External Arbitration Procedures. Any arbitration initiated under this Agreement shall be conducted before a single neutral arbitrator appointed by the Parties, or in the absence of such appointment, by selection by the American Arbitration Association. If the Parties fail to agree upon a single arbitrator within ten (10) Calendar Days of the submission of the dispute to arbitration, each Party shall choose one arbitrator who shall sit on a three- member arbitration panel. The two arbitrators so chosen shall within twenty (20) Calendar Days select a third arbitrator to chair the arbitration panel. The arbitrator shall be knowledgeable in electric utility matters, including electric transmission and bulk power issues, and shall not have any current or past substantial business or financial relationships with any party to the arbitration (except prior arbitration). The arbitrator shall provide each of the Parties an opportunity to be heard and, except as otherwise provided herein, shall conduct the arbitration in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association ("Arbitration Rules") and any applicable FERC regulations; provided, however, in the event of a conflict between the Arbitration Rules and the terms of this Article 27, the terms of this Article 27 shall prevail.
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External Arbitration Procedures. Any arbitration initiated under this Agreement agreement shall be conducted before a single neutral arbitrator Arbitrator/Technical Master (herein after referred to as Arbitrator) appointed by the Parties, or in the absence of such appointment, by selection by the American Arbitration Association. If the Parties fail to agree upon a single arbitrator Arbitrator within ten (10) Calendar Days of the submission of the dispute to arbitration, each Party shall choose one arbitrator Arbitrator who shall sit on a three- three-member arbitration panel. The two arbitrators Arbitrators so chosen shall within twenty (20) 20 Calendar Days select a third arbitrator Arbitrator to chair the arbitration panel. The arbitrator In either case, the Arbitrators shall be knowledgeable in electric utility matters, including electric transmission and bulk power issues, and shall not have any current or past substantial business or financial relationships with any party to the arbitration (except prior arbitration). The arbitrator Arbitrator(s) shall provide each of the Parties an opportunity to be heard and, except as otherwise provided herein, shall conduct the arbitration in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association ("Arbitration Rules") and any applicable FERC regulationsregulations or Regional Transmission Organization rules; provided, however, in the event of a conflict between the Arbitration Rules and the terms of this Article 27article, the terms of this Article 27 article shall prevail.
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Samples: Interconnection Agreement
External Arbitration Procedures. Any arbitration initiated under this Agreement shall be conducted before a single neutral arbitrator appointed by the Parties, or in the absence of such appointment, by selection by the American Arbitration Association. If the Parties fail to agree upon a single arbitrator within ten (10) Calendar Days of the submission of the dispute Dispute to arbitration, each Party shall choose one arbitrator who shall sit on a three- member arbitration panel. The two arbitrators so chosen shall within twenty (20) Calendar Days select a third arbitrator to chair will be selected by the arbitration panelPresident of the Bar Association of Erie County and must be jointly agreed upon by both parties. The arbitrator In each case, the arbitrator(s) shall be knowledgeable in electric utility matters, including electric transmission and bulk power issues, and shall not have any current or past substantial business or financial relationships with any party to the arbitration (except prior arbitration). The arbitrator arbitrator(s) shall provide each of the Parties an opportunity to be heard and, except as otherwise provided herein, shall conduct the arbitration in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association ("Arbitration Rules") and any applicable FERC regulationsregulations or RTO rules; provided, however, in the event of a conflict between the Arbitration Rules and the terms of this Article 27, the terms of this Article 27 shall prevail.
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External Arbitration Procedures. Any arbitration initiated under this LGIA Agreement shall be conducted before a single neutral arbitrator appointed by the Parties, or in the absence of such appointment, by selection by the American Arbitration Association. If the Parties fail to agree upon a single arbitrator within ten (10) Calendar Days of the submission of the dispute disputeDispute to arbitration, each Party shall choose one arbitrator who shall sit on a three- three-member arbitration panel. The two arbitrators so chosen shall within twenty (20) Calendar Days select a third arbitrator to chair the arbitration panel. The arbitrator In eithereach case, the arbitratorsarbitrator(s) shall be knowledgeable in electric utility matters, including electric transmission and bulk power issues, and shall not have any current or past substantial business or financial relationships with any party to the arbitration (except prior arbitration). The arbitrator arbitrator(s) shall provide each of the Parties an opportunity to be heard and, except as otherwise provided herein, shall conduct the arbitration in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association ("βArbitration Rules"β) and any applicable FERC regulationsregulations or RTO rules; provided, however, in the event of a conflict between the Arbitration Rules and the terms of this Article 27, the terms of this Article 27 shall prevail.
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Samples: Interconnection Agreement