[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 174 (Wednesday, September 9, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48210-48211]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-24119]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. PL98-1-000]
Public Access to Information and Electronic Filing; Notice of
Technical Conference
September 2, 1998.
Take notice that on Thursday, October 22, 1998, the Commission will
hold a technical conference to discuss FERC's Electronic Filing
Initiative (EFI). The conference will begin at 9:00 A.M. and is
scheduled for the Commission Meeting Room, 888 First Street, N.E.,
Washington, D.C.
This conference is being held pursuant to the Commission's Request
for Comments and Notice of Intent to Hold Technical Conference, which
was issued in this docket on May 13, 1998, and published in the Federal
Register on May 19, 1998 (63 FR 27,529). The conference is being
convened to enlist the participation of the gas pipeline, oil pipeline,
electric transmission, and hydropower industries, and interested
parties, in developing an effective system for submitting certain
filings to the Commission in an electronic format instead of paper.
At the conference, staff will make a presentation on its vision for
EFI, the EFI objectives, a cost/benefit assessment, and staff's
proposed approach based on its review of comments to the May 13, 1998
request. Staff will show some prototype systems; we also anticipate
brief panel discussions or presentations by attendees. The afternoon
session will include a discussion of issues and consideration of
working groups to address alternatives and standards related to
specific issues.
Staff will also address the best way to conduct subsequent
conferences and exchange information so that interested parties can
participate in the proceedings with less inconvenience and travel. We
will publish a detailed agenda at least one week before the conference.
Persons who wish to attend the conference should notify Erica Ramos
or Carrie Blocker on or before October 8, 1998, either by telephone,
facsimile, or by E-Mail.
Erica Ramos, (202) 219-2969, FAX: (202) 273-0873,
[email protected]
or
Carrie Blocker, (202) 208-1382, FAX: (202) 208-2425,
[email protected]
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Please provide your name, title, affiliation, mailing address, the
industry(ies) you work with (natural gas, oil, electric, and
hydropower), voice and fax telephone numbers, and your Internet e-mail
address if you have one. Companies or organizations with more than one
representative may consolidate the notifications if they provide the
information for each attendee.
Persons wishing to make comments or presentations at the conference
should submit a request for time and the topic(s) they want to address
to: Brooks Carter, (202) 501-8145, FAX: (202) 208-2425,
[email protected].
The Commission staff will determine the format and time limit for
presentations based on the number of requests we receive. Companies are
encouraged to coordinate with their respective industry associations to
consolidate formal presentations as much as possible.
If there is sufficient interest from those outside the Washington,
D.C. metropolitan area, the Capitol Connection may broadcast the
conference LIVE via satellite for a fee. If there is interest in the
Washington, D.C. area for this program or you need more information
about the national broadcast, please call Shirley Al-Jarani or Julia
Morelli at the Capitol Connection (703-993-3100) by October 15, 1998.
In addition, National Narrowcast Network's Hearing-On-The-Line service
covers all FERC meetings live by telephone so that interested persons
can listen at their desks, from their homes, or from any phone, without
special equipment. Billing is based on time on-line. Call 202-966-2211
for further details.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-24119 Filed 9-8-98; 8:45 am]
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