[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 213 (Monday, November 4, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67179-67181]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-27983]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Third Workshop, Better Stakeholder Involvement: How To 
Make It Work

October 29, 2002.
    The Office of Energy Projects will host the third workshop in its 
second phase of its ``Better Stakeholder Involvement--How to Make it 
Work'' series in Lowell, Massachusetts, Thursday, November 21, 2002. We 
are inviting interstate natural gas companies; Federal, state and local 
agencies; landowners and other non-governmental organizations 
interested in developing strategies for involving people in the pre-
filing planning process for natural gas pipelines.
    We will continue to base our discussions on the ideas outlined in 
staff's December 2001 report, ``Ideas for Better Stakeholder 
Involvement In The Interstate Natural Gas Pipeline Planning Pre-Filing 
Process.''\1\
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    \1\ The staff report can be downloaded from the FERC web-site at 
www.ferc.gov or requested by e-mail at: [email protected].
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    In the Lowell meeting, among other things, we will focus on 
interagency communications and agreements, alternative dispute 
resolution, and benefits and opportunities for local stakeholders in 
the pre-filing arena.
    The workshop will be held at the Doubletree Riverfront Hotel, 50 
Warren Street, Lowell, Massachusetts 01852, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 
The phone number at the hotel is 978-452-1200. A preliminary agenda and 
directions to the hotel are enclosed. You may also go to the hotel's 
website for more detailed directions at www.doubletree.com.
    If you plan to attend or have suggestions for the agenda, please 
respond by Monday, November 18, 2002 via facsimile to Roberta Coulter 
at 202/208-0353, or you may email our team at: [email protected]. 
Please include in the response the names, addresses, and telephone 
numbers of all attendees from your organization.
    To help us enhance our panel discussions, please consider, and 
forward to us, issues and/or questions you would like to have addressed 
at the meetings. If you have any questions, you may contact any of the 
staff listed below: Richard Hoffmann 202/502-8066, Lauren O'Donnell 
202/502-8325, Jeff Shenot 202/502-8329, Howard Wheeler 202/502-8688.

J. Mark Robinson,
Director, Office of Energy Projects.

Agenda

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Better Stakeholder Involvement: How To Make It Work

Lowell Workshop, November 21, 2002
9 a.m. Welcome, Introduction and Objectives
9:15 a.m. FERC NEPA Pre-filing Process Presentation/Discussion
10:15 a.m. Elements of a Public Participation Plan
11 a.m. Break
11:15 a.m. Benefits and Opportunities for Local Stakeholders
12:15 p.m. Lunch (on your own)
1:30 p.m. FERC's Alternative Dispute Resolution Process and the 
Millennium Settlement--Lessons Learned
3 p.m. Break
3:15 p.m. A Tale of Two Companies: A Citizen Perspective
4 p.m. Summary Discussion, Overall Comments, Next Steps
4:30 p.m. Adjourn
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