81 FR 30534 - Competitive Transmission Development, Technical Conference; Supplemental Notice of Technical Conference and Request for Speakers

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 95 (May 17, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 95 (Tuesday, May 17, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30534-30535]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-11551]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. AD16-18-000]


Competitive Transmission Development, Technical Conference; 
Supplemental Notice of Technical Conference and Request for Speakers

    As announced in the Notice of Technical Conference issued in this 
proceeding on March 17, 2016, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
will hold a Commissioner-led technical conference on June 27, 2016, 
from approximately 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., and on June 28, 2016, from 
approximately 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., at the Commission's headquarters 
at 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. The purpose of the 
technical conference is to discuss issues related to competitive 
transmission development processes, including, but not limited to, the 
use of cost containment provisions, the relationship of competitive 
transmission development to transmission incentives, and other 
ratemaking issues.\1\ In addition, participants will have the 
opportunity to discuss issues relating to interregional transmission 
coordination, regional transmission planning and other transmission 
development issues.\2\
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    \1\ Topics to be discussed include, but are not limited to, 
those that the Commission described in NextEra Energy Transmission 
West, LLC, 154 FERC ] 61,009, at PP 76-78 (2015) and ITC Grid 
Development, LLC, 154 FERC ] 61,206, at P 49 (2016).
    \2\ See Northern Indiana Public Service Co. v. Midcontinent 
Independent System Operator, Inc. and PJM Interconnection L.L.C., 
155 FERC ] 61,058, at P 54 (2016).
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    Attached to this Supplemental Notice is a preliminary agenda for 
the technical conference and a description of key concepts.
    Those interested in speaking at the technical conference should 
notify the Commission by May 17, 2016, by completing the online form at 
the following Web page: https://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/registration/06-27-16-speaker-form.asp. At this Web page, please describe the topic(s) 
you wish to address and provide biographical information. Due to time 
constraints, we anticipate that we may not be able to accommodate all 
those interested in speaking. We will notify selected speakers as soon 
as possible.
    Interested parties may submit pre-technical conference comments 
(with a ten page limit) for consideration in Docket No. AD16-18-000 no 
later than May 31, 2016.
    The conference will be open for the public to attend. Information 
on the technical conference will also be posted on the Calendar of 
Events on the Commission's Web site, http://www.ferc.gov, prior to the 
event. Advance registration is not required but is encouraged. 
Attendees may register at the following Web page: https://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/registration/06-27-16-form.asp.
    This event will be webcast and transcribed. Anyone with internet 
access can navigate to the ``FERC Calendar'' at www.ferc.gov, and 
locate the technical conference in the Calendar

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of Events. Opening the technical conference in the Calendar of Events 
will reveal a link to its webcast. The Capitol Connection provides 
technical support for the webcast 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. The webcast will 
be available on the Calendar of Events at www.ferc.gov for three months 
after the conference. Transcripts of the conference will be immediately 
available for a fee from Ace-Federal Reporters, Inc. (202-347-3700).
    Commission conferences are accessible under section 508 of the 
Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For accessibility accommodations, please 
send an email to [email protected] or call toll free 1-866-208-
3372 (voice) or 202-502-8659 (TTY), or send a FAX to 202-208-2106 with 
the required accommodations.
    For more information about this technical conference, please 
contact:

Sarah McKinley (Logistical Information), Office of External Affairs, 
(202) 502-8004, [email protected]
David Tobenkin (Technical Information), Office of Energy Policy and 
Innovation, (202) 502-6445, [email protected]
Zeny Magos (Technical Information), Office of Energy Market Regulation, 
(202) 502-8244, [email protected]
Erica Siegmund Hough (Legal Information), Office of General Counsel, 
(202) 502-8251, [email protected]

    Dated: May 10, 2016.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-11551 Filed 5-16-16; 8:45 am]
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