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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
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[Docket No. AD06–2–000]
Assessment of Demand Response
Resources
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Commission’s Web site at https://
www.ferc.gov. Commenters unable to
file comments electronically must send
an original and 14 copies of their
comments to: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, Office of the Secretary,
888 First Street NE., Washington, DC
20426. Please refer to the Comment
Procedures section of the preamble for
additional information on how to file
comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
November 3, 2005.
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of Proposed Voluntary
Survey and Technical Conference.
AGENCY:
David Kathan (Technical
Information), Office of Markets, Tariffs
and Rates, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502–6404,
David.Kathan@ferc.gov.
Aileen Roder (Legal Information),
Office of the General Counsel, Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426,
(202) 502–6022, Aileen.Roder@ferc.gov.
SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Energy Policy
Act of 2005 (EPAct 2005) section
1252(e)(3),1 the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (Commission) is
preparing a report, by appropriate
region, that assesses demand response
resources, including those available
from all consumer classes. A voluntary
survey and technical conference are
proposed to obtain information that will
assist in preparing and publishing this
report.
DATES: (1) Comments on the proposed
survey questions should be filed
December 5, 2005.
(2) Requests to participate in the
technical conference are due December
5, 2005.
(3) Comments on the proposed
technical conference topics are due
December 19, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be filed
electronically via the eFiling link on the
1. Take
notice that a survey on the saturation
and penetration of advanced meters is
being proposed and that a technical
conference, with comments, on issues
raised by the Energy Policy Act of 2005
(EPAct 2005) section 1252(e)(3) 2 will be
held. Comments on the survey are due
by December 5, 2005. The date, location,
and agenda of the conference will be
announced in a subsequent notice.
Those wishing to participate in the
technical conference should notify
Commission staff by December 5, 2005.
Finally, comments on the demand
response issues addressed in the statute
are due by December 19, 2005. These
1 Energy Policy Act of 2005, Pub. L. 109–58,
§ 1252(e)(3), 119 Stat. 594, (2005) (EPAct section
1252(e)(3)).
2 Energy Policy Act of 2005, Pub. L. 109–58,
§ 1252(e)(3), 119 Stat. 594, (2005) (EPAct section
1252(e)(3)).
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comments will help inform the
discussion at the technical conference.
I. Background
2. Section 1252(e)(3) of EPAct 2005
requires the Commission to draft and
publish a report, by appropriate region,
that assesses demand response
resources, including those available
from all consumer classes. Specifically,
EPAct 2005 requires that the
Commission identify and review:
(A) Saturation and penetration rates of
advanced meters and
communications technologies,
devices and systems;
(B) Existing demand response
programs and time-based rate
programs;
(C) The annual resource contribution
of demand resources;
(D) The potential for demand
response as a quantifiable, reliable
resource for regional planning
purposes;
(E) Steps taken to ensure that, in
regional transmission planning and
operations, demand resources are
provided equitable treatment as a
quantifiable, reliable resource
relative to the resource obligations
of any load-serving entity,
transmission provider, or
transmitting party; and
(F) Regulatory barriers to improved
customer participation in demand
response, peak reduction and
critical period pricing programs.
3. A survey is proposed to obtain the
needed information on meter saturation
and penetration. With respect to the
other issues the Commission must
address in the report, input from state
regulators and members of the industry
will enhance its ability to present a
comprehensive and well informed
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report. To acquire this input, the public
is invited to submit comments on the
demand response issues addressed by
the statute and to participate in a
technical conference we will hold to
discuss those issues.
A. Voluntary Survey on Saturation and
Penetration of Advanced Metering and
Demand Response
4. A voluntary survey is proposed on
the use of advanced metering and
demand response, because adequate
information on this subject is not
collected by other sources. For instance,
the information collected by EIA–861
(Annual Electric Power Industry Report)
form administered by the Energy
Information Administration (EIA)
includes aggregate information on
energy efficiency and load management,
but does not include any information on
advanced metering. In addition, the
information on load management
collected by EIA does not provide
sufficient information to help identify
existing demand response programs or
time-based rate programs.
5. The Commission will conduct the
survey using the Internet. The proposed
survey is targeted towards respondents
who directly serve end-use customers.
Respondents will provide their
information for the survey to the
Commission on an Internet web-based
form and submit their responses
electronically directly to the
Commission.
6. Because there are no standard
industry definitions, Commission staff
is uncertain about the best set of
questions for obtaining information on
the saturation and penetration of
advanced metering. For example, given
the various types of meters with
advanced functionality, it may be
difficult to unambiguously define
advanced metering. Instead, we propose
a survey that asks a series of questions
concerning meter functionality.
Information on meter functionality will
better assist in developing a definition
of advanced metering that can be used
to accurately estimate regional
saturation and penetration of advanced
metering. A national survey of advanced
metering should also prove useful for
planning and benchmarking by market
participants.
7. While the focus of the survey is on
advanced metering, the proposed survey
also contains several questions
requesting information on existing
demand response and time-based
metering programs. These questions are
designed to collect program information
necessary to obtain information on
demand response programs in response
to section 1252(e)(3)(B) of EPAct.
