81_FR_30393 81 FR 30299 - Implementation Issues Under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978; Supplemental Notice of Technical Conference

81 FR 30299 - Implementation Issues Under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978; Supplemental Notice of Technical Conference

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 94 (May 16, 2016)

Page Range30299-30300
FR Document2016-11435

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 94 (Monday, May 16, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 94 (Monday, May 16, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30299-30300]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-11435]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. AD16-16-000]


Implementation Issues Under the Public Utility Regulatory 
Policies Act of 1978; Supplemental Notice of Technical Conference

    As announced in the Notice of Technical Conference issued in this 
proceeding on February 9, 2016, the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission (Commission) will hold a technical conference on June 29, 
2016, from 9:00 a.m. to approximately 4:00 p.m. on implementation 
issues under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 
(PURPA).\1\ The conference will be held in the Commission Meeting Room 
at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 
Washington, DC 20426.
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    \1\ 16 U.S.C. 824a-3 (2012).
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    The purpose of the technical conference is to focus on issues 
associated with the Commission's implementation of PURPA. As noted in 
the preliminary agenda previously issued in this proceeding,\2\ the 
conference will focus on two issues: the mandatory purchase obligation 
under PURPA and the determination of avoided costs for those purchases.
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    \2\ Supplemental Notice Concerning Technical Conference, 81 FR 
12,726 (2016).
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    An updated Agenda for the technical conference, including speakers, 
is attached.
    Panelists are invited to submit written comments (10 page limit) in 
advance of this technical conference, no later than June 7, 2016. These 
statements will be available prior to the conference on the 
Commission's Web site. Panelists will have the opportunity to make 
opening remarks (3 minute limit) at the start of the respective panels.
    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/06-29-16-form.asp. There is no 
registration deadline or fee to attend the conference.
    Information on this event will be posted on the Calendar of Events 
on the Commission's Web site, http://www.ferc.gov, prior to the event. 
The conference will be transcribed. Transcripts will be available for a 
fee from Ace Reporting Company (202-347-3700). A free webcast of this 
event is also available through www.ferc.gov.
    Anyone with Internet access who desires to view this event can do 
so by navigating to http://www.ferc.gov Calendar of Events and locating 
this event in the Calendar. The event will contain a link to the 
webcast. The Capitol Connection provides technical support for webcasts 
and offers the option of listening to the meeting via phone-bridge for 
a fee. If you have any questions, visit www.CapitolConnection.org or 
call 703-993-3100.
    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) 208-1659 (TTY), or send a FAX to (202) 208-2106 
with the required accommodations.
    While this conference is not for the purpose of discussing specific 
cases, we note that the discussions at the conference may address 
matters at issue in the following Commission proceedings that are 
either pending or within their rehearing period:

Occidental Chemical            Docket No. EL13-41-000
 Corporation.
Occidental Chemical            Docket Nos. EL14-28-000
 Corporation.
                               QF00-64-002
Tri-State Generation and       Docket No. EL16-39-000
 Transmission Association,
 Inc..
Bright Light Capital, LLC....  Docket Nos. EL16-43-000
                               QF16-259-001
Nebraska Public Power          Docket No. QM16-1-000
 District.
Ameren Illinois Company and    Docket No. QM16-2-000
 Union Electric Company.
Gregory and Beverly Swecker    Docket Nos. EL14-9-000
 v. Midland Power Cooperative.

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                               QF11-424-002
Gregory and Beverly Swecker    Docket No. EL14-18-000
 v. Midland Power Cooperative
 and Central Iowa Power
 Cooperative.
Interconnect Solar             Docket Nos. EL16-55-000
 Development LLC.
                               QF11-204-002
                               QF11-205-002
SunE B9 Holdings, LLC........  Docket Nos. EL16-58-000
                               QF15-793-001
                               QF15-794-001
                               QF15-795-001
Golden Spread Electric         Docket No. QM16-3-000
 Cooperative, Inc..
Golden Spread Electric         Docket No. EL16-62-000
 Cooperative, Inc..
Oklahoma Municipal Power       Docket No. EL16-67-000
 Authority.
 

    For more information about the technical conference, please 
contact:
    Technical Information, Adam Alvarez, Office of Energy Market 
Regulation, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., 
Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-6734, [email protected].
    Legal Information, Loni Silva, Office of the General Counsel, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, 
DC 20426, (202) 502-6233, [email protected].
    Logistical Information, Sarah McKinley, Office of External Affairs, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, 
DC 20426, (202) 502-8368, [email protected].

