[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 217 (Friday, November 9, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63577-63578]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-22017]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. AD08-2-000]


Interconnection Queuing Practices; Notice of Technical Conference

November 2, 2007.
    Take notice that a staff-led technical conference will be held on 
Tuesday, December 11, 2007 from approximately 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (EST) in 
the Commission Meeting Room of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
at 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. Commissioners may 
attend. An additional notice of this technical conference will be 
issued at a later date finalizing the agenda.
    In 2003, the Commission issued Order No. 2003 to standardize the 
agreements and procedures related to the interconnection of large 
generating facilities.\1\ The industry has now had four years of 
experience with the management of interconnection queues since the 
issuance of Order No. 2003, during which time a number of queue-related 
issues have arisen. The Commission understands that a large amount of 
new generation is planned to be added to the nation's elecrtric system 
in the near future, including unprecedented levels of renewable 
generation that may face queue-related challenges in addition to those 
faced by traditional generation.
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    \1\ Standardization of Generator Interconnection Agreements and 
Procedures, Order No. 2003, 18 CFR Sec.  35, FERC Stats. & Regs. ] 
31,146 (2003), order on reh'g, Order No. 2003-A, FERC Stats. & Regs. 
] 31,160, order on reh'g, Order No. 2003-B, FERC Stats. & Regs. ] 
31,171 (2004), order on reh'g, Order No. 2003-C, FERC Stats. & Regs. 
] 31,190 (2005), aff'd sub nom. Nat'l Ass'n of Regulatory Util. 
Comm'rs v. FERC, 475 F.3d 1277 (D.C. Cir. 2007). See also 
Standardization of Small Generator Interconnection Agreements and 
Procedures, Order No. 2006, FERC Stats. & Regs. ] 31,180, order on 
reh'g, Order No. 2006-A, FERC Stats. & Regs. ] 31,196 (2005), order 
granting clarification, Order No. 2006-B, FERC Stats. & Regs. ] 
31,221 (2006), appeal pending sub nom. Consol. Edison Co. of N.Y., 
Inc. v. FERC, Nos. 06-1275, et al. (D.C. Cir. filed July 14, 2006 
and later); Interconnection for Wind Energy, Order No. 661, FERC 
Stats. & Regs. ] 31,186 (2005), order on reh'g, Order No. 661-A, 
FERC Stats. & Regs. ] 31,198 (2005).
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    Through this conference, Commission staff seeks information as to 
any queue issues that may have arisen since issuance of Order No. 2003 
and solutions that may have been developed or proposed to deal with 
those queue issues. Staff wishes to explore any existing practices that 
have proven effective in addressing interconnection queue problems 
experienced by both traditional and renewable generation.
    Commission staff is now soliciting nominations for speakers at the 
technical conference. Persons wishing to nominate themselves as 
speakers should do so using the following electronic link: https://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/registration/inter-queuing-practices-12-11-speaker-form.asp. Such nominations must be made before the close of 
business on Friday, November 15, 2007, so that an agenda for the 
technical conference can be drafted and published. Speakers may propose 
specific topics that they believe should be addressed at the 
conference.
    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 
seven calendar days after FERC receives the transcript.
    A free webcast of this event will be available through http://www.ferc.gov. Anyone with Internet access who desires to view this 
event can do so by navigating to www.ferc.gov's Calendar of Events and 
locating this event in the Calendar. The event will contain a link to 
its Web cast. The Capitol Connection provides technical support for the 
free Web casts. It also offers access to this event 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

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Danelle Perkowski or David Reininger at 703-993-3100.
    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 1-866-208-
3372 (voice) or 202-208-8659 (TTY), or send a FAX to 202-208-2106 with 
the required accommodations.
    For further information about these conferences, please contact: 
Sarah McKinley, Office of External Affairs, 888 First Street, NE., 
Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-8368, [email protected].

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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