[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 214 (Tuesday, November 5, 2002)]
[Proposed Rules]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

18 CFR Part 35

[Docket No. RM01-12-000]


Remedying Undue Discrimination Through Open Access Transmission 
Service and Standard Electricity Market Design; Notice of Technical 
Conference

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

ACTION: Notice of technical conference.

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SUMMARY: On July 31, 2002, the Commission issued a Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking (NPRM) in the above-captioned docket, proposing to amend its 
regulations to remedy undue discrimination through open access 
transmission service and standard electricity market design. See 67 FR 
55452 (Aug. 29, 2002). The Commission has scheduled a public conference 
to address specific issues related to the inclusion of liability 
provisions in the Commission's Standard Market Design Tariff, as 
discussed in the NPRM.

DATES: The conference will be held on: December 11, 2002. Requests to 
speak are due: November 8, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Send requests to speak to: Office of the Secretary, Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 
20426.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jignasa Gadani, Office of the General 
Counsel, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 
Washington, DC 20426. (202) 502-8608.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    1. Take notice that a technical conference will be held on December 
11, 2002, beginning at 9:30 a.m., in the Commission Meeting Room on the 
second floor of the offices of the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC. All interested 
persons may attend, and registration is not required.
    2. The conference will address specific issues related to liability 
provisions in the Commission's proposed Standard Market Design Tariff, 
as described in the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) issued in this 
docket on July 31, 2002:
    a. Is there a need to include liability provisions in the 
Commission's pro forma Standard Market Design tariff?
    b. Under what circumstances should liability protection be provided 
in a Commission open access transmission tariff? For example, should 
the Commission provide such protection only when it is not available 
through state tariffs, or should such protection be included for all 
transmission uses?
    c. If the Commission adopts liability provisions, should they be 
generic or do they need to be adopted on a regional basis?
    d. Should the standards adopted in a Commission pro forma tariff 
reflect what was previously provided under state law? If so, how should 
this issue be resolved in the multistate context of an Independent 
System Operator or Regional Transmission Operator?
    3. The Commission asks interested speakers to include in their 
requests to speak specific proposed tariff language for the liability 
provisions the speaker supports (if any) and a summary of the basis for 
those provisions. Draft liability provisions may address other 
liability-related issues beyond those enumerated above, and other 
liability-related issues may be addressed at the conference as 
necessary. Those interested in submitting comments regarding liability 
issues should be aware that the due date for such comments remains 
November 15, 2002. However, if participants wish to submit additional 
written comments regarding liability issues after the technical 
conference, they may do so on or before January 10, 2003.
    4. Persons interested in speaking should file a request to speak on 
or before November 8, 2002, in Docket No. RM01-12-000. The request 
should clearly specify the name of the speaker; his or her title; the 
person or entity the speaker represents; and the speaker's mailing 
address, telephone number, facsimile number and e-mail address. As the 
number of potential speakers may exceed the time allotted for the 
conference, interested speakers are encouraged to coordinate their 
efforts with others who may have similar interests. Based on the 
requests to participate, panels of speakers will be specified in a 
subsequent notice.
    5. Transcripts of the conference will be immediately available from 
Ace Reporting Company (202-347-3700 or 1-800-336-6646), for a fee. They 
will be available for the public on the Commission's FERRIS system two 
weeks after the conference. 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.''
    6. For more information about the conference, please contact 
Jignasa Gadani at (202) 502-8608 or [email protected].

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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