[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 203 (Friday, October 21, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61282-61283]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-5827]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. AD05-13-000]


Joint Boards on Security Constrained Economic Dispatch; Notice 
Announcing Initial Joint Board Meetings

October 14, 2005.
    In accordance with the Commission's September 30, 2005 order,\1\ 
take notice that the following initial joint board meetings will be 
held pursuant to section 1298 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005,\2\ 
which added section 223 of the Federal Power Act.\3\ FPA section 223 
requires the Commission to convene joint boards on a regional basis 
pursuant to FPA section 209 ``to study the issue of security 
constrained economic dispatch for the various market regions,'' ``to 
consider issues relevant to what constitutes `security constrained 
economic dispatch' and how such a

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mode of operating * * * affects or enhances the reliability and 
affordability of service,'' and ``to make recommendations to the 
Commission.''
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    \1\ Joint Boards on Security Constrained Economic Dispatch, 112 
FERC ] 61,353 (2005).
    \2\ Pub. L. No. 109-58, 1298, 119 Stat. 594, 986 (2005).
    \3\ 16 U.S.C. 824 et seq. (2000).

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               Region                         Date                    Time                     Location
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West...............................  November 13, 2005.....  1 p.m.-5 p.m..........  Renaissance Esmeralda
                                                                                      Resort and Spa 44-400
                                                                                      Indian Wells Lane, Indian
                                                                                      Wells, CA 92210-9971.
South..............................  November 13, 2005.....  1 p.m.-5 p.m..........  Renaissance Esmeralda
                                                                                      Resort and Spa, 44-400
                                                                                      Indian Wells Lane, Indian
                                                                                      Wells, CA 92210-9971.
                                                                                      Chicago, IL (further
                                                                                      details to be provided in
                                                                                      a later notice). Boston,
                                                                                      MA (further details to be
                                                                                      provided in a later
                                                                                      notice).
PJM/MISO...........................  November 21, 2005.....  All day.
Northeast..........................  November 29, 2005.....  All day.
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    The meetings are open for the public to attend. Additional details 
regarding these meetings will be announced soon in supplemental notices 
and posted on our Web site at http://www.ferc.gov.
    Transcripts of the conference workshop 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 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 Sarah 
McKinley at 202-502-8004 or [email protected].

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E5-5827 Filed 10-20-05; 8:45 am]
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