[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 212 (Thursday, November 3, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 66834]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-6082]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. AD05-13-000]


Joint Boards on Security, Constrained Economic Dispatch; Third 
Notice on the Initial Joint Board Meetings

October 27, 2005.
    A notice \1\ announcing the location of the initial joint board 
meetings \2\ was issued on October 14, 2005. At that time, the 
Commission noted that it would provide further details on the meetings 
as they became available. The locations and times for the PJM/MISO and 
the Northeast joint board meetings are provided below.
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    \1\ The initial notice was issued in accordance with the 
Commission's order on Joint Boards on Security Constrained Economic 
Dispatch, 112 FERC ] 61,353 (2005) (September 30 Order). A 
subsequent notice was issued on October 21, 2005, listing the 
members of each joint board.
    \2\ These joint board meetings are being held pursuant to 
section 1298 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, Pub. L. 109-58, 
section 1298, 119 Stat. 594, 986 (2005), which added section 223 to 
the Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 824 et seq. (2000). 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 mode of operating * * * affects or 
enhances the reliability and affordability of service,'' and ``to 
make recommendations to the Commission.''

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               Region                         Date                    Time                     Location
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PJM/MISO...........................  November 21, 2005.....  10 a.m. to 4 p.m......  Doubletree Hotel O'Hare--
                                                                                      Rosemont, 5460 N. River
                                                                                      Road, Rosemont, IL 60018.
Northeast..........................  November 29, 2005.....  10 a.m. to 4 p.m......  The Colonnade, 120
                                                                                      Huntington Avenue, Boston,
                                                                                      Massachusetts 02116.
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    The September 30 Order invited the Canadian provinces, Canada and 
Mexico to participate as observers on the appropriate joint boards. The 
Province of Manitoba, Canada, wishes to participate on the PJM/MISO 
joint board. We note that Mr. Garry Hastings of the Department of 
Energy, Science and Technology will represent Manitoba on the PJM/MISO 
joint board.
    For more information about the conference, please contact Sarah 
McKinley at 202-502-8004 or [email protected].

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E5-6082 Filed 11-2-05; 8:45 am]
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