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[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 205 (Thursday, October 23, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 55245]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-28112]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. PL98-1-000]

Symposium on Process and Reform: Public Access to Information and 
Electronic Filings; Notice of Conference

October 17, 1997.
    Take notice that the Chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission will host a round table forum on Friday, November 7, 1997, 
at 9:00 a.m., 888 First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426 in the 
Commission meeting room. All interested persons are invited to attend.
    This forum is the first in a series of symposia on reform of 
regulatory processes at the Commission. It is designed to solicit 
proposals, strategies, and views from regulated industry, its 
customers, state regulators, and other interested persons that will 
assist the Commission in carrying out its mission in an environment 
increasingly characterized by competition, new entrants, market 
dynamics, and increased regulatory workload.
    The agenda for this forum is divided between (1) public access to 
information and (2) standards for electronic filings. The Commission 
will, as time permits, also solicit comments on the tracking, 
processing, and retention of documents on electronic media within the 
Commission. The forum will first analyze FERC's website, how FERC might 
develop its internet capabilities, and how FERC can improve both the 
content and search capabilities of its public databases. The second 
half of the discussion will focus on the development and use of 
electronic filing, including how other governmental agencies employ 
this device. The Chairman is interested in hearing how the Commission 
might streamline the regulatory filing process, address access and 
format requirements and what the public and regulated industry believes 
they need with regard to electronic filings at FERC.
    A more detailed agenda will be published in the near future, 
including a list of primary discussants selected by the Chairman to 
lead the discussion. Written comments are welcome at any time and 
should reference the above-captioned proceeding. For additional 
information, please contact Kathleen Sherman by telephone at 202-219-
2834 or by electronic mail at ``[email protected].'' If 
there is sufficient interest from those outside the Washington, D.C. 
metropolitan area, the Capitol Connection may broadcast the Symposium 
on Process and Reform via satellite for a fee. If there is interest in 
the Washington, D.C. area for this program, please call Shirley Al-
Jarani or Julia Morelli at the Capitol Connection (703-993-3100) no 
later than October 31, 1997. In addition, National Narrowcast Network's 
Hearing-On-The-Line service covers all FERC meetings live by telephone 
so that interested persons can listen at their desks, from their homes, 
or from any phone, without special equipment. Billing is based on time 
on-line. Call 202-966-2211 for further details.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-28112 Filed 10-22-97; 8:45 am]
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