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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. AD22–9–000]
New England Winter Gas-Electric
Forum; Supplemental Notice of
Second New England Winter GasElectric Forum
As announced in the Notice of Forum
issued in this proceeding on February
16, 2023, the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (Commission) will convene
a Commissioner-led forum on Tuesday,
June 20, 2023, from approximately 9:00
a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, to
discuss possible solutions to the
electricity and natural gas challenges
facing the New England Region. A
preliminary agenda for this forum is
attached. The Commission will issue a
further supplemental notice with a full
agenda and the confirmed panelists
prior to the forum. The forum will be
open to the public and be held at the
Constellation Mystic Power LLC ..............................................................
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The purpose of the forum is to
continue discussion from the September
8, 2022, forum about the electricity and
natural gas challenges facing the New
England region. This forum will discuss
studies on extreme weather risks,
infrastructure on the electric and gas
systems in New England, and
infrastructure and market design
reforms to aid with the electric and gas
system challenges faced historically
during New England winters. The goal
of this forum is to identify solutions to
address the electric and gas system
challenges and discuss timing of their
potential implementation.
While the forum is not for the purpose
of discussing any specific matters before
the Commission, some forum
discussions may involve issues raised in
proceedings that are currently pending
before the Commission. These
proceedings include, but are not limited
to:
Docket Nos. ER18–1639–000, ER18–1639–014, ER18–1639–015,
ER18–1639–018, ER18–1639–019, ER18–1639–021, ER18–1639–
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ISO New England Inc ...............................................................................
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NextEra Energy Seabrook, LLC ...............................................................
NECEC Transmission LLC and Avangrid, Inc. v. NextEra Energy Resources, LLC.
Belmont Municipal Light Dep’t et al. v. Constellation Mystic Power, LLC
and ISO New England, Inc.
Only Commissioners and panelists
will participate in the panel
discussions. The forum will be open to
the public for listening and observing,
and written comments may be
submitted in Docket No. AD22–9–000.
Registration for in-person attendance
will be required, and there is no fee for
attendance. A link to attendee
registration will be available on the New
England Winter Gas-Electric Forum
event page on the Commission’s
website. Due to space constraints,
seating for this event will be limited and
registrants that get a confirmed space
will be contacted via email. Only
confirmed registrants can be admitted to
the forum given the maximum
occupancy limit at the venue (as
required by fire and building safety
code). Therefore, the Commission
encourages members of the public who
wish to attend this event in person to
register at their earliest convenience.
Online registration will be open, as long
as attendance capacity is available, until
the day before the forum (June 19). Once
registration has reached capacity,
registration will be closed. However,
those interested in attending after
capacity has been reached can join a
waiting list (using the same registration
link) and be notified if space becomes
available. Those who are unable to
attend in person may watch the free
webcast.
The webcast will allow persons to
listen and observe the forum remotely
but not participate. Information on this
forum, including a link to the webcast,
will be posted prior to the event on this
forum’s event page on the Commission’s
website. A recording of the webcast will
be made available after the forum in the
same location on the Calendar of Events.
The forum will be transcribed.
Transcripts of the forum will be
available for a fee from Ace-Federal
Reporters, Inc. (202–347–3700).
Individuals interested in participating
as panelists should submit a selfnomination email by 5:00 p.m. Eastern
time on Friday, May 19, 2023, to
Panelist_NewEnglandForum@ferc.gov.
The self-nominations should have
‘‘Panelist Self-Nomination’’ in the
subject line and include the panelist’s
name, photograph, contact information,
organizational affiliation, one-paragraph
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ER19–1428–003, ER19–1428–004, ER19–1428–005, ER19–1428–
006.
Docket Nos. EL21–3–000, EL21–3–001.
Docket Nos. EL21–6–000, EL21–6–001.
Docket No. EL23–4–000.
biography, and what panels the selfnominated panelist proposes to speak
on.
Commission conferences are
accessible under section 508 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For
accessibility accommodations, please
send an email to accessibility@ferc.gov,
call toll-free (866) 208–3372 (voice) or
(202) 208–8659 (TTY), or send a fax to
(202) 208–2106 with the required
accommodations.
For more information about this
forum, please contact
NewEnglandForum@ferc.gov or
sarah.mckinley@ferc.gov for technical or
logistical questions.
Dated: April 13, 2023.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
Second New England Winter Gas–
Electric Forum
Docket No. AD22–9–000
June 20, 2023
Agenda
9:00 a.m.–9:15 a.m.: Welcome and
Opening Remarks from the Chairman
and Commissioners
9:15 a.m.–9:45 a.m.: Opening
Presentations: Winters 2023/2024 and
2024/2025 in New England and the
Role of Everett
The forum will commence with a
presentation by ISO New England Inc.
(ISO–NE) that discusses the upcoming
winters of 2023/2024 and 2024/2025
with consideration for the Everett
Marine Terminal’s (Everett) availability
and its impact on the ISO–NE electric
grid. Following ISO–NE’s presentation
on upcoming winters, a second
presentation will explain Everett’s
physical capabilities and its impact on
the electric and natural gas systems in
New England.
Panelists: To be announced.
9:45 a.m.–10:45 a.m.: Panel 1: Should
Everett be Retained and, if so, how?
Panel 1 will allow panelists to
provide their views on the need for
Everett on the electric and natural gas
systems in New England. This panel
may also discuss fuel procurement
needs and challenges, including the fuel
procurement and LNG capabilities
available to New England from facilities
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other than Everett. Finally, this panel
will discuss the constraints surrounding
the planned retirement of Everett and
the expected impact on the electric and
natural gas systems in New England in
future winters.
Panelists: To be announced.
10:45 a.m.–11:15 a.m.: Third
Presentation: Extreme Weather Risks
to ISO–NE, Presentation of the EPRI
Study by ISO–NE and EPRI
The third presentation, by ISO–NE
and the Electric Power Research
Institute (EPRI), will detail the
development of the EPRI model, the
assumptions used, parameters
considered, and the study results for the
target year of 2027.1 ISO–NE and EPRI
will also explain the study’s key
conclusions and offer thoughts on how
those conclusions should be considered
in the context of developing solutions to
the region’s electricity and natural gas
challenges.
Panelists: To be announced.
11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m.: Panel 2:
Reactions to the EPRI Study
This panel will provide panelists an
opportunity to provide their reactions to
the EPRI study’s assumptions, inputs,
and results. This panel will discuss
what actionable steps should be taken,
if any, as a result of the study’s findings,
and whether additional study or
analysis is needed.
Panelists: To be announced.
12:15 p.m.–1:45 p.m.: Lunch Break
1:45 p.m.–3:00 p.m.: Panel 3: Path to
Sustainable Solutions—Infrastructure
Based on the findings and issues
identified in the previous panels and
presentations, Panel 3 will shift toward
discussing potential infrastructure
solutions beyond winter 2023/2024.
1 Each year as part of its Annual Work Plan, ISO–
NE develops ‘‘Anchor Projects’’ which for 2023
includes ISO–NE’s work with EPRI to develop an
‘‘innovative framework for conducting a
probabilistic energy-security study that assesses the
operational impact of future extreme weather
events.’’ See ISO–NE, ISO New England’s 2023
Annual Work Plan, (October 2022) at 7, https://
www.iso-ne.com/static-assets/documents/2022/10/
2023_awp_final_10_12_22.pdf. The study is
currently under development and information can
be found on the ISO–NE website. See ISO–NE,
Operational Impacts of Extreme Weather Events
Key Project, https://www.iso-ne.com/committees/
key-projects/operational-impacts-of-extremeweather-events/.
