[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 32 (Tuesday, February 18, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 9197]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-03435]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. EL14-29-000]


New York Association of Public Power (Complainant) v. Niagara 
Mohawk Power Corporation, The New York Independent System, Operator, 
Inc. (Respondents); Notice of Complaint

    Take notice that on February 6, 2014, pursuant to section 206 of 
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission) Rules of 
Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.206 and section and 206 of the 
Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 824(e), the New York Association of Public 
Power (NYAPP) filed a formal complaint against Niagara Mohawk Power 
Corporation (NMPC) and The New York Independent System Operator, Inc. 
(NYISO) alleging that, NMPC's use of an 11.5 percent return on common 
equity (ROE) in calculating rates for transmission services under the 
NYISO's Open Access Transmission Tariff (OATT) rate is unjust and 
unreasonable. NYAPP requests the Commission issue an order to reduce 
the 11.5 percent ROE used in calculating rates for transmission service 
under the NYISO's OATT to a just and reasonable level of 9.46 percent, 
inclusive of a 50 basis point adder for participation in the NYISO, 
with a corresponding overall weighted cost of capital of 6.60 percent.
    The NYAPP certifies that copies of the complaint were served on the 
contacts of NMPC and the NYISO as listed on the Commission's list of 
Corporate Officials.
    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 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 February 26, 2014.

    Dated: February 10, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-03435 Filed 2-14-14; 8:45 am]
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