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(e.g., between 50 and 100 basis points)?
If so, what is the appropriate range and
why?
E. Metrics for Evaluating the
Effectiveness of Incentives
48. The Commission has a
‘‘longstanding policy that incentives
should only be awarded to induce
voluntary conduct.’’ 59 Nevertheless, it
can sometimes be difficult to identify
the extent to which a particular
incentive motivates a transmission
developer to take a particular action.
Order No. 679 adopted an annual
reporting requirement, Form FERC–730,
which requires transmission incentives
recipients to provide limited
information.60 Additional transmission
incentive-related data, beyond that
available under the Commission’s
existing reporting standards or through
other public sources, could help the
Commission to better understand the
effectiveness of the incentives program,
including the effects of any changes that
it adopts through this proceeding. In
particular, a standard of comparison
among transmission projects, regardless
of whether a project receives incentives
and/or ultimately goes into service,
would allow the Commission to
examine whether incentives motivate
investment in and development of new
transmission projects.
(Q 98) What metrics should the
Commission use in measuring the
effectiveness of incentives, e.g., if
certain milestones are reached or only if
a transmission project is built and
energized?
(Q 99) Should the obligation to file
Form FERC–730 be expanded to all
public utility transmission providers?
(Q 100) Should the Commission
require that incentive recipients provide
additional data through Form FERC–
730? If so, what additional information
should be provided?
(Q 101) For each transmission project,
should the Commission require
additional data such as the primary
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60 Order No. 679, 116 FERC ¶ 61,057 at P 367.
FERC–730 requests information concerning: (1) The
transmission developer’s actual capital spending on
each transmission project for which it has received
incentives, as well as its projected capital spending
on the projects for the next five years; (2) a highlevel description of such projects, including their
voltage level; (3) the type of transmission project
(i.e., whether it is new build, an upgrade to existing
infrastructure, a refurbishment/replacement, or a
generator direct connection); (4) each project’s
completion status (i.e., complete, under
construction, pre-engineering, planned, proposed,
or conceptual); and (5) each project’s estimated
completion date, as well as the reason for any
delays (i.e., siting, permitting, construction, delayed
completion of new generator, or other).
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driver of each transmission project (e.g.,
reliability needs) and the risks entailed
in its development (e.g., number of
permits required, siting challenges)?
(Q 102) If a transmission project is
abandoned, should the Commission
require additional data such as the
reasons that it failed (e.g., lack of
financing, inability to obtain permits,
the need for the transmission project did
not materialize or was addressed
through other means)?
(Q 103) Should the information on
annual transmission spending
associated with projects that received
transmission incentives be broken down
by transmission project?
(Q 104) How burdensome would such
information requirements be? To ensure
that any reporting is not unduly
burdensome, should the Commission
adopt some type of reporting threshold,
such as a voltage, mileage, or dollar
threshold, to limit the transmission
projects on which it collects
information?
(Q 105) Should the Commission
upgrade the FERC–730 filing format to
XBRL or another format or standard? If
so, what filing format would be most
beneficial and useful to filers and users
of the information?
III. Comment Procedures
49. The Commission invites interested
persons to submit comments on the
matters and issues proposed in this
Notice of Inquiry, including any related
matters or alternative proposals that
commenters may wish to discuss. Initial
Comments are due June 25, 2019, and
Reply Comments are due July 25, 2019.
Comments must refer to Docket No.
PL19–3–000, and must include the
commenter’s name, the organization
they represent, if applicable, and their
address in their comments.
50. The Commission encourages
comments to be filed electronically via
the eFiling link on the Commission’s
website at https://www.ferc.gov. The
Commission accepts most standard
word processing formats. Documents
created electronically using word
processing software should be filed in
native applications or print-to-PDF
format and not in a scanned format.
Commenters filing electronically do not
need to make a paper filing.
51. Commenters that are not able to
file comments electronically must send
an original of their comments to:
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
Secretary of the Commission, 888 First
Street NE, Washington, DC 20426.
52. All comments will be placed in
the Commission’s public files and may
be viewed, printed, or downloaded
remotely as described in the Document
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Availability section below. Commenters
on this proposal are not required to
serve copies of their comments on other
commenters.
IV. Document Availability
53. In addition to publishing the full
text of this document in the Federal
Register, the Commission provides all
interested persons an opportunity to
view and/or print the contents of this
document via the internet through the
Commission’s Home Page (https://
www.ferc.gov) and in the Commission’s
Public Reference Room during normal
business hours (8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Eastern time) at 888 First Street NE,
Room 2A, Washington DC 20426.
