[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 52 (Friday, March 17, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13836-13837]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-3882]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. RM01-10-007]


Standards of Conduct for Transmission Providers; Notice of Panel 
Topics; Standards of Conduct Technical Conference and Workshop

March 10, 2006.
    As announced on February 28 and March 3, 2006, the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission (Commission) will hold a technical conference and 
workshop on Standards of Conduct for Transmission Providers on April 7, 
2006, at the Scottsdale Plaza in Scottsdale, Arizona. The meeting will 
begin at 9 a.m. (MST) and conclude at approximately 4 p.m. All 
interested persons are invited to attend. Prospective attendees and 
participants are urged to watch for a further notice that will include 
the selected panelists who will speak at the conference. The draft 
agenda of topics is shown below.
    The purpose of the conference and workshop is to discuss Standards 
of Conduct for Transmission Providers under Order No. 2004.\1\ It will 
be held at the Scottsdale Plaza Resort located at 7200 North Scottsdale 
Road, Scottsdale, Arizona. Hotel rooms can be reserved by calling 1-
800-306-0059 or by visiting its Web site at http://www.scottsdaleplaza.com.
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    \1\ Standards of Conduct for Transmission Providers, Order No. 
2004, FERC Stats. & Regs., Regulations Preambles ] 31,155 (2003), 
order on reh'g, Order No. 2004-A, III FERC Stats. & Regs. ] 31,161 
(2004), 107 FERC ] 61,032 (2004), order on reh'g, Order No. 2004-B, 
III FERC Stats. & Regs. ] 31,166 (2004), 108 FERC ] 61,118 (2004), 
order on reh'g, Order No. 2004-C, 109 FERC ] 61,325 (2004), order on 
reh'g, Order No. 2004-D, 110 FERC ] 61,320 (2005), National Fuel Gas 
Supply Corp., et al. v. FERC, Nos. 04-1188, et al. (DC Cir. Filed 
June 9, 2004).
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Agenda for April 7, 2006 Standards of Conduct Conference

    9-9:45: Introductory Remarks.
    9:45-10:45: Industry Panel on Independent Functioning Requirements.
     Creditworthiness and risk management functions.
     Application of Standards of Conduct to employees of 
holding company, service company, parent company or other non-
transmission provider affiliates providing services to the Transmission 
Provider.
    10:45-11: Break.
    11-12: Panel on Integrated Resource Planning
     Discussion of how companies currently engage in Integrated 
Resource Planning.
     Discussion of concerns or problems that the industry is 
encountering in implementing the Standards of Conduct while performing 
Integrated Resource Planning.
    12-1:30: Lunch Break.
    1:30-2:30: Industry Panel on Information Sharing Prohibitions--Do's 
and Don'ts.
     Permissible communications with affiliated Transmission 
Providers.
     Communications in nomination/scheduling/confirmation 
process.
     Transaction specific communications with affiliated 
shippers.
     Communications between Transmission Providers and 
Marketing or Energy Affiliates during litigation proceedings/settlement 
negotiations or other docketed Commission proceedings.
    2:30-2:45: Break.
    2:45-3:45: Staff Panel Responding to Written Questions.

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    Staff responding to written questions or inquiries that have been 
submitted before and during conference.
    3:45-4: Concluding Remarks.
    As included in earlier notices, there is no registration fee to 
attend this conference. However, we request that those planning to 
attend the conference register online on the Commission's Web site at 
http://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/registration/comp-05-06-form.asp
    A free audio Web cast of this event is available through http://www.ferc.gov. Anyone with Internet access who desires to listen to 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 case. The Capitol Connection provides technical 
support for the Web casts and offers access to the meeting via phone 
bridge for a fee. If you have any questions, visit http://www.CaptiolConnection.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 and on the 
events calendar about two weeks after the conference.
    Questions about the conference and workshop, including requests to 
participate, should be directed to: Demetra Anas, Office of Market 
Oversight and Investigations, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. 202-502-8178. 
[email protected].

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E6-3882 Filed 3-16-06; 8:45 am]
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