81 FR 59210 - Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative, Inc.; Choptank Electric Cooperative, Inc.; Notice of Petition for Declaratory Order

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 167 (August 29, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 167 (Monday, August 29, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 59210]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-20632]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. EL16-107-000]


Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative, Inc.; Choptank Electric 
Cooperative, Inc.; Notice of Petition for Declaratory Order

    Take notice that on August 23, 2016, pursuant to Rule 207 of the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission) Rules of Practice 
and Procedure,\1\ Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative, Inc. and 
Choptank Electric Cooperative, Inc., filed a petition for a declaratory 
order requesting that the Commission review regulations promulgated by 
the Public Service Commission of Maryland (MD PSC) regarding community 
solar energy generation systems (CSEGSs) and to issue a declaratory 
order alleging that the MD PSC's CSEGS regulations do not comply with 
federal law, including the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act and 
the Federal Power Act, all as more fully explained in the petition.
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    \1\ 18 CFR 385.207.
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    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 385.211and 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. Such notices, 
motions, or protests must be filed on or before the comment date. 
Anyone filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of 
that document on the Petitioner.
    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 
[email protected], or call (866) 208-3676 (toll free). For 
TTY, call (202) 502-8659.
    Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on September 22, 2016.

    Dated: August 23, 2016.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-20632 Filed 8-26-16; 8:45 am]
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