[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 179 (Tuesday, September 16, 1997)] [Notices] [Page 48636] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 97-24512] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Secretary of Energy Advisory Board; Notice of Open Meeting. AGENCY: Department of Energy. SUMMARY: Consistent with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public Law 92-463, 86 Stat. 770), notice is hereby given of the following advisory committee meeting: Name: Secretary of Energy Advisory Board--Electric System Reliability Task Force. DATES AND TIMES: Thursday, September 25, 1997, 8:30 am-4:00 pm. ADDRESSES: Sheraton Inn, Grand Ballroom, 180 Water Street, Plymouth, Massachusetts. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard C. Burrow, Secretary of Energy Advisory Board (AB-1), U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20585, (202) 586-1709 or (202) 586-6279 (fax). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background The electric power industry is in the midst of a complex transition to competition, which will induce many far-reaching changes in the structure of the industry and the institutions which regulate it. This transition raises many reliability issues, as new entities emerge in the power markets and as generation becomes less integrated with transmission. Purpose of the Task Force The purpose of the Electric System Reliability Task Force is to provide advice and recommendations to the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board regarding the critical institutional, technical, and policy issues that need to be addressed in order to maintain the reliability of the nation's bulk electric system in the context of a more competitive industry. Tentative Agenda Thursday, September 25, 1997 8:30-8:45 am--Opening Remarks & Objectives--Philip Sharp, ESR Task Force Chairman 8:45-9:15 am--Working Session: Discussion of the ESR Task Force Work Plan 9:15-10:15 am--Working Session: Discussion of a Draft Position Paper on the Roles of Reliability Organizations 10:15-10:30 am--Break 10:30-11:30 am--Working Session: Review of a Draft Position Paper on the Roles of Reliability Organizations 11:30-12:00 pm--Public Comment Period 12:00-1:15 pm--Lunch 1:15-2:15 pm--Working Session: Discussion of Technology Issues Affecting Reliability 2:15-3:30 pm--Panel Discussion: The Need to Extend FERC Jurisdiction to All Entities In Order to Provide Reliability Oversight 3:30-4:00 pm--Public Comment Period 4:00 pm Adjourn. This tentative agenda is subject to change. The final agenda will be available at the meeting. Public Participation The Chairman of the Task Force is empowered to conduct the meeting in a fashion that will, in the Chairman's judgment, facilitate the orderly conduct of business. During its meeting in Plymouth, Massachusetts, the Task Force welcomes public comment. Members of the public will be heard in the order in which they sign up at the beginning of the meeting. The Task Force will make every effort to hear the views of all interested parties. Written comments may be submitted to Skila Harris, Executive Director, Secretary of Energy Advisory Board, AB-1, US Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20585. This notice is being published less than 15 days before the date of the meeting due to programmatic issues that had to be resolved prior to publication. Minutes Minutes and a transcript of the meeting will be available for public review and copying approximately 30 days following the meeting at the Freedom of Information Public Reading Room, 1E-190 Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C., between 9:00 am and 4:00 pm, Monday through Friday except Federal holidays. Information on the Electric System Reliability Task Force and the Task Force's interim report may be found at the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board's web site, located at http://vm1.hqadmin.doe.gov:80/seab/. Issued at Washington, D.C., on September 10, 1997. Rachel M. Samuel, Deputy Advisory Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. 97-24512 Filed 9-15-97; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450-01-P