[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 56 (Thursday, March 22, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 16056]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-7102]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. EL01-47-000]


Removing Obstacles to Increased Electric Generation and Natural 
Gas Supply in the Western United States; Notice of Intent To Convene a 
Conference To Consult With State Commissioners and Other State 
Representatives From Western States

March 16, 2001.
    Take notice that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
(Commission) will meet with state commissioners and other state 
representatives from Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, 
Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming for the 
purpose of discussing price volatility in the West, as well as other 
FERC-related issues recently identified by the Governors of these 
states.\1\ The Commission invites two participants from each state 
listed above, and asks that at least one of the participants from each 
state be from the state's public utility commission.
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    \1\ See Western Governors' Association, ``Suggested Action Plan 
to Meet the Western Electricity Crisis and Help Build the Foundation 
for National Energy Policy'' (March 2001). A copy of this document 
was filed in this docket. See also Western Governors' Association 
website at http://www.westgov.org/wieb/power/index.htm.
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    The conference is scheduled for Friday, April 6, 2001 in Boise, 
Idaho. All interested parties are permitted to attend, although seating 
will be limited. An additional notice will issue at a later time 
providing information about participants, content, and logistics. For 
additional information, please contact Saida E. Shaalan at (202) 208-
0278;

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 01-7102 Filed 3-21-01; 8:45 am]
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