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of the protest or intervention to the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC
20426.
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Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on December 21, 2009.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9–29279 Filed 12–8–09; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket Nos. EL10–20–000, QF84–447–008]
O.L.S. Energy—Camarillo; Notice of
Filing
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9–29280 Filed 12–8–09; 8:45 am]
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appropriate. Such notices, motions, or
protests must be filed on or before the
comment date. On or before the
comment date, it is not necessary to
serve motions to intervene or protests
on persons other than the Applicant.
The Commission encourages
electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper using the
‘‘eFiling’’ link at https://www.ferc.gov.
Persons unable to file electronically
should submit an original and 14 copies
of the protest or intervention to the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC
20426.
This filing is accessible on-line at
https://www.ferc.gov, using the
‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is available for
review in the Commission’s Public
Reference Room in Washington, DC.
There is an ‘‘eSubscription’’ link on the
Web site that enables subscribers to
receive e-mail notification when a
document is added to a subscribed
docket(s). For assistance with any FERC
Online service, please e-mail
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call
(866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
(202) 502–8659.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on December 24, 2009.
Take notice that on November 24,
2009, O.L.S. Energy—Camarillo
(Camarillo) filed, pursuant to 18 CFR
292.205(a)(1), 292.205(c) and 385.207
(2009) of the Commission’s regulations
implementing the Public Utility
Regulatory Policies Act, a petition for
temporary waiver of the efficiency
standard for its natural gas-fired
topping-cycle qualifying cogeneration
facility, located in Camarillo, California,
for calendar years 2009 and 2010.
Any person desiring to intervene or to
protest this filing must file in
accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of
the Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214).
Protests will be considered by the
Commission in determining the
appropriate action to be taken, but will
not serve to make protestants parties to
the proceeding. Any person wishing to
become a party must file a notice of
intervention or motion to intervene, as
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. EL10–10–001]
accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of
the Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214).
Protests will be considered by the
Commission in determining the
appropriate action to be taken, but will
not serve to make protestants parties to
the proceeding. Any person wishing to
become a party must file a notice of
intervention or motion to intervene, as
appropriate. Such notices, motions, or
protests must be filed on or before the
comment date. On or before the
comment date, it is not necessary to
serve motions to intervene or protests
on persons other than the Applicant.
The Commission encourages
electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper using the
‘‘eFiling’’ link at https://www.ferc.gov.
Persons unable to file electronically
should submit an original and 14 copies
of the protest or intervention to the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC
20426.
This filing is accessible online at
https://www.ferc.gov, using the
‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is available for
review in the Commission’s Public
Reference Room in Washington, DC.
There is an ‘‘eSubscription’’ link on the
Web site that enables subscribers to
receive e-mail notification when a
document is added to a subscribed
docket(s). For assistance with any FERC
Online service, please e-mail
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call
(866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
(202) 502–8659.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on December 11, 2009.
City of Vernon, California; Notice of
Filing
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9–29278 Filed 12–8–09; 8:45 am]
December 2, 2009.
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Take notice that on November 20,
2009, the City of Vernon (Vernon), filed
a correction, in one component of the
calculation of the Transmission
Revenue Balancing Account Adjustment
(TRBAA), resulting in a downward
reduction in its TRBAA for 2010 from
$847,605 to $411,764, to its October 30,
2009 filing. Vernon also requests the
effective date to be January 1, 2010 as
requested in its October 30, 2009 filing.
Any person desiring to intervene or to
protest this filing must file in
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
Notice of Technical Conference on
Commission Policy on
Commencement of Accrual of
Allowance for Funds Used During
Construction
December 2, 2009.
Accrual of Allowance for Funds Used During Construction ......................................................................................
Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline, LP ...........................................................................................................................
Florida Gas Transmission Company, LLC .................................................................................................................
Southern Natural Gas Company ................................................................................................................................
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No. CP09–17–000.
No. AC08–161–000.
No. CP09–36–002.
No. CP09–40–001.
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In several recent and pending cases,1
the Commission has been presented
with proposals to accrue Allowance for
Funds Used During Construction
(AFUDC) on expenditures made prior to
the time that an application is filed for
authorization to construct and operate a
natural gas pipeline. Applicants and
potential applicants have suggested that
the Commission should allow the
accrual of AFUDC with respect to
expenses incurred prior to the filing of
a certification application, particularly
those costs incurred during the prefiling period.
In establishing cost-based rates, the
Commission has traditionally included
only costs relating to a plant that is
‘‘used and useful’’ in utility operations.
