[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 224 (Wednesday, November 20, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69660-69661]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-27744]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. EL14-12-000]


Association of Businesses Advocating Tariff Equity, Coalition of 
Miso Transmission Customers, Illinois Industrial Energy Consumers, 
Indiana Industrial Energy Consumers, Inc., Minnesota Large Industrial 
Group, Wisconsin Industrial Energy Group, v. Midcontinent Independent 
System Operator, Inc., ALLETE, Inc., Ameren Illinois Company, Ameren 
Missouri, Ameren Transmission Company of Illinois, American 
Transmission Company LLC, Cleco Power LLC, Duke Energy Business 
Services, LLC, Entergy Arkansas, Inc., Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, 
LLC, Entergy Louisiana, LLC, Entergy Mississippi, Inc., Entergy New 
Orleans, Inc., Entergy Texas, Inc., Indianapolis Power & Light Company, 
International Transmission Company, ITC Midwest LLC, Michigan Electric 
Transmission Company, LLC, MidAmerican Energy Company, Montana-Dakota 
Utilities Co., Northern Indiana Public Service Company, Northern States 
Power Company--Minnesota, Northern States Power Company--Wisconsin, 
Otter Tail Power Company, Southern Indiana Gas & Electric Company; 
Notice of Complaint

    Take notice that on November 12, 2013, pursuant to section 206 of 
the Federal Power Act (FPA), 16 U.S.C. 824e and Rule 206 of the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission) Rules of Practice and 
Procedure, 18 CFR 385.206 (2013), Association of Businesses Advocating 
Tariff Equity, Coalition of Miso Transmission Customers, Illinois 
Industrial Energy Consumers, Indiana Industrial Energy Consumers, Inc., 
Minnesota Large Industrial Group, Wisconsin Industrial Energy Group 
(collectively, Complainants) filed a formal complaint against 
Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO), ALLETE, Inc., 
Ameren Illinois Company, Ameren Missouri, Ameren Transmission Company 
of Illinois, American Transmission Company LLC, Cleco Power LLC, Duke 
Energy Business Services, LLC, Entergy Arkansas, Inc., Entergy Gulf 
States Louisiana, LLC, Entergy Louisiana, LLC, Entergy Mississippi, 
Inc., Entergy New Orleans, Inc., Entergy Texas, Inc., Indianapolis 
Power & Light Company, International Transmission Company, ITC Midwest 
LLC (ITC), Michigan Electric Transmission Company, LLC (METC), 
MidAmerican Energy Company, Montana-Dakota Utilities Co., Northern 
Indiana Public Service Company, Northern States Power Company--
Minnesota, Northern States Power Company--Wisconsin, Otter Tail Power 
Company, Southern Indiana Gas & Electric Company (collectively, 
Respondents) requesting that the Commission (1) find that the existing 
12.38/12.2 percent Base ROEs (return on equity) are no longer just and 
reasonable, and that the Base ROE proposed collectively by the 
Complainants is just and reasonable; (2) find that capital structures 
with greater than 50 percent equity are no longer just and reasonable 
and direct any MISO Transmission Owners (MISO TOs) with a higher 
percentage equity to submit compliance filings containing capital 
structures consistent with the revisions proposed in this complaint; 
(3) find that the ROE incentive adders applied by ITC and METC are no 
longer just and reasonable and direct ITC and METC to submit compliance 
filings to remove the ROE adders from their formula rates; (4) 
establish the filing date of this complaint as the refund effective 
date; and (5) direct the MISO TOs to make tariff filings to change the 
stated Base ROE value to a just and reasonable Base ROE, as more fully 
explained in the complaint.
    The Complainants state that copies of the complaint were served on 
the Respondents.
    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

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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 December 2, 2013.

    Dated: November 13, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-27744 Filed 11-19-13; 8:45 am]
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