81 FR 1943 - North Carolina Electric Membership Corporation, North Carolina Municipal Power Agency Number 1, Piedmont Municipal Power Agency, City of Concord, NC, City of Kings Mountain, NC v. Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC; Notice of Complaint

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 9 (January 14, 2016)

Page Range		1943-1944
FR Document		2016-00604

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 9 (Thursday, January 14, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 9 (Thursday, January 14, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1943-1944]
From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-00604]

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. EL16-29-000]

North Carolina Electric Membership Corporation, North Carolina
Municipal Power Agency Number 1, Piedmont Municipal Power Agency, City
of Concord, NC, City of Kings Mountain, NC v. Duke Energy Carolinas,
LLC; Notice of Complaint

Take notice that on January 7, 2016, pursuant to Sections 206, 306,
and 309 of the Federal Power Act (FPA), 16 U.S.C. 824e, 825e, and 825h
(2012), 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 (2015), North Carolina Electric Membership
Corporation, North Carolina Municipal Power Agency Number 1, Piedmont
Municipal Power Agency, the City of Concord, North Carolina, and the
City of Kings Mountain, North Carolina (Complainants) filed a formal
complaint against Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC (DEC--Respondent) alleging
that the 10.2% base return on common equity currently used to calculate
DEC's annual transmission revenue requirement pursuant to Attachment H
of the Joint Open Access Transmission Tariff of DEC, Duke Energy
Florida, LLC, and Duke Energy Progress, LLC is unjust and unreasonable.

[[Page 1944]]

Complainants certify that copies of the complaint were served on
the contacts for DEC as listed on the Commission's list of Corporate
Officials as well as the North Carolina Utilities Commission and the
South Carolina Public Service Commission.
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 and 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 Respondent's
answer and all interventions, or protests must be filed on or before
the comment date. The Respondent's 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 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
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call (866) 208-3676 (toll free). For
TTY, call (202) 502-8659.
Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on January 27, 2016.

Dated: January 8, 2016.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-00604 Filed 1-13-16; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P

Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 9 / Thursday, January 14, 2016 / Notices 1943

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/19/16. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Persons unable to file electronically
should submit an original and 5 copies
Docket Numbers: ER16–694–000. Federal Energy Regulatory of the protest or intervention to the
Applicants: Wabash Valley Power Commission Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
Association, Inc. [Docket No. EL11–66–000] 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: 20426.
Amendments to Rate Schedules—Noble Martha Coakley, Massachusetts This filing is accessible on-line at
County REMC to be effective 3/7/2016. Attorney General; Connecticut Public http://www.ferc.gov, using the
Utilities Regulatory Authority; ‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is available for
Filed Date: 1/7/16. electronic review in the Commission’s
Massachusetts Department of Public
Accession Number: 20160107–5163. Utilities; New Hampshire Public Public Reference Room in Washington,
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/28/16. Utilities Commission; Connecticut DC. There is an ‘‘eSubscription’’ link on
Office of Consumer Counsel; Maine the Web site that enables subscribers to
Docket Numbers: ER16–695–000. Office of the Public Advocate; George receive email notification when a
Applicants: Tucson Electric Power Jepsen, Connecticut Attorney General; document is added to a subscribed
Company. New Hampshire Office of Consumer docket(s). For assistance with any FERC
Advocate; Rhode Island Division of Online service, please email
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
Public Utilities and Carriers; Vermont FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call
Amendment to Rate Schedule No. 321,
Department of Public Service; (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
SRSG Participation Agreement to be Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale (202) 502–8659.
effective 3/9/2016. Electric Company; Associated Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern
Filed Date: 1/8/16. Industries of Massachusetts; The Time on January 29, 2016.
Accession Number: 20160108–5053. Energy Consortium; Power Options, Dated: January 8, 2016.
Inc.; and the Industrial Energy Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/29/16. Consumer Group, v. Bangor Hydro-
Deputy Secretary.
The filings are accessible in the Electric Company; Central Maine
[FR Doc. 2016–00603 Filed 1–13–16; 8:45 am]
Commission’s eLibrary system by Power Company; New England Power
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
clicking on the links or querying the Company d/b/a National Grid; New
docket number. Hampshire Transmission LLC d/b/a
NextEra; NSTAR Electric and Gas
Any person desiring to intervene or Corporation; Northeast Utilities DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
protest in any of the above proceedings Service Company; The United
must file in accordance with Rules 211 Federal Energy Regulatory
Illuminating Company; Unitil Energy Commission
and 214 of the Commission’s Systems, Inc. and Fitchburg Gas and
Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and Electric Light Company; Vermont [Docket No. EL16–29–000]
385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Transco, LLC; Notice of Filing
time on the specified comment date. North Carolina Electric Membership
Protests may be considered, but Take notice that on January 8, 2016, Corporation, North Carolina Municipal
Emera Maine submitted tariff filing per: Power Agency Number 1, Piedmont
intervention is necessary to become a
Refund Report to be effective N/A, Municipal Power Agency, City of
party to the proceeding. pursuant to the Commission’s Opinion Concord, NC, City of Kings Mountain,
eFiling is encouraged. More detailed No. 531–A, issued on October 16, 2014.1 NC v. Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC;
information relating to filing Any person desiring to intervene or to Notice of Complaint
requirements, interventions, protests, protest this filing must file in
service, and qualifying facilities filings accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of Take notice that on January 7, 2016,
can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/ the Commission’s Rules of Practice and pursuant to Sections 206, 306, and 309
docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). of the Federal Power Act (FPA), 16
other information, call (866) 208–3676 Protests will be considered by the U.S.C. 824e, 825e, and 825h (2012), and
(toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. Commission in determining the Rules 206 and 212 of the Federal Energy
appropriate action to be taken, but will Regulatory Commission’s (Commission)
Dated: January 8, 2016. not serve to make protestants parties to Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., the proceeding. Any person wishing to 385.206 and 385.212 (2015), North
Deputy Secretary. become a party must file a notice of Carolina Electric Membership
[FR Doc. 2016–00601 Filed 1–13–16; 8:45 am] intervention or motion to intervene, as Corporation, North Carolina Municipal
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
appropriate. Such notices, motions, or Power Agency Number 1, Piedmont
protests must be filed on or before the Municipal Power Agency, the City of
comment date. Anyone filing a motion Concord, North Carolina, and the City of
to intervene or protest must serve a copy Kings Mountain, North Carolina
of that document on the Applicant and (Complainants) filed a formal complaint
all the parties in this proceeding. against Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC
The Commission encourages (DEC—Respondent) alleging that the
electronic submission of protests and
mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES

10.2% base return on common equity
interventions in lieu of paper using the currently used to calculate DEC’s annual
‘‘eFiling’’ link at http://www.ferc.gov. transmission revenue requirement
pursuant to Attachment H of the Joint
1 Martha Coakley, Mass. Attorney Gen., et al. v.
Open Access Transmission Tariff of
Bangor Hydro-Elec. Co., et al., Opinion No. 531, 147
FERC ¶ 61,234 (2014) (Opinion No. 531), order on
DEC, Duke Energy Florida, LLC, and
paper hearing, Opinion No. 531–A, 149 FERC Duke Energy Progress, LLC is unjust and
¶ 61,032 (2014) (Opinion No. 531–A). unreasonable.

VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:39 Jan 13, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\14JAN1.SGM 14JAN1

1944 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 9 / Thursday, January 14, 2016 / Notices

Complainants certify that copies of Filings Instituting Proceedings Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/19/16.
the complaint were served on the Docket Numbers: RP16–360–000. Docket Numbers: RP16–367–000.
contacts for DEC as listed on the Applicants: Venice Gathering System, Applicants: Trailblazer Pipeline
Commission’s list of Corporate Officials LLC. Company LLC.
as well as the North Carolina Utilities Description: Motion for Extension of Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: Neg
Commission and the South Carolina Time to Comply with Certain Rate 2016–01–06 2 Koch Ks to be
Public Service Commission. Requirements of Order Nos. 587–W and effective 1/6/2016.
Any person desiring to intervene or to 809 of Venice Gathering System, L.L.C. Filed Date: 1/6/16.
protest this filing must file in under RP16–360. Accession Number: 20160106–5329.
accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of Filed Date: 1/5/16. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/19/16.
the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Accession Number: 20160105–5412. Any person desiring to intervene or
Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/15/16. protest in any of the above proceedings
385.214). Protests will be considered by Docket Numbers: RP16–361–000. must file in accordance with Rules 211
the Commission in determining the Applicants: Iroquois Gas and 214 of the Commission’s
appropriate action to be taken, but will Transmission System, L.P. Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and
not serve to make protestants parties to Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: 01/06/ § 385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern
the proceeding. Any person wishing to 16 Negotiated Rates—Consolidated time on the specified comment date.
become a party must file a notice of Edison Energy Inc. (HUB) 2275–89 to be Protests may be considered, but
intervention or motion to intervene, as effective 1/5/2016. intervention is necessary to become a
appropriate. The Respondent’s answer Filed Date: 1/6/16. party to the proceeding.
and all interventions, or protests must Accession Number: 20160106–5144.
be filed on or before the comment date. Filings in Existing Proceedings
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/19/16.
The Respondent’s answer, motions to Docket Numbers: RP16–240–001.
intervene, and protests must be served Docket Numbers: RP16–362–000.
Applicants: Alliance Pipeline L.P.
on the Complainants. Applicants: Iroquois Gas
Description: Compliance filing
Transmission System, L.P.
The Commission encourages Reinstate BP Contract to be effective 12/
Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: 01/06/
electronic submission of protests and 1/2015.
16 Negotiated Rates—Mercuria Energy
interventions in lieu of paper using the Filed Date: 1/6/16.
Gas Trading LLC (HUB) 7540–89 to be
‘‘eFiling’’ link at http://www.ferc.gov. Accession Number: 20160106–5326.
effective 1/5/2016.
Persons unable to file electronically Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/19/16.
Filed Date: 1/6/16.
should submit an original and 5 copies Accession Number: 20160106–5145. Any person desiring to protest in any
of the protest or intervention to the Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/19/16. of the above proceedings must file in
