
[Federal Register: December 29, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 249)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. AD09-2-000]

 
Credit and Capital Issues Affecting the Electric Power Industry; 
Supplemental Notice of Technical Conference

December 18, 2008.
    As announced in the Notice of Technical Conference issued on 
November 20, 2008, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
(Commission) will hold a technical conference on January 13, 2009. The 
purpose of this conference is to provide the Commission with 
information on how the recent crisis in the financial markets is 
affecting the electric industry. The technical conference will explore 
issues regarding access to and cost of capital for both short-term 
operations and longer-term investments, as well as credit issues as 
they pertain to short-term markets. The technical conference will be 
held from 1 to 5 p.m. (EST), in the Commission Meeting Room at the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 
Washington, DC 20426. All interested persons are invited to attend, and 
registration is not required.
    The agenda for this conference, with a list of participating 
panelists, is attached. There will be two panels. The first panel will 
discuss access to capital and cost of capital for operations and long-
term investment. The second panel will discuss credit issues in short-
term electricity markets, including a comparison of how credit is 
managed in other commodity markets.
    As previously announced, a free Webcast of this event is 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 Webcasts and offers the option of listening 
to the meeting via phone-bridge for a fee. If you have any questions, 
visit http://www.CapitolConnection.org or call 703-993-3100.
    All interested persons may file written comments following the 
technical conference on or before January 30, 2009.
    This conference will be transcribed. Transcripts of the meeting 
will be available immediately for a fee from Ace Reporting Company 
(202-347-3700 or 1-800-336-6646).
    Commission 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 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 this conference, please contact: Clara 
Brooks, 202.502.8357, clara.brooks@ferc.gov, for logistical issues, and 
Scott Miller, 202.502.8456, scott.miller@ferc.gov, or Tina Ham, 
202.502.6224, tina.ham@ferc.gov, for other concerns.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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