[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 52 (Monday, March 18, 2002)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 11954]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-6240]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

18 CFR Chapter I

[Docket No. RM02-7-000]


Accounting and Reporting of Asset Retirement Obligations

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of Informal Technical Conference.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) intends 
to hold a staff technical conference on May 7 and 8, 2002, at 9:00 A.M. 
in the Commission's offices, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC, to 
address the financial accounting and reporting implications related to 
asset retirement obligations associated with the retirement of tangible 
long-lived assets.

DATES: The staff technical conference will be held at 9 a.m. on May 7 
and May 8, 2002. Persons who wish to participate in the conference 
should, no later than March 25, 2002, notify Raymond Reid by telephone 
at (202) 219-2928, or by facsimile at (202) 219-2632, or by E-Mail: 
[email protected] or Mark Klose by telephone at (202) 219-2595, or 
by facsimile at (202) 219-2632, or by E-mail: [email protected].

ADDRESSES: The informal technical conference will be held at the 
Commission's offices, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Klose (Technical Issues), Office 
of Executive Director, Division of Regulatory Accounting Policy, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 
Washington, DC 20426. Phone (202) 219-2595; Fax: (202) 219-2632; E-
Mail: [email protected].
    Raymond Reid (Technical Issues), Office of Executive Director, 
Division of Regulatory Accounting Policy, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. Phone (202) 
219-2928; Fax: (202) 219-2632; E-Mail: [email protected].
    Julia Lake (Legal Issues), Office of General Counsel, Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 
20426. Phone (202) 208-2019; E-Mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In addition to publishing the full text of 
this document in the Federal Register, it is available for inspection 
in the Commission's Public Reference Room at 888 First Street, NE., 
Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426, during regular business hours and is 
posted on both the Commission's Issuance Posting System (CIPS) and the 
Records and Information Management Systems (RIMS), and may be viewed 
and printed remotely via the Internet through Commission's Home Page 
(http://www.ferc.gov).

Notice of Informal Technical Conference

March 8, 2002.
    Take notice the Commission staff will hold an informal technical 
conference to discuss the financial accounting and reporting 
implications related to asset retirement obligations associated with 
the retirement of tangible long-lived assets. The conference will be 
held on Tuesday, May 7, 2002, and Wednesday, May 8, 2002, at 9:00 A.M. 
in a room to be designated at the offices of the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC. The 
conference is being convened to enlist the participation of interested 
parties including among others, the Association of Oil Pipe Lines, 
Edison Electric Institute, Interstate Natural Gas Association of 
America, National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, in 
the development of accounts and reporting requirements for tangible 
long-lived assets.
    Participants may be assigned to a panel in order to establish a 
logical order of presentation and to facilitate an informal exchange of 
views. The informal technical conference is intended to be structured 
so that participants can discuss the financial accounting, and 
reporting implications related to obligations associated with the 
retirement of tangible long-lived assets and related matters. The goal 
of the conference is to identify how recognition of asset retirement 
obligations may affect the Commission's existing accounting and rate 
regulations.
    Persons who wish to participate in the conference should, no later 
than March 25, 2002, notify Raymond Reid by telephone at (202) 219-
2928, or by facsimile at (202) 219-2632, or by E-Mail: 
[email protected] or Mark Klose by telephone at (202) 219-2595, or 
by facsimile at (202) 219-2632, or by E-Mail: [email protected].
    After reviewing the requests to participate, the Commission staff 
will issue a subsequent notice in the Federal Register specifying the 
time, and place and a proposed agenda. For additional information, 
interested persons may contact Raymond Reid by telephone at (202) 219-
2928 (or by e-mail [email protected]) or Mark Klose by telephone at 
(202) 219-2595 (or by e-mail [email protected]).

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-6240 Filed 3-15-02; 8:45 am]
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