[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 160 (Tuesday, August 19, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 49076]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-19690]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


National Electric Transmission Congestion Study

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of Public Comment.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (Department) invites public comment 
on the draft National Electric Transmission Congestion Study.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 20, 2014.

ADDRESSES: The draft study is available for review at http://www.energy.gov/node/942311. Written comments may be submitted 
electronically to [email protected]. Written comments 
may also be delivered by conventional mail to David Meyer, Office of 
Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, U.S. Department of Energy, 
1000 Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20585. Commenters are 
cautioned, however, that all conventional mail to the Department is 
subject to an automatic security screening process that may take up to 
three weeks and sometimes renders mailed material illegible.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Meyer, at 
[email protected], or telephone 202-586-1411.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 1221(a) of the Energy Policy Act of 
2005, codified at 16 U.S.C. 824p(a), directs the Secretary of Energy to 
conduct an electric transmission congestion study every three years, 
and to prepare it in consultation with affected states and regional 
reliability organizations. In the study, the Department seeks to 
provide information about transmission congestion by focusing on 
specific indications of transmission constraints and congestion and 
their consequences. The study focuses on a specific time frame--i.e., 
historical trends over the past few years, and looking forward three to 
five years. The study is based entirely on publicly available data and 
transmission-related documents.
    The draft study is available for review at http://www.energy.gov/node/942311. All comments received will be made publicly available on 
http://www.energy.gov/node/942311. After reviewing and considering the 
public comments, the Department will prepare and release a final 
version of the study.

    Issued at Washington, DC, on August 14, 2014.
Patricia A. Hoffman,
Assistant Secretary, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy 
Reliability.
[FR Doc. 2014-19690 Filed 8-18-14; 8:45 am]
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