82 FR 22664 - Notice of Technical Conference
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 94 (May 17, 2017)
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 94 (May 17, 2017)
| Page Range | 22664-22664 | |
| FR Document | 2017-09938 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 94 (Wednesday, May 17, 2017)] [Notices] [Page 22664] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-09938] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Notice of Technical Conference ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Docket Nos. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Developments in Natural Gas Index AD17-12-000 Liquidity and Transparency. Price Discovery in Natural Gas and PL03-3-000 Electric Markets. Natural Gas Price Formation........... AD03-7-000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Take notice that on June 29, 2017, the staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) will hold a technical conference on Developments in Natural Gas Index Liquidity and Transparency from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (EDT), in the Commission Meeting Room at 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. A detailed agenda will be issued and published on the Calendar of Events on the Commission's Web site \1\ prior to the conference. Commission members may participate in the conference. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ www.ferc.gov. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The purpose of this technical conference is to understand the state of liquidity in the physical natural gas markets, to explore current trends in physical natural gas trading and price reporting and how the use of natural gas indices have evolved over time, to obtain industry's views on the current level of confidence in natural gas indices and price formation, and finally, to consider whether there is a need to improve natural gas market liquidity and price reporting and, if so, how. Staff plans to discuss these issues with buyers and sellers of physical natural gas, natural gas pipelines, ISO/RTOs or public utilities that use natural gas indices in their tariffs, market monitors, index developers, energy exchanges, academics and market experts. Staff recognizes that a number of factors influence market liquidity, and encourages the participation of interested parties to speak about price discovery, liquidity evaluation, and market activity measurement in the physical natural gas markets, among other things influencing the natural gas markets. All attendees are encouraged to preregister at https://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/registration/06-29-17-form.asp. There is no fee to register or attend. The technical conference will be transcribed. Transcripts will be available from Ace Reporting Company and may be purchased online at www.acefederal.com, or by phone at (202) 347-3700. In addition, there will be a free webcast of the conference. The webcast will allow persons to listen, but not participate, and will be accessible at www.ferc.gov Calendar of Events. The Capitol Connection provides technical support for the webcast and offers the option of listening to the technical conference via phone-bridge for a fee. If you have any questions, visit www.CapitolConnection.org or call (703) 993-3100. Commission conferences are accessible under section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For accessibility accommodations, please send an email to [email protected] 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 the technical conference, please contact: Sarah McKinley (Logistics), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-8368, [email protected] Eric Primosch (Technical), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-6483, [email protected] Omar Bustami (Legal), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-6214, [email protected] Dated: May 10, 2017. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2017-09938 Filed 5-16-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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Specifically, Northern states that the therefore, the proposed activity shall be gas, natural gas pipelines, ISO/RTOs or
proposed project is a proactive measure deemed to be authorized effective the public utilities that use natural gas
to uphold pipeline integrity on Des day after the time allowed for protest. If indices in their tariffs, market monitors,
Moines A-line. Northern states that it a protest is filed and not withdrawn index developers, energy exchanges,
needs to reduce operating pressure on within 30 days after the time allowed academics and market experts. Staff
that line from 490 psig to 380 psig. To for filing a protest, the instant request recognizes that a number of factors
replace lost capacity associated with the shall be treated as an application for influence market liquidity, and
lowered operating pressure, Northern authorization pursuant to section 7 of encourages the participation of
proposes to install (1) approximately the NGA. interested parties to speak about price
11.2 miles of 20-inch-diameter pipeline The Commission strongly encourages discovery, liquidity evaluation, and
loop starting at Northern’s existing electronic filings of comments, protests, market activity measurement in the
Ogden compressor station, and (2) and interventions via the internet in lieu physical natural gas markets, among
approximately 2.6 miles of 20-inch- of paper. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) other things influencing the natural gas
diameter pipeline loop starting at and the instructions on the markets.
Northern’s existing Royal Estates Commission’s Web site (www.ferc.gov) All attendees are encouraged to
reducing station. Northern also proposes under the e-Filing link. preregister at https://www.ferc.gov/
to remove (3) 20 feet of 8-inch-diameter whats-new/registration/06-29-17-
Dated: May 11, 2017.
station piping and (4) 5 feet of the 16- form.asp. There is no fee to register or
Kimberly D. Bose,
inch-diameter Des Moines B-line, both attend.
at the Royal Estates reducing station. Secretary.
The technical conference will be
Northern further states that with the [FR Doc. 2017–09951 Filed 5–16–17; 8:45 am]
transcribed. Transcripts will be
exception of a segment of pipeline that BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
available from Ace Reporting Company
will be installed adjacent to the road and may be purchased online at
right of way, the pipeline loops will be www.acefederal.com, or by phone at
placed adjacent to the existing Des DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
(202) 347–3700. In addition, there will
Moines B-line. To maintain Northern’s be a free webcast of the conference. The
contractual obligations, the operating Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission webcast will allow persons to listen, but
pressure on Des Moines A-line will be not participate, and will be accessible at
reduced once the Des Moines B-line Notice of Technical Conference www.ferc.gov Calendar of Events. The
Loop Project is placed in-service. The Capitol Connection provides technical
estimated cost of the project is $32.5 Docket Nos. support for the webcast and offers the
million. option of listening to the technical
Pursuant to section 157.9 of the Developments in Natural Gas AD17–12–000
Index Liquidity and Trans- conference via phone-bridge for a fee. If
Commission’s rules, 18 CFR 157.9, parency. you have any questions, visit
within 90 days of this Notice the Price Discovery in Natural PL03–3–000
www.CapitolConnection.org or call (703)
Commission staff will either: complete Gas and Electric Markets.
Natural Gas Price Formation AD03–7–000 993–3100.
its environmental assessment (EA) and
place it into the Commission’s public Commission conferences are
record (eLibrary) for this proceeding; or Take notice that on June 29, 2017, the accessible under section 508 of the
issue a Notice of Schedule for staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For
Environmental Review. If a Notice of Commission (Commission) will hold a accessibility accommodations, please
Schedule for Environmental Review is technical conference on Developments send an email to accessibility@ferc.gov
issued, it will indicate, among other in Natural Gas Index Liquidity and or call toll free 1–866–208–3372 (voice)
milestones, the anticipated date for the Transparency from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 or 202–208–1659 (TTY), or send a FAX
Commission staff’s issuance of the final p.m. (EDT), in the Commission Meeting to 202–208–2106 with the required
environmental impact statement (FEIS) Room at 888 First Street NE., accommodations.
or EA for this proposal. The filing of the Washington, DC 20426. A detailed For more information about the
EA in the Commission’s public record agenda will be issued and published on technical conference, please contact:
for this proceeding or the issuance of a the Calendar of Events on the Sarah McKinley (Logistics), Federal
Notice of Schedule for Environmental Commission’s Web site 1 prior to the Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
Review will serve to notify federal and conference. Commission members may First Street NE., Washington, DC
state agencies of the timing for the participate in the conference. 20426, (202) 502–8368,
completion of all necessary reviews, and The purpose of this technical Sarah.Mckinley@ferc.gov
the subsequent need to complete all conference is to understand the state of Eric Primosch (Technical), Federal
federal authorizations within 90 days of liquidity in the physical natural gas Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
the date of issuance of the Commission markets, to explore current trends in First Street NE., Washington, DC
staff’s FEIS or EA. physical natural gas trading and price 20426, (202) 502–6483,
Any person may, within 60 days after reporting and how the use of natural gas Eric.Primosch@ferc.gov
the issuance of the instant notice by the indices have evolved over time, to Omar Bustami (Legal), Federal Energy
Commission, file pursuant to Rule 214 obtain industry’s views on the current Regulatory Commission, 888 First
of the Commission’s Procedural Rules level of confidence in natural gas Street NE., Washington, DC 20426,
(18 CFR 385.214) a motion to intervene indices and price formation, and finally, (202) 502–6214, Omar.Bustami@
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or notice of intervention. Any person to consider whether there is a need to ferc.gov
filing to intervene or the Commission’s improve natural gas market liquidity
Dated: May 10, 2017.
staff may, pursuant to section 157.205 of and price reporting and, if so, how. Staff
the Commission’s Regulations under the plans to discuss these issues with Kimberly D. Bose,
Natural Gas Act (NGA) (18 CFR 157.205) buyers and sellers of physical natural Secretary.
file a protest to the request. If no protest [FR Doc. 2017–09938 Filed 5–16–17; 8:45 am]
is filed within the time allowed 1 www.ferc.gov. BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
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