[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 32 (Thursday, February 19, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 7679]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-3490]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Technical Workshop in Support of DOE 2009 Congestion Study
AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of Technical Workshop.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Electricity
Delivery and Energy Reliability (OE) will conduct a Technical Workshop
to receive input from subject matter experts on the historical
transmission data in the Western and Eastern Interconnections and on
studies of future transmission projections within the two
Interconnections. The input received will be used by DOE in preparing
the 2009 Congestion Study which will be submitted to Congress by August
8, 2009. Specific issues to be addressed at the Technical Workshop
include: Region-specific interpretation of congestion data; congestion
metrics; and experiences and issues associated with region-wide
planning. No fee is required to attend the Technical Workshop; however,
pre-registration is requested for meeting planning purposes. Additional
information, including a registration link, is available at http://
www.congestion09.anl.gov/.
DATES: The technical workshop will be held on March 25, 2009, from 10
a.m. to 5 p.m., and March 26, 2009, from 8 a.m. to 12 noon.
Location: Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare Hotel & Conference Center,
5440 North River Road, Rosemont, Illinois, 60018, Phone: 847-671-6350.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical information contact
David Meyer, DOE Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability,
phone: 202-586-1411, or e-mail [email protected]. For logistical
information contact Lauren Giles, Energetics Incorporated, phone 410-
953-6250, or e-mail [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Technical Workshop will consist of five
sessions as follows: March 25, Session 1, Historic Congestion in the
Western Interconnection; Session 2, Historic Congestion in the Eastern
Interconnection; Session 3, Studies of Future Congestion in the Western
Interconnection; March 26, Session 4, Studies of Future Congestion in
the Eastern Interconnection; and Session 5, Status Report on the 2009
Congestion Study.
Issued in Washington, DC, on February 12, 2009.
Anthony J. Como,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Permitting, Siting and Analysis
Division, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability.
[FR Doc. E9-3490 Filed 2-18-09; 8:45 am]
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