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OFFICERSCHAIRMAN OF THE BOARDPierce H. Norton II, ONE Gas Inc. FIRST VICE CHAIRKimberly J. Harris, Puget Sound Energy SECOND VICE CHAIRJoseph Hamrock, NiSource Inc. IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIRRalph A. LaRossa, Public Service Electric and Gas Co. PRESIDENT & CEODave McCurdy, American Gas Associationchief operating officerLori S. Traweek, American Gas Association GENERAL COUNSELKevin B. Belford, American Gas AssociationCORPORATE SECRETARYGary W. Gardner, American Gas AssociationCHIEF FINANCIAL & ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERKevin M. Hardardt, American Gas AssociationDIRECTORSCraig L. Adams, PECO Energy, an Exelon Co. William J. Akley, Eversource EnergyFrank Almarez, CPS EnergyDavid H. Anderson, NW NaturalRobert F. Beard, UGI Utilities Inc. Lonnie E. Bellar, LG&E-KU, PPL CompaniesJohn S. D’Orazio, RGC Resources Inc. Laurence M. Downes, New Jersey ResourcesJeffrey E. DuBois, South Jersey Industries Inc.David R. Emery, Black Hills Corp.Andrew Evans, Southern Company GasWilliam J. Fehrman, MidAmerican Energy Co.Kevin Fletcher, WEC Energy GroupGordon L. Gillette, Tampa Electric and Peoples GasMichael E. Haefner, Atmos Energy Corp.Jeffrey Harrison, Citizens Energy Group John P. Hester, Southwest Gas Corp. Glenn R. Jennings, Delta Natural Gas Co. Inc. Patricia L. Kampling, Alliant Energy Corp. J. Bret Lane, Southern California Gas Co.Kent T. Larson, Xcel Energy Inc. Diane Leopold, Dominion Energy Richard J. Mark, Ameren Illinois Kevin Marsh, SCANA Corp. John McAvoy, Consolidated Edison Inc.Terry D. McCallister, WGL Holdings Inc.Michael P. McMasters, Chesapeake Utilities Corp. Scott L. Morris, Avista Corp.Jerry Norcia, DTE EnergyMorgan K. O’Brien, Peoples Natural Gas Patricia K. Poppe, CMS Energy Corp.Scott M. Prochazka, CenterPoint Energy Robert C. Rowe, NorthWestern Energy Suzanne Sitherwood, Spire Inc. Nick Stavropoulos, Pacific Gas and Electric Co.Ronald J. Tanski, National Fuel Gas Co. James P. Torgerson, AVANGRID Inc.Ross W. Turrini, National GridCraig E. White, Philadelphia Gas WorksFranklin M. Yoho, Duke Energy Corp.Advisory DirectorsCarl L. Chapman, Vectren Corp.Nicole A. Kivisto, Montana-Dakota Utilities Co.James P. Laurito, Fortis Inc.Michael Mulcahy, FortisBC Energy Inc.Ian Robertson, Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp.Masthead Fine PrintStatement of OwnershipU.S. Postal Service Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation1. Publication Title: American Gas. 2. Publication No.: 1866-0. 3. Filing Date: 10/01/2016. 4. Issue Frequency: Monthly, except bimonthly in August/September and December/January. 5. No. of Issues Published Annually: 10. 6. Annual Subscription Price: $59/$110. 7. Complete Mailing Address of Known Office of Publication: 400 No. Capitol St. NW, Washington, D.C., 20001-1511. 8. Complete Mailing Address of Headquarters or General Business Office of Publisher: same. 9. 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I understand that anyone who furnishes false or misleading information on this form or who omits material or information requested on the forms may be subject to criminal sanctions (including fines and imprisonment) and/or civil sanctions (including civil penalties). —Tracy Burleson, publisher and editor-in-chiefAmerican Gas - October 2017ItronSensusHenkels & McCoyUser GuidePresident’s MessageMastheadBurns McDonnellA Cooks Best FriendFinely TunedThe Right NumberDigestIt's the LatestEmployees Know BestConservation in MindThe Right ActionMilton Weeks Heath Jr., 1929–2017By the NumbersSpeed PayPlacesPeoplePipe TelIllinoisKentuckyVirginiaMichiganMassachusettsCaliforniaOhioVermontHennessyIt's A ProcessHoneywellHoneywellHigh Tech, Soft TouchAn Energy RevolutionGas StorageWeatherfordAnnual Buyer's Guide2017 Category Listings of VendorsHHP SummitHoneywellNatural Gas Intelligence2017 Alphabetical Listings of VendorsMultiviewJobsMinnichBurner TipsAd IndexNext IssueMaking a DifferenceMcDonaldULC Pipeline Robotics