[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 247 (Wednesday, December 24, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67351-67352]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-33574]


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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.


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DATES AND TIMES: Tuesday, January 13, 1998, 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Madison Hotel, Dolley Madison Ballroom, 15th & M Streets, 
NW, Washington, D.C.

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

Tuesday, January 13, 1998

8:30--8:45 a.m.--Opening Remarks & Objectives--Philip Sharp, ESR 
Task Force Chairman
8:45--10:15 a.m.--Working Session: Discussion of Draft Position 
Paper on Technical Issues in Transmission System Reliability--
Facilitated by Philip Sharp
10:15--10:30 a.m.--Break
10:30--11:30 a.m.--Working Session: Discussion of a Draft Position 
Paper on The Role and Shape of the Independent System Operator--
Facilitated by Jose Delgado
11:30--12:00 p.m.--Public Comment Period
12:00--1:15 p.m.-- Lunch
1:15--2:30 p.m. Working Session: Presentation & Discussion on The 
Provision of Ancillary Services--Eric Hirst (ORNL) & Facilitated by 
Philip Sharp
2:30--3:45 p.m.--Working Session: Presentation & Discussion on 
Transmission Pricing Issues--Susan Tierney & Facilitated by Philip 
Sharp
3:45--4:00 p.m.--Public Comment Period
4:00 p.m.-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 Washington, D.C., 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, U.S. Department 
of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20585.
    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 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., 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://www.hr.doe.gov/seab.

    Issued at Washington, D.C., on December 18, 1997.
Rachel M. Samuel,
Deputy Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 97-33574 Filed 12-23-97; 8:45 am]
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