NTRODUCTION I

PACIFIC CONNECTOR GAS PIPELINE PROJECT ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

PROJECT NAME: PACIFIC CONNECTOR GAS PIPELINE (OR 63542)

PROJECT SPONSOR: JORDAN COVE LNG, LLC.

This document is intended to define the project team, including the authority, roles, and responsibilities for individual team members for the proposed Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline Project (Project).

ASSIGNMENT

Miriam Liberatore is the assigned Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Project Manager for the proposed Project. Mark Mackiewicz, PMP, Senior National Project Manager with the BLM Washington Office (WO-350), provides senior project management guidance.

Ms. Liberatore is responsible for guiding the Project to a successful conclusion as described in this document. As Project Manager, she will be responsible for overall project management activities including quality control and the development and maintenance of Project schedules and budgets; facilitation of the environmental review process including implementation of public involvement activities; consultation with affected agencies and tribes; ensuring the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) environmental documents are reviewed by the cooperating agencies; coordinating preparation of the BLM’s Record of Decision (ROD) and the right-of-way (ROW) grant, should one be issued; maintenance of the Project Decision File; internal and external communication; and cooperation with local agency managers and the teams described in this document.

PROJECT OVERVIEW

In 2006, Williams Pacific Connector Gas Operator, LLC, (Pacific Connector) filed with the BLM a Standard Form 299 (SF 299) ROW Application for Transportation and Utility Systems and Facilities on Federal Lands (OR 63542) for its proposal to construct, operate, maintain, and terminate a 36-inch diameter natural gas pipeline. Natural gas would be imported to a terminal in Coos Bay, Oregon, then up to 1 billion cubic feet per day of natural gas would be transported by pipeline to Malin, Oregon, crossing through Klamath, Jackson, Douglas, and Coos Counties. The proposed pipeline was approximately 230 miles long with an estimated 71 miles over Federal lands and facilities administered by the BLM, United States Forest Service (Forest Service), and Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation).

The FERC and its cooperating agencies produced a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for this project in May 2009. On December 17, 2009, FERC issued an order authorizing the Jordan Cove LNG import terminal in Docket No. CP07-444-000 and Pacific Connector pipeline in Docket No. CP07-441-000. Then on April 16, 2012, the FERC vacated those authorizations after the proponent submitted its request to change the facility’s purpose from an import terminal to an export terminal. Pacific Connector amended its ROW request in 2013. In March 2016, FERC issued an order denying both the LNG plant and the pipeline. The applicants filed a request for rehearing, and, in December 2016, FERC issued another order denying the rehearing request. In January 2017, the project proponent, now Jordan Cove LNG, LLC (Jordan Cove), filed its intent to reapply for a certificate of public necessity and convenience and entered pre-filing status with FERC in February 2017. Jordan Cove has indicated that it will withdraw the application and file a new one over virtually the same alignment as

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the previous application. However, as of April 2017, the BLM still holds the active ROW application for the project filed by Pacific Connector.

In 2016, the BLM implemented new Resource Management Plans (RMP) for Western Oregon. This will require that a consistency analysis be conducted to determine whether the pipeline conforms to the RMPs or whether one or more amendments would be necessary to consider the ROW application.

OBJECTIVE

The BLM’s initial objectives are to cooperate with FERC in the preparation of environmental documents in a timely and efficient manner in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, and policies; to determine whether any new RMP amendments are needed and, if so, to reach a decision on any proposed RMP amendments required; and to process the ROW application and to reach a decision to approve, modify, or deny the ROW application if FERC authorizes the project. If the decision is to approve the ROW grant, the secondary objective is to ensure the project is constructed and rehabilitated in accordance with the terms and conditions of the ROW grant and the applicant’s Plan of Development (POD). The BLM then would ensure that the public ROW is maintained according to the stipulations, mitigation measures, and other requirements derived from the analysis provided within the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process and set forth within the ROW grant.