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Furthermore, in recognition that
different individuals or departments
may be responsible for completing the
metering and demand response
information, the survey will be
implemented as two Web-based forms
(one on advanced metering, and one on
demand response programs) 3 to ease
data entry.
8. The proposed survey is attached to
this Notice as an Appendix. The public
is requested to comment on the survey
questions. In particular, the public
should comment on whether the
questions will elicit accurate
information on advanced meters and
demand response programs, or whether
the questions should be modified or
supplemented to better obtain
information. In addition, we solicit
input on other sources of information on
advanced metering and demand
response programs. Comments on the
survey are to be filed by December 5,
2005 and should reference this
proceeding.
B. Comments and Technical Conference
9. Industry input is also needed in
order to gain an objective appraisal of
the issues identified in the EPAct 2005,
particularly those which require the
strategic assessments of businesses,
such as the potential for use of demand
response as a reliable resource for
planning purposes, steps taken to treat
demand response equitably in regional
transmission planning, and barriers to
improved customer participation in
demand response programs. Therefore,
written comments are requested on the
six general topics listed in the EPAct
2005 in accordance with this Notice’s
Section II, below.
10. In order to provide a forum for
discussion of these issues, a technical
conference will be held to gather
additional data and receive further
public comment on the issues we will
address in the report. The date of the
conference will be announced in a
subsequent notice. Those wishing to
participate in the conference should
contact David Kathan
(David.Kathan@ferc.gov or (202) 502–
6404) by December 5, 2005 and should
reference this proceeding.
11. The conference will be open to the
public, and pre-registration to attend is
not required.
12. FERC conferences are accessible
under section 508 of the Rehabilitation
Act of 1973. For accessibility
accommodations please send an e-mail
3 Please note that due to the limitations of the
Web-based survey tool, the demand response
survey includes multiple questions per customer
class to accommodate respondents with more than
one demand response program per class.
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to accessibility@ferc.gov or call toll free
1–866–208–3372 (voice) or 202–208–
1659 (TTY), or send a FAX to 202–208–
2106 with the required
accommodations.
II. Comment Subject Areas
13. Commenters may address any of
the demand response and time-based
rate issues raised and/or identified in
EPAct 2005 section 1252(e)(3).
Commenters are encouraged, but not
required, to consider and address the
following questions within each of the
six EPAct 2005 issues in their response.
Comments on these issues are due by
December 19, 2005.
A. Advanced Metering and
Communication Systems
• How should the Commission define
advanced meters and communication
systems for the purpose of reporting to
Congress?
• Are advanced meters necessary to
implement demand response and timebased rate programs? Can sufficient
demand response be fostered from noncommunicating, non-hourly meters?
• In general, what are the current
saturation and penetration levels of
advanced meters?
• Does the implementation of an
advanced metering system or use of
advanced meters reduce utility costs?
• What level of penetration is needed
to achieve cost savings? For example,
can advanced meters be used only for
certain customer groups or would all
customers need to use advanced meters
to make their use cost effective?
B. Existing Demand Response and
Time-Based Rate Programs
• Describe the type of programs being
used and the benefits or detriments of
each programmatic approach.
• How have these types of programs
changed since the early 1990s?
• Have demand response and timebased rate programs increased or
decreased in recent years?
• Are demand response programs
implemented by electric utilities
available to all customers, or are they
targeted to specific customer groups or
geographic areas, e.g., load pockets or
transmission constrained areas?
C. Annual Resource Contribution 4 of
Demand Response
• Describe in general the extent of
resource contribution by demand
response for the geographic area you
serve or represent.
4 For purposes of this notice and proposed
survey, resource contribution is defined as potential
peak reduction at time of system peak.
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• Identify and describe the best
available sources of information on the
annual resource contribution made by
demand response, by region.
• What problems exist in measuring
resource contribution? Should the
measurement be on the basis of
enrollment or on actual quantities used?
D. Potential for Demand Response as a
Quantifiable, Reliable Resource for
Regional Planning Purposes
• What percentage of total resource
requirements could demand response
resources reliably provide?
• What is the current role of demand
response resources in meeting regional
resource adequacy requirements and
ancillary services?
• Explain the risks of relying on
demand response for resource adequacy.
Do the risks differ depending on the
type of demand response?
• What is the potential impact of
demand response on overall energy
usage?
• Can time-based rate programs or
interruptible/curtailment rate programs
be counted as capacity resources in
regional plans?
E. Equitable Treatment of Demand
Response Resources in Regional
Transmission Planning and Operations
• What is the status of including
demand response within regional
transmission planning and operations?
• Have demand response resources
been examined during the development
of regional transmission plans, and to
what extent?
• Do current North American Electric
Reliability Council (NERC) standards
and regional reliability council rules
accommodate the use of demand
response as an alternative to building
more transmission infrastructure,
building generating capacity, or
generating/purchasing more power?
• In regional transmission operations,
such as RTOs and ISOs, what demand
response resources are currently
available? Under what circumstances
are these resources called upon and at
what level (kWs/kWhs)?
