81_FR_7118 81 FR 7091 - Reliability Standard for Transmission System Planned Performance for Geomagnetic Disturbance Events; Supplemental Notice of Agenda and Discussion Topics for Staff Technical Conference

81 FR 7091 - Reliability Standard for Transmission System Planned Performance for Geomagnetic Disturbance Events; Supplemental Notice of Agenda and Discussion Topics for Staff Technical Conference

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 27 (February 10, 2016)

Page Range7091-7091
FR Document2016-02636

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 27 (Wednesday, February 10, 2016)
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 27 (Wednesday, February 10, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 7091]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-02636]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. RM15-11-000]


Reliability Standard for Transmission System Planned Performance 
for Geomagnetic Disturbance Events; Supplemental Notice of Agenda and 
Discussion Topics for Staff Technical Conference

    This notice establishes the agenda and topics for discussion at the 
technical conference to be held on March 1, 2016, to discuss issues 
related to the proposed Reliability Standard for Transmission System 
Planned Performance for Geomagnetic Disturbance Events.\1\ The 
technical conference will start at 9:00 a.m. and end at approximately 
5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) in the Commission Meeting Room at the 
Commission's Headquarters, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC. The 
technical conference will be led by Commission staff. Commissioners may 
attend and participate. All interested parties are invited to attend, 
and registration is not required.
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    \1\ On April 30, 2012, Commission staff held a technical 
conference to discuss ``issues related to the reliability of the 
Bulk-Power System as affected by geomagnetic disturbances,'' and 
``the risks and impacts from geomagnetically induced currents to 
transformers and other equipment on the Bulk-Power System, as well 
as options for addressing or mitigating the risks and impacts.''
    http://www.ferc.gov/eventcalendar/Files/20120420162925-AD12-13-000a.pdf.
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    The topics and related questions to be discussed during this 
conference are provided as an attachment to this Notice. The purpose of 
the technical conference is to facilitate a structured dialogue on 
issues identified by the Commission in the Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking (NOPR) in this proceeding and raised in public comments to 
the NOPR. Prepared remarks will be presented by invited panelists.
    This event will be webcast and transcribed. The free webcast allows 
listening only. Anyone with internet access who desires to listen to 
this event can do so by navigating to the ``FERC Calendar'' at 
www.ferc.gov, and locating 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 available 
for a fee from Ace-Federal Reporters, Inc. (202-347-3700).
    FERC 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) 502-8659 (TTY), or send a fax to (202) 208-2106 
with the requested accommodations.
    There is no fee for attendance. However, members of the public are 
encouraged to preregister online at: https://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/registration/03-01-16-form.asp.
    For more information about the technical conference, please 
contact: Sarah McKinley, Office of External Affairs, 202-502-8368, 
[email protected].

