[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 77 (Thursday, April 21, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23474-23475]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-09229]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. RP16-618-000]


Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC; Notice of Technical Conference

    Take notice that a technical conference will be held in this 
proceeding on Monday, May 9, 2016, beginning at 10:00 a.m. and ending 
at approximately 3:30 p.m., at the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. All interested 
parties are invited to attend the conference. Commission members may 
participate in the conference.
    The purpose of the technical conference is to examine the issues 
raised in the protests and comments regarding the February 19, 2016 
filing made by Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC (Algonquin). In that 
filing, Algonquin proposed to exempt from the capacity release bidding 
requirements certain types of capacity releases of firm transportation 
by electric distribution companies that are participating in state-
regulated electric reliability programs.\1\ Issues to be examined at 
the technical conference include concerns raised regarding the basis 
and need for the waiver.
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    \1\ Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC, 154 FERC ] 61,269 (2016).
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    Those interested in speaking at the technical conference should 
notify the Commission by April 25, 2016 by

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completing the online form at the following Web page: https://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/registration/05-09-16-speaker-form.asp. Those 
interested in attending the technical conference are encouraged, but 
not required, to register at the following Web page: https://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/registration/05-09-16-form.asp.
    This event will be webcast and transcribed. Anyone with internet 
access can navigate to the ``FERC Calendar'' at www.ferc.gov, and 
locate the technical conference in the Calendar of Events. Opening the 
technical conference in the Calendar of Events will reveal a link to 
its webcast. The Capitol Connection provides technical support for the 
webcast 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. Transcripts of the 
conference will be immediately available for a fee from Ace-Federal 
Reporters, Inc. (202-347-3700).
    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 (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 Anna Fernandez at [email protected] or (202) 502-6682. 
For information related to logistics, please contact Sarah McKinley at 
[email protected] or (202) 502-8368.

    Dated: April 15, 2016.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-09229 Filed 4-20-16; 8:45 am]
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