[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 215 (Monday, November 7, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 78136]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-26835]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. AD16-25-000]


Utilization in the Organized Markets of Electric Storage 
Resources as Transmission Assets Compensated Through Transmission 
Rates, for Grid Support Services Compensated in Other Ways, and for 
Multiple Services; Supplemental Notice of Technical Conference

    As announced in the Notice of Technical Conference issued on 
September 30, 2016 in the above-captioned proceeding,\1\ Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission (Commission) staff will convene a technical 
conference on November 9, 2016, at the Commission's offices at 888 
First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426 beginning at approximately 10:00 
a.m. and ending at approximately 3:00 p.m. (Eastern Time). Commission 
staff will lead the conference, and Commissioners may attend.
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    \1\ Utilization In the Organized Markets of Electric Storage 
Resources as Transmission Assets Compensated Through Transmission 
Rates, for Grid Support Services Compensated in Other Ways, and for 
Multiple Services, Docket No. AD16-25-000 (Sept. 30, 2016).
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    The purpose of the technical conference is to discuss the 
utilization of electric storage resources as transmission assets 
compensated through transmission rates, for grid support services that 
are compensated in other ways, and for multiple services. Attached to 
this supplemental notice is an agenda for the technical conference, 
including a more detailed description of the topics to be considered 
for discussion at the conference. Questions that speakers should be 
prepared to discuss are grouped by topic. This notice includes the list 
of panelists for each of the three topic areas.
    This technical conference will be transcribed and webcast. 
Transcripts of the technical conference will be available for a fee 
from Ace-Federal Reporters, Inc. at (202) 347-3700. A free webcast of 
this event will be available through www.ferc.gov. Anyone with internet 
access who wants to view 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 its webcast. The Capitol 
Connection provides technical support for webcasts and offers the 
option of listening to the workshop via phone-bridge for a fee. If you 
have any questions, visit www.CapitolConnection.org or call (703) 993-
3100.
    Those interested in attending the technical conference or viewing 
the webcast are encouraged to register at https://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/registration/11-09-16-form.asp.
    Commission technical conferences are accessible under section 508 
of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For accessibility accommodations, 
please send an email to [email protected], call (866) 208-3372 
(toll free) or (202) 208-8659 (TTY), or send a FAX to (202) 208-2106 
with the required accommodations.
    For more information about this technical conference, please 
contact:

Rahim Amerkhail (Technical Information), Office of Energy Policy and 
Innovation, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., 
Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-8266, [email protected]
Sarah McKinley (Logistical Information), Office of External Affairs, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, 
DC 20426, (202) 502-8004, [email protected]
Heidi Nielsen (Legal Information), Office of the General Counsel, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, 
DC 20426, (202) 502-8435, [email protected]

    Dated: November 1, 2016.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-26835 Filed 11-4-16; 8:45 am]
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