
[Federal Register: August 16, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 157)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. ER10-1401-000; Docket No. EL10-76-000]

 
California Independent System Operator Corporation; Green Energy 
Express LLC; 21st Century Transmission Holdings, LLC; Notice of 
Technical Conference

August 3, 2010.
    By order dated July 26, 2010, in Docket No. ER10-1401-000, the 
Federal

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Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) directed staff to convene a 
technical conference regarding California Independent System Operator 
Corporation's (CAISO) proposed Revised Transmission Planning Process 
(RTPP).\1\ Take notice that such conference will be held on August 24, 
2010 at the Commission's headquarters at 888 First Street, Washington, 
DC 20426, beginning at 9 a.m. (EDT) in the Commission Meeting Room. The 
technical conference will be led by Commission staff. Commissioners may 
attend the conference.
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    \1\ Cal. Indep. Sys. Operator Corp., 132 FERC] 61,067 (2010).
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    The purpose of the technical conference is to discuss the issues 
raised by CAISO's proposed revisions to its Open Access Transmission 
Tariff (Tariff) to implement its RTPP in Docket No. ER10-1401-000 and 
obtain additional information regarding CAISO's proposal. Because 
CAISO's RTPP filing presents issues that may be interrelated with the 
Petition for Declaratory Order filed by Green Energy Express LLC and 
21st Century Transmission Holdings, LLC, in Docket No. EL10-76-000, 
parties are hereby notified that issues pending in Docket No. EL10-76-
000 may be discussed at the technical conference.
    CAISO and the parties that choose to participate in the conference 
should be prepared to address the following topics, among others:
     How the RTPP incorporates participation from all 
stakeholders, including the California Transmission Planning Group, and 
complies with the transmission planning principles of Order No. 890;
     How the various categories of transmission projects will 
be defined and differentiated;
     To what extent non-incumbent transmission developers can 
sponsor transmission projects identified in the RTPP and become 
participating transmission owners in the CAISO;
     The selection criteria for projects in the various 
transmission categories, including which proposals have priority during 
the evaluation process;
     How projects submitted during the 2008/2009 Request Window 
will be processed, with respect to both the current Tariff and the 
proposed RTPP; and
     The integration and coordination of RTPP studies with 
those done under the Large Generator Interconnection Process, and 
related assumptions, data, and planning criteria.
    A subsequent notice will be issued by the Commission providing an 
agenda of the conference.
    A free webcast of this event will be available through http://
www.ferc.gov. Anyone with internet access who desires to listen to this 
event can do so by navigating http://www.ferc.gov's Calendar of Events 
and locating this event in the calendar. The event will contain a link 
to its webcast. The Capitol Connection provides technical support for 
the webcasts and offers the option of listening to the meeting via 
phone-bridge for a fee. If you have any questions, visit http://
www.CapitolConnection.org or call 703-993-3100.
    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 1-866-208-
3372 (voice) or 202-208-8659 (TTY); or send a Fax to 202-208-2106 with 
the required accommodations.
    All parties are permitted to attend. For more information on this 
conference, please contact Robert Petrocelli at 
Robert.Petrocelli@ferc.gov or (202) 502-8447, or Katie Detweiler at 
Katie.Detweiler@ferc.gov or (202) 502-6424.

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-20139 Filed 8-13-10; 8:45 am]
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