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Documents—ADR Forum
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Most Recent Additions — November

Ethics in Negotiation and Dispute Resolution: When Is Neutral Participation Required and How Much, presentation by Rick Miles, FERC Dispute Resolution Service, at Energy Bar Association Mid-Year Meeting, November 18, 2005 (450k PDF)

Meeting Agenda November 18, 2005 (64k PDF)

Draft Report November 16, 2005 (196k PDF)

Energy Applications Spectrum (24k PDF)

Dispute Resolution Spectrum (64k PDF)

ADR Comparison Chart November 10, 2005 (88k PDF)

CAEM ADR Scope of Review Memorandum (108k PDF)

Most Recent Additions — October

Regulatory and Policy Section Draft — October 5 (140k PDF)

Transactions Section Draft — October 12 (52k PDF)

ADR Comparison Chart — October 12 (76k PDF)

New York State Public Service Commission Sample Agreement to Mediate Form (52k PDF)

Merit Systems Protection Board Agreement to Mediate (56k PDF)

New York State Public Service Commission Mediation Charge to Parties (Template) (44k PDF)

Advice and Best Practices — Suggestions for advice to attorneys, companies, and government/regulatory agencies (32k PDF)

New York Success Stories (32k PDF)

Can Judges Help Parties Resolve Disputes? Presented at National Association of Women Judges 27th Annual Conference, October 21, 2005, in Houston, Texas (112k PDF)

Other Documents

Prospectus — November 2003 (160k PDF)

Agenda—Organizational Meeting — January 2004 (98k PDF)
Attendees—Organizational Meeting — January 2004 (39k PDF)
Report—Organizational Meeting — April 2004 (63k PDF)

Agenda—Kickoff Meeting — April 19, 2005 (95k PDF)
Summary Results — Kickoff Meeting — April 19, 2005 (82k PDF)

ADR Forum Roster – May 26, 2005 (72k PDF)
ADR Forum Working Group Members – June 3, 2005 (72k PDF)

ADR Spectrum Diagram — June 2005 (64k PDF)
ADR Spectrum Diagram — July 2005 (64k PDF)
ADR Spectrum Diagram — August 3 2005 (65k PDF)
ADR Spectrum Diagram — August 16 2005 (68k PDF)
Spectrum of ECR Processes Flow Chart — July 2005 (76k PDF)
Applications of Collaborative Problem Solving Diagram — July 2005 (39k PDF)

Agenda — Plenary Meeting — June 7, 2005 (68k PDF)
Summary Results — Plenary Meeting — June 24, 2005 (60k PDF)

What Is Mediation: Some Definitiions — July 15, 2005 (60k PDF).

Taking the Mystery Out of the Process: Resolution of Energy Disputes at the American Arbitration Association by P. Jean Baker, Esq. — July 20, 2005 (88k PDF).

Resolving Disputes in the Energy Industry: There Is a Better Way — (Draft 2) August 5, 2005 (60k PDF).

New York State Department of Public Service ADR Training Program (40k PDF).

ADR Training for Administrative Law Judges by Judith A. Lee, Chief Administrative Law Judge, New York State Department of Public Service (56k PDF).

Some Best Practices from New York (40k PDF).
Maryland PSC ADR Observations and Best Practices (56k PDF).
A Compilation of Suggested Best Practices prepared by the New York State PSC (148k PDF).
PJM Dispute Resolution Procedures (32k PDF).
New England ISO ADR Summary (48k PDF).

ADR Provisions in Certain State Contracts
ADR Provision in Maryland SOS Contract (40k PDF) — Provision in the model Maryland standard offer service contract for informal dispute resolution.
New Jersey Central Power and Light BGS-FP Supplier Master Agreement (512k PDF) — Articles 11 and 12 contain the provisions relating to ADR.
DC Order Adopting the Supplier RFP (3.5MB PDF) — The RFP begins on page 49.

Standardized Electricity and Gas Agreements
AAA Proposal to NAESB (196k PDF)
EEI Master Agreement (148k PDF)
EEI Gas Annex (124k PDF)
ISDA Master Agreement (236k PDF)
ISDA/EEI Power Annex (148k PDF)
ISDA Gas Annex (100k PDF)
NAESB Subcommittee Recommendations (64k PDF)
WSPP Master Agreement (528k PDF)
WSPP Exhibit D (Mediation and Arbitration Procedures) (88k PDF)

ADR Provisions for RTOs, ISOs, etc.
ERCOT ADR Summary (83k PDF)
MISO ADR Summary (71k PDF)
NYISO ADR Summary (120k PDF)

ADR Provisions in the Western Systems Power Pool Agreement, California ISO Electric Tarriff, and Standards Proposed by the American Arbitration Association for Inclusion in the NAESB Base Contract (128k PDF).

Documents—Working Groups

Regulatory and Policy Decisions Working Group
Agenda — Conference Call — June 2, 2005 (71k PDF)
Goals and Deliverables — June 2, 2005 (60k PDF)
Goals and Deliverables — July 8, 2005 (52k PDF)
Goals and Deliverables — August 2, 2005 (52k PDF)
Summary Results — Conference Call — June 6, 2005 (87k PDF)

ADR and Energy Facilities/Operations/Use: Summary of Observations by Dale Keyes, U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution (64k PDF)

ADR Observations: Maryland Public Service Commission by Calvin Timmerman (52kPDF)

Business Transactions Working Group
Agenda — Conference Call — May 26, 2005 (71k PDF)
Summary Results — Conference Call — May 31, 2005 (83k PDF)

Outreach and Education Working Group
Agenda — Conference Call — July 27, 2005 (Coming Soon)
Summary Results — Conference Call — August 3, 2005 (60k PDF)