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2010-11
Departmental Performance Report

National Energy Board

Supplementary Information (Tables)

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Table of Contents

• Sources of Respendable and Non-respendable Revenue
• User Fees/External Fees
• Green Procurement
• Response to Parliamentary Committees and External Audits
• Internal Audits and Evaluations

Sources of Non-Respendable Revenue

Non-Respendable Revenue

Program Activity	2008-09 Actual ($ millions)	2009-10 Actual ($ millions)	2010-11 ($ millions)
			Planned Revenue	Actual
Energy Regulation	52.2	34.4	n/a	35.0
Energy Information		7.6	n/a	8.1
Internal Services		20.3	n/a	22.1
Total Non-Respendable Revenue	52.2	62.3	n/a	65.2

Commencing in the 2009-10 Estimates cycle, the NEB’s single program activity, Energy Regulation and Advice, was split into two major programs: Energy Regulation and Energy Information. As well, Internal Services is displayed separately from other program activities; they are no longer distributed among the remaining program activities, as was the case in previous years. Actual totals for 2008-09 reflect the previous Program Activity Architecture.

User Fees and Regulatory Charges/External Fees

• User Fees and Regulatory Charges
  • User Fees and Regulatory Charges (Canada Oil and Gas Operations Act)
  • User Fees and Regulatory Charges (Access to Information Act)
• User Fees Totals
• External Fees

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User Fees and Regulatory Charges (Users Fee Act)

Note: According to prevailing legal opinion, where the corresponding fee introduction or most recent modification occurred prior to March 31, 2004:

• the performance standard, if provided, would not have received parliamentary review; and
• the performance standard, if provided, may not respect all established requirements under the UFA (e.g., international comparison or independent complaint address); and
• the performance result, if provided, is not legally subject to section 5.1 of the UFA regarding fee reductions for unachieved performance.

User Fees Totals

	2010-11 ($ thousands)			Planning Years ($ thousands)
	Forecast Revenue	Actual Revenue	Full Cost	Fiscal Year	Forecast Revenue	Estimated Full Cost
Subtotal Regulatory	1.0	0.7	6,342.3	2011-12	1.0	6,845.0
				2012-13	1.0	6,533.0
				2013-14	1.0	6,250.0
Subtotal Other Products and Services	1.0	1.3	260.0	2011-12	1.0	250.0
				2012-13	1.0	250.0
				2013-14	1.0	250.0
Total	2.0	2.0	6,602.3	2011-12	2.0	7,095.0
				2012-13	2.0	6,783.0
				2013-14	2.0	6,500.0

External Fees (Policy on Service Standards for External Fees)

External Fee	Service Standard	Performance Results	Stakeholder Consultation
Fees charged for the issuance of operating licenses under the Canada Oil and Gas Operations Act (COGO Act)	Well drilling applications 100 per cent of decisions rendered within 21 calendar days of receiving a complete application. Geological and geophysical applications 100 per cent of decisions rendered within 30 calendar days of receiving a complete application.	Well drilling applications 4 received: 100 per cent of decisions rendered within 21 calendar days. Geological and geophysical applications 7 received: 100 per cent of decisions rendered within 30 calendar days.	The NEB’s COGO Act service standards are reviewed with stakeholders on an opportunity basis at meetings with companies, organizations (such as the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers), and at other venues (such as the Annual Oil and Gas Forum).
Fees charged for the processing of access requests filed under the Access to Information Act	Response provided within 30 days following the receipt of request. The response time may be extended pursuant to section 9 of the Access to Information Act. Notice of extension to be sent within 30 days after receipt of request.	30 requests were completed in 2010-11. 35 requests were received during the reporting period and 5 requests were carried forward from the previous period. 10 requests were carried forward into 2011-12. 24 requests (69 per cent) were completed in 30 days or a notice of extension was sent within 30 days. 4 requests were completed in 31-60 days and 6 requests were completed in 61-120 days.	This service standard is established by the Access to Information Act and its regulations. Consultations with stakeholders were undertaken by the Department of Justice and the Treasury Board Secretariat for amendments done in 1986 and 1992.

Note: As established pursuant to the Policy on Service Standards for External Fees:

• service standards may not have received parliamentary review;
• service standards may not respect all performance standard establishment requirements under the UFA (e.g., international comparison or independent complaint address); and
• performance results are not legally subject to section 5.1 of the UFA regarding fee reductions for unachieved performance.

Green Procurement

The NEB set green procurement targets in its 2011-12 Report on Plans and Priorities and will work to achieve them during the next year.

Green Procurement Capacity Building

Activity	Target as % (as reported in 2010–11 RPP)	Actual Results as %	Description/Comments
Training for Procurement and Materiel Management Staff	N/A	N/A	4 of 6 functional specialist staff have completed CSPS Course C215 – Green Procurement.
Training for Acquisition Cardholders	N/A	N/A	4 of 47 acquisition card holders have completed CSPS Course C215 – Green Procurement.
Performance Evaluations	N/A	N/A	In 2010-11, the Functional Heads of Procurement and Material Management did not have environmental considerations incorporated into their performance evaluations.
Procurement Processes and Controls	N/A	N/A	At the end of 2010-11, there were no formal process controls in place for Green Procurement.

Use of Green Consolidated Procurement Instruments

Good/Service	Target as % (as reported in 2010–11 RPP)	Actual Results as %	Description/Comments
Paper	N/A	N/A	Seventy two per cent of all paper purchases ($23.4K) were purchased using a Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) green consolidated procurement instrument.
Furniture/Equipment and Machinery	N/A	N/A	Sixty three per cent of all Furniture/Equipment and Machinery purchases ($564K) were purchased using PWGSC green consolidated procurement instruments.

Response to Parliamentary Committees and External Audits

Response to Parliamentary Committees
The Senate Standing Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources tabled its interim report Attention Canada! Preparing for our Energy Future on 29 June 2010. No recommendations received. The Senate Standing Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources tabled its report Facts Do Not Justify Banning Canada’s Current Offshore Drilling Operations: A Senate Review In the Wake of BP's Deepwater Horizon Incident on 18 August 2010. The report examined the current status of Canada’s offshore oil and gas exploration and development industry, including the nature of the applicable regulatory regime(s) and Canada’s present offshore disaster response capability. The committee made six recommendations. The NEB did not table a Government Response, but is addressing Recommendations 3, 5 and 6 in an Arctic context through its Arctic Offshore Drilling Review. With respect to Recommendation 4, the NEB works with other regulators and agencies on an ongoing basis to improve the prevention of and response to oil spills. Recommendations 1 and 2 do not require action from the Board at this time.
Response to the Auditor General (including to the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development)
No recommendations received.
External Audits: (Note: These refer to other external audits conducted by the Public Service Commission of Canada or the Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages)
No external audits were completed in 2010-11.

Internal Audits and Evaluations

Internal Audits (reporting period 2010-11)

Name of Internal Audit	Internal Audit Type	Status	Completion Date
Horizontal Internal Audit of Governance in Small Departments and Agencies	Governance and Management	In Progress	N/A

The NEB participates in horizontal audits for small departments and agencies conducted by the Office of the Comptroller General.

Evaluations (reporting period 2010-11)

No evaluations were completed in 2010-11.