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foot-wide, 35-foot-high concrete
powerhouse that would include a new
999-kilowatt Kaplan turbine-generator
unit; (6) an existing 45-foot-long
concrete tailrace; (7) a new 0.06-milelong transmission line; and (8)
appurtenant facilities. The estimated
annual generation of the Elizabeth
Webbings Falls Dam Project would be
6,500 megawatt-hours.
Applicant Contact: Mr. Justin Bristol,
Manager, One Drop Hydro, LLC, P.O.
Box 2033, Kingston, Rhode Island
02881; phone: (401) 793–6041; email:
jbristol@onedrophydro.com.
FERC Contact: Taconya D. Goar;
phone: (202) 502–8394; email:
Taconya.Goar@ferc.gov.
Deadline for filing comments, motions
to intervene, competing applications
(without notices of intent), or notices of
intent to file competing applications: 60
days from the issuance of this notice.
Competing applications and notices of
intent must meet the requirements of 18
CFR 4.36.
The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing. Please file comments,
motions to intervene, notices of intent,
and competing applications using the
Commission’s eFiling system at https://
ferconline.ferc.gov/eFiling.aspx.
Commenters can submit brief comments
up to 6,000 characters, without prior
registration, using the eComment system
at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/
QuickComment.aspx. You must include
your name and contact information at
the end of your comments. For
assistance, please contact FERC Online
Support. In lieu of electronic filing, you
may submit a paper copy. Submissions
sent via the U.S. Postal Service must be
addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room
1A, Washington, DC 20426.
Submissions sent via any other carrier
must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue,
Rockville, Maryland 20852. The first
page of any filing should include docket
number P–15041–000.
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://
ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link. Enter
the docket number excluding the last
three digits in the docket number field
to access the document. At this time, the
Commission has suspended access to
the Commission’s Public Reference
Room, due to the proclamation
declaring a National Emergency
concerning the Novel Coronavirus
Disease (COVID–19), issued by the
President on March 13, 2020. For
assistance, contact the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call
toll-free, (886) 208–3676 or TYY, (202)
502–8659. Enter the docket number (P–
15041) in the docket number field to
access the document. For assistance,
contact FERC Online Support.
Dated: October 22, 2020.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. AD20–18–000]
Offshore Wind Integration in RTOs/
ISOs Supplemental Notice of Technical
Conference
As first announced in the Notice of
Technical Conference issued in this
proceeding on June 17, 2020, the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission) will convene a staff-led
technical conference in the above
referenced proceeding on Tuesday,
October 27, 2020, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30
p.m. (ET).1 The conference will be held
virtually and will be webcast.
Commissioners may attend and
participate. This conference will
consider whether and how existing
regional transmission organization
(RTO) and independent system operator
(ISO) interconnection, merchant
transmission and transmission planning
frameworks can accommodate
anticipated growth in offshore wind
generation in an efficient or costeffective manner that safeguards open
access transmission principles. The
conference also will provide an
opportunity for participants to discuss
possible changes or improvements to
the current regulatory frameworks that
may accommodate such growth.
Attached to this Supplemental Notice is
an agenda for the technical conference,
which includes the final conference
program and speakers.
We note that discussions at the
conference may involve issues raised in
proceedings that are currently pending
before the Commission. These
proceedings include, but are not limited
to:
Docket Nos.
Constellation Mystic Power, LLC v. ISO New England Inc ........................................................................................................
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Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc .......................................................................................................................
Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. and Southwest Power Pool, Inc ..................................................................
Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc .......................................................................................................................
Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc .......................................................................................................................
New York Independent System Operator Inc .............................................................................................................................
PJM Interconnection, L.L.C .........................................................................................................................................................
PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. and Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc ..................................................................
PJM Interconnection, L.L.C .........................................................................................................................................................
Southwest Power Pool, Inc .........................................................................................................................................................
Vineyard Wind LLC .....................................................................................................................................................................
There is no fee for attendance, and the
conference is open for the public to
attend via webcast. Information on this
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technical conference, including a link to
the webcast, will be posted on the
conference’s event page on the
Commission’s website (https://
www.ferc.gov/news-events/events/
technical-conference-regarding-offshore-
CFR 2.1(a)(1)(xi) (2020).
