[Federal Register: October 27, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 207)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. EL02-77-001]
Puget Sound Energy, Inc.; Notice of Technical Conference
October 20, 2004.
Parties are invited to attend a technical conference in the above-
referenced Puget Sound Energy, Inc. (Puget) proceeding on Tuesday
November 9, 2004 at 10 a.m. (EST) in a room to be designated at the
offices of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street,
NE., Washington, DC 20426.
The purpose of the conference is to identify the issues raised in
this proceeding, develop information for use by Commission staff in
preparing an order on Puget's October 10, 2003 request for rehearing of
the Commission's September 11, 2003 Order,\1\ and to facilitate any
possible settlements in this proceeding. Specifically, the parties will
discuss, among other things, Puget's request for clarification that the
Commission's September 11, 2003 Order authorizes the following: (1)
Puget will provide wholesale transmission service over the facilities
described as transmission facilities in its petition for declaratory
order (Petition) under Puget's Open Access Transmission Tariff (OATT),
at the rates approved in the Commission's February 15, 2002 order;\2\
(2) Puget will provide ``wholesale distribution'' service over the
facilities described as ``distribution'' in its Petition (primarily
facilities 34.5 kV to 115 kV) at the rates and terms of service
approved in the February 15 Order; (3) Puget will provide unbundled
retail transmission service over the facilities described as
transmission facilities in Puget's Petition to customers participating
in its state-approved retail access program, at OATT rates, in
accordance with the service agreements accepted by the Commission in
Docket No. ER01-2149;\3\ (4) Puget will provide ``unbundled retail
distribution service'' over the facilities described as
``distribution'' in Puget's Petition (primarily facilities 34.5 kV to
115 kV) to customers participating in its state-approved retail access
program at the rates and terms of service approved by the Washington
Utilities and Transportation Commission (WUTC); and (5) Puget will
continue to account for its transmission and ``local distribution''
facilities as proposed in Docket ER02-605; that filing was accepted in
part in the February 10 Order.
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\1\ Puget Sound Energy, Inc., 104 FERC ]61,272 (2003) (September
11 Order).
\2\ Puget Sound Energy, Inc., 98 FERC ] 61,168 at 61,622 (2002)
(February 15 Order), reh'g denied, 99 FERC ] 61,134 (2002).
\3\ Those service agreements were accepted for filing by
Commission letter order on July 11, 2001.
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Questions about the conference should be directed to: Sarah H.
McWane, Office of the General Counsel--Markets, Tariffs and Rates,
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-8372, Sarah.McWane@ferc.gov.
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E4-2860 Filed 10-26-04; 8:45 am]
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