Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 201 / Wednesday, October 19, 2005 / Notices 60815 

eFiling system at http://www.ferc.gov. 

Persons without Internet access should 

send an original and 14 copies of their 

motion to the Secretary of the 

Commission at the address indicated 

previously. Persons filing Motions to 

Intervene on or before the comment 

deadline indicated above must send a 

copy of the motion to the Applicant. All 

filings, including late interventions, 

submitted after the comment deadline 

must be served on the Applicant and all 

other intervenors identified on the 

Commission’s service list for this 

proceeding. Persons on the service list 

with e-mail addresses may be served 

electronically; others must be served a 

hard copy of the filing. 

Affected landowners and parties with 

environmental concerns may be granted 

intervenor status upon showing good 

cause by stating that they have a clear 

and direct interest in this proceeding 

which would not be adequately 

represented by any other parties. You do 

not need intervenor status to have your 

environmental comments considered. 

Additional Information 

Additional information about the 

project is available from the 

Commission’s Office of External Affairs, 

at 1–866–208–FERC or on the FERC 

Internet Web site (http://www.ferc.gov) 

using the eLibrary link. Click on the 

eLibrary link, click on ‘‘General Search’’

and enter the docket number excluding 

the last three digits in the Docket 

Number field. Be sure you have selected 

an appropriate date range. For 

assistance, please contact FERC Online 

Support at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll 

free at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY, 

contact (202) 502–8659. The eLibrary 

link also provides access to the texts of 

formal documents issued by the 

Commission, such as orders, notices, 

and rulemakings. 

In addition, the Commission now 

offers a free service called eSubscription 

which allows you to keep track of all 

formal issuances and submittals in 

specific dockets. This can reduce the 

amount of time you spend researching 

proceedings by automatically providing 

you with notification of these filings, 

document summaries and direct links to 

the documents. Go to http:// 

www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm. 

Magalie R. Salas, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E5–5775 Filed 10–18–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. PF05–10–000] 

Northern Star Natural Gas LLC; Notice 

of an Informational Meeting for the 

Proposed Northern Star LNG Project 

October 12, 2005. 

The staff of the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (FERC or 

Commission) is issuing this notice to 

announce the date, time, and location of 

an informational meeting for Northern 

Star’s Bradwood Landing liquefied 

natural gas (LNG) Project proposed for 

Clatsop and Columbia Counties, Oregon, 

and Cowlitz County, Washington. The 

purpose of this meeting is for staff to 

conduct an informational workshop to 

explain the public’s role in the FERC’s 

Pre-filing environmental review process. 

The meeting will take place on 

Wednesday, October 26, 2005, starting 

at 7 p.m. (p.s.t) (ending by 10 p.m.), at 

the multipurpose room, Julius A. Wendt 

Elementary School, 265 S. 3rd St., 

Cathlamet, Washington 98612; 

(telephone number: (360) 795–3261). 

This event is posted on the 

Commission’s calendar located at 

http://www.ferc.gov/EventCalendar/ 

EventsList.aspx along with other related 

information. For additional information, 

please contact the Commission’s Office 

of External Affairs at (202) 502–8004. 

Magalie R. Salas, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E5–5764 Filed 10–18–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

Sunshine Act Meeting 

October 13, 2005. 

The following notice of meeting is 

published pursuant to section 3(a) of the 

government in the Sunshine Act (Pub. 

L. No. 94–409), 5 U.S.C 552b: 

AGENCY HOLDING MEETING: Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE. 

DATE AND TIME: October 20, 2005, 10 a.m. 

PLACE: Room 2C, 888 First Street, NE., 

Washington, DC 20426. 

STATUS: Open. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Agenda. 

*Note—Items listed on the agenda may be 

deleted without further notice. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, Telephone 

(202) 502–8400. For a recorded listing 

item stricken from or added to the 

meeting, call (202) 502–8627. 

This is a list of matters to be 

considered by the Commission. It does 

not include a listing of all papers 

relevant to the items on the agenda; 

however, all public documents may be 

examined in the Public Reference Room. 

897TH—MEETING, REGULAR MEETING, OCTOBER 20, 2005, 10 A.M. 

Item No. Docket No. Company 

ADMINISTRATIVE AGENDA 

A–1 ........................... AD02–1–000 ......................................... Agency Administrative Matters. 

A–2 ........................... AD02–7–000 ......................................... Customer Matters, Reliability, Security and Market Operations. 

