[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 165 (Tuesday, August 25, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52336-52337]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-18605]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. EL20-65-000]


New York Independent System Operator, Inc.; Notice of Petition 
for Declaratory Order

    Take notice that on August 18, 2020, pursuant to Rule 207 of the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission) Rules of Practice 
and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.207 (2019), New York Independent System 
Operator, Inc (Petitioner), hereby submits a petition for declaratory 
order seeking confirmation that Transmission Owners in New York possess 
a federal right of first refusal to build, own, and recover the costs 
of upgrades to their transmission facilities that is permitted under 
Order No. 1000,\1\ as more fully explained in the petition.
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    \1\ See Transmission Planning and Cost Allocation by 
Transmission Owning and Operating Public Utilities, Order No. 1000, 
136 FERC ] 61,051 (2011) (Order No. 1000), order on reh'g and 
clarification, Order No. 1000-A, 139 FERC ] 61,132 (2012) (Order No. 
1000-A), order on reh'g and clarification, 141 FERC ] 61,044 (2012) 
(Order No. 1000-B). For convenience, unless otherwise specified, 
references in this filing to Order No. 1000 should be understood to 
encompass Order Nos. 1000, 1000-A, and 1000-B.
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    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, 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. Such notices, 
motions, or protests must be filed on or before the comment date. 
Anyone filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of 
that document on the Petitioner.
    In addition to publishing the full text of this document in the 
Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested persons an 
opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this document via the 
internet through the Commission's Home Page (http://ferc.gov) using the 
``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three 
digits in the docket number field to access the document. At this time, 
the Commission has suspended access to the Commission's Public 
Reference Room, due to the proclamation declaring a National Emergency 
concerning the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), issued by the 
President on March 13, 2020. For assistance, contact the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission at [email protected] or call toll-free, 
(886) 208-3676 or TYY, (202) 502-8659.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments, 
protests

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and interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'' link at http://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically may mail similar 
pleadings to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street 
NE, Washington, DC 20426. Hand delivered submissions in docketed 
proceedings should be delivered to Health and Human Services, 12225 
Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
    Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on September 17, 2020.

    Dated: August 19, 2020.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-18605 Filed 8-24-20; 8:45 am]
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