
[Federal Register: November 4, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 212)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. AD09-10-000]

 
National Action Plan on Demand Response; Notice Providing New 
Technical Conference Date and Announcing Release of Discussion Draft

October 28, 2009.
    On September 18, 2009, the Commission issued a notice scheduling 
staff technical conferences to support the development of the National 
Action Plan on Demand Response. On October 7, 2009, the Commission 
postponed the technical conferences. Take notice that Commission Staff 
will hold only one technical conference, and it will be in Washington, 
DC on November 19, 2009, beginning at 1 p.m. (EST) and ending at 
approximately 2 p.m. on November 20, 2009 in the Commission Meeting 
Room at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, 
NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    Section 529 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 \1\ 
directed the Commission to

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develop a National Action Plan on Demand Response (National Action 
Plan). The purpose of this technical conference is to elicit input from 
interested stakeholders on the possible elements of the National Action 
Plan as discussed in the Discussion Draft on Possible Elements of a 
National Action Plan on Demand Response (Discussion Draft), released 
today in the above-referenced docket number. Commission Staff will 
utilize the Discussion Draft at the technical conference to frame the 
discussions.
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    \1\ Public Law No. 110-140, Sec.  529, 121 Stat. 1492, 1664 (to 
be codified at National Energy Conservation Policy Act, 42 U.S.C. 
8241-8287d, 8279).
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    The technical conference will include panel sessions on the first 
day to discuss the overall approach and scope of the Discussion Draft. 
The second day will include breakout sessions that will focus on each 
of the three statutory objectives listed below. A closing plenary 
session will summarize the break-out discussions.
    The conference will be open to the public, and all interested 
persons are invited to participate. For logistical purposes, staff 
requests those planning to attend to pre-register via an electronic 
form at: https://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/registration/nap-11-19-
form.asp. Advance registration is not required to participate.
    The Commission is extending the deadline to Friday, November 6, 
2009 for those interested in speaking during the November 19th 
afternoon panels at the conference. Those interested should complete an 
online form describing the elements that they will address at https://
www.ferc.gov/whats-new/registration/nap-11-19-speaker-form.asp. The 
Commission also requests that those parties that previously completed 
the online speaker form resubmit it to indicate that they are available 
on the new date. Due to time constraints, we may not be able to 
accommodate all those interested in speaking on panels; however, the 
panels will represent a balance of stakeholder interests.
    All conference attendees are invited to attend the panel sessions 
on November 19th, participate in the break-out session discussions and 
attend the plenary session on November 20th. A detailed agenda, 
including panel speakers, will be published at a later date.
    The Commission is seeking input in the form of written comments on 
the Discussion Draft and discussions at the technical conference on the 
best ways to meet the objectives that Congress identified for the 
National Action Plan: (1) Identification of requirements for technical 
assistance to States to allow them to maximize the amount of demand 
response resources that can be developed and deployed; (2) design and 
identification of requirements for implementation of a national 
communications program that includes broad-based customer education and 
support; (3) development or identification of analytical tools, 
information, model regulatory provisions, model contracts, and other 
support materials for use by customers, States, utilities and demand 
response providers.\2\
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    Written comments on the Discussion Draft and on the discussions at 
the technical conference are due by Friday, December 4, 2009. 
Commission Staff will draw on the written comments received and the 
discussions at the technical conferences to prepare the National Action 
Plan. Comments may be filed electronically via the Internet. 
Instructions for submitting comments are available on the Commission's 
Web site (http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ferconline.asp) under the 
``eFiling'' link. For a simpler method of submitting text only 
comments, click on ``Quick Comment.'' For assistance, please contact 
FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov; call toll-free at 
(866) 208-3676; or, for TTY, contact (202) 502-8659. Although the 
Commission strongly encourages electronic filing, documents may also be 
paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an original and eight copies to: 
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    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 about these conferences, please contact:

Caroline Daly (Technical Information), Office of Energy Policy and 
Innovation, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, 
NE., Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-8931, Caroline.Daly@ferc.gov.
Christina Switzer (Legal Information), Office of the General Counsel--
Energy Markets, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, 
NE., Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-6379, Christina.Switzer@ferc.gov.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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