[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 241 (Monday, December 16, 2002)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 77007-77008]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-31580]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commisison

18 CFR Part 35

[Docket Nos RM01-12-000; RM02-1-000; RM02-12-000]


Remedying Undue Discrimination Through Open Access Transmission 
Service and Standard Market Design; Standardization of Generator 
Interconnection and Procedures; Standardization of Small Generator 
Interconnection Agreements and Procedures

December 3, 2002.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Energy.

ACTION: Notice of technical conference.

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SUMMARY: To advance the work related to the referenced proceedings and 
the transmission pricing issue, on January 21, 2003, Commission staff 
will hold a technical conference on queuing of interconnection 
requests. The conference will discuss specific issues related to 
interconnection queuing practices and procedures. Further details about 
the conference, including details about how to request participation in 
the conference as a panelist, will be provided in supplemental notices.

DATES: Conference will be held on: January 21, 2003.

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: Norma McOmber, Office of Markets, 
Tariffs and Rates--Division of Policy, Analysis and Rulemakings, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 
Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-8022, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Electricity Market Design and Structure

[Docket No. RM01-12-000]

Standardization of Generator Interconnection Agreements and Procedures

[Docket No. RM02-01-000]

Standardization of Small Generator Interconnection Agreements and 
Procedures

[Docket No. RM02-12-000]

Notice of Technical Conference

    To advance work related to the referenced proceedings and the

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transmission pricing issue, Commission staff will hold a technical 
conference on queuing of interconnection requests.
    This technical conference will be held on January 21, 2003, from 
approximately 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the offices of the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC. The 
conference is open to the public, and registration is not required. 
Members of the Commission may attend and participate in the 
discussions.
    The conference will discuss specific issues related to 
interconnection queuing practices and procedures, such as: whether 
queue position should be treated as a property right; whether the 
Commission should introduce due diligence requirements to prevent 
cancelled or delayed plants from delaying other units in the queue; how 
to manage the queue to best serve regional infrastructure planning, 
grid management, and infrastructure development needs while improving 
certainty for infrastructure developers; whether the Commission should 
standardize queue management practices across regions and RTOs or 
establish a set of national core principles; the most effective method 
for analyzing impacts of uncertain combinations of loads and generators 
on the grid; a critical look at current ISO/RTO interconnection queue 
management practices; whether small (< 20MW) generator impacts on the 
grid warrant different analysis and queuing treatment for small 
generators; and interconnection queue experiences.
    Further details about the conference, including information 
regarding how to request participation in the conference as a panelist, 
will be provided in supplemental notices. The staff contact person for 
this conference is Norma McOmber (202-502-8022 or e-mail 
[email protected]).
    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 website at http://www.capitolconnection.gmu.edu 
and click on ``FERC.''

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-31580 Filed 12-13-02; 8:45 am]
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