24172 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 84 / Friday, May 1, 1998 / Notices

1See Promoting Wholesale Completion Through

Open Access Nondiscriminatory Transmission

Services by Public Utilities; and Recovery of

Stranded Costs by Public Utilities and Transmitting

Utilities, Order No. 888, 61 Fed. Reg. 21,540 (1996).

FERC Stats, & Regs. ¶ 31,036 (1996), order on reh’g,

Order No. 888–A, 62 Fed Reg. 12,274 (1997), FERC

Stats. & Regs. ¶ 31,048 (1997), order on reh’g, Order

No. 888–B, 81 FERC ¶ 61,248 (1997), order on reh’g,

Order No. 888–C, 82 FERC ¶ 61,046 (1998). OpenAccess Same-Time Information System and

Standards of Conduct, Order No. 889, 61 Fed. Reg.

21,737 (1996), FERC Stats. & Regs. ¶ 31,035 (1996),

order on reh’g, Order No. 889–A, 62 Fed. Reg.

12,484 (1997), FERC Stats. & Regs. ¶ 31,049 (1997),

order on reh’g, Order No. 889–B, 81 FERC ¶ 61,253

(1997).

scientific study should be conducted in

order to form an adequate factual basis

for a complete analysis of the

application on its merit, the resource

agency, Indian Tribe, or person must file

a request for a study with the

Commission not later than 60 days from

the date of this notice and serve a copy

of the request on the applicant.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

Notice of Application Tendered for

Filing With the Commission

April 27, 1998.

Take notice that the following

hydroelectric application has been filed

with the Commission and is available

for public inspection:

a. Type of Application: Exemption of

a Constructed Small Hydroelectric

Power Project 5 Megawatts or less.

b. Project No.: 11613–000.

c. Date filed: February 25, 1998.

d. Applicant: Ronald Lizotte.

e. Name of Project: HE 257.

f. Location: In the Tiller Ranger

District, Umpqua National Forest,

Francis Creek, Sections 27 and 28,

Tn.29S., R.1W. Willamette Meridian,

Douglas County, Oregon.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r).

h. Applicant Contact: Ronald Lizotte,

P.O. Box 193, Tiller, Oregon 97484,

(541) 825–3942.

i. FERC Contact: Gaylord W.

Hoisington, (202) 219–2756.

j. Brief Description of Project: The

project consists of: (1) a 24-inch-high

concrete diversion dam; (2) a 1,280-footlong, 3-inch-diameter PVC pipe; (3) a

12-inch pelton wheel; (4) a 55-volt, 53-

amp Davidson Marine alternator; (5) a

5,000-watt invertor; (6) a 1,800-foot-long

transmission line; (7) a 0.6-mile-long

access road; and (8) other

appurtenances.

k. With this notice, we are initiating

consultation with the Oregon State

Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), as

required by § 106, National Historic

Preservation Act, and the regulations of

the Advisory Council on Historic

Preservation, 36 CFR 800.4.

l. Under Section 4.32(b)(7) of the

Commission’s regulations (18 CFR

4.32(b)(7)), if any resource agency,

SHPO, Indian Tribe, or person believes

that the applicant should conduct an

additional scientific study to form an

adequate, factual basis for a complete

analysis of this application on its merits,

they must file a request for the study

with the Commission, together with

justification for such request, not later

than 60 days after application is filed,

and must serve a copy of the request on

the applicant. In this case, we will

extend the comment period until June

25, 1998.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket Nos. PL98–5–000 through –007]

Inquiry Concerning the Commission’s

Policy on Independent System

Operators; Notice of Regional

Conferences

April 27, 1998.

The Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission (Commission) will convene

seven public conferences of one day or

less to discuss regional factors relevant

to our policy concerning Independent

System Operators (ISOs). The

conferences will be held between May

28 and June 8, 1998.

I. Introduction

In Order Nos. 888 and 889 and their

progeny,1 the Commission established

fundamental principles of nondiscriminatory open access transmission

services and encouraged, but did not

require, the formation of ISOs. On

March 13, 199, the Commission

initiated an Inquiry Concerning the

Commission’s Policy on ISOs in Docket

No. PL98–5–000. A two-day public

conference was held at the

Commission’s headquarters in

Washington, D.C. on April 15–16, 1998.

The Commission received input on a

range of ISO issues from 40 speakers

participating on seven topical panels.

Approximately 400 individuals

attended the conference on each day,

while numerous others observed the

proceedings electronically. By design,

this first conference addressed the

Commission’s general ISO policies.

To comprehensively examine ISO

issues, the Commission believes it is

important to provide an adequate forum

to explore regional factors that should

be taken into account in the

Commission’s consideration of its ISO

policy. For this reason, the Commission

will hold seven regional conference

between May 28 and June 8, 1998.

The Commission intends each

regional conference to examine specific

regional characteristics and institutional

factors that bear upon the formation,

governance, design and functions of

ISOs or other types of organizations

formed to administer the electric

transmission grid on a regional basis. It

wishes to examine whether the

incorporation of such considerations

into the Commission’s policy on ISOs

will foster more rapid ISO formation.

The Commission also wishes to examine

whether regional factors present barriers

to the formation of ISOs, including ISOs

of appropriate size, scope and

membership as may be necessary to

promote competition and reliability in

bulk power markets and to support state

initiatives providing for retain customer

choice and direct access, and, if so,

what actions can be undertaken to

remove or reduce such barriers.

II. Regional Conferences

The Commission will hold seven

regional conferences as described

below. A single Commissioner will

preside at each conference. The

Commissioner will be accompanied by

a Commission staff member who will

help direct questions to the panelists.

Starting and ending times will be

announced in a subsequent order.

Presiding commissioner Conference date City and conference location Docket No.

Comm. Massey ........................ May 28, 1998 ........................... Phoenix, AR, Hyatt Regency Phoenix, 122 North Second

Street, Phoenix, AR 85004, (602) 252–1234.

PL98–5–001