However, the Commission has
recognized that the entities it regulates
incur costs associated with the funds
invested in construction projects prior
to the time the facilities are placed in
service (i.e., are ‘‘used and useful’’),
and, accordingly, has allowed entities to
reflect these financing costs by accruing
AFUDC. When the completed facilities
are placed in service, the cost of the
facilities, including the accrued AFUDC,
becomes part of rate base. The entity is
then able to recover the capitalized
AFUDC in the same manner as other
capital costs, i.e. through rates which
include depreciation charges to recover
the capitalized amounts over the service
life of the facilities. Gas Plant
Instruction 3(17) prescribes the formula
for determining the maximum amount
of AFUDC that may be capitalized as a
component of construction costs.2 The
Commission has required an applicant
to limit its AFUDC rate to a rate no
higher than it could earn on operating
assets. The Commission has limited the
maximum amount of AFUDC that the
pipeline could capitalize by limiting the
AFUDC rate to a rate no higher than the
overall rate of return underlying its
recourse rates.3
Until recently, the Commission has
not addressed the question of what
project-related expenditures may
appropriately be the subject of AFUDC
1 Texas Eastern Transmission, LP, 129 FERC ¶
61,151 (2009); Florida Gas Transmission Company,
LLC, 129 FERC ¶ 61,150 (2009); Ruby Pipeline, LLC,
128 FERC ¶ 61,224 (2009); Pacific Connector Gas
Pipeline, LP, Docket Nos. CP07–441–000, CP07–
442–000, and CP07–443–000; Southern Natural Gas
Company, Docket No. CP09–36–002.
2 18 CFR part 201 (2009).
3 See Gulfstream Natural Gas System, LLC, 91
FERC ¶ 61,119 (2000) and Buccaneer Gas Pipeline
Co., LLC, 91 FERC ¶ 61,117 (2000).
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accrual. However, in 1968 the Chief
Accountant issued AR–5, Capitalization
of Interest During Construction, which
among other things, provided guidance
on when a natural gas pipeline company
may begin accruing AFUDC on
expenditures related to construction
projects. AR–5 set forth two standards
for beginning the accrual of AFUDC.
Specifically, AR–5 states, in relevant
part:
Interest during construction may be
capitalized starting from the date that
construction costs are continuously incurred
on a planned progressive basis. Interest
should not be accrued for the period of time
prior to: * * * the date of the application to
the Commission for a certificate to construct
facilities by a natural gas company. Interest
accruals may be allowed by the Commission
for the period prior to the above dates if so
justified by the company.
Under this guidance, interest may be
capitalized, i.e., AFUDC may be
accrued, starting from the date (1)
‘‘construction costs are continuously
incurred on a planned progressive
basis,’’ but (2) not before the date an
application to construct the facilities is
filed with the Commission, unless
justified by the applicant.
Since the issuance of AR–5, the
natural gas pipeline industry has gone
though many changes. So, too, has the
process for obtaining Commission
authorization to construct and operate
natural gas pipeline facilities.
Commission staff has for several years
strongly encouraged potential
applicants to engage in extensive
stakeholder contact, route development,
facility design, and environmental study
prior to filing an application. This
process has the virtue of providing for
early public engagement, as well as
early understanding of environmental
issues, stakeholder concerns, and other
matters that may affect pipeline design
and route selection issues. Substantial
expenditures may be incurred during
this period, raising the question of the
continuing propriety of the
Commission’s current policy of limiting
the accrual of AFUDC to expenditures
incurred after the filing of an
application. Therefore, the Commission
is convening a technical conference
seeking input and comment on this
issue. Participants may be guided by,
but should not consider themselves
limited to, the following questions
prepared by Commission staff.
(1) Is it appropriate to continue to use
the filing date of an application for a
certificate to construct facilities to
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determine the expenses on which an
applicant may accrue AFUDC? Under
what circumstances, if any, should the
Commission allow an applicant to
accrue AFUDC on expenditures made
before the application date?
(2) Should the Commission seek to
define the term ‘‘if construction results’’
as used in relation to Account 183.2,
i.e., when it is appropriate to clear
amounts from Account 183.2 and when
an applicant may appropriately begin
recording expenditures in Account 107,
Construction Work in Progress? If so,
how should the term be defined for
these purposes and what objective
indicia of ‘‘construction’’ would be
appropriate?
(3) Is ‘‘the continuous incur[ing] of
construction costs on a planned
progressive basis’’ a useful standard for
designating expenses on which an entity
may accrue AFUDC, and, if so, what are
the indications that this standard has
been met?
(4) Should there be a presumption
that it is appropriate to accrue AFUDC
on all expenditures recorded in Account
107?