The FERC, as the Lead Federal Agency, will determine whether to produce a new Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) or to supplement the prior document before it can render a decision on the proposed Project. An EIS or SEIS is required by the NEPA and all other applicable laws, Executive Orders, regulations, and direction to disclose new information that was unavailable when the Final EIS (FEIS) was published, including changed existing conditions at the locations of two wildfires that occurred in 2015 and 2016, new Survey and Manage data, and the BLM’s new RMPs. The environmental documents will be prepared by a third-party NEPA contractor funded by the project proponent and directed by FERC. The environmental documents will include the analyses of the Project’s conformance with the applicable land management plans. To that end, the BLM and Forest Service expect to prepare sections of the documents with assistance from its own third-party NEPA contractor (North State Resources), also funded by the project proponent, and directed by the BLM.

JURISDICTIONS

A list of agencies involved in the proposed Project and their respective areas of jurisdiction are summarized in this section.

FERC: Lead Federal Agency

As the lead agency, FERC is responsible for conducting the requirements of NEPA and producing a NEPA analysis document with cooperation of the other affected Federal agencies; a decision; and, if the decision is in favor, a certificate of public convenience and necessity for the project.

BLM

The BLM is responsible for making a decision regarding the adoption of certain plan amendments and for issuing, issuing with conditions, or denying a ROW grant, including a temporary use permit (TUP) for the construction of the pipeline and a grant for the operation, maintenance, and termination of the pipeline. The BLM is also responsible for ensuring that the stipulations and mitigation measures of the grant are implemented during the development phase of the project, under the guidance and direction of the BLM’s Project Manager.

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The BLM offices affected by the proposed project are the Klamath Falls Field Office of the Lakeview District and the Medford District, Roseburg District, and Coos Bay District. The Medford District BLM Office is designated as the lead office for this project. The Oregon/Washington State Director would be the Authorizing Officer for the ROW grant, should one be issued.

Cooperating Agencies

Agencies which have jurisdiction or special expertise with respect to an environmental issue were invited to become cooperating agencies in the development of the previous EIS as outlined in the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) regulations (Sec. 1501.6) and are expected to cooperate with FERC on the new effort: • Bureau of Land Management • US Forest Service • Bureau of Reclamation • US Fish and Wildlife Service • US Army Corps of Engineers

The following tribes are involved in consultation with the Federal agencies: • Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Lower Umpqua, Siuslaw Indians • Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon • Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Indians • Coquille Indian Tribe • Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians • Klamath Tribes

. PROJECT TEAMS

The Project hierarchy is organized as follows and as shown in Attachment 1. • Jordan Cove LNG, LLC – Proponent • FERC – Lead Federal Agency • Cooperating Agencies (BLM – Lead Cooperating Agency) and Section 106 Consulting

Agencies • Contractors (Proponent’s, FERC’s, and cooperating agencies’)

The organization of the BLM’s involvement in the project is shown in Attachment 2. Team roles and responsibilities are shown in Attachment 3.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

MANAGEMENT REPRESENTATIVES

Jamie E. Connell, Oregon/Washington State Director, BLM • Authorized Officer for ROW, TUP, and notices to proceed, if project is authorized. • Signatory authority on all memorandums of understanding (MOU) and other decision documents. • Executes the record of decision (ROD) for the BLM.

Kathyrn J. Stangl; Deputy State Director, Division of Resources, Lands, Minerals, and Fire; BLM – Management Adviser • Key management contact at the BLM Oregon State Office

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• Provides policy guidance to the Management Adviser at the district office, and to the Project Manager as warranted

• Advances information to the Authorized Officer • Signatory authority on non-decision documents and correspondence within the scope of delegated

authority per Department Manual 1203.

Lenore Heppler; Branch Chief of Land, Mineral, and Energy Resources; BLM – Management Liaison • Management liaison at the BLM Oregon State Office • Advances information to the Management Adviser • Coordinates information sharing with the Oregon State Office • Signatory authority on non-decision documents and correspondence within the scope of delegated

authority per Department Manual 1203.

