Promotion of a More Efficient Capacity Release Market, 79628 [E8-30910]

Download as PDF 79628 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 250 / Tuesday, December 30, 2008 / Rules and Regulations Include All of the Following Provisions That Are Applicable pwalker on PROD1PC71 with RULES Mitigated Sales Sales of energy and capacity are permissible under this tariff in all balancing authority areas where the Seller has been granted market-based rate authority. Sales of energy and capacity under this tariff are also permissible at the metered boundary between the Seller’s mitigated balancing authority area and a balancing authority area where the Seller has been granted market-based rate authority provided: (i) Legal title of the power sold transfers at the metered boundary of the balancing authority area; (ii) if the Seller wants to sell at the metered boundary of a mitigated balancing authority area at market-based rates, then neither it nor its affiliates can sell into that mitigated balancing authority area from the outside. Seller must retain, for a period of five years from the date of the sale, all data and information related to the sale that demonstrates compliance with items (i) and (ii) above. Ancillary Services RTO/ISO Specific—Include All Services the Seller Is Offering PJM: Seller offers regulation and frequency response service, energy imbalance service, and operating reserve service (which includes spinning, 10-minute, and 30-minute reserves) for sale into the market administered by PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. (‘‘PJM’’) and, where the PJM Open Access Transmission Tariff permits, the self-supply of these services to purchasers for a bilateral sale that is used to satisfy the ancillary services requirements of the PJM Office of Interconnection. New York: Seller offers regulation and frequency response service, and operating reserve service (which include 10-minute non-synchronous, 30-minute operating reserves, 10-minute spinning reserves, and 10-minute non-spinning reserves) for sale to purchasers in the market administered by the New York Independent System Operator, Inc. New England: Seller offers regulation and frequency response service (automatic generator control), operating reserve service (which includes 10-minute spinning reserve, 10-minute non-spinning reserve, and 30minute operating reserve service) to purchasers within the markets administered by the ISO New England, Inc. California: Seller offers regulation service, spinning reserve service, and non-spinning reserve service to the California Independent System Operator Corporation (‘‘CAISO’’) and to others that are self-supplying ancillary services to the CAISO. Midwest ISO: Seller offers regulation service and operating reserve service (which include a 10-minute spinning reserve and 10minute supplemental reserve) for sale to the Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. (Midwest ISO) and to others that are self-supplying ancillary services to Midwest ISO. Third Party Provider Third-party Ancillary Services: Seller offers [include all of the following that the seller is VerDate Aug<31>2005 22:13 Dec 29, 2008 Jkt 217001 offering: Regulation Service, Energy Imbalance Service, Spinning Reserves, and Supplemental Reserves]. Sales will not include the following: (1) Sales to an RTO or an ISO, i.e., where that entity has no ability to self-supply ancillary services but instead depends on third parties; (2) sales to a traditional, franchised public utility affiliated with the third-party supplier, or sales where the underlying transmission service is on the system of the public utility affiliated with the third-party supplier; and (3) sales to a public utility that is purchasing ancillary services to satisfy its own open access transmission tariff requirements to offer ancillary services to its own customers. [FR Doc. E8–30757 Filed 12–29–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 18 CFR Part 284 [Docket No. RM08–1–001; Order No. 712–A] Promotion of a More Efficient Capacity Release Market December 22, 2008. AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE. ACTION: Final rule; correction. The Federal Regulatory Commission (FERC) is correcting a final rule that appeared in the Federal Register of December 1, 2008 (73 FR 72692). The document revised regulations governing interstate natural gas pipelines to reflect changes in the market for short-term transportation services on pipelines and to improve the efficiency of the Commission’s capacity release program. DATES: Effective Date: This rule will become effective December 31, 2008. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Murrell, Office of Energy Market Regulation, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, William.Murrell@ferc.gov, (202) 502– 8703. Robert McLean, Office of General Counsel, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, Robert.McLean@ferc.gov, (202) 502– 8156. David Maranville, Office of the General Counsel, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, David.Maranville@ferc.gov, (202) 502– 6351. SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 In FR Doc. E8–28217 appearing on page 72692 in the Federal Register of Monday, December 1, 2008, the following corrections are made: § 284.8(h) [Corrected] 1. On page 72714, in the first column, in § 284.8 Release of Capacity by Interstate Pipelines, in paragraph (h)(1)(i), ‘‘A release of capacity to an asset manager as defined in paragraph (h)(4) of this section’’ is corrected to read ‘‘A release of capacity to an asset manager as defined in paragraph (h)(3) of this section;’’ § 284.8(h) [Corrected] 2. On page 72714 in the first and second columns, in § 284.8 Release of Capacity by Interstate Pipelines, in paragraph (h)(1)(ii), ‘‘A release of capacity to a marketer participating in a state-regulated retail access program as defined in paragraph (h)(5) of this section’’ is corrected to read ‘‘A release of capacity to a marketer participating in a state-regulated retail access program as defined in paragraph (h)(4) of this section’’ SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. E8–30910 Filed 12–29–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION 29 CFR Parts 4001, 4211, and 4219 RIN 1212–AB07 Methods for Computing Withdrawal Liability; Reallocation Liability Upon Mass Withdrawal; Pension Protection Act of 2006 AGENCY: Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: This final rule amends PBGC’s regulation on Allocating Unfunded Vested Benefits to Withdrawing Employers (29 CFR part 4211) to implement provisions of the Pension Protection Act of 2006 that provide for changes in the allocation of unfunded vested benefits to withdrawing employers from a multiemployer pension plan, and that require adjustments in determining an employer’s withdrawal liability when a multiemployer plan is in critical status. Pursuant to PBGC’s authority under section 4211(c)(5) of ERISA to prescribe standard approaches for alternative withdrawal liability methods, the final rule also amends this regulation to provide additional modifications to the E:\FR\FM\30DER1.SGM 30DER1