A–3 ........................... AD05–16–000 ....................................... Winter Energy Market Assessment 2005–2006. 

MARKETS, TARIFFS, AND RATES—ELECTRIC 

E–1 ........................... ER02–1406–006, ER02–1406–007, 

ER02–1406–008, ER02–1406–009, 

ER03–1372–003.

Acadia Power Partners, LLC 

ER99–3855–004, ER99–3855–005, 

ER01–1099–008, ER03–1368–002.

Cleco Power LLC. 

ER99–2300–006, ER99–2300–007, 

R03–1369–002.

Cleco Marketing & Trading LLC. 

ER99–2928–003, ER99–2928–004, 

ER99–2928–005, ER03–1371–002.

Cleco Evangeline LLC. 

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Item No. Docket No. Company 

ER01–1397–004, ER01–1397–005, 

ER01–1397–006, ER03–1370–003, 

EL05–113–000, EL05–113–001.

Perryville Energy Partners, LLC. 

E–2 ........................... ER99–1005–004 ................................... Kansas City Power & Light Company. 

ER02–725–005, ER05–1441–000 ........ Great Plains Power, Inc. 

EL05–3–000 .......................................... Kansas City Power and Light Company and Great Plains Power, Inc. 

E–3 ........................... ER04–691–057, ER04–691–060 .......... Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. 

EL04–104–054, EL04–104–057 ........... Public Utilities With Grandfathered Agreements in the Midwest ISO Region. 

E–4 ........................... OMITTED. 

E–5 ........................... ER98–1466–003, ER05–1314–000, 

ER05–1314–001.

Allegheny Power. 

ER00–814–004 ..................................... Allegheny Energy Supply Company, LLC. 

ER01–2067–004 ................................... Allegheny Energy Supply Gleason Generating Facility, LLC. 

ER01–2068–004, ER05–1429–000 ...... Allegheny Energy Supply Wheatland Generating Facility, LLC. 

ER01–332–003 ..................................... Allegheny Energy Supply Hunlock Creek, LLC. 

ER00–2924–004 ................................... Green Valley Hydro, LLC. 

ER02–1638–003 ................................... Buchanan Generation, LLC. 

E–6 ........................... OMITTED. 

E–7 ........................... EC05–105–000 ..................................... Allegheny Energy, Inc. 

ER05–1212–000 ................................... Monongahela Power Company, The Potomac Edison Company, Allegheny Energy Supply Company, LLC, Allegheny Energy OVEC Supply Company, 

LLC. 

E–8 ........................... ER05–667–000, ER05–667–001, 

ER05–667–002, ER05–667–003.

Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. 

E–9 ........................... OMITTED. 

E–10 ......................... ER05–719–000 ..................................... Entergy Services, Inc. 

ER05–719–001 .....................................

E–11 ......................... RT01–74–000 ........................................ Carolina Power & Light Company, Duke Energy Corporation, South Carolina 

Electric & Gas Company, GridSouth Transco, L.L.C. 

E–12 ......................... ER04–961–002, ER04–961–003 .......... Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. 

E–13 ......................... ER04–691–046, ER04–691–050 .......... Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. 

EL04–104–044, EL04–104–048 ........... Public Utilities With Grandfathered Agreements in the Midwest ISO Region. 

E–14 ......................... ≤OMITTED. 

E–15 ......................... ER94–1188–036 ................................... LG&E Energy Marketing, Inc. 

ER98–4540–005 ................................... Louisville Gas and Electric Company. 

ER99–1623–005 ................................... Kentucky Utilities Company. 

ER98–1279–007 ................................... Western Kentucky Energy Corporation. 

ER98–1278–011 ................................... WKE Station Two, Inc. 

EL05–99–000 ........................................ LG&E Energy Marketing, Inc. 

E–16 ......................... ER03–1003–002 ................................... Michigan Electric Transmission Company. 

E–17 ......................... ER04–121–003 ..................................... ISO New England, Inc. 

E–18 ......................... OMITTED. 

E–19 ......................... EL03–15–000 ........................................ City of Anaheim, California. 

EL03–20–000 ........................................ City of Riverside, California. 

E–20 ......................... EL05–16–000 ........................................ Aquila Merchant Services, Inc. v. Southwest Power Pool, Inc. 

E–21 ......................... ER04–981–001 ..................................... Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company. 

EL04–109–001 ...................................... Connecticut Department of Public Utility Counsel and Connecticut Office of 

Consumer Counsel. 

