80_FR_9751 80 FR 9715 - Technical Conference on Environmental Regulations and Electric Reliability, Wholesale Electricity Markets, and Energy Infrastructure; Supplemental Notice of Technical Conference

80 FR 9715 - Technical Conference on Environmental Regulations and Electric Reliability, Wholesale Electricity Markets, and Energy Infrastructure; Supplemental Notice of Technical Conference

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

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

Page Range9715-9716
FR Document2015-03643

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 36 (Tuesday, February 24, 2015)
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 36 (Tuesday, February 24, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9715-9716]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-03643]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. AD15-4-000]


Technical Conference on Environmental Regulations and Electric 
Reliability, Wholesale Electricity Markets, and Energy Infrastructure; 
Supplemental Notice of Technical Conference

    As announced in the Notice of Technical Conferences issued on 
December 9, 2014 \1\ and the Supplemental Notice of Technical 
Conferences issued on January 6, 2015,\2\ the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission (Commission) staff will hold an Eastern region \3\ technical 
conference to discuss implications of compliance approaches to the 
Clean Power Plan proposed rule, issued by the Environmental Protection 
Agency (EPA) on June 2, 2014.\4\ The technical conference will focus on 
issues related to electric reliability, wholesale electric markets and 
operations, and energy infrastructure in the Eastern region. The 
Commission will hold the Eastern region technical conference on March 
11, 2015, from approximately 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC. 
This conference is free of charge and open to the public. Commission 
members may participate in the conference. The agenda for the Eastern 
region technical conference is attached to this Supplemental Notice of 
Technical Conference.
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    \1\ Technical Conference on Environmental Regulations and 
Electric Reliability, Wholesale Electricity Markets, and Energy 
Infrastructure, Docket No. AD15-4-000, (Dec. 9, 2014) (Notice of 
Technical Conferences), available at http://www.ferc.gov/CalendarFiles/20141209165657-AD15-4-000TC.pdf.
    \2\ Technical Conference on Environmental Regulations and 
Electric Reliability, Wholesale Electricity Markets, and Energy 
Infrastructure, Docket No. AD15-4-000, (Jan. 6, 2015) (Supplemental 
Notice of Technical Conferences), available at http://www.ferc.gov/CalendarFiles/20150106170115-AD15-4-000TC1.pdf.
    \3\ For purposes of this conference, the Eastern region includes 
the following Commission-approved Order No. 1000 planning regions: 
ISO New England Inc. (ISO-NE), PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM), New 
York Independent System Operator (NYISO), Southeastern Regional 
Transmission Planning (SERTP), South Carolina Regional Transmission 
Planning (SCRTP), and Florida Reliability Coordinating Council 
(FRCC). This region also includes the Northern Maine Independent 
System Administrator (NMISA).
    \4\ Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary 
Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units, 79 FR 34,830 (2014) 
(Proposed Rule), available at http://www.thefederalregister.org/fdsys/pkg/FR-2014-06-18/pdf/2014-13725.pdf.
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    Those interested in speaking at the technical conference should 
notify the Commission by February 18, 2015, by completing the online 
form at the following Web page: https://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/registration/03-11-15-speaker-form.asp. At this Web page, please 
provide an abstract (700 character limit) of the issue(s) you propose 
to address. Due to time constraints, we expect to not be able to 
accommodate all those interested in speaking. Selected speakers will be 
notified as soon as possible.
    If you have not already done so, those who plan to attend the 
technical conference are strongly encouraged to complete the 
registration form located at: https://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/registration/03-11-15-eastern-form.asp. Those interested in attending 
the Eastern region conference are encouraged to register by close of 
business March 2, 2015.
    The Commission will post information on the technical conference on 
the Calendar of Events on the Commission's Web site, http://www.ferc.gov, prior to the conference. The Eastern region technical 
conference will also be transcribed. Transcripts of the technical 
conference will be available for a fee from Ace-Federal Reporters, Inc. 
((202) 347-3700 or (800) 336-6646). There will also be a free webcast 
of the conference. The Webcast will allow persons to watch the Eastern 
region technical conference, but not participate. Anyone with Internet 
access who desires to watch the Eastern region conference can do so by 
navigating to the Calendar of Events on the Commission's Web site, 
http://www.ferc.gov, and locating the Eastern region technical 
conference in the Calendar. The Eastern region technical conference 
will contain a link to its webcast.\5\
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    \5\ The Webcast will continue to be available on the Calendar of 
Events on the Commission's Web site, http://www.ferc.gov, for three 
months after the conference.
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    Commission conferences are accessible under section 508 of the 
Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For accessibility accommodations, please 
send an email to accessibility@ferc.gov or call toll free (866) 208-
3372 (voice) or (202) 502-8659 (TTY), or send a FAX to (202) 208-2106 
with the required accommodations.
    For more information about the technical conferences, please 
contact:

