Smart Grid Interoperability Standards; Notice of Technical Conference, 66752 [2010-27405]

Download as PDF 66752 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 209 / Friday, October 29, 2010 / Notices time allowed for protest. If a protest is filed and not withdrawn within 30 days after the time allowed for filing a protest, the instant request shall be treated as an application for authorization pursuant to section 7 of the NGA. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments, protests, and interventions via the Internet in lieu of paper. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission’s Web site (https:// www.ferc.gov. under the ‘‘e-Filing’’ link. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2010–27396 Filed 10–28–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. RM11–2–000] Smart Grid Interoperability Standards; Notice of Technical Conference WReier-Aviles on DSKGBLS3C1PROD with NOTICES October 22, 2010. Take notice that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) will convene a conference on November 14, 2010, from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Eastern time in conjunction with the NARUC/FERC Collaborative on Smart Response (Collaborative), in the International D Ballroom at the Omni Hotel at CNN Center in Atlanta, GA. The technical conference will be open to the public and advance registration is not required. The Commission is holding this conference together with a number of State regulatory authorities that also are considering the adoption of Smart Grid Interoperability Standards (Standards) in their States. On October 6, 2010, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) informed the Commission by letter of the posting of several groups of Standards which NIST identified as ready for consideration by regulators. Commissioners from State public utility commissions and the Commission will receive briefings on the first set of Standards posted by NIST at the technical conference. Interested regulators may consider these Standards because they include emerging technology standards that may affect all electric facilities including generation, transmission, and distribution facilities as well as metering and communications at all levels. This technical conference provides an opportunity for both the Commission and interested State VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:23 Oct 28, 2010 Jkt 223001 regulatory authorities to hear directly from NIST and others involved in the standards development process. The Commission will issue an agenda at a later date. Transcripts of the technical conference will be made available. Instructions for obtaining transcripts will be published at a later date. Prior to the technical conference other topics will be discussed by the Collaborative. Visit NARUC’s Web site, https://annual.narucmeetings.org/, for detailed information on the agenda for that portion of the meeting, which begins at 8:15 a.m. Following the technical conference, from 11:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m., the Collaborative will hold an informal, off-the-record discussion about the Standards, the Standards setting process, and the issues that their adoption may present. These portions of the meeting will also be open to the public, but will not be recorded. 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 more information about this conference, please contact Sandra Waldstein at (202) 502–8092 or sandra.waldstein@ferc.gov. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2010–27405 Filed 10–28–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. AD10–7–000] ILP Effectiveness Evaluation 2010; Additional Notice of Multi-Stakeholder Technical Conference on the Integrated Licensing Process October 21, 2010. As announced in the May 18, 2010, ‘‘Notice of Interviews, Teleconferences, Regional Workshops And MultiStakeholder Technical Conference On The Integrated Licensing Process,’’ a technical conference will be held on November 3, 2010, from 11 a.m. (EST) to 3 p.m. (EST) in the Commission Meeting Room at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. While we encourage interested parties PO 00000 Frm 00037 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 to attend the technical conference in person, a limited number of phone lines will be available on a first-come-firstserve basis for interested parties to participate via teleconference. If you would like to participate via teleconference, e-mail Stephanie Obadia at sobadia@kearnswest.com by October 29, 2010 to receive the toll-free telephone number and password to join the teleconference. Also, please register to attend the technical conference by emailing Stephanie Obadia at sobadia@kearnswest.com by October 29, 2010. For more information about this conference, please contact David Turner at (202) 502–6091 or david.turner@ferc.gov. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2010–27399 Filed 10–28–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. AD11–2–000] Transmission Vegetation Management Practices; Supplemental Notice of Technical Conference October 21, 2010. On October 5, 2010 the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission announced that a Technical Conference on Transmission Vegetation Management Practices would be held on Tuesday, October 26, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. This staff-led conference will be held 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. Attached is an agenda for this meeting. The conference will be Webcast. Anyone with Internet access who desires to listen to this event can do so by navigating to https:// www.ferc.gov’s Calendar of Events and locating this event in the Calendar. The event will contain a link to the webcast. The Capitol Connection provides technical support for webcasts and offers the option of listening to the meeting via phone-bridge for a fee. 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[FR Doc No: 2010-27405]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. RM11-2-000]


Smart Grid Interoperability Standards; Notice of Technical 
Conference

October 22, 2010.
    Take notice that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
(Commission) will convene a conference on November 14, 2010, from 10:30 
a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Eastern time in conjunction with the NARUC/FERC 
Collaborative on Smart Response (Collaborative), in the International D 
Ballroom at the Omni Hotel at CNN Center in Atlanta, GA. The technical 
conference will be open to the public and advance registration is not 
required. The Commission is holding this conference together with a 
number of State regulatory authorities that also are considering the 
adoption of Smart Grid Interoperability Standards (Standards) in their 
States.
    On October 6, 2010, the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology (NIST) informed the Commission by letter of the posting of 
several groups of Standards which NIST identified as ready for 
consideration by regulators. Commissioners from State public utility 
commissions and the Commission will receive briefings on the first set 
of Standards posted by NIST at the technical conference.
    Interested regulators may consider these Standards because they 
include emerging technology standards that may affect all electric 
facilities including generation, transmission, and distribution 
facilities as well as metering and communications at all levels. This 
technical conference provides an opportunity for both the Commission 
and interested State regulatory authorities to hear directly from NIST 
and others involved in the standards development process. The 
Commission will issue an agenda at a later date.
    Transcripts of the technical conference will be made available. 
Instructions for obtaining transcripts will be published at a later 
date.
    Prior to the technical conference other topics will be discussed by 
the Collaborative. Visit NARUC's Web site, https://annual.narucmeetings.org/, for detailed information on the agenda for 
that portion of the meeting, which begins at 8:15 a.m. Following the 
technical conference, from 11:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m., the 
Collaborative will hold an informal, off-the-record discussion about 
the Standards, the Standards setting process, and the issues that their 
adoption may present. These portions of the meeting will also be open 
to the public, but will not be recorded.
    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 more information about this conference, please contact Sandra 
Waldstein at (202) 502-8092 or sandra.waldstein@ferc.gov.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-27405 Filed 10-28-10; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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