Notice2026-18638
Federal and State Current Issues Collaborative Notice Announcing Appointees
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September 14, 2026
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 176 (Monday, September 14, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58113-58114]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-18638]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. AD24-7-000]
Federal and State Current Issues Collaborative Notice Announcing
Appointees
On March 21, 2024, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (the
Commission or FERC) issued an order, pursuant to section 209(b) of the
Federal Power Act (FPA),\1\ establishing the Federal and State Current
Issues Collaborative (Collaborative).\2\ The Collaborative provides a
venue for federal and state regulators to share perspectives, increase
understanding,
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and, where appropriate, identify potential solutions regarding
challenges and coordination on matters that implicate both state and
federal regulatory jurisdiction.\3\
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\1\ 16 U.S.C. 824h(b).
\2\ Fed. & State Current Issues Collaborative, 186 FERC ] 61,189
(2024). (Establishing Order).
\3\ Id. P 5.
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In the Establishing Order, the Commission requested that the
National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC)
nominate state commission representatives to serve on the
Collaborative, with two state commission representatives originating
from each NARUC region.\4\ On July 17, 2025, the Commission issued an
order explaining that NARUC will fill state commissioner vacancies on
the Collaborative without formal Commission appointment and that the
Commission will issue periodic notices listing new members.\5\ Notice
is hereby given that, on August 25, 2026, NARUC appointed the following
state commission representatives to the Collaborative, to serve from
August 28, 2026, through August 27, 2027: \6\
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\4\ Id. P 6.
\5\ Fed. & State Current Issues Collaborative, 192 FERC ]
61,056, at P 3 (2025).
\6\ State commission representatives serve one-year terms. See
Establishing Order, 186 FERC ] 61,189 at P 6.
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Mid-Atlantic Conference of Regulatory Utilities Commissioners
Representatives
<bullet> Commissioner Christine Guhl-Sadovy, New Jersey Board of Public
Utilities
<bullet> Commissioner Kathryn Zerfuss, Pennsylvania Public Utility
Commission
Mid-America Regulatory Conference Representatives
<bullet> Chair Sarah Martz, Iowa Utilities Commission
<bullet> Commissioner Stacey Paradis, Illinois Commerce Commission
New England Conference of Public Utilities Commissioners
Representatives
<bullet> Commissioner Carrie Gilbert, Maine Public Utilities Commission
<bullet> Commissioner Pradip Chattopadhyay, New Hampshire Public
Utilities Commission
Southeastern Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners
Representatives
<bullet> Chair Doyle Webb, Arkansas Public Service Commission
<bullet> Chairman Gabriella Passidomo Smith, Florida Public Service
Commission
Western Conference of Public Service Commissioners Representatives:
<bullet> Commissioner Greg Nibert, New Mexico Public Regulation
Commission
<bullet> Chair Brian Rybarik, Washington Utilities and Transportation
Commission
More information about the Collaborative is available here: <a href="https://www.ferc.gov/federal-state-current-issues-collaborative">https://www.ferc.gov/federal-state-current-issues-collaborative</a>.
For questions, please contact: Robert Thormeyer, 202-502-8694,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#186a777a7d6a6c366c70776a757d617d6a587e7d6a7b367f776e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c1b3aea3a4b3b5efb5a9aeb3aca4b8a4b381a7a4b3a2efa6aeb7">[email protected]</span></a>, Zoe Philippides, 202-502-8826,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9ee4f1fbb0eef6f7f2f7eeeef7fafbeddef8fbecfdb0f9f1e8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6d170208431d050401041d1d0409081e2d0b081f0e430a021b">[email protected]</span></a>, Joe Popely, 202-502-8513,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6f05001c0a1f07411f001f0a03162f090a1d0c41080019"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0862677b6d7860267867786d6471486e6d7a6b266f677e">[email protected]</span></a>, or Kimberly Duffley, 202-898-1305,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d3b8b7a6b5b5bfb6aa93bdb2a1a6b0fdbca1b4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="117a756477777d7468517f706364723f7e6376">[email protected]</span></a>.
Dated: September 8, 2026.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-18638 Filed 9-11-26; 8:45 am]
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