[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 250 (Thursday, December 30, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 78408]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-3904]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. RM04-7-000]


Market Based Rates for Public Utilities; Notice of Technical 
Conference

December 22, 2004.
    Take notice that a technical conference will be held concerning 
issues associated with the above-captioned rulemaking proceeding on 
market based rates. The technical conference will take place on January 
27 and 28, 2005, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (EST), in the Commission 
Meeting Room at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First 
Street, NE., Washington, DC. Members of the Commission will attend the 
conference. An agenda will be issued at a later time.
    The topic of the conference will be issues associated with 
generation market power and affiliate abuse, two of the four prongs the 
Commission uses to determine market power in electric markets. The 
first day of the conference will consider whether, and if so to what 
extent, the Commission should modify the interim generation market 
power screens adopted by the Commission and the appropriate mitigation 
for those found to have generation market power.\1\ The second day of 
the technical conference will address issues of affiliate abuse and 
reciprocal dealing, including any mitigation measures the Commission 
should consider.
    The Commission is now soliciting nominations for speakers at the 
technical conference. Those persons wishing to nominate speakers should 
do so using the electronic link: http://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/registration/mbr-01-27-speaker-form.asp Such nominations must be made 
before the close of business, Friday, January 7, 2005. The Commission 
may not be able to accommodate all nominated speakers.
    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 transcripts. Additionally, 
Capitol Connection offers the opportunity for remote listening of 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).
    FERC conferences are accessible under section 508 of the 
Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For accessibility accommodations please 
send an email to [email protected] or call toll free (866) 208-
3372 (voice) or 202-20801659 (TTY), or send a FAX to 202-208-2106 with 
the required accommodations.
    For more information about the conference, please contact Kelly 
Perl at 202-502-6421 or [email protected].
    Additional details and the panelists for this conference will be 
included in a supplemental notice to be issued later.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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    \1\ American Electric Power Marketing, Inc., 107 FERC ] 61,018 
(2004), order on reh'g, 108 FERC ] 61,026 (2004).
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 [FR Doc. E4-3904 Filed 12-29-04; 8:45 am]
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