Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 233 / Monday, December 4, 2000 / Rules and Regulations 75627

1Regulation of Short-Term Natural Gas

Transportation Services, Order No. 637, Final Rule,

65 FR 10156 (Feb. 25, 2000), FERC Stats. & Regs.

Regulations Preambles [Jan. 2000-June 2000]

¶31,091 (Feb. 9, 2000), Order No. 637–A, Order on

Rehearing, 65 FR 35705 (June 5, 2000) FERC Stats.

& Regs. ¶31,099 (May 19, 2000).

2 Id., FERC Stats. & Regs. ¶31,091 at pp. 31,268–

69.

3 Id., FERC Stats. & Regs. ¶31,091 at p. 31,268.

4 Id., FERC Stats. & Regs. ¶31,091 at pp. 31,268–

69.

5 18 CFR Part 161 (2000).

Service Bulletin MD11–25A253, dated March

10, 2000.

Note 2: McDonnell Douglas Service

Bulletin MD11–25A253, dated March 10,

2000, references TRW Aeronautical Systems,

Lucas Aerospace Alert Service Bulletin

462650–25–A01, dated March 10, 2000, as an

additional source of service information to

accomplish the inspection described above

and corrective actions described below.

(i) If any connector has a P/N other than

M83723/71XXXXXX or M83723/72XXXXXX,

prior to further flight, replace the CCU with

a spare CCU from the operator’s stock that

has one of the following P/N: 462650–21,

462650–22, or 462650–23. Following

accomplishment of the replacement, the

deactivation specified in paragraphs (a), (b),

and (c) of this AD is no longer required, and

the CCU’s may be reactivated.

(ii) If any connector has P/N M83723/

71XXXXXX or P/N M83723/72XXXXXX,

prior to further flight, modify the rear cover

(40) of the CCU assembly (including aligning

the center hole of the insulator with the

center hole on the rear cover (40), and

ensuring that the top edge of the insulator is

parallel to the top edge of the rear cover), and

reidentify the CCU, in accordance with the

service bulletin. Following accomplishment

of the modification, the deactivation

specified in paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) of this

AD is no longer required, and the CCU’s may

be reactivated.

Spares

(e) As of the effective date of this AD, no

person shall install on any airplane any part

(identified under ‘‘Key Word’’), having a

‘‘Spare Part No.’’ listed in paragraph 2.D.,

‘‘Parts Necessary to Change Spares,’’ of

Boeing Alert Service Bulletin MD11–25A253,

dated March 10, 2000.

Alternative Methods of Compliance

(f) An alternative method of compliance or

adjustment of the compliance time that

provides an acceptable level of safety may be

used if approved by the Manager, Los

Angeles Aircraft Certification Office (ACO),

FAA. Operators shall submit their requests

through an appropriate FAA Principal

Maintenance Inspector, who may add

comments and then send it to the Manager,

Los Angeles ACO.

Note 3: Information concerning the

existence of approved alternative methods of

compliance with this AD, if any, may be

obtained from the Los Angeles ACO.

Special Flight Permits

(g) Special flight permits may be issued in

accordance with sections 21.197 and 21.199

of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR

21.197 and 21.199) to operate the airplane to

a location where the requirements of this AD

can be accomplished.

Incorporation by Reference

(h) The actions required by paragraphs

(d)(2), (d)(2)(i) and (d)(2)(ii) shall be done in

accordance with Boeing Alert Service

Bulletin MD11–25A253, dated March 10,

2000. This incorporation by reference was

approved by the Director of the Federal

Register in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a)

and 1 CFR part 51. Copies may be obtained

from Boeing Commercial Aircraft Group,

Long Beach Division, 3855 Lakewood

Boulevard, Long Beach, California 90846,

Attention: Technical Publications Business

Administration, Dept. C1–L51 (2–60). Copies

may be inspected at the FAA, Transport

Airplane Directorate, 1601 Lind Avenue,

SW., Renton, Washington; or at the FAA, Los

Angeles Aircraft Certification Office, 3960

Paramount Boulevard, Lakewood, California;

or at the Office of the Federal Register, 800

North Capitol Street, NW., suite 700,

Washington, DC.

Effective Date

(i) This amendment becomes effective on

January 8, 2001.

