81 FR 41969 - Competitive Transmission Development Technical Conference; Further Supplemental Notice of Technical Conference
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 124 (June 28, 2016)
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 124 (June 28, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-15197 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 124 (Tuesday, June 28, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 41969-41970] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-15197] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. AD16-18-000] Competitive Transmission Development Technical Conference; Further Supplemental Notice of Technical Conference As announced in the Notice of Technical Conference issued on March 17, 2016, and the Supplemental Notice of Technical Conference and Request for Speakers issued on May 10, 2016, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission will hold a Commissioner-led technical conference on June 27, 2016, from approximately 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., and on June 28, 2016, from approximately 9 a.m. to 5 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 and regional transmission planning as well as other transmission development issues.\2\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \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). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- An updated Agenda for the technical conference, including speakers, is attached. 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 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. Interested parties may submit post-technical conference comments for consideration in Docket No. AD16-18-000. 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: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Docket Nos. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ISO New England Inc................... RT04-2 & ER09-1532 Midwest Independent Transmission ER11-1844 System Operator, Inc. Northern Indiana Public Service EL13-88 Company v. Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. and PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. New York Independent System Operator, ER13-102 Inc. PJM Interconnection, L.L.C............ ER13-1924 PJM Interconnection, L.L.C............ ER13-1942 PJM Interconnection, L.L.C............ ER13-1944 PJM Interconnection, L.L.C............ ER13-1945 PJM Interconnection, L.L.C............ ER14-972 PJM Interconnection, L.L.C............ ER14-1485 Xcel Energy Southwest Transmission ER14-2751 Co., LLC. Consolidate Edison Company of New EL15-18 York, Inc. v. PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. Linden VFT, LLC v. PJM EL15-67 Interconnection, L.L.C. TranSource, LLC v. PJM EL15-79 Interconnection, L.L.C. [[Page 41970]] Delaware Public Service Commission and EL15-95 Maryland Public Service Commission v. PJM and Certain Transmission Owners Designated Under Attachment A to the Consolidated Transmission Owners Agreement. San Diego Gas & Electric Company...... EL15-103 New York Transco, LLC................. ER15-572 PJM Interconnection, L.L.C............ ER15-1344 PJM Interconnection, L.L.C............ ER15-1387 New York Independent System Operator, ER15-2059 Inc. NextEra Energy Transmission West, LLC. ER15-2239 PJM Interconnection, L.L.C............ ER15-2562 PJM Interconnection, L.L.C............ ER15-2563 Southwestern Public Service Co. and EC16-64 Xcel Energy Southwest Transmission Co., LLC. Pacific Gas and Electric Company...... EL16-47 DesertLink, LLC....................... EL16-68 Boundless Energy NE., LLC v. New York EL16-84 Independent System Operator, Inc. New York Independent System Operator, ER16-120 Inc. PJM Interconnection, L.L.C............ ER16-453 PJM Interconnection, L.L.C............ ER16-736 New York Independent System Operator, ER16-835 Inc. New York Independent System Operator, ER16-966 Inc. PJM Interconnection, L.L.C............ ER16-1232 PJM Interconnection, L.L.C............ ER16-1335 PJM Interconnection, L.L.C............ ER16-1499 Midcontinent Independent System ER16-1534 Operator, Inc. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: June 20, 2016. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2016-15197 Filed 6-27-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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disclose matters that are to be kept to the meeting so that appropriate the following Web page: https://
secret in the interest of national defense arrangements can be made. www.ferc.gov/whats-new/registration/
or foreign policy under 5 U.S.C. Issued in Washington, DC, on June 21, 06-27-16-form.asp.
552b(c)(1). 2016. This event will be webcast and
Public Comments: It is the policy of LaTanya R. Butler, transcribed. Anyone with internet
the PCAST to accept written public Deputy Committee Management Officer. access can navigate to the ‘‘FERC
comments of any length, and to Calendar’’ at www.ferc.gov, and locate
[FR Doc. 2016–15235 Filed 6–27–16; 8:45 am]
accommodate oral public comments the technical conference in the Calendar
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whenever possible. The PCAST expects of Events. Opening the technical
that public statements presented at its conference in the Calendar of Events
meetings will not be repetitive of DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY will reveal a link to its webcast. The
previously submitted oral or written Capitol Connection provides technical
statements. Federal Energy Regulatory support for the webcast and offers the
The public comment period for this Commission option of listening to the meeting via
meeting will take place on July 13, 2016 phone-bridge for a fee. If you have any
[Docket No. AD16–18–000] questions, visit
at a time specified in the meeting
agenda posted on the PCAST Web site Competitive Transmission www.capitolconnection.org or call 703–
at http://whitehouse.gov/ostp/pcast. Development Technical Conference; 993–3100. The webcast will be available
This public comment period is designed Further Supplemental Notice of on the Calendar of Events at
only for substantive commentary on Technical Conference www.ferc.gov for three months after the
PCAST’s work, not for business conference. Transcripts of the
marketing purposes. As announced in the Notice of conference will be immediately
Oral Comments: To be considered for Technical Conference issued on March available for a fee from Ace-Federal
the public speaker list at the meeting, 17, 2016, and the Supplemental Notice Reporters, Inc. (202–347–3700).