(5) Should the date an applicant is
authorized to commence the formal prefiling process be the date as of which it
should be allowed to accrue AFUDC?
a. If so, when should applicants that
do not participate in the pre-filing
process be allowed to begin to accrue
AFUDC?
b. If so, under what circumstances, if
any, should an applicant be allowed to
accrue AFUDC before commencing the
pre-filing process?
(6) Should the Commission allow
applicants to accrue AFUDC on
amounts recorded in Account 183.2? If
so, under what circumstances?
(7) What other bases should the
Commission consider for allowing
applicants to begin accruing AFUDC?
The technical conference will be held
on Tuesday, December 15, 2009, from 9
a.m. until 1 p.m., in the Commission
Meeting Room, at the Commission’s
offices at 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC. The conference will
begin with a presentation by
Commission staff, followed by
discussion among the attendees. All
interested parties are invited to attend,
and there is no registration fee to attend
the conference.
Any person interested in filing
comments before the technical
conference may do so, in Docket No.
AD10–3–000 and also, if the comments
pertain to any ongoing proceeding, in
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that proceeding’s docket, as well, no
later than 5 p.m., December 11, 2009.
Following the conference, persons may
file comments, in Docket No. AD10–3–
000 and also, if the comments pertain to
any ongoing proceeding, in that
proceeding’s docket, as well, no later
than 5 p.m., December 29, 2009. A
person is not required to attend the
conference in order to file comments.
Any person with questions about the
conference may contact Scott Molony,
Chief Accountant, at (202) 502–8919, or
Mark Klose, Senior Accountant, at (202)
502–8283.
FERC 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
(866) 208–3372 (voice) or (202) 502–
8659 (TTY), or send a fax to (202) 208–
2106 with the required
accommodations.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9–29284 Filed 12–8–09; 8:45 am]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2009–0888; FRL–8803–5]
Design for the Environment and
Factual Product Label Statement Pilot
Programs for Antimicrobial Pesticide
Products
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AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: Two Workgroups of the
Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee
(PPDC) worked throughout 2009 on
possible pilot programs for certain
factual label statements and logos for
antimicrobial pesticide products. The
Workgroup included representatives
from pesticide manufacturers
(registrants), State pesticide regulatory
agencies, U.S. Department of
Agriculture Cooperative Extension
Service, environmental and public
advocacy groups, EPA’s Office of
Pesticide Programs (OPP), and others.
With this notice, EPA’s Office of
Pesticides Programs is announcing the
development of two voluntary pilot
Programs.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael Hardy, Office of Pesticide
Programs (7501P), Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–
0001; telephone number: (703) 308–
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does This Action Apply to Me?
You may be potentially affected by
this action if you are an agricultural
producer, food manufacturer, or
pesticide manufacturer. Potentially
affected entities may include, but are
not limited to:
• Crop production (NAICS code 111).
• Animal production (NAICS code
112).
• Food manufacturing (NAICS code
311).
• Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS
code 32532).
This listing is not intended to be
exhaustive, but rather provides a guide
for readers regarding entities likely to be
affected by this action. Other types of
entities not listed in this unit could also
be affected. The North American
Industrial Classification System
(NAICS) codes have been provided to
assist you and others in determining
whether this action might apply to
certain entities. If you have any
questions regarding the applicability of
this action to a particular entity, consult
the person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
II. Background
A. What Action Is the Agency Taking?
OPP worked collaboratively with the
PPDC Workgroup to explore the
different types of statements and the
design fror the environment (DfE) logo
on antimicrobial pesticide product
labels. OPP has agreed to develop two
voluntary pilot Programs. No
antimicrobial registrant is required to
participate in any of these pilots as they
are both voluntary pilots.
The following describes the pilots,
including their duration. Detailed
instructions about applying for either of
the pilots are available on OPP’s Web
site at www.epa.gov/pesticides.
1. Factual label statement pilot
program. Increasingly, OPP has faced
reviewing pesticide labels that contain
purportedly factual statements that
imply safety or environmental
preferability of products. In each case,
OPP must determine that the statements
are not false or misleading before
approving the label in accordance with
FIFRA sections 2(q)(1)(A) and 3(c)(5)(B).
This determination is rarely easy in the
absence of any data on consumer
perceptions of such claims. In order to
increase the efficiency of such
determinations, OPP and the PPDC
workgroup on factual statements
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attempted to identify types of factual
claims that would generally not be
misleading and thus could be easily
reviewed and approved by OPP.
At this time, the Agency has
determined that only a subset of the
initially considered factual statements
would be generally acceptable on
antimicrobial pesticide labels. In order
for OPP to approve factual statements
that imply safety or environmental
preferability outside of this subset,
registrants should provide information
demonstrating that the statement is true
and that consumers and users will not
infer more meaning from the statement
than what can affirmatively be proven to
be true.
This pilot will permit the addition of
the following factual statements to
antimicrobial pesticide product labels
when the terms of OPP’s pilot are met
by registrants.
a. Dyes and/or fragrance free
statements. OPP will permit for the
purposes and duration of this pilot the
following label statements to be placed
on qualifying antimicrobial pesticide
products: ‘‘Dye-free,’’ ‘‘Fragrance-free,’’
and ‘‘Dye and fragrance free.’’
Registrants applying for this pilot must
submit as part of their application the
current Confidential Statement of
Formula (CSF) and a draft label with the
new statements. OPP will examine the
CSF to verify the dye/fragrance free
claim prior to granting use of the label.
Upon initial pre-acceptance of the
statement(s) by OPP, a final printed
label must be submitted to the Agency
before the labeling is stamped
acceptable.
b. Corporate commitment statements.
OPP will permit for the purposes and
duration of this pilot the following label
statement to be placed on qualifying
antimicrobial pesticide products:
For technical assistance or information on
[INSERT THE NAME OF THE COMPANY]
environmental/sustainability initiatives, go to
[INSERT COMPANY WEBSITE].
Registrants applying for this pilot must
submit as part of their application a link
to their company’s website and their
product’s draft label with the new
statement. Upon initial pre-acceptance
of the statement(s) by OPP, a final
printed label must be submitted to the
Agency before the labeling is stamped
acceptable.
The Agency has decided to allow the
addition of information concerning
product packaging of an antimicrobial
pesticide product, such as the recycled
content of the product’s packaging in
lieu of a pilot. The Agency examined
OPP’s existing Pesticide Registration
Notice (PRN) 98–10 ‘‘Notifications, Non-
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Notice of Technical Conference on Commission Policy on
Commencement of Accrual of Allowance for Funds Used During Construction
December 2, 2009.
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Accrual of Allowance for Funds Docket No. AD10-3-000.
Used During Construction.
Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline, Docket Nos. CP07-441-000.
LP.
Florida Gas Transmission Docket No. CP09-17-000.
Company, LLC.
Docket No. AC08-161-000.
Southern Natural Gas Company... Docket No. CP09-36-002.
Southeast Supply Header, LLC/ Docket No. CP09-40-001.
Southern Natural Gas Company.
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Ruby Pipeline, LLC............. Docket No. CP09-54-001.
Texas Eastern Transmission, LP. Docket No. CP09-68-000.
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In several recent and pending cases,\1\ the Commission has been
presented with proposals to accrue Allowance for Funds Used During
Construction (AFUDC) on expenditures made prior to the time that an
application is filed for authorization to construct and operate a
natural gas pipeline. Applicants and potential applicants have
suggested that the Commission should allow the accrual of AFUDC with
respect to expenses incurred prior to the filing of a certification
application, particularly those costs incurred during the pre-filing
period.
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\1\ Texas Eastern Transmission, LP, 129 FERC ] 61,151 (2009);
Florida Gas Transmission Company, LLC, 129 FERC ] 61,150 (2009);
Ruby Pipeline, LLC, 128 FERC ] 61,224 (2009); Pacific Connector Gas
Pipeline, LP, Docket Nos. CP07-441-000, CP07-442-000, and CP07-443-
000; Southern Natural Gas Company, Docket No. CP09-36-002.
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In establishing cost-based rates, the Commission has traditionally
included only costs relating to a plant that is ``used and useful'' in
utility operations. However, the Commission has recognized that the
entities it regulates incur costs associated with the funds invested in
construction projects prior to the time the facilities are placed in
service (i.e., are ``used and useful''), and, accordingly, has allowed
entities to reflect these financing costs by accruing AFUDC. When the
completed facilities are placed in service, the cost of the facilities,
including the accrued AFUDC, becomes part of rate base. The entity is
then able to recover the capitalized AFUDC in the same manner as other
capital costs, i.e. through rates which include depreciation charges to
recover the capitalized amounts over the service life of the
facilities. Gas Plant Instruction 3(17) prescribes the formula for
determining the maximum amount of AFUDC that may be capitalized as a
component of construction costs.\2\ The Commission has required an
applicant to limit its AFUDC rate to a rate no higher than it could
earn on operating assets. The Commission has limited the maximum amount
of AFUDC that the pipeline could capitalize by limiting the AFUDC rate
to a rate no higher than the overall rate of return underlying its
recourse rates.\3\
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\2\ 18 CFR part 201 (2009).
