CANADA'U.S. POWER SYSTEM OUTAGE TASK FORCE

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The Canada – US Power System Outage Task Force is providing stakeholders and the public an additional opportunity to comment on the input received in the process to date. From January 28, 2004, to February 6, 2004, the Task Force will hold e-consultations on the Stakeholder and Public Input.The public may view the Canadian stakeholder and public input, the recommendations of the North American Electric Reliability Council and the U.S. public input through the Natural Resources Canada Web site at nrcan.gc.ca.The Canada – U.S. Power System Outage Task Force is chaired by the Honourable R. John Efford, Minister of Natural Resources Canada and U.S. Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham. It was established to identify the causes of the August 2003 power outage that affected 50 million people in the province of Ontario and in eight U.S. states, and to make recommendations on how to reduce the likelihood of future outages.Comments can be sent as follows: On-line form: nrcan.gc.ca E-mail: poweroutage@nrcan.gc.ca Mail: Dr. Nawal Kamel, Special Advisor to the Deputy Minister Natural Resources Canada 580 Booth St., 21st Floor Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0E4 Fax: (613) 995-0087 For more information: Alexandra Muir Ghyslain Charron Director of Communications Media Relations, (613) 992-4447 Office of the Minister, Natural Resources Canada (613) 947-8246

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