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While retention of Everett has been
raised as one possible solution, this
panel will discuss the merits of other,
longer-term solutions available to the
region and the timelines for
implementing them. Potential topics for
discussion include: (1) new electric
transmission interconnections with
other regions; (2) the timing and impact
of new offshore wind, onshore wind,
and solar resource development; (3)
transmission planning to enable
efficient development of expected
offshore wind additions; (4) increased
natural gas pipeline infrastructure/
capacity; and (5) increased oil and
natural gas storage capability.
Panelists: To be announced.
3:15 p.m.–3:30 p.m.: Break
3:15 p.m.–4:30 p.m.: Panel 4: Path to
Sustainable Solutions—Market Design
In Panel 4, Commissioners and
panelists will discuss potential market
solutions to New England’s winter
reliability challenges. Specifically, this
panel will discuss any potential merits
and benefits of market design changes to
ISO–NE markets to enhance resource
performance incentives, including
incentives for resources to make
advanced fuel procurements and/or
maintain fuel inventories in the winter
months; and align capacity market
structure and rules with observed
reliability risks—e.g., by reforming
resource capacity accreditation and/or
conducting prompt and/or seasonal
capacity auctions.
Panelists: To be announced.
4:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m.: Closing Roundtable
In the Closing Roundtable,
Commissioners and panelists will
discuss what was learned through the
presentations and panels and consider
next steps. Topics will include what
solutions stakeholders agree on
pursuing and the timeline for
implementing them as well as
discussion of if, how, and when longer
term solutions can be implemented
sooner than currently expected.
Panelists: To be announced.
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Take notice that the Commission
received the following exempt
wholesale generator filings:
Docket Numbers: EG23–120–000.
Applicants: Apex Solar LLC.
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Description: Apex Solar LLC submits
Notice of Self-Certification of Exempt
Wholesale Generator Status.
Filed Date: 4/12/23.
Accession Number: 20230412–5199.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 5/3/23.
Take notice that the Commission
received the following Complaints and
Compliance filings in EL Dockets:
Docket Numbers: EL23–60–000.
Applicants: Parkway Generation Keys
Energy Center LLC v. PJM
Interconnection, L.L.C.
Description: Complaint of Parkway
Generation Keys Energy Center LLC v.
PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.
Filed Date: 4/6/23.
Accession Number: 20230406–5234.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 4/26/23.
Take notice that the Commission
received the following electric rate
filings:
Docket Numbers: ER10–1790–022;
ER21–1716–004; ER14–2672–023;
ER12–1825–036; ER22–2519–001;
ER13–33–007; ER15–2483–003; ER10–
2468–004; ER11–1853–001; ER10–2597–
006; ER10–2481–006; ER11–2041–017;
ER12–2200–008; ER10–3196–004;
ER10–2273–004; ER11–2042–017;
ER14–1317–011.
Applicants: Sunshine Gas Producers,
LLC, Seneca Energy, II LLC, PEI Power
II, LLC, PEI Power Corporation,
Mehoopany Wind Energy LLC,
Innovative Energy Systems, LLC,
Ingenco Wholesale Power, L.L.C.,
Fowler Ridge III Wind Farm LLC,
Fowler Ridge II Wind Farm LLC, Fowler
Ridge Wind Farm LLC, LRI Renewable
Energy LLC, Collegiate Clean Energy,
LLC, Bellflower Solar 1, LLC, EDF
Industrial Power Services (CA), LLC,
EDF Energy Services, LLC, BP Energy
Retail LLC, BP Energy Company.
Description: Second Supplement to
January 31, 2023, Notice of Change in
Status of BP Energy Company, et al.
Filed Date: 4/11/23.
Accession Number: 20230411–5198.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 5/2/23.
Docket Numbers: ER14–2281–002.
Applicants: Homer City Generation,
L.P.
Description: Compliance filing:
Information Filing in Docket ER14–2281
to be effective N/A.
Filed Date: 4/12/23.
