80 FR 18400 - Available Transfer Capability Standards for Wholesale Electric Transmission Services; Supplemental Notice of Workshop-New Date

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 65 (April 6, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 65 (Monday, April 6, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 18400]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-07794]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. AD15-5-000]


Available Transfer Capability Standards for Wholesale Electric 
Transmission Services; Supplemental Notice of Workshop--New Date

    As discussed in prior notices, the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission (Commission) staff will hold a workshop to discuss standards 
for calculating Available Transfer Capability (ATC) for wholesale 
electric transmission services.\1\ In light of the inclement weather 
occurring on the originally proposed date, the workshop is rescheduled 
for Tuesday, April 21, 2015.
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    \1\ Prior Notices were issued on December 30, 2014, and January 
30 and February 27, 2015.
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    The workshop is prompted by the filing by the North American 
Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) proposing changes to its ATC-
related reliability standards,\2\ and the initiative to replace these 
standards with similarly focused business practice standards to be 
developed by the North American Energy Standards Board (NAESB).\3\
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    \2\ NERC's proposal is currently pending before the Commission 
in the rulemaking: Modeling, Data, and Analysis Reliability 
Standards, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Docket No. RM14-7-000; 79 
FR 36269 (June 26, 2014). While this workshop is not convened for 
the purpose of discussing specific cases, the workshop may address 
matters that are at issue in the NERC proceeding.
    \3\ See, e.g., the December 18, 2014 status report filed by 
NAESB in Docket Nos. RM05-5-000 and RM14-7-000.
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    The workshop will commence at 12:00 noon and conclude by 4:15 p.m., 
EST. The workshop will be held in the Commission Meeting Room at the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, 
DC, 20426. Commission members may participate in the workshop.
    This Notice contains an Agenda that is materially the same as the 
Updated Agenda previously issued in this docket. However, specific 
details may change as Commission staff finalizes the agenda, including 
the list of featured speakers, times of the session discussions or 
details of the topics to be discussed. The Commission will issue an 
additional Notice as needed. This workshop is free of charge and open 
to the public. Commission members may participate in the workshop.
    Those who plan to attend the workshop are encouraged to complete 
the registration form located at: https://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/registration/04-21-15-form.asp. There is no registration deadline.
    Transcripts of the workshop will be available for a fee from Ace-
Federal Reporters, Inc. (202-347-3700). Additionally, there will be a 
free webcast of the workshop. Anyone with Internet access who wants to 
listen to the workshop can do so by navigating to the Calendar of 
Events at www.ferc.gov, locating the technical workshop in the 
Calendar, and clicking on the webcast link. The Capitol Connection 
provides technical support for the webcast and offers the option of 
listening to the workshop via phone-bridge for a fee. If you have any 
questions, visit www.CapitolConnection.org or call 703-993-3100.
    Commission workshops are accessible under section 508 of the 
Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For accessibility accommodations, please 
send an email to [email protected] or call toll free 1-866-208-
3372 (voice) or 202-502-8659 (TTY), or send a FAX to 202-208-2106 with 
the required accommodations.
    For further information on this workshop, please contact: 
Logistical Information, Sarah McKinley, Office of External Affairs, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, 
DC 20426, (202) 502-8368, [email protected]; Technical 
Information, Christopher Young, Office of Energy Policy and Innovation, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, 
DC 20426, (202) 502-6403, [email protected]; Legal 
Information, Richard Wartchow, Office of the General Counsel, Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 
20426, (202) 502-8744, [email protected].

    Dated: March 31, 2015.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-07794 Filed 4-3-15; 8:45 am]
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