Document ID: FERC-2008-1578-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Meetings: Ensuring Dam Safety in the United States; Technical Conference
Posted Date: 2008-11-04T05:00Z

[Federal Register: November 4, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 214)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. AD08-11-000]

 
Ensuring Dam Safety in the United States; Notice of Technical 
Conference

October 29, 2008.
    Take notice that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission will hold 
a technical conference on December 5, 2008, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. (EST) 
in the Commission Meeting Room at the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. The conference 
will be open for the public to attend and advance registration is not 
required. Members of the Commission will attend and participate in the 
conference.
    The purpose of this conference is to explore issues related to dam 
safety with federal, state and industry dam safety representatives. 
Specifically, the participants will discuss the major components of the 
FERC Dam Safety Program as well as current state and industry 
assistance efforts. They will also explore the challenges facing state 
dam safety offices to identify needed technical and resource 
assistance. The agenda for this conference will published at a later 
time.
    A free Webcast of this event is available through http://
www.ferc.gov. Anyone with Internet access who desires to view this 
event can do so by navigating to the Calendar of Events at http://
www.ferc.gov 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 Washington, DC area and via phone-bridge 
for a fee. If you have any questions, visit http://
www.CapitolConnection.org or contact Danelle Perkowski or David 
Reininger at (703) 993-3100.
    Transcripts of the conference will be available immediately for a 
fee from Ace Reporting Company (202-347-3700 or 1-800-336-6646). They 
will be available for free on the Commission's eLibrary system and on 
the Calendar of Events approximately one week after the conference.
    Commission 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 1-866-208-
3372 (voice) or (202) 208-1659 (TTY), or send a FAX to 202-208-2106 
with the required accommodations.
    For more information about this conference, please contact: Natalie 
Leech, (202) 502-6396, natalie.leech@ferc.gov or Sarah McKinley, (202) 
502-8368, sarah.mckinley@ferc.gov.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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