E–22 ......................... ER05–763–001, ER04–1209–002, 

EL05–29–001, ER05–410–002.

Southern California Edison Company. 

E–23 ......................... OMITTED. 

E–24 ......................... ER98–3809–000 ................................... 3E Technologies, Inc. 

ER97–2867–000 ................................... AC Power Corporation. 

ER99–2369–000 ................................... ACES Power Marketing LLC. 

ER98–4685–000 ................................... ACN Power, Inc. 

ER00–105–000 ..................................... AI Energy, Inc. 

ER97–512–000 ..................................... A’Lones Group, Inc. 

ER00–861–000 ..................................... Alrus Consulting, LLC. 

ER97–2132–000 ................................... Atlantic Energy Technologies, Inc. 

ER01–2355–000 ................................... Beacon Generating, LLC. 

ER00–679–000 ..................................... Black River Power, LLC. 

ER98–701–000 ..................................... California Polar Power Broker, L.L.C. 

ER01–1701–000 ................................... Callaway Golf Company. 

ER02–246–000 ..................................... Cambridge Electric Light Company. 

ER00–2945–000 ................................... Candela Energy Corporation. 

ER01–2138–000 ................................... Capital Energy, Inc. 

ER90–225–000 ..................................... Chicago Electric Trading, L.L.C. 

ER99–964–000 ..................................... Cielo Power Market, L.P. 

ER97–1968–000 ................................... Colonial Energy, Inc. 

ER05–737–000 ..................................... Commerce Energy Inc. 

ER02–246–000 ..................................... Commonwealth Electric Company. 

ER98–1790–000 ................................... Competisys LLC. 

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Item No. Docket No. Company 

ER96–2624–000 ................................... Cumberland Power, Inc. 

ER01–2071–000 ................................... Desert Power, L.P. 

ER94–1161–000 ................................... Direct Electric Inc. 

ER94–1099–000 ................................... Eclipse Energy, Inc. 

ER99–3098–000 ................................... EGC 1999 Holding Company, L.P. 

ER98–2020–000 ................................... Energy Clearinghouse Corp. 

ER98–2918–000 ................................... Energy PM, Inc. 

ER96–358–000 ..................................... Energy Resource Management Corp. 

ER01–2221–000 ................................... Energy Transfer-Hanover Ventures, LP. 

ER00–874–000 ..................................... Energy West Resources, Inc. 

ER96–138–000 ..................................... EnergyOnline, Inc. 

ER99–254–000 ..................................... ENMAR Corporation. 

ER98–3233–000 ................................... Environmental Resources Trust, Inc. 

ER01–666–000 ..................................... EWO Marketing, L.P. 

ER97–382–000 ..................................... Exact Power Co., Inc. 

ER96–918–000 ..................................... Federal Energy Sales, Inc. 

ER00–1258–000 ................................... First Electric Cooperative Corporation. 

ER97–3580–000 ................................... First Power, LLC. 

ER02–687–000 ..................................... FMF Energy, Inc. 

ER96–1933–000 ................................... Gelber Group, Inc. 

ER01–1078–000 ................................... George Colliers, Inc. 

ER01–2405–000 ................................... GNA Energy, LLC. 

ER98–4334–000 ................................... Golden Valley Power Company. 

ER01–3023–000 ................................... Hinson Power Company, LLC. 

ER01–2129–000 ................................... Holt Company of Ohio. 

ER96–1819–000 ................................... ICC Energy Corporation. 

ER95–802–000 ..................................... IEP Power Marketing, LLC. 

ER98–3478–000 ................................... INFINERGY Services, LLC. 

ER00–1519–000 ................................... InPower Marketing Corporation. 

ER01–688–000 ..................................... IPP Energy LLC. 

ER00–2306–000 ................................... It’s Electric & Gas, L.L.C. 

ER95–784–000 ..................................... J. Anthony & Associates Ltd. 

ER95–295–000 ..................................... Kaztex Energy Ventures, Inc. 

ER95–232–000 ..................................... Kimball Power Company. 

ER03–1259–000 ................................... Kloco Corporation. 

ER94–1672–000 ................................... Lambda Energy Marketing Company. 

ER02–30–000 ....................................... Longhorn Power, LP. 

ER01–1507–000 ................................... Lumberton Power, LLC. 

ER00–1781–000 ................................... Marquette Energy, LLC. 