Logistical Information

    Sarah McKinley, Office of External Affairs, Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, 
(202) 502-8368, sarah.mckinley@ferc.gov.

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Legal Information

    Alan Rukin, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street 
NE., Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-8502, alan.rukin@ferc.gov.

Technical Information

    Matthew Jentgen, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First 
Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-8725, 
matthew.jentgen@ferc.gov.

Technical Information

    Michael Gildea, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First 
Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-8420, 
michael.gildea@ferc.gov.

     Dated: February 13, 2015.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-03643 Filed 2-23-15; 8:45 am]
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                                              and General Counsel, Enel Green Power                   DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY                                  Commission by February 18, 2015, by
                                              North America, Inc., One Tech Drive,                                                                          completing the online form at the
                                              Suite 220, Andover, MA 01810, Phone:                    Federal Energy Regulatory                             following Web page: https://
                                              978–296–6812, Email:                                    Commission                                            www.ferc.gov/whats-new/registration/
                                              steve.champagne@enel.com. Mr.                           [Docket No. AD15–4–000]                               03-11-15-speaker-form.asp. At this Web
                                              William Conway, Jr., Skadden, Arps,                                                                           page, please provide an abstract (700
                                              Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, 1440 New                     Technical Conference on                               character limit) of the issue(s) you
                                              York Avenue NW., Washington, DC                         Environmental Regulations and                         propose to address. Due to time
                                              20005, Phone 202–371–7135, Email:                       Electric Reliability, Wholesale                       constraints, we expect to not be able to
                                              William.conway@skadden.com. For Ada                     Electricity Markets, and Energy                       accommodate all those interested in
                                              County, ID: Board of Ada County                         Infrastructure; Supplemental Notice of                speaking. Selected speakers will be
                                              Commissioners, c/o Lorna K. Jorgensen,                  Technical Conference                                  notified as soon as possible.
                                              Deputy Processing Attorney, Ada                                                                                  If you have not already done so, those
                                                                                                         As announced in the Notice of                      who plan to attend the technical
                                              County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office,                   Technical Conferences issued on
                                              Third Floor, Ada County Courthouse,                                                                           conference are strongly encouraged to
                                                                                                      December 9, 2014 1 and the
                                              200 W. Front Street, Boise, ID 83702,                                                                         complete the registration form located
                                                                                                      Supplemental Notice of Technical
                                              Phone: 208–287–7722, Email:                                                                                   at: https://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/
                                                                                                      Conferences issued on January 6, 2015,2
                                              ljorgensen@adaweb.net. For Big Wood                                                                           registration/03-11-15-eastern-form.asp.
                                                                                                      the Federal Energy Regulatory
                                              Canal Company: Lynn Harmon, Big                                                                               Those interested in attending the
                                                                                                      Commission (Commission) staff will
                                              Wood Canal Company, 409 N Apple,                                                                              Eastern region conference are
                                                                                                      hold an Eastern region 3 technical
                                              Shoshone, ID 83352, Email:                                                                                    encouraged to register by close of
                                                                                                      conference to discuss implications of
                                              lynnharmon@cableone.net.                                                                                      business March 2, 2015.
                                                                                                      compliance approaches to the Clean
                                                                                                                                                               The Commission will post
                                                 FERC Contact: Patricia W. Gillis (202)               Power Plan proposed rule, issued by the
                                                                                                                                                            information on the technical conference
                                              502–8735, patricia.gillis@ferc.gov.                     Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
                                                                                                      on June 2, 2014.4 The technical                       on the Calendar of Events on the
                                                 Deadline for filing comments and                                                                           Commission’s Web site, http://
                                              motions to intervene: 30 days from the                  conference will focus on issues related
                                                                                                      to electric reliability, wholesale electric           www.ferc.gov, prior to the conference.
                                              issuance date of this notice by the                                                                           The Eastern region technical conference
                                                                                                      markets and operations, and energy
                                              Commission. Comments and motions to                                                                           will also be transcribed. Transcripts of
                                                                                                      infrastructure in the Eastern region. The
                                              intervene may be filed electronically via                                                                     the technical conference will be
                                                                                                      Commission will hold the Eastern
                                              the Internet. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)                                                                       available for a fee from Ace-Federal
                                                                                                      region technical conference on March
                                              and the instructions on the                                                                                   Reporters, Inc. ((202) 347–3700 or (800)
                                                                                                      11, 2015, from approximately 9:30 a.m.
                                              Commission’s Web site under http://                     to 5:00 p.m. at the Federal Energy                    336–6646). There will also be a free
                                              www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp.                   Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street               webcast of the conference. The Webcast
                                              Commenters can submit brief comments                    NE., Washington, DC. This conference is               will allow persons to watch the Eastern
                                              up to 6,000 characters, without prior                   free of charge and open to the public.                region technical conference, but not
                                              registration, using the eComment system                 Commission members may participate                    participate. Anyone with Internet access
                                              at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/                     in the conference. The agenda for the                 who desires to watch the Eastern region
                                              ecomment.asp. You must include your                     Eastern region technical conference is                conference can do so by navigating to
                                              name and contact information at the end                 attached to this Supplemental Notice of               the Calendar of Events on the
                                              of your comments. If unable to be filed                 Technical Conference.                                 Commission’s Web site, http://
                                              electronically, documents may be paper-                    Those interested in speaking at the                www.ferc.gov, and locating the Eastern
                                              filed. To paper-file, an original plus                  technical conference should notify the                region technical conference in the
                                              seven copies should be mailed to:                                                                             Calendar. The Eastern region technical
                                              Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal                      1 Technical Conference on Environmental             conference will contain a link to its
                                              Energy Regulatory Commission, 888                       Regulations and Electric Reliability, Wholesale       webcast.5
                                                                                                      Electricity Markets, and Energy Infrastructure,          Commission conferences are
                                              First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.                 Docket No. AD15–4–000, (Dec. 9, 2014) (Notice of
                                              More information about this project can                 Technical Conferences), available at http://          accessible under section 508 of the
                                              be viewed or printed on the eLibrary                    www.ferc.gov/CalendarFiles/20141209165657-            Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For
                                              link of Commission’s Web site at                        AD15-4-000TC.pdf.                                     accessibility accommodations, please
                                                                                                        2 Technical Conference on Environmental
                                              http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/                                                                              send an email to accessibility@ferc.gov
                                                                                                      Regulations and Electric Reliability, Wholesale
                                              elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number(s)                Electricity Markets, and Energy Infrastructure,       or call toll free (866) 208–3372 (voice)
                                              (P–2416–027, 2428–006, 2788–016,                        Docket No. AD15–4–000, (Jan. 6, 2015)                 or (202) 502–8659 (TTY), or send a FAX
                                              2800–044, 2880–012, 2883–006, 3025–                     (Supplemental Notice of Technical Conferences),       to (202) 208–2106 with the required
                                                                                                      available at http://www.ferc.gov/CalendarFiles/
                                              025, 3189–047, 3511–021, 4114–056,                      20150106170115-AD15-4-000TC1.pdf.
                                                                                                                                                            accommodations.
                                              4428–007, 4881–025, 5261–020, 5702–                       3 For purposes of this conference, the Eastern         For more information about the
                                              016, 6058–020, 6059–019, 6115–014,                      region includes the following Commission-             technical conferences, please contact:
                                              7153–016, 7186–048, 8909–025, 10253–                    approved Order No. 1000 planning regions: ISO
                                                                                                      New England Inc. (ISO–NE), PJM Interconnection,       Logistical Information
                                              029, 10254–024, 10898–014, and 11163–                   LLC (PJM), New York Independent System Operator
                                              046) in the docket number field to                      (NYISO), Southeastern Regional Transmission             Sarah McKinley, Office of External
                                              access the document. For assistance,                    Planning (SERTP), South Carolina Regional             Affairs, Federal Energy Regulatory
                                                                                                      Transmission Planning (SCRTP), and Florida            Commission, 888 First Street NE.,
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                                              call toll-free 1–866–208–3372.                          Reliability Coordinating Council (FRCC). This         Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502–8368,
                                                Dated: February 13, 2015.                             region also includes the Northern Maine
                                                                                                      Independent System Administrator (NMISA).             sarah.mckinley@ferc.gov.
                                              Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,                                  4 Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for

