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Agenda
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Little America Hotel |
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Salt Lake City, Utah |
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February 21, 2006 |
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Tuesday, February 21 |
| 10:00 a.m. | Call to Order |
| Review agenda | |
| Joanna Prukop (NM), Chair | |
| Chronology and issues in the creation of a Western Interconnection Regional Advisory Body (WIRAB) | |
| Governors' actions | |
| Doug Larson, WIEB | |
| Role of the WIRAB under the legislation and FERC rules | |
| Bill Chamberlain (CA) | |
| Discussion of issues in formation and operation of WIRAB | |
| Background information | |
| Section 215 of the Federal Power Act (priority 1) | |
| Section 1221 of the Energy Policy Act (priority 1) | |
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FERC reliability rules
(preamble paragraphs 248, 830, 834-856 and rule sections 39.4 (p. 346) and 39.13 (page 361), (priority 1) |
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| WGA comments on draft FERC rules (priority 1) | |
| WGA statement at FERC Technical Conference (priority 1) | |
| Response from FERC to Governors (priority 3) | |
| Comments of Western Senators on draft FERC rules (priority 1) | |
| Response from FERC to Western Senators (priority 3) | |
| CREPC comments on draft FERC rules (priority 1) | |
| WGA Resolution 05-29 Establishment of Regional Advisory Body (priority 2) | |
| WGA Resolution 05-02 Regional Electricity Policy Making (priority 3) | |
| WGA Resolution 03-27 Protecting the Reliability of the Western Electric Power System (priority 3) | |
| September 2005 staff paper "Options for Governors regarding a Western Interconnection | |
| Regional Advisory Body" (see page 9 for illustrative WIRAB budget) (priority 2) | |
| Action on proposed amendments to the Bylaws | |
| Background information | |
| Proposed Bylaw amendments (priority 1) | |
| Bylaw questions and answers (priority 2) | |
| 12:00 noon | Working lunch |
| Discussion of April Board and WIRAB agendas and other developments | |
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1:00 p.m. |
Briefings on key issues that the Western Interconnection Regional Advisory Body (WIRAB) |
| will need to address in the near-term | |
| Section 1221 National Interest Electricity Transmission Corridors | |
| David Meyer, DOE (via teleconference) | |
| Key issues from WECC's perspective (e.g. delegation agreement, budget) | |
| Louise McCarren, WECC CEO | |
| Positions and key issues for Western Governors and CREPC | |
| Doug Larson | |
| Background information | |
| WECC and NERC budgets (priority 3) | |
| Composition of NERC committees and WECC Board (priority 3) | |
| WECC Reliability Management System standards (priority 3) | |
| DOE Notice of Inquiry on National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors (priority 1) | |
| WGA Resolution 05-30 National Interest Transmission Corridors and | |
| Energy Corridors in the West (priority 3) | |
| Next steps for WIRAB | |
| Governors' petition to FERC - Bill Chamberlain | |
| April 4-5 WIRAB meeting | |
| 3:00 p.m. | Adjourn |