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 	 	    Dear eCenter,  The Washington bureau will continue following the very latest on any possible U.S. military action against last week's terrorist attacks.       The House Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality will hold a hearing on national electricity policy on Thursday.  All of the FERC commissioners are scheduled to testify at the hearing.  The Washington bureau is expecting to talk to Subcommittee Chairman Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX) before the hearing.  The bureau hopes to get a preview of the hearing and hear what Chairman Barton expects for energy legislation out of Congress for the rest of this year.  Log on during the 10:00 a.m. ET newscast to catch Rep. Barton.   The newest member of the Texas Public Utility Commission is stopping by the Houston bureau on Thursday.  Commissioner Rebecca Klein will talk about the Texas PUC's declining role once deregulation takes effect next year.  The Houston bureau will speak with Klein during the 10:00 a.m. ET newscast.   Also from the Houston bureau on Thursday, Energy Consultant Dutch Holland, Ph.D. , will discuss how company politics can sometimes get in the way of productivity.  He'll also go into some of the mistakes companies make when they merge during the Noon ET newscast.   On Thursday, the CPUC is expected to consider approving a request from PG? to disperse $8.3 million from a trust fund to decommission Unit 3 at Humboldt Bay Nuclear Plant.  Also, California Public Utilities Commission met on Wednesday.  ENL's Kym McNicholas reports the commission is expected to decide whether to accept a draft decision that would transfer its ratemaking authority to the California Department of Water Resources.     On Thursday, Governor Gray Davis' Press Secretary Steve Maviglio is expected to comment on the potential for a bailout plan for Southern California Edison and the declining price of power.  The total state power costs were released Wednesday, with costs for August reaching $815 million, down $100 million from July.  We'll have all this from the West Coast bureau tomorrow.   Dain Rauscher Wessels Principal Mark Easterbrook met with Enron, Dynegy, Williams, Kinder Morgan and El Paso on Tuesday.  On Thursday, he'll join us with all the details from that meeting during the 4:00 p.m. ET newscast.   Keep in mind things are subject to change at a moment's notice.  Occasionally guests cancel or change time slots.  We'll continue to do our best to keep you updated on future interviews and events.     Be sure to watch our newscasts every business day - 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET, at the top of every hour.    Keep it on energynewslive.com  for all your energy news.  	 				
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