[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 239 (Thursday, December 12, 2002)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 76321-76322]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-31144]


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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

December 4, 2002.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of technical conference agenda.

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SUMMARY: Commission staff convened a technical conference on December 
6, 2002, to discuss the cyber-security provisions described in section 
M and Appendix G of the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking issued in this 
docket on July 31, 2002. See 67 FR 55452 (August 29, 2002). This notice 
provides further organizational details and the conference agenda.

DATES: The conference took place on December 6, 2002.

ADDRESSES: The conference took place at: Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 888 First Street, NW., Washington, DC 20426.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sarah McKinley, Office of External 
Affairs, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 
Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-8004.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Notice of Technical Conference Agenda

    1. As announced in the Notice of Technical Conference issued on 
November 20, 2002, Commission staff will convene a technical conference 
on December 6, 2002 to discuss and analyze proposed rules for cyber-
security. This notice provides further organizational details and the 
conference agenda.
    2. The conference will begin at 9:30 a.m. and will adjourn at about 
3 p.m. It is scheduled to take place the Commission's offices, 888 
First Street, NE., Washington, DC, in the Commission Meeting Room on 
the second floor. The agenda is appended to this notice as Attachment 
A.
    3. The conference is open for the public to attend, and 
registration is not required; however, in-person attendees are asked to 
notify the Commission of their intent to attend by sending an 3-mail 
message to [email protected].
    4. 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 Reninger 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.''
    5. Questions about the conference program should be directed to: 
Sarah McKinley, Manager of State Outreach, Office of External Affairs, 
Federal Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 
20426, (202) 502-8368, [email protected].

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Deputy Secretary.

Appendix A

Schedule

9:30 a.m.
    Introduction.
    Review of FERC's SMD Cyber-Security Proposed Standard, Alison 
Silverstein.
10 a.m.
    Presentation of the North American Electric Reliability 
Council's (NERC's) Recommended Cyber-Security Standard, Chuck Noble, 
ISO New England, NERC Critical Infrastructure Protection Advisory 
Group.
10:30 a.m.
    Comments from Public and Panel Discussion.

    [sbull] Scope of Proposal
    [sbull] Specific Measures
    [sbull] Compliance and Timing
    [sbull] Other

    Federal Cyber-Security Panel:
    Tom Cable, Critical Infrastructure Protection Board.
    Lawrence C. Hale, Office of Information Assurance and Critical 
Infrastructure Protection, Federal Technology Service, General 
Services Administration.
    Tom Harper, Office of Counter Intelligence, Department of 
Energy.
    Landis D. Kannberg, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 
Department of Energy.

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    Marianne Swanson, Computer Security Division, National Institute 
of Standards and Technology.
12 p.m.
    Lunch.
1 p.m.
    Continuing Discussion and Review of NERC's Recommended Standard.
3 p.m.
    Adjourn.

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