Accession Number: 20230412–5188.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 5/3/23.
Docket Numbers: ER23–1241–001.
Applicants: IP Oberon, LLC.
Description: Tariff Amendment:
Supplement to Applications for MarketBased Rate Authority to be effective 5/
3/2023.
Filed Date: 4/13/23.
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Accession Number: 20230413–5132.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 4/24/23.
Docket Numbers: ER23–1517–001.
Applicants: IP Oberon II, LLC.
Description: Tariff Amendment:
Supplement to Applications for MarketBased Rate Authority to be effective 5/
30/2023.
Filed Date: 4/13/23.
Accession Number: 20230413–5135.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 5/4/23.
Docket Numbers: ER23–1621–000.
Applicants: Tri-State Generation and
Transmission Association, Inc.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
Amendment to Rate Schedule FERC No.
20 to be effective 6/12/2023.
Filed Date: 4/12/23.
Accession Number: 20230412–5174.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 5/3/23.
Docket Numbers: ER23–1622–000.
Applicants: Tri-State Generation and
Transmission Association, Inc.
Description: Tariff Amendment:
Notice of Cancellation of Rate Schedule
FERC No. 312 to be effective 6/12/2023.
Filed Date: 4/12/23.
Accession Number: 20230412–5179.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 5/3/23.
Docket Numbers: ER23–1623–000.
Applicants: Mesquite Solar 4, LLC.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
Certificate of Concurrence to
Assignment, Co-Tenancy and SFA to be
effective 4/13/2023.
Filed Date: 4/12/23.
Accession Number: 20230412–5182.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 5/3/23.
Docket Numbers: ER23–1624–000.
Applicants: Mesquite Solar 5, LLC.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
Certificate of Concurrence to Amended
and Restated Co-Tenancy and SFA to be
effective 4/13/2023.
Filed Date: 4/12/23.
Accession Number: 20230412–5185.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 5/3/23.
Docket Numbers: ER23–1625–000.
Applicants: Apex Solar LLC.
Description: Baseline eTariff Filing:
Application for Market Based Rate
Authority to be effective 4/13/2023.
Filed Date: 4/12/23.
Accession Number: 20230412–5190.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 5/3/23.
Docket Numbers: ER23–1626–000.
Applicants: Mesquite Solar 5, LLC.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
Certificate of Concurrence to Amended
and Restated Co-Tenancy and SFA to be
effective 4/13/2023.
Filed Date: 4/13/23.
Accession Number: 20230413–5000.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 5/4/23.
Docket Numbers: ER23–1627–000.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. AD22-9-000]
New England Winter Gas-Electric Forum; Supplemental Notice of
Second New England Winter Gas-Electric Forum
As announced in the Notice of Forum issued in this proceeding on
February 16, 2023, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission) will convene a Commissioner-led forum on Tuesday, June 20,
2023, from approximately 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, to
discuss possible solutions to the electricity and natural gas
challenges facing the New England Region. A preliminary agenda for this
forum is attached. The Commission will issue a further supplemental
notice with a full agenda and the confirmed panelists prior to the
forum. The forum will be open to the public and be held at the
DoubleTree by Hilton Portland, 363 Maine Hall Rd, Portland, ME 04106.
The purpose of the forum is to continue discussion from the
September 8, 2022, forum about the electricity and natural gas
challenges facing the New England region. This forum will discuss
studies on extreme weather risks, infrastructure on the electric and
gas systems in New England, and infrastructure and market design
reforms to aid with the electric and gas system challenges faced
historically during New England winters. The goal of this forum is to
identify solutions to address the electric and gas system challenges
and discuss timing of their potential implementation.
While the forum is not for the purpose of discussing any specific
matters before the Commission, some forum discussions may involve
issues raised in proceedings that are currently pending before the
Commission. These proceedings include, but are not limited to:
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Constellation Mystic Power LLC......... Docket Nos. ER18-1639-000, ER18-
1639-014, ER18-1639-015, ER18-
1639-018, ER18-1639-019, ER18-
1639-021, ER18-1639-022.
