[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 9 (Thursday, January 14, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1945-1946]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-00606]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Second Supplemental Notice of Technical Conference

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                                                   Docket Nos.
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PJM Interconnection, L.L.C............  ER15-2562-000
                                        ER15-2563-000
Consolidated Edison Company of New      EL15-18-001
 York, Inc. v. PJM Interconnection,
 L.L.C.
Linden VFT, LLC v. PJM                  EL15-67-000
 Interconnection, L.L.C.
Delaware Public Service Commission and  EL15-95-000
 Maryland Public Service Commission v.
 PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.
PJM Interconnection, L.L.C............  ER14-972-003
PJM Interconnection, L.L.C............  ER14-1485-005
                                        Not Consolidated
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    As noticed on December 4, 2015, the Commission has directed 
Commission staff to conduct a technical conference in the above-
referenced proceedings. The technical conference is scheduled for 
January 12, 2016, at the Commission's headquarters at 888 First Street 
NE., Washington, DC 20426 between 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. (Eastern 
Time).
    In an order dated November 24, 2015,\1\ the Commission found that 
the assignment of cost allocation for the projects in the filings and 
complaints listed in the caption using PJM's solution-based 
distribution factor (DFAX) cost allocation method had not been shown to 
be just and reasonable and may be unjust, unreasonable, or unduly 
discriminatory or preferential. The Commission directed its staff to 
establish a technical conference to explore both whether there is a 
definable category of reliability projects within PJM for which the 
solution-based DFAX cost allocation method may not be just and 
reasonable, such as projects addressing reliability violations that are 
not related to flow on the planned transmission facility, and whether 
an alternative just and reasonable ex ante cost allocation method could 
be established for any such category of projects.
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    \1\ PJM Interconnection, L.L.C., et al., 153 FERC ] 61,245 
(2015) (November 2015 Order).
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    A revised agenda with an updated list of selected Speakers is 
attached and will be available on the web calendar on the Commission's 
Web site, www.ferc.gov. A schedule for post-technical conference 
comments will be established at the technical conference.
    The technical conference is open to the public. The Chairman and 
Commissioners may attend and participate in the technical conference.
    Pre-registration through the Commission's Web site https://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/registration/01-12-16-form.asp is encouraged, to 
help ensure sufficient seating is available.

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    This conference will also be transcribed. Interested persons may 
obtain a copy of the transcript for a fee by contacting Ace-Federal 
Reporters, Inc. at (202) 347-3700.
    In addition, there will be a free audio cast of the conference. 
Anyone wishing to listen to the meeting should send an email to Sarah 
McKinley at [email protected], to request call-in information. 
Please reference ``call information for PJM cost allocation technical 
conference'' in the subject line of the email. The call-in information 
will be provided prior to the meeting.
    Persons listening to the technical conference may participate by 
submitting questions, either prior to or during the technical 
conference, by emailing [email protected].
    Commission conferences 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 more information about this technical conference, please 
contact [email protected]; or Sarah McKinley, 202-502-8368, 
[email protected], regarding logistical issues.

    Dated: January 8, 2016.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-00606 Filed 1-13-16; 8:45 am]
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