[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 23 (Friday, February 4, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 6001]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-452]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. AD05-1-000]


Principles for Efficient and Reliable Reactive Power Supply and 
Consumption; Notice of Technical Conference

January 31, 2005.
    Take notice that a technical conference will be held on March 8, 
2005, from approximately 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. (EST) in the Commission 
Meeting Room on the second floor of the offices of the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC. All 
interested persons may attend, and registration is not required. 
Commissioners are expected to participate.
    The technical conference will address specific issues raised in the 
staff report regarding reactive power supply for the nation's bulk 
power that will be issued on February 4, 2005. The goal of the 
technical conference is to discuss the proper regulatory policy toward 
reactive power supply and consumption.
    The Commission is now soliciting nominations for speakers at the 
technical conference. Persons wishing to nominate themselves as 
speakers should do so using this electronic link: http://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/registration/rp-03-08-speaker-form.asp. Such nominations must 
be made before the close of business, Friday, February 18, 2005, so 
that an agenda for the technical conference can be drafted and 
published.
    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.''
    FERC conferences are accessible under section 508 of the 
Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For accessibility accommodations please 
send an e-mail to [email protected] or call toll free (866) 208-
3372 (voice) or (202) 208-1659 (TTY), or send a fax to (202) 208-2106 
with the required accommodations.
    For more information about the conference, please contact Derek 
Bandera at (202) 502-8031 ([email protected]) or Sarah McKinley at 
(202) 502-8004 ([email protected]).

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E5-452 Filed 2-3-05; 8:45 am]
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