[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 241 (Monday, December 20, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 71891]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-27455]



[[Page 71891]]

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. AD21-15-000]


Joint Federal-State Task Force on Electric Transmission; Notice 
Announcing Meeting and Inviting Agenda Topics

    On June 17, 2021, the Commission established a Joint Federal-State 
Task Force on Electric Transmission (Task Force) to formally explore 
transmission-related topics outlined in the Commission's order.\1\ The 
Commission stated that the Task Force will convene for multiple formal 
meetings annually, which will be open to the public for listening and 
observing and on the record.\2\ The first public meeting of the Task 
Force was held on November 10, 2021, in Louisville, Kentucky.\3\ The 
second public meeting of the Task Force will be held on Wednesday, 
February 16, 2022, from approximately 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Eastern 
time. The meeting will be held at the Renaissance Downtown Hotel in 
Washington, DC. Commissioners may attend and participate in this 
meeting.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \1\ Joint Fed.-State Task Force on Elec. Transmission, 175 FERC 
] 61,224 (2021) (Establishing Order).
    \2\ Id. P 4.
    \3\ See Joint Fed.-State Task Force on Elec. Transmission, 176 
FERC ] 61,131, at P 6 (2021); Joint Fed.-State Task Force on Elec. 
Transmission, Notice, Docket No. AD21-15-000 (issued Oct. 27, 2021).
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    The meeting will be open to the public for listening and observing 
and on the record. There is no fee for attendance and registration is 
not required. The public may attend in person or via Webcast.\4\ This 
conference will be transcribed. Transcripts will be available for a fee 
from Ace Reporting, 202-347-3700.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \4\ A link to the Webcast will be available here on the day of 
the event: https://www.ferc.gov/TFSOET.
_____________________________________-

    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 202-208-8659 (TTY), or send a fax to 202-208-2106 with 
the required accommodations.
    As explained in the Establishing Order, the Commission will issue 
agendas for each meeting of the Task Force, after consulting with all 
Task Force members and considering suggestions from state 
commissions.\5\ The Establishing Order set forth a broad array of 
transmission-related topics that the Task Force has the authority to 
examine and will focus on topics related to planning and paying for 
transmission, including transmission to facilitate generator 
interconnection, that provides benefits from a federal and state 
perspective.\6\ The first public meeting focused on incorporating state 
perspectives into regional transmission planning. In anticipation of 
the second public meeting, all interested persons, including all state 
commissions, are hereby invited to file comments in this docket on 
agenda topics for the second public meeting of the Task Force, due 
January 4, 2022. The Task Force members will consider the suggested 
agenda topics in developing the agenda for the second public meeting. 
The Commission will issue the agenda no later than February 2, 2022, 
for the second public meeting to be held on February 16, 2022.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \5\ Establishing Order, 175 FERC ] 61,224 at PP 4, 7.
    \6\ Id. P 6.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Comments may be filed electronically via the internet.\7\ 
Instructions are available on the Commission's website, https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/overview. For assistance, please contact FERC 
Online Support at [email protected] or toll free at 1-866-208-
3676, or for TTY, (202) 502-8659. Although the Commission strongly 
encourages electronic filing, documents may also be paper-filed. To 
paper-file, submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service must be 
addressed to: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Office of the 
Secretary, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. Submissions sent 
via any other carrier must be addressed to: Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, Office of the Secretary, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, 
Maryland 20852.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \7\ See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) (2021).
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    More information about the Task Force, including frequently asked 
questions, is available here: https://www.ferc.gov/TFSOET. For more 
information about this meeting, please contact: Gretchen Kershaw, 202-
502-8213, [email protected]; or Jennifer Murphy, 202-898-1350, 
[email protected]. For information related to logistics, please contact 
Benjamin Williams, 202-502-8506, [email protected]; or Rob 
Thormeyer, 202-502-8694, [email protected].

    Dated: December 14, 2021.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-27455 Filed 12-17-21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P