interested parties should register to of Technical Conference and Request for Commission conferences are
speak at http://whitehouse.gov/ostp/ Speakers issued on May 10, 2016, the accessible under section 508 of the
pcast, no later than 12:00 p.m. Eastern Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For
Time on July 8, 2016. Phone or email will hold a Commissioner-led technical accessibility accommodations, please
reservations will not be accepted. To conference on June 27, 2016, from send an email to accessibility@ferc.gov
accommodate as many speakers as approximately 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., and on or call toll free 1–866–208–3372 (voice)
possible, the time for public comments June 28, 2016, from approximately 9 or 202–502–8659 (TTY), or send a FAX
will be limited to two (2) minutes per a.m. to 5 p.m., at the Commission’s to 202–208–2106 with the required
person, with a total public comment headquarters at 888 First Street, NE., accommodations.
period of up to 15 minutes. If more Washington, DC 20426. The purpose of Interested parties may submit post-
speakers register than there is space the technical conference is to discuss technical conference comments for
available on the agenda, PCAST will issues related to competitive consideration in Docket No. AD16–18–
randomly select speakers from among transmission development processes, 000.
those who applied. Those not selected including, but not limited to, the use of While this conference is not for the
to present oral comments may always cost containment provisions, the purpose of discussing specific cases, we
file written comments with the relationship of competitive transmission note that the discussions at the
committee. Speakers are requested to development to transmission incentives, conference may address matters at issue
bring at least 25 copies of their oral and other ratemaking issues.1 In in the following Commission
comments for distribution to the PCAST addition, participants will have the proceedings that are either pending or
members. opportunity to discuss issues relating to within their rehearing period:
Written Comments: Although written interregional transmission coordination
comments are accepted continuously, and regional transmission planning as Docket Nos.
written comments should be submitted well as other transmission development ISO New England Inc ............ RT04–2 & ER09–
to PCAST no later than 12:00 p.m. issues.2 1532
Eastern Time on July 8, 2016 so that the An updated Agenda for the technical Midwest Independent Trans- ER11–1844
conference, including speakers, is mission System Operator,
comments may be made available to the Inc.
PCAST members prior to this meeting attached. Northern Indiana Public Serv- EL13–88
for their consideration. Information The conference will be open for the ice Company v.
regarding how to submit comments and public to attend. Information on the Midcontinent Independent
technical conference will also be posted System Operator, Inc. and
documents to PCAST is available at PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.
http://whitehouse.gov/ostp/pcast in the on the Calendar of Events on the New York Independent Sys- ER13–102
section entitled ‘‘Connect with PCAST.’’ Commission’s Web site, http:// tem Operator, Inc.
Please note that because PCAST www.ferc.gov, prior to the event. PJM Interconnection, L.L.C ... ER13–1924
Advance registration is not required but PJM Interconnection, L.L.C ... ER13–1942
operates under the provisions of FACA, PJM Interconnection, L.L.C ... ER13–1944
all public comments and/or is encouraged. Attendees may register at PJM Interconnection, L.L.C ... ER13–1945
presentations will be treated as public
asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
PJM Interconnection, L.L.C ... ER14–972
1 Topics to be discussed include, but are not
documents and will be made available PJM Interconnection, L.L.C ... ER14–1485
limited to, those that the Commission described in Xcel Energy Southwest ER14–2751
for public inspection, including being NextEra Energy Transmission West, LLC, 154 FERC Transmission Co., LLC.
posted on the PCAST Web site. ¶ 61,009, at PP 76–78 (2015) and ITC Grid Consolidate Edison Company EL15–18
Meeting Accommodations: Development, LLC, 154 FERC ¶ 61,206, at P 49 of New York, Inc. v. PJM
Individuals requiring special (2016). Interconnection, L.L.C.
2 See Northern Indiana Public Service Co. v. Linden VFT, LLC v. PJM EL15–67
accommodation to access this public Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. Interconnection, L.L.C.
meeting should contact Ms. Jennifer and PJM Interconnection L.L.C., 155 FERC ¶ 61,058, TranSource, LLC v. PJM EL15–79
Michael at least ten business days prior at P 54 (2016). Interconnection, L.L.C.
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Docket Nos. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Reference Room in Washington, DC.
There is an ‘‘eSubscription’’ link on the
Delaware Public Service EL15–95 Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission and Maryland
Web site that enables subscribers to
Public Service Commission Commission receive email notification when a
v. PJM and Certain Trans- [Docket No. EL16–88–000] document is added to a subscribed
mission Owners Des- docket(s). For assistance with any FERC
ignated Under Attachment Online service, please email
A to the Consolidated La Paloma Generating Company, LLC
Transmission Owners v. California Independent System FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call
Agreement. Operator Corporation; Notice of (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
San Diego Gas & Electric EL15–103 Complaint (202) 502–8659.
