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Washington, DC 20426. An additional

copy must be sent to Director, Division

of Hydropower Administration and

Compliance, Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, at the above-mentioned

address. A copy of any notice of intent,

competing application or motion to

intervene must also be served upon each

representative of the Applicant

specified in the particular application.

r. Agency Comments—Federal, state,

and local agencies are invited to file

comments on the described application.

A copy of the application may be

obtained by agencies directly from the

Applicant. If an agency does not file

comments within the time specified for

filing comments, it will be presumed to

have no comments. One copy of an

agency’s comments must also be sent to

the Applicant’s representatives.

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. PL01–4–000]

California Natural Gas Transportation

Infrastructure

May 3, 2001.

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of Staff Technical

Conference.

SUMMARY: Staff of the Federal Regulatory

Commission will convene a technical

conference to address current and

projected interstate natural gas pipeline

capacity to California, as well as the

adequacy of the natural gas

infrastructure within California. This

notice establishes the date for the

conference and the procedures by which

interested parties can seek to participate

in it.

DATES: The conference will be held May

24, 2001. Those interested in making

presentations or participating in

discussions should indicate their

interest by May 14, 2001 by a letter

addressed to the Secretary, Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission.

ADDRESSES: Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,

Washington, DC 20426.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John

Katz, Office of the General Counsel,

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC

20426.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Notice of Staff Technical Conference

Take notice that the staff of the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

will hold a public conference on

Thursday, May 24, 2001, to address

issues regarding the natural gas

transportation infrastructure with

respect to California. The conference

will begin at 10:00 a.m., at the

Commission’s offices, 888 First Street,

NE, Washington, D.C. 20426. All

interested persons are invited to attend.

As Commission staff has dealt with

various aspects of the current energy

situation in California, questions have

arisen regarding current and projected

interstate natural gas pipeline capacity

to California, as well as the adequacy of

the natural gas infrastructure within

California. Commission staff is

interested in the views of natural gas

transporters, producers, consumers,

regulators, and other interested parties

with respect to issues including:

(1) Current and projected interstate

pipeline capacity to California;

(2) Current and projected capacity of

California intrastate pipelines and other

natural gas infrastructure;

(3) Physical and operational

interconnection between the interstate

and intrastate transportation systems;

(4) Current and projected California

demand for natural gas; and

(5) How intrastate capacity in

California is allocated.

The conference will not include the

discussion of any ongoing proceedings

before the Commission.

The conference will be organized in

two stages. The first stage will consist of

presentations of factual information on

the topics listed above. The second stage

will consist of discussion on the topics.

Persons interested in making

presentations or participating in any

discussion should indicate their interest

no later than May 14, 2001 by a letter

addressed to the Secretary, Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888

First Street, NE., Washington, DC,

20426, and should refer to Docket No.

PL01–4–000. Each request to participate

must include a contact person,

telephone number, and E-mail address.

Each request must also indicate

whether the person is interested in

making a presentation or participating

in discussion. For those interested in

making presentations, the request

should indicate what topics the

presentation will cover. Because of the

potential need to limit the number of

presentations, those with common

interests are encouraged to choose a

single spokesperson.

After receipt of the requests, staff may

issue a subsequent notice setting forth

the conference format, or may inform

participants of the format at the

beginning of the conference. Depending

on the number of presentations, it may

be necessary for staff to contact

presenters prior to the conference to

coordinate the presentations.

The conference will be transcribed, so

those not attending can review the

proceedings. Additional comments on

the issues raised by the conference can

be filed within 30 days of the

conference.

The Capitol Connection offers all

Open and special Commission meetings

live over the Internet, as well as via

telephone and satellite. For a fee, you

can receive these meetings in your

office, at home, or anywhere in the

world. To find out more about The

Capitol Connection’s live Internet,

phone bridge, or satellite coverage,

contact David Reininger or Julia Morelli

at (703) 993–3100, or visit the website

(www.capitolconnection.gmu.edu). The

Capitol Connection also offers FERC

Open Meetings through its Washington,

DC area television service.

Additionally, live and archived audio

of FERC public meetings are available

for a fee via National Narrowcast

Network’s Hearings.com(sm) and

Hearing-On-Line(r) services. Live audio

is available by telephone and on the

WEB at www.Hearings.com. The Web

audio will be archived and available for

listening on demand after the event is

completed. Billing is based on listening

time. Call (202) 966–2211 for further

details.

Those interested in obtaining

transcripts of the conference need to

contact Ace Federal Reporters, at (202)

347–3700. Anyone interested in

purchasing videotapes of the meeting

should call VISCOM at (703) 715–7999.

Questions about the conference

should be directed to: John Katz, Office

of the General Counsel, Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, 888 First

Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426,

(202) 208–1077, john.katz@ferc.fed.us.

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

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