Conference on Competition in Wholesale Power Markets; Supplemental Notice of Conference, 20528 [E7-7869]

Download as PDF 20528 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 79 / Wednesday, April 25, 2007 / Notices 202–208–2106 with the required accommodations. For further information on the technical conference, please contact: Robert Hellrich-Dawson (Technical Information), Office of Markets, Tariffs and Rates, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502–6360, robert.hellrich-dawson@ferc.gov. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. AD07–7–000] Conference on Competition in Wholesale Power Markets; Supplemental Notice of Conference cprice-sewell on PRODPC61 with NOTICES April 19, 2007. As announced in the Notice of Conference issued on March 23, 2007,1 the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission will hold a conference on Tuesday, May 8, 2007, to examine specific topics relating to the state of wholesale power markets. The conference will be held in the Commission Meeting Room at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern time. The conference will be open for the public to attend and advance registration is not required. Members of the Commission may attend the conference. The agenda for this conference is attached, and contains questions the panelists will be asked to address. If any changes to the agenda occur, a revised agenda will be posted on the calendar page for this event on the Commission’s Web site, https://www.ferc.gov, prior to the event. Transcripts of the conference will be immediately available from Ace Reporting Company (202–347–3700 or 1–800–336–6646) for a fee. They will be available for the public on the Commission’s eLibrary system seven calendar days after FERC receives the transcript. A free webcast of this event will be available through www.ferc.gov. Anyone with Internet access who desires to view this event can do so by navigating to www.ferc.gov’s Calendar of Events and locating this event in the Calendar. The event will contain a link to its Web cast. The Capitol Connection provides technical support for the Web casts. It also offers access to this event via television in the Washington, DC area and via phone bridge for a fee. Visit https://www.CapitolConnection.org or contact Danelle Perkowski or David Reininger at the Capitol Connection 703–993–3100 for information about this service. 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 1 72 Fed. Reg. 14,801 (March 29, 2007). VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:21 Apr 24, 2007 Jkt 211001 Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7–7869 Filed 4–24–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Western Area Power Administration Notice of Proposed Final Resource Adequacy Plan for Transactions in the California Independent System Operator Corporation’s Balancing Authority Area Western Area Power Administration, DOE. ACTION: Notice of proposed final resource adequacy plan. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The Western Area Power Administration (Western) is conducting a public process to propose a Final Resource Adequacy (RA) Plan for transactions in the California Independent System Operator Corporation’s (CAISO) Balancing Authority Area. Pending the development of this Final RA Plan, Western has established interim RA Plans to facilitate its transactions in the CAISO Balancing Authority Area. Western is developing this proposed Final RA Plan as a Local Regulatory Authority (LRA). The Final RA Plan implemented by Western will be submitted to the CAISO and will be utilized by Western when Western is acting as a Load Serving Entity (LSE) in the CAISO Balancing Authority Area. Western’s Current RA Plan became effective on September 30, 2006, and will remain in effect until superseded by the Final RA Plan developed in this process. DATES: The consultation and comment period will begin on the date of publication of this Federal Register notice and will end on May 25, 2007. Western will present a detailed explanation of the proposed Final RA Plan at a public information forum on May 2, 2007, 1:30 p.m. PDT, Rancho Cordova, CA. Western will hold a public comment forum on May 9, 2007, 1:30 p.m. PDT, Rancho Cordova, CA. At the public comment forum, the public may provide oral and written comments. In PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 addition, the public may submit written comments to Western at any time during the comment period. Western must receive all comments by the close of the comment period to ensure they are considered. After the Administrator approves the Final RA Plan, it is anticipated that it will go into effect on July 17, 2007. ADDRESSES: Western will hold the public information and comment forums at the Marriott, 11211 Point East Drive, Rancho Cordova, CA. Written comments can be mailed, faxed, or emailed to Ms. Sonja A. Anderson, Acting Power Marketing Manager, Sierra Nevada Region, Western Area Power Administration, 114 Parkshore Drive, Folsom, CA 95630–4710, fax (916) 985– 1931, e-mail sanderso@wapa.gov. Oral comments must be presented at the public comment forum which will be held on May 9, 2007. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Jeanne Haas, Contracts and Energy Services Manager, Sierra Nevada Customer Service Region, Western Area Power Administration, 114 Parkshore Drive, Folsom, CA 95630–4710, telephone (916) 353–4438, e-mail haas@wapa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Authorities Western is developing this proposed Final RA Plan in accordance with its power marketing authorities, which includes the Act of June 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 388), the Act of August 26, 1937 (50 Stat. 844), the Act of August 4, 1939 (53 Stat. 1187), and the Department of Energy Organization Act of August 4, 1977 (91 Stat. 565), including all acts amendatory and/or supplementary to the above listed. Background On February 9, 2006, the CAISO filed its comprehensive Market Redesign Technology Upgrade (MRTU) Tariff with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission).1 Under the MRTU Tariff, the CAISO proposed to end the current ‘‘must offer’’ structure and transition to a capacity-based system. In this capacity-based system, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) and other LRAs establish procurement requirements for all LSEs within their jurisdiction to obtain sufficient resources to meet their load with an adequate reserve margin and to ensure appropriate resources will be made available to the CAISO in the Day-Ahead Market, the Hour-Ahead 1 FERC E:\FR\FM\25APN1.SGM Docket ER06–615 (2006). 25APN1

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. AD07-7-000]


Conference on Competition in Wholesale Power Markets; 
Supplemental Notice of Conference

April 19, 2007.
    As announced in the Notice of Conference issued on March 23, 
2007,\1\ the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission will hold a 
conference on Tuesday, May 8, 2007, to examine specific topics relating 
to the state of wholesale power markets. The conference will be held in 
the Commission Meeting Room at the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC, from 9 a.m. to 5 
p.m. Eastern time. The conference will be open for the public to attend 
and advance registration is not required. Members of the Commission may 
attend the conference.
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    \1\ 72 Fed. Reg. 14,801 (March 29, 2007).
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    The agenda for this conference is attached, and contains questions 
the panelists will be asked to address. If any changes to the agenda 
occur, a revised agenda will be posted on the calendar page for this 
event on the Commission's Web site, https://www.ferc.gov, prior to the 
event.
    Transcripts of the conference will be immediately available from 
Ace Reporting Company (202-347-3700 or 1-800-336-6646) for a fee. They 
will be available for the public on the Commission's eLibrary system 
seven calendar days after FERC receives the transcript.
    A free webcast of this event will be available through 
www.ferc.gov. Anyone with Internet access who desires to view this 
event can do so by navigating to www.ferc.gov's Calendar of Events and 
locating this event in the Calendar. The event will contain a link to 
its Web cast. The Capitol Connection provides technical support for the 
Web casts. It also offers access to this event via television in the 
Washington, DC area and via phone bridge for a fee. Visit https://
www.CapitolConnection.org or contact Danelle Perkowski or David 
Reininger at the Capitol Connection 703-993-3100 for information about 
this service.
    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 on the technical conference, please 
contact: Robert Hellrich-Dawson (Technical Information), Office of 
Markets, Tariffs and Rates, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-6360, 
robert.hellrich-dawson@ferc.gov.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary. 2
 [FR Doc. E7-7869 Filed 4-24-07; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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