[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 69 (Tuesday, April 11, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 18325]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-5291]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. AD06-6-000; Docket No. RM01-10-005; Docket No. RM05-30-000 
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Joint Meeting of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; Interpretative Order Relating to 
the Standards of Conduct; Rules Concerning Certification of the 
Electric Reliability Organization; Notice of Joint Meeting of the 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission

April 3, 2006.
    The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission (NRC) will hold a joint meeting on April 24, 
2006, in Room 2C, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. The 
meeting is expected to begin at 2 p.m. (EDT) and conclude at 4 p.m. All 
interested persons are invited to attend.
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    \1\ The Commission does not anticipate any decisions being made 
in either of these rulemaking dockets at this meeting; however, as 
both rulemakings may be discussed, the Commission is noticing both 
dockets to ensure no violation of the Government in the Sunshine Act 
requirements occurs.
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Purpose of Joint Meeting

    The NRC and FERC signed a Memorandum of Agreement on September 1, 
2004, to facilitate interactions between the two agencies on matters of 
mutual interest pertaining to the nation's electric power grid 
reliability and related implementation activities based on the August 
14, 2003, outage recommendations by the U.S.-Canada Power System Task 
Force. Both agencies have ongoing matters that are relevant to the 
April 24 joint meeting. The purpose of the joint meeting is to continue 
the dialog between the two agencies in furtherance of the goals set 
forth in the Memorandum of Agreement, especially in light of the 
concurrent matters involving offsite power,\2\ and to explore the most 
effective role of each agency in addressing grid reliability issues 
and, thereby, to ensure an integrated approach in accomplishing their 
respective missions.
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    \2\ On February 1, 2006, the NRC issued Generic Letter 2006-002, 
Grid Reliability and the Impact on Plant Risk and the Operability of 
Offsite Power, OMB No. 3150-0011. On February 16, 2006, in Docket 
No. RM01-10-005, FERC issued Interpretive Order Relating to the 
Standards of Conduct for Transmission Providers, 114 FERC ] 61,155 
(2006).
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Format for Joint Meeting

    The format for the joint meeting will be discussions between the 
two sets of commissioners following presentations by their respective 
staffs, as set forth in the agenda below. There will not be industry 
presentations.

Agenda

Opening Remarks by FERC Chairman Kelliher, NRC Chairman Diaz and 
Commissioners

    Brief presentations by NRC Staff on effects of grid reliability on 
nuclear power plants and projected additions of new nuclear reactors to 
the grid and by FERC Staff on grid reliability and the Electric 
Reliability Organization proceeding.

Discussion

    Brief presentations by NRC Staff on reactor regulation and 
oversight including adopting and revising standards and by FERC Staff 
on new responsibilities under the Energy Policy Act of 2005.

Discussion

    Brief presentations/updates by NRC Staff on Generic Letter and by 
FERC Staff on Interpretive Order Proceeding.

Discussion

Closing Remarks by NRC Chairman Diaz, FERC Chairman Kelliher and 
Commissioners

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    A free webcast 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 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 approximately one week after the meeting.
    FERC conferences and meetings are accessible under section 508 of 
the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For accessibility accommodations please 
send an e-mail to [email protected] or call toll free (866) 208-
3372 (voice) or 202-502-8659 (TTY), or send a fax to 202-208-2106 with 
the required accommodations.
    All interested persons are invited. Pre-registration is not 
required and there is no fee to attend this joint meeting. Questions 
about the meeting should be directed to Mary Kipp at [email protected] 
or by phone at 202-502-8228.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E6-5291 Filed 4-10-06; 8:45 am]
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