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an intervention or protest must serve a
copy of that document on the Applicant.
Anyone filing an intervention or protest
on or before the intervention or protest
date need not serve motions to intervene
or protests on persons other than the
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Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern
Time on Friday, December 14, 2012.
Dated: December 07, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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Coordination Between Natural Gas and
Electricity Markets; Notice of Request
for Comments and Technical
Conference
Take notice that the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (Commission)
staff will hold a technical conference to
elicit input pertaining to information
sharing and communications issues
between natural gas and electric power
industry entities. The technical
conference will take place on February
13, 2013 beginning at 9:00 a.m. and
ending at approximately 4:00 p.m. The
conference will be held at the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.
All interested persons are invited to
participate at the conference.
Commission members may participate
in the conference.
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On November 15, 2012, the
Commission issued an order directing
further conferences and reports in the
above captioned docket.1 In the
November 15 Order, the Commission
directed staff to establish a technical
conference to identify areas in which
additional Commission guidance or
regulatory changes could be considered.
In advance of this conference, interested
parties are asked to file comments on
the following questions related to
communications and information
sharing:
1. During an emergency, what kind of
verbal communications and data
exchanges do and should take place
between the natural gas and electric
industries? What are the industries’
current ‘‘best practices’’ for these
communications? How can today’s best
practices be improved? What should the
Commission do, if anything, to facilitate
the application of best practices
between the industries?
2. Please provide specific examples of
other communications practices
between the natural gas and electric
industries that could be enhanced,
including any communications
regarding maintenance and construction
planning, day-to-day operations, and
other non-emergency situations. In
providing examples, please explain
whether there are regulatory or other
barriers that would prevent good
communications such as specific
Commission regulations, tariffs or
contractual provisions, legal precedents,
or inadequate communications
infrastructure.
3. Should natural gas pipeline and
electric utility system operators be
allowed to exchange information that is
not publicly posted? If so, what kinds of
information should be permitted to be
shared and under what circumstances?
If information is shared, is there a need
for enhanced protections against the
improper use of the material
communicated and what protections
would be appropriate? Is the answer the
same if a natural gas pipeline or its
affiliate sells or buys wholesale electric
power? If there are concerns that the
increased communications might cause
potential harm to industry participants,
please explain those concerns. Please
consider examples of information
sharing that include both verbal and
digital information.
Responses to these questions will
form the basis of the agenda for and
discussion at the February 2013
technical conference on
communications and informationsharing. Comments responding to this
notice should be submitted, in Docket
No. AD12–12–000, on or before January
7, 2013. Comments may be filed
electronically via the Internet. See the
instructions on the Commission’s Web
site https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
efiling.asp. For assistance, please
contact FERC Online Support at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll
free at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY,
(202) 502–8659. Although the
Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing, documents may also be
paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an
original and seven copies to: Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.
A supplemental notice will be issued
prior to the technical conference with
information about the agenda and
organization of the technical conference.
Those interested in attending the
technical conference are encouraged,
but not required, to register by close of
business February 10, 2013. You may
register at the following Web page:
https://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/
registration/gas-elec-mkts-02-13-13form.asp. Those also interested in
speaking at the technical conference
should notify the Commission by
January 7, 2013 by completing the
online form at the following Web page:
https://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/
registration/gas-elec-mkts-speaker-0213-13-form.asp. Due to time constraints,
we may not be able to accommodate all
those interested in speaking.
The technical conference will not be
transcribed. However, there will be a
free webcast of the conference. The
webcast will allow persons to listen to
the technical conference, but not
participate.
Anyone with Internet access who
wants to listen to the conference can do
so by navigating to www.ferc.gov’s
Calendar of Events and locating the
technical conference in the Calendar.
The technical conference will contain a
link to its webcast. The Capitol
Connection provides technical support
for the webcast and offers the option of
listening to the meeting via phonebridge for a fee. If you have any
questions, visit
www.CapitolConnection.org or call 703–
993–3100.2
Notice is also hereby given that the
discussions at the conference may
address matters at issue in the following
Commission proceeding(s) that are
either pending or within their rehearing
1 Coordination Between Natural Gas and
Electricity Markets, 141 FERC ¶ 61,125, at P 5
(2012) (November 15 Order).
2 The webcast will continue to be available on the
Calendar of Events on the Commission’s Web site
www.ferc.gov for three months after the conference.
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period: ISO New England Inc., Docket
No. ER13–356–000.
Information on the technical
conference will also be posted on the
Web site https://www.ferc.gov/industries/
electric/indus-act/electric-coord.asp, as
well as the Calendar of Events on the
Commission’s Web site, https://
www.ferc.gov, prior to the conference.
Commission 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 (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 the
technical conference, please contact:
Caroline Daly (Technical Information),
Office of Energy Policy and Innovation,
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
888 First Street NE., Washington, DC
20426, (202) 502–8931,
Caroline.Daly@ferc.gov. Anna
Fernandez (Legal Information), Office of
General Counsel, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street
NE., Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502–
6682, Anna.Fernandez@ferc.gov. Sarah
McKinley (Logistical Information),
Office of External Affairs, Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426,
(202) 502–8004,
Sarah.McKinley@ferc.gov.
Dated: December 7, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
Hoonah, Alaska. The project would not
occupy any federal lands.
The EA includes staff’s analysis of the
potential environmental impacts of the
project and concludes that licensing the
project, with appropriate environmental
measures, would not constitute a major
federal action that would significantly
affect the quality of the human
environment.
A copy of the EA 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 (866) 208–3676, or for TTY, (202)
502–8659.
You may also register online at
https://www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm
to be notified via email of new filings
and issuances related to this or other
pending projects.
Please contact Ryan Hansen by
telephone at (202) 502–8074, or by
email at ryan.hansen@ferc.gov, if you
have any questions.
Dated: December 7, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Notice of Commission Staff
Attendance
The Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (Commission) hereby gives
notice that members of the
Commission’s staff may attend the
following meeting related to the
transmission planning activities of ISO
New England Inc.:
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 14066–002]
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Alaska; Notice of Availability of
Environmental Assessment
In accordance with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and
the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission’s (Commission’s or FERC’s)
regulations, 18 CFR Part 380 (Order No.
486 52 FR 47,897), the Office of Energy
Projects has reviewed the application
for an original license to construct the
Gartina Falls Hydropower Project, and
has prepared an environmental
assessment (EA). The proposed 450kilowatt project would be located on
Gartina Creek, near the Town of
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• December 14, 2012
The above-referenced meeting will be
held via conference call.
The above-referenced meeting is open
to stakeholders.
For additional information,
see: https://www.iso-ne.com/committees/
comm_wkgrps/
The discussions at the meeting
described above may address matters at
issue in the following proceedings:
Docket No. ER13–193–000, ISO New
England Inc.
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Docket No. ER13–196–000, ISO New
England Inc.
For more information, contact
William Lohrman, Office of Energy
Market Regulation, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission at (202) 502–
8070 or William.Lohrman@ferc.gov.
Dated: December 7, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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[Docket No. PR13–15–000]
Dow Pipeline Company; Notice of
Petition for Rate Approval
Take notice that on November 30,
2012, Dow Pipeline Company filed a
petition for rate approval pursuant to
Section 284.123(b)(2) of the
Commission’s regulations for approval
of a new rate applicable to interruptible
transportation service and to revise its
Statement of Operating Conditions, as
more fully detailed in the petition.
Any person desiring to participate in
this rate filing must file in accordance
with Rules 211 and 214 of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and
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
date as indicated below. Anyone filing
an intervention or protest must serve a
copy of that document on the Applicant.
Anyone filing an intervention or protest
on or before the intervention or protest
date need not 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 7 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
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. AD12-12-000]
Coordination Between Natural Gas and Electricity Markets; Notice
of Request for Comments and Technical Conference
Take notice that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission) staff will hold a technical conference to elicit input
pertaining to information sharing and communications issues between
natural gas and electric power industry entities. The technical
conference will take place on February 13, 2013 beginning at 9:00 a.m.
and ending at approximately 4:00 p.m. The conference will be held at
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20426. All interested persons are invited to participate
at the conference. Commission members may participate in the
conference.
On November 15, 2012, the Commission issued an order directing
further conferences and reports in the above captioned docket.\1\ In
the November 15 Order, the Commission directed staff to establish a
technical conference to identify areas in which additional Commission
guidance or regulatory changes could be considered. In advance of this
conference, interested parties are asked to file comments on the
following questions related to communications and information sharing:
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\1\ Coordination Between Natural Gas and Electricity Markets,
141 FERC ] 61,125, at P 5 (2012) (November 15 Order).
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1. During an emergency, what kind of verbal communications and data
exchanges do and should take place between the natural gas and electric
industries? What are the industries' current ``best practices'' for
these communications? How can today's best practices be improved? What
should the Commission do, if anything, to facilitate the application of
best practices between the industries?
2. Please provide specific examples of other communications
practices between the natural gas and electric industries that could be
enhanced, including any communications regarding maintenance and
construction planning, day-to-day operations, and other non-emergency
situations. In providing examples, please explain whether there are
regulatory or other barriers that would prevent good communications
such as specific Commission regulations, tariffs or contractual
provisions, legal precedents, or inadequate communications
infrastructure.
3. Should natural gas pipeline and electric utility system
operators be allowed to exchange information that is not publicly
posted? If so, what kinds of information should be permitted to be
shared and under what circumstances? If information is shared, is there
a need for enhanced protections against the improper use of the
material communicated and what protections would be appropriate? Is the
answer the same if a natural gas pipeline or its affiliate sells or
buys wholesale electric power? If there are concerns that the increased
communications might cause potential harm to industry participants,
please explain those concerns. Please consider examples of information
sharing that include both verbal and digital information.
Responses to these questions will form the basis of the agenda for
and discussion at the February 2013 technical conference on
communications and information-sharing. Comments responding to this
notice should be submitted, in Docket No. AD12-12-000, on or before
January 7, 2013. Comments may be filed electronically via the Internet.
See the instructions on the Commission's Web site https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. For assistance, please contact FERC Online
Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free at 1-866-208-3676,
or for TTY, (202) 502-8659. Although the Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing, documents may also be paper-filed. To paper-file,
mail an original and seven copies to: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.
A supplemental notice will be issued prior to the technical
conference with information about the agenda and organization of the
technical conference. Those interested in attending the technical
conference are encouraged, but not required, to register by close of
business February 10, 2013. You may register at the following Web page:
https://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/registration/gas-elec-mkts-02-13-13-form.asp. Those also interested in speaking at the technical conference
should notify the Commission by January 7, 2013 by completing the
online form at the following Web page: https://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/registration/gas-elec-mkts-speaker-02-13-13-form.asp. Due to time
constraints, we may not be able to accommodate all those interested in
speaking.
The technical conference will not be transcribed. However, there
will be a free webcast of the conference. The webcast will allow
persons to listen to the technical conference, but not participate.
Anyone with Internet access who wants to listen to the conference
can do so by navigating to www.ferc.gov's Calendar of Events and
locating the technical conference in the Calendar. The technical
conference will contain a link to its webcast. The Capitol Connection
provides technical support for the webcast and offers the option of
listening to the meeting via phone-bridge for a fee. If you have any
questions, visit www.CapitolConnection.org or call 703-993-3100.\2\
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\2\ The webcast will continue to be available on the Calendar of
Events on the Commission's Web site www.ferc.gov for three months
after the conference.
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Notice is also hereby given that the discussions at the conference
may address matters at issue in the following Commission proceeding(s)
that are either pending or within their rehearing
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period: ISO New England Inc., Docket No. ER13-356-000.
Information on the technical conference will also be posted on the
Web site https://www.ferc.gov/industries/electric/indus-act/electric-coord.asp, as well as the Calendar of Events on the Commission's Web
site, https://www.ferc.gov, prior to the conference.
Commission 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 (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 the technical conference, please
contact: Caroline Daly (Technical Information), Office of Energy Policy
and Innovation, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street
NE., Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-8931, Caroline.Daly@ferc.gov. Anna
Fernandez (Legal Information), Office of General Counsel, Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC
20426, (202) 502-6682, Anna.Fernandez@ferc.gov. Sarah McKinley
(Logistical Information), Office of External Affairs, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426,
(202) 502-8004, Sarah.McKinley@ferc.gov.
Dated: December 7, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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