[Federal Register: July 12, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 132)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP98-159-002]

 
Phelps Dodge Corporation v. El Paso Natural Gas Company, Notice 
Extending Period To Convene Meeting and Setting Date for Convening 
Session

July 6, 1999.
    By Order issued June 16, 1999, Phelps Dodge Corporation v. El Paso 
Natural Gas Company, 87 FERC para. 61,297, the Commission directed its 
Dispute Resolution Service to convene a meeting of the parties to 
arrange a process that may foster negotiation and agreement on the 
disputes presented in the above captioned proceeding. The meeting was 
to be held within 30 days of issuance of the June 16th Order. The 
Director of the Dispute Resolution Proceeding contacted representatives 
of Phelps Dodge Corporation and El Paso Natural Gas Company and has 
determined that due to conflicts with filings in other proceedings, the 
30-day period to convene should be extended. Accordingly, the period to 
convene the parties is extended until July 23, 1999.
    The Commission's Dispute Resolution Service will conduct a 
convening session on July 21, 1999, commencing at 10:00 a.m., in Room 
3M-3, at the Commission's offices in Washington, DC. The convening 
session will cover what processes can be taken to reach a consensual 
agreement, including whether to use an alternative dispute resolution 
process and/or an appropriate third party neutral.
    All parties are invited to attend. If a party has any questions, 
please call Richard Miles, the Director of the Office of the Dispute 
Resolution Service. His telephone number is 202-208-0702 and his E-mail 
address is richard.miles@ferc.fed.us.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-17573 Filed 7-9-99; 8:45 am]
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