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Copies of the full text of the Director’s
Order are available from the
Commission’s Public Reference Room,
888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC
20426. The Order may also 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 filed to access the document.
Comments, protests, and interventions
may be filed electronically via the
Internet in lieu of paper. See, 18 CFR
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions
on the Commission’s Web site under the
‘‘e-Filing’’ link. The Commission
strongly encourages electronic filings.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. ER08–692–000]
Mountain Wind Power II, LLC; Notice of
Issuance of Order
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April 25, 2008.
Mountain Wind Power II, LLC
(Mountain Wind II) filed an application
for market-based rate authority, with an
accompanying tariff. The proposed
market-based rate tariff provides for the
sale of energy, capacity and ancillary
services at market-based rates. Mountain
Wind II also requested waivers of
various Commission regulations. In
particular, Mountain Wind II requested
that the Commission grant blanket
approval under 18 CFR Part 34 of all
future issuances of securities and
assumptions of liability by Mountain
Wind II.
On April 23, 2008, pursuant to
delegated authority, the Director,
Division of Tariffs and Market
Development-West, granted the request
for blanket approval under Part 34
(Director’s Order). The Director’s Order
also stated that the Commission would
publish a separate notice in the Federal
Register establishing a period of time for
the filing of protests. Accordingly, any
person desiring to be heard concerning
the blanket approvals of issuances of
securities or assumptions of liability by
Mountain Wind II, should file a protest
with the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426, in accordance
with Rules 211 and 214 of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure. 18 CFR 385.211, 385.214
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(2007). The Commission encourages the
electronic submission of protests using
the FERC Online link at https://
www.ferc.gov.
Notice is hereby given that the
deadline for filing protests is May 23,
2008.
Absent a request to be heard in
opposition to such blanket approvals by
the deadline above, Mountain Wind II is
authorized to issue securities and
assume obligations or liabilities as a
guarantor, indorser, surety, or otherwise
in respect of any security of another
person; provided that such issuance or
assumption is for some lawful object
within the corporate purposes of
Mountain Wind II, compatible with the
public interest, and is reasonably
necessary or appropriate for such
purposes.
The Commission reserves the right to
require a further showing that neither
public nor private interests will be
adversely affected by continued
approvals of Mountain Wind II’s
issuance of securities or assumptions of
liability.
Copies of the full text of the Director’s
Order are available from the
Commission’s Public Reference Room,
888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC
20426. The Order may also 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 filed to access the document.
Comments, protests, and interventions
may be filed electronically via the
internet in lieu of paper. See, 18 CFR
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions
on the Commission’s Web site under the
‘‘e-Filing’’ link. The Commission
strongly encourages electronic filings.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8–9778 Filed 5–2–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. ER08–685–000]
TransCanada Maine Wind
Development Inc.; Notice of Issuance
of Order
April 25, 2008.
TransCanada Maine Wind
Development Inc. (TCMWD) filed an
application for market-based rate
authority, with an accompanying tariff.
The proposed market-based rate tariff
provides for the sale of energy and
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capacity. TCMWD also requested
waivers of various Commission
regulations. In particular, TCMWD
requested that the Commission grant
blanket approval under 18 CFR Part 34
of all future issuances of securities and
assumptions of liability by TCMWD.
On April 16, 2008, pursuant to
delegated authority, the Director,
Division of Tariffs and Market
Development-West, granted the requests
for blanket approval under Part 34
(Director’s Order). The Director’s Order
also stated that the Commission would
publish a separate notice in the Federal
Register establishing a period of time for
the filing of protests. Accordingly, any
person desiring to be heard concerning
the blanket approvals of issuances of
securities or assumptions of liability by
TCMWD, should file a protest with the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC
20426, in accordance with Rules 211
and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of
Practice and Procedure. 18 CFR 385.211,
385.214 (2004). The Commission
encourages the electronic submission of
protests using the FERC Online link at
https://www.ferc.gov.
Notice is hereby given that the
deadline for filing protests is May 16,
2008.
Absent a request to be heard in
opposition to such blanket approvals by
the deadline above, TCMWD is
authorized to issue securities and
assume obligations or liabilities as a
guarantor, indorser, surety, or otherwise
in respect of any security of another
person; provided that such issuance or
assumption is for some lawful object
within the corporate purposes of
TCMWD, compatible with the public
interest, and is reasonably necessary or
appropriate for such purposes.
The Commission reserves the right to
require a further showing that neither
public nor private interests will be
adversely affected by continued
approvals of TCMWD’s issuance of
securities or assumptions of liability.
Copies of the full text of the Director’s
Order are available from the
Commission’s Public Reference Room,
888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC
20426. The Order may also 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 filed to access the document.
Comments, protests, and interventions
may be filed electronically via the
internet in lieu of paper. See, 18 CFR
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions
on the Commission’s Web site under the
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‘‘e-Filing’’ link. The Commission
strongly encourages electronic filings.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8–9777 Filed 5–2–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. AD08–4–000; Docket No. ER08–
633–000]
Capacity Markets in Regions With
Organized Electric Markets ISO New
England, Inc.; Supplemental Notice of
Technical Conference
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April 25, 2008.
As announced in the Notice of
Technical Conference issued on
February 29, 2008, staff of the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission) will hold a technical
conference on May 7, 2008. The purpose
of the conference is to discuss the
operation of forward capacity markets in
the ISO New England, Inc. (ISO–NE)
and the PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM)
regions, and to learn more about the
proposals of the American Forest and
Paper Association (American Forest)
and Portland Cement Association
(Portland Cement), and the merit of
adopting such changes where
appropriate, as described in the Notice
of Proposed Rulemaking issued in
Docket No. RM07–19–000, et al.
Wholesale Competition in Regions with
Organized Electric Markets, 73 FR
12,576 (March 7, 2008), FERC Stats. &
Regs. ¶ 32,682, at P 25,153 (2008).1 The
technical conference will be held from
9 am to 5 pm (EDT), in the Commission
Meeting Room at the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. All
interested persons are invited to attend,
and registration is not required.
The agenda for this conference, with
a list of participating panelists, is
attached. There will be five panels. The
first panel will discuss today’s longterm capacity markets: Design and early
results of PJM’s and ISO–NE’s forward
capacity markets. The second panel will
discuss American Forest’s financial
performance obligation proposal. The
third panel will discuss Portland
Cement’s long-term capacity proposal.
The fourth and fifth panels will discuss
existing and alternative capacity market
1 In addition to its filing on September 14, 2007,
in Docket No. RM07–19, which described its
proposal, American Forest made an informational
filing on April 3, 2008, in Docket No. AD08–4.
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designs. It is possible that the
discussions may overlap with matters at
issue in Docket No. ER08–633.
As previously announced, a free
webcast of this event is available
through https://www.ferc.gov. Anyone
with Internet access who desires to view
this event can do so by navigating to
https://www.ferc.gov’s Calendar of Events
and locating this event in the Calendar.
The event will contain a link to its
webcast. The Capitol Connection
provides technical support for the free
webcasts. It also offers access to this
event via television in the Washington,
DC, area and via phone-bridge for a fee.
If you have any questions, visit https://
www.CapitolConnection.org or contact
Danelle Perkowski or David Reininger at
703–993–3100.
Transcripts of the meeting will be
available immediately for a fee from Ace
Reporting Company (202–347–3700 or
1–800–336–6646).
Commission conferences are
accessible under section 508 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For
accessibility accommodations, please
send an e-mail to accessibility@ferc.gov
or call toll free 1–866–208–3372 (voice)
or 202–208–1659 (TTY), or send a FAX
to 202–208–2106 with the required
accommodations.
For more information about this
conference, please contact: David Mead,
Office of Energy Market Regulation,
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC
20426, (202) 502–8028,
David.Mead@ferc.gov, and Tina Ham,
Office of the General Counsel—Energy
Markets, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502–6224,
Tina.Ham@ferc.gov.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
Agenda
Capacity Markets Technical Conference
May 7, 2008
Commission Meeting Room
9–9:10 a.m.: Welcome from FERC
Staff.
9:10–10 a.m.: Panel I.
Today’s Longer-Term Capacity
Markets: Design and Early Results for
PJM’s Reliability Pricing Model (RPM)
and ISO–NE’s Forward Capacity
Market
Panelists:
The Honorable Frederick Butler,
Commissioner, New Jersey Board of
Public Utilities
Andrew Ott, Vice President—Markets,
PJM Interconnection, LLC
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David LaPlante, Vice President,
Wholesale Markets Strategy, ISO New
England, Inc.
Denis Bergeron, Coordinator of Regional
Affairs, Maine Public Utilities
Commission
10–11 a.m.: Panel II.
American Forest’s Financial
Performance Obligation Proposal
Panelists:
Donald J. Sipe, Attorney, Preti, Flaherty,
Beliveau & Pachios, on behalf of
American Forest & Paper Association
Andrew Ott, Vice President—Markets,
PJM Interconnection, LLC
David LaPlante, Vice President,
Wholesale Markets Strategy, ISO New
England Inc.
Dr. Jonathan A. Lesser, Partner, Bates
White LLC, on behalf of the Electric
Power Supply Association
Daniel Allegretti, Vice President and
Director of Wholesale Energy Policy,
Constellation Energy Group, Inc.
11–11:15 a.m.: Break.
11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m.: Panel III.
Portland Cement’s Longer-Term
Forward Capacity Proposal
Panelists:
Paul R. Williams, President, Liberty
Energy Group, Inc., on behalf of the
Portland Cement Association
David LaPlante, Vice President,
Wholesale Markets Strategy, ISO New
England, Inc.
Andrew Ott, Vice President—Markets,
PJM Interconnection, LLC
Roy Shanker, Independent Consultant,
on behalf of PJM Power Providers
12:15–1:15 p.m.: Lunch.
1:15–3 p.m.: Panel IV.
Discussion on Existing and Alternative
Capacity Market Designs
Panelists:
The Honorable Paul Centolella,
Commissioner, Public Utilities
Commission of Ohio
Dr. William W. Hogan, Raymond Plank
Professor of Global Energy Policy,
Harvard University
John J. Boudreau, Director, Business &
Regulatory Strategy, Massachusetts
Municipal Wholesale Electric
Company
James F. Wilson, Principal, LECG LLC
Robert M. Loughney, Attorney, Couch
White, LLP, on behalf of Multiple
Intervenors and Connecticut
Industrial Energy Consumers
Peter Fuller, Director, Regulatory &
Market Affairs, New England, NRG
Energy, Inc.
Raymond DePillo, Vice President,
Power Operations & Trading, PSEG
Energy Resources & Trade
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. ER08-685-000]
TransCanada Maine Wind Development Inc.; Notice of Issuance of
Order
April 25, 2008.
TransCanada Maine Wind Development Inc. (TCMWD) filed an
application for market-based rate authority, with an accompanying
tariff. The proposed market-based rate tariff provides for the sale of
energy and capacity. TCMWD also requested waivers of various Commission
regulations. In particular, TCMWD requested that the Commission grant
blanket approval under 18 CFR Part 34 of all future issuances of
securities and assumptions of liability by TCMWD.
On April 16, 2008, pursuant to delegated authority, the Director,
Division of Tariffs and Market Development-West, granted the requests
for blanket approval under Part 34 (Director's Order). The Director's
Order also stated that the Commission would publish a separate notice
in the Federal Register establishing a period of time for the filing of
protests. Accordingly, any person desiring to be heard concerning the
blanket approvals of issuances of securities or assumptions of
liability by TCMWD, should file a protest with the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, in
accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice
and Procedure. 18 CFR 385.211, 385.214 (2004). The Commission
encourages the electronic submission of protests using the FERC Online
link at https://www.ferc.gov.
Notice is hereby given that the deadline for filing protests is May
16, 2008.
Absent a request to be heard in opposition to such blanket
approvals by the deadline above, TCMWD is authorized to issue
securities and assume obligations or liabilities as a guarantor,
indorser, surety, or otherwise in respect of any security of another
person; provided that such issuance or assumption is for some lawful
object within the corporate purposes of TCMWD, compatible with the
public interest, and is reasonably necessary or appropriate for such
purposes.
The Commission reserves the right to require a further showing that
neither public nor private interests will be adversely affected by
continued approvals of TCMWD's issuance of securities or assumptions of
liability.
Copies of the full text of the Director's Order are available from
the Commission's Public Reference Room, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426. The Order may also 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
filed to access the document. Comments, protests, and interventions may
be filed electronically via the internet in lieu of paper. See, 18 CFR
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web site
under the
[[Page 24590]]
``e-Filing'' link. The Commission strongly encourages electronic
filings.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-9777 Filed 5-2-08; 8:45 am]
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