[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 124 (Tuesday, June 29, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 38891]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-1439]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. PL04-11-000, PA04-14-000, EL04-52-000, ER03-262-009 et al., 
ER04-691-000 and EL04-104-000, ER04-367-000 et al., ER04-521-001 et 
al., ER04-375-000 et al., ER04-364-000, PL04-5-000]


Summer 2004 Reliability Workshop, Ohio Edison Company, Toledo 
Edison Company, Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company, and 
Pennsylvania Power Company, Reporting by Transmission Providers on 
Vegetation Management Practices Related to Designated Transmission 
Facilities, New PJM Companies, et al., Midwest Independent 
Transmission, System Operator, Inc. et al., PJM Interconnection, LLC et 
al., PJM Interconnection, LLC, Midwest Independent Transmission System 
Operator, Inc. et al., Commonwealth Edison Company et al., Policy 
Statement on Matters Related to Bulk Power System Reliability; Notice 
of Technical Conference

June 21, 2004.
    Take notice that a technical conference will be held to address 
what steps have been taken to prevent a blackout reoccurrence and 
discuss related reliability issues in the Midwest for the Summer 2004, 
on Thursday, July 15, from approximately 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (eastern 
daylight time) at the Renaissance Cleveland Hotel, 24 Public Square, 
Cleveland, Ohio. Members of the Commission will attend and participate 
in the discussions.
    The Renaissance Cleveland Hotel is holding a block of rooms for 
attendees at the rate of $139 for the evening of July 14. For 
reservations call 1-800-HOTELS-1 or (216) 696-5600.
    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 by close of business on Thursday, July 8, at 
http://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/registration/reliability-workshop-0715-form.asp.
    A tentative agenda for this meeting is included with this notice as 
Attachment A. The discussion covers responses to the 2003 blackout, 
preparations for Summer 2004, electricity infrastructure issues, and 
longer-term reliability issues. A more detailed agenda, with a list of 
speakers, will be published at a later time.
    The meeting was established in response to an invitation by 
Governor Bob Taft of Ohio to convene a public forum and technical 
conference to address these issues. The conference will also enjoy the 
participation of members of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio.
    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 
system seven calendar days after FERC receives the transcript. 
Additionally, Capitol Connection offers the opportunity for remote 
listening of the conference via Real Audio or a Phone Bridge Connection 
for a fee. Persons interested in 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 Web site at 
http://www.capitolconnection.org and click on ``FERC.''
    For more information about the conference, please contact Sarah 
McKinley at (202) 502-8004 or [email protected].

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.

Attachment A

Agenda

9 a.m.--Opening comments: Chairman Pat Wood, Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission; Governor Bob Taft of Ohio; Chairman Alan R. 
Schriber, Public Utilities Commission of Ohio.
9:20 a.m.--Preparations for summer 2004: First Energy, improvements 
to grid operations and practices, implementation of NERC 
recommendations; AEP, operations and summer preparation; Midwest 
ISO, software, operations, communications; PJM, discussion of 
Commonwealth Edison and AEP integration, the common market, 
operations and communications; TVA, operations and preparations; 
NERC, blackout mitigation recommendations and implementation; 
Vegetation Management status, speaker from NARUC or FERC; Audience 
Participation.
11:20 a.m.--Break.
11:40 a.m.--Midwest Infrastructure Issues (OH, MI, WI, IL, IN, KY, 
TN, WV). Jeff Wright, FERC--Update on Midwest electric and gas 
infrastructure. MISO--Midwest transmission planning, issues and 
prospects. Audience Participation.
12:40 p.m.--Lunch Break.
2 p.m.--Longer-Term Reliability Issues: DOE, Implementation of 
blackout recommendations; NERC, Reliability readiness audits; NERC 
reliability standards; State-level actions--Regulators representing 
NARUC, Ohio, Michigan, New York, Indiana; Audience participation.
4 p.m.--Next Steps: Commitments and Recommendations: Discussion with 
FERC and State Regulators, DOE, and audience.
4:30 p.m.--Adjourn.

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