    Dated: May 9, 2016.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 94 / Monday, May 16, 2016 / Notices 30299 Applicants: Consumers Energy time on the specified comment date. Panelists are invited to submit written Company. Protests may be considered, but comments (10 page limit) in advance of Description: Notice of Non-Material intervention is necessary to become a this technical conference, no later than Change in Status of Craven County party to the proceeding. June 7, 2016. These statements will be Wood Energy Limited Partnership. eFiling is encouraged. More detailed available prior to the conference on the Filed Date: 5/2/16. information relating to filing Commission’s Web site. Panelists will Accession Number: 20160502–5476. requirements, interventions, protests, have the opportunity to make opening Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/23/16. service, and qualifying facilities filings remarks (3 minute limit) at the start of Docket Numbers: ER16–1616–000. can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/ the respective panels. Applicants: Puget Sound Energy, Inc. docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For other information, call (866) 208–3676 Those who plan to attend the Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: technical conference are strongly Orcas NITSA S.A. No 792 and Orcas (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. encouraged to complete the registration NOA S.A No 793 to be effective 5/1/ Dated: May 4, 2016. form located at: https://www.ferc.gov/ 2016. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., whats-new/registration/06–29–16- Filed Date: 5/3/16. Deputy Secretary. Accession Number: 20160503–5124. form.asp. There is no registration [FR Doc. 2016–11525 Filed 5–13–16; 8:45 am] deadline or fee to attend the conference. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/24/16. BILLING CODE 6717–01–P Docket Numbers: ER16–1617–000. Information on this event will be Applicants: PJM Interconnection, posted on the Calendar of Events on the L.L.C. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Commission’s Web site, http:// Description: Tariff Cancellation: www.ferc.gov, prior to the event. The Notice of Cancellation of WMPA SA No. Federal Energy Regulatory conference will be transcribed. 3445, Queue No. X1–073 due to Breach Commission Transcripts will be available for a fee to be effective 5/3/2016. [Docket No. AD16–16–000] from Ace Reporting Company (202– Filed Date: 5/3/16. 347–3700). A free webcast of this event Accession Number: 20160503–5142. Implementation Issues Under the is also available through www.ferc.gov. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/24/16. Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act Anyone with Internet access who Docket Numbers: ER16–1618–000. of 1978; Supplemental Notice of desires to view this event can do so by Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, Technical Conference navigating to http://www.ferc.gov Inc. Calendar of Events and locating this As announced in the Notice of Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: 2953 event in the Calendar. The event will Technical Conference issued in this Cottonwood Wind Project, LLC GIA contain a link to the webcast. The proceeding on February 9, 2016, the Cancellation to be effective 4/13/2016. Capitol Connection provides technical Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Filed Date: 5/4/16. support for webcasts and offers the (Commission) will hold a technical Accession Number: 20160504–5032. option of listening to the meeting via conference on June 29, 2016, from 9:00 Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/25/16. phone-bridge for a fee. If you have any a.m. to approximately 4:00 p.m. on Docket Numbers: ER16–1619–000. implementation issues under the Public questions, visit Applicants: Maine Power Express, Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 www.CapitolConnection.org or call 703– LLC. (PURPA).1 The conference will be held 993–3100. Description: Application for in the Commission Meeting Room at the Authority to sell transmission rights at Commission conferences are Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, accessible under section 508 of the negotiated rates of Maine Power 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC Express, LLC. Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For 20426. accessibility accommodations, please Filed Date: 5/2/16. The purpose of the technical Accession Number: 20160502–5464. send an email to accessibility@ferc.gov conference is to focus on issues Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/23/16. or call toll free (866) 208–3372 (voice) associated with the Commission’s The filings are accessible in the or (202) 208–1659 (TTY), or send a FAX implementation of PURPA. As noted in Commission’s eLibrary system by to (202) 208–2106 with the required the preliminary agenda previously clicking on the links or querying the accommodations. issued in this proceeding,2 the docket number. conference will focus on two issues: the While this conference is not for the Any person desiring to intervene or mandatory purchase obligation under purpose of discussing specific cases, we protest in any of the above proceedings PURPA and the determination of note that the discussions at the must file in accordance with Rules 211 avoided costs for those purchases. conference may address matters at issue and 214 of the Commission’s An updated Agenda for the technical in the following Commission Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and conference, including speakers, is proceedings that are either pending or 385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern attached. within their rehearing period: Occidental Chemical Corporation ....................................................................................................................... Docket No. EL13–41–000 Occidental Chemical Corporation ....................................................................................................................... Docket Nos. EL14–28–000 QF00–64–002 asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc. ................................................................................. Docket No. EL16–39–000 Bright Light Capital, LLC ..................................................................................................................................... Docket Nos. EL16–43–000 QF16–259–001 Nebraska Public Power District ........................................................................................................................... Docket No. QM16–1–000 Ameren Illinois Company and Union Electric Company .................................................................................. Docket No. QM16–2–000 Gregory and Beverly Swecker v. Midland Power Cooperative .......................................................................... Docket Nos. EL14–9–000 1 16 U.S.C. 824a–3 (2012). 2 Supplemental Notice Concerning Technical Conference, 81 FR 12,726 (2016). VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:48 May 13, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00063 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\16MYN1.SGM 16MYN1