Issued in Renton, Washington, on

November 22, 2000.

Donald L. Riggin,

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service.

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BILLING CODE 4910–13–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

18 CFR Part 284

[Docket No. PL00–1–000]

Dialog Concerning Natural Gas

Transportation Policies Needed to

Facilitate Development of Competitive

Natural Gas Markets

November 22, 2000.

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, DOE.

ACTION: Final rule; notice of staff

conference.

SUMMARY: In Order No. 637, issued on

February 9, 2000,the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission (Commission)

revised its regulatory policies, amended

its regulations, and established new

procedures to enhance the

competitiveness and efficiency of

markets for the transportation of natural

gas in interstate commerce. This

document establishes the second of

three public staff conferences in a dialog

between the industry and Commission

staff. This conference focuses on

affiliate issues.

DATES: The conference will take place

on January 31, 2001, starting at 1:00

p.m. Comments and requests to

participate are due by January 5, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, 888 First Street, N.E.,

Washington, D.C. 20426.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Robert A. Flanders, Office of Markets,

Tariffs and Rates, Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, 888 First

Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426.

(202) 208–2084, e-mail:

Robert.Flanders@ferc.fed.us.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Take

notice that on January 31, 2001, the Staff

of the Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission will hold a public

conference, as contemplated by Order

No. 637, 1 to discuss how the changes in

the natural gas market affect the way in

which the Commission should regulate

transportation transactions between

pipelines and their affiliates, as well as

between pipeline capacity holders and

their affiliates, capacity managers and

agents. The conference will begin at

1:00 p.m. in the Commission’s Meeting

Room at 888 First Street, N.E.,

Washington, D.C. All interested persons

are invited to attend.

This conference is part of the

continuing process established in Order

No. 637, 2 to enable the industry and

market participants to discuss with staff,

and each other, issues relating to the

development of Commission policy and

regulatory responses so that

Commission staff can develop ‘‘a better

understanding of industry trends and

regulatory changes that better meet the

changing character of the industry.’’ 3

This is the second of three conferences

to discuss these issues.

As stated in Order No. 637, this

conference will focus on ‘‘whether the

regulatory policy with respect to

pipeline affiliates and non-affiliates, as

well as asset managers and agents,

should be revised to reflect the changing

nature of the gas market’’ and ‘‘whether

there needs to be revisions to the

regulations relating to pipeline

affiliates.’’ 4 Currently, the relationship

between a pipeline and its marketing

affiliate(s) is governed by the standards

of conduct. 5 Market participants are

also able to monitor pipeline/marketing

affiliate relationships and capacity

holder/affiliate relationships by

obtaining specific information through

various posting and reporting

requirements. This conference is

intended to open a dialog concerning

the market consequences of transactions

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between pipelines and their affiliates as

well as transactions between nonpipeline capacity holders and their

affiliates.

This conference will be structured as

a roundtable debate with staff as

moderator. Panel participants will be

selected after the submission of

comments and will be announced in a

subsequent notice. The debate

roundtable format is intended to

encourage a discussion of the issues,

and, accordingly, participants will not

be afforded the opportunity to make oral

presentations at the conference. Parties

are therefore encouraged to submit

written comments by January 5, 2001 to:

(1) provide input on how to structure

the discussion; (2) identify issues and

examples to foster a meaningful dialog;

and (3) suggest questions the staff

moderator may wish to pose to the

panel.

Comments should include a one-page

single spaced position summary. Each

comment should indicate whether the

party is interested in participating in the

roundtable. To limit the number of

panelists, parties with common

positions are encouraged to select an

appropriate spokesperson to allow

balanced representation of each

industry segment, such as pipelines,

local distribution companies, producers,

industrial end-users, electric utilities,

marketer groups, state regulatory bodies,

consumer groups, or other recognized

industry trade organizations or groups.

Comments should be addressed to the

Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, 888 First Street, NE,

Washington, D.C. 20426, and should

refer to Docket No. PL00–1–000. Each

request to participate must include a

contact person, telephone number and

e-mail address.

