[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 164 (Thursday, August 24, 1995)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 43997-43998]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-20971]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

18 CFR Part 35

[Docket No. RM95-8-000]


Promoting Wholesale Competition Through Open Access Non-
Discriminatory Transmission Services by Public Utilities; Notice of 
Technical Conferences

August 17, 1995.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of technical conferences.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission proposed 

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requirements related to ancillary services, pro forma transmission 
tariffs, and comparability for power pools in its Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking in this docket. The Commission is issuing this notice to 
announce the dates of three technical conferences concerning these 
matters.

DATES: September 29, 1995: requests to speak and description of issues 
to be discussed; October 26, 1995: Commission technical conference on 
ancillary services; October 27, 1995: staff technical conference on pro 
forma tariffs; December 5 and 6, 1995: Commission technical conference 
on comparability for power pools.

ADDRESSES: File descriptions of issues with the Office of the 
Secretary, 825 N. Capitol St., NE, Washington, D.C. 20426; the 
conferences will be held in Washington, D.C. at locations to be 
announced in the future.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ancillary Services
    James Newton, Office of Electric Power Regulation, 825 North 
Capitol Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426, (202) 208-0578, (fax) 
(202) 208-0180
Pro Forma Tariffs
    Richard Armstrong, Office of Electric Power Regulation, 825 North 
Capitol Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426, (202) 208-0241, (fax) 
(202) 208-0180
Power Pools
    Lawrence Anderson, Office of Electric Power Regulation, 825 North 
Capitol Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426, (202) 208-0575, (fax) 
208-0180

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In addition to publishing the full text of 
this document in the Federal Register, the Commission also provides all 
interested persons an opportunity to inspect or copy the contents of 
this document during normal business hours in Room 3104 at 941 North 
Capitol Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426.
    The Commission Issuance Posting System (CIPS), an electronic 
bulletin board service, provides access to the text of formal documents 
issued by the Commission. CIPS is available at no charge to the user 
and may be accessed using a personal computer with a modem by dialing 
(202) 208-1397. To access CIPS, 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. The full text of this document 
will be available on CIPS in ACSII and Wordperfect 5.1 format. The 
complete text on diskette in Wordperfect format may also be purchased 
from the Commission's copy contractor, La Dorn Systems Corporation, 
also located in Room 3104, 941 North Capitol Street, N.E., Washington, 
D.C. 20426.
    The Commission proposed requirements related to ancillary services, 
pro forma transmission tariffs, and comparability for power pools in 
our Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) in this docket.1 Today we 
announce our intention to hold a Commission technical conference on 
ancillary services on October 26, 1995 from 9:30 until 5:00; a staff 
technical conference on pro forma tariffs on October 27, 1995, from 
9:30 until 5:00; and a Commission technical conference on comparability 
for power pools on December 5, 1995, from 1:00 until 5:00, and on 
December 6 from 9:30 until 5:00. The three conferences will take place 
in Washington, D.C.

    \1\ 60 FR 17662 (April 7, 1995), IV FERC Stats. & Regs. para. 
32,514 (1995).
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    The conference on ancillary services will address what services are 
necessary to support the transmission of electric power from seller to 
buyer given the need to maintain reliable service, who should provide 
those services, and related issues. The conference on the pro forma 
tariffs will address the terms and conditions of non-discriminatory 
service, such as definitions of terms, the kinds of service available, 
reassignment rights, and other issues. The conference on power pools 
will address how to implement the comparability requirement for power 
pools.
    Those wishing to attend any of these conferences should contact the 
relevant Commission staff person identified below no later than 
September 29, 1995. Persons wishing to speak at any of the conferences 
should file with the Secretary no later than September 29, 1995 a 
(maximum) one-page description of the issues they wish to discuss.

Ancillary Services
    James Newton, Office of Electric Power Regulation, 825 North 
Capitol Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426, (202) 208-0578, (fax) 
(202) 208-0180
Pro Forma Tariffs
    Richard Armstrong, Office of Electric Power Regulation, 825 North 
Capitol Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426, (202) 208-0241, (fax) 
(202) 208-0180
Power Pools
    Lawrence Anderson, Office of Electric Power Regulation, 825 North 
Capitol Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426, (202) 208-0575, (fax) 
208-0180

    Staff will publish a notice of the agenda and specific location of 
each conference.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 95-20971 Filed 8-23-95; 8:45 am]
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