[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 94 (Wednesday, May 15, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 28583]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-11544]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. AD12-12-000]
Coordination Between Natural Gas and Electricity Markets; Notice
of Commission Meeting
Take notice that, pursuant to the Commission order issued on
November 15, 2012,\1\ a representative from each regional transmission
organization (RTO) and independent system operator (ISO) will appear
before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) on May 16,
2013, from 1:30 p.m. (EST) to 3:30 p.m. (EST), to share information
related to natural gas and electric coordination. The meeting will be
held at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20426. All interested persons are invited to attend the
meeting, and no advance registration is necessary. Commission members
will be present.
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\1\ Coordination between Natural Gas and Electricity Markets,
141 FERC ] 61,125, at P 11 (2012) (November 15 Order).
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Following a series of regional technical conferences conducted in
August 2012, the Commission issued an order directing further
conferences and reports in the above captioned docket on November 15,
2012. In the November 15 Order, the Commission directed each RTO and
ISO to appear before the Commission on May 16, 2013 to share its
experiences from the winter and spring and describe the progress it has
made in refining existing practices to provide better coordination
between the natural gas and electric industries and ensure adequate
fuel supplies. The Commission also directed RTOs and ISOs to address
any natural gas transportation concerns that emerged during the winter
heating season and identify any fuel-related generator outages during
the winter and spring.
This meeting will not be transcribed. However, there will be a free
webcast of the meeting. The webcast will allow persons to listen to the
meeting, but not participate. Anyone with Internet access who wants to
listen to the meeting can do so by navigating to www.ferc.gov's
Calendar of Events and locating the meeting in the Calendar. The
meeting will contain a link to its webcast. The Capitol Connection
provides technical support for the webcast and offers the option of
listening to the meeting via phone-bridge for a fee. If you have any
questions, visit www.CapitolConnection.org or call 703-993-3100.\2\
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\2\ The webcast will continue to be available on the Calendar of
Events on the Commission's Web site www.ferc.gov for three months
after the meeting.
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Information on the meeting will also be posted on the Web site
http://www.ferc.gov/industries/electric/indus-act/electric-coord.asp,
as well as the Calendar of Events on the Commission's Web site, http://www.ferc.gov, prior to the meeting.
Commission meetings are accessible under section 508 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For accessibility accommodations, please
send an email to [email protected] or call toll free (866) 208-
3372 (voice) or (202) 208-1659 (TTY), or send a FAX to (202) 208-2106
with the required accommodations.
For more information about the meeting, please contact:
Caroline Daly (Technical Information), Office of Energy Policy and
Innovation, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-8931, [email protected].
Sarah McKinley (Logistical Information), Office of External
Affairs, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-8004, [email protected].
Dated: May 9, 2013.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-11544 Filed 5-14-13; 8:45 am]
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