RE: Meeting with the Honorable Norman Mineta

Joe, great job. Thanks for your leadership on this far reaching industry
initiative.

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< From: Monroe, Joe [SMTP:joe.monroe@unocal.com]
< Sent: Monday, December 17, 2001 8:14 PM
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< (E-mail)'; 'George M. Rootes (E-mail)'; 'Tom Miesner (E-mail)'; 'Stan
< Horton (E-mail)'; 'Cuba Wadlington (E-mail)'; 'David Lemmon (E-mail)';
< 'Dick Reiten (E-mail)'; 'Dick Rabinow (E-mail)'; 'Chris Helms (E-mail)';
< 'Phil Ackerman (E-mail)'; 'William Thacker (E-mail)'; 'Jeet Bindra
< (E-mail)'; 'Tony Botterweck (E-mail)'; 'Dave Parker (E-mail)'; 'Jerry
< Halvorsen (E-mail)'; 'Red Cavaney (E-mail)'; 'Bob Cave (E-mail)'; 'Ben
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< Subject: Meeting with the Honorable Norman Mineta
<
< Another tremendous milestone was achieved today with our face to face
< meeting with Secretary Mineta. With him was Ellen Engleman, Stacey Gerard
< and Susan McColley. From Industry was Fred Fowler, Tom Miesner, Mike
< Warren
< and myself. From the Associations were Dave Parker, Kyle Rogers, Jerry
< Halvorsen, Gay Friedmann, and Ben Cooper. The powerful message of our
< unified effort to take a proactive approach to pipeline legislation was
< delivered. We discussed our support and requested Sec. Mineta to support
< the Young et. al. (soon to be delivered) bill that provides the non
< prescriptive approach to pipeline legislation. We were assured that
< pipeline integrity rule making will be complete for liquid lines by year
< end
< and for gas lines by the end of the second quarter of 2002. We have hit
< the
< home run to insure the success and to guarantee the safety of the pipeline
< industry for years to come.
< Happy Holidays to all.
<
< Regards,
< Joe