[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 158 (Tuesday, August 17, 2004)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 51024-51025]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-18892]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

18 CFR part 35

[Docket No. RM02-12-000]


Standardization of Small Generator Interconnection Agreements and 
Procedures

August 12, 2004.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of request for supplemental comments.

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SUMMARY: On July 24, 2003, the Commission issued a Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking in this docket, with comments due on or before October 3, 
2003.\1\ Since we first requested comments, the small generator 
industry has continued to evolve. Moreover, several states have adopted 
new guidelines for small generator interconnections and the various 
stakeholders who participated in the Commission's Advance Notice of 
Proposed Rulemaking consensus

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process have continued working toward resolving various issues.\2\
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    \1\ Standardization of Small Generator Interconnection 
Agreements and Procedures, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 60 FR 
49974 (Aug. 19, 2003), FERC Stats. & Regs. ] 32,572 (2003).
    \2\ Standardization of Small Generator Interconnection 
Agreements and Procedures; Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 67 
FR 54749 (Aug. 26, 2002), FERC Stats. & Regs. ] 35,544 (2002).
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    This notice gives interested parties the opportunity to share with 
the Commission meaningful progress that has been made by groups of 
stakeholders in resolving issues such as the appropriate technical 
standards for screens, the necessity for certain interconnection 
studies, and other modifications to proposed provisions. Commenters are 
invited to file joint supplemental comments with the Commission on or 
before October 1, 2004. The Commission will consider any new consensus 
proposals in the formulation of the Final Rule. However, the Commission 
will not consider comments that simply repeat prior arguments.

DATES: Comments are due October 1, 2004. Comments should be double 
spaced and include an executive summary. In order to facilitate the 
evaluation of comments, commenters are encouraged to file their 
comments electronically in WordPerfect, MS Word, Portable Document 
Format (PDF), or ASCII format.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be filed electronically via the eFiling link on 
the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov . Commenters unable to 
file comments electronically must send an original and 14 copies of 
their comments to: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Office of the 
Secretary, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC, 20426. Comments should 
reference Docket No. RM02-12-000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
    Kirk F. Randall (Technical Information), Office of Market, Tariffs 
and Rates, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 
Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-8092.
    Abraham Silverman (Legal Information), Office of the General 
Counsel, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 
Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-6444.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    On July 24, 2003, the Commission issued a Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking in this docket, with comments due on or before October 3, 
2003.\3\ Since we first requested comments, the small generator 
industry has continued to evolve. Moreover, several states have adopted 
new guidelines for small generator interconnections and the various 
stakeholders who participated in the Commission's Advance Notice of 
Proposed Rulemaking consensus process have continued working toward 
resolving various issues.\4\
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    \3\ Standardization of Small Generator Interconnection 
Agreements and Procedures, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 60 FR 
49974 (Aug. 19, 2003), FERC Stats. & Regs. ] 32,572 (2003).
    \4\ Standardization of Small Generator Interconnection 
Agreements and Procedures; Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 67 
FR 54749 (Aug. 26, 2002), FERC Stats. & Regs. ] 35,544 (2002).
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    This notice gives interested parties the opportunity to share with 
the Commission meaningful progress that has been made by groups of 
stakeholders in resolving issues such as the appropriate technical 
standards for screens, the necessity for certain interconnection 
studies, and other modifications to proposed provisions. Commenters are 
invited to file joint supplemental comments with the Commission on or 
before October 1, 2004. The Commission will consider any new consensus 
proposals in the formulation of the Final Rule. However, the Commission 
will not consider comments that simply repeat prior arguments.

Linda Mitry,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 04-18892 Filed 8-16-04; 8:45 am]
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