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News Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

EUB FORMS PUBLIC SAFETY GROUP

Calgary, Alberta (October 17, 2006) The Alberta Energy and Utilities Board (EUB) has issued Bulletin 2006-35, which announces the formation of a Public Safety Group and renaming of the EUB’s Field Surveillance Branch to the Public Safety and Field Surveillance Branch. The EUB’s ongoing Field Surveillance functions are unchanged with the addition of the new group.

The Public Safety Group consists of two sections and an advisory team:

• Emergency Planning and Assessment Section – emergency response plan (ERP) reviews, approvals and assessment and setback requirements
• Community and Aboriginal Relations (CAR) Section – informing stakeholders and customers about key public safety services, rules, regulations and processes of the EUB
• Public Safety Advisory Team - developing, implementing, managing and coordinating a systemic continuous improvement approach to the EUB’s public safety mandate

Responsibilities of the Public Safety Group include:

• Provide clear, timely information about the EUB and its public safety responsibilities, with the goal of increasing public confidence in the EUB’s regulatory system
• Ensure that the 87 recommendations in the December 2000 report from the Advisory Committee on Public Safety and Sour Gas are fully addressed and a final report prepared
• Enhance Community and Aboriginal Relations throughout Alberta
• Ensure industry compliance with EUB Directive 71 Emergency Preparedness and Response Requirements for the Upstream Petroleum Industry
• Augment the EUB’s public safety responsibilities on an on-going basis by working cooperatively with all EUB Branches to study and analyze the EUB’s regulatory system with the goal of continuous improvement

The EUB ensures that the discovery, development, and delivery of Alberta's resources take place in a manner that is fair, responsible, and in the public interest.

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This news release and Bulletin 2006-35 are available on the EUB Web site at http://www.ercb.ca.

For more information, please contact:

Bob Curran, EUB Communications
Phone: 403-297-3392    
Fax: 403-297-3757
Email: bob.curran@eub.ca

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