[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 124 (Tuesday, June 28, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41969-41970]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-15197]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. AD16-18-000]


Competitive Transmission Development Technical Conference; 
Further Supplemental Notice of Technical Conference

    As announced in the Notice of Technical Conference issued on March 
17, 2016, and the Supplemental Notice of Technical Conference and 
Request for Speakers issued on May 10, 2016, the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission will hold a Commissioner-led technical conference 
on June 27, 2016, from approximately 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., and on June 28, 
2016, from approximately 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the Commission's 
headquarters at 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. The 
purpose of the technical conference is to discuss issues related to 
competitive transmission development processes, including, but not 
limited to, the use of cost containment provisions, the relationship of 
competitive transmission development to transmission incentives, and 
other ratemaking issues.\1\ In addition, participants will have the 
opportunity to discuss issues relating to interregional transmission 
coordination and regional transmission planning as well as other 
transmission development issues.\2\
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    \1\ Topics to be discussed include, but are not limited to, 
those that the Commission described in NextEra Energy Transmission 
West, LLC, 154 FERC ] 61,009, at PP 76-78 (2015) and ITC Grid 
Development, LLC, 154 FERC ] 61,206, at P 49 (2016).
    \2\ See Northern Indiana Public Service Co. v. Midcontinent 
Independent System Operator, Inc. and PJM Interconnection L.L.C., 
155 FERC ] 61,058, at P 54 (2016).
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    An updated Agenda for the technical conference, including speakers, 
is attached.
    The conference will be open for the public to attend. Information 
on the technical conference will also be posted on the Calendar of 
Events on the Commission's Web site, http://www.ferc.gov, prior to the 
event. Advance registration is not required but is encouraged. 
Attendees may register at the following Web page: https://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/registration/06-27-16-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. The webcast will be 
available on the Calendar of Events at www.ferc.gov for three months 
after the conference. 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 1-866-208-
3372 (voice) or 202-502-8659 (TTY), or send a FAX to 202-208-2106 with 
the required accommodations.
    Interested parties may submit post-technical conference comments 
for consideration in Docket No. AD16-18-000.
    While this conference is not for the purpose of discussing specific 
cases, we note that the discussions at the conference may address 
matters at issue in the following Commission proceedings that are 
either pending or within their rehearing period:

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                                                   Docket Nos.
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ISO New England Inc...................  RT04-2 & ER09-1532
Midwest Independent Transmission        ER11-1844
 System Operator, Inc.
Northern Indiana Public Service         EL13-88
 Company v. Midcontinent Independent
 System Operator, Inc. and PJM
 Interconnection, L.L.C.
New York Independent System Operator,   ER13-102
 Inc.
PJM Interconnection, L.L.C............  ER13-1924
PJM Interconnection, L.L.C............  ER13-1942
PJM Interconnection, L.L.C............  ER13-1944
PJM Interconnection, L.L.C............  ER13-1945
PJM Interconnection, L.L.C............  ER14-972
PJM Interconnection, L.L.C............  ER14-1485
Xcel Energy Southwest Transmission      ER14-2751
 Co., LLC.
Consolidate Edison Company of New       EL15-18
 York, Inc. v. PJM Interconnection,
 L.L.C.
Linden VFT, LLC v. PJM                  EL15-67
 Interconnection, L.L.C.
TranSource, LLC v. PJM                  EL15-79
 Interconnection, L.L.C.

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Delaware Public Service Commission and  EL15-95
 Maryland Public Service Commission v.
 PJM and Certain Transmission Owners
 Designated Under Attachment A to the
 Consolidated Transmission Owners
 Agreement.
San Diego Gas & Electric Company......  EL15-103
New York Transco, LLC.................  ER15-572
PJM Interconnection, L.L.C............  ER15-1344
PJM Interconnection, L.L.C............  ER15-1387
New York Independent System Operator,   ER15-2059
 Inc.
NextEra Energy Transmission West, LLC.  ER15-2239
PJM Interconnection, L.L.C............  ER15-2562
PJM Interconnection, L.L.C............  ER15-2563
Southwestern Public Service Co. and     EC16-64
 Xcel Energy Southwest Transmission
 Co., LLC.
Pacific Gas and Electric Company......  EL16-47
DesertLink, LLC.......................  EL16-68
Boundless Energy NE., LLC v. New York   EL16-84
 Independent System Operator, Inc.
New York Independent System Operator,   ER16-120
 Inc.
PJM Interconnection, L.L.C............  ER16-453
PJM Interconnection, L.L.C............  ER16-736
New York Independent System Operator,   ER16-835
 Inc.
New York Independent System Operator,   ER16-966
 Inc.
PJM Interconnection, L.L.C............  ER16-1232
PJM Interconnection, L.L.C............  ER16-1335
PJM Interconnection, L.L.C............  ER16-1499
Midcontinent Independent System         ER16-1534
 Operator, Inc.
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    For more information about this technical conference, please 
contact:

Sarah McKinley (Logistical Information), Office of External Affairs, 
(202) 502-8004, [email protected]
David Tobenkin (Technical Information), Office of Energy Policy and 
Innovation, (202) 502-6445, [email protected]
Zeny Magos (Technical Information), Office of Energy Market Regulation, 
(202) 502-8244, [email protected]
Erica Siegmund Hough (Legal Information), Office of General Counsel, 
(202) 502-8251, [email protected]

    Dated: June 20, 2016.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-15197 Filed 6-27-16; 8:45 am]
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