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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&#160;protected]</span></a>, Zoe Philippides, 202-502-8826, 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9ee4f1fbb0eef6f7f2f7eeeef7fafbeddef8fbecfdb0f9f1e8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6d170208431d050401041d1d0409081e2d0b081f0e430a021b">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>, Joe Popely, 202-502-8513, 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6f05001c0a1f07411f001f0a03162f090a1d0c41080019"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0862677b6d7860267867786d6471486e6d7a6b266f677e">[email&#160;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&#160;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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