82 FR 26921 - Notice of Complaint: East Texas Electric Cooperative, Inc. v. Public Service Company of Oklahoma, Southwestern Electric Power Company, AEP Oklahoma Transmission Company, AEP Southwestern Transmission Company

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 111 (June 12, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 111 (Monday, June 12, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 26921]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-12051]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. EL17-76-000]


Notice of Complaint: East Texas Electric Cooperative, Inc. v. 
Public Service Company of Oklahoma, Southwestern Electric Power 
Company, AEP Oklahoma Transmission Company, AEP Southwestern 
Transmission Company

    Take notice that on June 5, 2017, pursuant to sections 206, 306, 
and 309 of the Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 824e, 825e, and 825h and 
Rules 206 and 212 of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's 
(Commission) Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.206 and 
385.212 (2016), East Texas Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Complainant) 
filed a formal complaint against Public Service Company of Oklahoma, 
Southwestern Electric Power Company, AEP Oklahoma Transmission Company 
and AEP Southwestern Transmission Company, (Respondents or AEP West 
Companies) alleging that, the 10.70 percent base return on common 
equity currently included in the formula transmission rates of the AEP 
West Companies is unjust and unreasonable and should be reduced, all as 
more fully explained in the complaint.
    The Complainant states that ETEC certifies that copies of the 
complaint were served in accordance with Rule 206(c).
    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 385.211, 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. The Respondent's 
answer and all interventions, or protests must be filed on or before 
the comment date. The Respondent's answer, motions to intervene, and 
protests must be served on the Complainants.
    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 electronic 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 June 26, 2017.

    Dated: June 6, 2017.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-12051 Filed 6-9-17; 8:45 am]
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