

[Federal Register: May 10, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 90)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. RM05-17-000; RM05-25-000]

 
Preventing Undue Discrimination and Preference in Transmission 
Service; Supplemental Notice of Technical Conferences

May 4, 2007.
    On April 6, 2007, the Commission issued a notice scheduling staff 
technical conferences in the above-captioned proceeding. The Commission 
hereby supplements that notice with additional information regarding 
the technical conferences.
    As stated in the April 6 notice, these technical conferences will 
review and discuss the ``strawman'' proposals regarding processes for 
transmission planning required by the Final Rule issued in this 
proceeding on February 16, 2007.\1\ Each transmission provider will be 
responsible for presenting its ``strawman'' proposal on the day 
identified in the attached schedule. To the extent transmission 
providers have collaborated in the development of their ``strawman'' 
proposals, they may combine the presentation of those proposals. 
Following the presentations in each subregion, opportunity will be 
provided for comment and input from stakeholders and other interested 
parties. All aspects of a transmission provider's ``strawman'' proposal 
will be open for discussion.
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    \1\ Preventing Undue Discrimination and Preference in 
Transmission Service, Order No. 890, 72 FR 12266 (March 15, 2007), 
FERC Stats. & Regs. ] 31,241 at P 443 (2007), reh'g pending.
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    Commission staff is in the process of identifying panelists to 
represent transmission providers and interested parties at each 
technical conference. Please contact the staff identified below if you 
are interested in participating as a panelist.\2\ Once panelists have 
been identified, a further notice with a more detailed agenda for each 
conference will be issued. In the event a transmission provider or 
interested party is uncertain as to which technical conference is

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relevant, such persons should contact staff in advance to discuss the 
matter.
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    \2\ A/V equipment will be available for panelists wishing to use 
PowerPoint or similar presentations.
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    For further information about these conferences, please contact:

W. Mason Emnett, Office of the General Counsel--Energy Markets, Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 
20426, (202) 502-6540, Mason.Emnett@ferc.gov.
Daniel Hedberg, Office of Energy Markets and Reliability, Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 
20426, (202) 502-6243, Daniel.Hedberg@ferc.gov.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7-8973 Filed 5-9-07; 8:45 am]

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