[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 178 (Thursday, September 15, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56642-56643]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-19922]


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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 
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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. 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.
    Attached to this Supplemental Notice is an agenda for the technical 
conference, which includes the conference program and expected 
panelists.
    Panelists are asked to submit advance materials to provide any 
information related to their respective panel (e.g., summary 
statements, reports, whitepapers, studies, or testimonies) that 
panelists believe should be included in the record of this proceeding 
by September 16, 2022. Panelists should file all advance materials in 
the AD22-8-000 docket.
    An additional supplemental notice will be issued following the 
technical conference with the opportunity for interested parties to 
submit post-technical conference comments.
    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 held at the Commission on 888 First Street NE, 
Washington, DC 20002. It 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: September 8, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-19922 Filed 9-14-22; 8:45 am]
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