[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 217 (Friday, November 8, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68113-68114]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-28443]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. RP00-241-000 and RP00-241-006


Public Utilities Commission of the State of California v. El Paso 
Natural Gas Company, El Paso Merchant Energy-Gas, L.P., and El Paso 
Merchant Energy Company; Notice of Scheduling Oral Argument

November 1, 2002.
    1. On October 9, 2001, the Chief Administrative Law Judge (Chief 
ALJ) issued an Initial Decision in Phase I of this proceeding (Docket 
No. RP00-241-000).\1\ On September 23, 2002, the Chief ALJ issued a 
separate Initial Decision in Phase II of this proceeding (Docket No. 
RP00-241-006).\2\ The parties have asked the Commission to provide for 
oral argument before the Commission.
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    \1\ Public Utilities Commission of the State of California v. El 
Paso Natural Gas Co., 97 FERC [rsqbb] 63,004 (2001).
    \2\ Public Utilities Commission of the State of California v. El 
Paso Natural Gas Co., 100 FERC [rsqbb] 63,041 (2002).
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    2. Because oral argument will assist the Commission in its decision 
making in this case, we are scheduling oral argument to be held on 
December 2, 2002, at 10 a.m. in the Commission Meeting Room at 888 
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    3. The Public Utilities Commission of the State of California and 
the parties aligned with it will be allotted a total of one and one-
half hours to present their arguments, a portion of which may be 
reserved for rebuttal purposes. El Paso Natural Gas Company and El Paso 
Merchant Energy, L.P. also will be allotted one and one-half hours to 
present their arguments. No later than November 15, 2002, these parties 
must notify the Commission of the number of representatives they wish 
to present and the manner in which they desire to allocate their 
allotted time. The parties must be prepared to address all aspects of 
this case.
    4. A transcript of the oral argument will be available immediately 
from Ace Reporting Company (202-347-3700 or 1-800-336-6646) for a fee. 
A transcript also will be available for the public on the Commission's 
FERRIS system two weeks after the oral argument. Additionally, Capitol 
Connection offers the opportunity for remote listening and viewing of 
the oral argument. It is available for a fee, live over the Internet, 
via C-Band Satellite. Persons interested in receiving the broadcast or 
needing information on making arrangements

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should contact David Reininger or Julia Morelli at the Capitol 
Connection (703-993-3100) as soon as possible or visit the Capitol 
Connection Web site at http://www.capitolconnection.gmu.edu and click 
on ``FERC.''

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-28443 Filed 11-7-02; 8:45 am]
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