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Sempra Energy — Part 01
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UNCLASSIFIED
To:
San Diego
From: San Diego
Re:
205-SD-72665,05/10/2011
Sempra's subsidiaries in Mexico, which include Sempra
Generation, Sempra Pipelines and Storage, and Energia Costa Azul,
relate to infrastructure projects in Mexico and are not in the
business of obtaining or acquiring government. contracts.. These
companies construct and operate assets for the purpose of storing
and distributing energy. The last facilities constructed were
the LNg plant (of Energia Costa Azul) and the Tgn2 pipeline (of
Sempra Pipelines and Storage), which were completed in 2008.
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selection of foreign agents. A policy binder previously provided.
by Jones Day provided a detailed explanation of those procedures.
on pages four through six of Exhibit D. Tab 7 of that binder
provided the Global Vendor Policies and Procedures.
Examples of documentation maintained on foreign agents
include:
Identification form containing background information on
the agent and a check box concerning interactions with
government. officials
FCPA schedule
List of references
Formal background checks
Contract (includes FcpA provisions).
Training received
Some may require an FcpA certificate that is certified
every three years
Informal risk assessment based on the type of work the
agent will perform and general reputation of the agent
Sempra's employees in Mexico received in-person FCPA
training in 2007 and 2008. The training will be administered
again in the last month of 20ll. Employees must certify
compliance. .with_FcpA_provisions every year. The company also
provides an anonymous ethics/compliance hotline.
As. an example of how seriously Sempra takes FcpA compliance,.
Jones Day related a story concerning the results of a routine
internal audit in 2oo8. The audit identified payments made to a
community relations director in Mexico. As a result, the FcpA
internal counsel was notified. Internal counsel interviewed six
individuals and confirmed that the payments were related to
informational brochures on a pipeline construction that would be
placed near certain residential areas. The employees went door-
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