Establishing Interregional Transfer Capability Transmission Planning and Cost Allocation Requirements; Notice of Staff-Led Workshop, 62093-62094 [2022-22230]

Download as PDF khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 197 / Thursday, October 13, 2022 / Notices (1) You can file your comments electronically using the eComment feature on the Commission’s website (www.ferc.gov) under the link to FERC Online. This is an easy method for submitting brief, text-only comments on a project; (2) You can also file your comments electronically using the eFiling feature on the Commission’s website (www.ferc.gov) under the link to FERC Online. With eFiling, you can provide comments in a variety of formats by attaching them as a file with your submission. New eFiling users must first create an account by clicking on ‘‘eRegister.’’ You must select the type of filing you are making. If you are filing a comment on a particular project, please select ‘‘Comment on a Filing’’; or (3) You can file a paper copy of your comments by mailing them to the Commission. Be sure to reference the project docket number (CP22–161–000) on your letter. 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. Filing environmental comments will not give you intervenor status, but you do not need intervenor status to have your comments considered. Only intervenors have the right to seek rehearing or judicial review of the Commission’s decision. At this point in this proceeding, the timeframe for filing timely intervention requests has expired. Any person seeking to become a party to the proceeding must file a motion to intervene out-of-time pursuant to Rule 214(b)(3) and (d) of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedures (18 CFR 385.214(b)(3) and (d)) and show good cause why the time limitation should be waived. Motions to intervene are more fully described at https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/ferconline/how-guides. Additional information about the project is available from the Commission’s Office of External Affairs, at (866) 208–FERC, or on the FERC website (www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link. The eLibrary link also provides access to the texts of all formal documents issued by the Commission, such as orders, notices, and rulemakings. In addition, the Commission offers a free service called eSubscription which allows you to keep track of all formal issuances and submittals in specific VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:49 Oct 12, 2022 Jkt 259001 dockets. This can reduce the amount of time you spend researching proceedings by automatically providing you with notification of these filings, document summaries, and direct links to the documents. Go to https://www.ferc.gov/ ferc-online/overview to register for eSubscription. Dated: October 5, 2022. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. 62093 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: October 6, 2022. Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2022–22227 Filed 10–12–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P [FR Doc. 2022–22173 Filed 10–12–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. AD23–3–000] Combined Notice of Filings Take notice that the Commission has received the following Natural Gas Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings: Filings Instituting Proceedings Docket Numbers: RP23–15–000. Applicants: Southeast Supply Header, LLC. Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: October 2022 Clean-up Filing to be effective 11/5/2022. Filed Date: 10/5/22. Accession Number: 20221005–5078. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 10/17/22. 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. Filings in Existing Proceedings Docket Numbers: RP21–441–000. Applicants: Florida Gas Transmission Company, LLC. Description: Refund Report: RP21– 441–000 Rate Case Refund Report to be effective N/A. Filed Date: 9/28/22. Accession Number: 20220928–5052. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 10/11/22. Any person desiring to protest in any the above proceedings must file in accordance with Rule 211 of the Commission’s Regulations (18 CFR 385.211) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment date. The filings are accessible in the Commission’s eLibrary system (https:// elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/search/ fercgensearch.asp) by querying the docket number. eFiling is encouraged. More detailed information relating to filing PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Establishing Interregional Transfer Capability Transmission Planning and Cost Allocation Requirements; Notice of Staff-Led Workshop Take notice that Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) staff will convene a workshop to discuss whether and how the Commission could establish a minimum requirement for interregional transfer capability 1 for public utility transmission providers in transmission planning and cost allocation processes in the abovecaptioned proceeding on December 5 and 6, 2022, from approximately 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. This workshop will consider the question of whether and how to establish a minimum requirement for interregional transfer capability. Topics for discussion may include: how to identify the purpose and value of setting a minimum requirement for interregional transfer capability; how to develop appropriate criteria, metrics, and models to establish a minimum requirement for interregional transfer capability; the transmission planning horizon and minimum interregional transfer capability requirements; whether operational agreements currently act as a barrier to interregional transfer capability; and how the costs of transmission facilities identified to achieve a minimum requirement for interregional transfer capability should be allocated between and/or within 1 The Commission’s regulations, as revised by Order No. 890, define total transfer capability as ‘‘the amount of electric power that can be moved or transferred reliably from one area to another area of the interconnected transmission systems by way of all transmission lines (or paths) between those areas under specified system conditions, or such definition as contained in Commission-approved Reliability Standards.’’ 