80 FR 9709 - Notice of Complaint

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 36 (February 24, 2015)

Page Range		9709-9710
FR Document		2015-03645

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 36 (Tuesday, February 24, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 36 (Tuesday, February 24, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9709-9710]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-03645]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. EL15-45-000]


Notice of Complaint

Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation
Mississippi Delta Energy Agency
Clarksdale Public Utilities Commission
Public Service Commission of Yazoo City
Hoosier Energy Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc.

v.

ALLETE, Inc.
Ameren Illinois Company
Ameren Missouri
Ameren Transmission Company of Illinois
American Transmission Company LLC
Cleco Power LLC
Duke Energy Business Services, LLC
Entergy Arkansas, Inc.
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, LLC
Entergy Louisiana, LLC
Entergy Mississippi, Inc.
Entergy New Orleans, Inc.
Entergy Texas, Inc.
Indianapolis Power & Light Company
International Transmission Company
ITC Midwest LLC
Michigan Electric Transmission Company, LLC
MidAmerican Energy Company
Montana-Dakota Utilities Co.
Northern Indiana Public Service Company
Northern States Power Company-Minnesota
Northern States Power Company-Wisconsin
Otter Tail Power Company
Southern Indiana Gas & Electric Company

    Take notice that on February 12, 2015, pursuant to sections 206 and 
306 of the Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 824(e) and 825(e) and Rules 206 
and 212 of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission) 
Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.206 and 385.212, Arkansas 
Electric Cooperative Corporation (AECC), Mississippi Delta Energy 
Agency (MDEA), Clarksdale Public Utilities Commission (Clarksdale), 
Public Service Commission of Yazoo City, (Yazoo City), and Hoosier 
Energy Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Hoosier) (collectively, 
Complainants or Joint Customer Complainants) filed a formal complaint 
against ALLETE, Inc. (for its operating division Minnesota Power, Inc. 
and its wholly-owned subsidiary Superior Water Light, and Power 
Company), Ameren Illinois Company, Ameren Missouri, Ameren Transmission 
Company of Illinois, American Transmission Company LLC (ATC), Cleco 
Power LLC, Duke Energy Business Services, LLC, Entergy Arkansas, Inc., 
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, LLC, Entergy Louisiana, LLC, Entergy 
Mississippi, Inc., Entergy New Orleans, Inc., Entergy Texas, Inc., 
Indianapolis

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Power & Light Company, International Transmission Company, ITC Midwest 
LLC, Michigan Electric Transmission Company, LLC, MidAmerican Energy 
Company, Montana-Dakota Utilities Co., Northern Indiana Public Service 
Company, Northern States Power Company-Minnesota, Northern States Power 
Company Wisconsin, Otter Tail Power Company, and Southern Indiana Gas & 
Electric Company (collectively, Respondents), alleging that the current 
12.38% return on equity applicable to transmission-owning members of 
the Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc., and the 12.2% ROE 
applicable to ATC are excessive and should be reduced as of the date of 
the Complaint.
    The Joint Customer Complainants certify that copies of the 
complaint were served on the contacts for the Respondents as listed on 
the Commission's list of Corporate Officials.
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must 
file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of 
Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Protests will be 
considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to 
be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the 
proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of 
intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. The Respondents' 
answer and all interventions, or protests must be filed on or before 
the comment date. The Respondents' answer, motions to intervene, and 
protests must be served on the Complainants.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and 
interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'' link at http://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an 
original and 5 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 
20426.
    This filing is accessible on-line at http://www.ferc.gov, using the 
``eLibrary'' link and is available for electronic review in the 
Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an 
``eSubscription'' link on the Web site that enables subscribers to 
receive email notification when a document is added to a subscribed 
docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please email 
[email protected], or call (866) 208-3676 (toll free). For 
TTY, call (202) 502-8659.
    Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on March 4, 2015.