F. Regulatory Barriers to Improved
Customer Participation in Demand
Response, Peak Reduction, and Critical
Period Pricing Programs
• What wholesale and retail
regulatory barriers exist to improving
customer participation in demand
response?
• What regulatory barriers exist to
improving customer participation in
innovative time-based rate programs,
such as critical peak pricing?
• What are the drivers and
disincentives to customer interest in
participating in demand response or
critical period pricing programs?
• Do start-up costs limit the number
of participants in demand response
programs? If so, how should this issue
be addressed?
• Does jurisdictional uncertainty
between state and federal regulation
create barriers to demand response
programs?
• Are there regulatory or other
barriers to participation of third-party
curtailment service providers in ISO/
RTO demand response programs? Are
current settlement and payment
procedures adequate for participation by
these third-party entities?
• Given that distribution companies
may no longer own generation or be a
supplier of last resort, has their
incentive to provide demand response
been reduced? If so, what alternative
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mechanisms or policies should be
considered to provide incentives to
these distribution companies to
implement demand response?
• Do current retail rate structures,
which are largely based on volumetric
rates, create a disincentive for
distribution company promotion and
implementation of demand response? If
they do, how can this disincentive be
reduced?
• What are the drivers or
disincentives to load-serving entities
offering aggressive demand response
programs?
III. Information Collection Statement
14. OMB regulations require that
OMB approve certain reporting,
recordkeeping, and public disclosure
(collections of information) imposed by
an agency.5 Accordingly, pursuant to
OMB regulations, notice is given to the
public that (1) the voluntary draft
survey that is attached as an Appendix
to this Notice is proposed to be
administered using the Internet and a
web-based application to collect the
information electronically, and (2) OMB
is being asked for review and approval
of the final survey under section 3507(d)
of the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995.6
15. Comments are requested on the
efficacy of the draft survey in the
Appendix to this Notice and the
accuracy of the estimates made to
measure the burden on respondents of
completing the survey that are detailed
below.
16. This Notice has been submitted to
OMB for review and clearance of the
Notice’s information collection
requirements. OMB approval has been
requested by December 19, 2005.
No. of
responses
Hours per
response
Total annual
hours
FERC–727, Demand Response and Time Based Rate Programs Survey ....
FERC–728, Advanced Metering Survey ..........................................................
1,500
1,500
1
1
1
1
3,000
3,000
Totals ........................................................................................................
3,000
2
2
6,000
17. Total Annual Hours for Collection:
The reporting burden for this survey is
estimated at 6,000 hours.
18. Information Collection Costs: The
surveyed organizations collect all the
information requested in FERC–727 and
FERC–728 as part of their customary
and usual business practices. Comments
are requested on the cost of responding
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to FERC–727 and FERC–728. The
average annualized cost for all
respondents is projected to be $324,000
(6,000 hours ✖ $54 per hour).
19. Title: FERC–727, Demand
Response and Time Based Rate
Programs Survey and FERC–728,
Advanced Metering Survey.
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CFR 1320.10 (2005).
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20. Action: Proposed Information
Collection. The respondent shall not be
penalized for failure to respond to this
collection of information unless the
collection of information displays a
valid OMB control number.
21. Respondents: Business or other for
profit, publicly-owned utilities, and
electric cooperatives.
U.S.C. 3507(d) (2005).
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22. Frequency of Responses: One-time
implementation.
23. Necessity of Information: On
August 8, 2005, Congress enacted EPAct
2005. Section 1252(e)(3) of the EPAct
2005 requires the Commission to draft
and publish a report, by appropriate
region, that assesses demand response
resources, including those available
from all consumer classes. Commission
staff has reviewed public information to
determine the availability of saturation
and penetration data on advanced
metering with the regional specificity
required by the EPAct 2005. The review
included an assessment of the EIA–861,
which collects aggregate information on
energy efficiency and load management.
The EIA–861 does not include any
information on advanced metering.
Moreover, there are no publicly
available saturation and penetration
data on advanced metering at the level
required by the EPAct 2005. The
Commission is dedicated to establishing
clear market rules to govern electric
markets. The information collected
through this survey will assist the
Commission in carrying out its goal of
developing robust and efficient energy
markets.
24. Internal Review: Internal review at
the Commission shows that there is
specific, objective support for the
burden estimates associated with the
information requirements. The
Commission will review the data
resulting from the survey to ensure that
the survey results meet the
congressional requirements of the
annual report on demand response in
EPAct 2005. This conforms to the
Commission’s plan for efficient
information collection, communication,
and management within the electric
industry.
25. Interested persons may obtain
information on the reporting
requirements of the survey by
contacting the following: Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426
(Attention: Michael Miller, Office of the
Executive Director, 202–502–8415, fax:
202–273–0873, e-mail:
Michael.miller@ferc.gov. To submit
comments concerning the collection of
information and the associated burden
estimates including suggestions for
reducing this burden, please send your
comments to the contact listed above
and to the Office of Management and
Budget, Room 10202 NEOB, 725 17th
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503
(Attention: Desk Officer for the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission), fax:
202–395–7285, e-mail:
oira_submission@omb.eop.gov).