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ISO New England Inc.................... Docket Nos. ER19-1428-000, ER19-
1428-001, ER19-1428-002, ER19-
1428-003, ER19-1428-004, ER19-
1428-005, ER19-1428-006.
NextEra Energy Seabrook, LLC........... Docket Nos. EL21-3-000, EL21-3-
001.
NECEC Transmission LLC and Avangrid, Docket Nos. EL21-6-000, EL21-6-
Inc. v. NextEra Energy Resources, LLC. 001.
Belmont Municipal Light Dep't et al. v. Docket No. EL23-4-000.
Constellation Mystic Power, LLC and
ISO New England, Inc.
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Only Commissioners and panelists will participate in the panel
discussions. The forum will be open to the public for listening and
observing, and written comments may be submitted in Docket No. AD22-9-
000.
Registration for in-person attendance will be required, and there
is no fee for attendance. A link to attendee registration will be
available on the New England Winter Gas-Electric Forum event page on
the Commission's website. Due to space constraints, seating for this
event will be limited and registrants that get a confirmed space will
be contacted via email. Only confirmed registrants can be admitted to
the forum given the maximum occupancy limit at the venue (as required
by fire and building safety code). Therefore, the Commission encourages
members of the public who wish to attend this event in person to
register at their earliest convenience. Online registration will be
open, as long as attendance capacity is available, until the day before
the forum (June 19). Once registration has reached capacity,
registration will be closed. However, those interested in attending
after capacity has been reached can join a waiting list (using the same
registration link) and be notified if space becomes available. Those
who are unable to attend in person may watch the free webcast.
The webcast will allow persons to listen and observe the forum
remotely but not participate. Information on this forum, including a
link to the webcast, will be posted prior to the event on this forum's
event page on the Commission's website. A recording of the webcast will
be made available after the forum in the same location on the Calendar
of Events. The forum will be transcribed. Transcripts of the forum will
be available for a fee from Ace-Federal Reporters, Inc. (202-347-3700).
Individuals interested in participating as panelists should submit
a self-nomination email by 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on Friday, May 19,
2023, to Panelist_[email protected]. The self-nominations should
have ``Panelist Self-Nomination'' in the subject line and include the
panelist's name, photograph, contact information, organizational
affiliation, one-paragraph biography, and what panels the self-
nominated panelist proposes to speak on.
Commission conferences are accessible under section 508 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For accessibility accommodations, please
send an email to [email protected], call toll-free (866) 208-3372
(voice) or (202) 208-8659 (TTY), or send a fax to (202) 208-2106 with
the required accommodations.
For more information about this forum, please contact
[email protected] or [email protected] for technical or
logistical questions.
Dated: April 13, 2023.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
Second New England Winter Gas-Electric Forum
Docket No. AD22-9-000
June 20, 2023
Agenda
9:00 a.m.-9:15 a.m.: Welcome and Opening Remarks from the Chairman and
Commissioners
9:15 a.m.-9:45 a.m.: Opening Presentations: Winters 2023/2024 and 2024/
2025 in New England and the Role of Everett
The forum will commence with a presentation by ISO New England Inc.
(ISO-NE) that discusses the upcoming winters of 2023/2024 and 2024/2025
with consideration for the Everett Marine Terminal's (Everett)
availability and its impact on the ISO-NE electric grid. Following ISO-
NE's presentation on upcoming winters, a second presentation will
explain Everett's physical capabilities and its impact on the electric
and natural gas systems in New England.
Panelists: To be announced.
9:45 a.m.-10:45 a.m.: Panel 1: Should Everett be Retained and, if so,
how?
