[Federal Register: November 16, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 221)]
[Notices]
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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.
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Telephone
Regional office Staff contact number E-mail address
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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.
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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]
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