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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. RR06-3-001]

 
North American Electric Reliability Corporation; Notice of 
Technical Conference

February 21, 2007.
    Take notice that on March 2, 2007, a technical conference will be 
held at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to discuss a rehearing 
request addressing the North American Electric Reliability 
Corporation's (NERC) business plan and budget as the Electric 
Reliability Organization (ERO). This technical conference was 
established in an Order on Rehearing and Establishing Technical 
Conference in this docket, issued February 15, 2007.\1\ It will be held 
at the headquarters of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street, NE., Washington, DC from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. (EST).
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    \1\ WECC, Pacific Gas and Electric Company and Southern 
California Edison Company jointly sought rehearing of FERC's October 
24, 2006 order, North American Electric Reliability Corporation 117 
FERC ] 61,091 (2006).
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    The technical conference will consist of a discussion between 
Commission staff and representatives of NERC and Western Electricity 
Coordinating Council (WECC). The primary question to be addressed is 
whether WECC's reliability coordinator activities should receive 
mandatory funding through the ERO.
    WECC has specifically requested that $6.9 million be included in 
the ERO budget for its reliability coordinator activities. NERC and 
WECC will be asked to provide details about WECC's funding request and 
WECC's reliability coordination function. The details they will be 
asked to address include, but are not limited to: information about 
WECC's reliability coordinators' independence from users, owners and 
operators of the Bulk-Power System; details of ERO oversight; issues 
related to enforcement and non-compliance; billing and allocation; and 
WECC's plans for the future.
    The conference is open for the public to attend. The conference 
will not be transcribed and telephone participation will not be 
available.
    The Commission will accept written comments on the discussion at 
this technical conference no later than 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, 
March 12, 2007.
    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 1-866-208-
3372 (voice) or 202-208-1659 (TTY), or send a FAX to 202-208-2106 with 
the required accommodations.
    For more information about this conference, please contact: Sarah 
McKinley, Office of External Affairs, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, (202) 502-8004, sarah.mckinley@ferc.gov.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7-3340 Filed 2-26-07; 8:45 am]

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