[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 166 (Friday, August 26, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53450-53451]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-21801]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. RM10-23-000]
Transmission Planning and Cost Allocation by Transmission Owning
and Operating Public Utilities; Notice of Staff Informational
Conferences
Take notice that Commission staff will convene three informational
conferences to discuss the requirements of Order No. 1000.\1\ The
Commission directed its staff to hold the informational conferences to
assist public utility transmission providers in their efforts to comply
with Order No. 1000.\2\
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\1\ Transmission Planning and Cost Allocation by Transmission
Owning and Operating Public Utilities, Order No. 1000, 76 FR 49,842
(Aug. 11, 2011), 136 FERC ] 61,051 (2011).
\2\ Id. P 14.
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The first informational conference will be held on Monday,
September 12, 2011, beginning at 1 p.m. (EDT) and will focus on
compliance issues related to Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs)
and Independent System Operators (ISOs). The first informational
conference is scheduled to end by 4 p.m. (EDT).
The second informational conference will be held on Tuesday,
September 13, 2011, beginning at 9 a.m. (EDT) and will
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focus on compliance issues related to non-RTO/ISO regions in the
Eastern Interconnection. The second informational conference is
scheduled to end by 12 p.m. (EDT).
The third informational conference will also be held on Tuesday,
September 13, 2011, beginning at 1 p.m. (EDT) and will focus on
compliance issues related to non-RTO/ISO regions in the Western
Interconnection. The third informational conference is scheduled to end
by 4 p.m. (EDT).
All of the informational conferences will be held in the Commission
Meeting Room at the Commission's Washington, DC headquarters, 888 First
Street, NE. Commission staff will lead the informational conferences
and give presentations on various aspects of Order No. 1000. All
interested parties are invited to attend and there will be an
opportunity to ask questions.
A free webcast of the informational conferences will be available
through the FERC Web site. Anyone with Internet access that is
interested in viewing the webcast of an informational conference can do
so by navigating to Calendar of Events at http://www.ferc.gov. The
events will contain a link to the webcast. The Capitol Connection
provides technical support for the webcasts and offers the option of
listening to the conferences via phone-bridge for a fee. If you have
any questions, visit http://www.CapitolConnection.org or call (703)
993-3100. The conferences will not be transcribed.
Interested parties may also participate at the informational
conferences by phone. There is no fee to participate by phone, but
registration is required. To participate by phone, please complete the
teleconference registration form at https://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/registration/trans-plan-9-12-11-form.asp. Dial-in information will be
e-mailed to registered teleconference participants. No registration is
required to attend the informational conferences in-person or to watch
the webcast.
FERC conferences are accessible under section 508 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For accessibility accommodations please
send an e-mail to [email protected] or call toll free (866) 208-
3372 (voice) or (202) 502-8659 (TTY), or send a fax to (202) 208-2106
with the required accommodations.
For further information about this conference, please contact:
Partha Malvadkar, Office of Energy Market Regulation, (202) 502-6332,
[email protected].
Zeny Magos, Office of Energy Market Regulation, (202) 502-8244,
[email protected].
Dated: August 18, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-21801 Filed 8-25-11; 8:45 am]
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