California Independent System Operator Corporation; Notice of Technical Conference, 63317-63318 [E6-18136]

Download as PDF sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 209 / Monday, October 30, 2006 / Notices for the project. Further, if an intervenor files comments or documents with the Commission relating to the merits of an issue that may affect the responsibilities of a particular resource agency, they must also serve a copy of the document on that resource agency. Motions to intervene and protests may be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission’s Web site (https://www.ferc.gov) under the ‘‘eFiling’’ link. k. This application has been accepted for filing, but is not ready for environmental analysis at this time. l. Description of Project: The proposed project, using the existing Corps’ Pine Creek Dam and Reservoir, would consist of: (1) A diversion structure connecting to the existing outlet conduit; (2) a penstock connecting the diversion structure to the powerhouse; (3) a 112foot-wide by 73-foot-long powerhouse containing two turbine-generator units, having a totaled installed capacity of 6.4 megawatts; (4) a tailrace returning flows to the Little River; (5) a one-mile-long, 14.4-kilovolt transmission line or a 6.5mile-long, 13.8 kilovolt transmission line connecting to an existing distribution line; and (6) appurtenant facilities. The project would have an average annual generation of 16,200 megawatt-hours. m. A copy of the application is available for review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission’s Web site at https://www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or tollfree at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY, (202) 502–8659. A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item h above. You may also register online at https:// www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. n. Any qualified applicant desiring to file a competing application must submit to the Commission, on or before the specified deadline date for the particular application, a competing development application, or a notice of intent to file such an application. Submission of a timely notice of intent allows an interested person to file the competing development application no VerDate Aug<31>2005 02:16 Oct 28, 2006 Jkt 211001 later than 120 days after the specified deadline date for the particular application. Applications for preliminary permits will not be accepted in response to this notice. A notice of intent must specify the exact name, business address, and telephone number of the prospective applicant, and must include an unequivocal statement of intent to submit, if such an application may be filed, either a preliminary permit application or a development application (specify which type of application). A notice of intent must be served on the applicant(s) named in this public notice. Anyone may submit a protest or a motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, 385.211, and 385.214. In determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission will consider all protests filed, but only those who file a motion to intervene in accordance with the Commission’s Rules may become a party to the proceeding. Any protests or motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified deadline date for the particular application. When the application is ready for environmental analysis, the Commission will issue a public notice requesting comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, or prescriptions. All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title ‘‘PROTEST’’ or ‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE,’’ ‘‘NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE COMPETING APPLICATION,’’ or ‘‘COMPETING APPLICATION;’’ (2) set forth in the heading the name of the applicant and the project number of the application to which the filing responds; (3) furnish the name, address, and telephone number of the person protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. Agencies may obtain copies of the application directly from the applicant. A copy of any protest or motion to intervene must be served upon each representative of the applicant specified in the particular application. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E6–18137 Filed 10–27–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P PO 00000 63317 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. ER06–615–002] California Independent System Operator Corporation; Notice of Technical Conference October 24, 2006. Take notice that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission will host a technical conference on Thursday and Friday, December 14–15, 2006 to address issues related to the California Independent System Operator Corporation’s (CAISO) electric tariff, which reflects the Market Redesign and Technology Upgrade (MRTU). The conference will be held at the Biltmore Hotel at 2400 East Missouri in Phoenix, Arizona. The conference is scheduled for Thursday, December 14 from 1 to 5 p.m. and Friday, December 15, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Mountain Standard Time. Commissioners will attend, and the conference is open to the public. The purpose of the technical conference is to assist the CAISO and parties outside the CAISO Control Area to identify alleged seams issues that require resolution, in accordance with the directive of the Commission’s September 21, 2006 order conditionally accepting the CAISO’s proposed MRTU electric tariff.1 The technical conference will be a forum for participants to identify specific alleged seams issues they will face upon MRTU implementation and to offer solutions to remedy those seams. Participants should be prepared to discuss technical and operational issues. Participants are encouraged to file comments with the Commission on or before November 15, 2006 that identify specific alleged operational seams issues (particularly quantitative examples) and possible solutions for discussion at the conference. These comments should be filed in Docket No. ER06–615–002. The Commission is now soliciting nominations for speakers at the technical conference. Persons wishing to nominate themselves as speakers should do so using this electronic link: https://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/ registration/caiso-12-14-speakerform.asp. Such nominations must be made before the close of business, Thursday, November 9, 2006, so that an agenda for the technical conference can be drafted and published. 