Price Formation in Energy and Ancillary Services Markets Operated by Regional Transmission Organizations and Independent System Operators; Notice of Workshop, 41546-41547 [2014-16656]

Download as PDF 41546 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 136 / Wednesday, July 16, 2014 / Notices time you spend researching proceedings by automatically providing you with notifications of these filings, document summaries, and direct links to the documents. Go to https://www.ferc.gov/ docs-filing/esubscription.asp) Dated: July 9, 2014. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2014–16655 Filed 7–15–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. Er14–2391–000] Dated: July 10, 2014. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Deputy Secretary. tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Link Energy Incorporated; Supplemental Notice That Initial Market-Based Rate Filing Includes Request for Blanket Section 204 Authorization [FR Doc. 2014–16687 Filed 7–15–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P This is a supplemental notice in the above-referenced proceeding of Link Energy Incorporated’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 July 30, 2014. 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 5 copies of the intervention or protest to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:58 Jul 15, 2014 Jkt 232001 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 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. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. AD14–14–000] Price Formation in Energy and Ancillary Services Markets Operated by Regional Transmission Organizations and Independent System Operators; Notice of Workshop As announced in the Notice issued on June 19, 2014, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) directed its staff to convene workshops as necessary to commence a discussion with industry on existing market rules and operational practices affecting price formation issues in energy and ancillary services markets operated by Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs) and Independent System Operators (ISOs). The June 19 Notice listed four areas of interest: Uplift payments, offer price mitigation and price caps, scarcity and shortage pricing, and operator actions that affect prices. The first workshop will focus on uplift payments in energy and ancillary services markets operated by RTOs and ISOs and will be held on Monday, September 8, 2014 from 8:45 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. in the Commission Meeting Room at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. Commission members may participate in the workshop. The September 8 workshop will focus on the technical, operational and market issues that give rise to uplift payments and the levels of transparency. The workshop will also preview the scope of PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 the remaining price formation topics of offer price mitigation and price caps, scarcity and shortage pricing, and operator actions that affect prices. As noted in the June 19 Notice, additional workshops will be announced on these topics in the coming months. The workshop will be open for the public to attend. Advance registration is not required, but is encouraged. Attendees may register at the following Web page: https://www.ferc.gov/whatsnew/registration/09-08-14-form.asp. Those wishing to participate in the program for this event should nominate themselves through the on-line registration form no later than July 30, 2014 at the following Web page: https://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/ registration/09-08-14-speaker-form.asp. At this Web page, please provide an abstract (1,500 character limit) of the issue(s) you propose to address. Due to time constraints, we expect to not be able to accommodate all those interested in speaking. Further details and a formal agenda will be issued prior to the workshop. Information on this event will be posted on the Calendar of Events on the Commission’s Web site, www.ferc.gov, prior to the event. The workshop will also be Webcast and transcribed. Anyone with Internet access who desires to listen to this event can do so by navigating to the Calendar of Events at www.ferc.gov and locating this event in the Calendar. The event will contain a link to the webcast. The Capitol Connection provides technical support for webcasts 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. Commission workshops 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. For further information on this workshop, please contact: Sarah McKinley (Logistical Information), Office of External Affairs, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502– 8368, sarah.mckinley@ferc.gov. William Sauer (Technical Information), Office of Energy Policy and Innovation, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502– 6639. william.sauer@ferc.gov. E:\FR\FM\16JYN1.SGM 16JYN1 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 136 / Wednesday, July 16, 2014 / Notices Dated: July 9, 2014. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2014–16656 Filed 7–15–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. EL14–81–000] tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Golden Spread Electric Cooperative, Inc.; Sharyland Utilities, L.P.; Notice of Petition for Declaratory Order Take notice that on July 3, 2014, pursuant to Rule 207(a) of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (Commission) Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.207(a)(2), Golden Spread Electric Cooperative, Inc. and Sharyland Utilities, L.P. (collectively, the Petitioners) filed a petition for declaratory order requesting that the Commission disclaim jurisdiction over: (1) Transmission interconnection facilities delivering power from the Antelope Elk Energy Center located in the State of Texas to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) electric grid (Transmission Interconnection Facilities), and (2) transmission and sales of energy over the Transmission Interconnection Facilities. In addition, the Petitioners request that the Commission declare that utilities in ERCOT and the Market Participants that are not currently public utilities under the Federal Power Act, will not become public utilities as a result of the interconnection of the Antelope Elk Energy Center, as more fully explained in the petition. 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 Petitioner. 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 5 copies VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:58 Jul 15, 2014 Jkt 232001 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 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. Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on August 4, 2014. Dated: July 9, 2014. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2014–16657 Filed 7–15–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OW–2003–0013, FRL–9913–95– OW] Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request: Title IV of the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002: Drinking Water Security and Safety (Act) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency is planning to submit an information collection request (ICR), ‘‘Title IV of the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002: Drinking Water Security and Safety (Act) Renewal’’ (EPA ICR No. 2103.05, OMB Control No. 2040–0253) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). Before doing so, EPA is soliciting public comments on specific aspects of the proposed information collection as described below. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through November 30, 2014. An Agency may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before September 15, 2014. SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 41547 Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– OW–2003–0013, online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460. EPA’s policy is that all comments received will be included in the public docket without change including any personal information provided, unless the comment includes profanity, threats, information claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Edwards, Water Security Division, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water, Mailcode: 4608T, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202–564– 3797; fax number: 202–566–0055; email address: Edwards.Karen@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents which explain in detail the information that the EPA will be collecting are available in the public docket for this ICR. ADDRESSES: How can I access the docket and/or submit comments? EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID No. EPA– HQ–OW–2003–0013, which is available for online viewing at https:// www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the Water Docket in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), WJC West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC. The telephone for the Water Docket is 202–566–2426. Use https://www.regulations.gov to obtain a copy of the draft collection of information, submit or view public comments, access the index listing of the contents of the docket, and to access those documents in the public docket that are available electronically. Once in the system, select ‘‘search,’’ then key in the docket ID number identified in this document. What information is EPA particularly interested in? Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, EPA solicits comments and information to enable it to: (i) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Agency, including whether the information will have practical utility; (ii) evaluate the accuracy of the Agency’s estimate of the burden of the E:\FR\FM\16JYN1.SGM 16JYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 136 (Wednesday, July 16, 2014)]
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[FR Doc No: 2014-16656]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. AD14-14-000]