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ER20–939–001.
ER20–944–002.
ER20–2308–000.
ER20–945–001.
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wind-integration-rtosisos-docket-noad20) prior to the event. The conference
will be transcribed. Transcripts of the
conference will be available for a fee
from Ace-Federal Reporters, Inc. (202–
347–3700). For more information about
this technical conference, please
contact:
Sarah McKinley (Logistical
Information), Office of External
Affairs, (202) 502–8004,
sarah.mckinley@ferc.gov
David Rosner (Technical Information),
Office of Energy Policy and
Innovation, (202) 502–8479,
david.rosner@ferc.gov
Rishi Garg (Legal Information), Office
of the General Counsel, (202) 502–
8667, rishi.garg@ferc.gov
Dated: October 22, 2020.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 9985–033]
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Rivers Electric Company, Inc.; Rivers
Electric, LLC; Notice of Application for
Transfer of License and Soliciting
Comments, Motions To Intervene, and
Protests
On August 18, 2020, Rivers Electric,
LLC (transferee) filed an application for
an after-the-fact transfer of license of the
Mill Pond Hydroelectric Project No.
9985. The project is located on Catskill
Creek, Greene County, New York.
The applicant seeks Commission
approval to transfer the license for the
Mill Pond Hydroelectric Project from
Rivers Electric Company, Inc.
(transferor) to the transferee. On June
26, 2020, Rivers Electric Company, Inc
was merged into River Electric, LLC, as
a result, Rivers Electric Company, Inc. is
no longer active.
Applicant’s Contacts: Mr. Matthew
Wenger, CEO/COO, Rivers Electric, LLC,
c/o Clear Energy Hydro LLC, 18 South
Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, CO 80104,
Phone: (303) 993–5438; Email: notices@
clearenergyhydro.com, and Mr. Paul V.
Nolan, Esq., 5515 17th Street North,
Arlington, VA 22205, Phone: (703) 534–
5509 (w), (703) 587–5895 (c), Email:
pvnpvndiver@gmail.com.
FERC Contact: Anumzziatta
Purchiaroni, (202) 502–6191,
anumzziatta.purchiaroni@ferc.gov.
Deadline for filing comments, motions
to intervene, and protests: 30 days from
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the date that the Commission issues this
notice. The Commission strongly
encourages electronic filing. Please file
comments, motions to intervene, and
protests using the Commission’s eFiling
system at https://www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/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, you may
submit a paper copy. Submissions sent
via U.S. Postal Service must be
addressed to, Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room
1A, Washington, DC 20426.
Submissions sent via any other carrier
must be addressed to, Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue,
Rockville, Maryland 20852. The first
page of any filing should include docket
number P–9985–033. Comments
emailed to Commission staff are not
considered part of the Commission
record.
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://
ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link. Enter
the docket number excluding the last
three digits in the docket number field
to access the document. At this time, the
Commission has suspended access to
the Commission’s Public Reference
Room, due to the proclamation
declaring a National Emergency
concerning the Novel Coronavirus
Disease (COVID–19), issued by the
President on March 13, 2020. For
assistance, contact the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call
toll-free, (886) 208–3676 or TYY, (202)
502–8659.
Dated: October 22, 2020.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket Nos. CP15–115–000; CP15–115–
001]
National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation
and Empire Pipeline, Inc.; Notice of
Request for Extension of Time
Take notice that on October 16, 2020,
National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation
(National Fuel) and Empire Pipeline,
Inc. (Empire) (collectively, Applicants)
requested that the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (Commission)
grant an extension of time, until
December 1, 2024, to complete
construction of the Northern Access
2016 Project (Project) and make the
Project available for service, as
authorized in the February 3, 2017
Order Granting Abandonment and
Issuing Certificates (Certificate Order).1
The Project consists of approximately
99 miles of new pipeline, primarily 24inches in diameter, to be constructed in
McKean County, Pennsylvania, and
Allegany, Cattaraugus, Erie, and Niagara
Counties, New York; a new compressor
station along Empire’s system in Niagara
County, New York; and additional
compression at National Fuel’s existing
Porterville Compressor Station in Erie
County, New York, as well as new
pipeline interconnects and various
auxiliary and appurtenant facilities. The
Certificate Order required Applicants to
complete construction of the Project
facilities and make them available for
service by February 3, 2019.2 In January
2019, the Commission granted
Applicants’ request for a three-year
extension, until February 3, 2022, to
complete construction and place the
Project facilities into service.3 Due to
ongoing legal and regulatory delays,
Applicants now request an additional
two-year extension of time, until
December 1, 2024, to complete
construction of the Project and place it
into service.
