Winter 2013-2014 Operations and Market Performance in Regional Transmission Organizations and Independent System Operators; Notice of Technical Conference

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Energy Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. AD14-8-000] Take notice that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) will hold a Commission-led technical conference on Winter 2013-2014 Operations and Market Performance in Regional Transmission Organizations and Independent System Operators on April 1, 2014 beginning at 9:00 a.m. and ending at approximately 5:00 p.m. The conference will be held at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. The Commission is establishing this technical conference to explore the impacts of recent cold weather events on the Regional Transmission Organizations/Independent System Operators (RTO/ISO), and discuss actions taken to respond to those impacts. The conference will look broadly across multiple RTO/ISO regions to inform the Commission of the challenges posed by these cold weather events. Discussion will focus on a number of issues, including: The impact of cold weather events on operational planning and real-time operations, market prices and performance, and regional infrastructure; the actions taken in response to those impacts; gas procurement; and lessons learned that can be shared between regions and applied in future events. A supplemental notice will be issued prior to the technical conference with further details regarding the agenda and organization of the technical conference. Those interested in attending the technical conference are encouraged to regi…