Press Release Says, NOTICE OF ALASKA NATURAL GAS TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS OPEN SEASON PRE-FILING WORKSHOP

Posted: January 6th, 2010 | Author: | Filed under: Alaska Political News Wire

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION

Regulations Governing the Conduct of                                                 Docket No. RM05-1-000
Open Seasons for Alaska Natural Gas
Transportation Projects

NOTICE OF
ALASKA NATURAL GAS TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS
OPEN SEASON PRE-FILING WORKSHOP

(January 5, 2010)

On January 12, 2010, the Staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
(FERC) will hold a workshop on the procedures and process for commenting upon and
holding an open season for an Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Project. The Workshop
is being hosted by the Alaska Department of Natural Resources and the Regulatory
Commission of Alaska.

In 2005, in the above-referenced docket, FERC enacted regulations under the
Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline Act which established the procedures for conducting open
seasons for the purpose of making binding commitments for the acquisition of capacity
on Alaskan natural gas transportation projects. Both Denali – The Alaska Gas Pipeline
LLC and TransCanada Alaska Company LLC – Alaska Pipeline Project have publicly
stated that they intend to hold open seasons for their respective Alaskan natural gas
transportation projects in 2010.

Under FERC’s open season regulations, prior to conducting an open season for an
Alaskan natural gas transportation project, each project sponsor is required to submit a
detailed open season plan to FERC. After receiving the project sponsor’s open season
plan, FERC will issue a notice requesting public comments on the open season plan and
explain the procedure for submitting such comments. Absent unusual circumstances,
FERC will act on the open season plan within 60 days its submission by the project
sponsor.

Both of these project sponsors have initiated FERC’s pre-filing process, which is
typically focused on FERC’s environmental review of a project. However in this
instance, the pre-filing process also includes FERC’s review, approval, and oversight of
the project sponsors’ open season. FERC Staff is holding this Open Season Pre-Filing
Workshop to provide interested parties an opportunity to learn about and discuss the
procedures and process for commenting upon and holding an open season.
Docket No. RM05-1-000 2

The workshop will be held on January 12, 2010, from 1pm to 5pm (AST) at :

Tikhatnu Ballroom D
Anchorage Convention Center
DENA`INA CIVIC AND CONVENTION CENTER,
600 West Seventh Avenue
Anchorage, AK 99501

All interested parties may attend. The workshop will not be transcribed by the FERC Staff. Telephone participation will be available; Conference call participants should call in to 1-800-315-6338 and enter code 8800# .

For additional information concerning this event, please contact Richard Foley at 202-502-8955 or Mary O’Driscoll at 202-502-8680.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.

Docket No. RM05-1-000 3

Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects
Open Season Pre-FilingWorkshop

Agenda

1:00 pm – Welcome and Opening RemarksAnne Brown, Deputy State Pipeline Coordinator for the State of Alaska

1:15 pm – Explanation of FERC Open Season Policy and Alaskan Open Season Rules Richard Foley, FERC Staff, Lead Certificate Manager for Alaskan Projects

2:15 pm – Explanation FERC’s Electronic Records and Filing System Todd Ruhkamp, FERC Staff, Senior Certificate Analyst

2:45 pm – Break

3:00 pm – Questions and Discussion

4:45 pm – Closing Remarks and Adjourn

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