[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 56 (Tuesday, March 23, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13518-13519]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-646]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[ Docket Nos. ER04-48-000, RT04-01-000, ER04-434-000, ER99-4392-000 and 
RM01-12-000]


Southwest Power Pool, Inc., Remedying Undue Discrimination 
through Open Access Transmission Service and Standard Electricity 
Market Design; Notice of Technical Conference

March 11, 2004.
    As announced in the Notice of Technical Conference issued on 
February 18, 2004, a technical conference will be held on March 19, 
2004, to discuss with states and market participants in the SPP region 
reasonable timetables for RTO development activities to benefit 
customers within the region. 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 Regional Transmission 
Organization.
    The conference will begin at 9 a.m. Central Time and will adjourn 
at about 1 p.m. Central Time. The conference will be held at the Hyatt 
Regency DFW, inside the Dallas/Ft. Worth Airport in Dallas, Texas. This 
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 by close of business on Wednesday, March 17 at 
http://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/registration/smd-0319-form.asp.
    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 ``eLibrary'' 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).

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    For more information about the conference, please contact Sarah 
McKinley at (202) 502-8004 or [email protected].

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.

Appendix A--Agenda

9-9:10 am--Opening Remarks
    Pat Wood, III, Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
9:10-10:15 am--SPP RTO Issues, Plan, Timeline
    Southwest Power Pool Inc. Presenters:
    Nick Brown, President and CEO
    Stacy Duckett, Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate 
Secretary
    Bruce Rew, Director of Engineering
10:15-11:15 am--Stakeholder Issues
    Trudy Harper, President, Tenaska Power Services Co.
    Robert A. O'Neil, Principal, Miller, Balis & O'Neil, P.C. 
Representing Golden Spread Electric Cooperative
    The Honorable Tom Sloan, Representative of the 45th District, 
Kansas State Legislature
    R. Harry Dawson, General Manager, Oklahoma Municipal Power 
Authority
    Ricky Bittle, Vice President, Planning, Rates and Dispatch, 
Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation
    John H. Butts, General Manager, East Texas Electric Cooperative, 
Inc.
    James R. Stanton, Director of Market Design, Calpine
    Richard Spring, Vice President, Transmission Services, Kansas 
City Power & Light Company
11:15-11:30 am--Break
11:30-12:30 pm--State Issues/Regional State Committee Discussion 
with State Commissioners and Representatives, Other conference 
attendees and SPP
12:30-1 pm--Next Steps

 [FR Doc. E4-646 Filed 3-22-04; 8:45 am]
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