26. The ‘‘public protection’’ provision
of the Paperwork Reduction Act 7
requires each agency to display a
currently valid OMB control number
and inform respondents that a response
is not required unless the information
collection displays a valid OMB control
number on each information collection.
This provision has two legal effects: (1)
It creates a legal responsibility for the
agency; and (2) it provides an
affirmative legal defense for respondents
if the information collection is imposed
on respondents by the Commission
through regulation or administrative
means in order to satisfy a legal
authority or responsibility of the
Commission. If the Commission should
fail to display an OMB control number,
then it is the Commission not the
respondent who is in violation of the
law. ‘‘Display’’ is defined as publishing
the OMB control number in regulations,
guidelines or other issuances in the
Federal Register (for example, in the
preamble or regulatory text for the final
rule containing the information
collection).8 Therefore, the Commission
may not conduct or sponsor, and a
person is not required to respond to a
collection of information unless the
information collection displays a valid
OMB control number.
IV. Comment Procedures
27. Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on the matters, issues
and specific questions in this Notice.
Comments should refer to Docket No.
AD06–2–000, and include the
commenter’s name, the organization
they represent, if applicable, and their
address. Comments may be filed either
in electronic or paper format.
28. To facilitate review of the
comments, we request commenters to
provide an executive summary of their
comments. Commenters also are
requested to identify each specific
question posed in this notice that their
discussion addresses and to use
appropriate headings. Commenters
should identify additional issues they
wish to raise separately.
29. Comments regarding the proposed
survey are due December 5, 2005.
30. Comments on the proposed
technical conference topics are due
December 19, 2005.
31. Those considering participating in
the technical conference should contact
David Kathan within December 5, 2005.
8 See
32. All comments related to this
proceeding may be filed electronically
via the eFiling link on the Commission’s
Web site at https://www.ferc.gov. The
Commission accepts most standard
word processing formats and
commenters may attach additional files
with supporting information in certain
other file formats. Commenters filing
electronically do not need to make a
paper filing. Commenters that are not
able to file comments electronically
must send an original and 14 copies of
their comments to: Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, Office of the
Secretary, 888 First Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20426.
33. All comments will be placed in
the Commission’s public files and may
be viewed, printed, or downloaded
remotely as described in the Document
Availability section below. Commenters
on this proposal are not required to
serve copies of their comments on other
commenters.
V. Document Availability
34. In addition to publishing the full
text of this document in the Federal
Register, the Commission provides all
interested persons an opportunity to
view and/or print the contents of this
document via the Internet through the
Commission’s Home Page (https://
www.ferc.gov) and in the Commission’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.
35. From the Commission’s Home
Page on the Internet, this information is
available in the Commission’s document
management system, eLibrary. The full
text of this document is available on
eLibrary in PDF and Microsoft Word
format for viewing, printing, and/or
downloading. To access this document
in eLibrary, type the docket number
excluding the last three digits of this
document in the docket number field.
36. User assistance is available for
eLibrary and the Commission’s Web site
during normal business hours. For
assistance, please contact the
Commission’s Online Support at 1–866–
208–3676 (toll free) or 202–502–6652 (email at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov),
or the Public Reference Room at (202)
502–8371, TTY (202) 502–8659. E-Mail
the Public Reference Room at
public.referenceroom@ferc.gov.
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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[FR Doc. 05–22295 Filed 11–8–05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717–01–C
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[OPP–2005–0294; FRL–7745–1]
The Association of American Pesticide
Control Officials/State FIFRA Issues
Research and Evaluation Group;
Notice of Public Meeting
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Association of American
Pesticide Control Officials (AAPCO)/
State FIFRA Issues Research and
Evaluation Group (SFIREG) will hold a
2–day meeting, beginning on December
5, 2005 and ending December 6, 2005.
This notice announces the location and
times for the meeting and sets forth the
tentative agenda topics.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Monday, December 5, 2005 through
Tuesday, December 6, 2005 from 8:30
a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday, December 5
and 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Tuesday,
December 6, 2005.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Doubletree Hotel, 300 Army Navy
Drive, Crystal City, Arlington, VA.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Georgia A. McDuffie, Field and External
Affairs Division (7506C), Office of
Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–
0001; telephone number: (703) 605–
0195; fax number: (703) 308–1850; email address: mcduffie.georgia@epa.gov
or Philip H. Gray, SFIREG Executive
Secretary, P.O. Box 1249, Hardwick, VT
05843–1249; telephone number: (802)
472–6956; fax (802) 472–6957; e-mail
address: aapco@plainfield.bypass.com.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does this Action Apply to Me?
You may be potentially affected by
this action if you are interested in
SFIREG information exchange with EPA
regarding important issues related to
human health, environmental exposure
to pesticides, and insight into EPA’s
decision-making process. Potentially
affected entities may include, but are
not limited to: Those persons who are
or may be required to conduct testing of
chemical substances under the Federal
Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA),
or the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide,
and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA).
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Document and Other Related
Information?
1. Docket. EPA has established an
official public docket for this action
under docket identification (ID) number
OPP–2005–0294. The official public
docket consists of the documents
specifically referenced in this action,
any public comments received, and
other information related to this action.
