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<v Announcer>Call will
begin momentarily.</v>

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Thank you for your patience.

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<v Callie>Morning,
this is Callie Farrar,</v>

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Commission Secretary.

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I'll be serving as the meeting

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moderator for today's conference.

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Just a few reminders
when it's your time to speak,

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you will be transferred over to video

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and unmuted when transferring.

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When transferring, the
speaker and audience

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may experience a moment of delay.

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Speakers will also
need to begin their video

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and remove themselves from mute

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for the video and audio to work.

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Commission does reserve
the right to remove any audio

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or video sharing
capabilities from any person

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if needed at any time.

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Chairman Craddick, we are
ready to begin when you are.

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<v ->Morning! I was waiting on
Chairman or Mr. Christian.</v>

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Here we go.

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<v ->I had to go adjust my whatever.</v>

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(laughs)

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<v ->We ready to go this morning?</v>

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Thank you, Callie.

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Good morning, this is Christi Craddick.

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This meeting of the Railroad
Commission of Texas

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will come to order to consider matters,

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which have been duly posted with

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the Secretary of State
for April 27th, 2021.

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Under our public participation policy,

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anyone desiring to
offer public testimony

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on any items that are not noticed on

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today's agenda was
required to register in advance.

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We didn't have anyone
register in advance.

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The Commission will
consider items on the agenda

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as posted on the agenda
except for item 149,

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which if it's okay with everybody,

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we're gonna take up
first cause I believe

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we have a special guest joining us

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to help celebrate our 130th anniversary.

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So Callie, will you
please call up item 149?

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<v Callie>Yes, thank you Chairman.</v>

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We have Jeremy Mazur,

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our Board Commissions
Director of Government Relations,

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who will be introducing
our invited guest.

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Jeremy, we're ready when you are.

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<v ->Thank you, Callie.</v>
<v ->Good morning, Jeremy.</v>

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<v ->Good morning Chairman.</v>

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Members of the
Commission for the record,

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I'm Jeremy Mazur, Board
Commissions Director

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of Government Relations.

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It's my honor to introduce
Chairman Craig Boldman

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upon this agenda item.

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Chairman Goldman represents

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house district 97 in Fort Worth.

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He currently chairs our
energy resources committee.

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Last week, Chairman Goldman
passed House Resolution 641

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commemorating the 130th anniversary

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of the Railroad Commission of Texas.

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It's been an honor and a privilege

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especially to work with
chairman Goldman and

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his team this session.

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We're honored to have you
here today and welcome you

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to the Railroad Commission,
Chairman Goldman.

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<v ->Thank you, Jeremy.</v>

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And it's an honor to be
with Chairwoman Craddick

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Commissioner Wright,
Commissioner Christian.

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It was my great honor to
pass this resolution here.

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And here it is.

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Congratulating y'all and honoring y'all

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for your 130 year anniversary.

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You know, the Railroad
Commission is so important

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in the state of Texas and
I can't be more thankful

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for all y'all for your
help in this session

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and helping to craft the legislation

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After winter storm URI,

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y'all been an integral part and
all your Commissioners have,

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and everybody associated
with the Railroad Commission,

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Jeremy, the whole team
has been a huge help

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to a first time Chairman
of Energy Resources.

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Committee announced one week a storm,

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the winter storm the next week

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and then 26 hours of
hearings the following week.

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So it's been, it's been a heck

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of a start to my
chairmanship and I would not

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have been able to do
it without all y'all's help.

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So just, I would just want
to take this opportunity

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to thank all y'all for all
your help this session.

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And I look forward to working
with y'all, continue to work

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with y'all throughout
the interim, leading

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in the next session as well.

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Because we're not done this session

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with providing solutions to

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to what happened after the storm.

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We can do as much
as we can legislatively

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but we need to continue working

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and committing to have
many interim hearings

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throughout the interim
and all over the state to

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to further the conversation
about what went right

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what went wrong and
then solutions we can all

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work together to provide
for the people of Texas.

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So what happened during
the storm doesn't happen again.

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So again, just my honor to
be with all y'all this morning.

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<v ->Thank you, Chairman Goldman</v>

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and thank you for the resolution.

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This has been an unusual
year and thank you for your help.

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As we muddle through the
storm, as well as our budget,

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we appreciate the help and
we look forward to working

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with you going forward and
thank you for honoring us.

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I think for the most important
agency, we all say that.

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So we regulate what
brings in a bunch of dollars

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and 130 years is a
pretty good milestone,

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I think, as an agency.

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Thank you for being with us.

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And I want to thank the staff

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and my fellow Commissioners as well.

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Look, this is a great agency

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because of the people who
we get, who I get to work with.

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And I look forward to,

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I won't be here 130
years, but I look forward

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to this agency continuing going forward.

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Cause I think we've,
we've got a long way to go

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as a leader to continue being a leader.

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We got along, we've got a long history

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and a long way to go
going forward that we're

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going to show everybody
how it's done well

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and we look forward to working with you.

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Thank you, Chairman
Goldman for being here.

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<v ->Thank y'all.</v>

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<v ->Thanks. Anybody else?</v>

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Have any comments, Jim?

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<v ->Yeah, sure.</v>

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Chairman Goldman, thank
you so much for being here

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with us today.

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It's an honor working
with you over at Legislator.

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Excited to be here.

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I'm new, as you are.

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So all those exciting
things faced me as I came

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into the agency and,
I'm just, hopefully we

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don't experience that again.

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And we fix the problems that we have.

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It's an honor to work with you.

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Thank you for being here
and thanks to my fellow

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Commissioners and to
everyone here at the agency.

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It's been exciting.

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And, and I don't know,
I couldn't tell you how

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much admiration I have

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for this agency and
what it does protect us.

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Thank you all.

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<v ->Thanks</v>

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<v ->Mr. Christian,
got any comments?</v>

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<v ->I thought I was
supposed to stay quiet.</v>

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(all laugh)

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<v ->That's fine. That's fine.</v>

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<v ->I know, that's an
oxymoron to me, right?</v>

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Chairman Goldman.

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I just appreciate you and, and,
and the people in the House

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and I love working with Upper
Chamber there and knowing

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that the, since I'm a
former House member

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I considered it that, and
y'all done a great job.

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You are absolutely, it's
been, it's a heck of a time to

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be involved in energy in Texas.

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With the current administration,
with the storm we just had,

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with all the different things
going on, I admire you

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for stepping forward in the
public service and look forward

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to working with you.

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As we continue to probably
Dodge some additional rockets

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that'll be coming from
DC and other places.

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So thank you for your
interest and your support

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and it is most honored.

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Well, I just want to say
it's nice to see the three all

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at the same time.

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I've never yelled all y'all individually

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but it's nice to see
y'all on an, a meeting

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at the same time.

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So that was great.

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<v ->Well, and I was here
for the last big anniversary</v>

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and we had cake, and
like former Commissioners.

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So come back next year
and we'll try that again.

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And you can see us all in person again.

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<v ->That sounds great,
looking forward to it.</v>

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<v ->Thank you, Chairman Goldman.</v>

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We appreciate it and have a great day.

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We look forward to
continuing to work with you.

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<v ->Thank y'all.</v>

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Appreciate it.

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Talk to you soon.

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Bye-bye <v ->Bye-bye.</v>

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<v ->Well, so we did,
we had cake last time.</v>

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We had a great time celebrating

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with former Commissioners for, I guess,

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on 121st or 122nd.

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I lose track.

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So at our 131st, let's
hope we're all in person

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and we get to have cake
and get to see friends

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and all of our great staff
who really makes this, this go.

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So thank you.

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What a great, what a great
accomplishment for 130 years.

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I appreciate it.

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All right, Callie.

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We're going back to work this morning.

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So if you'll call it item
number one, I'd appreciate it.

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<v Callie>Thank you.</v>

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Veronica Roberta will be
presenting agenda item one.

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Veronica, we are ready when you are.

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Good Morning Chairman
and Commissioners, Veronica

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Roberto, Administrative Law
Judge for the Hearings division.

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Item number one is the application

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for transfer of permit number 32G

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from Texas Westmoreland Coal
Company to Jewett Mine, LLC

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for the Jewett Mine
located in Leon, Freestone,

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and Limestone Counties, Texas.

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Texas Westmoreland Coal
Company is the current permitee

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to permit number 32G,

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and is in reclamation status, only.

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The application for
transfer was initiated

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to reflect the name change

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from Texas Westmoreland Coal Company

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to Westmoreland Jewett Mining, LLC.

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after a bankruptcy proceeding.

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During the processing
of the transfer application

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NRG, Texas LLC purchased
Westmoreland Jewett Mining, LLC

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And renamed the company,
Jewett Mining, LLC.

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Jewett is the applicant
and the transferring

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in this docket is not
organizationally related

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to the current permitee
and original applicant,

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Texas WestMoreland.

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Jewett has undertaken to
transfer the surety bonds

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from Texas Westmoreland
to Jewett Mining, LLC.

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in this proceeding
through the implementation

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of a rider instrument.

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The current bond for
permit number 32G is

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in the amount of 62
million and will remain

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in place as modified by the
writers to the surety bonds.

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And it is sufficient to cover the most

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recent reclamation costs
estimates and the approximate

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amount of 60 million that
was approved in revision 14.

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After notice, no comments
or requests for a hearing

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were received.

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Jewett and staff are the
only parties to the proceeding.

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No exceptions were filed.

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No changes to the current
bond amount as requested,

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other than the name
change, and the writers

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to the surety bond adequately
address the name change

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to Jewett Mine, LLC.

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Evidence in the record supports

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that Jewett has
satisfied all requirements

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for acceptance of the
transfer application.

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It is recommended that
the transfer application

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for permit number 30G be approved

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and the permit be renumbered two 32H.

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I'm available for questions.

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<v ->Thank you, Veronica.</v>

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Are there any questions?

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All right, I'm move we approve
the examiners recommendation.

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Is there a second?

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<v ->Second.</v>

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<v ->Second by
Commissioner Christian.</v>

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All in favor, say aye.

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<v ->Aye.</v>

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<v ->Aye.</v>

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<v ->Aye.</v>

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<v ->Motion passes.</v>

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That item is approved.

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Thank you, Veronica.

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Let's call up number two, Callie.

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<v Callie>Yes. Thank you.</v>

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Marcella Spraggins will be
presenting agenda item two.

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Marcella, we are ready when you are.

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It looks like, there we go.

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Good morning.

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<v ->Good morning.</v>

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Good morning Commissioners, Chairman.

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For the record, Administrative
Law Judge Marcella Spraggins

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with the Hearings division.

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Item number two is an
application by Jewett Mine, LLC

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for transfer permit number 47A

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for the Jewett Mine EF area located

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in Leon and Freestone counties.

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And for acceptance of surety bond riders

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for its two currently accepted bonds.

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The initial applicant

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for transfer was Westmoreland
Jewett Mining, LLC.

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The successor in interest
to all assets and contracts

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of the permitee Texas
Westmoreland Coal Company.

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Westmoreland Jewett Mining,
LLC was then purchased

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by NRG, Texas, LLC, and
renamed Jewett Mine, LLC,

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the applicant.

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The application as
supplemented includes all

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required information to
address the requirements

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of the act and regulation.

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With adoption of the
permit provisions contained

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in appendix two to the proposal order.

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Permit Number 47A is bonded

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in the amount of $36,654,123
by two surety bonds,

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Under the current permit.

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The surety bonds were issued

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by Liberty Mutual Insurance Company

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in the amount of $18 million dollars.

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And by Aspen American Insurance Company

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in the amount of $18,654,123.

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The total bond amount exceeds the most

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recent reclamation cost estimate.

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The applicant fell the riders

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to the bonds that contained
required undertakings

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by the applicable surety company,

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the applicant, and the guarantor,
NRG, Texas Power, LLC.

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The riders incorporate the
related mutual agreements

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between the companies

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and meet the requirements
of the regulations.

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The proposed order
was circulated to staff

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and the applicant who filed waivers

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of preparation and circulation
of a proposal for decision.

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It is recommended that
the Commission issue

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the proposed order approving
the transfer application

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as supplemented with the
permit provisions in Appendix 2

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and accept the bond riders.

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I'm available for questions.

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<v Christi>Thank you, Marcy.</v>

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It's nice to see you again.

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Are there any questions?

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<v ->Good to see you.</v>

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<v Christi>I move we approve the
examiner's recommendation.</v>

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Is there a second?

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<v ->Second.</v>

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<v ->All in favor, say aye.</v>

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<v ->Aye.</v>

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<v ->Aye.</v>

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<v ->Aye.</v>

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Motion passes. That item is approved.

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Thank you, Marcy.

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All right, Callie, if you'll
call it number three, please.

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<v Callie>Yes. Thank you.</v>

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John Moore would be
presenting agenda item three.

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John, we are ready when you are.

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<v ->Good morning, Chairman
and Commissioners.</v>

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For the record, my name is John Moore

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and I'm a Technical Examiner
in the Hearings division.

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Item number three is the application

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of APR Operating, LLC
pursuant to Statewide rule nine

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for the objection for the
Armadillo SWD Lease,

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well number one, in the
Moore South Delaware field,

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Culberson County, Texas.

