[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 108 (Tuesday, June 6, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 32531]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-8744]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. RM06-16-000]


Mandatory Reliability Standards for the Bulk-Power System; Notice 
of Technical Conference

May 31, 2006.
    On May 11, 2006, the Commission released a Staff Assessment of the 
North American Electric Reliability Council's (NERC) current 
reliability standards. The Staff Assessment is a preliminary evaluation 
intended to assist in developing the public record in anticipation of 
Commission action on NERC's April 4, 2006 petition for approval of 
reliability standards.
    Take notice that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission will hold 
a Technical Conference to consider NERC's April 4, 2006 petition and to 
address issues raised in the Staff Assessment. This Technical 
Conference will be held on July 6, 2006, in the offices of the 
Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC, from approximately 9 
a.m. until approximately 4 p.m. (EST). This conference will be held in 
the Commission Meeting Room on the second floor of the Commission. All 
interested persons may attend, and registration is not required. This 
will be a staff conference, but Commissioners may attend.
    Transcripts of the conference will be immediately available from 
Ace Reporting Company (202-347-3700 or 1-800-336-6646) for a fee. They 
will be available for the public on the Commission's eLibrary system 
and the calendar posting for this event seven calendar days after the 
Commission receives the transcript.
    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 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.
    Commission conferences 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 202-208-1659 (TTY), or send a FAX to 202-208-2106 with the 
required accommodations.
    For more information about the conference, please contact Sarah 
McKinley at (202) 502-8004 ([email protected]).

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E6-8744 Filed 6-5-06; 8:45 am]
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