
[Federal Register: April 12, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 69)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. AD10-9-000]

 
Guidance on Simultaneous Transmission Import Limit Studies for 
the Northwest Region; Notice of Pre-Filing Technical Conference for 
Northwest Region Transmission Owners

April 5, 2010.
    Take notice that Commission staff will convene a telephonic 
technical conference in the above-referenced proceeding on Tuesday, 
April 13, 2010 at 1 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time). The conference is 
expected to last for approximately two hours.
    The purpose of the conference is to give transmission owners in the 
Northwest region an opportunity to ask questions regarding the 
Simultaneous Transmission Import Limit Studies (SIL) required as part 
of their updated market power analyses associated with their market 
based rate authorizations, which are due in June 2010.
    Participants are encouraged to review the SIL study requirements 
beforehand. In particular, participants should review recent Commission 
orders on SIL studies \1\ and the December 16, 2009 Technical 
Conference ``Guidance on Simultaneous Transmission Import Limit 
Studies.'' To view the archive of the December 16, 2009 Technical 
Conference follow this link http://www.ferc.gov/EventCalendar/
EventDetails.aspx?ID=5001&CalType=%20&CalendarID=116&Date=12/16/
2009&View=Listview and click on ``free live webcast.'' To view the 
slides from that technical conference, click on ``Staff Presentation'' 
at the same webpage.
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    \1\ See, e.g., Carolina Power & Light Company, 128 FERC ] 
61,039, order on clarification 129 FERC ] 61,152 (2009).
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    The topics to be discussed at this technical conference may include 
development of seasonal benchmark cases, completeness of SIL study 
support data files (monitor, contingency, and subsystem files), scaling 
methodologies, identification of energy transfer limits, transfer 
distribution factors, OASIS practices, methods to identify available 
uncommitted generation, application of net area interchange, and 
alternative methods to adjust net area interchange for a study area 
with two, non-contiguous first-tier areas.
    The technical conference is open to all interested persons but will 
focus only on the Northwest region transmission owners and their 
pending updated market power analyses. Interested persons planning to 
participate in the technical conference are strongly encouraged to 
submit in writing any questions that they would like addressed at least 
three days before the technical conference, and preferably sooner.
    Please contact Alfred Corbett or Rakesh Batra to receive the phone 
number and verification code to join the technical conference or to 
request further information. Requests for the call-in information 
should be submitted to alfred.corbett@ferc.gov and 
rakesh.batra@ferc.gov by Friday, April 9, 2010 and include ``AD10-9-000 
Request for call-in information'' in the subject line.
    FERC 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) 502-8659 (TTY), or send a fax to (202) 208-2106 
with the required accommodations.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-8216 Filed 4-9-10; 8:45 am]
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