[Federal Register: October 17, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 199)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. AD05-14-000]
State of the Natural Gas Infrastructure Conference; Supplemental
Notice of Public Conference
October 6, 2005.
As announced in a Notice of Technical Conference issued on
September 9, 2005, in the above referenced proceeding, a technical
conference will be held on October 12, 2005, from approximately 9 a.m.
until 1:30 p.m. (EST) (a change in closing time from 3 p.m. listed in
the previous notice). The conference will be held in the Commission
Meeting Room on the second floor of the offices of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC. All
interested persons may attend; there is no fee or registration.
Commissioners are expected to participate. Attached is the agenda for
the conference.
Transcripts of the conference will be immediately available from
Ace Reporting Company (202-347-3700 or 1-800-336-6646) for a fee. They
will be available for the public on the Commission's eLibrary system
seven calendar days after FERC receives the transcript. Additionally,
Capitol Connection offers the opportunity for remote listening and
viewing of the conference. It is available for a fee, live over the
Internet, by phone, or via satellite. Persons interested in receiving
the broadcast, or who need information on making arrangements should
contact David Reininger or Julia Morelli at the Capitol Connection
(703-993-3100) as soon as possible or visit the Capitol Connection Web
site at http://www.capitolconnection.gmu.edu and click on ``FERC.''
FERC conferences are accessible under section 508 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For accessibility accommodations please
send an e-mail to accessibility@ferc.gov 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 conference, please contact John
Schnagl at (202) 502-8756 (john.schnagl@ferc.gov) or Sarah McKinley at
(202) 502-8004 (sarah.mckinley@ferc.gov).
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
State of the Natural Gas Infrastructure Conference
Agenda
October 12, 2005
9 a.m.--Opening Remarks
Chairman Joseph T. Kelliher, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
9:15 a.m.--Presentation on Short-Term Price Effects of Recent
Hurricanes
Stephen Harvey, Robert Flanders and Dean Wight, Office of Market
Oversight and Investigations, FERC.
9:40 a.m.--Panel I: Katrina, Rita and the Winter Beyond
What energy infrastructure damage caused by Hurricanes Katrina and
Rita still needs repair and what are the prospects for the coming
winter?
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita have had significant impacts on the
nation's natural gas infrastructure. What lessons were learned from
these natural disasters, and how can they be applied to the country as
a whole?
Panelists: R. Skip Horvath, President and CEO, Natural Gas Supply
Association; David Halphen, Vice President Regulatory Affairs and
Administration, Enbridge Offshore Pipelines; Martha Wyrsch, President
and CEO, Duke Energy Transmission Corp., on behalf of Interstate
Natural Gas Association of America; David Manning, Senior Vice
President, Corporate Affairs, Keyspan Energy, on behalf of the American
Gas Association; and Patrick DeVille, Director of Marketing, ENSTOR.
10:45 a.m.--Panel II: State of the Pipeline Industry
Given the evolution of the pipeline industry, financial conditions
and current contracting practices, can the pipeline industry construct
sufficient infrastructure to meet projected demands and the changing
sources of supply, e.g., LNG and Rockies gas?
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Beginning in 1992, the pipeline industry underwent a major
transformation with the passage of Order No. 636. Order No. 637 and the
Certificate Policy Statement further spurred the evolution of the
industry. Then the 2000-2001 energy crisis was followed by a post-
crisis credit crunch. The traditional model of long-term contracts at
cost-based rates has been increasingly replaced by short-term contracts
at negotiated rates. As a result, the face of the pipeline industry has
changed with consolidations and acquisitions by financial investors and
diversified companies.
Panelists: Commissioner Donald Mason, Ohio Public Utilities
Commission and Chair of the NARUC Gas Committee; James Cleary,
President, Western Pipelines, El Paso Corporation; Michael Walsh,
Managing Director, AIG Highstar; Scott Parker, President, Natural Gas
Pipelines, Kinder Morgan; and Todd Shipman, Director, Energy & Project
Finance, Standard & Poor's.
11:50 a.m.--Panel III: Future of the Pipeline Industry
What changes in current regulatory policies might improve the
economic and regulatory environment in order to spur interstate
pipeline development?
Developments in response to expected increases in natural gas
demand will bring natural gas to the U.S. via LNG imports or from
unconventional sources of domestic gas. However, there must be an
adequate transmission system--interstate pipelines--to deliver this gas
to the distribution companies and the end users.
Panelists: Martha Wyrsch, President and CEO, Duke Energy Gas
Transmission, on behalf of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of
America; Larry Bickle, Managing Director, Haddington Ventures, LLC;
James Wilson, Principal, LECG, LLC; Richard Smead, Director, Navigant
Consulting Inc.; Alex Strawn, Chairman, Process Gas Consumers Group;
Sam Brothwell, Director, Equity Research-Electric & Gas Utilities,
Wachovia; and Michael Gildea, Constellation Generation on behalf of
Electric Power Supply Association.
12:55 p.m.--Open Forum
1:15 p.m.--Closing Remarks
1:30 p.m.--Adjourn
[FR Doc. E5-5669 Filed 10-14-05; 8:45 am]
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