New York Independent System Operator, Inc.; Notice of Technical Conference, 6895-6896 [2014-02370]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 24 / Wednesday, February 5, 2014 / Notices The transferor and transferee seek Commission approval to transfer the licenses for the Riley-Jay-Livermore Project and the Otis Hydroelectric Project from the transferor to the transferee. Applicant Contacts: For Transferor: Mr. Peter Kesser, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Verso Paper Corp., 6775 Lenox Center Court, Suite 400, Memphis, TN 38115–4436, Phone: (901) 369–4105, Email: peter.kesser@versopaper.com. For Transferee: Mr. Robert C. Fallon, Stinson Leonard Street LLP, 1775 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Suite 800, Washington, DC 20006, Phone: (202) 969–4210, Email: fallonr@ stinsonleonard.com. FERC Contact: Patricia W. Gillis, (202) 502–8735. Deadline for filing comments and motions to intervene: 30 days from the issuance date of this notice, by the Commission. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file motions to intervene and comments using the Commission’s eFiling system at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ efiling.asp. Commenters can submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the eComment system at https://www.ferc. gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. You must include your name and contact information at the end of your comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) 208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. The first page of any filing should include docket number P–2375–101 or P–8277–069. Dated: January 29, 2014. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2014–02375 Filed 2–4–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES [Docket No. CP14–50–000] WBI Energy Transmission, Inc.; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization Take notice that on January 22, 2014, WBI Energy Transmission, Inc. (WBI Energy), P.O. Box 5601, Bismarck, North Dakota 58506–5601, filed in Docket No. VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:50 Feb 04, 2014 Jkt 232001 CP14–50–000, a prior notice request pursuant to sections 157.205 and 157.210 of the Commission’s Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (NGA). WBI Energy seeks authorization to construct and operate approximately 15 miles of 16-inch diameter pipeline, one valve setting and two new meter stations in McKenzie County, North Dakota (Garden Creek II Pipeline). The facilities will allow WBI Energy to provide incremental firm transportation service of 75,000 dekatherms/day for ONEOK Rockies Midstream, L.L.C. from the tailgate of its Garden Creek II Plant to an interconnect with Northern Border Pipeline Company. WBI Energy proposes to perform these activities under its blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP82–487–000, all as more fully set forth in the application which is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection. The filing may also be viewed on the web 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, please contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free at (866) 208–3676, or TTY, contact (202) 502–8659. Any questions concerning this application may be directed to Keith A. Tiggelaar, Director of Regulatory Affairs, WBI Energy Transmission, Inc., 1250 West Century Avenue, Bismarck, North Dakota 58503, or by calling (701) 530– 1560 or keith.tiggelaar@wbienergy.com. Any person or the Commission’s staff may, within 60 days after issuance of the instant notice by the Commission, file pursuant to Rule 214 of the Commission’s Procedural Rules (18 CFR 385.214) a motion to intervene or notice of intervention and pursuant to Section 157.205 of the regulations under the NGA (18 CFR 157.205), a protest to the request. If no protest is filed within the time allowed therefore, the proposed activity shall be deemed to be authorized effective the day after the time allowed for filing a protest. If a protest is filed and not withdrawn within 30 days after the allowed time for filing a protest, the instant request shall be treated as an application for authorization pursuant to Section 7 of the NGA. Pursuant to Section 157.9 of the Commission’s rules, 18 CFR 157.9, within 90 days of this Notice the Commission staff will either: complete its environmental assessment (EA) and place it into the Commission’s public record (eLibrary) for this proceeding, or issue a Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review. If a Notice of PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 6895 Schedule for Environmental Review is issued, it will indicate, among other milestones, the anticipated date for the Commission staff’s issuance of the final environmental impact statement (FEIS) or EA for this proposal. The filing of the EA in the Commission’s public record for this proceeding or the issuance of a Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review will serve to notify federal and state agencies of the timing for the completion of all necessary reviews, and the subsequent need to complete all federal authorizations within 90 days of the date of issuance of the Commission staff’s FEIS or EA. Persons who wish to comment only on the environmental review of this project should submit an original and two copies of their comments to the Secretary of the Commission. Environmental commenter’s will be placed on the Commission’s environmental mailing list, will receive copies of the environmental documents, and will be notified of meetings associated with the Commission’s environmental review process. Environmental commenter’s will not be required to serve copies of filed documents on all other parties. However, the non-party commentary, will not receive copies of all documents filed by other parties or issued by the Commission (except for the mailing of environmental documents issued by the Commission) and will not have the right to seek court review of the Commission’s final order. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments, 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 5 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. Dated: January 28, 2014. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2014–02372 Filed 2–4–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. AD14–6–000] New York Independent System Operator, Inc.; Notice of Technical Conference By order dated August 13, 2013, in Docket No. ER13–1380–000, the Federal E:\FR\FM\05FEN1.SGM 05FEN1 mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 6896 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 24 / Wednesday, February 5, 2014 / Notices Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) addressed a proposal by the New York Independent System Operator, Inc. (NYISO) to establish and recognize a new capacity zone that would encompass NYISO Load Zones G, H, I, and J (the G–J Locality).1 In its order, the Commission directed its staff to hold a technical conference, in a separate proceeding, to discuss with interested parties whether or not to model Load Zone K as an exportconstrained zone for future Demand Curve reset proceedings.2 Take notice that such conference will be held on February 26, 2014, from 9:00 a.m. to approximately 1:00 p.m. (Eastern Time). The conference will be held at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. The technical conference will be led by staff, and will be open for the public to attend. An additional notice with further details and an agenda will be issued later. Attendees may register in advance at the following Web page: https:// www.ferc.gov/whats-new/registration/ zone-k-02-26-14-form.asp. Advance registration is not required, but is encouraged. Parties attending in person should still allow time to pass through building security procedures before the 9:00am (Eastern Time) start time of the conference. Following the conference, the Commission will consider posttechnical conference comments submitted on or before March 26, 2014. Answers to post-technical conference comments are due by close of business on or before April 16, 2014. The technical conference will be transcribed. Additionally, there will be a free webcast of the conference available through www.ferc.gov. The webcast will allow persons to listen to the technical conference, but not participate. Anyone with Internet access interested in viewing this conference can do so by navigating to www.ferc.gov Calendar of Events and locating this event in the Calendar. The event will contain a link to the webcast. Capitol Connection provides technical support for the webcasts and offers the option of listening to the conferences via phonebridge for a fee. If you need technical support, please visit www.CapitolConnections.org or call (703) 993–3100. Commission conferences are accessible under section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For accessibility accommodations, please 1 New York Indep. Sys. Operator, Inc., 144 FERC ¶ 61,126 (2013). 2 Id. P 56. VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:50 Feb 04, 2014 Jkt 232001 send an email to accessibility@ferc.gov or call toll free 1–866–208–3372 (voice) or 202–502–8659 (TTY), or send a FAX to 202–208–2106 with the required accommodations. All interested persons are permitted to attend. For more information about the technical conference, please contact: Adria M. Woods (Technical Information), Office of Energy Market Regulation, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502– 8431, Adria.Woods@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: January 28, 2014. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2014–02370 Filed 2–4–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Western Area Power Administration Boulder Canyon Project Western Area Power Administration, DOE. ACTION: Notice of proposed base charge and rates. AGENCY: Western Area Power Administration (Western), a power marketing administration within the Department of Energy (DOE), is proposing an adjustment to the Boulder Canyon Project (BCP) electric service base charge and rates. The current base charge and rates expire September 30, 2014, under Rate Schedule BCP–F8. The current base charge is not sufficient to cover all annual costs, including operation, maintenance, replacements, and interest expense, and to repay investment obligations within the required period. The proposed base charge will provide sufficient revenue to cover all annual costs and to repay investment obligations within the allowable period. A detailed rate package that identifies the reasons for the base charge and rates adjustment will be available in March 2014. The proposed base charge and rates are scheduled to become effective October 1, 2014, and will remain in effect through September 30, 2015. This Federal Register notice initiates the formal process for the proposed base charge and rates. DATES: The consultation and comment period will begin today and will end SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 May 6, 2014. Western will present a detailed explanation of the proposed base charge and rates at a public information forum on March 26, 2014, at 10:30 a.m. Mountain Standard Time (MST), in Phoenix, Arizona. Western will accept oral and written comments at a public comment forum on April 16, 2014, at 10:30 a.m. MST, at the same location. Western will accept written comments any time during