – 2

The Gas Control Committee focuses on information sharing and analyzing technical data with specific reference to: 1) Development and improvement of all phases of natural gas dispatching and coordination of these activities to serve the end goals of safety, reliability, conservation, economical operation, technical achievement and the public interest; 2) The advancement of knowledge and techniques through the collection, investigation, discussion and dissemination of ideas, information and methods related to gas dispatching operations and system control.

October 1

• 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM: Lunch
• 1:00 PM – 4:30 PM: Gas Control Committee Meeting

October 2

• 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM: Gas Control Committee Meeting
• 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM: Lunch

GIS and Asset Records Management Committee
September 30 – October 1

The GIS and Asset Records Management Committee provides a forum for utilities to share expertise and experiences utilizing GIS to create, manage, analyze, and map all types of data.

September 30

• 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM: GIS and Asset Record Management Committee Meeting
• 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM: Lunch

October 1

• 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM: GIS and Asset Record Management Committee Meeting
• 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM: Lunch

Managing Committee
September 30 – October 1

This committee is only open to official committee members and invited guests.

The Operations Section Managing Committee (MC) formulates the policies of the AGA Operations Section and reviews and acts upon the proposals of the Section’s Executive Committee. The Managing Committee is responsible for conceiving, formulating and distributing objectives, policies and procedures to further continuity and continued improvement of the AGA Operations Section, oversees work of section committees and programs and recommends the creation or dissolution of section committees.

September 30

• 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM: Lunch
• 1:00 PM – 4:30 PM: Managing Committee Meeting

October 1

• 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM: Managing Committee Meeting
• 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM: Lunch

Operations Equipment & Services Associates Committee
October 1

The AGA Operations Equipment & Services Associates (OESA) Section is one of four AGA sections and is comprised of manufacturing and service companies that share the common purpose of studying and reporting on matters related to the design, manufacture and sale of gas equipment, apparatus, supplies and/or services used in or by the gas distribution and transmission industry.

October 1

• 6:30 AM – 7:45 AM: OESA Committee Meeting

Operational Risk Data Committee
September 30

This committee is only open to committee members and gas utility operators.

The Operational Risk Data Committee analyzes PHMSA’s pipeline incident data, as well as pipeline incident and near miss data voluntarily submitted by operators, to determine potential trends and possible considerations to minimize future incidents or mitigate the impact of an incident. Each Data Analysis Bulletin is reviewed and approved by the Pipeline Safety Management System (PSMS) Executive Steering Committee before the Bulletin is posted on the PSMS Information Sharing Portal. Data Analysis Bulletins can be used by an operator to advance the company’s understanding of risk for both natural gas distribution and transmission pipelines.

September 30

• 6:30 AM – 8:00 AM: Operational Risk Data Committee

Piping Materials Committee
September 30 – October 1

The Piping Material Committee facilitates and supports the collection, development, and dissemination of technical data and information with specific reference to piping materials, including new gas piping materials and evaluation of materials in gas piping systems. In addition, the committee conducts or arranges for white papers, webinars, and research in these fields. Undertakes related assignments as the need arises.

September 30

• 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM: Piping Materials Committee Meeting
• 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM: Lunch

October 1

• 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM: Piping Materials Committee Meeting
• 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM: Lunch

Quality Management Committee
September 30 – October 1

The Quality Management Committee addresses programs, initiatives, processes, and procedures adopted by natural gas utilities which focus on supplier quality, material validation, and quality management of pipeline design, construction, maintenance and system operations.

September 30

• 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM: Lunch
• 1:00 PM – 4:30 PM: Quality Management Committee Meeting

October 1

• 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM: Quality Management Committee Meeting
• 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM: Lunch

Safety & Occupational Health Committee
October 2 – 3

The Safety & Occupational Health Committee collects, develops, and disseminates technical data and information with a specific focus on several key areas: safety and health programs designed to protect employees, including vehicular safety. Contribute to AGA’s Annual Injury & Illness Safety Statistics Report and Leading Indicators Report. Additionally, we monitor OSHA regulations as they relate to natural gas utilities and develop comments to OSHA rulemakings as appropriate.

October 2

• 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM: Safety & Occupational Health Committee
• 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM: Lunch

October 3

• 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM: Safety & Occupational Health Committee Meeting

Supplemental Gas Committee
September 30 – October 1

The Supplemental Gas Committee represents the interests of operations which include liquefied natural gas, LPG-Air, synthetic natural gas, RNG, and hydrogen. Topics of discussion encompass processing, conditioning, storage, transportation, regasification, and utilization.

September 30

• 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM: Supplemental Gas Committee Meeting
• 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM: Lunch

Transmission Integrity Management Program Committee
October 2 – 3

The AGA Transmission Integrity Management Program Committee (TIMP) serves to further transmission pipeline operation and safety through member collaboration and the promotion of technologies and innovative solutions.

October 2

• 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM: TIMP Committee Meeting
• 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM: Lunch

October 3

• 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM: TIMP Committee Meeting

Transmission Measurement Committee
September 29 – 30

The Transmission Measurement Committee (TMC) supports member companies’ large volume natural gas flow measurement including calculation of physical and thermodynamic properties, primarily for custody transfer purposes. Ancillary and auxiliary devices along with electronic flow measurement systems are also covered. They are also involved in issues related to gas quality management and odorization.

September 29

• 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM: Transmission Measurement Committee Meeting
• 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM: Lunch

September 30

• 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM: Transmission Measurement Committee Meeting
• 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM: Lunch

Underground Storage Committee
October 2 – 3

This committee is only open to underground storage operators.

AGA’s Underground Storage Committee monitors the development and operation of underground gas storage activities, while also discussing public concerns related to the environment, safety, and new and impending rules, regulations, codes, and legislation. Additionally, we discuss the science and operations of underground natural gas storage and optimizing underground gas storage field capacity and delivery.

October 2

• 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM: Underground Storage Committee Meeting
• 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM: Lunch

October 3

• 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM: Underground Storage Committee Meeting

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