Natural Gas Policy Act: Interstate natural gas pipelines— term transportation services regulation; pipeline capacity auctions workshop,

[Federal Register: September 28, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 187)]

[Proposed Rules]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

18 CFR Parts 161, 250, and 284

[Docket No. RM98-10-000]

Regulation of Short-Term Natural Gas Transportation Services; Notice of Workshop on Pipeline Capacity Auctions

September 18, 1998. AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of Workshop on Pipeline Capacity Auctions.

SUMMARY: The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is holding a workshop to discuss pipeline capacity auctions as contemplated in the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking issued on July 29, 1998 (NOPR) (63 FR 42982, August 11, 1998). The purpose of the workshop is for staff to provide background information about auctions and auction formats and to answer questions to facilitate the submission of comments on the NOPR. The workshop will include time for questions and answers.

DATES: October 20, 1998, 9:30 a.m.

ADDRESSES: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, N.E., Washington DC 20426.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laurel C. Hyde, Office of Economic Policy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, N.E., Washington, DC 20426, 202-208-0146.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In addition to publishing the full text of this document in the Federal Register, the Commission also provides all interested persons an opportunity to inspect or copy the contents of this document during normal business hours in the Public Reference Room at 888 First Street, N.E., Room 2A, Washington, D.C. 20426.

The Commission Issuance Posting System (CIPS) provides access to the texts of formal documents issued by the Commission. CIPS can be accessed via Internet through FERC's Homepage (http://www.ferc.fed.us) using the CIPS Link or the Energy Information Online icon. The full text of this document will be available on CIPS in ASCII and WordPerfect 6.1 format. CIPS is also available through the Commission's electronic bulletin board service at no charge to the user and may be accessed using a personal computer with a modem by dialing 202-208- 1397, if dialing locally, or 1-800-856-3920, if dialing long distance. To access CIPS, set your communications software to 19200, 14400, 12000, 9600, 7200, 4800, 2400, or 1200 bps, full duplex, no parity, 8 data bits and 1 stop bit. User assistance is available at 202-208-2474 or by E-mail to cipsmaster@ferc.fed.us.

This document is also available through the Commission's Records and Information Management System (RIMS), an electronic storage and retrieval system of documents submitted to and issued by the Commission after November 16, 1981. Documents from November 1995 to the present can be viewed and printed. RIMS is available in the Public Reference Room or remotely via Internet through FERC's Homepage using the RIMS link or the Energy Information Online icon. User assistance is available at 202-208-2222, or by E-mail to rimsmaster@ferc.fed.us.

Finally, the complete text on diskette in WordPerfect format may be purchased from the Commission's copy contractor, RVJ International, Inc. RVJ International, Inc. is located in the Public Reference Room at 888 First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426.

Take notice that on October 20, 1998, the staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission will hold a workshop to discuss pipeline capacity auctions as contemplated in the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR), issued on July 29, 1998.‹SUP›1‹/SUP› The purpose of the workshop is for staff to provide background information about auctions and auction formats and to answer questions to facilitate the submission of comments on the NOPR. The workshop will include time for questions and answers.

\1\ Regulation of Short-Term Natural Gas Transportation Services, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 63 FR 42982 (Aug. 11, 1998).

The workshop will begin at 9:30 a.m. at the Commission's offices, 888 First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. in a room to be designated. All interested persons are invited to attend and participate.

To ensure the workshop provides information responsive to parties' specific questions or to areas in which parties believe clarification would be helpful, staff asks that questions or clarifications be submitted by October 13, 1998. Responsive information will be integrated, to the extent possible, into the workshop presentations. Such questions or clarification requests can be either faxed or sent by Internet E-Mail. Faxes should be addressed to Laurel Hyde at 202-208- 1010. E-Mail should be sent to comment.rm@ferc.fed.us. The subject line of the E-Mail should specify ``Docket No. RM98-10-000--Auction Workshop''. Any attachments to the E-Mail should be in WordPerfect 6.1 or lower format or in ASCII format. A reply to the E-Mail will be sent to acknowledge receipt.

In addition, those who wish to participate in the question and answer period are encouraged to register in advance to reserve a place in the main workshop room. Please register by October 13, 1998, by calling Tawanna Lewis, Shirley Parker or Rita Carter at 202-208-1007 or sending a fax or E-Mail as described above.

The Capitol Connection may broadcast this workshop in the Washington, D.C. area if there is sufficient interest. For those outside the Washington, D.C. area, the Capitol Connection may broadcast the workshop live via satellite for a fee if there is sufficient interest to justify the cost. To indicate interest in either the local or national broadcast, please call Shirley Al-Jarani or Julia Morelli at the Capitol Connection (703-993-3100) as soon as possible, or e-mail to capcon@gmu.edu.

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.

Questions about the workshop should be directed to: Laurel C. Hyde, Office of Economic Policy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, N.E., Washington, DC 20426, 202-208-0146. David P. Boergers, Secretary.

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