Document ID: FERC-2006-1704-0002
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Meetings: Hydroelectric infrastructure; technical conference
Posted Date: 2006-11-16T05:00Z

[Federal Register: November 16, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 221)]
[Notices]               
[Page 66776-66777]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr16no06-69]                         

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. AD06-13-000]

 
Hydroelectric Infrastructure Technical Conference; Supplemental 
Notice of Technical Conference With Agenda

November 8, 2006.
    On September 7, 2006, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
issued a notice of a Commissioner-led technical conference on December 
6, 2006, from 1 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. 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. This supplemental notice provides more detailed 
information and establishes an agenda, which is attached.
    The purpose of the conference is to discuss the status of new 
technologies in hydroelectric generation from ocean waves, tides, and 
currents and from free-flowing rivers, and to explore the 
environmental, financial, and regulatory issues pertaining to the 
development of these new technologies.
    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 to the public on the Commission's eLibrary system 
seven calendar days after FERC receives the transcript. A free webcast 
of this event will be available through http://www.ferc.gov. Anyone 

with Internet access who desires to view this event can do so by 
navigating to http://www.ferc.gov's Calendar of Events and locating 

this event in the Calendar. The event will contain a link to its 
webcast. The Capitol Connection provides technical support for the free 
webcasts. It also offers access to this event via television in the DC 
area and via phone bridge for a fee. If you have any questions, visit 
http://www.CapitolConnection.gmu.edu or contact Danelle Perkowski or 

David Reininger at 703-993-3100.
    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 202-502-8659 (TTY), or send a FAX to 202-208-2106 with the 
required accommodations.
    Anyone interested in participating in the workshop via video 
teleconference from one of the Commission's regional offices should 
call or e-mail the following staff, by November 22, 2006, to make 
arrangements. Seating capacity is limited.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                           Telephone
         Regional office             Staff contact          number                    E-mail address
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Atlanta.........................  Charles Wagner.....      770-452-3765  Charles.[fxsp0]wagner@ferc.[fxsp0]gov.
Chicago.........................  Michael Davis......      312-596-4434  michael.[fxsp0]davis@ferc.[fxsp0]gov.
New York........................  Peter Valeri.......      212-273-5930  peter.[fxsp0]valeri@ferc.[fxsp0]gov.
Portland........................  Pat Regan..........      503-552-2741  patrick.[fxsp0]regan@ferc.[fxsp0]gov.
San Francisco...................  John Wiegel........      415-369-3336  john.[fxsp0]wiegel@ferc.[fxsp0]gov.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[[Page 66777]]

    The agenda for the workshop and other related materials will be 
made available on the Commission's calendar located at http://www.ferc.gov/EventCalendar/EventsList.aspx.
 For more information about 

the conference, please contact Tim Welch at 202-502-8760 
timothy.welch@ferc.gov) or Kristen Murphy at 202-502-6236 
kristen.murphy@ferc.gov).

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

HYDROELECTRIC INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNICAL CONFERENCE

Hydroelectric Generation from Ocean Waves, Tides, and Currents And from 
Free-Flowing Rivers
    December 6, 2006.

1 p.m. Opening Remarks and Introductions

Chairman Joseph T. Kelliher, Commissioner Suedeen G. Kelly, 
Commissioner Marc Spitzer, Commissioner Philip D. Moeller, Commissioner 
Jon Wellinghoff

1:15 p.m. Agenda Overview

John Katz, Facilitator, Office of the General Counsel

1:20 p.m. Energy from Waves, Tides, Ocean Currents, and Free-Flowing 
Rivers: An Overview of Resource, Technology, and Business Issues

     George Hagerman, Senior Research Associate, Virginia Tech 
Advanced Research Institute

1:40 p.m. Panel: Environmental Issues

What are the known and potential effects of these new technologies on 
the environment and other resources?

     Jim Gibson, Senior Regulatory Specialist, Devine Tarbell 
and Associates
     Dr. Glenn Cada, Research Staff Member, Oak Ridge National 
Laboratory
     Dr. Mary Boatman, Alternative Energy Programmatic EIS 
Coordinator, Minerals Management Service
     John Novak (invited), Executive Director of Generation and 
Environment Sectors, Electric Power Research Institute

2:30 p.m. Panel: Financial Issues

What are the costs of these new technologies?

     Wayne F. Krouse, Chairman and CEO, Hydro Green Energy
     Alla Weinstein, President and CEO, AquaEnergy Group Ltd.
     Andrew Dzykewicz, Chief Energy Advisor to the Rhode Island 
Governor
     Dr. George Taylor, CEO, Ocean Power Technologies, Inc.

3:10 p.m. Panel: Regulatory Issues

Do the FERC permitting and licensing processes work for these new 
technologies?

     Gil Sperling, Corporate Counsel, Verdant Power, Inc.
     Thomas Bigford, Chief of Habitat Protection Division, 
Office of Habitat Conservation, National Marine Fisheries Service
     Sarah Bittleman, Director, Washington DC Office of the 
Governor of Oregon
     Richard Roos-Collins, Director of Legal Services, Natural 
Heritage Foundation
     Des McGinnes, Business Development Manager, Ocean Power 
Delivery, Ltd.

4:20 p.m. Open Forum

4:50 p.m. Closing Remarks

5 p.m. Adjourn

[FR Doc. E6-19335 Filed 11-15-06; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717-01-P