Order on Intent To Revoke Market-Based Rate Authority, 6533-6534 [2022-02361]

Download as PDF lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 24 / Friday, February 4, 2022 / Notices Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: Notice of Change in Status, Revised MBR Tariffs and Request for Waiver to be effective 2/1/2022. Filed Date: 1/31/22. Accession Number: 20220131–5219. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 2/22/22. Docket Numbers: ER22–935–000. Applicants: Virginia Electric and Power Company, PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: Virginia Electric and Power Company submits tariff filing per 35.13(a)(2)(iii): Second Revised Service Agreement No. 3226, NITSA Between to be effective 1/ 1/2022. Filed Date: 1/31/22. Accession Number: 20220131–5224. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 2/22/22. Docket Numbers: ER22–936–000. Applicants: Flat Ridge Interconnection LLC. Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: Filing of Revised Rate Schedule and Request for Waivers to be effective 4/2/ 2022. Filed Date: 1/31/22. Accession Number: 20220131–5229. 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Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: Yellow_River CIAC Agreement to be effective 2/1/2022. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:50 Feb 03, 2022 Jkt 256001 Filed Date: 1/31/22. Accession Number: 20220131–5311. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 2/22/22. Docket Numbers: ER22–941–000. Applicants: Arlington Wind Power Project LLC. Description: Compliance filing: Notice of Change in Category Seller Status in the NW Region to be effective 2/1/2022. Filed Date: 1/31/22. Accession Number: 20220131–5318. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 2/22/22. Docket Numbers: ER22–942–000. Applicants: Sagebrush Power Partners, LLC. Description: Compliance filing: Notice of Change in Category Seller Status in the NW Region to be effective 2/1/2022. Filed Date: 1/31/22. Accession Number: 20220131–5322. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 2/22/22. Docket Numbers: ER22–943–000. Applicants: Wheat Field Wind Power Project LLC. Description: Compliance filing: Notice of Change in Category Seller Status in the NW Region to be effective 2/1/2022. Filed Date: 1/31/22. Accession Number: 20220131–5325. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 2/22/22. Docket Numbers: ER22–944–000. Applicants: Black Rock Wind Force, LLC. Description: Initial rate filing: Filing of Reactive Power Rate Schedule to be effective 3/1/2022. Filed Date: 1/31/22. Accession Number: 20220131–5327. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 2/22/22. Docket Numbers: ER22–945–000. Applicants: New England Power Pool Participants Committee. Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: February 2022 Membership Filing to be effective 1/1/2022. Filed Date: 1/31/22. Accession Number: 20220131–5340. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 2/22/22. Docket Numbers: ER22–946–000. Applicants: South Jersey Energy Company. Description: Tariff Amendment: Cancellation of MBR Tariff to be effective 2/1/2022. Filed Date: 1/31/22. Accession Number: 20220131–5348. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 2/22/22. Docket Numbers: ER22–947–000. Applicants: South Jersey Energy ISO1, LLC. Description: Tariff Amendment: Cancellation of Complete Tariff to be effective 2/1/2022. Filed Date: 1/31/22. PO 00000 Frm 00051 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 6533 Accession Number: 20220131–5350. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 2/22/22. Docket Numbers: ER22–948–000. Applicants: South Jersey Energy ISO3, LLC. Description: Tariff Amendment: Cancellation of MBR Tariff to be effective 2/1/2022. Filed Date: 1/31/22. Accession Number: 20220131–5359. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 2/22/22. Take notice that the Commission received the following electric securities filings: Docket Numbers: ES22–27–000. Applicants: Evergy Missouri West, Inc. Description: Application Under Section 204 of the Federal Power Act for Authorization to Issue Securities of Evergy Missouri West, Inc. Filed Date: 1/28/22. Accession Number: 20220128–5311. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 2/18/22. The filings are accessible in the Commission’s eLibrary system (https:// elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/search/fercgen search.asp) by querying the docket number. Any person desiring to intervene or protest in any of the above proceedings must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission’s Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment date. Protests may be considered, but intervention is necessary to become a party to the proceeding. eFiling is encouraged. More detailed information relating to filing requirements, interventions, protests, service, and qualifying facilities filings can be found at: https://www.ferc.gov/ docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For other information, call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. Dated: January 31, 2022. Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2022–02382 Filed 2–3–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Order on Intent To Revoke MarketBased Rate Authority Before Commissioners: Richard Glick, Chairman; James P. Danly, Allison Clements, Mark C. Christie, and Willie L. Phillips. E:\FR\FM\04FEN1.SGM 04FEN1 6534 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 24 / Friday, February 4, 2022 / Notices Docket Nos. Electric Quarterly Reports; Liberty Power Delaware LLC; Liberty Power Wholesale Supply, LLC; Entrust Energy East, Inc.; PowerOne Corporation. lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 1. Section 205 of the Federal Power Act (FPA), 16 U.S.C. 824d, and 18 CFR part 35 (2021), require, among other things, that all rates, terms, and conditions for jurisdictional services be filed with the Commission. In Order No. 2001, the Commission revised its public utility filing requirements and established a requirement for public utilities, including power marketers, to file Electric Quarterly Reports.1 2. The Commission requires sellers with market-based rate authorization to file Electric Quarterly Reports summarizing contractual and transaction information related to their market-based power sales as a condition for retaining that authorization.2 Commission staff’s review of the Electric Quarterly Reports indicates that the following four public utilities with market-based rate authorization have failed to file their Electric Quarterly Reports: Liberty Power Delaware LLC, Liberty Power Wholesale Supply, LLC, Entrust Energy East, Inc., and PowerOne Corporation. This order notifies these public utilities that their market-based rate authorizations will be revoked unless they comply with the Commission’s requirements within 15 1 Revised Public Utility Filing Requirements, Order No. 2001, 99 FERC ¶ 61,107, reh’g denied, Order No. 2001–A, 100 FERC ¶ 61,074, reh’g denied, Order No. 2001–B, 100 FERC ¶ 61,342, order directing filing, Order No. 2001–C, 101 FERC ¶ 61,314 (2002), order directing filing, Order No. 2001–D, 102 FERC ¶ 61,334, order refining filing requirements, Order No. 2001–E, 105 FERC ¶ 61,352 (2003), order on clarification, Order No. 2001–F, 106 FERC ¶ 61,060 (2004), order revising filing requirements, Order No. 2001–G, 120 FERC ¶ 61,270, order on reh’g and clarification, Order No. 2001–H, 121 FERC ¶ 61,289 (2007), order revising filing requirements, Order No. 2001–I, 125 FERC ¶ 61,003 ¶ 31,282 (2008). See also Filing Requirements for Electric Utility Service Agreements, 155 FERC ¶ 61,280, order on reh’g and clarification, 157 FERC ¶ 61,180 (2016) (clarifying Electric Quarterly Reports reporting requirements and updating Data Dictionary). 2 See Refinements to Policies & Procedures for Mkt.-Based Rates for Wholesale Sales of Elec. Energy, Capacity & Ancillary Servs. by Pub. Utilils., Order No. 816, 153 FERC ¶ 61,065, at P 353 (2015), order on reh’g, Order No. 816–A, 155 FERC ¶ 61,188 (2016); Mkt.-Based Rates for Wholesale Sales of Elec. Energy, Capacity & Ancillary Servs. by Pub. Utils., Order No. 697, 119 FERC ¶ 61,295, at P 882, clarified, 121 FERC ¶ 61,260 (2007), order on reh’g, Order No. 697–A, 123 FERC ¶ 61,055, clarified, 124 FERC ¶ 61,055, order on reh’g, Order No. 697–B, 125 FERC ¶ 61,326 (2008), order on reh’g, Order No. 697–C, 127 FERC ¶ 61,284 (2009), order on reh’g, Order No. 697–D, 130 FERC ¶ 61,206 (2010), aff’d sub nom. Mont. Consumer Counsel v. FERC, 659 F.3d 910 (9th Cir. 2011). VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:50 Feb 03, 2022 Jkt 256001 ER02–2001–020; ER12–2401–000; ER12–1707–000; ER15–1557– 001; ER14–209–001. days of the date of issuance of this order. 