54. From the Commission’s Home
Page on the internet, this information is
available on eLibrary. The full text of
this document is available on eLibrary
in PDF and Microsoft Word format for
viewing, printing, and/or downloading.
To access this document in eLibrary,
type the docket number excluding the
last three digits of this document in the
docket number field.
55. User assistance is available for
eLibrary and the Commission’s website
during normal business hours from the
Commission’s Online Support at 202–
502–6652 (toll free at 1–866–208–3676)
or email at ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov,
or the Public Reference Room at (202)
502–8371, TTY (202)502–8659. Email
the Public Reference Room at
public.referenceroom@ferc.gov.
By direction of the Commission.
Issued: March 21, 2019.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 14861–001]
FFP Project 101, LLC; Notice of Intent
To File License Application, Filing of
Pre-Application Document, and
Approving Use of the Traditional
Licensing Process
a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to
File License Application and Request to
Use the Traditional Licensing Process.
b. Project No.: 14861–001.
c. Date Filed: January 28, 2019.
d. Submitted By: Rye Development on
behalf of FFP Project 101, LLC.
e. Name of Project: Goldendale
Pumped Storage Project.
f. Location: Off-stream (north side) of
the Columbia River at River Mile 215.6
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in Klickitat County, Washington and
Sherman County, Oregon,
approximately 8 miles southeast of the
City of Goldendale. The project would
occupy 16.1 acres of lands administered
by the Bonneville Power
Administration.
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the
Commission’s regulations.
h. Potential Applicant Contact: Erik
Steimle, Rye Development, 220 NW 8th
Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97209; (503)
998–0230; email—erik@
ryedevelopment.com.
i. FERC Contact: Michael Tust at (202)
502–6522; or email at michael.tust@
ferc.gov.
j. FFP Project 101, LLC (FFP) filed its
request to use the Traditional Licensing
Process on January 28, 2019. FFP
provided public notice of its request on
January 30, 2019 and January 31, 2019.
In a letter dated March 21, 2019, the
Director of the Division of Hydropower
Licensing approved FFP’s request to use
the Traditional Licensing Process.
k. With this notice, we are initiating
informal consultation with the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service and/or NOAA
Fisheries under section 7 of the
Endangered Species Act and the joint
agency regulations thereunder at 50 CFR
part 402; and NOAA Fisheries under
section 305(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act and implementing regulations at 50
CFR 600.920. We are also initiating
consultation with the Washington State
Historic Preservation Officer and the
Oregon State Historic Preservation
Officer, as required by section 106,
National Historic Preservation Act, and
the implementing regulations of the
Advisory Council on Historic
Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2.
l. With this notice, we are designating
FFP as the Commission’s non-federal
representative for carrying out informal
consultation pursuant to section 7 of the
Endangered Species Act and section
305(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act; and
consultation pursuant to section 106 of
the National Historic Preservation Act.
m. FFP filed a Pre-Application
Document (PAD; including a proposed
process plan and schedule) with the
Commission, pursuant to 18 CFR 5.6 of
the Commission’s regulations.
n. A copy of the PAD is available for
review at the Commission in the Public
Reference Room or may be viewed on
the Commission’s website (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
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FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866)
208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659
(TTY). A copy is also available for
inspection and reproduction at the
address in paragraph h.
o. Register online at https://
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
esubscription.asp to be notified via
email of new filing and issuances
related to this or other pending projects.
For assistance, contact FERC Online
Support.
Dated: March 21, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. PL19–4–000]
Inquiry Regarding the Commission’s
Policy for Determining Return on
Equity
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of inquiry.
AGENCY:
Following the decision of the
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of
Columbia Circuit in Emera Maine v.
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
the Commission seeks information and
stakeholder views to help the
Commission explore whether, and if so
how, it should modify its policies
concerning the determination of the
return on equity (ROE) to be used in
designing jurisdictional rates charged by
public utilities. The Commission also
seeks comment on whether any changes
to its policies concerning public utility
ROEs should be applied to interstate
natural gas and oil pipelines.
DATES: Initial Comments are due June
26, 2019, and Reply Comments are due
July 26, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Comments, identified by
docket number, may be filed in the
following ways:
• Electronic Filing through https://
www.ferc.gov. Documents created
electronically using word processing
software should be filed in native
applications or print-to-PDF format and
not in a scanned format.
• Mail/Hand Delivery: Those unable
to file electronically may mail or handdeliver comments to: Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the
Commission, 888 First Street NE,
Washington, DC 20426.
• Instructions: For detailed
instructions on submitting comments,
SUMMARY:
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see the Comment Procedures Section of
this document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jeremy Hessler (Legal Information),
Office of the General Counsel, 888
First Street NE, Washington, DC
20426, (202) 502–8655,
jeremy.hessler@ferc.gov.
