[Federal Register: August 8, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 152)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 44437]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
18 CFR Part 35
[Docket Nos. RM07-19-000 and AD07-7-000]
Wholesale Competition in Regions With Organized Electric Markets;
Notice of Extension of Comment Date
June 22, 2007.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE.
ACTION: Advance notice of proposed rulemaking: Extension of comment
date.
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SUMMARY: On June 22, 2007, The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission) is issuing an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
(ANOPR) with regard to potential reforms to improve the operation of
organized wholesale electric markets. 72 FR 36,275 (July 2, 2007). The
Commission is extending the date for filing comments on the ANOPR at
the request of interested parties.
DATES: Comments on this ANOPR are now due on September 14, 2007.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Docket Nos. RM07-19-
000 and AD07-7-000 by one of the following methods:
Agency Web Site: http://www.ferc.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments via the eFiling link found in the
Comment Procedures section of the ANOPR.
Mail: Commenters unable to file comments electronically
must mail or hand deliver an original and 14 copies of their comments
to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the
Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. Please refer
to the Comment Procedures section of the June 22, 2007 ANOPR for
additional information on how to file paper comments.
FOR FUTHER INF0RMATION CONTACT: David Kathan (Technical Information),
Office of Energy Markets and Reliability, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 200426,
David.Kathan@ferc.gov, (202) 502-6404. Elizabeth Rylander (Legal
Information), Office of the General Counsel, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426,
Elizabeth.Rylander@ferc.gov, (202) 502-8466.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Notice of Extension of Time
July 27, 2007.
On July 23, 2007, the American Public Power Association, the Edison
Electric Institute, the Electric Power Supply Association, the ISO/RTO
Council, the Large Public Power Council, the National Association of
Regulatory Utility Commissioners, the National Rural Electric
Cooperative Association, the Organization of MISO States, and the
Transmission Access Policy Study Group (collectively, ``the Joint
Movants'') filed a motion requesting an extension of time until
September 14, 2007 to file comments in response to the Advance Notice
of Proposed Rulemaking issued June 22, 2007, in the above-referenced
proceeding. Wholesale Competition in Regions with Organized Electric
Markets, 72 FR 36,275 (July 2, 2007), FERC Stats. & Regs. ] 32,617
(2007) (June 22 ANOPR). The Joint Movants state that they need
additional time to conduct member company consultations and to prepare
reasoned comments in this docket. On July 25, 2007, the California
Public Utilities Commission filed an answer supporting the Joint
Movants' request for additional time.
On July 25, 2007, Central Hudson Gas & Electric Company,
Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc., LIPA, New York Power
Authority, New York State Electric & Gas Corporation, Orange and
Rockland Utilities, Inc. and Rochester Gas and Electric Company
(collectively, the ``New York Transmission Owners'') filed a similar
motion, which also requests an extension of the comment date until
September 14, 2007. The New York Transmission Owners state that
additional time will allow them to provide the Commission with more
meaningful and substantive comments than would be possible under the
current time constraints.
Upon consideration, notice is hereby given that an extension of
time for filing comments on the June 22 ANOPR is granted, to and
including September 14, 2007.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7-15276 Filed 8-7-07; 8:45 am]
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