[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 171 (Friday, September 3, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 53913]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-2055]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. PL04-13-000]


Reliability Readiness Reviews; Notice of Technical Conference

August 27, 2004.
    Take notice that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission will host 
a technical conference on Wednesday, September 29, 2004 to discuss 
Reliability Readiness Reviews that are being conducted by the North 
American Electric Reliability Council (NERC). The workshop will be held 
at the Commission's Washington, DC headquarters, 888 First St., NE, 
20426. The workshop is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. and end at 
approximately 12:30 p.m. (EST) in the Commission Meeting Room, Room 2-
C. The Commissioners may attend and participate.
    The goal of the technical conference is to offer a public progress 
report on the Reliability Readiness Reviews conducted by NERC, in which 
FERC staff participated, since the August 14, 2003 blackout. Audit 
reports are available on the NERC Web site. The conference will report 
on what these reviews reveal about the overall ``readiness'' of the 
nation's reliability coordinators and control areas, and the strengths 
and weaknesses of the review process as implemented to date. A draft 
agenda is included as Attachment A to this Notice. The final agenda 
will be made available at a later time.
    The conference is open for the public to attend, and 
preregistration is not required. There will be no on-line registration 
established for this event; on-site attendees may simply attend on the 
day of the event.
    Transcripts of the conference will be available for a fee from Ace 
Reporting Company (202-347-3700 or 1-800-336-6646) the next business 
day. They will be available for the public on the Commission's eLibrary 
system seven calendar days after FERC receives the transcript. 
Additionally, Capitol Connection offers the opportunity for remote 
listening and viewing of the conference. It is available for a fee, 
live over the Internet, by phone or via 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.''
    For more information about the conference, please contact Donald 
Lekang at 202-502-8127, [email protected] or Sarah McKinley at 
202-502-8004, [email protected].

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.

Attachment A

Reliability Readiness Reviews, September 29, 2004, Agenda

9 a.m.--Introductions
9:15 a.m.--Reliability Assessment
     Audit Results
     Actual Grid Performance
10 a.m.--Reliability/Capability Trends and Patterns
     Tools
     Strengths and weaknesses
     Identifying and Institutionalizing Best Practices
11 a.m.--The Audit Process
     What Worked
     What Didn't Work
     What's Changing
12 p.m.--Stakeholder and Audience Participation
12:30 p.m.--Adjourn
 [FR Doc. E4-2055 Filed 9-2-04; 8:45 am]
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