3. In Order No. 2001, the Commission stated that, [i]f a public utility fails to file a[n] Electric Quarterly Report (without an appropriate request for extension), or fails to report an agreement in a report, that public utility may forfeit its market-based rate authority and may be required to file a new application for market-based rate authority if it wishes to resume making sales at market-based rates.3 4. The Commission further stated that, [o]nce this rule becomes effective, the requirement to comply with this rule will supersede the conditions in public utilities’ market-based rate authorizations, and failure to comply with the requirements of this rule will subject public utilities to the same consequences they would face for not satisfying the conditions in their rate authorizations, including possible revocation of their authority to make wholesale power sales at market-based rates.4 5. Pursuant to these requirements, the Commission has revoked the marketbased rate tariffs of market-based rate sellers that failed to submit their Electric Quarterly Reports.5 6. Sellers must file Electric Quarterly Reports consistent with the procedures set forth in Order Nos. 2001, 768,6 and 770.7 The exact filing dates for Electric Quarterly Reports are prescribed in 18 CFR 35.10b. As noted above, Commission staff’s review of the Electric Quarterly Reports for the period up to the third quarter of 2021 identified four public utilities with market-based rate authorization that failed to file Electric Quarterly Reports. Commission staff contacted or attempted to contact these entities to remind them of their regulatory obligations. Despite these reminders, the public utilities listed in the caption of this order have not met these obligations. Accordingly, this order notifies these public utilities that 3 Order No. 2001, 99 FERC ¶ 61,107 at P 222. P 223. 5 See, e.g., Electric Quarterly Reports, 82 FR 60,976 (Dec. 26, 2017); Electric Quarterly Reports, 80 FR 58,243 (Sep. 28, 2015); Electric Quarterly Reports, 79 FR 65,651 (Nov. 5, 2014). 6 Electricity Market Transparency Provisions of Section 220 of the Federal Power Act, Order No. 768, 140 FERC ¶ 61,232 (2012), order on reh’g, Order No. 768–A, 143 FERC ¶ 61,054 (2013), order on reh’g, Order No. 768–B, 150 FERC ¶ 61,075 (2015). 7 Revisions to Electric Quarterly Report Filing Process, Order No. 770, 141 FERC ¶ 61,120 (2012). 4 Id. PO 00000 Frm 00052 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 their market-based rate authorizations will be revoked unless they comply with the Commission’s requirements within 15 days of the issuance of this order. 7. In the event that any of the abovecaptioned market-based rate sellers has already filed its Electric Quarterly Reports in compliance with the Commission’s requirements, its inclusion herein is inadvertent. Such market-based rate seller is directed, within 15 days of the date of issuance of this order, to make a filing with the Commission identifying itself and providing details about its prior filings that establish that it complied with the Commission’s Electric Quarterly Report filing requirements. 8. If any of the above-captioned market-based rate sellers does not wish to continue having market-based rate authority, it may file a notice of cancellation with the Commission pursuant to section 205 of the FPA to cancel its market-based rate tariff. The Commission orders: (A) Within 15 days of the date of issuance of this order, each public utility listed in the caption of this order shall file with the Commission all delinquent Electric Quarterly Reports. If a public utility subject to this order fails to make the filings required in this order, the Commission will revoke that public utility’s market-based rate authorization and will terminate its electric market-based rate tariff. The Secretary is hereby directed, upon expiration of the filing deadline in this order, to promptly issue a notice, effective on the date of issuance, listing the public utilities whose tariffs have been revoked for failure to comply with the requirements of this order and the Commission’s Electric Quarterly Report filing requirements. (B) The Secretary is hereby directed to publish this order in the Federal Register. By the Commission. Issued: January 31, 2022. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2022–02361 Filed 2–3–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P E:\FR\FM\04FEN1.SGM 04FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 24 (Friday, February 4, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6533-6534]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-02361]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Order on Intent To Revoke Market-Based Rate Authority