Commenters are encouraged to

address the following areas:

Current Regulatory Approach:

Comments should address the

effectiveness of the current standards of

conduct under Part 161 of the

Commission’s regulations, 18 CFR part

161 (2000), including a discussion of

experiences in which the rules have

been successful or unsuccessful, and

whether the costs imposed by the

current rules exceed the benefits.

Comments should also address whether

the affiliate transaction and index of

customer reporting under sections

284.13(b)(1)(ix) and 284.13(c)(1)(ix),

respectively, are effective in monitoring

affiliate market activity.

Potential Affiliate Concerns:

Comments should discuss whether, and

in what circumstances, affiliate

transactions pose the potential for

anticompetitive or discriminatory

effects or explain why such effects are

not likely. Comments asserting that

affiliate transactions do pose

anticompetitive/discriminatory risks

should provide examples or scenarios in

which there is the potential for such

effects. Comments also should address

whether the same or different risks

apply depending on the nature of the

affiliate, gas or power marketer, asset

manager, electric generator, or local

distribution company. Comments

should explore the impact of the

changing market conditions on the

potential, if any, for a pipeline or

capacity holder, to give preferential

treatment to an affiliate. Comments may

also consider the potential market or

consumer benefits of permitting affiliate

transactions. Comments should focus on

whether the problem or benefit relates

to the ability to acquire services,

construction of facilities, the rates at

which services are acquired, the quality

of that service, or other factors.

Potential Approaches for Dealing with

Affiliates: Comments should address

whether there may be better methods of

regulating affiliate transactions that

should be used in lieu of the current

standards of conduct and reporting

requirements. Some alternatives that

could be considered are: maintaining

open and fair bidding procedures;

prohibitions on affiliates holding

capacity on the affiliated pipeline;

limitations on an affiliate’s capacity

market share; changes in open-season

bidding evaluations to break-up large

capacity packages; or divestiture of

affiliates. Similar approaches could be

considered for affiliates of non-pipeline

capacity holders. Comments need to

address the costs and benefits of

adopting these approaches and whether

there is a potential adverse impact on

the market, such as the risk of

unsubscribed pipeline capacity,

potential cost shifts, or difficulties in

planning new pipeline construction

without reliance on affiliate contracts.

Comments should consider whether

changes to the current standards of

conduct approach should be made in

light of the current operation and

changing nature of the industry.

Specifically, comments should discuss

the options of eliminating, expanding or

modifying the standards of conduct,

whether there is a need for uniform

standards of conduct for all sellers or

holders of jurisdictional capacity, and

whether there should continue to be

distinctions in the treatment of affiliate

relationships, and ownership rules,

between the gas and electric industries.

The Capitol Connection may

broadcast this conference in the

Washington, D.C. area if there is

sufficient interest. For those interested

persons outside the Washington, D.C.

area, the Capitol Connection may

broadcast the conference via live

satellite for a fee if there is sufficient

interest to justify the cost. To indicate

interest in either the local or national

broadcast, please call David Reininger

or Julia Morelli at the Capitol

Connection at 703–993–3100 as soon as

possible.

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 online. Call 202–966–2211 for further

details. Anyone interested in purchasing

videotapes of the meeting should call

VISCOM at 703–715–7999.

Questions about the conference

should be directed to: Robert A.

Flanders, Office of Markets Tariffs and

Rates, Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, 888 First Street, N.E.,

Washington, D.C. 20426, 202–208–2084.

e-mail: Robert.Flanders@ferc.fed.us.

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

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BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of Foreign Assets Control

31 CFR Chapter V

Blocked Persons, Specially Designated

Nationals, Specially Designated

Terrorists, Foreign Terrorist

Organizations, and Specially

Designated Narcotics Traffickers:

Additional Designations and Removals

and Supplementary Information on

Specially Designated Narcotics

Traffickers, Foreign Terrorist

Organizations

AGENCY: Office of Foreign Assets

Control, Treasury.

ACTION: Amendment of final rule.

SUMMARY: The Treasury Department is

amending appendix A to 31 CFR

chapter V by adding the names of fifteen

individuals and five entities, and

supplementing information concerning

one individual, who have been

designated as specially designated

narcotics traffickers. The entries for two

individuals previously listed as

specially designated narcotics traffickers

are being removed from appendix A,

and the name of one organization which

has been designated as a foreign terrorist