ER99–801–000 ..................................... Metro Energy Group, LLC. 

ER99–1156–000 ................................... Michigan Gas Exchange, L.L.C. 

ER95–78–000 ....................................... Mid-American Reesources, Inc. 

ER96–2027–000 ................................... Midwest Energy, Inc. 

ER99–1293–000 ................................... Monmouth Energy, Inc. 

ER01–2509–000 ................................... Morrow Power, LLC. 

ER02–1238–000 ................................... MPC Generating, LLC. 

ER94–1593–000 ................................... National Power Exchange Corp. 

ER95–192–000 ..................................... National Power Management Company. 

ER01–352–000 ..................................... Natural Gas Trading Corporation. 

ER98–2618–000 ................................... Nautilus Energy Company. 

ER99–2537–000 ................................... Navitas, Inc. 

ER97–2681–000 ................................... New Millennium Energy Corp. 

ER96–2892–000 ................................... NGTS Energy Services. 

ER98–1915–000 ................................... Nine Energy Services, LLC. 

ER94–152–000 ..................................... North American Energy Conservation, Inc. 

ER97–1716–000 ................................... North Atlantic Utilities Inc. 

ER01–904–000 ..................................... North Carolina Power Holdings, LLC. 

ER98–622–000 ..................................... North Star Power Marketing, LLC. 

ER02–41–000 ....................................... North Western Energy Marketing, LLC. 

ER98–3048–000 ................................... Northeast Electricity Inc. 

ER98–1125–000 ................................... Northeast Empire L.P. #2. 

ER01–1479–000 ................................... Northwest Regional Power, LLC. 

ER02–845–000 ..................................... Northwestern Wind Power, LLC. 

ER97–181–000 ..................................... Oceanside Energy, Inc. 

ER01–2783–000 ................................... ODEC Power Trading, Inc. 

ER99–2883–000 ................................... Old Mill Power Company. 

ER95–379–000 ..................................... Peak Energy, Inc. 

ER03–372–000 ..................................... Peak Power Generating Company. 

ER01–1821–000 ................................... Power Dynamics, Inc. 

ER99–3275–000 ................................... Power Management Co., LLC. 

ER96–2303–000 ................................... Power Providers Inc. 

ER97–3187–000 ................................... Power Systems Group, Inc. 

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897TH—MEETING, REGULAR MEETING, OCTOBER 20, 2005, 10 A.M.—Continued 

Item No. Docket No. Company 

ER96–1–000 ......................................... Powertec International, LLC. 

ER01–2463–000 ................................... Pro-Energy Development LLC. 

ER95–968–000 ..................................... Progas Power Inc. 

ER99–1876–000 ...................................

ER96–404–018 ..................................... PS Energy Group, Inc., Questar Energy Trading Company. 

ER02–809–000 ..................................... Renewable Energy Resources LLC. 

ER96–1516–000 ................................... SEMCOR Energy. 

ER96–2591–000 ................................... Strategic Power Management, Inc. 

ER01–2217–002 ................................... Sunrise Power Company. 

ER96–2524–000 ................................... Symmetry Device Research, Inc. 

ER00–1250–000 ................................... Tacoma Energy Recovery Company. 

ER95–581–000 ..................................... Tennessee Power Company. 

ER95–1787–000 ................................... Texaco Natural Gas Inc. 

ER01–2694–000 ................................... The Energy Group of America, Inc. 

ER99–3571–000 ................................... The Legacy Energy Group, LLC. 

ER01–373–002 ..................................... Tiger Natural Gas, Inc. 

ER00–494–000 ..................................... TransAlta Centralia Generation LLC. 

ER98–1055–000 ................................... TransAlta Energy Marketing (US) Inc. 

ER01–3148–000 ................................... TransAlta Energy Marketing Corp. (US). 

ER01–2234–000 ................................... Travis Energy & Environment, Inc. 

ER04–957–000 ..................................... TXU Electric Delivery Company. 

ER96–105–000 ..................................... U.S. Power & Light, Inc. 

ER01–1709–000 ................................... VIASYN, Inc. 

ER02–1046–000 ................................... Walton County Power, LLC. 

ER98–537–000 ..................................... Western Energy Marketers, Inc. 

EL05–111–000 ...................................... 3E Technologies, Inc. 

E–25 ......................... ER03–409–000, EL05–35–000 ............. Pacific Gas and Electric Company. 

