[Federal Register: May 17, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 96)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. RT02-2-000, RT01-86-000, RT01-95-000, RM99-2-000, RT01-99-
000, and RT01-100-000]

 
State-Federal Regional Panels on Regional Transmission 
Organizations, New England Transmission Owners, New York Independent 
System Operator, Inc., Regional Transmission Organizations; Notice of 
State-Federal Regional Panel

May 13, 2002.
    On May 28, 2002, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, 
there will be a state-federal regional panel in the form of a 
teleconference for New England and New York. Commissioners and staff 
from state regulatory agencies, the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, and comparable Canadian national or provincial agencies 
will participate in the panel. It is established pursuant to the Order 
Announcing the Establishment of State-Federal Regional Panels to 
Address RTO Issues, Modifying the Application of Rule 2201 in the 
Captioned Dockets, and Clarifying Order No. 607, 97 FERC para. 61,182 
(2001), order on reh'g, 98 FERC para. 61,309 (2002), amended by 99 FERC 
para. 61,092 (2002).
    The participants have proposed the following agenda:
    (1) The cost-benefit study on regional transmission organizations 
to be released May 14, 2002, by the New England and New York 
Independent System Operators.
    (2) The geographic scope of regional transmission organizations in 
relation to New England.
    (3) The merger of the New England and New York Independent System 
Operators.
    (4) Governance of regional transmission organizations, including 
selection of board members and independence.
    (5) Market monitoring.
    The panel discussion will be transcribed, and the transcript will 
be placed in the captioned dockets. Ace-Federal Reporters will provide 
copies of the transcript at cost. The phone

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numbers for Ace-Federal Reporters are (800) 336-6646 and (202) 347-
3700. Additionally, the Commission will post the transcript on its 
website ten days after receipt from Ace-Federal Reporters.
    For additional information, please contact: Sarah McKinley, State 
Relations, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 
Washington, DC 20426, (202) 208-2016, Sarah.McKinley@ferc.gov.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-12370 Filed 5-16-02; 8:45 am]
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