[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 197 (Thursday, October 13, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62093-62094]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-22230]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. AD23-3-000]


Establishing Interregional Transfer Capability Transmission 
Planning and Cost Allocation Requirements; Notice of Staff-Led Workshop

    Take notice that Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) 
staff will convene a workshop to discuss whether and how the Commission 
could establish a minimum requirement for interregional transfer 
capability \1\ for public utility transmission providers in 
transmission planning and cost allocation processes in the above-
captioned proceeding on December 5 and 6, 2022, from approximately 
12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
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    \1\ The Commission's regulations, as revised by Order No. 890, 
define total transfer capability as ``the amount of electric power 
that can be moved or transferred reliably from one area to another 
area of the interconnected transmission systems by way of all 
transmission lines (or paths) between those areas under specified 
system conditions, or such definition as contained in Commission-
approved Reliability Standards.'' 18 CFR 35.6(b)(1)(vi) (2021). In 
the context of interregional transfer capability, an ``area'' in the 
above definition would be a transmission planning region.
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    This workshop will consider the question of whether and how to 
establish a minimum requirement for interregional transfer capability. 
Topics for discussion may include: how to identify the purpose and 
value of setting a minimum requirement for interregional transfer 
capability; how to develop appropriate criteria, metrics, and models to 
establish a minimum requirement for interregional transfer capability; 
the transmission planning horizon and minimum interregional transfer 
capability requirements; whether operational agreements currently act 
as a barrier to interregional transfer capability; and how the costs of 
transmission facilities identified to achieve a minimum requirement for 
interregional transfer capability should be allocated between and/or 
within

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public utility transmission providers' transmission planning regions.
    The workshop will take place virtually, with remote participation 
from both presenters and attendees. Further details on remote 
attendance and participation will be released prior to the workshop.
    Individuals interested in participating as panelists should submit 
a self-nomination email by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on October 21, 2022, 
to [email protected]. Each nomination should state 
the proposed panelist's name, contact information, organizational 
affiliation, position title, a short biography, and what topic(s) the 
proposed panelist would speak on. If applicable, please also include 
with the nomination the name and contact information of any other 
individual that should also be copied on correspondence.
    The workshop will be open to the public and there is no fee for 
attendance. An additional supplemental notice will be issued with 
further details regarding the workshop agenda and logistics, as well as 
any changes in timing. 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 free webcast 
of this event is available through the Commission's website. Anyone 
with internet access who desires to view this event can do so by 
navigating to www.ferc.gov's Calendar of Events and locating this event 
in the Calendar. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission provides 
technical support for the free webcasts. Please call (202) 502-8680 or 
email [email protected] if you have any questions.
    Commission workshops 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 workshop, please contact Jessica 
Cockrell at [email protected] or (202) 502-8190. For 
information related to logistics, please contact Sarah McKinley at 
[email protected] or (202) 502-8368.

    Dated: October 6, 2022.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-22230 Filed 10-12-22; 8:45 am]
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