1 See Cal. Indep. Sys. Operator Corp., 116 FERC ¶ 61,274 at P 490 (2006). Frm 00039 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\30OCN1.SGM 30OCN1 63318 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 209 / Monday, October 30, 2006 / Notices All interested persons may attend the conference, and registration is not a strict requirement. However, in-person attendees are encouraged to register online at https://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/ registration/caiso-12-14-form.asp by close of business on Thursday, November 30, 2006. For more information about the conference, please contact Sarah McKinley at 202–502–8004, sarah.mckinley@ferc.gov. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E6–18136 Filed 10–27–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 11810–004—Georgia Augusta Canal Project] City of Augusta; Notice of Proposed Restricted Service List for a Programmatic Agreement for Managing Properties Included in or Eligible for Inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES October 19, 2006. Rule 2010 of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (Commission) Rules of Practice and Procedure provides that, to eliminate unnecessary expense or improve administrative efficiency, the Secretary may establish a restricted service list for a particular phase or issue in a proceeding.1 The restricted service list should contain the names of persons on the service list who, in the judgment of the decisional authority establishing the list, are active participants with respect to the phase or issue in the proceeding for which the list is established. The Commission staff is consulting with the Georgia State Historic Preservation Officer (Georgia SHPO), and the South Carolina State Historic Preservation Officer (South Carolina SHPO), pursuant to the Council’s regulations, 36 CFR part 800, implementing section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended, (16 U.S.C. 470 f), to prepare and execute a programmatic agreement for managing properties included in, or eligible for inclusion in, the National Register of Historic Places at the Augusta Canal Project No. 11810–004 (Georgia SHPO Reference Number HP981207–001). The Commission staff will also provide the Advisory Council 1 18 CFR 385.2010. VerDate Aug<31>2005 02:16 Oct 28, 2006 Jkt 211001 on Historic Preservation an opportunity to comment. The programmatic agreement, when executed by the Commission, Georgia SHPO, and the South Carolina SHPO would satisfy the Commission’s section 106 responsibilities for all individual undertakings carried out in accordance with the license until the license expires or is terminated (36 CFR 800.13[e]). The Commission’s responsibilities pursuant to section 106 for the Augusta Canal Project would be fulfilled through the programmatic agreement, which the Commission proposes to draft in consultation with certain parties listed below. The executed programmatic agreement would be incorporated into any Order issuing a license. The city of Augusta, as licensee for Project No. 11810 is invited to participate in consultations to develop the programmatic agreement. For purposes of commenting on the programmatic agreement, we propose to restrict the service list for the aforementioned project as follows: Don Klima or Representative, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, The Old Post Office Building, Suite 803, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20004. Rebekah Dobrasko or Representative, Review and Compliance Coordinator, Archives & History Center, 8301 Parklane Road, Columbia, SC 29223. Mr. Max Hicks, Director or Representative, Utilities Department, 360 Bay Street, Suite 180, Augusta, GA 30901. Elizabeth Shirk or Representative, Historic Preservation Division, Department of Natural Resources, 34 Peachtree Street, NW., Suite 1600, Atlanta, GA 30303. Any person on the official service list for the above-captioned proceeding may request inclusion on the restricted service list, or may request that a restricted service list not be established, by filing a motion to that effect within 15 days of this notice date. In a request for inclusion, please identify the reason(s) why there is an interest to be included. Also please identify any concerns about historic properties, including Traditional Cultural Properties. If historic properties are to be identified within the motion, please use a separate page, and label it NONPUBLIC Information. An original and 8 copies of any such motion must be filed with Magalie Salas, the Secretary of the Commission (888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426) and must be served on each person whose name appears on the official service list. Please put the PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 project name ‘‘Augusta Canal Project’’ and number ‘‘P–11810–004’’ on the front cover of any motion. If no such motions are filed, the restricted service list will be effective at the end of the 15 day period. Otherwise, a further notice will be issued ruling on any motion or motions filed within the 15 day period. Magalie Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E6–18107 Filed 10–27–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. RM98–1–000] Records Governing Off-the-Record Communications; Public Notice October 2, 2006. This constitutes notice, in accordance with 18 CFR 385.2201(b), of the receipt of prohibited and exempt off-the-record communications. Order No. 607 (64 FR 51222, September 22, 1999) requires Commission decisional employees, who make or receive a prohibited or exempt off-the-record communication relevant to the merits of a contested proceeding, to deliver to the Secretary of the Commission, a copy of the communication, if written, or a summary of the substance of any oral communication. Prohibited communications are included in a public, non-decisional file associated with, but not a part of, the decisional record of the proceeding. Unless the Commission determines that the prohibited communication and any responses thereto should become a part of the decisional record, the prohibited off-the-record communication will not be considered by the Commission in reaching its decision. Parties to a proceeding may seek the opportunity to respond to any facts or contentions made in a prohibited off-the-record communication, and may request that the Commission place the prohibited communication and responses thereto in the decisional record. The Commission will grant such a request only when it determines that fairness so requires. Any person identified below as having made a prohibited off-the-record communication shall serve the document on all parties listed on the official service list for the applicable proceeding in accordance with Rule 2010, 18 CFR 385.2010. Exempt off-the-record communications are included in the E:\FR\FM\30OCN1.SGM 30OCN1

