[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 209 (Wednesday, October 28, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68322-68323]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-23860]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. AD20-18-000]


Offshore Wind Integration in RTOs/ISOs Supplemental Notice of 
Technical Conference

    As first announced in the Notice of Technical Conference issued in 
this proceeding on June 17, 2020, the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission (Commission) will convene a staff-led technical conference 
in the above referenced proceeding on Tuesday, October 27, 2020, from 
9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (ET).\1\ The conference will be held virtually 
and will be webcast. Commissioners may attend and participate. This 
conference will consider whether and how existing regional transmission 
organization (RTO) and independent system operator (ISO) 
interconnection, merchant transmission and transmission planning 
frameworks can accommodate anticipated growth in offshore wind 
generation in an efficient or cost-effective manner that safeguards 
open access transmission principles. The conference also will provide 
an opportunity for participants to discuss possible changes or 
improvements to the current regulatory frameworks that may accommodate 
such growth. Attached to this Supplemental Notice is an agenda for the 
technical conference, which includes the final conference program and 
speakers.
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    \1\ 18 CFR 2.1(a)(1)(xi) (2020).
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    We note that discussions at the conference may involve issues 
raised in proceedings that are currently pending before the Commission. 
These proceedings include, but are not limited to:

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                                                     Docket Nos.
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Constellation Mystic Power, LLC v. ISO New   EL20-52-000 and EL20-52-
 England Inc.                                 001.
Midcontinent Independent System Operator,    ER20-940-002.
 Inc.
Midcontinent Independent System Operator,    ER20-943-002.
 Inc. and Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
Midcontinent Independent System Operator,    ER20-942-002.
 Inc.
Midcontinent Independent System Operator,    ER20-2788-000.
 Inc.
New York Independent System Operator Inc...  EL20-65-000.
PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.................  ER20-939-001.
PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. and              ER20-944-002.
 Midcontinent Independent System Operator,
 Inc.
PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.................  ER20-2308-000.
Southwest Power Pool, Inc..................  ER20-945-001.
Vineyard Wind LLC..........................  ER19-570-000.
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    There is no fee for attendance, and the conference is open for the 
public to attend via webcast. Information on this technical conference, 
including a link to the webcast, will be posted on the conference's 
event page on the Commission's website (https://www.ferc.gov/news-
events/events/technical-conference-regarding-offshore-

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wind-integration-rtosisos-docket-no-ad20) prior to the event. The 
conference will be transcribed. Transcripts of the conference will be 
available for a fee from Ace-Federal Reporters, Inc. (202-347-3700). 
For more information about this technical conference, please contact:

    Sarah McKinley (Logistical Information), Office of External 
Affairs, (202) 502-8004, [email protected]
    David Rosner (Technical Information), Office of Energy Policy and 
Innovation, (202) 502-8479, [email protected]
    Rishi Garg (Legal Information), Office of the General Counsel, 
(202) 502-8667, [email protected]

    Dated: October 22, 2020.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-23860 Filed 10-27-20; 8:45 am]
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