[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 143 (Tuesday, July 27, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 44663]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-1659]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. PL04-12-000]


Information Technology for Reliability and Markets; Notice of 
Technical Conference

July 6, 2004.
    Take notice that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission will host 
a technical conference on Wednesday, July 14, 2004 to discuss 
information technology for reliability and markets. The workshop will 
be held at the Commission's Washington, DC headquarters, 888 First St., 
NE., 20426. The workshop is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. and end at 
approximately 4 p.m. (EST) in the Commission Meeting Room, Room 2-C.
    The goal of the technical conference is to discuss Reliability 
Coordinators' and Control Areas' use of information technology for 
electric bulk system reliability and markets. The Commission seeks to 
reduce IT costs, enhance software quality and security, and promote 
competition in reliability and market software development, with the 
desired result of enhancing grid reliability, increasing software 
compatibility to reduce reliability and market seams, and ultimately 
lowering costs to customers. Topics to be discussed will include best 
practices for IT management, system architecture, specific IT projects 
underway within the Independent System Operation/Regional Transmission 
Operator Council's Information Technology Committee, and progress since 
FERC's last software conference. A draft agenda is provided as 
Attachment A.
    The conference is open for the public to attend, and 
preregistration is not required. There will be no on-line registration 
established for this event; on-site attendees may simply attend on the 
day of the event.
    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 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 the Capitol Connection 
(703-993-3100) as soon as possible or visit the Capitol Connection Web 
site at http://www.capitolconnection.gmu.edu and click on ``FERC.''
    For more information about the conference, please contact Alison 
Silverstein at 202-502-8000 or at [email protected].

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.

Attachment A--AGENDA

9 a.m. Introductions
    --Alison Silverstein, FERC
9:10 a.m. IT Management Best Practices
    --Dave Turner, Gestalt
9:35 a.m. Audience Comment
9:45 a.m. Overview of ISO/RTO Council Information Technology 
Committee
    --Tom O'Brien, PJM
    --Ken Fell, NYISO
10:05 a.m. Common Architecture
    --Dr. Walter Fontner, NYISO
10:45 a.m. CIM-CME
    --Terry Saxton, Extensible Solutions
11:30 a.m. Audience Comment
12 p.m. Lunch
1 p.m. Cyber-Security Requirements
    --Kevin Perry, SPP or Jamey Sample, CAISO
1:30 p.m. Energy Management Systems
    --MISO
    --TVA
    --PJM
2:10 p.m. Minimum Tools and Competencies for RCs and CAs
    --Frank Macedo, FERC
2:40 p.m. Vendors
3:45 p.m. Audience Comment
4 p.m. Adjourn

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