Before Commissioners: Richard Glick, Chairman; James P. Danly, Allison 
Clements, Mark C. Christie, and Willie L. Phillips.

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                                                   Docket Nos.
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Electric Quarterly Reports; Liberty      ER02-2001-020; ER12-2401-000;
 Power Delaware LLC; Liberty Power        ER12-1707-000; ER15-1557-001;
 Wholesale Supply, LLC; Entrust Energy    ER14-209-001.
 East, Inc.; PowerOne Corporation.
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    1. Section 205 of the Federal Power Act (FPA), 16 U.S.C. 824d, and 
18 CFR part 35 (2021), require, among other things, that all rates, 
terms, and conditions for jurisdictional services be filed with the 
Commission. In Order No. 2001, the Commission revised its public 
utility filing requirements and established a requirement for public 
utilities, including power marketers, to file Electric Quarterly 
Reports.\1\
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    \1\ Revised Public Utility Filing Requirements, Order No. 2001, 
99 FERC ] 61,107, reh'g denied, Order No. 2001-A, 100 FERC ] 61,074, 
reh'g denied, Order No. 2001-B, 100 FERC ] 61,342, order directing 
filing, Order No. 2001-C, 101 FERC ] 61,314 (2002), order directing 
filing, Order No. 2001-D, 102 FERC ] 61,334, order refining filing 
requirements, Order No. 2001-E, 105 FERC ] 61,352 (2003), order on 
clarification, Order No. 2001-F, 106 FERC ] 61,060 (2004), order 
revising filing requirements, Order No. 2001-G, 120 FERC ] 61,270, 
order on reh'g and clarification, Order No. 2001-H, 121 FERC ] 
61,289 (2007), order revising filing requirements, Order No. 2001-I, 
125 FERC ] 61,003 ] 31,282 (2008). See also Filing Requirements for 
Electric Utility Service Agreements, 155 FERC ] 61,280, order on 
reh'g and clarification, 157 FERC ] 61,180 (2016) (clarifying 
Electric Quarterly Reports reporting requirements and updating Data 
Dictionary).
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    2. The Commission requires sellers with market-based rate 
authorization to file Electric Quarterly Reports summarizing 
contractual and transaction information related to their market-based 
power sales as a condition for retaining that authorization.\2\ 
Commission staff's review of the Electric Quarterly Reports indicates 
that the following four public utilities with market-based rate 
authorization have failed to file their Electric Quarterly Reports: 
Liberty Power Delaware LLC, Liberty Power Wholesale Supply, LLC, 
Entrust Energy East, Inc., and PowerOne Corporation. This order 
notifies these public utilities that their market-based rate 
authorizations will be revoked unless they comply with the Commission's 
requirements within 15 days of the date of issuance of this order.
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    \2\ See Refinements to Policies & Procedures for Mkt.-Based 
Rates for Wholesale Sales of Elec. Energy, Capacity & Ancillary 
Servs. by Pub. Utilils., Order No. 816, 153 FERC ] 61,065, at P 353 
(2015), order on reh'g, Order No. 816-A, 155 FERC ] 61,188 (2016); 
Mkt.-Based Rates for Wholesale Sales of Elec. Energy, Capacity & 
Ancillary Servs. by Pub. Utils., Order No. 697, 119 FERC ] 61,295, 
at P 882, clarified, 121 FERC ] 61,260 (2007), order on reh'g, Order 
No. 697-A, 123 FERC ] 61,055, clarified, 124 FERC ] 61,055, order on 
reh'g, Order No. 697-B, 125 FERC ] 61,326 (2008), order on reh'g, 
Order No. 697-C, 127 FERC ] 61,284 (2009), order on reh'g, Order No. 
697-D, 130 FERC ] 61,206 (2010), aff'd sub nom. Mont. Consumer 
Counsel v. FERC, 659 F.3d 910 (9th Cir. 2011).
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    3. In Order No. 2001, the Commission stated that,

[i]f a public utility fails to file a[n] Electric Quarterly Report 
(without an appropriate request for extension), or fails to report 
an agreement in a report, that public utility may forfeit its 
market-based rate authority and may be required to file a new 
application for market-based rate authority if it wishes to resume 
making sales at market-based rates.\3\
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    \3\ Order No. 2001, 99 FERC ] 61,107 at P 222.