Elizabeth Burghard, Medford District Manager, BLM – Management Adviser (District Office) • Key management contact for the BLM field offices • Provides policy guidance to the Project Manager and Project Coordinators regarding day-to-day

activities related to the project • Advances information to the Management Adviser at the state office • Signatory authority on non-decision documents correspondence within the scope of delegated

authority per Department Manual 1203.

CORE TEAM MEMBERS

Miriam Liberatore, Medford District BLM – BLM Project Manager • Principal point of contact for the proponent, BLM, third-party contractors, and other cooperating

agencies. • Directs the work of the BLM/Forest Service’s third-party contractor to prepare portions of the

FERC’s NEPA document. • Develops and coordinates formal and informal agreements with the proponent, affected agencies,

tribes, environmental contractor, and monitoring and compliance contractors. • Informs the Management Advisers of project status and issues and provides recommendations for

issue resolution. • Prepares documents for review and signature by the appropriate authority. • Signatory authority on non-decision, general correspondence within the scope of delegated

authority per Department Manual 1203. • Maintains contact information for project participants. • Coordinates transmittal of project-related information to FERC, cooperating agencies, and the

BLM’s and Forest Service’s third-party environmental contractor. • Coordinates with Pacific Connector staff to promulgate BLM interests and to resolve issues

affecting the BLM. • Develops the project schedule in conjunction with affected field/district office points-of-contact. • Participates in agency and public meetings, conference calls, and site visits. • Participates in field reviews, as necessary. • Provides records administration coordination: coordinates management of the decision file and

BLM realty case file; may designate a local office point of contact to administer the BLM realty case file; assists the third-party contractor with management of the decision file.

• Establishes and monitors BLM project cost recovery accounts and associated project expenses and ensures account is funded. May delegate monitoring responsibilities to a designee.

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• Manages project activities, keeping others informed of progress, and manages resources to achieve deadlines.

• Coordinates BLM agency review of environmental documents, consolidates project team comments, and assists in resolving discrepancies.

• Coordinates with the Authorized Officer and BLM staff for the review of the FERC’s environmental documents, the applicant’s POD, and other deliverables.

• Establishes a close-out process and transitions duties and responsibilities to designated field office personnel upon completion of the above duties.

• Alerts Authorized Officer of any conditions that may affect the health and safety of the project team.

• Attends Core Team teleconferences, monthly Project Coordinator meetings, monthly meetings with the proponent, and other meetings and conference calls as requested.

• Responsibilities of the Project Manager shall end upon publication of the final ROD, issuance of a decision letter, issuance of ROW grants (if approved), and preparation of the administrative record. However, should the BLM decision be appealed, the Project Manager shall assist attorneys until the case has been settled. Should duties extend into the construction phase of the project, this document may be amended to include those responsibilities.

Mark Mackiewicz, BLM – Senior Project Manager • Provides technical expertise and strategic assistance to the Project Manager. • Attends teleconferences as requested.

David Krantz, Umpqua National Forest – Forest Service Project Manager • Manages the project for the Forest Service. Engages the Regional Office, affected forests, and

ranger districts in performing work in support of the project. • Develops annual program of work, identifies staffing and prepares budgets to complete work

assigned to the Forest Service. Directs implementation of the Forest Service program of work. • Advises Forest Service line officers and principal staff on project status. Implements direction

from said personnel. • Coordinates with Pacific Connector staff to promulgate Forest Service interests and to resolve

issues affecting the Forest Service. • Represents the Forest Service in engagements with other Federal, state, and local agencies and

entities, including public meetings. • Serves as a member of the BLM, Forest Service, and Reclamation interagency executive team to

collaboratively manage the project for the respective agencies. • Works closely with the BLM Project Manager and executive team members, including North