18 CFR 35.6(b)(1)(vi) (2021). In the context of interregional transfer capability, an ‘‘area’’ in the above definition would be a transmission planning region. E:\FR\FM\13OCN1.SGM 13OCN1 khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES 62094 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 197 / Thursday, October 13, 2022 / Notices public utility transmission providers’ transmission planning regions. The workshop will take place virtually, with remote participation from both presenters and attendees. Further details on remote attendance and participation will be released prior to the workshop. Individuals interested in participating as panelists should submit a selfnomination email by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on October 21, 2022, to TransferCapabilityWorkshop@ferc.gov. Each nomination should state the proposed panelist’s name, contact information, organizational affiliation, position title, a short biography, and what topic(s) the proposed panelist would speak on. If applicable, please also include with the nomination the name and contact information of any other individual that should also be copied on correspondence. The workshop will be open to the public and there is no fee for attendance. An additional supplemental notice will be issued with further details regarding the workshop agenda and logistics, as well as any changes in timing. Information will also be posted on the Calendar of Events on the Commission’s website, www.ferc.gov, prior to the event. The workshop will be transcribed and webcast. Transcripts will be available for a fee from Ace Reporting (202–347– 3700). A free webcast of this event is available through the Commission’s website. Anyone with internet access who desires to view this event can do so by navigating to www.ferc.gov’s Calendar of Events and locating this event in the Calendar. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission provides technical support for the free webcasts. Please call (202) 502–8680 or email customer@ferc.gov if you have any questions. Commission workshops are accessible under section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For accessibility accommodations, please send an email to accessibility@ferc.gov, call toll-free (866) 208–3372 (voice) or (202) 208– 8659 (TTY), or send a fax to (202) 208– 2106 with the required accommodations. For more information about this workshop, please contact Jessica Cockrell at jessica.cockrell@ferc.gov or (202) 502–8190. For information related to logistics, please contact Sarah McKinley at sarah.mckinley@ferc.gov or (202) 502–8368. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:49 Oct 12, 2022 Jkt 259001 Dated: October 6, 2022. Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2022–22230 Filed 10–12–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 10853–027] Otter Tail Power Company; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection: a. Application Type: Request for temporary variance of Article 401. b. Project No: 10853–027. c. Date Filed: May 3, 2022. d. Applicant: Otter Tail Power Company (licensee). e. Name of Project: Otter Tail River Hydroelectric Project. f. Location: The project is located on the Otter Tail River, in Otter Tail County, Minnesota. The project does not occupy federal lands. g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a–825r. h. Applicant Contact: Darin Solberg, Dsolberg@otpco.com. i. FERC Contact: Margaret Noonan, (202) 502–8971, Margaret.Noonan@ ferc.gov. j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and protests: 30 days from the date of notice issuance. 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/docs-filing/ 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 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, PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852. The first page of any filing should include the docket number P–10853–027. Comments emailed to Commission staff are not considered part of the Commission record. The Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure require all intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each person whose name appears on the official service list for the project. Further, if an intervenor files comments or documents with the Commission relating to the merits of an issue that may affect the responsibilities of a particular resource agency, they must also serve a copy of the document on that resource agency. k. Description of Request: The applicant proposes a temporary variance from the target water surface elevation requirements of Article 401 of the license for Hoot Diversion Dam reservoir (1,256.00 mean sea level). The licensee states that over the past several months, it had been unable to maintain the newly established target elevation at the Hoot Diversion Dam reservoir due to (1) unusually low inflow within the past year, requiring the licensee to cease hydropower operations at Hoot Lake in order to maintain minimum flow in the bypassed reach; and (2) the decommissioning of the Hoot Lake thermal plant on May 31, 2021, which previously drew approximately 200 cubic feet per second from Hoot Lake. With no outflow from Hoot Lake, the reservoir levels in Hoot Lake and the Hoot Diversion Dam reservoir equalized. The licensee lowered the elevation at Hoot Diversion Dam reservoir by approximately 1.6 feet in response to prevent the water level in Hoot Lake from rising above its maximum allowed elevation. The licensee has been consulting with Minnesota Department of Natural Resources to discuss possible engineering solutions to resolve the reservoir elevation issue. To allow time for the licensee to consult, design, and implement a solution, the licensee requests the variance extend until December 31, 2022. l. Locations of the Application: This filing may be viewed on the Commission’s website at 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. You may also register online at https:// www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances related to this or other pending projects. E:\FR\FM\13OCN1.SGM 13OCN1

