American Municipal Power, Inc., Blue Ridge Power Agency, Craig-Botetourt Electric Cooperative, Indiana Michigan Municipal Distributors Association, Indiana Municipal Power Agency, Old Dominion Electric Cooperative, Inc., Wabash Valley Power Association, Inc. v. Appalachian Power Company, Columbus Southern Power Company, Indiana Michigan Power Company, Kentucky Power Company, Kingsport Power Company, Ohio Power Company, Wheeling Power Company, AEP Appalachian Transmission Company, Inc., AEP Indiana Michigan Transmission Company, Inc., AEP Kentucky Transmission Company, Inc., AEP Ohio Transmission Company, Inc., AEP West Virginia Transmission Company, Inc.; Notice of Complaint, 76574 [2016-26545]

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• DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
• Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 213 (Thursday, November 3, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 76574]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. EL17-13-000]


American Municipal Power, Inc., Blue Ridge Power Agency, Craig-
Botetourt Electric Cooperative, Indiana Michigan Municipal Distributors 
Association, Indiana Municipal Power Agency, Old Dominion Electric 
Cooperative, Inc., Wabash Valley Power Association, Inc. v. Appalachian 
Power Company, Columbus Southern Power Company, Indiana Michigan Power 
Company, Kentucky Power Company, Kingsport Power Company, Ohio Power 
Company, Wheeling Power Company, AEP Appalachian Transmission Company, 
Inc., AEP Indiana Michigan Transmission Company, Inc., AEP Kentucky 
Transmission Company, Inc., AEP Ohio Transmission Company, Inc., AEP 
West Virginia Transmission Company, Inc.; Notice of Complaint

    Take notice that on October 27, 2016, pursuant to section 206 of 
the Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 824e and 825e and Rule 206 of the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission) Rules of Practice 
and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.206 (2016), American Municipal Power, Inc., 
Blue Ridge Power Agency, Craig-Botetourt Electric Cooperative, Indiana 
Michigan Municipal Distributors Association, Indiana Municipal Power 
Agency, Old Dominion Electric Cooperative, Inc., and Wabash Valley 
Power Association, Inc., (Collectively, Joint Complainants) filed a 
formal complaint against Appalachian Power Company, Columbus Southern 
Power Company, Indiana Michigan Power Company, Kentucky Power Company, 
Kingsport Power Company, Ohio Power Company, Wheeling Power Company, 
AEP Appalachian Transmission Company, Inc.
    AEP Indiana Michigan Transmission Company, Inc., AEP Kentucky 
Transmission Company, Inc., AEP Ohio Transmission Company, Inc., AEP 
West Virginia Transmission Company, Inc., (AEP East Companies or 
Respondents), alleging that the 10.99 percent base rate on common 
equity currently included in the formula transmission rates of the AEP 
East Companies is unjust and unreasonable, all as more fully explained 
in the complaint.
    Joint Complainants certify that copies of the complaint were served 
in accordance with Rule 206(c).
    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 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. The Respondent's 
answer and all interventions, or protests must be filed on or before 
the comment date. The Respondent's answer, motions to intervene, and 
protests must be served on the Complainants.
    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 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 November 16, 2016.

    Dated: October 28, 2016.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-26545 Filed 11-2-16; 8:45 am]
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