[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 226 (Friday, November 25, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 71136]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-6504]


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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 the Agenda for the Northeast Joint Board Meeting

November 18, 2005.
    On September 30, 2005, the Commission announced its intention to 
hold initial joint board meetings.\1\ These joint board meetings are 
being held pursuant to section 1298 of the Energy Policy Act of 
2005,\2\ which added section 223 to the Federal Power Act (FPA).\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 mode of operating * * * 
affects or enhances the reliability and affordability of service,'' and 
``to make recommendations to the Commission.'' Subsequently, several 
notices were issued providing details on the joint boards and the joint 
board meetings.\4\
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    \1\ Joint Boards on Security Constrained Economic Dispatch, 112 
] 61,353 (2005) (September 30 Order).
    \2\ Pub. L. No. 109-58, Sec.  1298, 119 Stat. 594, 986 (2005).
    \3\ 16 U.S.C. Sec. Sec.  824 et seq. (2000).
    \4\ Three notices were issued on October 14, 21 and 27, 2005, in 
accordance with the September 30 Order. The first notice announced 
the location and other details for the joint board meetings. The 
second notice provided a list of the members of each joint board. A 
third notice provided hotel information for the joint board meetings 
for the PJM/MISO and Northeast regions and noted that the Province 
of Manitoba was participating as an observer in the PJM/MISO joint 
board. Subsequent notices announcing the agenda for the West and 
South joint board meetings were issued on November 9, 2005 and for 
the PJM/MISO board meeting on November 16, 2005.
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    This notice provides the agenda for the initial joint board meeting 
for the Northeast region scheduled for Tuesday, November 29, 2005 from 
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Eastern Time) at the Colonnade, 120 Huntington 
Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02116.
    Attachment A of this notice contains the agenda for the joint board 
meeting.
    Electronic copies of presentation materials will be made available 
on the Commission Web site http://www.ferc.gov as they are received 
(select the ``Month View'' under the Calendar of Events, then click the 
``View Events'' link for the date of the conference and finally click 
``View Details'' next to the conference to access the information).
    A free Web cast of this event is available through http://www.ferc.gov. Anyone with Internet access who desires to view this 
event can do so by navigating to http://www.ferc.gov's Calendar of 
Events and locating this event in the Calendar. The event will contain 
a link to its Web cast. The Capitol Connection provides technical 
support for the Web casts; and offers access to the open meetings via 
television in the DC area and via phone bridge for a fee. If you have 
any questions, visit http://www.CapitolConnection.org or contact 
Danelle Perkowski or David Reininger at 703-993-3100.
    Transcripts of the meeting will be immediately available for a fee 
from Ace Reporting Company (202-347-3700 or 1-800-336-6646). They will 
be available for free on the Commission's eLibrary system seven 
calendar days after FERC receives the transcript.
    Comments related to the meeting may be filed in the captioned 
docket no later than December 21, 2005. The comments will be publicly 
available for review on the Commission's e-Library.
    For more information about the meeting, please contact Sarah 
McKinley at 202-502-8004 or [email protected].

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E5-6504 Filed 11-23-05; 8:45 am]
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