[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 181 (Thursday, September 18, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54725-54726]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-23814]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. RM01-12-000, RT02-1-000, EL02-9-000]


Arizona Public Service Company, El Paso Electric Company, Public 
Service Company of New Mexico, Tucson Electric Power Company, 
WestConnect RTO, LLC, Remedying Undue Discrimination Through Open 
Access Transmission Service and Standard Electricity Market Design; 
Notice of Technical Conference

September 12, 2003.
    As announced in the Notice of Technical Conference issued on August 
7, 2003, a technical conference will be held on September 24, 2003, to 
discuss with states and market participants in the WestConnect region 
the timetables for addressing wholesale power market design issues and 
to explore ways to provide flexibility the region may need to meet the 
requirements of the final rule in this proceeding. Members of the 
Commission will attend and participate in the discussion.
    The conference will focus on the issues identified in the agenda, 
which is appended to this notice as Attachment A. However, 
participants/stakeholders may present their views on other important 
issues that relate to the development of the Wholesale Power Market 
Platform.
    The conference will begin at 10 a.m. and will adjourn at about 4 
p.m. Mountain Standard Time at the Pointe Hilton Squaw Peak Resort, 
7677 N. 16th Street in Phoenix, Arizona. The conference is open for the 
public to attend, and registration is not required; however, in-person 
attendees are asked to register for the conference on-line at http://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/registration/smd_0924-form.asp.
    Transcripts of the conference will be immediately available from 
Ace Reporting Company (202-347-3700 or

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1-800-336-6646) for a fee. They will be available for the public on the 
Commission's eLibrary (FERRIS) seven calendar days after FERC receives 
the transcript. Additionally, Capitol Connection offers the opportunity 
to remotely listen to the conference via the Internet or a Phone Bridge 
Connection for a fee. Interested persons should make arrangements as 
soon as possible by visiting the Capitol Connection Web site at http://www.capitolconnection.gmu.edu and clicking on ``FERC.'' If you have any 
questions contact David Reininger or Julia Morelli at the Capitol 
Connection (703-993-3100).
    For more information about the conference, please contact Sarah 
McKinley at (202) 502-8004 or [email protected].

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.

Appendix A

Agenda

10-10:15 a.m. Opening Remarks
    Chairman Pat Wood, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
    Commissioner Nora Brownell, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
    Commissioner William Massey, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission
10:15-11 a.m. State and Regional Issues
    Chairman Marc Spitzer, Arizona Corporation Commission
    Chairwoman Lynda M. Lovejoy, New Mexico Public Regulation 
Commission
11-11:30 a.m. WestConnect RTO's Wholesale Power Market Platform 
Overview
    Charles Reinhold, WestConnect Project Manager
11:30-11:45 a.m. wesTTrans, Public Power Initiative--West
    David Wiggs, General Manager, Los Angeles Department of Water 
and Power
11:45-1 p.m. Lunch Break
1-2 p.m.
Transmission Owners Panel
    Moderator: Steve Glaser, Senior Vice President, Tucson Electric 
Power Company

    [sbull] Steve Wheeler, Senior Vice President, Regulation, System 
Planning & Operations, Arizona Public Service Company.
    [sbull] David Areghini, Associate General Manager, Power, 
Construction and Engineering Services, Salt River Project 
Agricultural Improvement and Power District.
    [sbull] Steve Fausett, Senior Vice President, Transmission, Tri-
State Generation and Transmission
    [sbull] Tom Jones, Grand Canyon State Electric Cooperative 
Association
    [sbull] Ronald Moulton, Manager, Electric Power Restructuring, 
Western Area Power Administration, Desert Southwest Regional Office

2-3 p.m. Other Stakeholders Panel
    Moderator: Michael M. Grant, Gallagher & Kennedy

    [sbull] Steve Huhman, Director, Market Design & Regulatory 
Affairs--West Region, Mirant Inc.
    [sbull] John Woodley, Morgan Stanley Capital Group, Inc.
    [sbull] Dennis L. Delaney, K.R. Saline & Associates, PLC, for 
Arizona Consumer Owned Electric Systems
    [sbull] Scott Gutting, Energy Strategies, Inc.
    [sbull] Chris Ellison, American Wind Energy Association
    [sbull] Steven C. Begay, General Manager, Din, Power Authority

3-4 p.m. Open Discussion
4 p.m. End of Conference
[FR Doc. 03-23814 Filed 9-17-03; 8:45 am]
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