[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 250 (Friday, December 29, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 78421]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-22364]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. RM06-10-000]


New PURPA Section 210(m) Regulations Applicable to Small Power 
Production and Cogeneration Facilities; Notice of New Docket Prefix 
``QM''

December 21, 2006.
    On October 20, 2006, the Commission issued Order No. 688\1\ which 
would modify the mandatory power purchase obligation for electric 
utilities under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 
(PURPA). Order No. 688 implements a mandate of the Energy Policy Act of 
2005. The final rule, ``New PURPA Section 210(m) Regulations, 
Applicable to Small Power Production and Cogeneration Facilities,'' 
takes effect 60 days after publication in the Federal Register or 
January 2, 2007.
    Notice is hereby given that a new docket prefix ``QM'' has been 
established for certain applications under Order No. 688. A new ``QM'' 
docket number will be assigned to applications filed under the 
following sections of the Commission's regulations:

1. 18 CFR 292.310: Application by an electric utility for a Commission 
determination that they may be relieved of the PURPA obligation to 
purchase power from qualifying facilities on a service territory-wide 
basis;
2. 18 CFR 292.311: Application by a qualifying facility, State agency, 
or other affected person for a Commission order reinstating the 
utility's obligation to purchase;
3. 18 CFR 292.312: Application by an electric utility for relief from 
the obligation to sell power on a service territory-wide basis, or a 
single qualifying facility basis; and
4. 18 CFR 292.313: Application by a qualifying facility, a State 
agency, or other affected person for a Commission order reinstating the 
electric utility's obligation to sell.

    Filing guidelines for ``QM'' filings are attached to this notice 
and will be posted on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/help/how-to.asp. The Commission encourages electronic filing of all QM 
applications, provided the content is entirely in the public domain. If 
the application contains Privileged or Critical Energy Infrastructure 
Information, you must file on paper.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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    \1\ New PURPA Section 210(m) Regulations Applicable to Small 
Power Production and Cogeneration Facilities, FERC Statutes and 
Regulations [par] 31,233 (2006) (Order No. 688), 71 FR 64,342 
(2006).
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 [FR Doc. E6-22364 Filed 12-28-06; 8:45 am]
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