MARKETS, TARIFFS, AND RATES—MISCELLANEOUS 

M–1 .......................... RM06–3–000 ......................................... Prohibition of Energy Market Manipulation. 

M–2 .......................... PL06–1–000 .......................................... Enforcement of Statutes, Orders, Rules, and Regulations. 

M–3 .......................... OMITTED. 

M–4 .......................... RM06–2–000 ......................................... Procedures for Disposition of Contested Audit Matters. 

MARKETS, TARIFFS, AND RATES—GAS 

G–1 ........................... RP04–248–005, RP04–251–006, 

RP04–248–006, RP04–251–007.

El Paso Natural Gas Company. 

G–2 ........................... RP98–39–000, RP98–39–029 .............. Northern Natural Gas Company. 

G–3 ........................... OMITTED. 

G–4 ........................... OMITTED. 

G–5 ........................... OR05–9–000 ......................................... Flint Hills Resources Alaska, LLC v. ConocoPhillips Alaska, Inc., Exxon Mobil 

Corporation, Tesoro Alaska Company BP America Production Company, BP 

Exploration (Alaska) Inc., OXY USA Inc., Union Oil Company of California 

Petro Star Inc., State of Alaska, BP Pipelines (Alaska) Inc., ConocoPhillips 

Transportation Alaska, Inc., ExxonMobil Pipeline Company, Koch Alaska 

Pipeline Company, LLC., Unocal Pipeline Company. 

G–6 ........................... OR89–2–016, OR89–2–017 ................. Trans Alaska Pipeline System. 

OR96–14–005, OR96–14–006 ............. Exxon Company, U.S.A. v. Amerada Hess Pipeline Corporation. 

OR98–24–000, OR98–24–002 ............. Tesoro Alaska Petroleum Company v. Amerada Hess Pipeline Corporation. 

IS03–137–000, IS03–137–001 ............. BP Pipelines (Alaska), Inc. 

IS03–141–000, IS03–141–001 ............. ExxonMobil Pipeline Company. 

IS03–142–000, IS03–142–001 ............. Phillips Transportation Alaska, Inc. 

IS03–143–000, IS03–143–001 ............. Unocal Pipeline Company. 

IS03–144–000, IS03–144–001 ............. Williams Alaska Pipeline Company, L.L.C. 

ENERGY PROJECTS—HYDRO 

H–1 ........................... P–12480–001 ........................................ Wind River Hydro, LLC. 

P–12457–001 ........................................ Eastern Shoshone Tribe of the Wind River Reservation. 

H–2 ........................... P–1934–014 .......................................... Southern California Edison Company. 

H–3 ........................... P–400–042 ............................................ Public Service Company of Colorado. 

ENERGY PROJECTS—CERTIFICATES 

C–1 ........................... CP05–76–000, CP05–77–000, CP05–

78–000.

Dominion South Pipeline Company, L.P. 

C–2 ........................... OMITTED. 

C–3 ........................... OMITTED. 

C–4 ........................... OMITTED. 

C–5 ........................... OMITTED. 

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1 110 FERC ¶ 62,227 (2005). 

897TH—MEETING, REGULAR MEETING, OCTOBER 20, 2005, 10 A.M.—Continued 

Item No. Docket No. Company 

C–6 ........................... CP04–365–001 ..................................... Dominion Transmission, Inc. 

C–7 ........................... CP04–34–001 ....................................... Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation. 

Magalie R. Salas, 

Secretary. 

The Capitol Connection offers the 

opportunity for remote listening and 

viewing of the meeting. It is available 

for a fee, live over the Internet, via CBand Satellite. Persons interested in 

receiving the broadcast, or who need 

information on making arrangements 

should contact David Reininger or Julia 

Morelli at the Capitol Connection (703–

993–3100) as soon as possible or visit 

the Capitol Connection Web site at 

http://www.capitolconnection.gmu.edu 

and click on ‘‘FERC’’

Immediately following the conclusion 

of the Commission Meeting, a press 

briefing will be held in Hearing Room 

2. Members of the public may view this 

briefing in the Commission Meeting 

overflow room. This statement is 

intended to notify the public that the 

press briefings that follow Commission 

meetings may now be viewed remotely 

at Commission headquarters, but will 

not be telecast through the Capitol 

Connection service. 

[FR Doc. 05–21013 Filed 10–17–05; 2:05 pm] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 12533–001] 

Christopher James Phil; Notice of 

Surrender of Preliminary Permit 

October 12, 2005. 

