
[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 29 (Monday, February 13, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7575-7576]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-3278]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. AD12-7-000]


Southwestern Gas Storage Technical Conference; Notice of Revised 
Agenda and Transcript Availability

    On December 13, 2011, the Secretary issued formal notice that on 
February 16, 2012 at 9:00 a.m. MST, the Staff of the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) will convene a technical 
conference with interested parties to discuss issues related to natural 
gas storage development in the southwestern United States, to be held 
at the Radisson Fort McDowell Resort, 10438 North Fort McDowell Rd., 
Scottsdale, AZ 85264 (http://www.radissonfortmcdowellresort.com).
    Attached is a revised agenda for the conference. In addition, this 
conference will be transcribed, and the transcript will be immediately 
available for a fee from Ace-Federal Reporters, Inc. (202-347-3700 or 
1-800-336-6646).
    If you have any questions about the upcoming conference or if you 
would like additional information, please contact Berne Mosley in the 
Office of Energy Projects, phone: (202) 502-8700, email: 
berne.mosley@ferc.gov.

    Dated: February 7, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.

                                 Agenda
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           Event/item               Speaker/panelists          Time
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Opening Remarks................  Jeff Wright, Director,  9:00 a.m.
                                  Office of Energy
                                  Projects.
Keynote........................  Chairman Gary Pierce,   9:10
                                  Arizona Corporation
                                  Commission.
FERC/NERC Outage Report (Need    Tom Pinkston, Office    9:20
 for Storage).                    of Enforcement,
                                  Division of Market
                                  Oversight.
FERC Certificate Process.......  Jeff Wright, Director,  9:45
                                  Office of Energy
                                  Projects.
Geology of the Southwest         Todd Ruhkamp, Office    10:15
 (Storage Applicability).         of Energy Projects,
                                  Division of Pipeline
                                  Certificates; Tom
                                  Shaw, Vice President,
                                  Corporate
                                  Development, Voyager
                                  Midstream, LLC.
Environmental Impacts of         Danny Laffoon, Office   10:55
 Storage.                         of Energy Projects,
                                  Division of Gas
                                  Environment &
                                  Engineering.
Environmental Impacts--Case      Rafael Montag, Office   11:20
 Study.                           of Energy Projects,
                                  Division of Gas
                                  Environment &
                                  Engineering.
Lunch (on your own)............  ......................  11:45
FERC Storage Policies..........  Berne Mosley, Deputy    12:45 p.m.
                                  Director, Office of
                                  Energy Projects.
Industry Panel 1...............  Mike Manning--Tricor    1:15
                                  Energy, LLC; Greg
                                  Gettman--El Paso
                                  Natural Gas Company.
Industry Panel 2...............  Dick Robinson--Picacho  1:45
                                  Peak Gas Storage,
                                  LLC; Jim Bowe--
                                  Arizona Natural Gas
                                  Storage LLC.
                                 Steve Cole--Enstor
                                  Operating Company,
                                  LLC.
Customer Panel.................  Norm Spooner--Arizona   2:30
                                  Storage Coalition;
                                  Tom Carlson--Arizona
                                  Public Service Co.;
                                  William Moody--
                                  Southwest Gas
                                  Corporation.
State Regulatory Panel.........  Joe Dixon--Manager,     3:15
                                  Minerals Section,
                                  Arizona State Land
                                  Department; TBA--
                                  Arizona Corporation
                                  Commission.
Federal Panel..................  Arizona Department of   3:45
                                  Environmental Quality
                                  (invited); Zach
                                  Barrett--PHMSA.
Native American Perspective....  Alan Downer--Navajo     4:15
                                  Nation.
Closing Remarks................  Jeff Wright, Director,  4:45
                                  Office of Energy
                                  Projects.
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