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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA BEFORE THE FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION
NOTICE OF INTERVENTION OF THE Pursuant to Rule 214(a)(2) of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 C.F.R. § 385.214(a)(2), the Organization of MISO States (OMS) files its Notice of Intervention in the above-captioned proceeding. In support thereof, the OMS states as follows: I. Communications 1. Service of all pleadings, documents, and communications in this matter should be made on the following: William H. Smith, Jr. Executive Director Organization of MISO States 100 Court Avenue, Suite 218 Des Moines, Iowa 50309
Commissioner Robert Nelson Michigan Public Service Commission Post Office Box 30221 Lansing, Michigan 48909-7721 II. Description of Filing 2. On December 31, 2003, the Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. (Midwest ISO) and PJM Interconnection, L.L.C (PJM), submitted for filing a Joint Operating Agreement between Midwest ISO and PJM. III. Basis for Intervention 3. The OMS is a non-profit, self-governing organization of representatives from each state with regulatory jurisdiction over entities participating in the MISO, a regional transmission organization as defined by the FERC. The state regulatory agencies that are member of the OMS are the Illinois Commerce Commission, the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission, the Iowa Utilities Board, the Kentucky Public Service Commission, the Michigan Public Service Commission, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission, the Missouri Public Service Commission, the Montana Public Service Commission, the Nebraska Power Review Board, North Dakota Public Service Commission, the Ohio Public Utilities Commission, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission, and the Wisconsin Public Service Commission. The Manitoba Public Utilities Board is also a member of the OMS.
4. The purpose of the OMS is to
coordinate regulatory oversight among the
5. The Joint Operating Agreement addresses the seams
issues between the
6. Based on the foregoing, the OMS respectfully
submits that it has a direct
WHEREFORE, the OMS respectfully gives notice of its intervention in this
Respectfully Submitted,
______/s/______ William H. Smith, Jr. Executive Director Organization of MISO States
Dated: January 20, 2004
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that I have this day served the foregoing Notice of Intervention on all parties on the official service list compiled by the Secretary in this proceeding.
Dated at Des Moines, Iowa, this13th day of February, 2004.
______/s/______ William H. Smith, Jr.
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