ISO New England Inc.; Notice of Technical Conference, 30103-30104 [E5-2610]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 100 / Wednesday, May 25, 2005 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket Nos. CP05–132–000, PF04–15–000] Dominion Cove Point LNG, LP; Notice of Site Visit May 17, 2005. On June 1, 2005, the Office of Energy Projects (OEP) staff will conduct a precertification site visit of Dominion Cove Point LNG, LP’s (Dominion) proposed TL–532 pipeline loop in Calvert County, Maryland. The loop is one component of Dominion’s Cove Point LNG Expansion Project proposed in Maryland, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. We will view the BGE Alternative, State Route 4 Alternative and other variations that are being considered for the planned pipeline expansion. Examination will be by automobile and on foot. Representatives of Dominion will be accompanying the OEP staff. All interested parties may attend. Those planning to attend must provide their own transportation. Those interested in attending should meet at 1 p.m. (EDT) in the parking lot/area of the Wal-Mart Shopping Center, 150 Solomons Island Road North, Prince Frederick, Maryland. For additional information, please contact the Commission’s Office of External Affairs at 1–866–208–FERC. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E5–2629 Filed 5–24–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket Nos. RM01–8–000, ER02–2001–000] Revised Public Utility Filing Requirements; Electric Quarterly Reports; Notice of Electric Quarterly Reports Users Group Meeting May 17, 2005. On April 25, 2002, the Commission issued Order No. 2001, a final rule which requires public utilities to file Electric Quarterly Reports (EQR) Order 2001–C, issued December 18, 2002, instructed all public utilities to file these reports using Electric Quarterly Report Submission Software. This notice announces a working meeting for the EQR Users Group to be held Wednesday, June 22, 2005, at FERC headquarters, 888 First Street, NW., VerDate jul<14>2003 17:52 May 24, 2005 Jkt 205001 Washington, DC. The meeting will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (EST). At the workshop, Commission staff and EQR users will discuss recent changes in the EQR software, Commission efforts to improve the quality of filings, and the progress in developing EQR-appropriate reports at the ISOs. A detailed agenda will be issued in a later notice and will be provided on https://www.ferc.gov attached to the event on the calendar prior to the meeting. Documents to be discussed at the meeting will be posted on the EQR Users Group and Workshops page on FERC.gov at https://www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/eqr/groups-workshops.asp. All interested parties are invited to attend. There is no registration fee. For those unable to attend in person, limited access to the workshop will be available by teleconference. Those interested in participating are asked to register on the FERC Web site at https://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/ registration/eqr-06–22-form.asp. Interested parties wishing to file comments may do so under the abovecaptioned Docket Numbers. Those filings will be available for review at the Commission or may be viewed on the Commission’s Web site at https:// www.ferc.gov, using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or via phone at (866) 208–3676 (toll-free). For TTY, contact (202) 502–8659. 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 additional information, please contact Michelle Reaux of FERC’s Office of Market Oversight & Investigations at (202) 502–6497 or by e-mail at eqr@ferc.gov. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E5–2628 Filed 5–24–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P PO 00000 Frm 00048 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 30103 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Notice of FERC Staff Attendance at the Florida Public Service Commission’s Workshop Concerning the Proposed GridFlorida RTO May 18, 2005. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission hereby gives notice that members of its staff may attend the workshop on May 23, 2005, to be held at 9:30 a.m. (EST) at the Florida Public Service Commission, Hearing Room 148, 2540 Shumard Oak Blvd., Tallahassee, FL 32399–0850. The workshop is being held for ICF Consulting Resources, LLC to present and discuss the results of its cost benefit study of the proposed GridFlorida Regional Transmission Organization (RTO). The discussion may address matters at issue in Docket No. RT01–67–003. The meeting is open to the public. For more information, contact Robert T. Machuga, Office of Markets, Tariffs and Rates, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission at (202) 502–6004 or robert.machuga@ferc.gov. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E5–2611 Filed 5–24–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket Nos. ER05–134–001, ER05–134– 002, and EL05–91–000] ISO New England Inc.; Notice of Technical Conference May 18, 2005. Take notice that the Commission will convene a technical conference on Thursday, June 9, 2005, at 9 a.m. (EST), at the offices of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426 in conference room 3M–2A. The purpose of the conference is to explore the issues raised, gain an understanding of the facts, and obtain additional information about the positions of the parties regarding Schedule 3 of the ISO New England Inc.’s Tariff for Transmission Dispatch and Power Administration Services, through which it collects its administrative costs for providing Reliability Administration Service E:\FR\FM\25MYN1.SGM 25MYN1 30104 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 100 / Wednesday, May 25, 2005 / Notices (RAS). The Commission directed its staff to convene this technical conference in an April 19, 2005 Order.1 Issues the participants will be asked to address include but are not limited to: (1) What is the rationale underlying the assignment of RAS costs based on load obligation? How well does the current cost allocation match the costs of the RAS with the benefits received from the service? How many and what type of market participants (e.g., financial marketers, generators, etc.) are negatively affected by the current rate design? (2) What is the rationale for assigning RAS costs as proposed under the alternative cost allocation? How well does the alternative cost allocation match the costs of the RAS with the benefits received from the service? Explain why exports should be treated differently from all other load obligations? (3) Quantify the impact that the asserted ‘‘seam’’ caused by the current RAS rate design has had (and would have) on cross-border transactions? Assess the overall impact of both rate designs on the liquidity and efficiency of New England markets. (4) Are the rate designs used by NYISO and PJM for similar reliability services the same as the alternative rate design proposed here? If not, how do they differ and what effect would the differences have on the costs assessed for a participant with the same load profile obligation in each of the RTO/ ISOs? Would seams still exist if the alternative rate design were adopted by ISO–NE? 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 202–208– 01659 (TTY), or send a FAX to 202– 208–2106 with the required accommodations. All interested persons are permitted to attend. There will be no transcript of the conference. For further information please contact Elizabeth Arnold at (202) 502–8818 or e-mail elizabeth.arnold@ferc.gov. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E5–2610 Filed 5–24–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 1 ISO New England Inc., 111 FERC ¶ 61,096 (2005). VerDate jul<14>2003 17:52 May 24, 2005 Jkt 205001 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No RM93–11–000] Revisions to Oil Pipeline Regulations Pursuant to the Energy Policy Act of 1992; Notice of Annual Change in the Producer Price Index for Finished Goods May 17, 2005. The Commission’s regulations include a methodology for oil pipelines to change their rates through use of an index system that establishes ceiling levels for such rates. The Commission bases the index system, found at 18 CFR 342.3, on the annual change in the Producer Price Index for Finished Goods (PPI–FG). This rule now provides that pipelines should use PPI–FG as the oil pricing index factor, 18 CFR 342.3(d)(2).1 The Commission determined in an order on remand issued February 24, 2003, that the PPI– FGE without the minus 1 percent is the appropriate oil pricing index factor for pipelines to use.2 The regulations provide that the Commission will publish annually, an index figure reflecting the final change in the PPI–FG, after the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes the final PPG–FG in May of each calendar year. The annual average PPI–FG index figure for 2003 was 143.3. The annual average PPI–FG index figure for 2004 was 148.5. 3 Thus, the percent change (expressed as a decimal) in the annual average PPI–FG from 2003 to 2004 is positive .036288. 4 Oil pipelines must multiply their July 1, 2004, through June 30, 2005, index ceiling levels by positive 1.036288 5 to compute their index ceiling levels for July 1, 2005, through June 30, 2006, in accordance with 18 CFR § 342.3(d). For guidance in calculating the ceiling levels for each 12 month period FERC ¶ 61,210 (2004). FERC ¶ 61,195 at P 1 (2003). 3 Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) publishes the final figure in mid-May of each year. This figure is publicly available from the Division of Industrial Prices and Price Indexes of the BLS, at (202) 691– 7705, and in print in August in Table 1 of the annual data supplement to the BLS publication Producer Price Indexes via the Internet at [https:// www.bls.gov/ppi]. To obtain the BLS data, click on ‘‘Get Detailed PPI Statistics,’’ and then under the heading ‘‘Most Requested Statistics’’ click on ‘‘Commodity Data.’’ At the next screen, under the heading ‘‘Producer Price Index—Commodity,’’ select the first box, ‘‘Finished goods— WPUSOP3000’’, then scroll all the way to the bottom of this screen and click on Retrieve data. 4 [148.5—143.3]/143.3 = 0.036288. 