[Federal Register: December 23, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 246)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


 
Notice of Alternative Dispute Resolution Workshop


December 17, 2002.
    The Commission's Dispute Resolution Service (DRS) will hold a 
workshop on alternative dispute resolution and how it can be used 
during the natural gas pipeline pre-filing process. The workshop will 
be held on January 9, 2003, at the Airport Marriott Hotel, 18700 John 
F. Kennedy Blvd., Houston, Texas 77032.
    The workshop will describe ADR, how ADR has been used successfully, 
and when ADR may be an appropriate alternative to traditional means of 
resolving disputes. The DRS will present information about its 
activities and services. The DRS will explore with the participants to 
the workshop what they believe their dispute resolution needs are and 
help identify what steps could be taken to meet those needs. The 
workshop will also seek comment on what the DRS could do to help 
parties resolve disputes at the earliest possible time and at low cost. 
Richard Miles and


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Deborah Osborne from the DRS and Douglas Sipe from the Office of Energy 
Projects will facilitate the workshop.
    The Workshop will be held from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. The DRS will be 
available during the afternoon to answer any questions or to discuss 
specific areas that the participants raise. To attend, please register 
by email to douglas.sipe@ferc.gov or call Douglas Sipe at (202) 502-
8837. For more information on the DRS, visit the FERC Web site at 
http://www.ferc.gov /legal/drs/drs.htm or contact Richard Miles at 
(202) 502-8702 or richard.miles@ferc.gov.
    Additional workshops may be held in other regions of the country if 
industry response to the January 9th workshop is warranted. Please 
contact Douglas Sipe if you have any questions or comments regard these 
future workshops.


Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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