Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 37 / Friday, February 24, 2012 / Notices 11109 

1 Interconnection for Wind Energy, Order No. 661, 

FERC Stats. & Regs. ¶ 31,186, order on reh’g, Order 

No. 661–A, FERC Stats. & Regs. ¶ 31,198 (2005). 

2California Independent System Operator 

Corporation, 137 FERC ¶ 61,143 (2011). 

Accession Number: 20120217–5028 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/29/12 

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 p.m. Eastern 

time on the specified comment date. 

The filings are accessible in the 

Commission’s eLibrary system by 

clicking on the links or querying the 

docket number. 

eFiling is encouraged. More detailed 

information relating to filing 

requirements, interventions, protests, 

and service can be found at: http:// 

www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling/filingreq.pdf. For other information, call (866) 

208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 

502–8659. 

Dated: February 17, 2012. 

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., 

Deputy Secretary 

[FR Doc. 2012–4344 Filed 2–23–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. AD12–10–000] 

Reactive Power Resources; Notice of 

Technical Conference 

The Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission (Commission) in a recent 

order on a California Independent 

System Operator Corporation (CAISO) 

tariff filing pertaining to interconnection 

requirements stated that the CAISO’s 

filing in this docket highlights potential 

issues regarding the need for reactive 

power capability among newly 

interconnecting asynchronous 

generators and raises questions 

concerning the need and efficacy of 

continuing the process established for 

wind resources under Order No. 661– 

A.1 The order directed that Staff 

commence a technical conference to 

examine whether the Commission 

should reconsider or modify the reactive 

power provisions of Order No. 661–A. 

The order stated that, as part of that 

technical conference, Staff should 

examine what evidence could be 

developed under Order No. 661 to 

support a request to apply reactive 

power requirements more broadly than 

to individual wind generators during 

the interconnection study process.2

Take notice that such conference will 

be held on April 17, 2012 at the 

Commission’s headquarters at 888 First 

Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, 

beginning at 9 a.m. (Eastern Time) in the 

Commission Meeting Room. The 

technical conference will be led by 

Commission staff. 

At the conference, discussion items 

will include: the technical and 

economic characteristics of different 

types of reactive power resources, 

including synchronous and 

asynchronous generation resources, 

transmission resources and energy 

storage resources; the design options for 

and cost of installing reactive power 

equipment at the time of 

interconnection as well as retrofitting a 

resource with reactive power 

equipment; other means by which 

reactive power is currently secured such 

as through self-supply; and how a 

technology that is capable of providing 

reactive power but may not be subject 

to the generation interconnection 

process (e.g., FACTs) would be 

analyzed. The staff is further interested 

in gathering information on methods 

used to determine the reactive power 

requirements for a transmission system 

and how system impact and system 

planning studies take into account 

changes in technologies connected to 

the system. 

Those interested in speaking at the 

conference should notify the 

Commission by close of business March 

9, 2012 by completing an online form 

identifying from the above listed topics 

those that they wish to address: 

https://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/ 

registration/reactive-power-4-17-12- 

speaker-form.asp. Due to time 

constraints, we may not be able to 

accommodate all those interested in 

speaking. The Commission will issue a 

subsequent notice that will provide the 

detailed agenda, including panel 

speakers. 

Advance registration is not required, 

but is encouraged. You may register at 

the following Web page: https:// 

www.ferc.gov/whats-new/registration/ 

reactive-power-4-17-12-form.asp. 

The conference will be transcribed 

and available by webcast. Transcripts 

will be available immediately for a fee 

from Ace Reporting Company (202– 

347–3700 or 1–800–336–6646). A free 

webcast of the technical conference in 

this proceeding is also available. 

Anyone with Internet access interested 

in viewing this conference can do so by 

navigating to the FERC Calendar of 

Events at www.ferc.gov and locating this 

event in the Calendar. The event will 

contain a link to its webcast. The 

Capitol Connection provides technical 

support for the webcasts and offers the 

option of listening to the conferences 

via phone-bridge for a fee. If you have 

any questions, visit 

www.CapitolConnection.org or call (703) 

993–3100. 

FERC conferences are accessible 

under section 508 of the Rehabilitation 

Act of 1973. For accessibility 

accommodations please send an email 

to accessibility@ferc.gov or call toll free 

1–866–208–3372 (voice) or 202–208– 

8659 (TTY); or send a fax to 202–208– 

2106 with the required 

accommodations. 

For more information on this 

conference, please contact Mary Cain at 

mary.cain@ferc.gov or (202) 502–6337, 

or Sarah McKinley at 

sarah.mckinley@ferc.gov or (202) 502– 

8004. 

Dated: February 17, 2012. 

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2012–4302 Filed 2–23–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[ER–FRL–9001–7] 

Environmental Impacts Statements; 

Notice of Availability 

AGENCY: Office of Federal Activities, 

General Information (202) 564–7146 or 

http://www.epa.gov/compliance/nepa/. 

Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact 

Statements. 

Filed 02/13/2012 Through 02/17/2012. 

Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9. 

Notices 

Section 309(a) of the Clean Air Act 

requires that EPA make public its 

comments on EISs issued by other 

Federal agencies. EPA’s comment letters 

on EISs are available at: http:// 

www.epa.gov/compliance/nepa/ 

eisdata.html. 

EIS No. 20120037, Final EIS, NPS, CA, 

Extension of F-Line Streetcar Service 

to Fort Mason Center Project, To 

Provide High-Quality Rail Transit that 

Improves Transportation Access and 

Mobility, Golden Gate National 

Recreation Area, San Francisco 

Maritime National Historical Park, 

CA, Review Period Ends: 03/26/2012, 

Contact: Steve Ortega 415–561–2841. 

EIS No. 20120038, Final EIS, USFS, SD, 

Steamboat Project, Proposes to 

Implement Multiple Resource 

Management Actions, Northern Hills 

Ranger District, Black Hills National 

Forest, Lawrence, Meade and 


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