[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 222 (Thursday, November 19, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 59975]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-27810]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. ER09-1048-000; Docket No. ER09-1049-000; Docket Nos. ER09-
1050-000; ER09-1192-000; Docket No. ER09-1051-000; Docket No. ER09-
1063-000; Docket No. ER09-1142-000]


California Independent System Operator Corporation, et al.; First 
Notice of Technical Conference on California Independent System 
Operator Corporation; Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, 
Inc.; Southwest Power Pool, Inc.; ISO New England, Inc. and New England 
Power Pool; PJM Interconnection, LLC; New York Independent System 
Operator, Inc.; and RTO/ISO Responsiveness

Date: November 13, 2009.
    In Order Nos. 719 and 719-A, the Commission established reforms to 
improve the operation of organized wholesale electric power markets and 
amended its regulations under the Federal Power Act in the areas of: 
(1) Demand response; (2) long-term power contracting; (3) market 
monitoring policies; and (4) the responsiveness of regional 
transmission organizations (RTOs) and independent system operators 
(ISOs) to their customers and other stakeholders.\1\ The RTOs and ISOs 
filed in compliance with Order Nos. 719 and 719-A in the above-
referenced proceedings.
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    \1\ Wholesale Competition in Regions with Organized Electric 
Market, Order No. 719, 73 FR 64,100 (Oct. 28, 2008), FERC Stats & 
Regs. ] 31,281 (2008); order on reh'g, 74 FR 37,772 (July 29, 2009), 
128 FERC ] 61,059 (2009) (Order No. 719-A).
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    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission will hold a 
technical conference in the near future to provide a forum for 
interested participants to discuss the fourth topic identified above--
the responsiveness of RTOs and ISOs to their customers and other 
stakeholders. The technical conference will be held in the Commission 
Meeting Room at the Commission's Washington, DC headquarters, 888 First 
Street, NE.
    The purpose of this notice is to advise the public of the technical 
conference. The Commission will notify the public as to the date for 
the technical conference, as well as specific information on the 
starting and ending times, the topics to be explored, and the format of 
the technical conference in a subsequent notice. All interested parties 
are invited to attend. There is no registration fee to attend this 
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.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-27810 Filed 11-18-09; 8:45 am]
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