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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 250 (Tuesday, December 30, 2008)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 79628]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-30910]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

18 CFR Part 284

[Docket No. RM08-1-001; Order No. 712-A]


Promotion of a More Efficient Capacity Release Market

December 22, 2008.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE.

ACTION: Final rule; correction.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Regulatory Commission (FERC) is correcting a final 
rule that appeared in the Federal Register of December 1, 2008 (73 FR 
72692). The document revised regulations governing interstate natural 
gas pipelines to reflect changes in the market for short-term 
transportation services on pipelines and to improve the efficiency of 
the Commission's capacity release program.

DATES: Effective Date: This rule will become effective December 31, 
2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
    William Murrell, Office of Energy Market Regulation, Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, 
William.Murrell@ferc.gov, (202) 502-8703.
    Robert McLean, Office of General Counsel, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, 
Robert.McLean@ferc.gov, (202) 502-8156.
    David Maranville, Office of the General Counsel, Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, 
David.Maranville@ferc.gov, (202) 502-6351.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In FR Doc. E8-28217 appearing on page 72692 
in the Federal Register of Monday, December 1, 2008, the following 
corrections are made:
    Sec.  284.8(h) [Corrected]
    1. On page 72714, in the first column, in Sec.  284.8 Release of 
Capacity by Interstate Pipelines, in paragraph (h)(1)(i), ``A release 
of capacity to an asset manager as defined in paragraph (h)(4) of this 
section'' is corrected to read ``A release of capacity to an asset 
manager as defined in paragraph (h)(3) of this section;''
    Sec.  284.8(h) [Corrected]
    2. On page 72714 in the first and second columns, in Sec.  284.8 
Release of Capacity by Interstate Pipelines, in paragraph (h)(1)(ii), 
``A release of capacity to a marketer participating in a state-
regulated retail access program as defined in paragraph (h)(5) of this 
section'' is corrected to read ``A release of capacity to a marketer 
participating in a state-regulated retail access program as defined in 
paragraph (h)(4) of this section''

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E8-30910 Filed 12-29-08; 8:45 am]
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