[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 199 (Monday, October 15, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52400-52402]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-25779]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. RM01-12-000]


Electricity Market Design and Structure; Notice of Workshop 
Organization and Agenda

October 5, 2001.
    As announced in the Notice of Workshops issued on September 28, 
2001, a series of commissioner-led workshops is scheduled for October 
15 through October 19, 2001. The workshops will begin at 10:00 a.m., in 
the Commission meeting room at the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC. The purpose of the 
workshops is to discuss core issues related to the development of 
efficient electric markets in an era in which electric transmission 
systems will be operated by Regional Transmission Organizations.
    The workshops are open for the public to attend. An agenda with 
workshop speakers is appended as Attachment A.
    Although the Commission will specifically solicit public input in 
the rulemaking process that is likely to result from the workshops, 
those who wish to comment now may file written comments in this docket 
at any time before or within 15 days after the workshops are completed.
    During the course of the workshops, it is possible that discussions 
may overlap with issues pending in the cases listed in Attachment B. 
The Commission will make every effort to prevent this from occurring. A 
transcript of the discussion will be placed in each of the listed 
dockets, if appropriate.

Filing Requirements for Paper and Electronic Filings

    Comments, papers, or other documents related to this proceeding may 
be filed in paper format or electronically. Those filing electronically 
do not need to make a paper filing.
    For paper filings, the original and 14 copies of the comments 
should be submitted to the Office of the Secretary, Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington DC 20426 and 
should refer to Docket No. RM01-12-000.
    Documents filed electronically via the Internet must be prepared in 
WordPerfect, MS Word, Portable Document Format, or ASCII format. To 
file the document, access the Commission's website at www.ferc.gov, 
click on ``E-Filing'' and then follow the instructions for each screen. 
First time users will have to establish a user name and password. The 
Commission will send an automatic acknowledgment to the sender's E-mail 
address upon receipt of comments. User assistance for electronic filing 
is available at 202-208-0258 or by E-mail to [email protected]. 
Comments should not be submitted to the E-mail address.
    All comments will be placed in the Commission's public files and 
will be available for inspection in the

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Commission's Public Reference Room at 888 First Street, NE., Washington 
DC 20426, during regular business hours. Additionally, all comments may 
be viewed, printed, or downloaded remotely via the Internet through 
FERC's Homepage using the RIMS link. User assistance for RIMS is 
available at 202-208-2222, or by E-mail to [email protected]. 

Opportunities for Listening to and Viewing the Workshops Offsite 
and Obtaining a Transcript

    The workshops will be transcribed. Those interested in obtaining 
transcripts should contact Ace Federal Reporters at 202-347-3700.
    The Capitol Connection will broadcast the workshops live via the 
Internet and by phone. To find out more about The Capitol Connection's 
Internet and phone bridge, contact David Reininger or Julia Morelli at 
703-993-3100 or go to www.capitolconnection.gmu.edu.
    Live and archived audio of the workshops will also available for a 
fee via National Narrowcast Network. Live audio is available by 
telephone at 202-966-2211 and by subscription on the Internet at 
www.hearing.com. The Internet audio will be archived and available for 
listening after the event is completed. Billing is based on listening 
time.
    Anyone interested in purchasing videotapes of the workshops should 
call VISCOM at 703-715-7999.
    Questions about the conference program should be directed to: Saida 
Shaalan, Office of Markets, Tariffs, and Rates, Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, 
202-208-0278, [email protected]

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Deputy Secretary.

Agenda

    Note: The Commission workshops will start each day at 10 a.m. 
and end at 5 p.m. A lunch break will be taken.

Monday, October 15

Morning Session: RTO Markets and Design: Required RTO Markets
Peter Cramton, Professor, University of Maryland
Mark D. Kleinginna, Corporate Energy Director, Ormet Corporation
John Meyer, Vice President of Asset Commercialization, Reliant
John L. O'Neal, President, Mirant Mid-Atlantic
Roy J. Shanker, Ph.D.
State Commission Representative--To Be Named
Afternoon Session: RTO Markets and Design: Optional RTO Markets
Ed Cazalet, Chairman, Automated Power Exchange
Steven T. Naumann, Transmission Services Vice President, Commonwealth 
Edison
Richard J. Pierce, Jr., Lyle T. Alverson Research Professor of Law, 
George Washington University
Roy Thilly, President & CEO, Wisconsin Public Power, Inc.
Fiona Woolf, Head of the Electricity Group, CMS Cameron McKenna
State Commission Representative--To Be Named