the consultation and comment period. ADDRESSES: The public information forum and public comment forum will be held at the Desert Southwest Customer Service Regional Office, Western Area Power Administration, located at 615 South 43rd Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona, on the dates cited above. Written comments should be sent to Darrick Moe, Regional Manager, Desert Southwest Customer Service Region, Western Area Power Administration, P.O. Box 6457, Phoenix, AZ 85005–6457, email moe@ wapa.gov. Written comments may also be faxed to (602) 605–2490, attention: Jack Murray. Western will post the principle documents used in developing the rates on its Web site at https:// www.wapa.gov/dsw/pwrmkt/BCP/ RateAdjust.htm. Western will also post official comments received via letter, fax, and email to this Web site. Access to Western facilities is controlled. Any United States (U.S.) citizen wishing to attend any meeting held at Western must present an official form of picture identification, such as a U.S. driver’s license, U.S. passport, U.S. Government ID, or U.S. Military ID, at the time of the meeting. Foreign nationals should contact Western 30 days in advance of the meeting to obtain the necessary form for admittance to Western. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jack Murray, Rates Manager, Desert Southwest Customer Service Region, Western Area Power Administration, P.O. Box 6457, Phoenix, AZ 85005– 6457, (602) 605–2442, email jmurray@ wapa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed base charge and rates for BCP electric service are designed to recover an annual revenue requirement that includes the investment repayment, interest, operation and maintenance, replacements, payments to states, visitor services, and uprating payments. The total costs are offset by the projected revenue from water sales, the visitor center, ancillary services, and late fees. The annual revenue requirement is the base charge for electric service and is divided equally between capacity and energy. The annual composite rate is the E:\FR\FM\05FEN1.SGM 05FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 24 (Wednesday, February 5, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6895-6896]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-02370]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. AD14-6-000]


New York Independent System Operator, Inc.; Notice of Technical 
Conference

    By order dated August 13, 2013, in Docket No. ER13-1380-000, the 
Federal

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Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) addressed a proposal by the 
New York Independent System Operator, Inc. (NYISO) to establish and 
recognize a new capacity zone that would encompass NYISO Load Zones G, 
H, I, and J (the G-J Locality).\1\ In its order, the Commission 
directed its staff to hold a technical conference, in a separate 
proceeding, to discuss with interested parties whether or not to model 
Load Zone K as an export-constrained zone for future Demand Curve reset 
proceedings.\2\
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    \1\ New York Indep. Sys. Operator, Inc., 144 FERC ] 61,126 
(2013).
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    Take notice that such conference will be held on February 26, 2014, 
from 9:00 a.m. to approximately 1:00 p.m. (Eastern Time). The 
conference will be held at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 
888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. The technical conference 
will be led by staff, and will be open for the public to attend. An 
additional notice with further details and an agenda will be issued 
later.
    Attendees may register in advance at the following Web page: 
https://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/registration/zone-k-02-26-14-form.asp. 
Advance registration is not required, but is encouraged. Parties 
attending in person should still allow time to pass through building 
security procedures before the 9:00am (Eastern Time) start time of the 
conference.
    Following the conference, the Commission will consider post-
technical conference comments submitted on or before March 26, 2014. 
Answers to post-technical conference comments are due by close of 
business on or before April 16, 2014.
    The technical conference will be transcribed. Additionally, there 
will be a free webcast of the conference available through 
www.ferc.gov. The webcast will allow persons to listen to the technical 
conference, but not participate. Anyone with Internet access interested 
in viewing this conference can do so by navigating to www.ferc.gov 
Calendar of Events and locating this event in the Calendar. The event 
will contain a link to the webcast. Capitol Connection provides 
technical support for the webcasts and offers the option of listening 
to the conferences via phone-bridge for a fee. If you need technical 
support, please visit www.CapitolConnections.org or call (703) 993-
3100.
    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 1-866-208-
3372 (voice) or 202-502-8659 (TTY), or send a FAX to 202-208-2106 with 
the required accommodations.
    All interested persons are permitted to attend. For more 
information about the technical conference, please contact:

Adria M. Woods (Technical Information), Office of Energy Market 
Regulation, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., 
Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-8431, Adria.Woods@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: January 28, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-02370 Filed 2-4-14; 8:45 am]
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