83 FR 7707 - Zeeland Farm Services, Inc.; Notice of Amended Petition for Declaratory Order

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 36 (February 22, 2018)

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FR Document		2018-03647

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 36 (Thursday, February 22, 2018)

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. EL17-70-000; QF17-935-001; QF17-936-001]


Zeeland Farm Services, Inc.; Notice of Amended Petition for 
Declaratory Order

    Take notice that on February 14, 2018, pursuant to Rule 215 of the 
Rules of Practice and Procedure of the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission (Commission),\1\ and section 292.203(d)(2) of the 
Commission's regulations,\2\ Zeeland Farm Services, Inc. (Zeeland or 
Petitioner) submitted an amendment to its petition for declaratory 
order, filed on May 3, 2017, requesting that the Commission grant 
Zeeland limited waiver from the FERC Form 556 filing requirement \3\ 
for two qualifying small power production facilities, as more fully 
explained in the petition.
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    \1\ 18 CFR 385.215 (2017).
    \2\ 18 CFR 292.203(d)(2).
    \3\ 18 CFR 292.203(a)(3).
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    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest in this proceeding 
must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's 
Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214) on or 
before 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment date. 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 FERC Online links at http://www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic service, persons with internet 
access who will eFile a document and/or be listed as a contact for an 
intervenor must create and validate an eRegistration account using the 
eRegistration link. Select the eFiling link to log on and submit the 
intervention or protests.
    Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 
5 copies of the intervention or protest to the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426.
    The filings in the above proceeding are accessible in the 
Commission's eLibrary system by clicking on the appropriate link in the 
above list. They are also available for review in the Commission's 
Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an eSubscription link 
on the website 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] 
call (866) 208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502-8659.
    Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on March 7, 2018.

    Dated: February 15, 2018.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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transmission and distribution operators DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY The filings in the above proceeding
to assess distribution system conditions are accessible in the Commission’s
in real time? Are new systems or Federal Energy Regulatory eLibrary system by clicking on the
approaches needed? Does DER Commission appropriate link in the above list. They
aggregation require separate or [Docket Nos. EL17–70–000; QF17–935–001; are also available for review in the
additional capabilities and QF17–936–001] Commission’s Public Reference Room in
infrastructure for communication and Washington, DC. There is an
control? Zeeland Farm Services, Inc.; Notice of eSubscription link on the website that
• What processes/protocols do Amended Petition for Declaratory enables subscribers to receive email
distribution utilities, transmission Order notification when a document is added
operators, and DERs or DER aggregators to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance
Take notice that on February 14, 2018, with any FERC Online service, please
use to coordinate with each other? Are pursuant to Rule 215 of the Rules of
these processes/protocols capable of email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov.or
Practice and Procedure of the Federal call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY,
providing needed real-time Energy Regulatory Commission
communications and coordination? call (202) 502–8659.
(Commission),1 and section Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern time
What new processes, resources, and 292.203(d)(2) of the Commission’s
efforts will be required to achieve on March 7, 2018.
regulations,2 Zeeland Farm Services,
effective real-time coordination? Inc. (Zeeland or Petitioner) submitted an Dated: February 15, 2018.
• What are the minimum set of amendment to its petition for Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
specific RTO/ISO operational protocols, declaratory order, filed on May 3, 2017, Deputy Secretary.
performance standards, and market requesting that the Commission grant [FR Doc. 2018–03647 Filed 2–21–18; 8:45 am]
rules that should be adopted now to Zeeland limited waiver from the FERC BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
ensure operational coordination for DER Form 556 filing requirement 3 for two
aggregation participating in the RTO/ qualifying small power production
ISO markets? What additional protocols facilities, as more fully explained in the DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
may be important for the future? Should petition.
the Commission adopt more Any person desiring to intervene or to Federal Energy Regulatory
prescriptive requirements with respect protest in this proceeding must file in Commission
to coordination than those proposed in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of [Project No. 2804–035]
the NOPR? If so, what should the the Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Commission require? Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and Goose River Hydro, Inc.; Notice of
• Should distribution utilities be able 385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Application Tendered for Filing With
to override RTO/ISO decisions time on the specified comment date. the Commission and Soliciting
regarding day-ahead and real-time Protests will be considered by the Additional Study Requests
dispatch of DER aggregations to resolve Commission in determining the
appropriate action to be taken, but will Take notice that the following
local distribution reliability issues? If hydroelectric application has been filed
so, should DER aggregations nonetheless not serve to make protestants parties to
the proceeding. Any person wishing to with the Commission and is available
be subject to non-deliverability for public inspection.
penalties under such circumstances? become a party must file a notice of
intervention or motion to intervene, as a. Type of Application: New minor
• Is it possible for DERs or DER license
appropriate. Such notices, motions, or
aggregations participating in the RTO/ b. Project No.: P–2804–035
protests must be filed on or before the
ISO markets to also be used to improve c. Date filed: February 2, 2018
comment date. Anyone filing a motion
distribution system operations and d. Applicant: Goose River Hydro, Inc.
to intervene or protest must serve a copy
reliability? If so, please provide e. Name of Project: Goose River
of that document on the Petitioner.
examples of how this could be The Commission encourages Hydroelectric Project
accomplished. electronic submission of protests and f. Location: On the Goose River, near
• Can real-time dispatch of aggregated interventions in lieu of paper, using the Belfast, Waldo County, Maine. No
DERs address distribution constraints? If FERC Online links at http:// federal or tribal lands would be
not, can tools be developed to www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic occupied by project works or located
accomplish this? service, persons with internet access within the project boundary.
• Should individual DERs be required who will eFile a document and/or be g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
to have communications capabilities to listed as a contact for an intervenor Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r).
comply with control center obligations? must create and validate an h. Applicant Contact: Nicholas
What level of communications security eRegistration account using the Cabral, Goose River Hydro Inc., 67 Swan
should be employed for these eRegistration link. Select the eFiling Lake Ave., Belfast, ME 04095, (207)–
communications? link to log on and submit the 604–4394, gooseriverhydro@gmail.com.
intervention or protests. i. FERC Contact: Julia Kolberg, 888 1st
• How might recent and expected St. NE, Washington, DC 20426, (202)
technical advancements be used to Persons unable to file electronically
should submit an original and 5 copies 502–8261, Julia.kolberg@ferc.gov.
enhance the coordination of DER j. Cooperating agencies: Federal, state,
of the intervention or protest to the
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aggregations, for example, integrating local, and tribal agencies with
Energy Management Systems (EMS) and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
888 First Street NE, Washington, DC jurisdiction and/or special expertise
Distribution Management Systems with respect to environmental issues
(DMS) for efficient operational 20426.
that wish to cooperate in the
coordination? 1 18 preparation of the environmental
CFR 385.215 (2017).
[FR Doc. 2018–03649 Filed 2–21–18; 8:45 am] 2 18 CFR 292.203(d)(2). document should follow the
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 3 18 CFR 292.203(a)(3). instructions for filing such requests

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Dates		5:00 p.m. Eastern time on March 7, 2018.
FR Citation		83 FR 7707

83 FR 7707 - Zeeland Farm Services, Inc.; Notice of Amended Petition for Declaratory Order

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGYFederal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 36 (February 22, 2018)

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission