[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 249 (Friday, December 27, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 79077]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-32675]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. AD03-3-000]


Capital Availability for Energy Markets; Notice of Technical 
Conference

December 20, 2002.
    The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is planning two 
technical conferences on capital finance and credit in energy markets. 
The first will be on capital availability for energy infrastructure. It 
is scheduled for Thursday, January 16, 2003 at FERC headquarters, 888 
First Street, NE., Washington, DC, in the Commission Meeting Room (Room 
2C). The second, scheduled for February 5, covering credit issues and 
potential solutions, is still in the formative stages.
    The January 16 conference is for the purpose of evaluating the 
status of capital available to energy markets and infrastructure. 
Speakers will include representatives of investment banks, commercial 
banks, insurance companies, hedge funds, credit rating agencies and 
other similar institutions as well as market participants and end 
users. In addition to FERC, representatives of other relevant agencies 
will attend.
    We look forward to an informative discussion of the issues to 
clarify the state of financial investment in energy. Contradictory 
anecdotal reports on availability and unavailability of financial 
backing needs to be cleared up to ensure that adequate, well-
functioning energy markets and infrastructure is available to enable 
workable, competitive markets.
    The one-day meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. and conclude at 5 p.m. 
All interested parties are invited to attend. There is no registration 
fee.
    The Capitol Connection offers coverage of all open and special 
Commission meetings held at the Commission's headquarters live over the 
Internet, as well as via telephone and satellite. For a fee, you can 
receive these meetings in your office, at home, or anywhere in the 
world. To find out more about Capitol Connection's live Internet, phone 
bridge, or satellite coverage, contact David Reininger or Julia Morelli 
at (703) 993-3100, or visit www.capitolconnection.gmu.org. Capitol 
Connection also offers FERC open meetings through its Washington, DC-
area television service.
    Additionally, live and archived audio of FERC public meetings are 
available for a fee via National Narrowcast Network's Hearings.com, and 
Hearing-On-The-Line services. Interested parties may listen to the 
conference live by phone or web. Hearings.com audio will be archived 
immediately for listening on demand after the event is completed. Call 
(202) 966-2211 for further details.
    The Agenda is currently being firmed up. We will issue further 
details on the conference, including the Agenda and a list of 
participants, as plans evolve. For additional information, please 
contact Anita Herrera of the Office of Market Oversight & 
Investigations at 202-502-8150 or by e-mail, [email protected].

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-32675 Filed 12-26-02; 8:45 am]
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