[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 22 (Friday, February 3, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9209-9210]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-02290]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. AD13-9-000]


Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act of 2013; Notice of Workshop

    The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) staff 
will hold a workshop on March 30, 2017, from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. 
Eastern Time in the Commission Meeting Room at 888 First Street NE., 
Washington, DC 20426. The purpose of the workshop is to solicit public 
comment on the effectiveness of the tested two-year pilot process as 
required by section 6 of the Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act of 
2013. The workshop will be open to the public and all interested 
parties are invited to participate. The workshop will be led by 
Commission staff, and may be attended by one or more Commissioners. An 
agenda for the workshop, including a list of issues for commenter and 
panelist consideration, is attached to this notice.
    This workshop will be transcribed. Transcripts of the workshop will 
be available for a fee from Ace-Federal Reporters, Inc. at (202) 347-
3700. A free webcast 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 listing will contain a link to the 
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.
    Registration is not required, but is encouraged. Please register at 
https://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/registration/03-30-17-form.asp.
    In addition to the webcast, a limited number of phone lines will be 
available on a first-come, first-served basis for those who wish to 
participate via teleconference. If you would like to participate via 
teleconference, please contact Ryan Hansen at (202) 502-8074 or 
[email protected] by February 22, 2017 to reserve a line. Please put 
``Telephone line for Hydro Workshop'' in the subject line of your 
email.
    Commission workshops 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),

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or send a FAX to (202) 208-2106 with the required accommodations.
    Those who wish to file written comments may do so within 75 days of 
this notice, or by April 14, 2017. The Commission strongly encourages 
electronic filing. Please file comments using the Commission's eFiling 
system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can 
submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior 
registration, using the eComment system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. You must include your name and contact information 
at the end of your comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online 
Support at [email protected], (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or 
(202) 502-8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please send a paper 
copy to: Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First 
Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. The first page of any filing should 
include docket number AD13-9-000.
    All comments will be placed in the Commission's public files and 
will be available for review at the Commission in the Public Reference 
Room or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site at www.ferc.gov 
using the eLibrary link. Enter AD13-9 in the docket number field to 
access documents. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support.
    For more information about this workshop, please contact:

Sarah Salazar (Technical Information), Office of Energy Projects, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, 
DC 20426, (202) 502-6863, [email protected]
Sarah McKinley (Logistical Information), Office of External Affairs, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, 
DC 20426, (202) 502-8368, [email protected]

    Dated: January 30, 2017.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-02290 Filed 2-2-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 6717-01-P