Big Bend Conservation Alliance Protecting the Last Frontier of Texas Questions for the Trans-Pecos Pipeline, L.L.C. Grouped by Subject, in No Particular Order TOP 10 QUESTIONS 1. Will the pipeline provide municipal gas service to the cities of Presidio and Ojinaga? If so, do you plan to install the infrastructure as part of your proposal? What price will you charge the people of these towns for natural gas? 2. Do you expect to create temporary jobs for area residents, and/or permanent (more than 2-year) jobs? 3. A) Are you willing and able, to publish a current map, at a reasonable level of detail/scale, or provide a set of GPS waypoints, either in UTM or Latitude/Longitude format, that reflects the proposed/preliminary route of the pipeline, from the Waha Hub (origin) to the Presidio/southern terminus? B) Are you willing to periodically produce updated versions of the map and/or route waypoint coordinates as the information is updated based on survey results? If the answer is no to either A), or B), please provide a rationale for declining to make this information publicly available. 4. Whose jurisdiction does this pipeline fall under – the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) or the Texas Railroad Commission? As per page 2, 4 th paragraph of SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NATURAL GAS PIPELINE FROM THE WAHA HUB TO PRESIDIO, TEXAS: “The Winning Bidder shall be responsible for obtaining all regulatory approvals necessary for construction and operation of the Project including from the Texas Railroad Commission and/or the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”), as applicable. It shall be the Winning Bidder’s responsibility to determine the jurisdictional nature of the Project. So long as a Bidder’s proposal sets forth the means for obtaining all necessary regulatory approvals for commencing service timely, CFE has no preference as to whether a Bidder proposes interstate or intrastate service for the Project. The Winning Bidder shall host an open season (even if one is not required by the relevant regulatory authority) to solicit other shippers to subscribe to any additional capacity on top of the Project’s capacity.)” 5. What, if any, environmental or cultural resource studies have you undertaken, or do you plan to undertake, before the construction of the pipeline commences? Has the project followed state and federal guidelines for an Environmental Impact Statement? Where are the results? What organization conducted the study, over what period of time, and was there a 3rd party oversight? 6. Can you explain the bi-directional nature of this pipeline? As per page 2, 3rd paragraph of the request for proposals: “….the CFE Waha Header shall be designed to operate at pressure necessary to flow gas bidirectionally across each of the interconnection points, and capable of receiving and delivering gas between all of these interconnects. The Presidio Pipeline must be designed to allow for conversion to bidirectional service. Big Bend Conservation Alliance Protecting the Last Frontier of Texas 7. Will you pursue eminent domain with landowners who do not comply with the request for easement? 8. How do you plan to comply with the existing Dark-Sky ordinances in the Brewster, Jef Davis, and Presidio county region? Are you aware of the required lighting types (full cutof fixtures, spectrum requirements), and utilization time cut-of (i.e. “lights out at 11:00pm/23:00 local time) aspects of these ordinances? If your line facilities require 24hour lighting, will you seek exemption from these ordinances? 9. TPP LLC spokespersons have made public statements that no compression stations will be required along the length of the pipeline for a minimum of a ten (10) year period, and that in that initial ten (10) year period, all compression of the transported gas will be done at the Waha hub. Page 18 of THE SECOND AMENDED REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS contradicts this. Please explain. If you continue to claim that no compression stations are necessary: A) Please provide an engineering summary of the aggregate compression horsepower, Waha hub output pressures at the head-end compression station, based on specified gas quality and quantity in mmscf/d (million standard cubic feet per day) for each year of the ten (10) year initial period, and the required end-point delivery pressure. B) In the event the above reference is incorrect, please provide expected locations and/or line intervals, and expected horsepower requirements for compression stations between the pipeline origin in Waha, and the pipeline terminus near Presidio. C) If compression stations are not initially required along the line route, will the pipeline be routed above grade at the expected locations, right-of-way and easement for the compression/compressor stations acquired, and preliminary construction (foundations, fencing, access roads, etc.) performed as the pipeline is initially constructed? D) What are your plans AFTER the first 10 years? How long is the projected use of the pipeline? If there WILL be compression stations: A) Where will they be, and how many? B) Will they be packaged for quiet operation? C) What are the emission rules? Will it follow Federal guidelines because it is a DOT pipeline? PSD (“prevention of significant deterioration”) area afected, because of the national park? Big Bend Conservation Alliance Protecting the Last Frontier of Texas D) Will there be gas or electric turbines driving centrifugal one or two stage compressors? How big, and how many at a station? 