[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 133 (Tuesday, July 13, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 42052]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-1520]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. PL03-3-005 and AD03-7-005]


Price Discovery in Natural Gas and Electric Markets Natural Gas 
Price Formation; Notice Closing Comment Period

July 7, 2004.
    On June 25, 2004, the Staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, in conjunction with Staff of the Commodity Futures Trading 
Commission, held a technical conference to explore the adequacy of 
natural gas and electricity price formation, the level of reporting of 
energy transactions to price index developers, actions taken by price 
index developers to improve the information available to the market, 
the overall level of liquidity in wholesale natural gas and electricity 
markets, and the use of price indices in jurisdictional tariffs. Staff 
heard from speakers representing all segments of the natural gas and 
electricity industries and price index developers.
    Any party wishing to provide additional or supplemental comments as 
a result of issues discussed at the conference should file such 
comments no later than July 16, 2004. Comments may be filed 
electronically via the Internet in lieu of filing by paper. See 18 CFR 
385.2001(a)(l)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web site 
at http://www.ferc.gov under the ``e-Filing'' link. For additional 
information, please contact Ted Gerarden of the Office of Market 
Oversight & Investigations at 202-502-6187 or by e-mail at 
Ted.Gerarden@ ferc.gov.

Linda Mitry,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. E4-1520 Filed 7-12-04; 8:45 am]
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