    Dated: February 4, 2016.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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                                                       n. Public notice of the filing of the                    Accession Number: 20160202–5002,                       The topics and related questions to be
                                                     initial development application, which                     Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/16/16,                    discussed during this conference are
                                                     has already been given, established the                    Any person desiring to protest in any               provided as an attachment to this
                                                     due date for filing competing                           of the above proceedings must file in                  Notice. The purpose of the technical
                                                     applications or notices of intent. Under                accordance with Rule 211 of the                        conference is to facilitate a structured
                                                     the Commission’s regulations, any                       Commission’s Regulations (18 CFR                       dialogue on issues identified by the
                                                     competing development application                       § 385.211) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern              Commission in the Notice of Proposed
                                                     must be filed in response to and in                     time on the specified comment date.                    Rulemaking (NOPR) in this proceeding
                                                     compliance with public notice of the                       The filings are accessible in the                   and raised in public comments to the
                                                     initial development application. No                     Commission’s eLibrary system by                        NOPR. Prepared remarks will be
                                                     competing applications or notices of                    clicking on the links or querying the                  presented by invited panelists.
                                                     intent may be filed in response to this                 docket number.
                                                     notice.                                                                                                           This event will be webcast and
                                                                                                                eFiling is encouraged. More detailed
                                                                                                             information relating to filing                         transcribed. The free webcast allows
                                                       Dated: February 4, 2016.
                                                                                                             requirements, interventions, protests,                 listening only. Anyone with internet
                                                     Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
                                                                                                             service, and qualifying facilities filings             access who desires to listen to this event
                                                     Deputy Secretary.                                                                                              can do so by navigating to the ‘‘FERC
                                                     [FR Doc. 2016–02635 Filed 2–9–16; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                             can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/
                                                                                                             docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For                Calendar’’ at www.ferc.gov, and locating
                                                     BILLING CODE 6717–01–P                                                                                         the technical conference in the Calendar
                                                                                                             other information, call (866) 208–3676
                                                                                                             (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659.             of Events. Opening the technical
                                                                                                                                                                    conference in the Calendar of Events
                                                     DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY                                      Dated: February 3, 2016.
                                                                                                                                                                    will reveal a link to its webcast. The
                                                                                                             Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
                                                     Federal Energy Regulatory                                                                                      Capitol Connection provides technical
                                                                                                             Deputy Secretary.
                                                     Commission                                                                                                     support for the webcast and offers the
                                                                                                             [FR Doc. 2016–02618 Filed 2–9–16; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                                                                                    option of listening to the meeting via
                                                     Combined Notice of Filings                              BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
                                                                                                                                                                    phone-bridge for a fee. If you have any
                                                       Take notice that the Commission has                                                                          questions, visit
                                                     received the following Natural Gas                      DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY                                   www.CapitolConnection.org or call 703–
                                                     Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings:                                                                       993–3100. The webcast will be available
                                                                                                             Federal Energy Regulatory                              on the Calendar of Events at
                                                     Filings Instituting Proceedings                         Commission                                             www.ferc.gov for three months after the
                                                       Docket Numbers: RP16–581–000.                                                                                conference. Transcripts of the
                                                       Applicants: Alliance Pipeline L.P.                    [Docket No. RM15–11–000]                               conference will be available for a fee
                                                       Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing:                                                                             from Ace-Federal Reporters, Inc. (202–
                                                     Processing Requirements to be effective                 Reliability Standard for Transmission                  347–3700).
                                                     3/1/2016.                                               System Planned Performance for
                                                                                                             Geomagnetic Disturbance Events;                           FERC conferences are accessible
                                                       Filed Date: 2/2/16.
                                                       Accession Number: 20160202–5127.                      Supplemental Notice of Agenda and                      under section 508 of the Rehabilitation
                                                       Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/16/16.                      Discussion Topics for Staff Technical                  Act of 1973. For accessibility
                                                                                                             Conference                                             accommodations, please send an email
                                                       Docket Numbers: RP16–582–000.
                                                       Applicants: Tennessee Gas Pipeline                                                                           to accessibility@ferc.gov or call toll free
                                                                                                               This notice establishes the agenda and               (866) 208–3372 (voice) or (202) 502–
                                                     Company, L.L.C.                                         topics for discussion at the technical
                                                       Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing:                                                                             8659 (TTY), or send a fax to (202) 208–
                                                                                                             conference to be held on March 1, 2016,                2106 with the requested
                                                     Volume No. 2—Seneca Resources                           to discuss issues related to the proposed
                                                     Corp—Amend NRA No. 315568 to be                                                                                accommodations.
                                                                                                             Reliability Standard for Transmission
                                                     effective 12/1/2015.                                    System Planned Performance for                            There is no fee for attendance.
                                                       Filed Date: 2/2/16.                                   Geomagnetic Disturbance Events.1 The                   However, members of the public are
                                                       Accession Number: 20160202–5249.                                                                             encouraged to preregister online at:
                                                                                                             technical conference will start at 9:00
                                                       Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/16/16.                                                                             https://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/
                                                                                                             a.m. and end at approximately 5:00 p.m.
                                                       Any person desiring to intervene or                   (Eastern Time) in the Commission                       registration/03-01-16-form.asp.
                                                     protest in any of the above proceedings                 Meeting Room at the Commission’s
                                                     must file in accordance with Rules 211                                                                            For more information about the
                                                                                                             Headquarters, 888 First Street NE.,                    technical conference, please contact:
                                                     and 214 of the Commission’s                             Washington, DC. The technical
                                                     Regulations (18 CFR § 385.211 and                                                                              Sarah McKinley, Office of External
                                                                                                             conference will be led by Commission                   Affairs, 202–502–8368, sarah.mckinley@
                                                     § 385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern               staff. Commissioners may attend and
                                                     time on the specified comment date.                                                                            ferc.gov.
                                                                                                             participate. All interested parties are
                                                     Protests may be considered, but                         invited to attend, and registration is not               Dated: February 4, 2016.
                                                     intervention is necessary to become a                   required.                                              Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
                                                     party to the proceeding.
                                                                                                                                                                    Deputy Secretary.
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                                                     Filings in Existing Proceedings                            1 On April 30, 2012, Commission staff held a
                                                                                                                                                                    [FR Doc. 2016–02636 Filed 2–9–16; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                             technical conference to discuss ‘‘issues related to
                                                       Docket Numbers: RP10–1083–008,                        the reliability of the Bulk-Power System as affected   BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
                                                       Applicants: Eastern Shore Natural Gas                 by geomagnetic disturbances,’’ and ‘‘the risks and
                                                     Company,                                                impacts from geomagnetically induced currents to
                                                                                                             transformers and other equipment on the Bulk-
                                                       Description: Compliance filing                        Power System, as well as options for addressing or
                                                     Compliance Filing ??? Order No. 587–W                   mitigating the risks and impacts.’’
                                                     to be effective 4/1/2016,                                  http://www.ferc.gov/eventcalendar/Files/
                                                       Filed Date: 2/2/16,                                   20120420162925-AD12-13-000a.pdf.



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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
FR Citation81 FR 7091 

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