Advisory Councils
Description: Information on relations with Advisory Councils to assist the Minister and Commissioner in carrying out the objects of the Northern Pipeline Act.
Topics: Yukon Advisory Council, Federal-Provincial Advisory Council.
Program Record Number: NPA ADM 015

British Columbia Regional Office
Description: Information on all aspects of planning and construction of the Alaska Highway Gas Pipeline in British Columbia with emphasis on liaison between the federal, provincial, territorial and municipal governments, as well as individuals.
Topics: Construction operations; native groups; pipeline manpower; special interest groups; surveillance; special projects and incidents; American pipeline information.
Program Record Number: NPA ADM 025

Delegated Authorities
Description: Information on the exercise and performance of certain powers, duties and functions delegated to the Northern Pipeline Agency by other government departments.
Topics: Delegation of authority from the National Energy Board; delegation of authority under the National Energy Board Gas Pipeline Regulations; delegation of authority under the Northern Pipeline Act.
Access: Files arranged by subject and construction zone.
Program Record Number: NPA ODO 040

Engineering and Operational File
Description: Information on all engineering aspects associated with the operational phase of the pipeline.
Topics: Analyses and tests; compressor stations; meter stations; pipeline stress; engineering surveillance; pipeline crossings.
Program Record Number: NPA EDU 100

Engineering Design and Development
Description: Information on the engineering design and development necessary before the construction of the pipeline.
Topics: Specifications and codes; analyses and tests; materials engineering; geotechnical design; pipeline design.
Program Record Number: NPA EDU 095

Environment
Description: Information on all aspects of the environment, including climatic conditions in areas through which the pipeline passes, any changes and their effects on pipeline construction.
Topics: Environmental impact settlement; biological effects; wildlife; pollution; permafrost, frost heave, and ice.
Program Record Number: NPA SEE 070

Government Programs
Description: Information on the powers and authorities delegated to the NPA by other federal departments and agencies, except the National Energy Board.
Topics: Permits and orders; land tenure and use; field surveillance scheduling and administration.
Program Record Number: NPA TRA 050

Industrial Benefits
Description: Information on the economic benefits to Canada of the construction of the Alaska Highway Gas Pipeline through the purchase of pipeline material.
Topics: Pipe procurement; valve procurement; turbine-compressor packages; fittings procurement; Canadian content.
Program Record Number: NPA TRA 055

Legal Affairs
Description: Information on the administration of legal matters; also opinions and decisions.
Topics: Policy; Commissioner of Oaths; interpretation and application of legislation.
Program Record Number: NPA ADM 030

Logistics Transportation
Description: Information on logistical plans and activities from the standpoint of their effects on transportation systems.
Topics: Transportation - pipe; air transportation systems; rail transportation systems.
Program Record Number: NPA TRA 045

Manpower
Description: Information on manpower planning, requirements, reporting, recruiting, training, orientation and compensation as they relate to construction of the Alaska Highway Gas Pipeline.
Topics: Information and recruitment; native hiring and opportunities; training and hiring preferences; manpower inventory; health plans, housing and work camps; contractor-union undertakings; female workers; statistics; manpower counts; construction manpower reports; surveillance manpower reports.
Program Record Number: NPA SEE 075

Policy
Description: Information on federal-provincial, intergovernmental and international relations and negotiations.
Topics: financing, construction, agreements, tariffs, gas exports and legislation.
Program Record Number: NPA COM 005

Project Scheduling and Monitoring
Description: Information on regulatory matters, construction scheduling and monitoring, cost control and critical path planning for the project.
Program Record Number: NPA SRU 090

Public Affairs
Description: Information on NPA public relations, community information, media liaison and employee communications.
Topics: Information services; advertising; communications strategies.
Program Record Number: NPA ADM 035

Right-of-Way
Description: Information on the acquisition of land for the construction of the pipeline or of any facilities associated with it.
Topics: Service of land owners; land acquisition status reports; right-of-way; grant of easement; applications for leave to take additional lands; acquisition of work space; public hearings.
Program Record Number: NPA SRU 085

Agency Operations
Description: Information on all formal communications between NPA operational headquarters, regional offices, the Foothills Group of Companies, federal, provincial and territorial governments, industry and the public.
Topics: Corporations, companies and firms; government liaison; public relations.
Program Record Number: NPA ADM 010

Social and Cultural Issues
Description: Information on social and cultural matters, particularly as they relate to the effect of pipeline construction on the culture and livelihood of the indigenous peoples living along its route.
Topics: Trap-line compensation; loss of livelihood; native harvesting; archaeological sites; protection of recreational areas; burial sites.
Program Record Number: NPA SEE 065

Socio-economic Issues
Description: Information on socio-economic issues such as manpower, social services and employment opportunities; also issues related to the existence of the pipeline.
Topics: Social, economic and environmental effects; plans and plan schedules for pipeline construction; social services; opportunity measures; business opportunities; communities.
Program Record Number: NPA SEE 060

Surveillance Information
Description: Information on the day to day operations associated with pipeline and station construction.
Topics: Diaries and reports; daily field orders; construction progress reports; equipment reports; reports of non compliance.
Program Record Number: NPA SRU 080

Yukon Regional Office
Description: Information on all aspects of planning and construction of the Alaska Highway Gas Pipeline in the Yukon with emphasis on liaison between the federal, provincial, territorial and municipal governments, as well as individuals.
Topics: Construction operations; native groups; pipeline manpower; special interest groups; surveillance; special projects and incidents; American pipeline information.
Program Record Number: NPA ADM 020