[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 218 (Tuesday, November 10, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71649-71650]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-24928]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. AD21-6-000;AD20-6-000]


RTO/ISO Credit Principles and Practices Request for Technical 
Conference and Petition for Rulemaking; Notice of Technical Conference

    Take notice that Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) 
staff will convene a technical conference to discuss principles and 
best practices for credit risk management in organized wholesale 
electric markets. The conference may address the following aspects of 
credit policy: The credit and risk management infrastructure of the 
Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs) and Independent System 
Operators (ISOs); best practices and principles underlying 
capitalization requirements, financial security requirements, and 
unsecured credit allowances; the applicability of Know Your Customer 
protocols and other counterparty risk management tools; considerations 
for implementing Financial Transmission Right-specific credit policies, 
such as a mark-to-auction mechanism; and the relationship between 
credit policy and wholesale electric market design. Commissioners may 
participate in the technical conference.
    The technical conference will be held on Thursday and Friday, 
February 25-26, 2021 from approximately 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern 
Time. The technical conference will be held either in-person at the 
Commission's headquarters at 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426 
in the Commission Meeting Room (with a WebEx option available) or 
solely via teleconference (over WebEx) and broadcast on the 
Commission's website.

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The conference will be open for the public to attend, and there is no 
fee for attendance. Supplemental notice(s) will be issued prior to the 
technical conference with further details regarding the agenda and 
organization of the conference. Information on this technical 
conference will also be posted on the Calendar of Events on the 
Commission's website, www.ferc.gov, prior to the event.
    Individuals interested in participating as panelists should self-
nominate through the Webex registration form by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, 
December 11, 2020 at: https://ferc.webex.com/ferc/onstage/g.php?MTID=e2b36f2a0411532188b8cd973144668ff.
    For more information about this technical conference, please 
contact Michael Hill, 202-502-8703, [email protected] for technical 
questions or Sarah McKinley, 202-502-8368, [email protected] for 
logistical issues.

    Dated: November 4, 2020.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-24928 Filed 11-9-20; 8:45 am]
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