State Resources, to ensure coordinated and unified management of the project. • Responsible for implementing fieldwork associated with the project on Forest Service lands. • Responsible for reviewing public comments on the environmental documents and for providing

appropriate responses. • Responsible for reviewing project documents, including the environmental documents, for

consistency with Forest Service regulations, practices, and policies. • Works closely with BLM and Reclamation staff to develop documents, such as the ROW Grant

and PODs. • Participates in Core Team teleconferences, and other meetings and conference calls as requested

Lila Black, US Bureau of Reclamation – Project Manager • Manages the project for Reclamation. Engages the Klamath Project Area Office and other

Reclamation staff as required in performing work in support of the project.

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• Advises Reclamation line officers and principal staff on project status. Implements direction from said personnel.

• Coordinates with Pacific Connector staff to promulgate Reclamation interests and to resolve issues affecting Reclamation.

• Represents Reclamation in engagements with other Federal, state, and local agencies and entities, including public meetings.

• Serves as a member of the BLM, Forest Service, and Reclamation interagency executive team to collaboratively manage the project for the respective agencies.

• Works closely with the BLM Project Manager and executive team members, including North State Resources, to ensure coordinated and unified management of the project.

• Responsible for implementing fieldwork associated with the project at Reclamation facilities. • Responsible for reviewing public comments on the environmental documents and for providing

appropriate responses. • Responsible for reviewing project documents, including the environmental documents, for

consistency with Reclamation regulations, practices, and policies. • Works closely with BLM and Reclamation staff to develop documents, such as the ROW grant

and POD. • Participates in Core Team teleconferences and other meetings and conference calls as requested.

Leslie Frewing, Oregon State Office BLM – NEPA Planning • Technical consultant and subject matter expert for NEPA, planning, and consultation. • Provides additional resources in reviewing planning documents. • Prepares draft notice of intent (NOI), notices of Availability (NOA) and related documents. • Attends Core Team teleconferences and other meetings and conference calls as requested.

Tony Kerwin, Medford District BLM – District Environmental and Planning Coordinator, Wildlife Biologist • Technical consultant and subject matter expert for wildlife issues. • Provides review of biological resources documents and provides comments. • Coordinates with Project Manager on review of FERC’s biological assessment (BA), and the

Draft and FEIS.

Paul Uncapher, North State Resources (Third-party Contractor) – Project Manager • Primary point of contact with the third-party NEPA contractor to the BLM and Forest Service. • Manages all aspects of the third-party NEPA activities for the BLM and Forest Service with

respect to land management plan amendments. • Coordinates identification of affected environment and analysis methodology. • Coordinates identification and strategizes the addressing of inconsistencies in land use planning

documents. • Attends Core Team teleconferences, monthly Project Coordinator teleconferences, and other

meetings and conference calls as requested. • Coordinates with North State Resources staff and subcontractors as required to meet project

objectives.

Tyler Bair, Solicitor’s Office US Department of the Interior – Legal Counsel • Provides legal review of project documents. • Advises the project team on matters of potential legal concern. • Attends Core Team teleconferences as requested.

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Molly Casperson, Roseburg District BLM – Lead Cultural Resource Specialist (CRS) • Serves as the BLM’s lead point of contact for cultural resources issues on the project. • Serves as a point of contact for tribal consultation as indicated on the Tribal Contacts list,

appended. • Works with the Project Manager to ensure that proponent obtains all permits, expertise, and

information necessary to fully comply with cultural resources mandates. • Provides technical assistance to managers to ensure that tribal consultation is conducted in

accordance with BLM Manual 8120 and BLM Handbook H-8120-1. • Works with FERC to prepare any necessary agreement documents for the project to complete the

Section 106 process in consultation with Section 106 Consulting Parties. • Coordinates agency review of cultural or heritage resources documents; consolidates

interdisciplinary team comments; works with proponent and/or representatives to revise documentation to meet BLM standards, if necessary; and assists in resolving discrepancies.

