[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 67 (Thursday, April 9, 2009)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 16160]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-8054]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

18 CFR Part 38

[Docket No. RM05-5-013]


Standards for Business Practices and Communication Protocols for 
Public Utilities

April 3, 2009.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking: extension of time for comments.

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SUMMARY: On March 19, 2009, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
(Commission) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) proposing to 
incorporate by reference in its regulations at 18 CFR 38.2 the latest 
version (Version 002.1) of certain business practice standards adopted 
by the Wholesale Electric Quadrant of the North American Energy 
Standards Board (NAESB). The date for filing comments on the 
Commission's NOPR is being extended at the request of the Electric 
Power Supply Association and the Edison Electric Institute.

DATES: Comments on the proposed rule are due May 26, 2009.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Docket No. RM05-5-013, 
by one of the following methods:
    <bullet> Agency Web Site: http://ferc.gov. Follow the instructions 
for submitting comments via the eFiling link found in the Comment 
Procedures Section of the preamble of the Commission's March 19, 2009 
NOPR.
    <bullet> 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 preamble for additional 
information on how to file paper comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ryan M. Irwin (technical issues), 
Office of Energy Market Regulation, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-
6454.
    Valerie Roth (technical issues), Office of Energy Market 
Regulation, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, 
NE., Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-8538.
    Gary D. Cohen (legal issues), Office of the General Counsel, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 
Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-8321.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Notice of Extension of Time

    On April 1, 2009, the Electric Power Supply Association (EPSA) and 
the Edison Electric Institute (EEI) filed a joint motion in the above-
proceeding, for an extension of time to file comments on the 
Commission's March 19, 2009 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 74 FR 12739, 
Mar. 25, 2009 which proposed to incorporate by reference standards 
developed by the North American Energy Standards Board.\1\ In their 
motion, EPSA and EEI request that the date for filing comments on the 
NAESB NOPR be extended to the date when comments are due to be filed on 
the Commission's March 19, 2009 NOPR addressing reliability standards 
submitted to the Commission for approval by the North American Electric 
Reliability Company (NERC).\2\ EPSA and EEI state that because of the 
importance of the market issues addressed in the NAESB NOPR and the 
NERC NOPR and because these issues impact each other, additional time 
is needed to adequately address both NOPRs and to submit responsive 
comments.
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    \1\ Standards for Business Practices and Communication Protocols 
for Public Utilities, 126 FERC ] 61,248 (2009) (NAESB NOPR).
    \2\ Mandatory Reliability Standards for the Calculation of 
Available Transfer Capability, Capacity Benefit Margins, 
Transmission Reliability Margins, Total Transfer Capability, and 
Existing Transmission Commitments and Mandatory Reliability 
Standards for the Bulk Power System, 126 FERC ] 61,249 (2009) (NERC 
NOPR).
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    Upon consideration, notice is hereby given that an extension of 
time for interested parties for filing comments on the NAESB NOPR is 
granted to and including May 26, 2009.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E9-8054 Filed 4-8-09; 8:45 am]
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