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Download as PDF 29450 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 99 / Wednesday, May 21, 2008 / Proposed Rules The commenter did not provide any data on how many or what fraction of these alarms are triggered by the wastes from these patients. With regard to the environmental pathways of radioiodine, ICRP Publication 94 states that ‘‘regarding the release of patients from the hospital, the radioiodine is in the patient where it decays or is excreted primarily in urine, and finds its way into the environment.’’ According to the report, the impact of the released I–131 on the environment should be minimal, considering that I–131 has a relatively short half life of 8 days. The time it takes for the excreta of patients to be processed and returned to the ecosystem is relatively long. In addition, the impact of I–131 on the environment from this pathway is usually independent of whether the patient is hospitalized after treatment or released to go home. cprice-sewell on PROD1PC69 with PROPOSALS Conclusion The decision to deny the petition is consistent with NRC’s Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2008–2013. NRC’s strategic safety goal to ‘‘ensure adequate protection of public health and safety and the environment’’ would continue to be maintained because NRC believes that the current rule is adequate to protect public health and safety from the release of these patients. The decision is also consistent with the Strategic Plan’s focus on Organization Excellence. Specifically, the openness objective was accomplished by soliciting and considering public comments on the petition. It is expected that denying this petition will continue to maintain the NRC’s effectiveness objective because reverting to the 1997 release criteria as requested by the petitioner would place a significant regulatory burden on licensees with no commensurate benefit to public health and safety. In conclusion, NRC finds that the arguments presented in PRM–35–18 do not support a rulemaking to revoke the patient release criteria in 10 CFR 35.75. Reverting to the 1997 patient release criteria would impose unnecessary regulatory burden and is not warranted for the protection of public health and safety. To address the petitioner’s concern for exposure to children and infants, NRC has prepared a RIS and additional guidance which will be issued to all NRC medical use licensees, and to the Agreement States, concurrent to the resolution of this petition. For the reasons cited in this document, the NRC denies this petition for rulemaking. VerDate Aug<31>2005 14:18 May 20, 2008 Jkt 214001 Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 7th day of May 2008. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. R.W. Borchardt, Executive Director for Operations. [FR Doc. E8–11344 Filed 5–20–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 18 CFR Part 35 [Docket No. AD08–8–000] Demand Response in Organized Electric Markets May 13, 2008. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE. ACTION: Supplemental Notice of Technical Conference. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The Commission is providing an agenda for the technical conference to be held in this proceeding on May 21, 2008, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (EST), and detailed information regarding attendance, internet access, and transcripts. This conference will provide a forum to consider issues related to demand response in organized electric markets, as discussed in the Commission’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking which was issued on March 8, 2008 in Commission Docket Nos. RM07–19–000 and AD07–7–000. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ryan Irwin, Office of Energy Market Regulation, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502–6454, Ryan.Irwin@ferc.gov. Elizabeth Arnold, Office of the General Counsel—Energy Markets, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502–8818, Elizabeth.Arnold@ferc.gov. On April 10, 2008, the Commission issued a Notice (April 10 Notice) scheduling a staff technical conference in the above-captioned proceeding. As stated in the April 10 Notice, the conference will provide a forum to consider issues related to demand response in organized electric markets, as discussed in the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking issued in Docket Nos. RM07–19–000 and AD07–7–000. Wholesale Competition in Regions with Organized Electric Markets, 73 FR 12,576 (Mar. 7, 2008), FERC Stats. & Regs. ¶ 32,682 at P 95 (2008) (Competition NOPR). The technical PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 conference will be held on May 21, 2008, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (EST), in the Commission Meeting Room at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. 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. If any changes occur, the 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. A free webcast of this event is available through https://www.ferc.gov. Anyone with internet access who desires to view this event can do so by navigating to the Calendar of Events at https://www.ferc.gov and locating this event in the Calendar. The event will contain a link to its webcast. The Capitol Connection provides technical support for the free webcasts. It also offers access to this event via television in the Washington, DC area and via phone-bridge for a fee. If you have any questions, visit https:// www.CapitolConnection.org or contact Danelle Perkowski or David Reininger at (703) 993–3100. Transcripts of the conference will be available immediately for a fee from Ace Reporting Company (202–347–3700 or 1–800–336–6646). They will be available for free on the Commission’s eLibrary system and on the Calendar of Events approximately one week after the conference. 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 1–866–208–3372 (voice) or 202–208–1659 (TTY), or send a FAX to 202–208–2106 with the required accommodations. For more information about this conference, please contact: Ryan Irwin, Office of Energy Market Regulation, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502–6454, Ryan.Irwin@ferc.gov. Elizabeth Arnold, Office of the General Counsel—Energy Markets, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC E:\FR\FM\21MYP1.SGM 21MYP1 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 99 / Wednesday, May 21, 2008 / Proposed Rules 20426, (202) 502–8818, Elizabeth.Arnold@ferc.gov. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. Demand Response in Organized Electric Markets Technical Conference May 21, 2008 cprice-sewell on PROD1PC69 with PROPOSALS Agenda 9 a.m. Welcoming Remarks 9:20 Presentation by the Honorable Marsha Smith Commissioner, Idaho Public Utilities Commission and President, National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC), on behalf of NARUC. 9:45 Panel 1—Value of and Appropriate Compensation for Demand Response in Organized Electric Markets This panel explores the value of demand response in organized electric markets and appropriate compensation for demand response under currently approved tariffs. In particular, this panel addresses the issue of ensuring that demand response resources are appropriately compensated in a manner that is comparable to other resources. The panel will examine whether demand response resources are appropriately valued for the benefit that they bring. • Eric Woychik, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, Comverge, Inc. • Daniel Violette, Principal, Summit Blue Consulting. • James Eber, Director—Demand Response and Dynamic Pricing, Commonwealth Edison Company. • Lawrence Stalica, Vice President, Linde Energy Services, Inc. • David Brewster, President, EnerNOC, Inc. • Robert Borlick, Energy Consultant, Borlick Associates. • David LaPlante, Vice President, Wholesale Markets Strategy, ISO New England Inc. • Paul Peterson, Senior Associate, Synapse Energy Economics, Inc. 11:45 Lunch 1:15 Panel 2—Demand Response in Organized Markets—Barriers to Comparable Treatment and Solutions to Eliminate Potential Barriers: ISO New England, NYISO and PJM This session addresses barriers to comparable treatment for demand response in the organized markets in ISO New England Inc., New York Independent System Operator, Inc. (NYISO) and PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. (PJM) and explores specific VerDate Aug<31>2005 14:18 May 20, 2008 Jkt 214001 solutions for dealing with these barriers. Panelists are encouraged to address barriers to comparable treatment for demand response beyond those already identified in the Competition NOPR. • The Honorable Anne George, Commissioner, Connecticut Department of Public Utility Control; Chair, NARUC Committee on Electricity and Co-Chair of NARUC–FERC Demand Response Collaborative. • Andrew Ott, Senior Vice President—Markets, PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. • Henry Yoshimura, Manager, Demand Response, ISO New England Inc. • Paul Tyno, Executive Vice President of Program Development, Energy Curtailment Specialists, Inc. • Edward Tatum, Jr., Vice President, RTO & Regulatory Affairs, Old Dominion Electric Cooperative. • Timothy Roughan, Director of Distributed Resources, National Grid USA. • Sandra Levine, Senior Attorney, Conservation Law Foundation. 2:45 Break 3 p.m. Panel 3—Demand Response in Organized Markets—Barriers to Comparable Treatment and Solutions to Eliminate Potential Barriers: CAISO, Midwest ISO, and SPP This session addresses barriers to comparable treatment for demand response in the organized markets in California Independent System Operator Corporation (CAISO), Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. (Midwest ISO), and Southwest Power Pool, Inc. (SPP) and explores specific solutions for dealing with these barriers. Panelists are encouraged to address barriers to comparable treatment for demand response beyond those already identified in the Competition NOPR. • Dennis Derricks, Director, Electric Regulatory Policy, Integrys Energy Group Inc. • DeWayne Todd, Power Manager, Alcoa. • Michael Robinson, Senior Manager of Market Design, Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. • Jason Salmi Klotz, Senior Analyst, Energy Division, California Public Utilities Commission. • Joyce Reives, Director, DPL Energy Resources Inc. • H. Walter Johnson, Principal, Technology Strategies, California Independent System Operator PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 29451 Corporation. • J. Craig Baker, Senior Vice President, Regulatory Services, American Electric Power. 4:30 Concluding Remarks [FR Doc. E8–11314 Filed 5–20–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 18 CFR Part 385 [Docket No. RM08–8–000] Ex Parte Contacts and Separation of Functions Issued May 15, 2008. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The Commission is proposing to revise its regulations to clarify its rules governing ex parte contacts and separation of functions as they apply to proceedings arising out of investigations initiated under Part 1b of the Commission’s regulations. This proposal is intended to provide clearer guidance to both Commission litigation staff and persons outside the Commission in determining whether they may properly contact decisional employees once the Commission has established further proceedings on matters that had been investigated under Part 1b. The Commission also is proposing to clarify its regulations governing intervention to specify that intervention is not permitted as a matter of right in proceedings arising from Part 1b investigations. DATES: Comments are due July 21, 2008. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number by any of the following methods: • Agency Web Site: https://ferc.gov. Documents created electronically using word processing software should be filed in native applications or print-toPDF format and not in a scanned format. • Mail/Hand Delivery: Commenters unable to file comments electronically must mail or hand deliver an original and 14 copies of their comments to: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. Instructions: For detailed instructions on submitting comments and additional information on the rulemaking process, see the Comment Procedures Section of this document. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wilbur Miller, 888 First Street, NE., E:\FR\FM\21MYP1.SGM 21MYP1