Take notice that Christopher James 

Phil, permittee for the proposed May 

Creek Project, has requested that its 

preliminary permit be terminated. The 

permit was issued on March 8, 2005, 

and would have expired on February 29, 

2008.1 The project would have been 

located on May Creek and Lake Isabel in 

Snohomish County, Washington. 

The permittee filed the request on 

September 26, 2005, and the 

preliminary permit for Project No. 

12533 shall remain in effect through the 

thirtieth day after issuance of this notice 

unless that day is a Saturday, Sunday, 

part-day holiday that affects the 

Commission, or legal holiday as 

described in section 18 CFR 385.2007, 

in which case the effective date is the 

first business day following that day. 

New applications involving this project 

site, to the extent provided for under 18 

CFR Part 4, may be filed on the next 

business day. 

Magalie R. Salas, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E5–5763 Filed 10–18–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. AD05–17–000] 

Electric Energy Market Competition 

Task Force; Notice Requesting 

Comments on Wholesale and Retail 

Electricity Competition 

October 13, 2005. 

Overview 

Section 1815 of the Energy Policy Act 

of 2005 requires the Electric Energy 

Market Competition Task Force to 

conduct a study of competition in 

wholesale and retail markets for electric 

energy in the United States. Over the 

past several years, wholesale 

competition has developed unevenly in 

many regions of the country. Moreover, 

fewer than 20 States have adopted retail 

choice programs that allow some 

electricity consumers to choose their 

retail electric generation supplier. The 

purpose of this study is to analyze and 

report to Congress on the critical 

elements for effective wholesale and 

retail competition, the status of each 

element, impediments to realizing each 

element, and suggestions for 

overcoming these impediments. 

In recent years, some states and the 

Federal government have taken steps to 

encourage competition in the electric 

power industry. In the Energy Policy 

Act of 2005, Congress established an 

inter-agency task force, known as the 

‘‘Electric Energy Market Competition 

Task Force’’ (the Task Force), to conduct 

a study and analysis of competition 

within the wholesale markets and retail 

markets for electric energy in the United 

States. The Task Force consists of 5 

members: 

(1) 1 employee of the Department of 

Justice, appointed by the Attorney 

General of the United States—J. Bruce 

McDonald, Deputy Assistant Attorney 

General, Antitrust Division; (202) 514–

1157, bruce.mcdonald@usdoj.gov. 

(2) 1 employee of the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission, appointed by 

the Chairperson of that Commission—

Michael Bardee, Associate General 

Counsel, Office of the General CounselMarkets, Tariffs, and Rates; (202) 502–

8068, michael.bardee@ferc.gov. 

(3) 1 employee of the Federal Trade 

Commission, appointed by the 

Chairperson of that Commission—

Michael Wroblewski, Assistant General 

Counsel for Policy Studies; (202) 326–

2166, mwroblewski@ftc.gov. 

(4) 1 employee of the Department of 

Energy, appointed by the Secretary of 

Energy—David Meyer, Deputy Director, 

Division of Permitting, Siting, and 

Analysis, Office of Electricity Delivery 

and Energy Reliability; (202) 586–1411, 

David.Meyer@hq.doe.gov. 

(5) 1 employee of the Rural Utilities 

Service, appointed by the Secretary of 

Agriculture—Karen Larsen, Office of 

Assistant Administrator, Electric 

Programs (202) 720–9545, 

Karen.Larsen@usda.gov. 

Section 1815(c) of the Energy Policy 

Act of 2005 requires the Task Force to 

‘‘consult with and solicit comments 

from any advisory entity of the task 

force, the States, representatives of the 

electric power industry, and the 

public.’’ This Notice begins this process. 

The Task Force also will publish a draft 

final report for public comment, before 

submitting the final version to Congress 

as required by Section 1815(b)(2)(B). 

Listed below is a series of questions 

for which the Task Force seeks public 

comment. For both wholesale and retail 

competition for electric power, we focus 

on the current state of competition and 

on factors that help support 

competition, or that otherwise may limit 

competition, among suppliers and 

buyers in regional wholesale markets 

and retail markets at the state level. The 

questions listed below are by no means 

exhaustive. The Task Force encourages 

commentors to raise any other 

additional factors that affect 

competition in wholesale and retail 

electric power markets. It is not 

necessary to respond to each question. 

Rather, it would be helpful for