Subject: UFTO Note – Reliability TF, 3rd Meeting Notice, June 3
Date: Mon, 19 May 1997 13:29:09 -0700
From: Ed Beardsworth <edbeards@ufto.com>

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The next meeting of the DOE Reliablility Task Force, scheduled for June 3, 1997 in Philadelphia PA, will focus on several of the key policy and institutional differences between NERC, Power Marketers and DOE.

Here is the official notice to appear in the Federal Register.

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[6450-01-P]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Secretary of Energy Advisory Board
Notice of Open Meeting
SUMMARY: Consistent with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public Law 92-463, 86 Stat. 770), notice is hereby given of the following advisory committee meeting:
Name: Secretary of Energy Advisory Board
– Electric System Reliability Task Force
Dates and Times: Tuesday, June 3, 1997, 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM
Place: Valley Forge Hilton
Rittenhouse Ballroom
251 West Dekalb Pike
King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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

8:30 – 8:45 Opening Remarks & Objectives;
Philip Sharp, Chairman, Electric System Reliability Task Force
8:45 – 9:15 Presentation and Discussion:
Legal Issues Regarding FERC as a “Backstop”
9:15 – 10:15 Discussion: Role of the FERC
10:15 – 10:30 Break
10:30 – 11:45 Discussion: Role of the National
Reliability Organization (NERC and RRCs)
10:30 – 11:45 Discussion: Role of the
National Reliability Organization (NERC and RRCs)
11:45 – 12:00 Public Comment
12:00 – 1:00 Lunch
1:00 – 2:15 Discussion: Role of the Regional
Independent System Operator
2:15 – 2:30 Break
2:30 – 3:45 Discussion:
Role of States and Regional Regulatory Agencies
3:45 – 4:00 Closing remarks; Philip Sharp, Chairman,
Electric System Reliability Task Force
4:00 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 David Cheney, Acting Executive Director, Secretary of Energy Advisory Board, AB-1, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 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, DC, between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM, Monday through Friday except Federal holidays.
Issued at Washington, DC, on

Rachel Samuel
Acting Deputy Advisory Committee Management Officer