[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 89 (Monday, May 9, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28056-28057]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-10786]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. EL16-64-000]


Notice of Complaint

Belmont Municipal Light Department; Braintree Electric Light 
Department; Concord Municipal Light Plant; Georgetown Municipal 
Light Department; Groveland Electric Light Department; Hingham 
Municipal Lighting Plant; Littleton Electric Light & Water 
Department; Middleborough Gas & Electric Department; Middleton 
Electric Light Department; Reading Municipal Light Department; 
Rowley Municipal Lighting Plant; Taunton Municipal Lighting Plant; 
Wellesley Municipal Light Plant, v. Central Maine Power Company; 
Emera Maine (formerly known as Bangor Hydro-Electric Company); 
Eversource Energy Service Company and its operating company 
affiliates: The Connecticut Light and Power Company, Western 
Massachusetts Electric Company, Public Service Company of New 
Hampshire, and NSTAR Electric Company; New England Power Company d/
b/a National Grid; New Hampshire Transmission LLC d/b/a NextEra; The 
United Illuminating Company; Fitchburg Gas and Electric Light 
Company; and Vermont Transco, LLC

    Take notice that on April 26, 2016, pursuant to sections 206 and 
306 of the Federal Power Act \1\ and Rule 206 of the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission's (Commission) Rules of Practice and 
Procedure,\2\ Belmont Municipal Light Department; Braintree Electric 
Light Department; Concord Municipal Light Plant; Georgetown Municipal 
Light Department; Groveland Electric Light Department; Hingham 
Municipal Lighting Plant; Littleton Electric Light & Water Department; 
Middleborough Gas & Electric Department; Middleton Electric Light 
Department; Reading Municipal Light Department; Rowley Municipal 
Lighting Plant; Taunton Municipal Lighting Plant; Wellesley Municipal 
Light Plant (Complainants), filed a formal complaint against Central 
Maine Power Company; Emera Maine (formerly known as Bangor Hydro-
Electric Company); Eversource Energy Service Company and its operating 
company affiliates: The Connecticut Light and Power Company, Western 
Massachusetts Electric Company, Public Service Company of New 
Hampshire, and NSTAR Electric Company; New England Power Company; New 
Hampshire Transmission LLC; The United Illuminating Company; Fitchburg 
Gas and Electric Light Company; and Vermont Transco, LLC (Respondents). 
The Complainants are alleging that the current 10.57 percent return on 
equity used in calculating formula rates for transmission service under 
the ISO New England, Inc. Open Access Transmission Tariff is excessive 
and should be reduced, as more fully explained in the complaint.
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    \1\ 16 U.S.C. 791a-828c, 824e, and 825e.
    \2\ 18 CFR 385.206.
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    Complainants certify that copies of the Complaint were served on 
contacts for Respondents.
    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 and 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.

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    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 May 16, 2016.

    Dated: May 3, 2016.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-10786 Filed 5-6-16; 8:45 am]
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