Although, a part of the official docket,
the public docket does not include
Confidential Business Information (CBI)
or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. The official public
docket is the collection of materials that
is available for public viewing at the
Public Information and Records
Integrity Branch (PIRIB), Rm. 119,
Crystal Mall #2, 1801 S. Bell St.,
Arlington, VA. This docket facility is
open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday
through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. The docket telephone number
is (703) 305–5805.
2. Electronic access. You may access
this Federal Register document
electronically through the EPA Internet
under the ‘‘Federal Register’’ listings at
https://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.
An electronic version of the public
docket is available through EPA’s
electronic public docket and comment
system, EPA Dockets. You may use EPA
Dockets at https://www.epa.gov/edocket/
to view public comments, access the
index listing of the contents of the
official public docket, and to access
those documents in the public docket
that are available electronically.
Although, not all docket materials may
be available electronically, you may still
access any of the publicly available
docket materials through the docket
facility identified in Unit I.B.1. Once in
the system, select ‘‘search,’’ then key in
the appropriate docket ID number.
II. Tentative Agenda
The tentative agenda of issues to be
discussed at the meeting includes:
1. Update on uses on mosquito
misters.
2. Process for registering bio-decon
products.
3. Antimicrobial Division/CDC
strategy on foot spas.
4. Chlorpyrifos: Close out strategy.
5. Performance measures: Steering
Committee assessment.
6. Endangered Species Program
update.
7. Emergency disaster: Registrations.
8. Multinational pesticide
registrations.
9. Update on X596 Recycling
Standard.
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rulemaking.
11. EPA/SFIREG Coordination of
issues with Annual Work Plan.
12. Update on data issues related to
OPPIN.
13. OPP and OECA update.
14. Human Study Rule.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection. Pesticides
and pest.
Dated: November 1, 2005.
William R. Diamond,
Director, Field and External Affairs Division,
Office of Pesticide Program.
[FR Doc. 05–22383 Filed 11–8–05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6560–50–S
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[OPP–2005–0253; FRL–7740–2]
Propylene Oxide Risk Assessment,
Notice of Availability, and Risk
Reduction Options
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice announces the
availability of EPA’s human health risk
assessment and related documents for
the insecticidal fumigant pesticide
propylene oxide (PPO), and opens a
public comment period on these
documents. The public is encouraged to
suggest risk management ideas or
proposals to address the risks identified.
EPA is developing a Reregistration
Eligibility Decision (RED), for PPO
through a modified, 4–Phase public
participation process that the Agency
uses to involve the public in developing
pesticide reregistration and tolerance
reassessment decisions. Through these
programs, EPA is ensuring that all
pesticides meet current health and
safety standards. This notice opens
phase 3 of the 4–phase process.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before January 9, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Comments, identified by
docket identification (ID) number OPP–
2005–0253, may be submitted
electronically, by mail, or through hand
delivery/courier. Follow the detailed
instructions as provided in Unit I. of the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Susan Bartow, Special Review and
Reregistration Division (7508C), Office
of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–
0001; telephone number: (703) 603–
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[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 216 (Wednesday, November 9, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68002-68031]
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[FR Doc No: 05-22295]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. AD06-2-000]
Assessment of Demand Response Resources
November 3, 2005.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of Proposed Voluntary Survey and Technical Conference.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct 2005) section
1252(e)(3),\1\ the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) is
preparing a report, by appropriate region, that assesses demand
response resources, including those available from all consumer
classes. A voluntary survey and technical conference are proposed to
obtain information that will assist in preparing and publishing this
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\1\ Energy Policy Act of 2005, Pub. L. 109-58, Sec. 1252(e)(3),
119 Stat. 594, (2005) (EPAct section 1252(e)(3)).
DATES: (1) Comments on the proposed survey questions should be filed
December 5, 2005.
(2) Requests to participate in the technical conference are due
December 5, 2005.
(3) Comments on the proposed technical conference topics are due
December 19, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be filed electronically via the eFiling link on
the Commission's Web site at https://www.ferc.gov. Commenters unable to
file comments electronically must send an original and 14 copies of
their comments to: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Office of the
Secretary, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. Please refer to
the Comment Procedures section of the preamble for additional
information on how to file comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David Kathan (Technical Information), Office of Markets, Tariffs
and Rates, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-6404, David.Kathan@ferc.gov.
Aileen Roder (Legal Information), Office of the General Counsel,
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-6022, Aileen.Roder@ferc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 1. Take notice that a survey on the
saturation and penetration of advanced meters is being proposed and
that a technical conference, with comments, on issues raised by the
Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct 2005) section 1252(e)(3) \2\ will be
held. Comments on the survey are due by December 5, 2005. The date,
location, and agenda of the conference will be announced in a
subsequent notice. Those wishing to participate in the technical
conference should notify Commission staff by December 5, 2005. Finally,
comments on the demand response issues addressed in the statute are due
by December 19, 2005. These comments will help inform the discussion at
the technical conference.