    Dated: February 13, 2015.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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Filed Date: 2/13/15. Filed Date: 2/13/15. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Accession Number: 20150213–5169. Accession Number: 20150213–5212.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/6/15. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/6/15. Federal Energy Regulatory
Docket Numbers: ER15–1041–000. Docket Numbers: ER15–1047–000. Commission
Applicants: Prairie Breeze Wind Applicants: R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power [Docket No. EL15–45–000]
Energy II LLC. Plant, LLC.
Description: Baseline eTariff Filing Description: Initial rate filing per Notice of Complaint
per 35.1: Application for Market-Based 35.12 Initial Rates Normal to be effective
Rate Authorization to be effective 4/15/ 4/1/2015. Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation
Filed Date: 2/13/15. Mississippi Delta Energy Agency
2015. Clarksdale Public Utilities Commission
Filed Date: 2/13/15. Accession Number: 20150213–5233.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/6/15. Public Service Commission of Yazoo City
Accession Number: 20150213–5180. Hoosier Energy Rural Electric Cooperative,
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/6/15. Docket Numbers: ER15–1047–000. Inc.
Docket Numbers: ER15–1041–001. Applicants: R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power v.
Applicants: Prairie Breeze Wind Plant, LLC.
ALLETE, Inc.
Energy II LLC. Description: Initial rate filing per Ameren Illinois Company
Description: Tariff Amendment per 35.12 Initial Rates Normal to be effective Ameren Missouri
35.17(b): Supplement to Market-Based 4/1/2015. Ameren Transmission Company of Illinois
Rate Application to be effective 4/15/ Filed Date: 2/13/15. American Transmission Company LLC
2015. Accession Number: 20150213–5235. Cleco Power LLC
Filed Date: 2/13/15. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/6/15. Duke Energy Business Services, LLC
Docket Numbers: ER15–1048–000. Entergy Arkansas, Inc.
Accession Number: 20150213–5195.
Applicants: KCP&L Greater Missouri Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, LLC
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/6/15. Entergy Louisiana, LLC
Docket Numbers: ER15–1042–000. Operations Company.
Entergy Mississippi, Inc.
Applicants: New York Independent Description: § 205(d) rate filing per
Entergy New Orleans, Inc.
System Operator, Inc. 35.13(a)(2)(iii): KCP&L–GMO Rate Entergy Texas, Inc.
Description: § 205(d) rate filing per Schedule 136 Filing to be effective 4/15/ Indianapolis Power & Light Company
35.13(a)(2)(iii): NYISO 205 filing VSS 2015. International Transmission Company
tariff revision to be effective 1/1/2016. Filed Date: 2/13/15. ITC Midwest LLC
Accession Number: 20150213–5250. Michigan Electric Transmission Company,
Filed Date: 2/13/15.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/6/15. LLC
Accession Number: 20150213–5188. MidAmerican Energy Company
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/6/15. Docket Numbers: ER15–1049–000.
Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, Montana-Dakota Utilities Co.
Docket Numbers: ER15–1043–000. Northern Indiana Public Service Company
Inc.
Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, Northern States Power Company-Minnesota
Description: § 205(d) rate filing per
Inc. Northern States Power Company-Wisconsin
35.13(a)(2)(iii): Revisions in Addendum Otter Tail Power Company
Description: § 205(d) rate filing per
1 of Attachment AF to be effective 4/15/ Southern Indiana Gas & Electric Company
35.13(a)(2)(iii): 2198R17 Kansas Power
2015.
Pool NITSA and Cancellation of 1997R2 Filed Date: 2/13/15. Take notice that on February 12, 2015,
City of Mulvane, KS to be effective 9/ Accession Number: 20150213–5265. pursuant to sections 206 and 306 of the
1/2014. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/6/15. Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 824(e) and
Filed Date: 2/13/15. 825(e) and Rules 206 and 212 of the
Accession Number: 20150213–5190. The filings are accessible in the
Commission’s eLibrary system by Federal Energy Regulatory
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/6/15. Commission’s (Commission) Rules of
clicking on the links or querying the
Docket Numbers: ER15–1044–000. docket number. Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.206
Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, Any person desiring to intervene or and 385.212, Arkansas Electric
Inc. protest in any of the above proceedings Cooperative Corporation (AECC),
Description: § 205(d) rate filing per must file in accordance with Rules 211 Mississippi Delta Energy Agency
35.13(a)(2)(iii): 607R24 Westar Energy, and 214 of the Commission’s (MDEA), Clarksdale Public Utilities
Inc. NITSA NOA to be effective 2/1/ Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and Commission (Clarksdale), Public Service
2015. 385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Commission of Yazoo City, (Yazoo City),
Filed Date: 2/13/15. time on the specified comment date. and Hoosier Energy Rural Electric
Accession Number: 20150213–5196. Cooperative, Inc. (Hoosier) (collectively,
Protests may be considered, but
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/6/15. Complainants or Joint Customer
intervention is necessary to become a
Docket Numbers: ER15–1045–000. party to the proceeding. Complainants) filed a formal complaint
Applicants: Pilot Hill Wind, LLC. eFiling is encouraged. More detailed against ALLETE, Inc. (for its operating
Description: Baseline eTariff Filing information relating to filing division Minnesota Power, Inc. and its
per 35.1: Pilot Hill Wind Initial Baseline requirements, interventions, protests, wholly-owned subsidiary Superior
MBR Application Filing to be effective service, and qualifying facilities filings Water Light, and Power Company),
4/15/2015. can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/ Ameren Illinois Company, Ameren
Filed Date: 2/13/15. docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For Missouri, Ameren Transmission
Accession Number: 20150213–5198. other information, call (866) 208–3676 Company of Illinois, American
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Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/6/15. (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. Transmission Company LLC (ATC),
Docket Numbers: ER15–1046–000. Cleco Power LLC, Duke Energy Business
Dated: February 13, 2015. Services, LLC, Entergy Arkansas, Inc.,
Applicants: Kansas City Power &
Light Company. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, LLC,
Description: § 205(d) rate filing per Deputy Secretary. Entergy Louisiana, LLC, Entergy
35.13(a)(2)(iii): KCP&L Rate Schedule [FR Doc. 2015–03644 Filed 2–23–15; 8:45 am] Mississippi, Inc., Entergy New Orleans,
140 Filing to be effective 4/15/2015. BILLING CODE 6717–01–P Inc., Entergy Texas, Inc., Indianapolis

