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CFR 1501.6, made under 18 CFR
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The following is a list of off-therecord communications recently
received by the Secretary of the
Commission. The communications
listed are grouped by docket numbers in
ascending order. These filings are
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in the Public Reference Room or may be
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Clearville Landowner Group.1
Sandra K. McDaniel.2
Paul and Helen Stup.3
1–29–09
Jeffery L. Foss.
Exempt:
1. P–1971–079 ....................................................................
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2 E-mail
3 E-mail
submittal from Michael and Christine Bernard, et al.
submittal.
submittal.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9–2961 Filed 2–11–09; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. AD09–4–000]
Integrating Renewable Resources Into
the Wholesale Electric Grid; Notice of
Technical Conference
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February 5, 2009.
Take notice that the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission will hold a
technical conference on March 2, 2009,
from 9 a.m. to 5 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 will attend and
participate in the conference.
The purpose of this conference is to
seek information on the challenges
posed by integration of large amounts of
variable renewable generation into
wholesale markets and grids as well as
on innovative solutions to these
challenges. The Commission previously
dealt with the technical differences of
wind power from other forms of
generation in 2005, when the
Commission issued Order No. 661.1
The Commission anticipates
significant additions of wind generation
as well as generation from other variable
1 Interconnection for Wind Energy, Order No. 661,
FERC Stats. & Regs. ¶ 31,186, order on reh’g, Order
No. 661–A, FERC Stats. & Regs. ¶ 31,198 (2005).
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renewable sources. This growth in
variable renewable generation could
create new challenges for grid and
market operators with regard to costs
and reliability. The agenda for this
conference will be published at a later
time.
Those wishing to participate as a
panelist should submit a request form
located at https://www.ferc.gov/whatsnew/registration/weg-03-02-09-speakerform.asp by the close of business on
Friday, February 13, 2009.
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
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accommodations.
For more information about this
conference, please contact: Sarah
McKinley at sarah.mckinley@ferc.gov,
(202) 502–8368.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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California State Motor Vehicle
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AGENCY: Environmental Protection
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ACTION: Notice for public hearing and
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SUMMARY: The Clean Air Act preempts
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Acting at the direction of the California
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December 21, 2005, CARB submitted a
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regulations. EPA denied this request on
March 6, 2008. EPA believes that there
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. AD09-4-000]
Integrating Renewable Resources Into the Wholesale Electric Grid;
Notice of Technical Conference
February 5, 2009.
Take notice that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission will hold
a technical conference on March 2, 2009, from 9 a.m. to 5 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 will attend and participate in the
conference.
The purpose of this conference is to seek information on the
challenges posed by integration of large amounts of variable renewable
generation into wholesale markets and grids as well as on innovative
solutions to these challenges. The Commission previously dealt with the
technical differences of wind power from other forms of generation in
2005, when the Commission issued Order No. 661.\1\
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\1\ Interconnection for Wind Energy, Order No. 661, FERC Stats.
& Regs. ] 31,186, order on reh'g, Order No. 661-A, FERC Stats. &
Regs. ] 31,198 (2005).
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The Commission anticipates significant additions of wind generation
as well as generation from other variable renewable sources. This
growth in variable renewable generation could create new challenges for
grid and market operators with regard to costs and reliability. The
agenda for this conference will be published at a later time.
Those wishing to participate as a panelist should submit a request
form located at https://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/registration/weg-03-02-
09-speaker-form.asp by the close of business on Friday, February 13,
2009.
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: Sarah
McKinley at sarah.mckinley@ferc.gov, (202) 502-8368.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-2965 Filed 2-11-09; 8:45 am]
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