[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 69 (Tuesday, April 11, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18325-18326]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-5286]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. RM01-10-007]


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

April 3, 2006.
    As announced on February 28, March 3 and March 10, 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, 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. Below is the agenda, 
including the panelists who will speak at the conference.
    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

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at the Scottsdale Plaza Resort located at 7200 North Scottsdale Road, 
Scottsdale, Arizona.
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    \1\ Standards of Conduct for Transmission Providers, Order No. 
2004, FERC Stats. & Regs., Regulations Preambles [par] 31,155 
(2003), order on reh'g, Order No. 2004-A, III FERC Stats. & Regs. 
[par] 31,161 (2004), 107 FERC [par] 61,032 (2004), order on reh'g, 
Order No. 2004-B, III FERC Stats. & Regs. [par] 31,166 (2004), 108 
FERC [par] 61,118 (2004), order on reh'g, Order No. 2004-C, 109 FERC 
[par] 61,325 (2004), order on reh'g, Order No. 2004-D, 110 FERC 
[par] 61,320 (2005), National Fuel Gas Supply Corp., et al. v. FERC, 
Nos. 04-1188, et al. (D.C. Cir. Filed June 9, 2004).
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Agenda for Standards of Conduct Conference

April 7, 2006

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.
    Staff Moderator: Lee Ann Watson.
    Panelists: Douglas Smith, Member, Van Ness Feldman P.C., Janice 
Alperin, Vice President and Associate General Counsel, El Paso 
Corporation, Antonia Frost, Partner, Bruder Gentile and Marcoux.

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.
    Staff Moderator: Deme Anas.
    Panelists: David Raskin, Partner, Steptoe and Johnson, LLP; Donna 
Attanasio, Partner, Dewey Ballantine; Tom DeBoer, Director, Rates and 
Regulatory Affairs, Puget Sound Energy.

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.
    Staff Moderator: Robert Pease.
    Panelists: Sherry Nelson, FERC Standards of Conduct Compliance 
Officer, The Williams Companies; Michel Sweeney, Partner, Hunton & 
Williams LLP; Keshmira McVey, Chief Compliance Officer, Bonneville 
Power Administration.

2:30-2:45 Break
2:45-3:45 Staff Panel Responding to Written Questions
     Staff responding to written questions or inquiries that 
have been submitted before and during conference.

3:45-4 Concluding Remarks
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    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, until close of business on April 
4, on the Commission's Web site at https://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/registration/sc-0407-form.asp.
    A free audio webcast of this event is available through 
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. (Please note that 
Scottsdale, Arizona is not on Daylight Savings Time.) The event will 
contain a link to its webcast. The Capitol Connection provides 
technical support for the webcasts and offers access to the meeting 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 available immediately 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 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,
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