Price Formation in Energy and Ancillary Services Markets Operated 
by Regional Transmission Organizations and Independent System 
Operators; Notice of Workshop

    As announced in the Notice issued on June 19, 2014, the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) directed its staff to convene 
workshops as necessary to commence a discussion with industry on 
existing market rules and operational practices affecting price 
formation issues in energy and ancillary services markets operated by 
Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs) and Independent System 
Operators (ISOs). The June 19 Notice listed four areas of interest: 
Uplift payments, offer price mitigation and price caps, scarcity and 
shortage pricing, and operator actions that affect prices. The first 
workshop will focus on uplift payments in energy and ancillary services 
markets operated by RTOs and ISOs and will be held on Monday, September 
8, 2014 from 8:45 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. in the Commission Meeting Room at 
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., 
Washington, DC 20426. Commission members may participate in the 
workshop.
    The September 8 workshop will focus on the technical, operational 
and market issues that give rise to uplift payments and the levels of 
transparency. The workshop will also preview the scope of the remaining 
price formation topics of offer price mitigation and price caps, 
scarcity and shortage pricing, and operator actions that affect prices. 
As noted in the June 19 Notice, additional workshops will be announced 
on these topics in the coming months.
    The workshop will be open for the public to attend. Advance 
registration is not required, but is encouraged. Attendees may register 
at the following Web page: https://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/registration/09-08-14-form.asp.
    Those wishing to participate in the program for this event should 
nominate themselves through the on-line registration form no later than 
July 30, 2014 at the following Web page: https://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/registration/09-08-14-speaker-form.asp. At this Web page, please 
provide an abstract (1,500 character limit) of the issue(s) you propose 
to address. Due to time constraints, we expect to not be able to 
accommodate all those interested in speaking.
    Further details and a formal agenda will be issued prior to the 
workshop.
    Information on this event will be posted on the Calendar of Events 
on the Commission's Web site, www.ferc.gov, prior to the event. The 
workshop will also be Webcast and transcribed. Anyone with Internet 
access who desires to listen to this event can do so by navigating to 
the Calendar of Events at www.ferc.gov and locating this event in the 
Calendar. The event will contain a link to the webcast. The Capitol 
Connection provides technical support for webcasts 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.
    Commission workshops 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.
    For further information on this workshop, please contact:

Sarah McKinley (Logistical Information), Office of External Affairs, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, 
DC 20426, (202) 502-8368, sarah.mckinley@ferc.gov.
William Sauer (Technical Information), Office of Energy Policy and 
Innovation, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., 
Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-6639. william.sauer@ferc.gov.


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     Dated: July 9, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-16656 Filed 7-15-14; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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