[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 32 (Thursday, February 16, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 9225]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-3598]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. EL12-24-000]


Pioneer Transmission, LLC v. Northern Indiana Public Service 
Company Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.; Notice 
of Complaint

    Take notice that on February 8, 2012, pursuant to sections 206 and 
306 of the Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 824e and 825e (2006), and Rule 
206 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.206 
(2011), Pioneer Transmission, LLC (Pioneer) filed a formal complaint 
against Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO) and Midwest 
Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. (MISO) alleging that (1) 
NIPSCO does not have ownership and investment rights to any of the 
765kV investment associated with the segment of the Pioneer project 
that MISO recently included in its 2011 regional transmission expansion 
plan, and (2) Pioneer should be allowed to become a party to the MISO 
Transmission Owners Agreement immediately and begin recovering costs 
(CWIP) in accordance with FERC's order approving transmission rate 
incentives for Pioneer.
    Pioneer certifies that copies of the complaint were served on the 
contacts for NIPSCO and MISO as listed on the Commission's list of 
Corporate Officials.
    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 http://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an 
original and 14 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 http://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 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#52141700111d3c3e3b3c37012722223d202612343720317c353d24"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="84c2c1d6c7cbeae8edeae1d7f1f4f4ebf6f0c4e2e1f6e7aae3ebf2">[email protected]</span></a>, or call (866) 208-3676 (toll free). For 
TTY, call (202) 502-8659.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on February 28, 2012.

    Dated: February 9, 2012.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-3598 Filed 2-15-12; 8:45 am]
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