10. Who will be responsible in the event of an accident, especially an explosion/fire? Will our local (mainly volunteer) first responders need to receive special training? Will they be adequately equipped/compensated by TPP LLC? GENERAL 11. Whom will the pipeline serve, and how? Will locals be able to tap into the line as a cheap source of natural gas for household use? 12. What is the gas to be used for? Is it destined for a particular plant or plants in Mexico (e.g. a steel plant) or simply to feed into their natural gas trunk system? 13. Public Cost/Benefit Analysis: What are the total combined costs (in all areas) the public will incur versus the total public benefit? 14. What information can you provide to assure us that this pipeline, its construction, and its maintenance will be conducted in an economically, ecologically, and socially responsible manner? 15. How many months will it take to complete construction of the pipeline? What eforts will be made to cooperate with local residents during that time? 16. What will be the composition of the gas in the line? Is it to vary over time? What is the minimum total pressure drop due to flow that can be tolerated? What are the target flow velocities? 17. What will be your maintenance program--is there any H2S for example or any other specific heavy fractions or corrosion-causing moisture that will require more pigging and monitoring than usual? 18. What is the wall thickness, and which steel is being used? (High yield steel is often used to reduce material, but that also reduces corrosion allowance.) 19. What chemical compounds are emitted in compression or transportation of the pipeline contents and where will the emission occur? 20. What is the vegetation remediation program, once the trench with the pipeline is filled? COMPRESSION STATIONS Big Bend Conservation Alliance Protecting the Last Frontier of Texas 21. What is the expected pipeline blow-down interval for routine maintenance activities? Do you foresee being able to provide advance notification to land/property owners nearby the blow-down equipment on the line, or at compression/compressor stations? 22. What is the range of flows expected, and is there a compressor revamp in the plan at some future date, to accommodate changing volumes or compositions? ROUTE OF PIPELINE 23. Do you know for sure that the pipeline will be 143 miles long? This implies that the exact route is known. 24. Why can't the pipeline follow the route of the Roadrunner Pipeline, which will run from Coyanosa to El Paso, and turn south between Kent and Van Horn to hit Presidio? JOBS/WORKERS/MAN CAMPS 25. What will be the exact use of their 23-acre pasture on FM 1703? Equipment yard, man camp, compressor station or...what? If not at the FM 1703 pasture, where is the expected location of the construction crew “man-camp”/equipment staging yard, and how many residents is this location being sized to house? 26. What impacts on the community might we expect from the presence of a “man camp”? 27. Will the pipeline construction run a single, double, or triple shift? What are the expected shift hours? What days of the week will construction activities take place? How will crews be transported to/from the pipeline route and active working sites? POTENTIAL BENEFITS 28. In what ways will the pipeline directly benefit our community? Can you describe, at least at a summary level, the expected economic, quality of life, and other benefits the TPP will bring to the tri-county/Big Bend region? 29. In what way will this project benefit the people of Mexico? 30. Energy Transfer claims TPP will increase property tax valuations. I can find NO instance where a pipeline increased property tax valuations. Best case scenario, it causes no significant change. Can you explain how this will increase property values? 33. Will the company be paying taxes in any of the counties to account for use of county infrastructure like roads, water, air, rental property, etc? 34. What are your long term contract terms--e.g. what is the price(s), how long is it guaranteed, how much of this line is in Mexico? Big Bend Conservation Alliance Protecting the Last Frontier of Texas SAFETY/ACCIDENTS 35. What kind of leak protection system will be used (an electronic system that continuously compares flows, so that any mass flow outside of containment is quickly detected and the line shut down.)? 36. What are the safety and environmental protocols guidelines for the response to a break/leak? 37. What is the “blast zone” radius around the pipeline? 38. What is the statistical probability of a 42" pipeline failure resulting in damage to people, land, and private property? 39. We are aware of increased road accidents occurring in the Permian Basin. What is your plan to implement a realistic driving safety program? We suggest: A) Speed and trip recorders in all vehicles B) Continuous safety and driving training for all operators. Fire anyone who breaks the rules C) Compensation for wear and tear on roads D) Work up cooperative relationship with our law enforcement and their safety specialists USE OF RAILROAD LINES 40. Are there plans to use any existing RR lines for the pipeline route? 41. Are there plans to transport chemicals or gas by train &/or truck traffic along the pipeline route? BORDER ISSUES 42. Who will be responsible for cross border transparency? 43. How will Texas and U.S. officials and inspectors enforce state and federal regulations and requirements with an international pipeline? 44. Who will oversee that the Mexican side of the pipeline is being managed responsibly? Big Bend Conservation Alliance Protecting the Last Frontier of Texas 45. Is there an international or 3rd party entity that oversees that the project respects human, environment and safety issues across borders? 46. How is the Department of Homeland Security involved in the development of this project? Will the development of this project require increased presence of agents? 47. Where will the pipeline cross the international border? 48. How is custody transfer done at the border--is the meter in the US or Mexico, or both?