[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 50 (Wednesday, March 16, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12865-12866]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-1145]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. RM05-7-000 and AD04-13-000]


Potential New Wholesale Transmission Services; Assessing the 
State of Wind Energy in Wholesale Electricity Markets; Notice of Final 
Agenda for Technical Workshop

March 10, 2005.
    As announced in the Notice of Technical Workshop issued on February 
1, 2005, and March 2, 2005, the staffs of Bonneville Power 
Administration (BPA)

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and the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) will 
participate with the staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
(FERC) at a workshop on March 16--17, 2005. The workshop will be held 
at the Doubletree Hotel & Executive Meeting Center Portland-Lloyd 
Center, 1000 NE Multnomah, Portland, Oregon 97232. The workshop is 
scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. and end at approximately 5 p.m. (PST) each 
day.
    The goal of the workshop is to work with market participants to 
develop clear definitions for additional wholesale electric 
transmission services, e.g., conditional firm transmission service, 
develop applicable pro forma tariff language that could be included in 
public utilities' open access transmission tariffs and address 
attendant issues.
    Attachment A of this Notice contains the final agenda for the 
workshop. Attachment B contains a table prepared by Commission staff 
that identifies and briefly describes the new transmission services 
proposed by other entities. Attachment C contains a proposal for a BPA 
``Conditional-Firm Product.'' Panelists are strongly encouraged to 
coordinate among themselves prior to the workshop to minimize overlap 
in the information presented at the workshop by using the information 
attached to this Notice.
    The Commission will solicit comments related to the workshop to be 
filed in the captioned dockets by April 13, 2005. The comments will be 
available for review in the Commission's e-Library. The public will 
have the opportunity to file reply comments in response to these 
comments by April 29, 2005.
    The conference workshop is open for the public to attend, and 
preregistration is not required; on-site attendees may simply register 
on the day of the event.
    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).
    For more information about the conference, please contact Jignasa 
Gadani at 202-502-8608, [email protected].

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E5-1145 Filed 3-15-05; 8:45 am]
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