[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 21 (Thursday, January 31, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 4714]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-2369]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. PA02-1-000]


Operational Audit of the California Independent System Operator; 
Notice of Filing and Request for Comments

January 25, 2002.
    Take notice that on January 25, 2002, Vantage Consulting, Inc. 
filed a report entitled Operational Audit of the California Independent 
System Operator (Audit Report). The filing is in response to a 
Commission request for a proposal, dated October 9, 2001, to perform an 
operational audit of the California Independent System Operator 
Corporation (ISO). The Audit Report makes recommendations to the 
Commission with respect to prospective improvements in California 
markets, including what improvements could help the ISO in effectively 
performing its increasing responsibilities. The Audit Report states 
that the list of recommendations contained in Section I.C. of the Audit 
Report is comprehensive and that it would be almost impossible to 
simultaneously implement all the recommendations over the same time 
frame. Copies of the Audit Report are available for public inspection 
at the Commission in the above-docketed proceeding. The Audit Report is 
also available on the Internet at ww.ferc.gov/electric/bulkpower.htm.
    We invite written comments on the Audit Report's list of specific 
recommendations set forth in Section I.C. Commenters are to state which 
of the recommendations, if any, they believe should be adopted and to 
prioritize those specific recommendations. Commenters also are to 
discuss an appropriate time frame for implementation of those 
recommendations that they believe should be adopted.
    Comments are to be filed on two dates. The ISO is to file its 
comments on or before February 15, 2002. All other comments are to be 
filed on or before March 1, 2002. The latter may respond to the ISO's 
comments, in addition to commenting on the Audit Report as specified in 
the preceding paragraph.
    Comments must contain an executive summary and must be no longer 
than 20 pages. To the extent possible, comments should be jointly filed 
by entities sharing similar views. Comments may be filed on paper or 
electronically via the Internet. Those filing electronically do not 
need to make a paper filing. For paper filings, the original and 14 
copies of such comments should be submitted to the Office of the 
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE, 
Washington DC 20426 and should refer to Docket No. PA02-1-000.
    Comments filed via the Internet must be prepared in WordPerfect, MS 
Word, Portable Document Format, or ASCII format. To file the document, 
access the Commission's Web site at www.ferc.gov and click on ``e-
Filing,'' and then follow the instructions. First time users will have 
to establish a user name and password. The Commission will send an 
automatic acknowledgment to the sender's e-Mail address upon receipt of 
comments.
    User assistance for electronic filing is available at 202-208-0258 
or by e-Mail to [email protected]. Comments should not be submitted to 
the e-Mail address. All comments will be placed in the Commission's 
public files and will be available for inspection in the Commission's 
Public Reference Room at 888 First Street, NE, Washington DC 20426, 
during regular business hours. Additionally, all comments may be 
viewed, printed, or downloaded remotely via the Internet through FERC's 
home page using the RIMS link. User assistance for RIMS is available at 
202-208-2222, or by e-mail to [email protected].

C.B. Spencer,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-2369 Filed 1-30-02; 8:45 am]
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