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    4. The Commission further stated that,

[o]nce this rule becomes effective, the requirement to comply with 
this rule will supersede the conditions in public utilities' market-
based rate authorizations, and failure to comply with the 
requirements of this rule will subject public utilities to the same 
consequences they would face for not satisfying the conditions in 
their rate authorizations, including possible revocation of their 
authority to make wholesale power sales at market-based rates.\4\
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    \4\ Id. P 223.

    5. Pursuant to these requirements, the Commission has revoked the 
market-based rate tariffs of market-based rate sellers that failed to 
submit their Electric Quarterly Reports.\5\
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    \5\ See, e.g., Electric Quarterly Reports, 82 FR 60,976 (Dec. 
26, 2017); Electric Quarterly Reports, 80 FR 58,243 (Sep. 28, 2015); 
Electric Quarterly Reports, 79 FR 65,651 (Nov. 5, 2014).
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    6. Sellers must file Electric Quarterly Reports consistent with the 
procedures set forth in Order Nos. 2001, 768,\6\ and 770.\7\ The exact 
filing dates for Electric Quarterly Reports are prescribed in 18 CFR 
35.10b. As noted above, Commission staff's review of the Electric 
Quarterly Reports for the period up to the third quarter of 2021 
identified four public utilities with market-based rate authorization 
that failed to file Electric Quarterly Reports. Commission staff 
contacted or attempted to contact these entities to remind them of 
their regulatory obligations. Despite these reminders, the public 
utilities listed in the caption of this order have not met these 
obligations. Accordingly, this order notifies these public utilities 
that their market-based rate authorizations will be revoked unless they 
comply with the Commission's requirements within 15 days of the 
issuance of this order.
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    \6\ Electricity Market Transparency Provisions of Section 220 of 
the Federal Power Act, Order No. 768, 140 FERC ] 61,232 (2012), 
order on reh'g, Order No. 768-A, 143 FERC ] 61,054 (2013), order on 
reh'g, Order No. 768-B, 150 FERC ] 61,075 (2015).
    \7\ Revisions to Electric Quarterly Report Filing Process, Order 
No. 770, 141 FERC ] 61,120 (2012).
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    7. In the event that any of the above-captioned market-based rate 
sellers has already filed its Electric Quarterly Reports in compliance 
with the Commission's requirements, its inclusion herein is 
inadvertent. Such market-based rate seller is directed, within 15 days 
of the date of issuance of this order, to make a filing with the 
Commission identifying itself and providing details about its prior 
filings that establish that it complied with the Commission's Electric 
Quarterly Report filing requirements.
    8. If any of the above-captioned market-based rate sellers does not 
wish to continue having market-based rate authority, it may file a 
notice of cancellation with the Commission pursuant to section 205 of 
the FPA to cancel its market-based rate tariff.
    The Commission orders:
    (A) Within 15 days of the date of issuance of this order, each 
public utility listed in the caption of this order shall file with the 
Commission all delinquent Electric Quarterly Reports. If a public 
utility subject to this order fails to make the filings required in 
this order, the Commission will revoke that public utility's market-
based rate authorization and will terminate its electric market-based 
rate tariff. The Secretary is hereby directed, upon expiration of the 
filing deadline in this order, to promptly issue a notice, effective on 
the date of issuance, listing the public utilities whose tariffs have 
been revoked for failure to comply with the requirements of this order 
and the Commission's Electric Quarterly Report filing requirements.
    (B) The Secretary is hereby directed to publish this order in the 
Federal Register.

    By the Commission.

    Issued: January 31, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-02361 Filed 2-3-22; 8:45 am]
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