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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Secretary of Energy Advisory Board –
Electric System Reliability Task Force

Thursday, November 6, 1997, 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM.
ANA Hotel, Ballroom I, 2401 M Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20037

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard C. Burrow, Secretary of Energy
Advisory Board (AB-1), U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue,
SW, Washington, D.C. 20585, (202) 586-1709 or (202) 586-6279 (fax).

Background
The electric power industry is in the midst of a complex transition to competition, which will induce many far-reaching changes in the structure of the industry and the institutions which regulate it. This transition raises many reliability issues, as new entities emerge in the power markets and as generation becomes less integrated with transmission.

Purpose of the Task Force The purpose of the Electric System Reliability Task Force is to provide advice and recommendations to the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board regarding the critical institutional, technical, and policy issues that need to be addressed in order to maintain the reliability of the nation’s bulk electric system in the context of a more competitive industry.

Tentative Agenda
Thursday, November 6, 1997
8:30 – 8:45 AM Opening Remarks & Objectives —
Philip Sharp, ESR Task Force Chairman
8:45 – 9:45 AM Briefing: Reliability Council Progress in
Addressing Key Issues —
David Nevius, Vice President, NERC
9:45 – 10:00 AM Break
10:00 – 11:30 AM Working Session: Discussion of a Draft Position
Paper on a Self-Regulating Reliability Organization
11:30 – 12:00 PM Public Comment Period
12:00 – 1:15 PM Lunch
1:15 – 2:30 PM Working Session: Discussion of Draft Outline
of Technology Issues Affecting Reliability
2:30 – 3:45 PM Panel Discussion: The Role of ISOs in
Maintaining Reliability
3:45 – 4:00 PM Public Comment Period
4:00 PM Adjourn
This tentative agenda is subject to change. The final agenda will be
available at the meeting.

Public Participation: The Chairman of the Task Force is empowered to conduct the meeting in a fashion that will, in the Chairman’s judgment, facilitate the orderly conduct of business. During its meeting in Washington, D.C., the Task Force welcomes public comment. Members of the public will be heard in the order in which they sign up at the beginning of the meeting. The Task Force will make every effort to hear the views of all interested parties. Written comments may be submitted to Skila Harris, Executive Director, Secretary of Energy Advisory Board, AB-1, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20585.

Minutes:
Minutes and a transcript of the meeting will be available for public review and copying approximately 30 days following the meeting at the Freedom of Information Public Reading Room, 1E-190 Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C., between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM, Monday through Friday except Federal holidays. Information on the Electric System Reliability Task Force and the Task Force’s interim report may be found at the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board’s web site, located at http://www.hr.doe.gov/seab.