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Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2001 21:55:00 -0700 (PDT)
From: khara@avistaenergy.com
To: cara.semperger@enron.com, demetrios.fotiou@bchydro.bc.ca, 
	diana.scholtes@enron.com, gjcarter@bpa.gov, jtaffe@ci.tacoma.wa.us, 
	jhughes@sppc.com, paul.kroger@pacificorp.com, kmpe@dynegy.com
Subject: FW: BCHA Automatic Denial/Approval
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>  -----Original Message-----
> From: 	Hara, Kathy
> Sent:	Monday, April 09, 2001 11:53
> To:	Mark Hackney (E-mail)
> Cc:	Allred, Penny; Cimino, Tony; Fewel, George; Holland, Kevin; Johnson,
> Rob; Pearson, Tom; Rozelle, Dana; Begalman, Buppha; Downing, Staci;
> 'Heather Bare'; Locke, Kathy
> Subject:	BCHA Automatic Denial/Approval
>
> Mark
>
> We have been told by one of our Transmission Provider's that they do not
> need to give us an OASIS number until half-past.  If we wait until
> half-past to receive a valid oasis number, we cannot avoid launching late
> tags.  I think that this places too much pressure on the merchant.
>
> We are also encountering problems with BC Hydro's automatic
> approval/denial software.  What happens if a VALID tag is denied in the
> "No Tag, No Flow" period, the control are cannot withdraw the denial, and
> it is too late to launch another tag?  Which entity takes responsibility
> for inadvertents and schedule cuts?
>
> I would like to get some of the timing issues resolved prior to
> implementing "No Tag, No Flow."  The problems seem to be isolated, but it
> only takes a single entity to create huge problems for everyone involved.
>
>
> Thanks,
> Kathy Hara