[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 100 (Thursday, May 23, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36170-36171]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-12946]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. RM01-10-000]


Standards of Conduct for Transmission Providers; Notice of Agenda 
for Technical Conference

May 17, 2002.
    This notice provides additional information concerning the May 21, 
2002 technical conference to be held in this docket to discuss the 
proposed revisions to the gas and electric standards of conduct 
governing transmission providers and their energy affiliates. See April 
25, 2002 Notice of Technical Conference and Staff Analysis of the Major 
Issues Raised in the Comments. The conference will begin at 9:30 a.m. 
at the Commission's offices, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC in 
the Commission's Meeting Room. All interested persons are invited to 
attend.

Tentative Agenda

    This agenda has been organized to reflect the interests of those 
who expressed an interest in participating in the discussions. The 
topics that had the greatest interest have been placed first on the 
agenda.

Participation in the Discussions

    Those who have contacted Commission staff about participating in 
the discussions will be seated in the Commission Meeting Room. See 
attachment to this Notice. Observers will be accommodated in the 
Commission Meeting Room on a space available basis, but seating will 
also be available in an overflow room, which will have a broadcast of 
the discussion. For those seated in the Commission Meeting Room, 
standing microphones will be available to enable those in the audience 
to participate in the discussion as issues arise. All visitors must 
check in at the First Street entrance. All visitors should have picture 
identification readily available to ensure a quick check-in.

Procedures To File Additional Comments

    Interested persons may file additional comments on the issues 
discussed at the conference, or other matters relevant to this 
proceeding, including alternative proposals by June 14, 2002. Comments 
should include a one-page single spaced position summary. Comments may 
be filed either in paper format or electronically. 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, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426 and should refer to Docket 
No. RM01-10-000.
    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 website (www.ferc.gov) and clock on ``Make an 
e-filing,'' and then follow the instructions for each screen. 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 the comments.
    User assistance for electronic filing is available at 202-208-0258 
or by E-mail to ferc.gov">efiling@ferc.gov. Comments should

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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 Internet 
through FERC's Homepage using the RIMS link. User assistance for RIMS 
is available at 202-208-2222, or by E-mail to rimsmaster@ ferc.gov.
    Questions about the conference should be directed to: Demetra Anas, 
Office of General Counsel, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, 202-208-0178, 
ferc.gov">Demetra.Anas@ferc.gov.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.

 Standards of Conduct Affiliate Conference, May 21, 2002, Agenda

    The times listed herein are approximate. The discussion of 
particular topics may take more or less time.

9:30-12:30  Discussion of Separation of Functions Issues

    9:30-11:30  Separation of the transmission function from affiliated 
producers, gatherers, & LDCs.
     What is the impact on current operations of separating 
LDCs, producers, gatherers from the transmission function?
     What are the one-time and annual costs associated with the 
separation of these function?
     Are there other ways to achieve the purposes of the NOPR 
in requiring a separation of the transmission function?
    11:30-12:30  Separation of the transmission function from the 
bundled sales function for retail native load.
     Where do the transmission and bundled sales functions 
currently fit in the corporate structure?
     What is the impact of the proposed rule; can the costs and 
benefits of this proposed change be quantified?

12:30-1:30  Lunch Break

1:30-3:00  Information Disclosure Issues

     What is the impact of the automatic imputation rule on 
corporate governance?
     Would the no-conduit rule adequately achieve the 
Commission's purposes of avoiding preferential information flow?
     What are the types of operational and reliability 
information that transmission providers should be allowed to share with 
their energy affiliates?
    3:00-4:30  Discussion of the staff's proposed revisions to the 
regulatory text.
     Is the definition of an energy affiliate drafted 
appropriately to achieve the Commission's purposes?
     What alternative language should be considered for the 
definition or other provisions?

Discussion Participants

    I. Separation of Transmission function from affiliated producers, 
gatherers & LDCs, representatives of:

British Petroleum-Amoco
Cinergy
CMS Energy Corp.
Dominion Resources Inc.
Duke Energy
Duke Energy Gas Transmission Co.
Dynegy
El Paso Corporation
El Paso Energy Partners
ExxonMobil
Independent Petroleum Association of America
Interstate Natural Gas Association of America
Lockheed Martin Missions System
Midstream Gas and Liquids, Williams Energy Services
National Fuel Gas Distribution Company
National Gas Supply Association
National Rural Electric Cooperatives
Nisource Energy Distribution Group
Questar Pipeline Company and Questar Gas Company
Shell Gas Transmission Co.
    II. Separation of Transmission function from the bundled sales 
function for retail native load discussion, representatives of:

Electric Power Supply Association
Louisville Gas and Electric Company
National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates
National Energy Marketers Association
National Rural Electric Cooperatives
Ontario Power Generators
Pinnacle West
Southern Companies
Transmission Access Policy Study Group
    III. Information Disclosure Issues, Representatives of:

Ad Hoc Marketers
British Petroleum-Amoco
Duke Energy Co.
Duke Energy Gas Transmission Co.
El Paso Corporation
Entergy
Exxon-Mobil
Interstate Natural Gas Association of America
Midstream Gas and Liquids, Williams Energy Services
NISource
Natural Gas Supply Association
National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation
    IV. Discussion of staff's proposed revisions to the regulatory text

AdHoc Marketers
Duke Energy Gas Transmission Co.
Dynegy Co.
Entergy Services, Inc.
ExxonMobil
IPAA
National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation
National Grid
National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates
Independent Petroleum Association of America
Shell Gas Transmission

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