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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 99 (Wednesday, May 21, 2008)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 29450-29451]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-11314]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

18 CFR Part 35

[Docket No. AD08-8-000]


Demand Response in Organized Electric Markets

May 13, 2008.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE.

ACTION: Supplemental Notice of Technical Conference.

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SUMMARY: The Commission is providing an agenda for the technical 
conference to be held in this proceeding on May 21, 2008, from 9 a.m. 
to 4:30 p.m. (EST), and detailed information regarding attendance, 
internet access, and transcripts. This conference will provide a forum 
to consider issues related to demand response in organized electric 
markets, as discussed in the Commission's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 
which was issued on March 8, 2008 in Commission Docket Nos. RM07-19-000 
and AD07-7-000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ryan Irwin, Office of Energy Market 
Regulation, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, 
NE., Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-6454, Ryan.Irwin@ferc.gov.
    Elizabeth Arnold, Office of the General Counsel--Energy Markets, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 
Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-8818, Elizabeth.Arnold@ferc.gov.
    On April 10, 2008, the Commission issued a Notice (April 10 Notice) 
scheduling a staff technical conference in the above-captioned 
proceeding. As stated in the April 10 Notice, the conference will 
provide a forum to consider issues related to demand response in 
organized electric markets, as discussed in the Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking issued in Docket Nos. RM07-19-000 and AD07-7-000. Wholesale 
Competition in Regions with Organized Electric Markets, 73 FR 12,576 
(Mar. 7, 2008), FERC Stats. & Regs. ] 32,682 at P 95 (2008) 
(Competition NOPR). The technical conference will be held on May 21, 
2008, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (EST), in the Commission Meeting Room at 
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 
Washington, DC 20426. 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. If any changes occur, 
the 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.
    A free webcast of this event is available through https://
www.ferc.gov. Anyone with internet access who desires to view this 
event can do so by navigating to the Calendar of Events at https://
www.ferc.gov and locating this event in the Calendar. The event will 
contain a link to its webcast. The Capitol Connection provides 
technical support for the free webcasts. It also offers access to this 
event via television in the Washington, DC area and via phone-bridge 
for a fee. If you have any questions, visit https://
www.CapitolConnection.org or contact Danelle Perkowski or David 
Reininger at (703) 993-3100.
    Transcripts of the conference will be available immediately for a 
fee from Ace Reporting Company (202-347-3700 or 1-800-336-6646). They 
will be available for free on the Commission's eLibrary system and on 
the Calendar of Events approximately one week after the conference.
    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 1-866-208-
3372 (voice) or 202-208-1659 (TTY), or send a FAX to 202-208-2106 with 
the required accommodations.
    For more information about this conference, please contact:
    Ryan Irwin, Office of Energy Market Regulation, Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, 
(202) 502-6454, Ryan.Irwin@ferc.gov.
    Elizabeth Arnold, Office of the General Counsel--Energy Markets, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 
Washington, DC

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20426, (202) 502-8818, Elizabeth.Arnold@ferc.gov.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.