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Power & Light Company, International 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC Paulding County, Georgia. Transco
Transmission Company, ITC Midwest 20426. reviewed the requested variation and
LLC, Michigan Electric Transmission This filing is accessible on-line at incorporated some changes for
Company, LLC, MidAmerican Energy http://www.ferc.gov, using the engineering and other considerations.
Company, Montana-Dakota Utilities Co., ‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is available for The variation, referred to herein as the
Northern Indiana Public Service electronic review in the Commission’s Raccoon Creek Watershed Variation
Company, Northern States Power Public Reference Room in Washington, (Transco Major Route Alternative H), is
Company-Minnesota, Northern States DC. There is an ‘‘eSubscription’’ link on being considered to avoid and minimize
Power Company Wisconsin, Otter Tail the Web site that enables subscribers to potential environmental impacts on the
Power Company, and Southern Indiana receive email notification when a biologically sensitive Raccoon Creek
Gas & Electric Company (collectively, document is added to a subscribed Watershed.
Respondents), alleging that the current docket(s). For assistance with any FERC This variation, which is described in
12.38% return on equity applicable to Online service, please email further detail below, would affect new
transmission-owning members of the FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call landowners; therefore, the Federal
Midcontinent Independent System (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC
Operator, Inc., and the 12.2% ROE (202) 502–8659. or Commission) is issuing this
applicable to ATC are excessive and Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern supplemental notice (Notice) to provide
should be reduced as of the date of the Time on March 4, 2015. these new landowners and other
Complaint. Dated: February 13, 2015. interested parties an opportunity to
The Joint Customer Complainants Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., comment on the merits of the route
certify that copies of the complaint were Deputy Secretary. variation.
served on the contacts for the [FR Doc. 2015–03645 Filed 2–23–15; 8:45 am] The FERC is the lead federal agency
Respondents as listed on the BILLING CODE 6717–01–P responsible for conducting the
Commission’s list of Corporate Officials. environmental review of the Dalton
Any person desiring to intervene or to Expansion Project (Project). The
protest this filing must file in DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Commission’s staff will prepare an
accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of environmental assessment (EA) that
the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Federal Energy Regulatory discusses the environmental impacts of
Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Commission the Project. This EA will be used to
Protests will be considered by the [Docket No. PF14–10–000] inform the Commission as it determines
Commission in determining the whether the Project is in the public
appropriate action to be taken, but will Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line convenience and necessity.
not serve to make protestants parties to Company, LLC; Supplemental Notice This Notice announces the opening of
the proceeding. Any person wishing to of Intent to Prepare an Environmental an additional scoping period the
become a party must file a notice of Assessment for the Planned Dalton Commission will use to gather input
intervention or motion to intervene, as Expansion Project, Request for from the public and interested agencies.
appropriate. The Respondents’ answer Comments on Environmental Issues Specifically, we are requesting
and all interventions, or protests must Related to a New Route Variation comments on the Raccoon Creek
be filed on or before the comment date. Under Consideration, and Notice of Watershed Variation. Please note that
The Respondents’ answer, motions to Public Scoping Meeting comments on this Notice should be filed
intervene, and protests must be served In response to concerns raised about with the Commission by March 16,
on the Complainants. the Dalton Expansion Project planned 2015.
The Commission encourages by the Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Comments on the route variation may
electronic submission of protests and Company, LLC, (Transco), a new route be submitted in writing as described in
interventions in lieu of paper using the variation is being considered. The the public participation section of this
‘‘eFiling’’ link at http://www.ferc.gov. Georgia Department of Natural notice. In lieu of, or in addition to,
Persons unable to file electronically Resources—Wildlife Resources submitting written comments, you are
should submit an original and 5 copies Division, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife invited to attend a public scoping
of the protest or intervention to the Service, and the Nature Conservancy meeting on March 4, 2015 at the Dallas
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, requested a route variation in northern Civic Center in Dallas, Georgia.

Date and time Location

March 4, 2015, 7:00 p.m. EST ................................................................. Dallas Civic Center, 121 E Griffin Street, Dallas, GA 30132, (770) 445–
5180.

You have been identified as a instruct you on how to submit notify their constituents of this
landowner or an interested party that comments about the route variation proposed route variation and encourage
may be affected by the Raccoon Creek under consideration. This notice is also them to comment on their areas of
Watershed Variation or by the being sent to federal, state, and local concern.
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corresponding segment of the currently government agencies; elected officials; If you are a landowner receiving this
planned route. Information in this environmental and public interest Notice, a pipeline company
notice was prepared to familiarize you groups; Native American tribes; other representative may have already
with this new route variation, the interested parties; and local libraries contacted you or may contact you soon
Project as a whole, the Commission’s about surveys associated with the
and newspapers. State and local
Raccoon Creek Watershed Variation. If
environmental review process, and government representatives should
the company ultimately decides to

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FR Citation		80 FR 9709

80 FR 9709 - Notice of Complaint

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGYFederal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 36 (February 24, 2015)

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission