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Dated: April 2, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
Dated: April 2, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012–8523 Filed 4–9–12; 8:45 am]
[FR Doc. 2012–8527 Filed 4–9–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. ER12–1400–000]
[Docket No. ID–6835–001]
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Manning, Richard W.; Notice of Filing
Take notice that on April 2, 2012,
Richard W. Manning submitted for
filing, an application for authority to
hold interlocking positions, pursuant to
section 305(b) of the Federal Power Act,
16 U.S.C. 825d(b) (2008) and section
45.8 of Title 18 of the Code of Federal
Regulations, 18 CFR 45.8.
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
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.
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docket(s). For assistance with any FERC
Online service, please email
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(866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
(202) 502–8659.
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Flat Ridge 2 Wind Energy LLC;
Supplemental Notice That Initial
Market-Based Rate Filing Includes
Request for Blanket Section 204
Authorization
This is a supplemental notice in the
above-referenced proceeding of Flat
Ridge 2 Wind Energy LLC’s application
for market-based rate authority, with an
accompanying rate tariff, noting that
such application includes a request for
blanket authorization, under 18 CFR
Part 34, of future issuances of securities
and assumptions of liability.
Any person desiring to intervene or to
protest should file 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 and
385.214). Anyone filing a motion to
intervene or protest must serve a copy
of that document on the Applicant.
Notice is hereby given that the
deadline for filing protests with regard
to the applicant’s request for blanket
authorization, under 18 CFR Part 34, of
future issuances of securities and
assumptions of liability, is April 23,
2012.
The Commission encourages
electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper, using the
FERC Online links at https://
www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic
service, persons with Internet access
who will eFile a document and/or be
listed as a contact for an intervenor
must create and validate an
eRegistration account using the
eRegistration link. Select the eFiling
link to log on and submit the
intervention or protests.
Persons unable to file electronically
should submit an original and 14 copies
of the intervention or protest to the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
888 First Street NE., Washington, DC
20426.
The filings in the above-referenced
proceeding are accessible in the
Commission’s eLibrary system by
clicking on the appropriate link in the
above list. They are also available for
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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 email notification when a
document is added to a subscribed
docket(s). For assistance with any FERC
Online service, please email
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. or call
(866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
(202) 502–8659.
Dated: April 2, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012–8526 Filed 4–9–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. AD12–10–000]
Reactive Power Resources;
Supplemental Notice of Technical
Conference
On February 17, 2012, the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission) announced that a staff
Technical Conference on Reactive
Power Resources will be held on April
17, 2012, beginning at 9 a.m. (EDT) in
the Commission Meeting Room at the
Commission’s headquarters, located at
888 First Street NE., Washington, DC
20426. The technical conference will be
led by staff, and Commissioners may be
in attendance. The conference will be
open for the public to attend. Advance
registration is not required, but is
encouraged to facilitate the building
security process. You may register at the
following Web page: https://www.ferc.
gov/whats-new/registration/reactivepower-4-17-12-form.asp.
Attached to this supplemental notice
is an agenda for the conference. If any
changes are made, the revised agenda
will be posted prior to the event on the
Calendar of Events on the Commission’s
Web site, www.ferc.gov.
The conference will be transcribed
and available by webcast. Transcripts
will be available immediately for a fee
from Ace Reporting Company (202–
347–3700 or 1–800–336–6646). A free
webcast of the technical conference in
this proceeding is also available.
Anyone with Internet access interested
in viewing this conference can do so by
navigating to the FERC Calendar of
Events at www.ferc.gov and locating this
event in the Calendar. The event will
contain a link to its webcast. The
Capitol Connection provides technical
support for the webcasts and offers the
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option of listening to the conferences
via phone-bridge for a fee. If you have
any questions, visit www.
CapitolConnection.org or call (703) 993–
3100.
FERC conferences are accessible
under section 508 of the Rehabilitation
Act of 1973. For accessibility
accommodations please send an email
to accessibility@ferc.gov or call toll free
1–866–208–3372 (voice) or 202–208–
8659 (TTY); or send a fax to 202–208–
2106 with the required
accommodations.
For more information on this
conference, please contact Mary Cain at
mary.cain@ferc.gov or (202) 502–6337,
or Sarah McKinley at sarah.mckinley@
ferc.gov or (202) 502–8004.
Dated: April 2, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
The purpose of the technical
conference is to examine whether the
Commission should reconsider or
modify the reactive power provisions of
Order No. 661–A and examine what
evidence could be developed under
Order No. 661 to support a request to
apply reactive power requirements more
broadly than to individual wind
generators during the interconnection
study process.
Agenda for the Technical Conference
on Reactive Power Resources
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AD12–10
April 17, 2012
9 a.m.–9:15 a.m. Greeting and Opening
Remarks.
9:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Discussion of
Reactive Power in Interconnection
Studies.
This panel will discuss:
• Methods used to determine the
reactive power requirements for a
transmission system, and
• How system impact and system
planning studies take into account
changes in technologies connected
to the system.
• What evidence could be developed
to support a request to apply
reactive power requirements more
broadly than to individual wind
generators during the
interconnection study process.
Panelists:
• Noman Williams, Vice President—
Transmission Policy, Sunflower
Electric Power Corporation
• Yi Zhang, Senior Regional
Transmission Engineer, California
ISO
• Eric Laverty, Director of
Transmission Access Planning,
Midwest ISO
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• Dmitry Kosterev, Electrical
Engineer, Bonneville Power
Administration
• Robert Jenkins, Director—Utility
Interconnection, First Solar
• Kris Zadlo, Vice President,
Invenergy
• Richard Kowalski, Director—
Transmission Strategy and Services,
ISO New England Inc.
• Warren Lasher, Director, System
Planning, ERCOT, Inc.
12:15 p.m.–1:15 p.m. Lunch Break.
1:15 p.m.–4:15 p.m. Discussion of
Reactive Power Resources.
Discussion items will include:
• The technical and economic
characteristics of different types of
reactive power resources, including
synchronous and asynchronous
generation resources, transmission
resources and energy storage
resources;
• The design options for and cost of
installing reactive power equipment
at the time of interconnection as
well as retrofitting a resource with
reactive power equipment;
• Other means by which reactive
power is currently secured such as
through self-supply; and
• How a technology that is capable of
providing reactive power but may
not be subject to the generation
interconnection process (e.g.,
FACTs) would be analyzed.
Panelists:
• Robert Nelson, Manager of Codes,
Standards, and Regulations,
Siemens Wind Turbines—Americas
• Kris Zadlo, Vice President,
Invenergy
• Robert Jenkins, Director—Utility
Interconnection, First Solar
• Michael Jacobs, Director Market and
Regulatory Policy, Xtreme Power,
Vice-Chair, Electricity Storage
Association Advocacy Council
• Khaled Abdul-Rahman, Director,
Power Systems Technology
Development, California ISO
• Eric Laverty, Director of
Transmission Access Planning,
Midwest ISO
• Dmitry Kosterev, Electrical
Engineer, Bonneville Power
Administration
• Warren Lasher, Director, System
Planning, ERCOT, Inc.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 2299–075]
Don Pedro Hydroelectric Project:
Turlock Irrigation District; Modesto
Irrigation District; Supplement to
Notice of Study Dispute Resolution
Technical Conference
On March 16, 2012, the Commission
issued a Notice of Dispute Resolution
Process Schedule, Panel, Technical
Conference, and Modified Filing Times
for Panel Recommendations and
Dispute Determination. The notice
announced that the Don Pedro Study
Dispute Resolution Panel’s technical
conference would be an all day meeting
in Sacramento, California on April 17,
2012. The notice stated that further
details would be supplied in a future
notice. Below are the final meeting
details:
a. Date and Time of Meeting: Tuesday,
April 17, 2012. 9 a.m.–5 p.m.
b. Place: Holiday Inn, SacramentoCapitol Plaza, 300 J Street, Sacramento,
CA 95814, 916–446–0100.
c. FERC Contact: Stephen Bowler,
Don Pedro Hydroelectric Project,
Dispute Resolution Panel Chair, (202)
505–6861, stephen.bowler@ferc.gov.
d. Purpose of Meeting:
The purpose of the technical
conference is for the disputing agencies,
the applicant, and the Commission to
provide the Panel with additional
information necessary to evaluate the
disputed studies. All local, state, and
federal agencies, Indian tribes, and other
interested parties are invited to attend
the meeting as observers. The Panel may
also request information or clarification
on written submissions as necessary to
understand the matters in dispute. The
Panel will limit all input that it receives
to the specific studies or information in
dispute and will focus on the
applicability of such studies or
information to the study criteria
stipulated in 18 CFR 5.9(b). If the
number of participants wishing to speak
creates time constraints, the Panel may,
at its discretion, limit the speaking time
for each participant.
e. Proposed Agenda:
The Panel will gather information on
NMFS identified study requests 1–4 and
7–9 as being in dispute. Specifically, the
disputed study requests are: Request 1—
Effects of the Project and Related
LaGrange Complex Facilities on
Anadromous Fish; Request 2—Effects of
the Project and Related Facilities
Evaluated Through an Operations
Model; Request 3—Effects of the Project
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. AD12-10-000]
Reactive Power Resources; Supplemental Notice of Technical
Conference
On February 17, 2012, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission) announced that a staff Technical Conference on Reactive
Power Resources will be held on April 17, 2012, beginning at 9 a.m.
(EDT) in the Commission Meeting Room at the Commission's headquarters,
located at 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. The technical
conference will be led by staff, and Commissioners may be in
attendance. The conference will be open for the public to attend.
Advance registration is not required, but is encouraged to facilitate
the building security process. You may register at the following Web
page: https://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/registration/reactive-power-4-17-12-form.asp.
Attached to this supplemental notice is an agenda for the
conference. If any changes are made, the revised agenda will be posted
prior to the event on the Calendar of Events on the Commission's Web
site, www.ferc.gov.
The conference will be transcribed and available by webcast.
Transcripts will be available immediately for a fee from Ace Reporting
Company (202-347-3700 or 1-800-336-6646). A free webcast of the
technical conference in this proceeding is also available. Anyone with
Internet access interested in viewing this conference can do so by
navigating to the FERC Calendar of Events at www.ferc.gov and locating
this event in the Calendar. The event will contain a link to its
webcast. The Capitol Connection provides technical support for the
webcasts and offers the
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option of listening to the conferences via phone-bridge for a fee. If
you have any questions, visit www.CapitolConnection.org or call (703)
993-3100.
FERC conferences are accessible under section 508 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For accessibility accommodations please
send an email to accessibility@ferc.gov or call toll free 1-866-208-
3372 (voice) or 202-208-8659 (TTY); or send a fax to 202-208-2106 with
the required accommodations.
For more information on this conference, please contact Mary Cain
at mary.cain@ferc.gov or (202) 502-6337, or Sarah McKinley at
sarah.mckinley@ferc.gov or (202) 502-8004.
Dated: April 2, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
The purpose of the technical conference is to examine whether the
Commission should reconsider or modify the reactive power provisions of
Order No. 661-A and examine what evidence could be developed under
Order No. 661 to support a request to apply reactive power requirements
more broadly than to individual wind generators during the
interconnection study process.
Agenda for the Technical Conference on Reactive Power Resources
AD12-10
April 17, 2012
9 a.m.-9:15 a.m. Greeting and Opening Remarks.
9:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Discussion of Reactive Power in Interconnection
Studies.
This panel will discuss:
Methods used to determine the reactive power requirements
for a transmission system, and
How system impact and system planning studies take into
account changes in technologies connected to the system.
What evidence could be developed to support a request to
apply reactive power requirements more broadly than to individual wind
generators during the interconnection study process.
Panelists:
Noman Williams, Vice President--Transmission Policy,
Sunflower Electric Power Corporation
Yi Zhang, Senior Regional Transmission Engineer,
California ISO
Eric Laverty, Director of Transmission Access Planning,
Midwest ISO
Dmitry Kosterev, Electrical Engineer, Bonneville Power
Administration
Robert Jenkins, Director--Utility Interconnection, First
Solar
Kris Zadlo, Vice President, Invenergy
Richard Kowalski, Director--Transmission Strategy and
Services, ISO New England Inc.
Warren Lasher, Director, System Planning, ERCOT, Inc.
12:15 p.m.-1:15 p.m. Lunch Break.
1:15 p.m.-4:15 p.m. Discussion of Reactive Power Resources.
Discussion items will include:
The technical and economic characteristics of different
types of reactive power resources, including synchronous and
asynchronous generation resources, transmission resources and energy
storage resources;
The design options for and cost of installing reactive
power equipment at the time of interconnection as well as retrofitting
a resource with reactive power equipment;
Other means by which reactive power is currently secured
such as through self-supply; and
How a technology that is capable of providing reactive
power but may not be subject to the generation interconnection process
(e.g., FACTs) would be analyzed.
Panelists:
Robert Nelson, Manager of Codes, Standards, and
Regulations, Siemens Wind Turbines--Americas
Kris Zadlo, Vice President, Invenergy
Robert Jenkins, Director--Utility Interconnection, First
Solar
Michael Jacobs, Director Market and Regulatory Policy,
Xtreme Power, Vice-Chair, Electricity Storage Association Advocacy
Council
Khaled Abdul-Rahman, Director, Power Systems Technology
Development, California ISO
Eric Laverty, Director of Transmission Access Planning,
Midwest ISO
Dmitry Kosterev, Electrical Engineer, Bonneville Power
Administration
Warren Lasher, Director, System Planning, ERCOT, Inc.
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