81 FR 78799 - Data Collection for Analytics and Surveillance and Market-Based Rate Purposes; Notice of the Second Technical Workshop on the Data Collection for Analytics and Surveillance and Market-Based Rate Purposes Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 217 (November 9, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 217 (Wednesday, November 9, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 78799]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-26994]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. RM16-17-000]


Data Collection for Analytics and Surveillance and Market-Based 
Rate Purposes; Notice of the Second Technical Workshop on the Data 
Collection for Analytics and Surveillance and Market-Based Rate 
Purposes Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

    In the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Data Collection for 
Analytics and Surveillance and Market-Based Rate Purposes (NOPR), the 
Commission proposed to revise the Commission's regulations to collect 
certain data for analytics and surveillance purposes from market-based 
rate (MBR) sellers and entities trading virtual products or holding 
financial transmission rights and to change certain aspects of the 
substance and format of information submitted for MBR purposes.\1\ In 
the NOPR, the Commission stated that staff will hold technical 
workshops on the data dictionary and the submittal process.\2\ A 
technical workshop was held on the draft data dictionary attached to 
the NOPR on August 11, 2016.\3\
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    \1\ Data Collection for Analytics and Surveillance and Market-
Based Rate Purposes, 156 FERC ] 61,045 (2016).
    \2\ Id. P 15.
    \3\ ``Staff Notes on: Technical Workshop on the Draft Data 
Dictionary Attached to the Data Collection for Analytics and 
Surveillance and Market-Based Rate Purposes Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking'' available at, http://www.ferc.gov/CalendarFiles/20160909154402-staff-notes.pdf.
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    This notice announces a second technical workshop that will focus 
on the submittal process. The purpose of this technical workshop is to 
allow for a dialogue between staff and the public regarding the 
technical aspects of the submission process. Staff will present case 
studies drawn from the characteristics of existing entities expected to 
submit data under the rule. The case studies will include a discussion 
of (1) the steps the user would follow to submit data to the relational 
database; (2) the process of data review and validation once the data 
is received by the Commission; and (3) the notifications a user would 
receive as the data makes its way through the Commission data 
validation and receipt process. Staff will also provide a high-level 
update on proposed technical refinements to the data dictionary based 
on prior workshop and additional outreach. The agenda for the workshop 
is attached.
    All interested parties are invited to attend. The workshop will be 
held in Washington, DC on December 7, 2016 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. 
at FERC headquarters in the Commission Meeting Room, 888 First Street 
NE., Washington, DC. For those unable to attend in person, access to 
the workshop sessions will be available by webcast.
    Due to the detailed, substantive nature of the subject matter, 
parties interested in actively participating in the discussion are 
encouraged to attend in person. All interested parties (whether 
attending in person or via webcast) are asked to register online at 
https://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/registration/12-07-16-form.asp. There is 
no registration fee.
    Those who would like to participate in the discussion by telephone 
during the workshop should send a request for a telephone line to [email protected] by 5:00 p.m. Friday, December 2, 2016, with the 
subject line: RM16-17 NOPR Workshop Teleconference Request.
    Commission workshops 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 additional information, please contact David Pierce of FERC's 
Office of Enforcement at (202) 502-6454 or send an email to [email protected].

    Dated: November 2, 2016.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-26994 Filed 11-8-16; 8:45 am]
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