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APRs application is protested

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by an adjacent landowner.

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APR proposes to drill and
complete a new disposal well

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and inject up to 30,000
barrels a day of salt water

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produced from its nearby wells.

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The produced water will be
piped to the new disposal well

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and injected into the
Delaware group formation

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at a depth from 3,100
feet to 6,050 feet.

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The examiners find the
proposed disposal well

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is compliant with all Commission

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and Texas water code requirements.

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There was a 2.7 magnitude
seismic event recorded

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within the a hundred
square mile review area.

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Accordingly the
administrative injection permit

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stated special conditions

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including a reduced
maximum injection pressure

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a step rate test, and an addition,

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and an initial static
bottom hole pressure test.

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The recommendation
of the examiners is to

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approve the injection permit
with the special conditions.

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No exceptions were filed.

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May I answer any questions?

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<v Callie>Commissioners,
I also want to mention</v>

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that we did have protestants
Tom, Tony Luke and Levy Luke,

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who were representing
themselves register.

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Unfortunately, I do not see
them on the call at this time,

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but I did want to mention
that they did register.

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<v ->Thank you, Callie.</v>

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Are there any questions of John?

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(Shaking heads no)

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No.

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John, and we do have one that

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or an order that has
fixed the typos, correct?

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In our, in our information.

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<v ->Yes, ma'am.</v>

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Great.

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Okay.

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All right.

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Are there any, I move we approve

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the examiners recommendation.

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Is there a second?

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<v ->Second.</v>

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<v ->Second by
Commissioner Christian?</v>

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All those in favor, say aye.

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<v ->Aye.</v>

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<v ->Aye.</v>

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<v ->Aye. Motion passes
that item is approved.</v>

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Callie, if you'll call up

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presenter four through seven, please.

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<v Callie>Yes. Thank you.</v>

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Jennifer Cook will be
presenting agenda items four

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through seven.

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Jennifer. We are ready when you are.

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<v ->Good morning Chairman
and Commissioners.</v>

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I'm Jennifer Cook,
Administrative Law Judge

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with the Hearings division.

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I'm presenting items four
through seven together.

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In items four through seven,
Redemption Oil and Gas LLC

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filed a single signature
form P4 requesting

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it be designated the operator of record

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for this four subject wells.
The P4s did not contain the

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signature of the current
operator of record,

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which is Atlas Operating LLC.

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Atlas protests a transfer to Redemption.

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Redemption is a non-operating
working interest owner

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in a joint operating
agreement referred to

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as a JOA covering the Wells.

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Redemptions' claims that
properly removed Atlas as operator.

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And now it is operator.

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Atlas claims that it
dispute, its dispute

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with redemption is
a contractual dispute.

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Atlas maintains it is still the operator

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and comply with all agreements
that paid all amounts owed.

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It is recommended that
the Commission deny

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Redemptions applications
to have the Wells transferred.

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No exceptions were filed.

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I'm available for questions.

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<v Callie>Commissioners,
we also have Rob Hargrove</v>

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representing Atlas operating registered

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and available for questions as well.

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<v ->Thank you.</v>

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Are there any questions
for Mr. Hargrove or Jennifer?

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Okay. I move that we approve
the examiners recommendation

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for items four through seven.

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Is there a second?

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<v ->Second.</v>

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<v ->Second by Commissioner Wright.</v>

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All those in favor, say aye.

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<v ->Aye</v>

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<v ->Aye</v>

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<v ->Aye. Motion passes.
Those items are approved.</v>

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Thank you, Jennifer.

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Let's move on to the Oil
and Gas Consent Agenda.

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There are 36 items on this agenda.

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I understand that staff
wants to pass items,

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item number 43.

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Are there any comments or
questions about any of the,

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about anything on
items eight through 42?

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<v ->I do, Chairman.</v>

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Before we make a motion.

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Items eight through 14 are
flaring exception applications

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for Aventa USA, Inc. in
Eagleford in Parns County.

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I actually traveled to Parns County

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and toured their facility
to better understand

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how Aventa was planning on reducing

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their flare gas volumes in the future.

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It is my understanding,
however, that Aventa has

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since sold their Eagleford
assets to another operator.

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Since blaring exceptions
are non-transferrable.

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It is my understanding,

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these specific exception
applications, if approved,

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will be effective retroactively,
as well as to the time

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the assets are actually transferred.

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At that point, the new
operator will be required to file

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for the flaring exceptions applications,

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if they feel they are necessary.