Panel 1 will allow panelists to provide their views on the need for
Everett on the electric and natural gas systems in New England. This
panel may also discuss fuel procurement needs and challenges, including
the fuel procurement and LNG capabilities available to New England from
facilities other than Everett. Finally, this panel will discuss the
constraints surrounding the planned retirement of Everett and the
expected impact on the electric and natural gas systems in New England
in future winters.
Panelists: To be announced.
10:45 a.m.-11:15 a.m.: Third Presentation: Extreme Weather Risks to
ISO-NE, Presentation of the EPRI Study by ISO-NE and EPRI
The third presentation, by ISO-NE and the Electric Power Research
Institute (EPRI), will detail the development of the EPRI model, the
assumptions used, parameters considered, and the study results for the
target year of 2027.\1\ ISO-NE and EPRI will also explain the study's
key conclusions and offer thoughts on how those conclusions should be
considered in the context of developing solutions to the region's
electricity and natural gas challenges.
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\1\ Each year as part of its Annual Work Plan, ISO-NE develops
``Anchor Projects'' which for 2023 includes ISO-NE's work with EPRI
to develop an ``innovative framework for conducting a probabilistic
energy-security study that assesses the operational impact of future
extreme weather events.'' See ISO-NE, ISO New England's 2023 Annual
Work Plan, (October 2022) at 7, https://www.iso-ne.com/static-assets/documents/2022/10/2023_awp_final_10_12_22.pdf. The study is
currently under development and information can be found on the ISO-
NE website. See ISO-NE, Operational Impacts of Extreme Weather
Events Key Project, https://www.iso-ne.com/committees/key-projects/operational-impacts-of-extreme-weather-events/.
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Panelists: To be announced.
11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.: Panel 2: Reactions to the EPRI Study
This panel will provide panelists an opportunity to provide their
reactions to the EPRI study's assumptions, inputs, and results. This
panel will discuss what actionable steps should be taken, if any, as a
result of the study's findings, and whether additional study or
analysis is needed.
Panelists: To be announced.
12:15 p.m.-1:45 p.m.: Lunch Break
1:45 p.m.-3:00 p.m.: Panel 3: Path to Sustainable Solutions--
Infrastructure
Based on the findings and issues identified in the previous panels
and presentations, Panel 3 will shift toward discussing potential
infrastructure solutions beyond winter 2023/2024.
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While retention of Everett has been raised as one possible solution,
this panel will discuss the merits of other, longer-term solutions
available to the region and the timelines for implementing them.
Potential topics for discussion include: (1) new electric transmission
interconnections with other regions; (2) the timing and impact of new
offshore wind, onshore wind, and solar resource development; (3)
transmission planning to enable efficient development of expected
offshore wind additions; (4) increased natural gas pipeline
infrastructure/capacity; and (5) increased oil and natural gas storage
capability.
Panelists: To be announced.
3:15 p.m.-3:30 p.m.: Break
3:15 p.m.-4:30 p.m.: Panel 4: Path to Sustainable Solutions--Market
Design
In Panel 4, Commissioners and panelists will discuss potential
market solutions to New England's winter reliability challenges.
Specifically, this panel will discuss any potential merits and benefits
of market design changes to ISO-NE markets to enhance resource
performance incentives, including incentives for resources to make
advanced fuel procurements and/or maintain fuel inventories in the
winter months; and align capacity market structure and rules with
observed reliability risks--e.g., by reforming resource capacity
accreditation and/or conducting prompt and/or seasonal capacity
auctions.
Panelists: To be announced.
4:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m.: Closing Roundtable
In the Closing Roundtable, Commissioners and panelists will discuss
what was learned through the presentations and panels and consider next
steps. Topics will include what solutions stakeholders agree on
pursuing and the timeline for implementing them as well as discussion
of if, how, and when longer term solutions can be implemented sooner
than currently expected.
Panelists: To be announced.
[FR Doc. 2023-08266 Filed 4-18-23; 8:45 am]
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