00-8373. Regional Transmission Organizations; Southwest Power Pool, Inc.; CP&L Holdings, Inc. On Behalf of Its Public Utility Subsidiaries and Florida Progress Corporation On Behalf of Its Public Utility Subsidiaries; Louisville Gas and Electric ...

March 29, 2000.

On December 20, 1999, the Commission issued Order No. 2000 to advance the formation of Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs). Order No. 2000 announced the initiation of a regional collaborative process to aid in the formation of RTOs. To initiate the collaborative process, the Commission organized a series of regional workshops. These workshops are open to all interested parties. The fifth workshop is scheduled for April 6-7, 2000 in Atlanta, Georgia. During the course of the Atlanta workshop, discussion of the above-listed cases could arise. Any person having an interest in an above-listed case is invited to attend the Atlanta workshop. there will be no Commission transcript of any of the workshops, and information discussed or disseminated in the workshop will not constitute part of the decisional record in the above-listed cases, unless formally filed in accordance with Commission regulations.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.