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The second group of items.

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Items 15 through 35

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are a series of blaring
exception applications for PDC

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Permian in Reeves County.

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I noted in our materials that
the potential net layer volume

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is nearly 50% lower when
compared to the previous

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administrative authority.

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That in itself is really good.

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However, it should also be noted

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that the examiners
recommended shortening the term

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of the blaring exception
from two years to one year

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which is certainly something I support.

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Again, I applaud the
genuine efforts of both staff

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and the industry in reducing the amount

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of gas that has been or
will be flared in the future.

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That's all I have.

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I'm ready to hear your motion chairman.

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<v Christi>Thank you,
Commissioner Wright.</v>

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I move that we approve
items eight through 42

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and that item 43 be passed.

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Is there a second?

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<v ->Second</v>

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<v ->Second by
Commissioner Christian.</v>

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All those in favor, say aye.

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<v ->Aye.</v>

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<v ->Aye.</v>

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<v ->Aye. Motion passes.
Those items are approved.</v>

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Let's go to master default items.

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Items 44 through 50 - there
are seven master default orders.

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I move, we approve items 44 through 50.

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Is there a second?

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<v ->Second.</v>

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<v ->Second by Commissioner Wright.</v>

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All those in favor, say aye.

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<v ->Aye.</v>

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<v ->Aye.</v>

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<v ->Aye. Those items are approved.</v>

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Let's go to agreed enforcement orders.

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Items 51 through one 148,

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there are 98 agreed enforcement orders.

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I move that we approve
items 51 through 148.

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Is there a second?

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<v ->Second</v>

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<v ->Second by
Commissioner Christian.</v>

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All those in favor, say aye.

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<v ->Aye.</v>

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<v ->Aye.</v>

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<v ->Aye. Motion passes.</v>

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Those items are approved.

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That concludes the
hearing section matters.

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And we'll now take up
administrative agenda.

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We've already done
149, so item number 150.

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Callie, if you please call up.

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<v Callie>Yes. Thank you.</v>

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<v ->Thank you.</v>

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<v Callie>Yes. Thank you.</v>

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April Richardson will be
presenting agenda item 150.

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April, we are ready when you are.

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<v ->Good morning, Mrs.
Chairman and Commissioners.</v>

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For the record, my
name is April Richardson,

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Director of Alternative Fuel Safety

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in the Oversight and Safety Division.

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Item 150 is the Alternative
Fuel Safety Department's

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request for approval to adopt
minor changes to 43 C and G

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and L and G forms.

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The changes made to
these forms are corrections to

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remove previous designations
used for the alternative fuel

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safety department and
update those references

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to the current department name.

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All headers and contact
information were updated

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on these forms to the current
division and department names

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and any outdated contact
information was also corrected.

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May I answer any questions?

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<v Christi>Thank you April.</v>

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Are there any questions?

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All right, I move we approve
the staff's recommendation.

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Is there a second?

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<v ->Second.</v>

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<v ->Second by Commissioner
Wright. All in favor, say aye.</v>

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<v ->Aye.</v>

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<v ->Aye.</v>

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<v ->Aye. Motion passes.
That item is approved.</v>

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Let's go to 151, is our
public participation item and

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that we don't have
anyone registered to speak

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on any non-posted items.

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Item 152 is our executive session,

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which we won't be going into today.

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Are there any other matters
which we need to consider?

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(Commissioner Christian raises finger)

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Yes sir?

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<v ->Can I say just one thing? I
want to commend our staff.</v>

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I want to commend the industry.

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We, right now, according
to the Railroad Commission

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statistics are on flaring at 0.04%

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of the produced natural
gas in the state of Texas.

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That means that 99.6% is going

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and being processed to its
intended purpose without flaring.

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So I commend the industry
and I think this is an example

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for the rest of the nation and the world

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that we are doing it
right in state of Texas.

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So I commend our staff and the industry.

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<v ->Thank you, Commissioner
Christian for bringing that</v>

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up and reminding us. I
think we've come a long way

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in a year or under.
Leadership of this agency with

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with your leadership.

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Commissioner Wright, I'm
glad that you're taking an interest

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and we appreciate that
the industry is taking it

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very seriously, as well.

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<v ->And our team here
at the Commission.</v>

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They're doing a wonderful job.

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<v ->I agree.</v>

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Thank you.

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Thank you both.

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Is there anything else this morning?

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All right.

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Hearing none.

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This meeting of the Railroad
Commission is adjourned.

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Thank you all.

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Have a great week.