

[Federal Register: August 8, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 152)]
[Proposed Rules]               
[Page 44437]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

18 CFR Part 35

[Docket Nos. RM07-19-000 and AD07-7-000]

 
Wholesale Competition in Regions With Organized Electric Markets; 
Notice of Extension of Comment Date

June 22, 2007.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE.

ACTION: Advance notice of proposed rulemaking: Extension of comment 
date.

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SUMMARY: On June 22, 2007, The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
(Commission) is issuing an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 
(ANOPR) with regard to potential reforms to improve the operation of 
organized wholesale electric markets. 72 FR 36,275 (July 2, 2007). The 
Commission is extending the date for filing comments on the ANOPR at 
the request of interested parties.

DATES: Comments on this ANOPR are now due on September 14, 2007.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Docket Nos. RM07-19-
000 and AD07-7-000 by one of the following methods:
     Agency Web Site: http://www.ferc.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments via the eFiling link found in the 
Comment Procedures section of the ANOPR.
     Mail: Commenters unable to file comments electronically 
must mail or hand deliver an original and 14 copies of their comments 
to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the 
Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. Please refer 
to the Comment Procedures section of the June 22, 2007 ANOPR for 
additional information on how to file paper comments.

FOR FUTHER INF0RMATION CONTACT: David Kathan (Technical Information), 
Office of Energy Markets and Reliability, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 200426, 
David.Kathan@ferc.gov, (202) 502-6404. Elizabeth Rylander (Legal 

Information), Office of the General Counsel, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, 
Elizabeth.Rylander@ferc.gov, (202) 502-8466.


SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Notice of Extension of Time

July 27, 2007.
    On July 23, 2007, the American Public Power Association, the Edison 
Electric Institute, the Electric Power Supply Association, the ISO/RTO 
Council, the Large Public Power Council, the National Association of 
Regulatory Utility Commissioners, the National Rural Electric 
Cooperative Association, the Organization of MISO States, and the 
Transmission Access Policy Study Group (collectively, ``the Joint 
Movants'') filed a motion requesting an extension of time until 
September 14, 2007 to file comments in response to the Advance Notice 
of Proposed Rulemaking issued June 22, 2007, in the above-referenced 
proceeding. Wholesale Competition in Regions with Organized Electric 
Markets, 72 FR 36,275 (July 2, 2007), FERC Stats. & Regs. ] 32,617 
(2007) (June 22 ANOPR). The Joint Movants state that they need 
additional time to conduct member company consultations and to prepare 
reasoned comments in this docket. On July 25, 2007, the California 
Public Utilities Commission filed an answer supporting the Joint 
Movants' request for additional time.
    On July 25, 2007, Central Hudson Gas & Electric Company, 
Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc., LIPA, New York Power 
Authority, New York State Electric & Gas Corporation, Orange and 
Rockland Utilities, Inc. and Rochester Gas and Electric Company 
(collectively, the ``New York Transmission Owners'') filed a similar 
motion, which also requests an extension of the comment date until 
September 14, 2007. The New York Transmission Owners state that 
additional time will allow them to provide the Commission with more 
meaningful and substantive comments than would be possible under the 
current time constraints.
    Upon consideration, notice is hereby given that an extension of 
time for filing comments on the June 22 ANOPR is granted, to and 
including September 14, 2007.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7-15276 Filed 8-7-07; 8:45 am]

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