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\2\ Energy Policy Act of 2005, Pub. L. 109-58, Sec. 1252(e)(3),
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I. Background
2. Section 1252(e)(3) of EPAct 2005 requires the Commission to
draft and publish a report, by appropriate region, that assesses demand
response resources, including those available from all consumer
classes. Specifically, EPAct 2005 requires that the Commission identify
and review:
(A) Saturation and penetration rates of advanced meters and
communications technologies, devices and systems;
(B) Existing demand response programs and time-based rate programs;
(C) The annual resource contribution of demand resources;
(D) The potential for demand response as a quantifiable, reliable
resource for regional planning purposes;
(E) Steps taken to ensure that, in regional transmission planning
and operations, demand resources are provided equitable treatment as a
quantifiable, reliable resource relative to the resource obligations of
any load-serving entity, transmission provider, or transmitting party;
and
(F) Regulatory barriers to improved customer participation in
demand response, peak reduction and critical period pricing programs.
3. A survey is proposed to obtain the needed information on meter
saturation and penetration. With respect to the other issues the
Commission must address in the report, input from state regulators and
members of the industry will enhance its ability to present a
comprehensive and well informed
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report. To acquire this input, the public is invited to submit comments
on the demand response issues addressed by the statute and to
participate in a technical conference we will hold to discuss those
issues.
A. Voluntary Survey on Saturation and Penetration of Advanced Metering
and Demand Response
4. A voluntary survey is proposed on the use of advanced metering
and demand response, because adequate information on this subject is
not collected by other sources. For instance, the information collected
by EIA-861 (Annual Electric Power Industry Report) form administered by
the Energy Information Administration (EIA) includes aggregate
information on energy efficiency and load management, but does not
include any information on advanced metering. In addition, the
information on load management collected by EIA does not provide
sufficient information to help identify existing demand response
programs or time-based rate programs.
5. The Commission will conduct the survey using the Internet. The
proposed survey is targeted towards respondents who directly serve end-
use customers. Respondents will provide their information for the
survey to the Commission on an Internet web-based form and submit their
responses electronically directly to the Commission.
6. Because there are no standard industry definitions, Commission
staff is uncertain about the best set of questions for obtaining
information on the saturation and penetration of advanced metering. For
example, given the various types of meters with advanced functionality,
it may be difficult to unambiguously define advanced metering. Instead,
we propose a survey that asks a series of questions concerning meter
functionality. Information on meter functionality will better assist in
developing a definition of advanced metering that can be used to
accurately estimate regional saturation and penetration of advanced
metering. A national survey of advanced metering should also prove
useful for planning and benchmarking by market participants.
7. While the focus of the survey is on advanced metering, the
proposed survey also contains several questions requesting information
on existing demand response and time-based metering programs. These
questions are designed to collect program information necessary to
obtain information on demand response programs in response to section
1252(e)(3)(B) of EPAct. Furthermore, in recognition that different
individuals or departments may be responsible for completing the
metering and demand response information, the survey will be
implemented as two Web-based forms (one on advanced metering, and one
on demand response programs) \3\ to ease data entry.
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8. The proposed survey is attached to this Notice as an Appendix.
The public is requested to comment on the survey questions. In
particular, the public should comment on whether the questions will
elicit accurate information on advanced meters and demand response
programs, or whether the questions should be modified or supplemented
to better obtain information. In addition, we solicit input on other
sources of information on advanced metering and demand response
programs. Comments on the survey are to be filed by December 5, 2005
and should reference this proceeding.
B. Comments and Technical Conference
9. Industry input is also needed in order to gain an objective
appraisal of the issues identified in the EPAct 2005, particularly
those which require the strategic assessments of businesses, such as
the potential for use of demand response as a reliable resource for
planning purposes, steps taken to treat demand response equitably in
regional transmission planning, and barriers to improved customer
participation in demand response programs. Therefore, written comments
are requested on the six general topics listed in the EPAct 2005 in
accordance with this Notice's Section II, below.
10. In order to provide a forum for discussion of these issues, a
technical conference will be held to gather additional data and receive
further public comment on the issues we will address in the report. The
date of the conference will be announced in a subsequent notice. Those
wishing to participate in the conference should contact David Kathan
(David.Kathan@ferc.gov or (202) 502-6404) by December 5, 2005 and
should reference this proceeding.
11. The conference will be open to the public, and pre-registration
to attend is not required.
12. 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 202-208-1659 (TTY), or send a FAX to 202-208-2106 with
the required accommodations.
II. Comment Subject Areas
13. Commenters may address any of the demand response and time-
based rate issues raised and/or identified in EPAct 2005 section
1252(e)(3). Commenters are encouraged, but not required, to consider
and address the following questions within each of the six EPAct 2005
issues in their response. Comments on these issues are due by December
19, 2005.
A. Advanced Metering and Communication Systems
How should the Commission define advanced meters and
communication systems for the purpose of reporting to Congress?
Are advanced meters necessary to implement demand response
and time-based rate programs? Can sufficient demand response be
fostered from non-communicating, non-hourly meters?
In general, what are the current saturation and
penetration levels of advanced meters?
