[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 225 (Wednesday, November 22, 1995)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 57844-57845]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-28470]



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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; Agenda for 
Technical Conference and Potential Broadcast of Technical Conference

November 9, 1995.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE.

ACTION: Proposed rule; agenda for technical conference and notification 
of potential broadcast of technical conference.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) is 
announcing the agenda and times for the Commission technical conference 
on comparability for power tools. The Commission also is notifying 
persons interested in this technical conference of the opportunity, for 
a fee, to receive the broadcast of the conference via satellite. This 
notice provides interested persons with the necessary information by 
which they may seek to receive the broadcast of the conference. The 
proposed rule in this proceeding was published April 7, 1995 (60 FR 
17662).

DATES: Persons interested in the national broadcast of the conference 
must notify Shirley Al-Jarani or Julia Morelli at the Capitol 
Connection (703-993-3100) by November 16, 1995. The technical 
conference will be held on December 5 and 6, 1995.

ADDRESSES: 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lawrence Anderson, Office of Electric Power Regulation, Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 825 North Capitol Street, NE., Washington, DC 
20426, (202) 208-0575, facsimile (202) 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 the Public Reference Room 
at 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 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 
(800) 856-3920. 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 ASCII 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 the Public Reference Room at 888 First Street, NE., 
Washington, DC 20426.
    The Commission previously announced that the Commission would be 
sponsoring a technical conference on comparability for power pools to 
be held on December 5 and 6, 1995. The conference will be held at the 
Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    Attached to this notice are the tentative agenda and times for this 
upcoming technical conference. Although the Commission reserves the 
right to make minor revisions to this agenda, announcing the tentative 
agenda at this time will help the parties focus on pertinent issues as 
early as possible.
    In addition, please take notice that, for a fee, the Capitol 
Connection may 

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broadcast via satellite the technical conference on December 5 and 6, 
1995, to interested persons. The Capitol Connection does not intend to 
carry the technical conference on the Capitol Connection system in the 
Washington, DC area. Persons interested in receiving the national 
broadcast should contact Shirley Al-Jarani or Julia Morelli at the 
Capitol Connection (703-993-3100) no later than November 16, 1995.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.

Power Pool Conference Agenda

December 5, 1995 1:30 pm-5:00 pm;
December 6, 1995 10:00 am-4:30 pm

December 5, 1995

1:30-1:45  Introduction--Elizabeth Moler, Chair
1:45-3:15  Power Pool Comparability

    Panelists will address general power pool policy issues, 
including the benefits of pooling, the role of pools in a 
competitive market, how to provide comparable access for pool 
members and nonmembers, and whether the Commission should adopt a 
comparability policy for all pools or allow flexibility for each 
pool to offer comparability in its own way. Panelists will have 5 
minutes each to make a presentation, followed by a discussion 
period.

David K. Owens, Edison Electric Institute
Steven J. Kean, Coalition for a Competitive Electric Market
Lisa Crutchfield, Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
Kurt J. Conger, American Public Power Association
Robert A. O'Neil, TDU Systems

3:15-3:30  Break
3:30-5:00  Designing Comparability for Tight Pools

    Panelists will address recent developments in the three tight 
pools, how to provide comparable transmission services in a tight 
pool, and how nonmembers could share the costs as well as the 
benefits of tight pool facilities and operations. Panelists will 
have 5 minutes each to make a presentation, followed by a discussion 
period.

Leon A. Allen, Jr., Member Systems of the New York Power Pool
Robert F. Wolff, Jr., NEPOOL Executive Committee
Pierre R.H. Landrieu, PJM Pool Members
Robert A. Levin, New York Mercantile Exchange
John B. Howe, Competitive Power Coalition of New England, 
Incorporated

December 6, 1995

10:00-11:15  Implementing Comparability for Tight Pools

    Panelists will address issues of implementing comparability for 
tight pools, including the provision of pooled ancillary services 
and a real-time information network on a pool or member-by-member 
basis, the design of pro forma tariffs for tight pools, and poolwide 
pricing for members and nonmembers. Panelists will have 5 minutes 
each to make a presentation, followed by a discussion period.

Frederic Lee Klein, Northeast Utilities System Companies
James A. Lahtinen, Duquesne Light Company
Brian E. Forshaw, New England Public Power NEPOOL Review Committee
Harvey Happ, New York Public Service Commission
John F. Sipics, PJM Pool Members

11:15-11:30  Break
11:30-12:45  Loose Pools

    Panelists will address issues related to comparability for loose 
pools, including what constitutes a power pool for purposes of the 
open access rule, membership criteria, comparable services and 
prices, provision of ancillary services, and the relation of loose 
pools to emerging RTGs. Panelists will have 5 minutes each to make a 
presentation, followed by a discussion period.

James W. Van Epps, Mid-Continent Area Power Pool
Carroll Waggoner, Sunflower Electric Power Corporation
Maude Grantham-Richards, Inland Power Pool
Ward Uggerud, Otter Tail Power Company
Nicholas A. Brown, Southwest Power Pool

12:45-2:00  Lunch Break
2:00-3:15  Holding Company Pools

    Panelists will address how comparability policy for a holding 
company pool should be similar to or different from the policy for 
other power pools. Panelists will have 5 minutes each to make a 
presentation, followed by a discussion period.

William K. Newman, Southern Company Services, Incorporated
Paula G. Rosput, Associated Power Services, Incorporated
Don A. Ouchley, Public Utilities Board of the City of Brownsville, 
Texas
James Kenney, Entergy Services, Incorporated
Marvin Carraway, Transmission Access Policy Study Group

3:15-4:30  Other Entities that Pool Resources

    Panelists will address issues related to comparability for other 
entities that pool their generating or transmission resources, such 
as an independent grid operator, gridco, or power exchange. 
Panelists will have 5 minutes each to make a presentation, followed 
by a discussion period.

Mike Apprill, Utilicorp United, Incorporated
Harvey L. Reiter, Vermont Department of Public Service
Richard C. Viinnikainen, Michigan Electric Coordinated Systems
Christopher T. Ellison, Independent Energy Producers Association
Alan Oneal, Enerex, Incorporated

[FR Doc. 95-28470 Filed 11-21-95; 8:45 am]
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