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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. AD06-9-000]

 
RTO Border Utility Issues; Notice of Technical Conference on 
Seams Issues for RTOs and ISOs in the Eastern Interconnection

January 25, 2007.
    Take notice that on March 29, 2007, at 9 a.m. (EST), the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission will convene a technical conference on RTO 
and ISO seams issues in the Eastern Interconnection. Members of the 
public are welcome to attend, and no pre-registration is required. The 
conference will be held at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 
888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    In a Commission proceeding in 2006, parties raised the issue of an 
electric utility's ability to benefit from an RTO/ISO's transmission 
system, markets and reliability investments while avoiding some or all 
of the costs attributable to membership in the RTO/ISO. The Commission 
found that this issue raised ``generic concerns with implications 
applicable to all RTOs and ISOs and to all market participants with 
whom they interact, whether directly or indirectly.'' \1\ The 
Commission then announced its intention to establish a technical 
conference to hear from interested parties concerning this issue and 
other issues involving seams between RTO/ISOs and companies on their 
borders. Subsequently, the Commission determined that the western seams 
agenda should proceed on a separate track and held a technical 
conference on seams issues in the Western Interconnection in December 
2006. Also, Commission staff heard concerns about seams issues between 
RTO/ISO markets in the Eastern Interconnection region. Hence, we have 
determined that the technical conference should include discussion of 
the broader range of RTO/ISO seams issues, but limited to the Eastern 
Interconnection. The Commission invites representatives of all regions 
to participate.
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    \1\ Louisville Gas and Electric Company, et al., 114 FERC ] 
61,282 (2006) at P 64-65.
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    The Commission is now soliciting nominations for speakers at the 
technical conference. Persons wishing to nominate themselves as 
speakers should do so using this electronic link: https://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/registration/rto-03-29-speaker-form.asp.
 Such nominations 

must be made before the close of business, February 16, 2007 so that an 
agenda for the technical conference can be drafted and published.
    An agenda will be issued prior to the conference. You may use the 
Commission's e-subscription service to be notified of future notices in 
this proceeding. Please visit http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp
.

    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 http://www.ferc.gov's Calendar of 

Events and locating this event in the Calendar. The event will contain 
a link to its Webcast. The Capitol Connection provides technical 
support for the webcasts. It also offers access to open meetings via 
television in the DC area and via phone bridge for a fee. Visit http://www.CapitolConnection.org
 or contact Danelle Perkowski or David 

Reininger at 703-993-3100.
    Commission conferences are accessible under section 508 of the 
Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For accessibility accommodations please 
send an e-mail to accessibility@ferc.gov or call toll free 866-208-3372 
(voice) or 202-208-1659 (TTY), or send a FAX to 202-208-2106 with the 
required accommodations.
    For further information on this conference, please contact: Udi 
Helman, Office of Energy Markets and Reliability, Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, 
202-502-8080, Udi.Helman@ferc.gov.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E7-1667 Filed 2-1-07; 8:45 am]

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