[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 174 (Monday, September 9, 2002)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 57187]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-22484]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

18 CFR Part 35

[Docket No. RM01-12-000]


Notice of Staff Conference on Market Monitoring

August 28, 2002.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of staff conference.

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SUMMARY: On July 31, 2002, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (67 FR 55452, August 29, 2002) 
proposing to amend its regulations under the Federal Power Act to 
remedy undue discrimination through open access transmission service 
and standard electricity market design. As announced in the NOPR, the 
Commission is convening a staff conference to get additional public 
input on developing a standard market monitoring plan. The public is 
invited to attend and a further notice giving more details will be 
issued later.

DATES: The conference will be convened on October 2, 2002.

ADDRESSES: The conference will be held at FERC, 888 First St., NE., in 
Washington, DC, in the Commission Meeting Room.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Saida Shaalan, Office of the General 
Counsel, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 
Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-8278, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Remedying Undue Discrimination Through Open-Access Transmission Service 
and Standard Electricity Market Design

    The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) staff will 
convene a conference on October 2, 2002, to discuss and further develop 
the essential elements that should be required in a standard market 
monitoring plan. The conference will be held at FERC, 888 First St., 
NE., in Washington DC, in the Commission Meeting Room.
    As announced in the July 31, 2002, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in 
this docket, staff is convening this conference to get additional 
public input on developing a standard market monitoring plan. The staff 
may then propose additional detail for such a plan, on which the public 
will then be given opportunity to comment.
    The goal of this conference is to discuss the development of a 
standardized market monitoring plan to assist in evaluating the 
performance of wholesale electric markets and the conduct of individual 
market participants. The conference will include a discussion of 
standard indices, data and reporting needed to implement the market 
monitoring plan effectively.
    A further notice with more detail will be issued later.
    The public is invited to attend. There is no registration or fee.
    The conference will be transcribed. Those interested in acquiring 
the transcript should contact Ace Reporters at 202-347-3700, or 800-
336-6646. Transcripts will be placed in the public record ten days 
after the Commission receives the transcripts. Additionally, Capitol 
Connection offers the opportunity for remote listening and viewing of 
the conference. It is available for a fee, live over the Internet, via 
C-Band Satellite. Persons interested in receiving the broadcast, or who 
need information on making arrangements should contact David Reininger 
or Julia Morelli at the Capitol Connection (703-993-3100) as soon as 
possible or visit the Capitol Connection Web site at http://www.capitolconnection.gmu.edu and click on ``FERC.''
    For additional information, please contact Saida Shaalan at 202-
502-8278, or [email protected].

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-22484 Filed 9-6-02; 8:45 am]
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