Tuesday, October 16

Morning Session: Congestion Management and Transmission Rights
Reem J. Fahey, Director of Market Policy, Edison Mission Energy
Carol Guthrie, Group Manager for Electric Supply, Chevron
Shmuel Oren, Professor of Industrial Engineering and Operations 
Research, University of California Berkeley
Andrew Ott, General Manager of Markets Coordination, PJM 
Interconnection, LLC
Michael M. Schnitzer, Director, The NorthBridge Group
State Commission Representative--To Be Named
Afternoon Session: Planning and Expansion
Jose Delgado, President & CEO, American Transmission Company
Mark W. Maher, Senior Vice President, Transmission Business Line, 
Bonneville Power Administration
Laura Manz, Manager of Transmission Planning, PSE&G
Masheed Rosenquist, Director of Transmission Strategy, National Grid
Steve Walton, Enron
State Commission Representative--To Be Named

Wednesday, October 17

Morning Session: Standardizing RTO Tariffs
Ricky Biddle,Vice President, Planning Rates and Dispatching, Arkansas 
Electric Cooperative Corporation
Jim Caldwell, Policy Director, American Wind Energy Association
Peter Esposito, Senior Vice President & Regulatory Counsel, Dynegy
Glenn B. Ross, Director of Transmission Policy, Dominion Resources
Audrey Zibelman, Vice President Transmission, XCEL Energy
State Commission Representative--To Be Named
Afternoon Session: Cost Recovery Issues
Craig Baker, Senior Vice President of Regulation and Public Policy, AEP 
Services Corporation
Susan Kelly, Principal, Miller, Balis & O'Neil
William K. Newman, Senior Vice President, Transmission Planning & 
Operations, The Southern Company
Steve Ward, Public Advocate, Maine Consumer Counsel
Matthew Wright, Senior Vice President, Pacificorp
State Commission Representative--To Be Named

Thursday, October 18

Morning Session: Meeting with State Commissioners
State Commissions Representatives--To Be Named
Afternoon Session: Standardizing Markets, Business and Other Practices
Sarah Barpoulis, Senior Vice President, PG&E National Energy Group
William Boswell, Chairman, Board of Directors, GISB
David Christiano, Manager Electric System Control, City Utilities of 
Springfield, Missouri
Michael Kormos, General Manager of System Operations, PJM 
Interconnection, LLC
Marty Mennes, VP, Transmission, Operations and Planning, Florida Power 
& Light Company
State Commission Representative--To Be Named

Friday, October 19

Morning Session: Market Monitoring
Charles J. Cicchetti, Miller Chair in Government, Business and the 
Economy, University of Southern California
Marji Philips, Exelon Power Team
Sonny Popowski, The Consumer Advocate, Pennsylvania Office of Consumer 
Advocate
Craig R. Roach, Principal, Boston Pacific Company
Anjali Sheffrin, Director, Market Analysis, California ISO
State Commission Representative--To Be Named
Afternoon Session: Mitigation of Market Power
Richard Cowart, Director, The Regulatory Assistance Project
William Hall, Duke Energy
William W. Hogan, Professor of Public Policy and Administration, John 
F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
Paul Joskow, Professor of Economics & Director, MIT Center for 
Environmental and Policy Research

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Robert R. Nordhaus, Member, Van Ness Feldman, P.C.
State Commission Representative--To Be Named

 
 
 
PJM Interconnection, L.L.C., et al....................        RT01-2-000
Allegheny Power.......................................       RT01-10-000
Duquesne Light Co.....................................       RT01-13-000
Avista Corp. et al....................................       RT01-15-000
Southwest Power Pool, Inc.............................       RT01-34-000
Avista Corp. et al....................................       RT01-35-000
Arizona Public Service Co. et al......................       RT01-44-000
GridFlorida LLC, et al................................       RT01-67-000
GridSouth Transco L.L.C...............................       RT01-74-000
Entergy Services, Inc., et al.........................       RT01-75-000
Southern Company Services, Inc........................       RT01-77-000
San Diego Gas & Electric Co...........................       RT01-82-000
Pacific Gas & Electric Co.............................       RT01-83-000
California ISO Corp...................................       RT01-85-000
Bangor Hydro-Electric Co., et al......................       RT01-86-000
Midwest ISO...........................................       RT01-87-000
Alliance Companies....................................       RT01-88-000
Southern California Edison Co.........................       RT01-92-000
California Power Exchange Corp........................       RT01-93-000
NSTAR Services Co.....................................       RT01-94-000
New York Independent System Operator, Inc.............       RT01-95-000
PJM Interconnection, L.L.C............................       RT01-98-000
Regional Transmission Organizations...................       RT01-99-000
Regional Transmission Organizations...................      RT01-100-000
Open-Access Same Time Information Systems, Phase II...       RM00-10-000
Alliance Companies....................................     ER99-3144-000
American Electric Power Service Co....................       EC99-80-000
Illinois Power Co.....................................      ER01-123-000
Commonwealth Edison Co................................      ER01-780-000
Ameren Corp...........................................      ER01-966-000
 

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