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The two nominees to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Nora Mead Brownell and Pat Henry Wood III, received a relatively warm but serious welcome by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee last week, during a hearing on their nominations. A committee staff member said a positive vote on the nominees was likely at the regularly scheduled business meeting this Wednesday.

The two nominees to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Nora Mead Brownell and Pat Henry Wood III, received a relatively warm but serious welcome by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee yesterday, during a hearing on their nominations. A committee staff member said a positive vote on the nominees was likely at the regularly scheduled business meeting next Wednesday.

Reps. John Dingell (D-MI) and Henry Waxman (D-CA) last week called on the General Accounting Office (GAO) to undertake an investigation into the White House energy task force in light of the shroud of secrecy surrounding its meetings and participants. They want to know whether the decision to close the task force meetings to the public is a violation of the sunshine laws and the “letter and the spirit” of Federal Advisory Committee Act.

Reps. John Dingell (D-MI) and Henry Waxman (D-CA) last week called on the General Accounting Office (GAO) to undertake an investigation into the White House energy task force in light of the shroud of secrecy surrounding its meetings and participants. They want to know whether the decision to close the task force meetings to the public is a violation of the sunshine laws and the “letter and the spirit” of the Federal Advisory Committee Act.

President George W. Bush Tuesday announced his intention tonominate Texas regulator Patrick Henry Wood III and Pennsylvaniaregulator Nora Mead Brownell for the two vacant commissioner spotson the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

Two basis swap contracts based on NGI’s bidweek indexes atChicago and the Southern California border were among a number ofenergy products approved last week for listing on enymex, the NewYork Mercantile Exchange’s Internet-based trading system. Nymexexpects to launch the new system during the second quarter of 2001.

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman Robert Pitofsky has informed Rep.Henry J. Hyde (R-IL) that his concerns about rising natural gas prices will receive “careful consideration” at the agency, but he stopped short of promising to undertake a full-scale investigation.

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman Robert Pitofsky onFriday informed Rep. Henry J. Hyde (R-IL) that his concerns aboutrising natural gas prices will receive “careful consideration” atthe agency, but he stopped short of vowing to undertake afull-scale investigation.

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Henry J. Hyde (R-IL), whothis summer asked the Federal Trade Commission to investigatepotential price gouging in the gasoline market, has now called onthe agency to investigate whether collusion by producers may havetriggered the escalation in natural gas prices.