                                                                                                      Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility           5 The Webcast will continue to be available on the
                                              Deputy Secretary.
                                                                                                      Generating Units, 79 FR 34,830 (2014) (Proposed       Calendar of Events on the Commission’s Web site,
                                              [FR Doc. 2015–03646 Filed 2–23–15; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                      Rule), available at http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/     http://www.ferc.gov, for three months after the
                                              BILLING CODE 6717–01–P                                  FR-2014-06-18/pdf/2014-13725.pdf.                     conference.



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                                              Legal Information                                       conference will focus on issues related               Logistical Information
                                                Alan Rukin, Federal Energy                            to electric reliability, wholesale electric             Sarah McKinley, Office of External
                                              Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street                 markets and operations, and energy                    Affairs, Federal Energy Regulatory
                                              NE., Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502–                   infrastructure in the Western region.                 Commission, 888 First Street NE.,
                                              8502, alan.rukin@ferc.gov.                              The Commission will hold the Western                  Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502–8368,
                                                                                                      Region technical conference on                        sarah.mckinley@ferc.gov.
                                              Technical Information                                   February 25, 2015, from approximately
                                                Matthew Jentgen, Federal Energy                       8:45 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. at the Renaissance             Legal Information
                                              Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street                 Denver Hotel, 3801 Quebec Street,                       Alan Rukin, Federal Energy
                                              NE., Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502–                   Denver, CO 80207 (Phone: (303) 399–                   Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street
                                              8725, matthew.jentgen@ferc.gov.                         7500). This conference is free of charge              NE., Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502–
                                                                                                      and open to the public. Commission                    8502, alan.rukin@ferc.gov.
                                              Technical Information                                   members may participate in the
                                                Michael Gildea, Federal Energy                        conference. The agenda and list of                    Technical Information
                                              Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street                 speakers for the Western Region                         Matthew Jentgen, Federal Energy
                                              NE., Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502–                   technical conference is attached to this              Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street
                                              8420, michael.gildea@ferc.gov.                          Supplemental Notice of Technical                      NE., Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502–
                                                Dated: February 13, 2015.                             Conferences.                                          8725, matthew.jentgen@ferc.gov.
                                              Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,                                   If you have not already done so, those
                                                                                                      who plan to attend the technical                      Technical Information
                                              Deputy Secretary.
                                                                                                      conference are strongly encouraged to                   Michael Gildea, Federal Energy
                                              [FR Doc. 2015–03643 Filed 2–23–15; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                      complete the registration form located                Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street
                                              BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
                                                                                                      at: https://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/                   NE., Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502–
                                                                                                      registration/02-25-15-form.asp. Those                 8420, michael.gildea@ferc.gov.
                                              DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY                                    interested in attending the Western                     Dated: February 13, 2015.
                                                                                                      region conference are encouraged to                   Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
                                              Federal Energy Regulatory                               register by close of business February
                                                                                                                                                            Deputy Secretary.
                                              Commission                                              16, 2015.
                                                                                                                                                            [FR Doc. 2015–03642 Filed 2–23–15; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                         The Commission will post
                                              [Docket No. AD15–4–000]                                 information on the technical conference               BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

                                                                                                      on the Calendar of Events on the
                                              Technical Conference on
                                                                                                      Commission’s Web site, http://
                                              Environmental Regulations and                                                                                 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
                                                                                                      www.ferc.gov, prior to the conference.
                                              Electric Reliability, Wholesale
                                                                                                      The Western Region technical                          Federal Energy Regulatory
                                              Electricity Markets, and Energy
                                                                                                      conference will also be transcribed.                  Commission
                                              Infrastructure; Supplemental Notice of
                                                                                                      Transcripts of the technical conference
                                              Technical Conferences                                                                                         [Docket No. RM98–1–000]
                                                                                                      will be available for a fee from Ace-
                                                As announced in the Notice of                         Federal Reporters, Inc. ((202) 347–3700
                                              Technical Conferences issued on                         or 1 (800) 336–6646). There will also be              Records Governing Off-the-Record
                                              December 9, 2014 1 and the                              a free audiocast of the conference. The               Communications; Public Notice
                                              Supplemental Notice of Technical                        audiocast will allow persons to listen to             February 18, 2015.
                                              Conferences issued on January 6, 2015,2                 the Western region technical                            This constitutes notice, in accordance
                                              the Federal Energy Regulatory                           conference, but not participate. Anyone               with 18 CFR 385.2201(b), of the receipt
                                              Commission (Commission) staff will                      with Internet access who desires to                   of prohibited and exempt off-the-record
                                              hold a Western Region 3 technical                       listen to the Western region conference               communications.
                                              conference to discuss implications of                   can do so by navigating to                              Order No. 607 (64 FR 51222,
                                              compliance approaches to the Clean                      www.ferc.gov’s Calendar of Events and                 September 22, 1999) requires
                                              Power Plan proposed rule, issued by the                 locating the Western region technical                 Commission decisional employees, who
                                              Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)                   conference in the Calendar. The                       make or receive a prohibited or exempt
                                              on June 2, 2014.4 The technical                         Western region technical conference                   off-the-record communication relevant
                                                                                                      will contain a link to its audiocast.5                to the merits of a contested proceeding,
                                                1 Technical Conference on Environmental
                                                                                                         Commission conferences are                         to deliver to the Secretary of the
                                              Regulations and Electric Reliability, Wholesale         accessible under section 508 of the
                                              Electricity Markets, and Energy Infrastructure,                                                               Commission, a copy of the
                                              Docket No. AD15–4–000, (Dec. 9, 2014) (Notice of        Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For                       communication, if written, or a
                                              Technical Conferences), available at http://            accessibility accommodations, please                  summary of the substance of any oral
                                              www.ferc.gov/CalendarFiles/20141209165657-              send an email to accessibility@ferc.gov               communication.
                                              AD15-4-000TC.pdf.                                       or call toll free 1 (866) 208–3372 (voice)
                                                2 Technical Conference on Environmental                                                                       Prohibited communications are
                                              Regulations and Electric Reliability, Wholesale
                                                                                                      or (202) 502–8659 (TTY), or send a FAX                included in a public, non-decisional file
                                              Electricity Markets, and Energy Infrastructure,         to (202) 208–2106 with the required                   associated with, but not a part of, the
                                              Docket No. AD15–4–000, (Jan. 6, 2015)                   accommodations.                                       decisional record of the proceeding.
                                              (Supplemental Notice of Technical Conferences),            For more information about the
                                              available at http://www.ferc.gov/CalendarFiles/
                                                                                                                                                            Unless the Commission determines that
                                                                                                      technical conferences, please contact:
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                                              20150106170115-AD15-4-000TC1.pdf.                                                                             the prohibited communication and any
                                                3 For purposes of this conference, the Western                                                              responses thereto should become a part
                                              Region includes all the areas in the Western            Rule), available at http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/     of the decisional record, the prohibited
                                              Interconnection, including the California               FR-2014-06-18/pdf/2014-13725.pdf.                     off-the-record communication will not
                                              Independent System Operator (CAISO).                       5 The audiocast will continue to be available on
                                                4 Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for            the Calendar of Events on the Commission’s Web
                                                                                                                                                            be considered by the Commission in
                                              Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility           site www.ferc.gov for three months after the          reaching its decision. Parties to a
                                              Generating Units, 79 FR 34,830 (2014) (Proposed         conference.                                           proceeding may seek the opportunity to


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