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[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 209 (Monday, October 30, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63317-63318]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-18136]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. ER06-615-002]


California Independent System Operator Corporation; Notice of 
Technical Conference

October 24, 2006.
    Take notice that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission will host 
a technical conference on Thursday and Friday, December 14-15, 2006 to 
address issues related to the California Independent System Operator 
Corporation's (CAISO) electric tariff, which reflects the Market 
Redesign and Technology Upgrade (MRTU). The conference will be held at 
the Biltmore Hotel at 2400 East Missouri in Phoenix, Arizona. The 
conference is scheduled for Thursday, December 14 from 1 to 5 p.m. and 
Friday, December 15, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Mountain Standard 
Time. Commissioners will attend, and the conference is open to the 
public.
    The purpose of the technical conference is to assist the CAISO and 
parties outside the CAISO Control Area to identify alleged seams issues 
that require resolution, in accordance with the directive of the 
Commission's September 21, 2006 order conditionally accepting the 
CAISO's proposed MRTU electric tariff.\1\
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    \1\ See Cal. Indep. Sys. Operator Corp., 116 FERC ] 61,274 at P 
490 (2006).
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    The technical conference will be a forum for participants to 
identify specific alleged seams issues they will face upon MRTU 
implementation and to offer solutions to remedy those seams. 
Participants should be prepared to discuss technical and operational 
issues. Participants are encouraged to file comments with the 
Commission on or before November 15, 2006 that identify specific 
alleged operational seams issues (particularly quantitative examples) 
and possible solutions for discussion at the conference. These comments 
should be filed in Docket No. ER06-615-002.
    The Commission is now soliciting nominations for speakers at the 
technical conference. Persons wishing to nominate themselves as 
speakers should do so using this electronic link: https://www.ferc.gov/
whats-new/registration/caiso-12-14-speaker-form.asp. Such nominations 
must be made before the close of business, Thursday, November 9, 2006, 
so that an agenda for the technical conference can be drafted and 
published.

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    All interested persons may attend the conference, and registration 
is not a strict requirement. However, in-person attendees are 
encouraged to register on-line at https://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/
registration/caiso-12-14-form.asp by close of business on Thursday, 
November 30, 2006.
    For more information about the conference, please contact Sarah 
McKinley at 202-502-8004, sarah.mckinley@ferc.gov.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E6-18136 Filed 10-27-06; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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