Adam Pollock (Technical Information),
Office of Energy Market Regulation,
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street NE,
Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502–
8458, adam.pollock@ferc.gov.
Scott Everngam (Technical Information),
Office of Energy Market Regulation,
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street NE,
Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502–
6614, scott.everngam@ferc.gov.
Tony Dobbins (Technical Information),
Office of Energy Policy and
Innovation, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street NE,
Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502–
6630, tony.dobbins@ferc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1. In this Notice of Inquiry (NOI), the
Commission seeks information and
stakeholder views regarding whether,
and if so how, it should modify its
policies concerning the determination of
the return on equity (ROE) to be used in
designing jurisdictional rates charged by
public utilities. The Commission also
seeks comment on whether any changes
to its policies concerning public utility
ROEs should be applied to interstate
natural gas and oil pipelines.
2. This NOI follows the decision of
the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District
of Columbia Circuit (D.C. Circuit) in
Emera Maine v. FERC,1 reversing and
vacating Opinion No. 531.2 In that
decision, the court held, among other
things, that the Commission had failed
to justify its decision under section 206
of the Federal Power Act (FPA) 3 to set
the ROE of the New England
Transmission Owners 4 at the midpoint
of the upper half of the zone of
reasonableness produced by the twostep Discounted Cash Flow (DCF)
analysis. While the court did not
expressly question the Commission’s
1 854
F.3d 9 (DC Cir. 2017) (Emera Maine).
Mass. Attorney Gen. v. Bangor HydroElec. Co., Opinion No. 531, 147 FERC ¶ 61,234,
order on paper hearing, 149 FERC ¶ 61,032 (2014),
order on reh’g, 150 FERC ¶ 61,165 (2015).
3 16 U.S.C. 824e.
4 The New England Transmission Owners include
Bangor Hydro-Elec. Co.; Cent. Me. Power Co.; New
England Power Co. d/b/a Nat’l Grid; N.H.
Transmission LLC d/b/a NextEra; NSTAR Elect. &
Gas Corp.; Ne. Utilities Serv. Co.; United
Illuminating Co.; Unitil Energy Systems, Inc. and
Fitchburg Gas & Elec. Light Co.; and Vt. Transco,
LLC. Opinion No. 531, 147 FERC ¶ 61,234 at P 1
n.3.
2 Coakley,
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 14861-001]
FFP Project 101, LLC; Notice of Intent To File License
Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, and Approving Use of
the Traditional Licensing Process
a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application and
Request to Use the Traditional Licensing Process.
b. Project No.: 14861-001.
c. Date Filed: January 28, 2019.
d. Submitted By: Rye Development on behalf of FFP Project 101, LLC.
e. Name of Project: Goldendale Pumped Storage Project.
f. Location: Off-stream (north side) of the Columbia River at River
Mile 215.6
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in Klickitat County, Washington and Sherman County, Oregon,
approximately 8 miles southeast of the City of Goldendale. The project
would occupy 16.1 acres of lands administered by the Bonneville Power
Administration.
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
h. Potential Applicant Contact: Erik Steimle, Rye Development, 220
NW 8th Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97209; (503) 998-0230; email_
[email protected]
i. FERC Contact: Michael Tust at (202) 502-6522; or email at
[email protected].
j. FFP Project 101, LLC (FFP) filed its request to use the
Traditional Licensing Process on January 28, 2019. FFP provided public
notice of its request on January 30, 2019 and January 31, 2019. In a
letter dated March 21, 2019, the Director of the Division of Hydropower
Licensing approved FFP's request to use the Traditional Licensing
Process.
k. With this notice, we are initiating informal consultation with
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and/or NOAA Fisheries under section
7 of the Endangered Species Act and the joint agency regulations
thereunder at 50 CFR part 402; and NOAA Fisheries under section 305(b)
of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act and
implementing regulations at 50 CFR 600.920. We are also initiating
consultation with the Washington State Historic Preservation Officer
and the Oregon State Historic Preservation Officer, as required by
section 106, National Historic Preservation Act, and the implementing
regulations of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation at 36 CFR
800.2.
l. With this notice, we are designating FFP as the Commission's
non-federal representative for carrying out informal consultation
pursuant to section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and section 305(b)
of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act; and
consultation pursuant to section 106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act.
m. FFP filed a Pre-Application Document (PAD; including a proposed
process plan and schedule) with the Commission, pursuant to 18 CFR 5.6
of the Commission's regulations.
n. A copy of the PAD is available for review at the Commission in
the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's website
(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
[email protected], (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY). A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at
the address in paragraph h.
o. Register online at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filing and issuances
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support.
Dated: March 21, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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