Does the implementation of an advanced metering system or
use of advanced meters reduce utility costs?
What level of penetration is needed to achieve cost
savings? For example, can advanced meters be used only for certain
customer groups or would all customers need to use advanced meters to
make their use cost effective?
B. Existing Demand Response and Time-Based Rate Programs
Describe the type of programs being used and the benefits
or detriments of each programmatic approach.
How have these types of programs changed since the early
1990s?
Have demand response and time-based rate programs
increased or decreased in recent years?
Are demand response programs implemented by electric
utilities available to all customers, or are they targeted to specific
customer groups or geographic areas, e.g., load pockets or transmission
constrained areas?
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Describe in general the extent of resource contribution by
demand response for the geographic area you serve or represent.
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Identify and describe the best available sources of
information on the annual resource contribution made by demand
response, by region.
What problems exist in measuring resource contribution?
Should the measurement be on the basis of enrollment or on actual
quantities used?
D. Potential for Demand Response as a Quantifiable, Reliable Resource
for Regional Planning Purposes
What percentage of total resource requirements could
demand response resources reliably provide?
What is the current role of demand response resources in
meeting regional resource adequacy requirements and ancillary services?
Explain the risks of relying on demand response for
resource adequacy. Do the risks differ depending on the type of demand
response?
What is the potential impact of demand response on overall
energy usage?
Can time-based rate programs or interruptible/curtailment
rate programs be counted as capacity resources in regional plans?
E. Equitable Treatment of Demand Response Resources in Regional
Transmission Planning and Operations
What is the status of including demand response within
regional transmission planning and operations?
Have demand response resources been examined during the
development of regional transmission plans, and to what extent?
Do current North American Electric Reliability Council
(NERC) standards and regional reliability council rules accommodate the
use of demand response as an alternative to building more transmission
infrastructure, building generating capacity, or generating/purchasing
more power?
In regional transmission operations, such as RTOs and
ISOs, what demand response resources are currently available? Under
what circumstances are these resources called upon and at what level
(kWs/kWhs)?
F. Regulatory Barriers to Improved Customer Participation in Demand
Response, Peak Reduction, and Critical Period Pricing Programs
What wholesale and retail regulatory barriers exist to
improving customer participation in demand response?
What regulatory barriers exist to improving customer
participation in innovative time-based rate programs, such as critical
peak pricing?
What are the drivers and disincentives to customer
interest in participating in demand response or critical period pricing
programs?
Do start-up costs limit the number of participants in
demand response programs? If so, how should this issue be addressed?
Does jurisdictional uncertainty between state and federal
regulation create barriers to demand response programs?
Are there regulatory or other barriers to participation of
third-party curtailment service providers in ISO/RTO demand response
programs? Are current settlement and payment procedures adequate for
participation by these third-party entities?
Given that distribution companies may no longer own
generation or be a supplier of last resort, has their incentive to
provide demand response been reduced? If so, what alternative
mechanisms or policies should be considered to provide incentives to
these distribution companies to implement demand response?
Do current retail rate structures, which are largely based
on volumetric rates, create a disincentive for distribution company
promotion and implementation of demand response? If they do, how can
this disincentive be reduced?
What are the drivers or disincentives to load-serving
entities offering aggressive demand response programs?
III. Information Collection Statement
14. OMB regulations require that OMB approve certain reporting,
recordkeeping, and public disclosure (collections of information)
imposed by an agency.\5\ Accordingly, pursuant to OMB regulations,
notice is given to the public that (1) the voluntary draft survey that
is attached as an Appendix to this Notice is proposed to be
administered using the Internet and a web-based application to collect
the information electronically, and (2) OMB is being asked for review
and approval of the final survey under section 3507(d) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995.\6\
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15. Comments are requested on the efficacy of the draft survey in
the Appendix to this Notice and the accuracy of the estimates made to
measure the burden on respondents of completing the survey that are
detailed below.
16. This Notice has been submitted to OMB for review and clearance
of the Notice's information collection requirements. OMB approval has
been requested by December 19, 2005.
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No. of No. of Hours per Total annual
Data collection respondents responses response hours
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FERC-727, Demand Response and Time Based Rate 1,500 1 1 3,000
Programs Survey................................
FERC-728, Advanced Metering Survey.............. 1,500 1 1 3,000
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Totals...................................... 3,000 2 2 6,000
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17. Total Annual Hours for Collection: The reporting burden for
this survey is estimated at 6,000 hours.
18. Information Collection Costs: The surveyed organizations
collect all the information requested in FERC-727 and FERC-728 as part
of their customary and usual business practices. Comments are requested
on the cost of responding to FERC-727 and FERC-728. The average
annualized cost for all respondents is projected to be $324,000 (6,000
hours [multi] $54 per hour).
19. Title: FERC-727, Demand Response and Time Based Rate Programs
Survey and FERC-728, Advanced Metering Survey.
20. Action: Proposed Information Collection. The respondent shall
not be penalized for failure to respond to this collection of
information unless the collection of information displays a valid OMB
control number.
21. Respondents: Business or other for profit, publicly-owned
utilities, and electric cooperatives.
