80_FR_81558 80 FR 81309 - Reliability Standard for Transmission System Planned Performance for Geomagnetic Disturbance Events; Notice of Technical Conference

80 FR 81309 - Reliability Standard for Transmission System Planned Performance for Geomagnetic Disturbance Events; Notice of Technical Conference

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 249 (December 29, 2015)

Page Range81309-81309
FR Document2015-32699

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 249 (Tuesday, December 29, 2015)
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 249 (Tuesday, December 29, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 81309]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-32699]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. RM15-11-000]


Reliability Standard for Transmission System Planned Performance 
for Geomagnetic Disturbance Events; Notice of Technical Conference

    Take notice that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
(Commission) will hold a Commission staff-led technical conference on 
Reliability Standard for Transmission System Planned Performance for 
Geomagnetic Disturbance (GMD) Events on issues identified in the Notice 
of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) and subsequent public comments in the 
above-captioned docket on March 1, 2016. The conference will begin at 
9:00 a.m. and end at approximately 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time). The 
conference will be held at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 
888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    The technical conference will facilitate a structured dialogue on 
GMD-related topics, including but not limited to: (1) The benchmark GMD 
event(s); (2) vulnerability assessments; and (3) monitoring of related 
parameters. The technical conference will be led by Commission staff, 
with prepared remarks to be presented by invited panelists, which must 
be submitted to the Commission in advance of the conference. A 
subsequent notice providing an agenda and details on the topics for 
discussion will be issued in advance of the conference. Commissioners 
may attend and participate.
    There is no fee for attendance. However, members of the public are 
encouraged to preregister online at: https://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/registration/03-01-16-form.asp.
    Those wishing to participate in panel discussions should submit 
nominations no later than close of business on Wednesday, January 6, 
2016 online at: https://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/registration/03-01-16-speaker-form.asp.
    This event will be webcast and transcribed. Transcripts of the 
conference will be available for a fee from Ace-Federal Reporters, Inc. 
(202-347-3700).
    Commission conferences 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 (866) 208-
3372 (voice) or (202) 502-8659 (TTY), or send a fax to (202) 208-2106 
with the requested accommodations.
    For more information about the technical conference, please 
contact: Sarah McKinley, Office of External Affairs, 202-502-8368 
[email protected].

    Dated: December 22, 2015.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-32699 Filed 12-28-15; 8:45 am]
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                                                    Commission order is statutorily                         remarks to be presented by invited                       Description: Request to Terminate
                                                    established at 30 days and that the                     panelists, which must be submitted to                 Waiver effective February 1, 2016 of
                                                    Commission has no discretion to extend                  the Commission in advance of the                      Midcontinent Independent System
                                                    that deadline.3 Because the 30-day                      conference. A subsequent notice                       Operator, Inc.
                                                    rehearing deadline is a statutory                       providing an agenda and details on the                   Filed Date: 12/21/15.
                                                    deadline, it cannot be extended, and                    topics for discussion will be issued in                  Accession Number: 20151221–5389.
                                                    Sage Grouse’s request for a 30-day                      advance of the conference.                               Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/11/16.
                                                    extension must therefore be rejected.                   Commissioners may attend and                             Docket Numbers: ER16–599–000.
                                                      Dated: December 22, 2015.                             participate.                                             Applicants: PJM Interconnection,
                                                    Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
                                                                                                               There is no fee for attendance.                    L.L.C.
                                                                                                            However, members of the public are                       Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: First
                                                    Deputy Secretary.
                                                                                                            encouraged to preregister online at:                  Revised Service Agreement No. 4184;
                                                    [FR Doc. 2015–32693 Filed 12–28–15; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                            https://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/                       Queue No. Z2–106 to be effective
                                                    BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
                                                                                                            registration/03-01-16-form.asp.                       12/9/2015.
                                                                                                               Those wishing to participate in panel                 Filed Date: 12/21/15.
                                                                                                            discussions should submit nominations                    Accession Number: 20151221–5274.
                                                    DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY                                    no later than close of business on                       Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/11/16.
                                                    Federal Energy Regulatory                               Wednesday, January 6, 2016 online at:                    Docket Numbers: ER16–600–000.
                                                    Commission                                              https://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/                          Applicants: PJM Interconnection,
                                                                                                            registration/03-01-16-speaker-form.asp.               L.L.C.
                                                    [Docket No. RM15–11–000]                                   This event will be webcast and
                                                                                                                                                                     Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
                                                                                                            transcribed. Transcripts of the
                                                    Reliability Standard for Transmission                                                                         Original Service Agreement No.4346;
                                                                                                            conference will be available for a fee
                                                    System Planned Performance for                                                                                Queue No. AA2–066 to be effective
                                                                                                            from Ace-Federal Reporters, Inc. (202–
                                                    Geomagnetic Disturbance Events;                                                                               11/24/2015.
                                                                                                            347–3700).
                                                    Notice of Technical Conference                             Commission conferences are                            Filed Date: 12/21/15.
                                                                                                                                                                     Accession Number: 20151221–5270.
                                                      Take notice that the Federal Energy                   accessible under section 508 of the
                                                                                                                                                                     Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/11/16.
                                                    Regulatory Commission (Commission)                      Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For
                                                                                                            accessibility accommodations please                      Docket Numbers: ER16–601–000.
                                                    will hold a Commission staff-led                                                                                 Applicants: Midcontinent
                                                    technical conference on Reliability                     send an email to accessibility@ferc.gov
                                                                                                            or call toll free (866) 208–3372 (voice)              Independent System Operator, Inc.
                                                    Standard for Transmission System                                                                                 Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
                                                    Planned Performance for Geomagnetic                     or (202) 502–8659 (TTY), or send a fax
                                                                                                            to (202) 208–2106 with the requested                  2015–12–21_Revisions to Section
                                                    Disturbance (GMD) Events on issues                                                                            19.1.1.2—Pre-Certified TSRs to be
                                                    identified in the Notice of Proposed                    accommodations.
                                                                                                               For more information about the                     effective 2/1/2016.
                                                    Rulemaking (NOPR) and subsequent                                                                                 Filed Date: 12/21/15.
                                                                                                            technical conference, please contact:
                                                    public comments in the above-                                                                                    Accession Number: 20151221–5272.
                                                                                                            Sarah McKinley, Office of External
                                                    captioned docket on March 1, 2016. The                                                                           Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/11/16.
                                                                                                            Affairs, 202–502–8368
                                                    conference will begin at 9:00 a.m. and
                                                                                                            sarah.mckinley@ferc.gov.                                 Docket Numbers: ER16–602–000.
                                                    end at approximately 5:00 p.m. (Eastern
                                                                                                              Dated: December 22, 2015.                              Applicants: PJM Interconnection,
                                                    Time). The conference will be held at
                                                                                                                                                                  L.L.C.
                                                    the Federal Energy Regulatory                           Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
                                                                                                                                                                     Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: First
                                                    Commission, 888 First Street NE.,                       Deputy Secretary.
                                                                                                                                                                  Revised Interconnection Service
                                                    Washington, DC 20426.                                   [FR Doc. 2015–32699 Filed 12–28–15; 8:45 am]          Agreement No. 3808, Queue No. AA1–
                                                      The technical conference will                         BILLING CODE 6717–01–P                                083 to be effective 5/6/2017.
                                                    facilitate a structured dialogue on GMD-
                                                                                                                                                                     Filed Date: 12/21/15.
                                                    related topics, including but not limited
                                                                                                                                                                     Accession Number: 20151221–5278.
                                                    to: (1) The benchmark GMD event(s); (2)                 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY                                     Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/11/16.
                                                    vulnerability assessments; and (3)
                                                    monitoring of related parameters. The                   Federal Energy Regulatory                                Docket Numbers: ER16–603–000.
                                                    technical conference will be led by                     Commission                                               Applicants: PJM Interconnection,
                                                    Commission staff, with prepared                                                                               L.L.C.
                                                                                                            Combined Notice of Filings #1                            Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: First
                                                      3 See,  e.g., City of Campbell v. FERC, 770 F.2d                                                            Revised WMPA SA No. 4187, Queue
                                                                                                               Take notice that the Commission
                                                    1180, 1183 (D.C. Cir. 1985) (‘‘The 30-day time                                                                No. Z2–099/AA2–086 to be effective
                                                    requirement of the [FPA] is as much a part of the       received the following electric rate
                                                                                                                                                                  11/24/2015.
                                                    jurisdictional threshold as the mandate to file for     filings:
                                                    a rehearing.’’); Boston Gas Co. v. FERC, 575 F.2d
                                                                                                                                                                     Filed Date: 12/21/15.
                                                                                                               Docket Numbers: ER13–1356–002.                        Accession Number: 20151221–5298.
                                                    975, 977–98, 979 (1st Cir. 1978) (describing
                                                    identical rehearing provision of Natural Gas Act as
                                                                                                               Applicants: Duke Energy Florida,                      Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/11/16.
                                                    ‘‘a tightly structured and formal provision. Neither    LLC.
                                                    the Commission or the courts are given any form            Description: Compliance filing                        Docket Numbers: ER16–604–000.
                                                                                                                                                                     Applicants: Nevada Power Company.
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                                                    of jurisdictional discretion.’’); see also PJM          [including Pro Forma sheets] and
                                                    Interconnection, L.L.C., 138 FERC ¶ 61,160 (2012)       Waiver Request of Duke Energy Florida,                   Description: Compliance filing:
                                                    (rejecting request for clarification as untimely                                                              Market-Based Rate Tariff, Volume No.
                                                    request for rehearing); La. Energy and Power Auth.,     LLC.
                                                    117 FERC ¶ 61,258 (2006); Midwest Indep.                   Filed Date: 12/21/15.                              11 Amendments ER15–2281 to be
                                                    Transmission Sys. Operator, Inc., 112 FERC                 Accession Number: 20151221–5379.                   effective 12/1/2015.
                                                    ¶ 61,211, at P 10 (2005); Texas-New Mexico Power           Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/11/16.                      Filed Date: 12/21/15.
                                                    Co., 107 FERC ¶ 61,316, at P 22 (2004); Cal. Indep.                                                              Accession Number: 20151221–5299.
                                                    Sys. Operator Corp., 105 FERC ¶ 61,322, at P 9             Docket Numbers: ER14–2022–002.
                                                    (2003); Am. Elec. Power Serv. Corp., 95 FERC               Applicants: Midcontinent                              Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/11/16.
                                                    ¶ 61,130, at 61,411–12 (2001).                          Independent System Operator, Inc.                        Docket Numbers: ER16–605–000.


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
FR Citation80 FR 81309 

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