[Federal Register: November 22, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 224)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. RM05-30-000]
Rules Concerning Certification of the Electric Reliability
Organization; and Procedures for the Establishment, Approval, and
Enforcement of Electric Reliability Standards; Supplemental Notice of
Technical Conference
November 15, 2005.
As announced in a Notice of Technical Conference issued on November
3, 2005, in the above referenced proceeding, two technical conferences
will be held in the offices of the Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC. All interested persons may attend, and registration is
not required. These will be staff conferences, but Commissioners may
attend.
The first technical conference is on November 18, 2005, from 9:30
a.m. until approximately 3 p.m. Eastern Time. This conference will be
held in the Commission Meeting Room on the second floor of the
Commission's office building. Attached is the agenda for this
conference.
A second technical conference is tentatively scheduled for Friday,
December 9, 2005. The agenda for that conference will be provided at a
later time.
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 eLibrary system
seven calendar days after the Commission receives the transcript.
A free webcast of this event is available through http://www.ferc.gov.
Anyone with Internet access who desires to view this
event can do so by navigating to http://www.ferc.gov's Calendar of
Events and locating this event in the Calendar. The event will contain
a link to its webcast. The Capitol Connection provides technical
support for the webcasts. It also offers access to this event via
television in the DC area and via phone bridge for a fee. If you have
any questions, visit http://www.CapitolConnection.org or contact
Danelle Perkowski or David Reininger at 703-993-3100.
Commission conferences are accessible under section 508 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For accessibility accommodations please
send an e-mail to accessibility@ferc.gov or call toll free 866-208-3372
(voice) or 202-208-1659 (TTY), or send a FAX to
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202-208-2106 with the required accommodations.
For more information about the conference, please contact Yvonne
Bartoli at (202) 502-6054 (yvonne.bartoli@ferc.gov) or Sarah McKinley
at (202) 502-8004 (sarah.mckinley@ferc.gov).
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
Appendix A
Current and Possible Future Procedures for Establishment and
Approval of Electric Reliability Standards
Technical Conference Agenda, November 18, 2005, 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m.
9:30 a.m.--Opening Remarks
Joseph T. Kelliher, FERC Chairman
9:45 a.m.--Introductions
Joseph McClelland, Director, Division of Reliability, Office of
Markets, Tariffs, and Rates, FERC
9:50 a.m.--Panel I: Standard Setting: The Current NERC and Regional
Council Roles and Future ERO and Regional Entity Roles--Views from
NERC, Utilities, a Regional Council, and Canada
Representatives of NERC, utilities, a regional council, and
Canada will provide their views on:
How you respond currently to NERC and Regional Council
actions and how you plan to respond to the ERO's actions as it
establishes, implements, and enforces reliability standards.
The challenges you might face regarding any new
process.
Panelists:
Rick Sergel, President-CEO, North American Electric Reliability
Council
Michael G. Morris, Chairman-President-CEO, American Electric
Power, Inc.
David Mohre, Executive Director, Energy and Power Division,
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
Allen Mosher, Director of Policy Analysis, American Public Power
Association
Sam R. Jones, Vice President-Chief Operating Officer, Electric
Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
Terry Boston, Executive Vice President, Power System Operations,
Tennessee Valley Authority
Kim Warren, Manager, Regulatory Affairs, Ontario IMO
11:15 a.m.--Break
11:30 a.m.--Panel II: Standard Setting: The Views of Regional
Councils on the Role of Regional Entities Under the Energy Policy
Act of 2005
Under the EPAct of 2005, Regional Entities may propose regional
standards or variances to the ERO, which after its review can then
propose regional standards to the Commission for its approval. In
addition, the ERO may delegate its enforcement authority to Regional
Entities.
Representatives from regional reliability councils will give
their perspectives on the following:
What preparations are you making regarding the
implementation of EPAct 2005?
Are there any unique circumstances in the region that
may impact the implementation of ERO standards? If so, what are
they?
What are your views on regional standards/variances?
What are your views on regional compliance/enforcement?
What are your views on the terms that are necessary to
incorporate into the delegation agreements with the ERO?
What challenges can you identify regarding delegation
agreements with the ERO?
Panelists:
Paul Johnson, Director, Transmission System Engineering and
Maintenance Management, American Electric Power (Representing
Reliability First)
Edward Schwerdt, Executive Director, Northeast Power
Coordinating Council William F. Reinke, President-CEO, Southeastern
Electric Reliability Council, Inc.
Ken Wiley, President-CEO, Florida Reliability Coordinating
Council, Inc.
Charles Yeung, Executive Director, Interregional Affairs,
Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
Daniel Skaar, President, Midwest Reliability Organization
12:45 p.m.--1:30 p.m. LUNCH
1:30 p.m.--Panel III: Review of Industry Standards
Standards are developed by many industries throughout the United
States to provide a common approach to promote best practices
throughout that industry. This panel will elicit views from several
different industry representatives and a regional council on their
standards development process within the electric industry and what
process the ERO might follow.
Panelists will provide their views on the following questions:
What are the processes you use to develop standards?
What do you believe are your successes? What are your
challenges?
How do you improve upon standards that are found to be
deficient?
What are the lessons learned from your process that
would be useful for the Commission to utilize to assure high
reliability in the electric power system?
Panelists:
Rick Sergel, President-CEO, North American Electric Reliability
Council
Richard Wakefield, Past Chairman, Energy Policy Committee,
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers-USA
Richard Barrett, Office of Research, Nuclear Regulatory
Commission
Bruce Ellsworth, Chair, New York State Reliability Council
Louise McCarren, CEO, Western Electricity Coordinating Council
2:45 p.m.--Concluding Remarks
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