[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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