Directive 056 – Energy Development
In this bulletin, the AER announced the release of a new edition of Directive 056: Energy Development Applications and Schedules and a new manual, Manual 012: Energy Development Applications; Procedures and Schedules.
There were no substantive technical requirement changes, but the Directive was restructured.
Technical Requirements
Technical requirements state how energy development must occur and what information must be submitted to the AER. Previous editions of Directive 056 spread participant involvement and audit requirements throughout multiple sections. These requirements were consolidated in their respective sections and were otherwise left unchanged.
Procedural Instructions
Procedural instructions lay out the specifics of how information is to be formatted and submitted. These instructions change more frequently as information systems evolve. The procedural instructions were removed from the Directive itself and are now available in the new Manual 012, along with applicable schedules and how-to sections. This includes procedural instructions that were previously embedded in technical requirements. Procedural instructions related to pipelines were updated because such information is now submitted through OneStop. No other procedural instructions were changed.
