[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 168 (Wednesday, August 30, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 51609]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-14401]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. ER06-1099-000; ER06-1099-001]


Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.; Notice of 
Technical Conference

August 25, 2006.
    Take notice that the Commission will convene a technical conference 
on September 26, 2006, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (EST), in Hearing Room 4 
at the offices of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First 
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    The technical conference will address issues related to the Midwest 
ISO's proposed shortage and emergency procedures, as discussed in the 
Commission's August 4, 2006 Order in this proceeding.\1\ Specifically 
the Commission directed Commission staff to examine the reserves 
impacted and circumstances associated with the different steps of the 
procedures, the development of the proxy price, the rationale for the 
pricing mechanism adopted, the application of market power mitigation 
within the process, the effects upon Revenue Sufficiency Guarantee 
payments, how demand response may or may not be integrated, and the 
effects upon reliability of the new procedures.\2\ A report on the 
technical conference is due to the Commission no later than November 2, 
2006.
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    \1\ Midwest Indep. Transmission Sys. Operator, Inc., 116 FERC ] 
61,124 (2006).
    \2\ Id. at 30.
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    Attached to this notice, in Attachment A, are questions to the 
Midwest ISO. Responses to these questions should be filed no later than 
September 15, 2006. The submitted information will be discussed at the 
technical conference and used to supplement the record. Attachment B 
lists topical areas that the Midwest ISO will be asked to address at 
the technical conference.
    FERC 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 202-502-8659 (TTY), or send a fax to 202-208-2106 with 
the required accommodations.
    All intervening parties are permitted to attend. For further 
information please contact Laurel Hyde at (202) 502-8146 or e-mail 
[email protected] or Melissa Nimit at (202) 502-6638 or e-mail 
[email protected].

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E6-14401 Filed 8-29-06; 8:45 am]
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