51 + 0.036288 = 1.036288 PO 00000 1 108 2 102 Frm 00049 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 beginning January 1, 1995 6 see Explorer Pipeline Company, 71 FERC 61,416 at n.6 (1995). In addition to publishing the full text of this Notice in the Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested persons an opportunity to view and/or print this Notice via the Internet through FERC’s Home Page (https:// www.ferc.gov) and in FERC’s Public Reference Room during normal business hours (8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. eastern time) at 888 First Street, NE., Room 2A, Washington DC 20426. The full text of this Notice is available on FERC’s Home Page at the eLibrary link. To access this document in eLibrary, type the docket number excluding the last three digits of this document in the docket number field and follow other directions on the search page. User assistance is available for eLibrary and other aspects of FERC’s Web site during normal business hours. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free at (866) 208–3676, or for TTY, contact (202) 502–8659. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E5–2623 Filed 5–24–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. AD05–3–000] Promoting Regional Transmission Planning and Expansion To Facilitate Fuel Diversity Including Expanded Uses of Coal-Fired Resources; PostTechnical Conference Notice Inviting Comments May 18, 2005. On May 13, 2005, the Commission convened a technical conference in Charleston, West Virginia, in order to identify regional solutions to promote regional transmission planning, expansion and enhancement to facilitate fuel diversity including increased integration of coal-fired resources to the transmission grid. As announced at the conclusion of the conference, entities are invited to file comments in the above-captioned docket on the topics discussed at the conference. Comments are due on May 27, 2005. 66For a listing of all prior multipliers issued by the Commission, see the Commission’s website, www.ferc.gov. The table of multipliers can be found under the headings ‘‘Oil’’ and ‘‘Index’’. E:\FR\FM\25MYN1.SGM 25MYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 100 (Wednesday, May 25, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30103-30104]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-2610]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. ER05-134-001, ER05-134-002, and EL05-91-000]


ISO New England Inc.; Notice of Technical Conference

May 18, 2005

    .Take notice that the Commission will convene a technical 
conference on Thursday, June 9, 2005, at 9 a.m. (EST), at the offices 
of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 
Washington, DC 20426 in conference room 3M-2A.
    The purpose of the conference is to explore the issues raised, gain 
an understanding of the facts, and obtain additional information about 
the positions of the parties regarding Schedule 3 of the ISO New 
England Inc.'s Tariff for Transmission Dispatch and Power 
Administration Services, through which it collects its administrative 
costs for providing Reliability Administration Service

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(RAS). The Commission directed its staff to convene this technical 
conference in an April 19, 2005 Order.\1\ Issues the participants will 
be asked to address include but are not limited to:
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    \1\ ISO New England Inc., 111 FERC ] 61,096 (2005).
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    (1) What is the rationale underlying the assignment of RAS costs 
based on load obligation? How well does the current cost allocation 
match the costs of the RAS with the benefits received from the service? 
How many and what type of market participants (e.g., financial 
marketers, generators, etc.) are negatively affected by the current 
rate design?
    (2) What is the rationale for assigning RAS costs as proposed under 
the alternative cost allocation? How well does the alternative cost 
allocation match the costs of the RAS with the benefits received from 
the service? Explain why exports should be treated differently from all 
other load obligations?
    (3) Quantify the impact that the asserted ``seam'' caused by the 
current RAS rate design has had (and would have) on cross-border 
transactions? Assess the overall impact of both rate designs on the 
liquidity and efficiency of New England markets.
    (4) Are the rate designs used by NYISO and PJM for similar 
reliability services the same as the alternative rate design proposed 
here? If not, how do they differ and what effect would the differences 
have on the costs assessed for a participant with the same load profile 
obligation in each of the RTO/ISOs? Would seams still exist if the 
alternative rate design were adopted by ISO-NE?
    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 202-208-01659 (TTY), or send a FAX to 202-208-2106 with 
the required accommodations.
    All interested persons are permitted to attend. There will be no 
transcript of the conference. For further information please contact 
Elizabeth Arnold at (202) 502-8818 or e-mail elizabeth.arnold@ferc.gov.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E5-2610 Filed 5-24-05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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