[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 54 (Thursday, March 20, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 13701]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-6720]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. AD03-7-000]


Natural Gas Price Formation; Notice of Staff Technical Conference

March 14, 2003.
    The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) will hold a 
technical conference on Thursday, April 24, 2003, to be held at FERC 
headquarters, 888 First Street, NW., Washington, DC, in the Commission 
Meeting Room (Room 2C). The purpose is to discuss issues related to the 
adequacy of natural gas price information. This would include how data 
are collected, how publicly available quotes are checked for 
authenticity and reliability, adequacy of coverage, what effort is made 
to determine whether the information received and published is complete 
or representative of its type of transaction, and what models best 
serve price discovery needs for natural gas markets.
    We plan to hear from those who report the transactions, those 
receiving and publishing the price information, those using the 
published data reports, and those with constructive suggestions for 
overcoming impediments and inconsistencies and specific proposals. We 
request that anyone with a specific proposal that would be useful to 
review before the conference file the proposal in this docket number 
for all to access. (Instructions on filing electronically can be found 
at http://www.ferc.gov/documents/makeanelectronicfiling/doorbell.htm.) 
We would like to explore actions necessary to develop trustworthy price 
information.
    The one-day meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. and conclude about 5 
p.m. All interested parties are invited to attend. There is neither 
pre-registration nor a registration fee to attend.
    We look forward to an informative discussion of the issues and 
options that would best provide all participants in the market clear, 
transparent, dependable, and accurate price signals with which to make 
informed decisions.
    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.org. Capitol 
Connection also offers FERC open meetings through its Washington, DC-
area television service.
    The conference will be transcribed. Those interested in obtaining 
transcripts of the conference should contact Ace Federal Reporters at 
(202) 347-3700 or (800) 336 6646. Transcripts will be made available to 
view electronically under this docket number seven working days after 
the conference. Anyone interested in purchasing videotapes of the 
meeting should call VISCOM at (703) 715-7999.
    We will issue further details on the conference, including the 
Agenda and a list of participants, as plans evolve. For additional 
information, please contact Saida Shaalan of the Office of Market 
Oversight & Investigations at 202-502-8278 or by e-mail, 
[email protected].

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-6720 Filed 3-19-03; 8:45 am]
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