[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 24 (Thursday, February 5, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5944-5945]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-2811]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. RM95-9-005]
Open Access Same-time Information System (OASIS) and Standards of
Conduct; Notice of Filing of Industry Report on the Future of OASIS and
Request for Comments
January 30, 1998.
On November 3, 1997, the Commercial Practices Working Group
(Commercial Practices Group) and the OASIS How Working Group (How
Group) jointly submitted a report to the Commission entitled ``Industry
Report to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on the Future of
OASIS.'' The report responds to a Commission request to the electric
industry to provide a report outlining the requirements for OASIS Phase
2 requirements by providing what is described as a coordinated action
plan for the future development of OASIS. The Commercial Practices
Group and How Group state that they jointly prepared the report and
that the report was intended to represent a broad base of perspectives
from diverse segments of the electric industry.
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The report is available for public review and inspection during
normal business hours in the Commission's Public Reference Room, Room
2A, 888 First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426. The report is also
available for review and downloading on the Commission Issuance Posting
System (CIPS), an electronic bulletin board service, that provides
access to the texts of formal documents issued by the Commission. The
Industry's Phase 2 report can be found under the file name ``RM95-
9L.EXE'', the date of the file is November 20, 1997, and its title is
``Industry Report on the Future of OASIS.'' The report is in
WordPerfect 6.1 format and is contained in a self extracting file.
CIPS is available at no charge to the user. CIPS can be accessed
over the Internet by pointing your browser to the URL address: http://
www.ferc.fed.us. Select the link to CIPS. CIPS also may be accessed
using a personal computer with a modem by dialing 202-208-1397, if
dialing locally, or 1-800-856-3920, if dialing long distance. To access
CIPS in this manner, set your communications software to 19200, 14400,
12000, 9600, 7200, 4800, 2400, or 1200 bps, full duplex, no parity, 8
data bits and 1 stop bit. CIPS user assistance is available at 202-208-
2474.
The complete text on diskette in WordPerfect format may be
purchased from the Commission's copy contractor, La Dorn Systems
Corporation. La Dorn Systems Corporation is located in the Public
Reference Room at 888 First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426.
We invite written comments on this report within 60 days of the
date of issuance of this notice in accordance with the instructions
below.
Instructions for Filing Written Comments
Written comments (an original and 14 paper copies and one copy on a
computer diskette in WordPerfect 6.1 format or in ASCII format) must be
received by the Commission on or before [insert date 60 days from the
date of issuance of this notice]. Comments must be filed with the
Office of the Secretary and must contain a caption that references
Docket No. RM95-9-005. All written comments will be placed in the
Commission's public files and will be available for inspection or
copying in the Commission's Public Reference Room during normal
business hours. All comments received on diskette will be made
available to the public on the Commission's electronic bulletin board
(EBB).
ADDRESSES: Office of the Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Marvin Rosenberg (Technical Information), Office of Economic Policy,
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, N.E.,
Washington, D.C. 20426, (202) 208-1283
William C. Booth (Technical Information), Office of Electric Power
Regulation, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street,
N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426, (202) 208-0849
Gary D. Cohen (Legal Information), Office of the General Counsel,
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, N.E.,
Washington, D.C. 20426 (202) 208-0321.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-2811 Filed 2-4-98; 8:45 am]
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