[Federal Register: November 5, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 214)]
[Proposed Rules]
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Proposed Rules
Federal Register
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains notices to the public of
the proposed issuance of rules and regulations. The purpose of these
notices is to give interested persons an opportunity to participate in
the rule making prior to the adoption of the final rules.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
18 CFR Part 35
[Docket No. RM01-12-000]
Remedying Undue Discrimination Through Open Access Transmission
Service and Standard Electricity Market Design; Notice of Technical
Conference
October 28, 2002.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of technical conference.
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SUMMARY: On July 31, 2002, the Commission issued a Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking (NPRM) in the above-captioned docket, proposing to amend its
regulations to remedy undue discrimination through open access
transmission service and standard electricity market design. See 67 FR
55452 (Aug. 29, 2002). The Commission has scheduled a public conference
to address specific issues related to the inclusion of liability
provisions in the Commission's Standard Market Design Tariff, as
discussed in the NPRM.
DATES: The conference will be held on: December 11, 2002. Requests to
speak are due: November 8, 2002.
ADDRESSES: Send requests to speak to: Office of the Secretary, Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC
20426.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jignasa Gadani, Office of the General
Counsel, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426. (202) 502-8608.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1. Take notice that a technical conference will be held on December
11, 2002, beginning at 9:30 a.m., in the Commission Meeting Room on the
second floor of the offices of the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC. All interested
persons may attend, and registration is not required.
2. The conference will address specific issues related to liability
provisions in the Commission's proposed Standard Market Design Tariff,
as described in the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) issued in this
docket on July 31, 2002:
a. Is there a need to include liability provisions in the
Commission's pro forma Standard Market Design tariff?
b. Under what circumstances should liability protection be provided
in a Commission open access transmission tariff? For example, should
the Commission provide such protection only when it is not available
through state tariffs, or should such protection be included for all
transmission uses?
c. If the Commission adopts liability provisions, should they be
generic or do they need to be adopted on a regional basis?
d. Should the standards adopted in a Commission pro forma tariff
reflect what was previously provided under state law? If so, how should
this issue be resolved in the multistate context of an Independent
System Operator or Regional Transmission Operator?
3. The Commission asks interested speakers to include in their
requests to speak specific proposed tariff language for the liability
provisions the speaker supports (if any) and a summary of the basis for
those provisions. Draft liability provisions may address other
liability-related issues beyond those enumerated above, and other
liability-related issues may be addressed at the conference as
necessary. Those interested in submitting comments regarding liability
issues should be aware that the due date for such comments remains
November 15, 2002. However, if participants wish to submit additional
written comments regarding liability issues after the technical
conference, they may do so on or before January 10, 2003.
4. Persons interested in speaking should file a request to speak on
or before November 8, 2002, in Docket No. RM01-12-000. The request
should clearly specify the name of the speaker; his or her title; the
person or entity the speaker represents; and the speaker's mailing
address, telephone number, facsimile number and e-mail address. As the
number of potential speakers may exceed the time allotted for the
conference, interested speakers are encouraged to coordinate their
efforts with others who may have similar interests. Based on the
requests to participate, panels of speakers will be specified in a
subsequent notice.
5. Transcripts of the conference will be immediately available from
Ace Reporting Company (202-347-3700 or 1-800-336-6646), for a fee. They
will be available for the public on the Commission's FERRIS system two
weeks after the conference. Additionally, Capitol Connection offers the
opportunity for remote listening and viewing of the conference. It is
available for a fee, live over the Internet, via C-Band Satellite.
Persons interested in receiving the broadcast, or who need information
on making arrangements should contact David Reininger or Julia Morelli
at the Capitol Connection (703-993-3100) as soon as possible or visit
the Capitol Connection Web site at http://www.capitolconnection.gmu.edu
and click on ``FERC.''
6. For more information about the conference, please contact
Jignasa Gadani at (202) 502-8608 or jignasa.gadani@ferc.gov.
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-28047 Filed 11-4-02; 8:45 am]
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