Company. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
New York Transco, LLC ........ ER15–572 Take notice that on June 17, 2016, on July 7, 2016.
PJM Interconnection, L.L.C ... ER15–1344 pursuant to sections 206 and 306 of the
PJM Interconnection, L.L.C ... ER15–1387 Dated: June 21, 2016.
Federal Power Act 1 and Rule 206 of the
New York Independent Sys- ER15–2059 Kimberly D. Bose,
tem Operator, Inc. Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission’s (Commission) Rules of Secretary.
NextEra Energy Transmission ER15–2239
West, LLC. Practice and Procedure,2 La Paloma [FR Doc. 2016–15195 Filed 6–27–16; 8:45 am]
PJM Interconnection, L.L.C ... ER15–2562 Generating Company, LLC (La Paloma BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
PJM Interconnection, L.L.C ... ER15–2563 or Complainant) filed a formal
Southwestern Public Service EC16–64 complaint against California
Co. and Xcel Energy
Independent System Operator DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Southwest Transmission
Co., LLC. Corporation (CAISO or Respondent). In Federal Energy Regulatory
Pacific Gas and Electric EL16–47 its complaint, La Paloma is requesting Commission
Company. that the Commission issue an order
DesertLink, LLC ..................... EL16–68 [Docket No. ER16–1878–000]
requiring CAISO to grant a Reliability
Boundless Energy NE., LLC EL16–84
v. New York Independent Must Run designation effective as of
July 1, 2016 for Units 1, 3, and 4, or Ringer Hill Wind, LLC; Supplemental
System Operator, Inc.
New York Independent Sys- ER16–120 otherwise provide a mechanism for cost Notice That Initial Market-Based Rate
tem Operator, Inc. recovery to allow La Paloma to continue Filing Includes Request for Blanket
PJM Interconnection, L.L.C ... ER16–453 operation of those units, as more fully Section 204 Authorization
PJM Interconnection, L.L.C ... ER16–736
New York Independent Sys- ER16–835
explained in the complaint. This is a supplemental notice in the
tem Operator, Inc. The Complainant states that copies of above-referenced proceeding of Ringer
New York Independent Sys- ER16–966 the complaint were served on Hill Wind, LLC’s application for market-
tem Operator, Inc. representatives of the Respondent. based rate authority, with an
PJM Interconnection, L.L.C ... ER16–1232 Any person desiring to intervene or to accompanying rate tariff, noting that
PJM Interconnection, L.L.C ... ER16–1335 protest this filing must file in such application includes a request for
PJM Interconnection, L.L.C ... ER16–1499 accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of
Midcontinent Independent ER16–1534
blanket authorization, under 18 CFR
System Operator, Inc.
the Commission’s Rules of Practice and part 34, of future issuances of securities
Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and and assumptions of liability.
385.214). Protests will be considered by Any person desiring to intervene or to
For more information about this the Commission in determining the protest should file with the Federal
technical conference, please contact: appropriate action to be taken, but will Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
Sarah McKinley (Logistical not serve to make protestants parties to First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426,
Information), Office of External the proceeding. Any person wishing to in accordance with Rules 211 and 214
Affairs, (202) 502–8004, become a party must file a notice of of the Commission’s Rules of Practice
sarah.mckinley@ferc.gov intervention or motion to intervene, as and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and
appropriate. The Respondent’s answer 385.214). Anyone filing a motion to
David Tobenkin (Technical and all interventions, or protests must intervene or protest must serve a copy
Information), Office of Energy Policy be filed on or before the comment date. of that document on the Applicant.
and Innovation, (202) 502–6445, The Respondent’s answer, motions to Notice is hereby given that the
david.tobenkin@ferc.gov intervene, and protests must be served deadline for filing protests with regard
Zeny Magos (Technical Information), on the Complainants. to the applicant’s request for blanket
Office of Energy Market Regulation, The Commission encourages authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of
(202) 502–8244, zeny.magos@ferc.gov electronic submission of protests and future issuances of securities and
interventions in lieu of paper using the assumptions of liability, is July 11,
Erica Siegmund Hough (Legal 2016.
‘‘eFiling’’ link at http://www.ferc.gov.
Information), Office of General Persons unable to file electronically The Commission encourages
Counsel, (202) 502–8251, should submit an original and 5 copies electronic submission of protests and
erica.siegmund@ferc.gov of the protest or intervention to the interventions in lieu of paper, using the
Dated: June 20, 2016. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, FERC Online links at http://
www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic
asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
Kimberly D. Bose, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC
20426. service, persons with Internet access
Secretary.
This filing is accessible on-line at who will eFile a document and/or be
[FR Doc. 2016–15197 Filed 6–27–16; 8:45 am] listed as a contact for an intervenor
http://www.ferc.gov, using the
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P ‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is available for must create and validate an
review in the Commission’s Public eRegistration account using the
eRegistration link. Select the eFiling
1 16 U.S.C. 824e, 825h (2012). link to log on and submit the
2 18 CFR 385.206 (2015). intervention or protests.
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