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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. PL07-2-000]

 
Composition of Proxy Groups for Determining Gas and Oil Pipeline 
Return on Equity; Notice of Procedures and Agenda for Technical 
Conference

January 7, 2008.
    On November 15, 2007, the Commission issued a notice requesting 
additional comments in the captioned proceeding solely on the issue of 
master limited partnership (MLP) growth rates (November 15 Notice).\1\ 
The Commission also established a staff led technical conference to 
discuss the MLP growth issue, and requested parties interested in 
serving on a panel to so indicate in their comments. Subsequently, the 
Commission established January 23, 2008 as the date for the conference. 
The parties filed their comments and requests for participation on a 
panel on December 21, 2007.
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    \1\ Composition of Proxy Groups for Determining Gas and Oil 
Pipeline Return on Equity, 121 FERC ] 61,165 (2007).
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    Staff will conduct the technical conference beginning at 1 p.m. on 
January 23, 2008 in Hearing Room 1 at 888 First Street, NE., 
Washington, DC. Based on the parties' requests for participation in a 
panel, there will be one Panel, consisting of the following

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eight members: Professor J. Peter Williamson on behalf of the 
Association of Oil Pipelines, Mr. J. Bertram Solomon on behalf of the 
American Public Gas Association, Mr. Michael J. Vilbert on behalf of 
the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America, Mr. Park Shaper and 
Mr. Yves Siegel on behalf of the National Association of Publicly 
Traded Partnerships, Mr. Patrick Barry on behalf of the Public Service 
Commission of New York, Mr. Thomas Horst on behalf of the State of 
Alaska, and Mr. Paul Moul on behalf of TransCanada Corporation. As 
stated in the November 15 Notice, the conference is intended to be a 
working session focused solely on the appropriate growth component to 
be used in the Commission's Discounted Cash Flow model for determining 
return on equity.
    The agenda for the technical conference is as follows:

1 to 1:15: Introductory Remarks by Staff.
1:15 to 2: Initial Comments by the Panel, with each member limited to 
five minutes.
2 to 3:15: Staff Directed Discussion with the Panel.
3:15 to 3:30: Break.
3:30 to 4:45: Further questions to the Panel from Staff and ``open 
mike'' for questions to the Panel from other attendees.
4:45 to 5: Next steps.

    For further information about the conference, please call or e-mail 
John Robinson (202-502-8288; john.robinson@ferc.gov).

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E8-514 Filed 1-14-08; 8:45 am]

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