[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 206 (Friday, October 24, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 63621]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-25320]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. AD14-14-000]


Price Formation in Energy and Ancillary Services, Markets 
Operated by Regional Transmission Organizations, and Independent System 
Operators: Notice of Workshop

    As announced in the Notice issued on June 19, 2014, the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) directed its staff to convene 
workshops as necessary to commence a discussion with industry on 
existing market rules and operational practices affecting price 
formation issues in energy and ancillary services markets operated by 
Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs) and Independent System 
Operators (ISOs). The June 19 Notice listed four areas of interest: 
uplift payments, offer price mitigation and offer price caps, scarcity 
and shortage pricing, and operator actions that affect prices. The 
first workshop, held on September 8, 2014, addressed uplift payments 
and the second workshop, scheduled for October 28, 2014, will address 
offer price mitigation and offer price caps and scarcity and shortage 
pricing. The third workshop will address technical, operational, and 
market issues related to operator actions in energy and ancillary 
services markets operated by RTOs and ISOs, and will be held on 
Tuesday, December 9, 2014 from 8:45 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Commission 
Meeting Room at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First 
Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. Commission members may participate in 
the workshop.
    The workshop will be open for the public to attend. Advance 
registration is not required, but is encouraged. Attendees may register 
at the following Web page: https://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/registration/12-09-14-form.asp.
    Those wishing to participate in the program for this event should 
nominate themselves through the online registration form no later than 
October 29, 2014 at the following Web page: https://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/registration/12-09-14-speaker-form.asp. At this Web page, please 
provide an abstract (1,500 character limit) of the issue(s) you propose 
to address. Due to time constraints, we may not be able to accommodate 
all those interested in speaking.
    Further details and a formal agenda will be issued prior to the 
workshop.
    Information on this event will be posted on the Calendar of Events 
on the Commission's Web site, www.ferc.gov, prior to the event. The 
workshop will also be Webcast and transcribed. Anyone with Internet 
access who desires to listen to this event can do so by navigating to 
the Calendar of Events at www.ferc.gov and locating this event in the 
Calendar. The event will contain a link to the Webcast. The Capitol 
Connection provides technical support for Webcasts and offers the 
option of listening to the meeting via phone-bridge for a fee. If you 
have any questions, visit www.CapitolConnection.org or call 703-993-
3100.
    Commission workshops are accessible under section 508 of the 
Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For accessibility accommodations, please 
send an email to [email protected] or call toll free 1-866-208-
3372 (voice) or 202-502-8659 (TTY), or send a FAX to 202-208-2106 with 
the required accommodations.
    For further information on this workshop, please contact:

Logistical Information

    Sarah McKinley, Office of External Affairs, Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, 
(202) 502-8368, [email protected].

Technical Information

    Emma Nicholson, Office of Energy Policy and Innovation, Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 
20426, (202) 502-8846, [email protected].

    Dated: October 10, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-25320 Filed 10-23-14; 8:45 am]
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