[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 227 (Tuesday, November 25, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 66093]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E3-00377]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. RM04-2-000]


Rules Concerning Certification of an Electric Reliability 
Organization and the Establishment, Approval, and Enforcement of 
Electric Reliability Standards; Corrected Notice of Conference

November 18, 2003.
    The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) will hold a 
conference on Monday, December 1, 2003, at FERC headquarters, 888 First 
Street, NE., Washington, DC, in the Commission Meeting Room (Room 2C), 
at 1:30 p.m. The conference is open to the public, and no registration 
is required.
    The Commission seeks input from interested persons regarding the 
content of the rulemaking the Commission would be required to implement 
under the provisions of proposed comprehensive energy legislation that 
relate to the certification of an electric reliability organization 
that would be responsible for establishing and enforcing electric 
reliability standards.\1\ The proposed legislation would require the 
Commission to issue a final rule to implement the provisions related to 
electric reliability not later than 180 days after enactment. In light 
of the short timeframe for a final rule as contemplated in legislation 
being considered by a Senate-House conference committee, we are issuing 
this Notice in order to be in a position to proceed immediately with 
the rulemaking process if the legislation is enacted in the near 
future.
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    \1\ The text of the proposed legislation is available at: http://energy.senate.gov/legislation/energybill2003/energybill2003.cfm.
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    The Commission is very interested in hearing from the public 
suggestions about how the reliability provisions of the comprehensive 
energy legislation should be implemented. Therefore, the conference 
will have an ``open mike'' format. People with a strong interest in 
speaking should contact by telephone or e-mail one of the Staff 
contacts identified below and identify the name of the speaker, his or 
her title, the person or entity the speaker represents, the speaker's 
telephone number and e-mail address, and a clear statement of the issue 
or issues to be addressed.
    The Capitol Connection offers the opportunity for remote listening 
and viewing of the conference. It is available for a fee, live over the 
Internet, by phone or via satellite. Persons interested in receiving 
the broadcast, or who need information on making arrangements should 
contact David Reininger or Julia Morelli at Capitol Connection (703-
993-3100) as soon as possible or visit the Capitol Connection Web site 
at http://www.capitolconnection.org and click on ``FERC.''
    For additional information please contact Jonathan First, 202-502-
8529 or by e-mail at [email protected] or William Longenecker, 
202-502-8570 or by e-mail at [email protected].

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E3-00377 Filed 11-24-03; 8:45 am]
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