Demand Response in Organized Electric Markets Technical Conference

May 21, 2008

Agenda

9 a.m. Welcoming Remarks
9:20 Presentation by the Honorable Marsha Smith
    Commissioner, Idaho Public Utilities Commission and President, 
National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC), on 
behalf of NARUC.
9:45 Panel 1--Value of and Appropriate Compensation for Demand Response 
in Organized Electric Markets
    This panel explores the value of demand response in organized 
electric markets and appropriate compensation for demand response under 
currently approved tariffs. In particular, this panel addresses the 
issue of ensuring that demand response resources are appropriately 
compensated in a manner that is comparable to other resources. The 
panel will examine whether demand response resources are appropriately 
valued for the benefit that they bring.
     Eric Woychik, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, 
Comverge, Inc.
     Daniel Violette, Principal, Summit Blue Consulting.
     James Eber, Director--Demand Response and Dynamic Pricing, 
Commonwealth Edison Company.
     Lawrence Stalica, Vice President, Linde Energy Services, 
Inc.
     David Brewster, President, EnerNOC, Inc.
     Robert Borlick, Energy Consultant, Borlick Associates.
     David LaPlante, Vice President, Wholesale Markets 
Strategy, ISO New England Inc.
     Paul Peterson, Senior Associate, Synapse Energy Economics, 
Inc.
11:45 Lunch
1:15 Panel 2--Demand Response in Organized Markets--Barriers to 
Comparable Treatment and Solutions to Eliminate Potential Barriers: ISO 
New England, NYISO and PJM
    This session addresses barriers to comparable treatment for demand 
response in the organized markets in ISO New England Inc., New York 
Independent System Operator, Inc. (NYISO) and PJM Interconnection, 
L.L.C. (PJM) and explores specific solutions for dealing with these 
barriers. Panelists are encouraged to address barriers to comparable 
treatment for demand response beyond those already identified in the 
Competition NOPR.
     The Honorable Anne George, Commissioner, Connecticut 
Department of Public Utility Control; Chair, NARUC Committee on 
Electricity and Co-Chair of NARUC-FERC Demand Response Collaborative.
     Andrew Ott, Senior Vice President--Markets, PJM 
Interconnection, L.L.C.
     Henry Yoshimura, Manager, Demand Response, ISO New England 
Inc.
     Paul Tyno, Executive Vice President of Program 
Development, Energy Curtailment Specialists, Inc.
     Edward Tatum, Jr., Vice President, RTO & Regulatory 
Affairs, Old Dominion Electric Cooperative.
     Timothy Roughan, Director of Distributed Resources, 
National Grid USA.
     Sandra Levine, Senior Attorney, Conservation Law 
Foundation.
2:45 Break
3 p.m. Panel 3--Demand Response in Organized Markets--Barriers to 
Comparable Treatment and Solutions to Eliminate Potential Barriers: 
CAISO, Midwest ISO, and SPP
    This session addresses barriers to comparable treatment for demand 
response in the organized markets in California Independent System 
Operator Corporation (CAISO), Midwest Independent Transmission System 
Operator, Inc. (Midwest ISO), and Southwest Power Pool, Inc. (SPP) and 
explores specific solutions for dealing with these barriers. Panelists 
are encouraged to address barriers to comparable treatment for demand 
response beyond those already identified in the Competition NOPR.
     Dennis Derricks, Director, Electric Regulatory Policy, 
Integrys Energy Group Inc.
     DeWayne Todd, Power Manager, Alcoa.
     Michael Robinson, Senior Manager of Market Design, Midwest 
Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.
     Jason Salmi Klotz, Senior Analyst, Energy Division, 
California Public Utilities Commission.
     Joyce Reives, Director, DPL Energy Resources Inc.
     H. Walter Johnson, Principal, Technology Strategies, 
California Independent System Operator Corporation.
     J. Craig Baker, Senior Vice President, Regulatory 
Services, American Electric Power.
4:30 Concluding Remarks

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