[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 144 (Thursday, July 28, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45314-45315]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-16182]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. AD22-8-000]


Transmission Planning and Cost Management; Supplemental Notice of 
Technical Conference

    As announced in the Notice of Technical Conference issued in this 
proceeding on April 21, 2022, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
(Commission) will convene a Commissioner-led technical conference 
regarding transmission planning and cost management for transmission 
facilities developed through local or regional transmission planning 
processes in the above-captioned proceeding on October 6, 2022, from 
approximately 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
    The purpose of this conference is to explore measures to ensure 
sufficient transparency into and cost effectiveness of local and 
regional transmission planning decisions, including: (1) the role of 
cost management measures in ensuring the cost-effective identification 
of local transmission needs (e.g., planning criteria) and solutions to 
address identified local transmission and regional reliability-related 
transmission needs; and (2) cost considerations and the processes 
through which transmission developers recover their costs to ensure 
just and reasonable transmission rates.

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Additionally, this conference will also discuss potential approaches to 
providing enhanced cost management measures and greater transparency 
and oversight if needed to ensure just and reasonable transmission 
rates.
    A preliminary agenda for this technical conference is attached. An 
additional supplemental notice will be issued prior to the technical 
conference with further details regarding the agenda and speakers for 
the technical conference. Speakers will be asked to provide pre-
conference background materials and a written opening statement to 
facilitate the discussion during the technical conference, and those 
materials will be available as part of the public record in this 
docket.
    The technical conference will be open to the public and there is no 
fee for attendance. Information will also be posted on the Calendar of 
Events on the Commission's website, www.ferc.gov, prior to the event.
    The workshop will be transcribed and webcast. Transcripts will be 
available for a fee from Ace Reporting (202-347-3700). A link to the 
webcast of this event will be available in the Commission Calendar of 
Events at www.ferc.gov. The Capitol Connection provides technical 
support for the webcasts and offers the option of listening to the 
workshop via phone-bridge for a fee. For additional information, visit 
www.CapitolConnection.org or call (703) 993-3100.
    Commission conferences are accessible under section 508 of the 
Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For accessibility accommodations, please 
send an email to [email protected], call toll-free (866) 208-3372 
(voice) 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 John Riehl at [email protected] or (202) 502-6026. For 
information related to logistics, please contact Sarah McKinley at 
[email protected] or (202) 502-8368.

    Dated: July 22, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-16182 Filed 7-27-22; 8:45 am]
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