[Federal Register: January 25, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 15)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. PL98-7-000]

 
Technical Conference on Year 2000 Issues for the Oil and Natural 
Gas Sector; Notice of Technical Conference

January 19, 1999.
    Take notice that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is 
sponsoring a technical conference to be held on Thursday, February 18, 
at 9:00 a.m., in the Commission Meeting Room at 888 First Street, NE, 
Washington, DC 20426. This conference is being held as an outreach for 
the President's Council on Year 2000 Conversion (Council), which 
designated FERC as the lead agency for the oil and gas sector of its 
Energy Working Group. The conference will be hosted by the Natural Gas 
Council (NGC) and American Petroleum Institute (API). All interested 
persons are invited to attend.
    The second report in a series of quarterly assessments of Y2K 
readiness efforts will be presented by the industry associations that 
are part of the Council's oil and gas sector, from the December survey 
which was distributed by the industry associations to individual 
companies. Survey results will be compiled and aggregated by industry 
associations and umbrella organizations (such as NGC, API, and Gas 
Industry Standards Board) so that individual company responses remain 
anonymous. This conference will focus on promoting awareness of Year 
2000 issues and coordinating information sharing on testing and 
solutions among companies in the oil and natural gas industries rather 
than internal solutions of individual companies.
    The oil and gas sector group has developed a Website that is linked 
to the Council's Website (www.y2k.gov), where the results and other 
related information will be posted and made available to the public.
    A more detailed agenda will be published before the conference. The 
public may participate during question and answer periods, but no 
witness panels will be established. Written comments are welcome at any 
time and should reference Docket No. PL98-7-000. For additional 
information, please contact Donna La May at (202) 501-2341 or by 
electronic mail at ``donna.lamay@ferc.fed.us.''
    The Capitol Connection will broadcast the conference live via 
satellite for a fee. For more information about the broadcast, please 
contact Shirley Al-Jarani or Julia Morelli at the Capitol Connection at 
(703) 993-3100 no later than February 15, 1999. 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 on-line. Call (202) 966-2211 for 
further details. Videotapes of the conference will be available for a 
fee by calling VISCOM at (703) 715-7999.
David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-1595 Filed 1-22-99; 8:45 am]
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