\3\ See Gulfstream Natural Gas System, LLC, 91 FERC ] 61,119
(2000) and Buccaneer Gas Pipeline Co., LLC, 91 FERC ] 61,117 (2000).
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Until recently, the Commission has not addressed the question of
what project-related expenditures may appropriately be the subject of
AFUDC accrual. However, in 1968 the Chief Accountant issued AR-5,
Capitalization of Interest During Construction, which among other
things, provided guidance on when a natural gas pipeline company may
begin accruing AFUDC on expenditures related to construction projects.
AR-5 set forth two standards for beginning the accrual of AFUDC.
Specifically, AR-5 states, in relevant part:
Interest during construction may be capitalized starting from
the date that construction costs are continuously incurred on a
planned progressive basis. Interest should not be accrued for the
period of time prior to: * * * the date of the application to the
Commission for a certificate to construct facilities by a natural
gas company. Interest accruals may be allowed by the Commission for
the period prior to the above dates if so justified by the company.
Under this guidance, interest may be capitalized, i.e., AFUDC may
be accrued, starting from the date (1) ``construction costs are
continuously incurred on a planned progressive basis,'' but (2) not
before the date an application to construct the facilities is filed
with the Commission, unless justified by the applicant.
Since the issuance of AR-5, the natural gas pipeline industry has
gone though many changes. So, too, has the process for obtaining
Commission authorization to construct and operate natural gas pipeline
facilities. Commission staff has for several years strongly encouraged
potential applicants to engage in extensive stakeholder contact, route
development, facility design, and environmental study prior to filing
an application. This process has the virtue of providing for early
public engagement, as well as early understanding of environmental
issues, stakeholder concerns, and other matters that may affect
pipeline design and route selection issues. Substantial expenditures
may be incurred during this period, raising the question of the
continuing propriety of the Commission's current policy of limiting the
accrual of AFUDC to expenditures incurred after the filing of an
application. Therefore, the Commission is convening a technical
conference seeking input and comment on this issue. Participants may be
guided by, but should not consider themselves limited to, the following
questions prepared by Commission staff.
(1) Is it appropriate to continue to use the filing date of an
application for a certificate to construct facilities to determine the
expenses on which an applicant may accrue AFUDC? Under what
circumstances, if any, should the Commission allow an applicant to
accrue AFUDC on expenditures made before the application date?
(2) Should the Commission seek to define the term ``if construction
results'' as used in relation to Account 183.2, i.e., when it is
appropriate to clear amounts from Account 183.2 and when an applicant
may appropriately begin recording expenditures in Account 107,
Construction Work in Progress? If so, how should the term be defined
for these purposes and what objective indicia of ``construction'' would
be appropriate?
(3) Is ``the continuous incur[ing] of construction costs on a
planned progressive basis'' a useful standard for designating expenses
on which an entity may accrue AFUDC, and, if so, what are the
indications that this standard has been met?
(4) Should there be a presumption that it is appropriate to accrue
AFUDC on all expenditures recorded in Account 107?
(5) Should the date an applicant is authorized to commence the
formal pre-filing process be the date as of which it should be allowed
to accrue AFUDC?
a. If so, when should applicants that do not participate in the
pre-filing process be allowed to begin to accrue AFUDC?
b. If so, under what circumstances, if any, should an applicant be
allowed to accrue AFUDC before commencing the pre-filing process?
(6) Should the Commission allow applicants to accrue AFUDC on
amounts recorded in Account 183.2? If so, under what circumstances?
(7) What other bases should the Commission consider for allowing
applicants to begin accruing AFUDC?
The technical conference will be held on Tuesday, December 15,
2009, from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m., in the Commission Meeting Room, at the
Commission's offices at 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC. The
conference will begin with a presentation by Commission staff, followed
by discussion among the attendees. All interested parties are invited
to attend, and there is no registration fee to attend the conference.
Any person interested in filing comments before the technical
conference may do so, in Docket No. AD10-3-000 and also, if the
comments pertain to any ongoing proceeding, in
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that proceeding's docket, as well, no later than 5 p.m., December 11,
2009. Following the conference, persons may file comments, in Docket
No. AD10-3-000 and also, if the comments pertain to any ongoing
proceeding, in that proceeding's docket, as well, no later than 5 p.m.,
December 29, 2009. A person is not required to attend the conference in
order to file comments.
Any person with questions about the conference may contact Scott
Molony, Chief Accountant, at (202) 502-8919, or Mark Klose, Senior
Accountant, at (202) 502-8283.
FERC 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 (866) 208-
3372 (voice) or (202) 502-8659 (TTY), or send a fax to (202) 208-2106
with the required accommodations.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-29284 Filed 12-8-09; 8:45 am]
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