• Attends meetings and conference calls as requested.

Michael Campbell, BLM Oregon State Office – Communications and Public Relations • Coordinates, develops, and implements public relations and communications plans with respect to

the release of environmental documents. • Attends meetings and conference calls as requested.

Mary Johnson, Contractor – ROW Grant and TUP • Develops the ROW grant and TUP. • Coordinates the ROW and TUP with the proponent’s POD. • Coordinates with proponent’s ROW staff on road use and other issues related to the ROW and

TUP. • Coordinates with BLM, Forest Service, and Reclamation on development of stipulations and

conditions.

BLM PROJECT COORDINATORS

Aimee Hoefs, Coos Bay District Dorothy Dickey, Roseburg District Tony Kerwin, Medford District Terry Austin, Lakeview District • Actively participate in monthly project coordinator calls and, when requested, in other project

meetings, public meetings, and conference calls. • Assist in identification and resolution of issues and work collaboratively with internal and

external parties to resolve issues. • Submit documents to the administrative record as warranted. • Address team action items. • Work diligently to maintain the project schedule and meet agreed-upon deliverables. When a

particular deliverable or timeframe will not be met, notify the Project Manager immediately • When requested, review and comment on documents in accordance with the project schedule. • When a resource specialist assigned to the project will be unavailable or is no longer assigned to

the project, notify the Project Manager immediately. • Provide recommendations to the Project Manager on ways to better meet project objectives,

deliverables, and the project schedule. • Provide assistance to North State Resource in analyzing resource issues. • Work closely with Forest Service and Reclamation staff to develop ROW Grant and PODs.

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• Serve as point-of-contact for local resource issues. • Coordinates with other district specialists to address project impacts on BLM lands. • Attends interdisciplinary team meetings and conference calls.

TIME COMMITMENTS FOR PROJECT TEAM MEMBERS

Staff time and commitments will vary as the project progresses. If BLM personnel are unable to meet the timeframes required to ensure timely completion of the project, their supervisor shall notify the Project Manager. Services of North State Resources, the BLM’s third-party NEPA contractor, may be substituted for BLM personnel, with BLM oversight and approval of the work.

DEADLINES

The Project Manager will provide team members with at least 10 working days to review large documents such as resource reports and drafts of the SEIS. Smaller documents may have shorter review periods, with every effort made to allow at least 5 working days for review. Team members will be notified as far in advance as possible of documents coming out for review so that work schedules and workload can be adjusted to meet review deadlines. Exceptions to this protocol may be requested as needed.

A detailed project schedule will be developed and updated periodically. Project team members will have the opportunity to review and comment on the proposed schedule. Upon completion of this review and negotiation with the BLM, a final schedule will be developed for signature and approval of the respective managers.

CONFLICT AND ISSUE RESOLUTION

Weekly core team meetings and monthly project coordinator meetings, typically held via conference call, will be the primary venue for identifying project issues. Team members and coordinators should contact the Project Manager if there is an issue that should be included as an agenda item. The Project Manager may determine a resource-specific meeting or conference call is required. If a strategy for resolution is not identified in the project coordinator meeting, the core team will identify a strategy for addressing or resolving the issue and will report back to the project coordinators at the next monthly meeting. If more timely attention is needed, project coordinators should contact the Project Manager who will bring the attention of the issue to the core team, where an ad hoc meeting or meetings to address the issue will be scheduled if necessary. Project coordinators may need to attend these meetings to assist in clarifying, addressing, or assisting with development of a strategy to resolve project issues. Issues addressed in ad hoc meetings will be reported in project coordinators meetings.

If issues arise related to the unresponsiveness of the core team or project coordinators, line managers may be contacted to assist with the resolution of conflicts of priorities, workload, communication, or points of view. It is understood that team members will work within the team structure first to identify and resolve issues before elevating the issue to a line manager.