30300 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 94 / Monday, May 16, 2016 / Notices QF11–424–002 Gregory and Beverly Swecker v. Midland Power Cooperative and Central Iowa Power Cooperative ........... Docket No. EL14–18–000 Interconnect Solar Development LLC ................................................................................................................. Docket Nos. EL16–55–000 QF11–204–002 QF11–205–002 SunE B9 Holdings, LLC ........................................................................................................................................ Docket Nos. EL16–58–000 QF15–793–001 QF15–794–001 QF15–795–001 Golden Spread Electric Cooperative, Inc. ........................................................................................................... Docket No. QM16–3–000 Golden Spread Electric Cooperative, Inc. ........................................................................................................... Docket No. EL16–62–000 Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority ............................................................................................................... Docket No. EL16–67–000 For more information about the 75-foot-long transmission line; and (7) ACTION: Notice of availability. technical conference, please contact: appurtenant facilities. Technical Information, Adam Pursuant to section 16.19(b) of the SUMMARY: This notice announces the Alvarez, Office of Energy Market Commission’s regulations, an existing availability of EPA’s report on the Regulation, Federal Energy Regulatory licensee with a minor license or a National Wetland Condition Assessment Commission, 888 First Street NE., license for a minor part of a (NWCA) 2011. The NWCA describes the Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502–6734, hydroelectric project must file a notice results of the nationwide probabilistic Adam.Alvarez@ferc.gov. of intent pursuant to section 16.6(b). survey that was conducted in the spring Legal Information, Loni Silva, Office Pursuant to section 16.6(b) of the and summer of 2011 by EPA and its of the General Counsel, Federal Energy Commission’s regulations, in order to state and tribal partners. The NWCA Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street notify the Commission whether or not a 2011 report includes information on NE., Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502– licensee intends to file an application how the survey was implemented, what 6233, Loni.Silva@ferc.gov. for new license, the licensee must file the findings are on a national and Logistical Information, Sarah with the Commission a letter that ecoregional scale, and future actions. McKinley, Office of External Affairs, contains an unequivocal statement of FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the licensee’s intention to file or not to Gregg Serenbetz, Office of Wetlands, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC file an application for a new license. Oceans and Watersheds, Office of Water 20426, (202) 502–8368, William B. Ruger, Jr. has not filed a (4502T), Washington, DC. Phone: 202– Sarah.Mckinley@ferc.gov. notice of intent to file an application for 566–1253; email: serenbetz.gregg@ a subsequent license for this project. epa.gov Dated: May 9, 2016. Pursuant to section 16.23(b) of the Kimberly D. Bose, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Commission’s regulations, an existing Secretary. licensee of a water power project that I. General Information [FR Doc. 2016–11435 Filed 5–13–16; 8:45 am] fails to file a notice of intent pursuant The National Wetland Condition BILLING CODE 6717–01–P to section 16.6(b) shall be deemed to Assessment 2011: A Collaborative have filed a notice of intent indicating Survey of the Nation’s Wetlands is the that it does not intend to file an first report to use a statistically-valid DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY application for subsequent license. random design to assess the condition of Pursuant to section 16.20 of the the nation’s wetlands. It is one of a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s regulations, applications series of National Aquatic Resource Commission for subsequent license (except from the Surveys (NARS), a national-scale existing licensee which is prohibited monitoring program designed to [Project No. 10934–000] from filing) must be filed with the produce statistically-valid assessments Commission at least 24 months prior to William B. Ruger, Jr.; Notice of the expiration of the existing license. that answer critical questions about the Existing Licensee’s Failure To File Applications for license for this project condition of waters in the United States. Notice of Intent To File a Subsequent The key goals of the NWCA are to: (1) must be filed by April 30, 2019. License Application Describe the ecological condition of the Questions concerning this notice should nation’s wetlands and stressors By April 30, 2016, William B. Ruger, be directed to Steve Kartalia at (202) commonly associated with poor Jr., the existing licensee for the Sugar 502–6131 or Stephen.Kartalia@ferc.gov. condition; (2) collaborate with states River II Project No. 10934 was required Dated: May 9, 2016. and tribes in developing complementary to file a notice of intent to file an Kimberly D. Bose, monitoring tools, analytical approaches, application for a subsequent license. Secretary. and data management technology to aid The existing license for Project No. [FR Doc. 2016–11437 Filed 5–13–16; 8:45 am] wetland protection and restoration 10934 expires on April 30, 2021. BILLING CODE 6717–01–P program, and (3) advance the science of The 200-kilowatt (kW) project is wetland monitoring and assessment to located on the Sugar River in Sullivan support wetland management needs. County, New Hampshire. No federal Using a statistical survey design, 967 asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION lands are affected. AGENCY sites were selected at random to The principal project works consist represent the condition of wetlands of: (1) A 44-foot-long, 10-foot-high [FRL–9946–42–OW] across the lower 48 states. Both tidal concrete dam; (2) a 1.4-acre and nontidal wetlands were targeted for National Wetland Condition impoundment; (3) a rectangular intake; sampling. Assessment 2011 Final Report (4) a 650-foot-long, 7-foot diameter steel The NWCA finds less than half of penstock; (5) a powerhouse containing AGENCY: Environmental Protection wetland area nationally (48%) is in good one 200-kW turbine-generator unit; (6) a Agency. condition; 32% is in poor condition and VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:07 May 13, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00064 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\16MYN1.SGM 16MYN1


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FR Citation81 FR 30299 
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