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, accordance with Rule 211 of the
888 First Street NE., Washington, DC Docket Numbers: RP16–363–000.
Commission’s Regulations (18 CFR
20426. Applicants: Maritimes & Northeast
385.211) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern
Pipeline, L.L.C.
This filing is accessible on-line at time on the specified comment date.
Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: MNUS
http://www.ferc.gov, using the The filings are accessible in the
Open Season Process for Sale of
‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is available for Commission’s eLibrary system by
Available Capacity to be effective 2/6/
review in the Commission’s Public clicking on the links or querying the
2016.
Reference Room in Washington, DC. docket number.
Filed Date: 1/6/16.
There is an ‘‘eSubscription’’ link on the eFiling is encouraged. More detailed
Accession Number: 20160106–5155.
Web site that enables subscribers to information relating to filing
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/19/16.
receive email notification when a requirements, interventions, protests,
document is added to a subscribed Docket Numbers: RP16–364–000. service, and qualifying facilities filings
docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Applicants: El Paso Natural Gas can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/
Online service, please email Company, L.L.C. docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: Update other information, call (866) 208–3676
(866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call to Service Request Procedures Filing to (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659.
(202) 502–8659. be effective 2/8/2016.
Filed Date: 1/6/16. Dated: January 7, 2016.
Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Accession Number: 20160106–5314.
Time on January 27, 2016. Deputy Secretary.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/19/16.
Dated: January 8, 2016. [FR Doc. 2016–00607 Filed 1–13–16; 8:45 am]
Docket Numbers: RP16–365–000.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Applicants: Enable Gas Transmission, BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
Deputy Secretary. LLC.
[FR Doc. 2016–00604 Filed 1–13–16; 8:45 am] Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing:
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P Negotiated Rate Filing—LER 1005896 to DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
be effective 1/6/2016.
Filed Date: 1/6/16. Federal Energy Regulatory
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Accession Number: 20160106–5317. Commission
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/19/16.
mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES

Federal Energy Regulatory Combined Notice of Filings #2
Docket Numbers: RP16–366–000.
Commission Take notice that the Commission
Applicants: Paiute Pipeline Company.
Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: Non- received the following electric rate
Combined Notice of Filings
conforming TSA 49–A to be effective 1/ filings:
Take notice that the Commission has 7/2016. Docket Numbers: ER16–438–000.
received the following Natural Gas Filed Date: 1/6/16. Applicants: Marshall Wind Energy
Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings: Accession Number: 20160106–5328. LLC.

VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:39 Jan 13, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\14JAN1.SGM 14JAN1

Document Created: 2016-01-14 02:50:31
Document Modified: 2016-01-14 02:50:31

Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Dates		5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on January 27, 2016.
FR Citation		81 FR 1943

81 FR 1943 - North Carolina Electric Membership Corporation, North Carolina Municipal Power Agency Number 1, Piedmont Municipal Power Agency, City of Concord, NC, City of Kings Mountain, NC v. Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC; Notice of Complaint

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGYFederal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 9 (January 14, 2016)

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission