[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 32 (Thursday, February 19, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 7679]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-3490]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Technical Workshop in Support of DOE 2009 Congestion Study

AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of Technical Workshop.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Electricity 
Delivery and Energy Reliability (OE) will conduct a Technical Workshop 
to receive input from subject matter experts on the historical 
transmission data in the Western and Eastern Interconnections and on 
studies of future transmission projections within the two 
Interconnections. The input received will be used by DOE in preparing 
the 2009 Congestion Study which will be submitted to Congress by August 
8, 2009. Specific issues to be addressed at the Technical Workshop 
include: Region-specific interpretation of congestion data; congestion 
metrics; and experiences and issues associated with region-wide 
planning. No fee is required to attend the Technical Workshop; however, 
pre-registration is requested for meeting planning purposes. Additional 
information, including a registration link, is available at http://
www.congestion09.anl.gov/.

DATES: The technical workshop will be held on March 25, 2009, from 10 
a.m. to 5 p.m., and March 26, 2009, from 8 a.m. to 12 noon.
    Location: Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare Hotel & Conference Center, 
5440 North River Road, Rosemont, Illinois, 60018, Phone: 847-671-6350.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical information contact 
David Meyer, DOE Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, 
phone: 202-586-1411, or e-mail [email protected]. For logistical 
information contact Lauren Giles, Energetics Incorporated, phone 410-
953-6250, or e-mail [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Technical Workshop will consist of five 
sessions as follows: March 25, Session 1, Historic Congestion in the 
Western Interconnection; Session 2, Historic Congestion in the Eastern 
Interconnection; Session 3, Studies of Future Congestion in the Western 
Interconnection; March 26, Session 4, Studies of Future Congestion in 
the Eastern Interconnection; and Session 5, Status Report on the 2009 
Congestion Study.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on February 12, 2009.
Anthony J. Como,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Permitting, Siting and Analysis 
Division, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability.
[FR Doc. E9-3490 Filed 2-18-09; 8:45 am]
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