[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 81 (Thursday, April 26, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 24952]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-10063]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. AD12-13-000]
Staff Technical Conference on Geomagnetic Disturbances to the
Bulk-Power System; Technical Conference Agenda
As announced in the Notice of Technical Conference issued on April
6, 2012, the Commission Staff will hold a technical conference on
Monday, April 30, 2012, from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. to discuss issues
related to the reliability of the Bulk-Power System as affected by
geomagnetic disturbances. The conference will explore the risks and
impacts from geomagnetically induced currents to transformers and other
equipment on the Bulk-Power System, as well as, options for addressing
or mitigating the risks and impacts. The agenda for this conference is
attached. Commission members will participate in this conference. All
interested persons are invited to attend.
The Commission will be accepting written comments regarding the
matters discussed at this technical conference. Any person or entity
wishing to submit written comments regarding the matters discussed at
the conference should submit such comments in Docket No. AD12-13-000,
on or before May 21, 2012.
Information on this event will be posted on the Calendar of Events
on the Commission's Web site, www.ferc.gov, prior to the event. The
conference will be transcribed. Transcripts will be available
immediately for a fee from Ace Reporting Company (202-347-3700 or 1-
800-336-6646). A free webcast of this event is also available through
www.ferc.gov. Anyone with Internet access who desires to listen to this
event can do so by navigating to www.ferc.gov's Calendar of Events and
locating this event in the Calendar. The event will contain a link to
the webcast. The Capitol Connection provides technical support for
webcasts and offers the option of listening to the meeting via phone-
bridge for a fee. If you have any questions, visit
www.CapitolConnection.org or call 703-993-3100.
Commission conferences are accessible under section 508 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For accessibility accommodations, please
send an email to accessibility@ferc.gov or call toll free 1-866-208-
3372 (voice) or 202-208-8659 (TTY), or send a FAX to 202-208-2106 with
the required accommodations.
For more information about this conference, please contact: Sarah
McKinley, Office of External Affairs, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-8368,
sarah.mckinley@ferc.gov.
Dated: April 20, 2012.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-10063 Filed 4-25-12; 8:45 am]
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