[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 182 (Tuesday, September 21, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51115-51116]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-24553]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket Nos. CP97-315-000, CP97-315-001, CP97-320-000, CP97-321-000, 
CP97-319-000, CP98-540-000]


Independence Pipeline Company; ANR Pipeline Company; 
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation; Notice of Public Conference

September 15, 1999.
    Take notice that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission will 
convene a public conference on September 29, 1999, in the above-
captioned proceedings.
    In these proceedings, Independence Pipeline Company, ANR Pipeline 
Company, and Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation have filed 
applications with the Commission to construct and operate extensive 
pipeline facilities. These applications, in turn, have sparked 
significant interest from the public and energy industry.
    In light of the recent high level of interest in these proposals, 
the Commission will convene a conference in the above-captioned 
proceedings, to

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allow the record to be supplemented to address the market need for the 
proposed project. The purpose of the conference is to provide an 
opportunity for parties to provide new information, not to restate 
positions or information already in the record. In addition, the 
Commission is particularly interested in hearing from elected officials 
concerning their analysis and views of the project.
    The conference will be held in the offices of the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, in the Commission Meeting Room, 888 First 
Street, N.E., Washington, DC 20426, starting at 1:00 p.m.
    Any party wishing to participate in the conference should submit a 
written request to the Secretary of the Commission by September 21, 
1999. The request should indicate the scope of the participants' 
planned remarks. Because of time constraints, parties with common 
interests are encouraged to designate a single speaker to represent 
their views. The Commission will review the requests and the 
requesters, and will select the participants in the conference based on 
the number of requests to speak and the issues to be addressed. 
Speakers that have audio/visual requirements should contact Wanda 
Washington at (202) 208-1460.
    Any written comments may be filed within 15 days after the 
conference.
    The Capital Connection offers all Open and special FERC meetings 
live over the Internet as well as via telephone and satellite. For a 
reasonable fee, you can receive these meetings in your office, at home, 
or anywhere in the world. To find out more about The Capitol 
Connection's live Internet, phone bridge, or satellite coverage, 
contact David Reininger or Julia Morelli at (703) 993-3100 or visit the 
web site (www.capitolconnection.gmu.edu). The Capitol Connection also 
offers FERC Open meetings through its Washington, D.C. area telephone 
service.
    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. Anyone interested in purchasing videotapes of the meeting 
should also call VISCOM at (703) 715-7999.
    All questions concerning the format of this conference should be 
directed to: Joel Arneson, Office of the General Counsel, Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 
20426, (202) 208-2169.

    By direction of the Commission.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-24553 Filed 9-20-99; 8:45 am]
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