ATTACHMENTS

Attachment 1- Organization Chart Attachment 2-Team Description Graphics Attachment 3-Team Involvement Graphic

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Attachment 1

Organization and Responsibilities

Cooperating FederalAgencies Bureau of Land Management US Forest Service US Bureau of Reclamation US Fish and Wildlife Service US Army Corps of Engineers

American Indian Tribes Confederated Tribes of the Coos-Lower Umpqua-Siuslaw Indians Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Indians Coquille Indian Tribe Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians Klamath Tribes

State, County, and Local Agencies

Oregon SHPO Klamath County Jackson County Douglas County

Coos County

FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMM. Lead Agency

JORDAN COVE LNG, LLC Proponent

COOPERATING AGENCIES & SECTION 106 CONSULTING PARTIES

Environmental and other Resource Contractors

North State Resources (under BLM direction)

BLM

Lead Coop Agency

•Consultation lead •Issues ROD on �LM plan amendments •Issues ROD on ROW and TUP •Directs North State Resources

Cooperating Agencies North State Resources Jordan Cove LNG, LLC

•Provide Specialized Information •Review Documents •!uthorize Permits •Issue Letters of �oncurrence •!ssist in !gency �onsultation

•Directed by �LM

•Data �ollection & Validation •EIS Development

Administrative Record

•Funds contractors

•Reimburses agencies •Provides project information

and data as requested •Technical assistance

Oregon State Office

Authorized Officer: Jamie Connell Management Advisor: Lenore Heppler

Medford District

DM: Elizabeth Burghard Project Mgr: Miriam Liberatore

North State Resources

Project Mgr: Paul Uncapher

Lakeview District

DM: ELynn Burkett Project Coord: Terry Austin

Coos Bay District

DM: Kathy Westenskow Project Coord: Aimee Hoefs

Roseburg District

DM: Heather Whitman Project Coord: Dorothy Jean Dickey

Attachment 2

BLM Organization Chart

Attachment 3

Team Roles and Responsibilities PROJECT MANAGERS (PM) TEAM

BLM, FS, Reclamation, and Proponent Project Managers

BLM MANAGEMENT TEAM BLM Authorized Officer,BLM Line Managers, BLM Project Manager

CORE TEAM

BLM, FS, Reclamation, and Consultant Project Managers, NEPA Leads, Legal Counsel, and other Leads as needed.

PROJECT COORDINATOR TEAM

BLM, FS, Reclamation, and Consultant Project Managers, BLM District Project Coordinators

Public Affairs Task

Team

(BLM Public

Affairs, Federal

Cooperating

Agencies)

Cultural /Tribal

Task Team

BLM, FS, Section 106 Consulting

Parties

Biological

Resources Task

Team

BLM and

FS Local

Specialists

Visual/Land Use

Task Team

BLM and

FS Local

Specialists

NEPA Team

BLM NTST, OSO, key District, and FS planners

Attachment 3

Project Participants: Teams Continued

PROJECT MANAGERS (PM) TEAM Meets monthly

• Project and Schedule Management • Regulatory Compliance • Issue Resolution • Information Exchange

BLM MANAGEMENT TEAM Briefed or meets as required

• Provide Guidance and Direction • Provides Management Oversight • Provides Policy Guidance • Provides State & Manager Level Perspective

CORE TEAM Meets weekly via conference call

• Project and Schedule Management • Regulatory Compliance • Document Development and Review • Issue Resolution Strategy • Coordinate with resource specialists • Advise BLM Management Team

PROJECT COORDIN!TORS’ TE!M Meets monthly via conference call

• Document Review

• Project/Process Updates for LocalTeams

• Issue Identification

• Resource Team Task Reporting

• Information Flow

RESOURCE TEAMS

Meets as needed

• Develop Analysis and ComplianceStrategies

• Identify Data Gaps and Provide Data

• Identify and Help Resolve Local Issues

• Information Flow