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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 197 (Thursday, October 13, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62093-62094]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-22230]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. AD23-3-000]


Establishing Interregional Transfer Capability Transmission 
Planning and Cost Allocation Requirements; Notice of Staff-Led Workshop

    Take notice that Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) 
staff will convene a workshop to discuss whether and how the Commission 
could establish a minimum requirement for interregional transfer 
capability \1\ for public utility transmission providers in 
transmission planning and cost allocation processes in the above-
captioned proceeding on December 5 and 6, 2022, from approximately 
12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
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    \1\ The Commission's regulations, as revised by Order No. 890, 
define total transfer capability as ``the amount of electric power 
that can be moved or transferred reliably from one area to another 
area of the interconnected transmission systems by way of all 
transmission lines (or paths) between those areas under specified 
system conditions, or such definition as contained in Commission-
approved Reliability Standards.'' 18 CFR 35.6(b)(1)(vi) (2021). In 
the context of interregional transfer capability, an ``area'' in the 
above definition would be a transmission planning region.
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    This workshop will consider the question of whether and how to 
establish a minimum requirement for interregional transfer capability. 
Topics for discussion may include: how to identify the purpose and 
value of setting a minimum requirement for interregional transfer 
capability; how to develop appropriate criteria, metrics, and models to 
establish a minimum requirement for interregional transfer capability; 
the transmission planning horizon and minimum interregional transfer 
capability requirements; whether operational agreements currently act 
as a barrier to interregional transfer capability; and how the costs of 
transmission facilities identified to achieve a minimum requirement for 
interregional transfer capability should be allocated between and/or 
within

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public utility transmission providers' transmission planning regions.
    The workshop will take place virtually, with remote participation 
from both presenters and attendees. Further details on remote 
attendance and participation will be released prior to the workshop.
    Individuals interested in participating as panelists should submit 
a self-nomination email by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on October 21, 2022, 
to [email protected]. Each nomination should state 
the proposed panelist's name, contact information, organizational 
affiliation, position title, a short biography, and what topic(s) the 
proposed panelist would speak on. If applicable, please also include 
with the nomination the name and contact information of any other 
individual that should also be copied on correspondence.
    The workshop will be open to the public and there is no fee for 
attendance. An additional supplemental notice will be issued with 
further details regarding the workshop agenda and logistics, as well as 
any changes in timing. Information will also be posted on the Calendar 
of Events on the Commission's website, www.ferc.gov, prior to the 
event.
    The workshop will be transcribed and webcast. Transcripts will be 
available for a fee from Ace Reporting (202-347-3700). A free webcast 
of this event is available through the Commission's website. Anyone 
with internet access who desires to view this event can do so by 
navigating to www.ferc.gov's Calendar of Events and locating this event 
in the Calendar. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission provides 
technical support for the free webcasts. Please call (202) 502-8680 or 
email [email protected] if you have any questions.
    Commission workshops are accessible under section 508 of the 
Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For accessibility accommodations, please 
send an email to [email protected], call toll-free (866) 208-3372 
(voice) or (202) 208-8659 (TTY), or send a fax to (202) 208-2106 with 
the required accommodations.
    For more information about this workshop, please contact Jessica 
Cockrell at [email protected] or (202) 502-8190. For 
information related to logistics, please contact Sarah McKinley at 
[email protected] or (202) 502-8368.

    Dated: October 6, 2022.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-22230 Filed 10-12-22; 8:45 am]
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