
[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 164 (Monday, August 25, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50645-50646]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-20127]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Meeting To Discuss Concept of Developing an Electronic 
Information and Trading Platform for Natural Gas

    Commissioner Philip D. Moeller will convene a meeting at the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Thursday, September 18, 2014, 
from 2:00 p.m. to 4:45 p.m., in the Commission Meeting Room at the 
agency's headquarters: 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC. The 
purpose of this meeting is to provide a forum for interested parties to 
discuss ideas to facilitate and improve the way in which natural gas is 
traded, and explore the concept of establishing a centralized trading 
platform for natural gas.
    As natural gas-fired power plants become an increasingly larger 
share of the nation's electricity mix, the manner by which the 
commodity is procured and transacted is of great interest. This meeting 
will address how natural gas is currently traded and discuss concerns 
regarding the lack of transparency and possible inefficiencies in 
trading the commodity, particularly during off-hours. We welcome ideas 
from system operators and generation owners regarding the types of near 
real time flexibility (e.g., changing or confirming nominations) that 
would be most valuable to them in meeting contingencies that may 
require gas-fired generation to ramp on short notice, as well as ideas 
from pipeline operators and others regarding the physical and 
information requirements that would have to be met in order to provide 
such flexibility on a standardized basis.
    Further, we welcome ideas and discussion of current confirmation 
processes and how they might be accelerated, streamlined, and better 
coordinated across pipelines where necessary to support trading 
opportunities. Notably, the meeting will explore the concept of 
developing an electronic information and trading platform that would 
contain bids and offers for the purchase and sale of both

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commodity and capacity for receipt and delivery points across multiple 
pipeline systems.
    This meeting is open to the public and all interested parties, 
including those in the electric power and financial sectors, are 
invited to attend. There is no registration fee to attend and this 
meeting will not be Web cast or transcribed. Meeting attendees are 
reminded to allow sufficient time to pass through building security 
procedures.
    Persons wishing to participate and speak at this meeting should 
express such interest no later than September 4, 2014 by contacting 
Jason Stanek, Legal Advisor to the Commissioner at (202) 502-8403, or 
by email at jason.stanek@ferc.gov.
    Commission conferences are accessible under section 508 of the 
Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For accommodations, please send an email to 
accessibility@ferc.gov or call toll free 1-866-208-3372 (voice) or 
(202) 502-8659 (TTY), or send a facsimile to (202) 208-2106 noting the 
accommodations required.

    Dated: August 19, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-20127 Filed 8-22-14; 8:45 am]
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