This notice establishes a 15-calendar
day intervention and comment period
deadline. Any person wishing to
comment on the extension motion may
do so. No reply comments or answers
will be considered. If you wish to obtain
legal status by becoming a party to the
1 National Fuel Gas Supply Corp. et al., 158 FERC
61,145 (2017) (Certificate Order), order on reh’g and
motion for waiver determination under Section 401
of the Clean Water Act, 164 FERC 61,084 (2018).
2 Certificate Order, 158 FERC 61,145 at ordering
para. (C)(1).
3 Letter Order to National Fuel Gas Supply Corp.
and Empire Pipeline, Inc., Docket No. CP15–115–
000 (issued Jan. 31, 2019) (National Fuel Letter
Order).
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. AD20-18-000]
Offshore Wind Integration in RTOs/ISOs Supplemental Notice of
Technical Conference
As first announced in the Notice of Technical Conference issued in
this proceeding on June 17, 2020, the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (Commission) will convene a staff-led technical conference
in the above referenced proceeding on Tuesday, October 27, 2020, from
9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (ET).\1\ The conference will be held virtually
and will be webcast. Commissioners may attend and participate. This
conference will consider whether and how existing regional transmission
organization (RTO) and independent system operator (ISO)
interconnection, merchant transmission and transmission planning
frameworks can accommodate anticipated growth in offshore wind
generation in an efficient or cost-effective manner that safeguards
open access transmission principles. The conference also will provide
an opportunity for participants to discuss possible changes or
improvements to the current regulatory frameworks that may accommodate
such growth. Attached to this Supplemental Notice is an agenda for the
technical conference, which includes the final conference program and
speakers.
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We note that discussions at the conference may involve issues
raised in proceedings that are currently pending before the Commission.
These proceedings include, but are not limited to:
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Docket Nos.
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Constellation Mystic Power, LLC v. ISO New EL20-52-000 and EL20-52-
England Inc. 001.
Midcontinent Independent System Operator, ER20-940-002.
Inc.
Midcontinent Independent System Operator, ER20-943-002.
Inc. and Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
Midcontinent Independent System Operator, ER20-942-002.
Inc.
Midcontinent Independent System Operator, ER20-2788-000.
Inc.
New York Independent System Operator Inc... EL20-65-000.
PJM Interconnection, L.L.C................. ER20-939-001.
PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. and ER20-944-002.
Midcontinent Independent System Operator,
Inc.
PJM Interconnection, L.L.C................. ER20-2308-000.
Southwest Power Pool, Inc.................. ER20-945-001.
Vineyard Wind LLC.......................... ER19-570-000.
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There is no fee for attendance, and the conference is open for the
public to attend via webcast. Information on this technical conference,
including a link to the webcast, will be posted on the conference's
event page on the Commission's website (https://www.ferc.gov/news-
events/events/technical-conference-regarding-offshore-
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wind-integration-rtosisos-docket-no-ad20) prior to the event. The
conference will be transcribed. Transcripts of the conference will be
available for a fee from Ace-Federal Reporters, Inc. (202-347-3700).
For more information about this technical conference, please contact:
Sarah McKinley (Logistical Information), Office of External
Affairs, (202) 502-8004, [email protected]
David Rosner (Technical Information), Office of Energy Policy and
Innovation, (202) 502-8479, [email protected]
Rishi Garg (Legal Information), Office of the General Counsel,
(202) 502-8667, [email protected]
Dated: October 22, 2020.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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