This is our argument now on appeal in Entergy source and sink -- that FERC 
has always deferred to NERC and totally disregarded the NERC letters against 
TVA and MAIN in the Entergy order.  FERC staff's quote should be helpful in 
our brief at the DC Circuit.
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	From:  Christi L Nicolay                           11/09/2000 04:16 PM
	

To: dwatkiss@bracepatt.com, sbuchheit@bracepatt.com, Joe 
Hartsoe/Corp/Enron@ENRON, Donna Fulton/Corp/Enron@ENRON, Sarah 
Novosel/Corp/Enron@ENRON, James D Steffes/NA/Enron@Enron
cc:  

Subject: **In Midwest Staff Investigation

For Entergy appeal:

Midwest -- Staff Investigation   p. 2-24  discussion about NERC procedures.  
"In practice, however, the Commission has generally deferred to NERC on 
transmission reliability questions..."

Also, the Acknowledgements for the Southeast Team thank Ron Rattey.