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22. Frequency of Responses: One-time implementation.
23. Necessity of Information: On August 8, 2005, Congress enacted
EPAct 2005. Section 1252(e)(3) of the EPAct 2005 requires the
Commission to draft and publish a report, by appropriate region, that
assesses demand response resources, including those available from all
consumer classes. Commission staff has reviewed public information to
determine the availability of saturation and penetration data on
advanced metering with the regional specificity required by the EPAct
2005. The review included an assessment of the EIA-861, which collects
aggregate information on energy efficiency and load management. The
EIA-861 does not include any information on advanced metering.
Moreover, there are no publicly available saturation and penetration
data on advanced metering at the level required by the EPAct 2005. The
Commission is dedicated to establishing clear market rules to govern
electric markets. The information collected through this survey will
assist the Commission in carrying out its goal of developing robust and
efficient energy markets.
24. Internal Review: Internal review at the Commission shows that
there is specific, objective support for the burden estimates
associated with the information requirements. The Commission will
review the data resulting from the survey to ensure that the survey
results meet the congressional requirements of the annual report on
demand response in EPAct 2005. This conforms to the Commission's plan
for efficient information collection, communication, and management
within the electric industry.
25. Interested persons may obtain information on the reporting
requirements of the survey by contacting the following: Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426
(Attention: Michael Miller, Office of the Executive Director, 202-502-
8415, fax: 202-273-0873, e-mail: Michael.miller@ferc.gov. To submit
comments concerning the collection of information and the associated
burden estimates including suggestions for reducing this burden, please
send your comments to the contact listed above and to the Office of
Management and Budget, Room 10202 NEOB, 725 17th Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20503 (Attention: Desk Officer for the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission), fax: 202-395-7285, e-mail: oira_
submission@omb.eop.gov).
26. The ``public protection'' provision of the Paperwork Reduction
Act \7\ requires each agency to display a currently valid OMB control
number and inform respondents that a response is not required unless
the information collection displays a valid OMB control number on each
information collection. This provision has two legal effects: (1) It
creates a legal responsibility for the agency; and (2) it provides an
affirmative legal defense for respondents if the information collection
is imposed on respondents by the Commission through regulation or
administrative means in order to satisfy a legal authority or
responsibility of the Commission. If the Commission should fail to
display an OMB control number, then it is the Commission not the
respondent who is in violation of the law. ``Display'' is defined as
publishing the OMB control number in regulations, guidelines or other
issuances in the Federal Register (for example, in the preamble or
regulatory text for the final rule containing the information
collection).\8\ Therefore, the Commission may not conduct or sponsor,
and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information
unless the information collection displays a valid OMB control number.
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\7\ 44 U.S.C. 3512(2000); 5 CFR 1320.5(b)(2005); 5 CFR
1320.6(a)(2005).
\8\ See 1 CFR 21.35(2005); 5 CFR 1320.3(f)(3)(2005).
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IV. Comment Procedures
27. Interested persons are invited to submit comments on the
matters, issues and specific questions in this Notice. Comments should
refer to Docket No. AD06-2-000, and include the commenter's name, the
organization they represent, if applicable, and their address. Comments
may be filed either in electronic or paper format.
28. To facilitate review of the comments, we request commenters to
provide an executive summary of their comments. Commenters also are
requested to identify each specific question posed in this notice that
their discussion addresses and to use appropriate headings. Commenters
should identify additional issues they wish to raise separately.
29. Comments regarding the proposed survey are due December 5,
2005.
30. Comments on the proposed technical conference topics are due
December 19, 2005.
31. Those considering participating in the technical conference
should contact David Kathan within December 5, 2005.
32. All comments related to this proceeding may be filed
electronically via the eFiling link on the Commission's Web site at
https://www.ferc.gov. The Commission accepts most standard word
processing formats and commenters may attach additional files with
supporting information in certain other file formats. Commenters filing
electronically do not need to make a paper filing. Commenters that are
not able to file comments electronically must send an original and 14
copies of their comments to: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
Office of the Secretary, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.
33. All comments will be placed in the Commission's public files
and may be viewed, printed, or downloaded remotely as described in the
Document Availability section below. Commenters on this proposal are
not required to serve copies of their comments on other commenters.
V. Document Availability
34. In addition to publishing the full text of this document in the
Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested persons an
opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this document via the
Internet through the Commission's Home Page (https://www.ferc.gov) and
in the Commission'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.
35. From the Commission's Home Page on the Internet, this
information is available in the Commission's document management
system, eLibrary. The full text of this document is available on
eLibrary in PDF and Microsoft Word format for viewing, printing, and/or
downloading. To access this document in eLibrary, type the docket
number excluding the last three digits of this document in the docket
number field.
36. User assistance is available for eLibrary and the Commission's
Web site during normal business hours. For assistance, please contact
the Commission's Online Support at 1-866-208-3676 (toll free) or 202-
502-6652 (e-mail at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov), or the Public
Reference Room at (202) 502-8371, TTY (202) 502-8659. E-Mail the Public
Reference Room at public.referenceroom@ferc.gov.
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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