[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 154 (Monday, August 11, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 47563]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-20452]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. AD03-11-000]


Southwestern Gas Storage Technical Conference; Notice of 
Technical Conference and Agenda

August 4, 2003.
    As announced in the Notice of Conference issued on June 19, 2003, 
staff from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) will 
convene a technical conference on August 26, 2003 at 9 a.m. at the 
Pointe Hilton Squaw Peak Resort, 7677 N. 16th St, Phoenix, AZ 85020, 
(602) 997-2626, to discuss issues related to natural gas storage 
development in the southwestern United States. By order issued June 4, 
2003, in Docket Nos. CP02-420-000 et al., the Commission directed that 
a technical conference be held to begin analysis of relevant market 
needs and regulatory options available to the Commission to assure the 
appropriate development of southwestern natural gas storage facilities 
and markets.\1\ The conference Agenda is appended to this Notice.
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    \1\ For the purpose of this conference, the Southwest is 
generally defined as west Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, southern 
Nevada, and southern California.
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    In the June 19, 2003 Notice, potential presenters were asked to 
consider the following questions and present their responses at the 
conference, in order to more clearly focus the discussion:
    What potential projects are currently under consideration by the 
industry for developing gas storage in the Southwest?
    Should the Commission initiate an open-season approach for storage 
development proposals, in which all potential projects are filed at the 
same time?
    What types of storage services are necessary or envisioned?
    Who will contract for these services?
    What type of storage facilities can physically be constructed (i.e. 
salt cavern, depleted oil/gas reservoirs, aquifer type, etc.)?
    What environmental and cultural resources issues would affect the 
development of gas storage facilities in the Southwest?
    What are the concerns of Native Americans in the development of 
natural gas storage facilities in the southwest?
    Transcripts of the conference will be available from Ace-Federal 
Reporters, Inc. for a fee. The transcript will be available on the 
Commission's FERRIS system two weeks after the conference.

    For additional information, please contact Elizabeth Anklam in 
the Office of Energy Projects at [email protected].

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.

Southwestern Gas Storage Conference Agenda; August 26, 2003

9 AM Opening Remarks--FERC
9:15 AM Panel I--Regulatory Perspectives--Panel Members
    --FERC Certificate Process--Berne Mosley, Director, Division of 
Pipeline Certificates
    --Certificate Policy Statement--John Myler, Attorney, Office of 
the General Counsel
    --Rate Options--Robert Petrocelli, Office of Markets, Tariffs, 
and Rates
    --Storage Engineering/Technical Review--Elizabeth Anklam, 
Petroleum Engineer, Division of Pipeline Certificates
    --Environmental Review--Lonnie Lister, Chief, Environmental 
Branch 3, Office of Energy Projects
    --The State Perspective--Marc Spitzer, Chairman Arizona 
Corporation Commission
10:45 AM--Question and Answer Session--15 minutes for questions from 
the audience
11 AM--Panel II--Industry Perspectives--Storage Panel Members
    --Red Lake Gas Storage--Mark Cook, Vice President
    --Copper Eagle Gas Storage--TBA
    --Unocal Midstream and Trade (Keystone Gas Storage Facility)--
TBA
    --EnCana Gas Storage (Wild Goose Storage Inc.)--Paul Amirault, 
Vice President, Marketing
    --Desert Crossing Gas Storage and Transportation System--TBA
12:15 AM--Question and Answer Session--15 minutes for questions from 
the audience
12:30 PM--Break--Lunch
1:30 PM--Panel III--Industry Perspectives--Other Panel Members
    --El Paso Natural Gas Company--TBA
    --Southwest Gas Corporation--TBA
    --Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement & Power District--
TBA
    --LECG Economics, Finance--James F. Wilson, Principal
    --International Gas Consulting--Kenneth Beckman, President
2:45 PM--Question and Answer Session--15 minutes for questions from 
the audience
3 PM Panel IV--Federal, State and Tribal Lands Matters Panel Members
    --Hualapai Nation--TBA
    --BLM--TBA
    --Arizona Department of Environmental Quality--TBA
4 PM Question and Answer Session--15 minutes for questions from the 
audience
4:15 PM--Closing Remarks
[FR Doc. 03-20452 Filed 8-8-03; 8:45 am]
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