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The technical conference will consist 

of four sessions and focus on the issues 

raised in the complaints, as detailed 

below. Commissioners may attend and 

ask questions. The times given below 

are approximate and may change, as 

needed. 

Conference Introduction: Commission 

Staff (9:00 a.m.–9:15 a.m.) 

Session 1: Market Power Mitigation 

(9:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m.) 

Panel 1: Implementation of the 

Current Mitigation Procedures and 

Reference Level Calculations (90 

mins) 

Staff will lead a discussion to obtain 

information on the current market 

power mitigation procedures, including 

Initial Reference Levels, the 

transmission availability from MISO to 

PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. (PJM), 

PJM’s market for replacement capacity, 

opportunity costs, and the Conduct 

Threshold for capacity market offer 

mitigation. Panelists should also be 

prepared to answer questions including, 

but not limited to, the following: For the 

2014/15 and 2015/16 delivery years, 

how much PJM replacement capacity 

was procured after PJM’s third 

incremental auction, and of that, how 

much was from MISO resources, and for 

what prices and durations were these 

MISO resources contracted? How much 

total transmission capability was 

available between MISO and PJM during 

the 2014/15 and 2015/16 MISO and PJM 

delivery years, and how much of that 

transmission capacity was subscribed as 

of the PJM third Incremental Auction for 

each delivery year? How much total 

transmission capability is expected 

between MISO and PJM for the 2016/17 

and 2017/18 delivery years, and how 

much of that transmission capability is 

already subscribed? 

Panel 2: Alternatives to the Current 

Mitigation Procedures and 

Reference Level Calculation (90 

mins) 

Panelists should be prepared to 

discuss possible alternatives to the 

current market power mitigation 

procedures and calculations. Panelists 

should also be prepared to answer 

questions including, but not limited to, 

the following: How should opportunity 

cost underlying reference levels 

consider physical or economic 

limitations of capacity sales? Should 

individual reference levels be developed 

for market participants that are pivotal 

suppliers in the capacity market? If so, 

how should they be determined? What 

are alternatives to PJM replacement 

capacity sales for determining the 

opportunity costs used to establish 

mitigation reference levels? 

Lunch Break: (12:15 p.m.–1:15 p.m.) 

Session 2: Local Requirements (1:15 

p.m.–2:15 p.m.) 

Panelists should be prepared to 

describe the calculations of Auction 

parameters such as Local Reliability 

Requirements, Capacity Import Limits, 

Capacity Export Limits, and Local 

Clearing Requirements, and to answer 

questions including, but not limited to, 

the following: What was the rationale 

behind the methodological change to 

examine constraints below 200 kV in 

the calculation of Capacity Import 

Limits and Capacity Export Limits? How 

does MISO’s calculation of zonal 

Capacity Import Limits and Capacity 

Export Limits reflect counter-flows from 

or into neighboring regions? 

Session 3: Zonal Boundaries (2:15 p.m.– 

3:00 p.m.) 

Panelists should be prepared to 

discuss the current zonal boundaries in 

MISO and the criteria used to establish 

zonal configuration. Panelists should 

also be prepared to answer questions 

including, but not limited to, the 

following: Have the six criteria in the 

Tariff established a zonal configuration 

that reflects the physical constraints on 

the MISO transmission system? If there 

is little or no congestion between 

adjacent zones, what are the reasons for 

and against combining the zones? What 

changes to the criteria and/or zonal 

configuration are currently being 

considered by MISO? 

Break: (3:00 p.m.–3:15 p.m.) 

Session 4: Wrap Up (3:15 p.m.–4:00 

p.m.) 

Panelists should be prepared to 

answer questions including, but not 

limited to, the following: What changes 

to the Tariff, including those not 

discussed in the first three sessions, 

might be necessary to ensure just and 

reasonable outcomes going forward, 

and, of these changes, which can be 

implemented for the 2016/17 Auction? 

Conference Conclusion: Next Steps (4:00 

p.m.–4:15 p.m.) 

Following the technical conference, 

the Commission will consider posttechnical conference comments 

regarding the matters discussed at the 

conference submitted on or before 

November 4, 2015. 

For more information about this 

technical conference, please contact 

Elizabeth Shen, 202–502–6545, 

elizabeth.shen@ferc.gov, regarding legal 

issues; or Angelo Mastrogiacomo, 202– 

502–8689, angelo.mastrogiacomo@

ferc.gov, and Emma Nicholson, 202– 

502–8846, emma.nicholson@ferc.gov, 

regarding technical issues; or Sarah 

McKinley, 202–502–8368, 

sarah.mckinley@ferc.gov, regarding 

logistical issues. 

Dated: October 1, 2015. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

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BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–0669; FRL–9934–99] 

Pesticide Program Dialogue 

Committee; Notice of Public Meeting 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, the 

Environmental Protection Agency’s 

Office of Pesticide Programs is 

announcing a public meeting of the 

Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee 

(PPDC) on October 21–22, 2015. In 

addition, EPA is announcing meetings 

on October 20, 2015, of the following 

PPDC Workgroups: Integrated Pest 

Management, Comparative Safety 

Statements, 21st Century Toxicology/

New Integrated Testing Strategies, and 

Pesticide Incidents. These meetings 

provide advice and recommendations to 

the EPA Administrator on issues 

associated with pesticide regulatory 

development and reform initiatives, 

evolving public policy and program 

implementation issues, and science 

issues associated with evaluating and 

reducing risks from use of pesticides. 

DATES: The PPDC meeting will be held 

on Wednesday, October 21, 2015, from 

9 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Thursday, 

October 22, 2015, from 9 a.m. to 12:00 

p.m. 

Work Group Meetings: On Tuesday, 

October 20, 2015, PPDC Work Group 

meetings are scheduled as follows: 

Integrated Pest Management Work 

Group, 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., 

Comparative Safety Statements Work 

Group, 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., 21st 

Century Toxicology/New Integrated 

Testing Strategies Work Group, 1:00 

p.m. to 3:00 p.m., and Pesticide 

Incidents Work Group, 1:30 p.m. to 4:00 

p.m. 

Agenda: A draft agenda will be posted 

on or before October 7, 2015. 

Accommodations requests: To request 

accommodation of a disability, please 

contact the person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATON CONTACT, 

preferably at least 10 days prior to the 

meeting, to give EPA as much time as 

possible to process your request. 

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ADDRESSES: The PPDC Meeting and 

PPDC Work Group meetings will be 

held at 1 Potomac Yard South, 2777 S. 

Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA. The PPDC 

meeting will be held in the lobby-level 

Conference Center. The PPDC Work 

Group meetings will be held as follows: 

Integrated Pest Management Work 

Group in the fourth floor conference 

room number N4850–70, Comparative 

Safety Statements Work Group in the 

lobby-level Conference Center; 21st 

Century Toxicology/New Integrated 

Testing Strategies Work Group in the 

ninth floor conference room number 

9100; and Pesticide Incidents Work 

Group in the fourth floor conference 

room number N4830. 

EPA’s Potomac Yard South Building 

is approximately 1 mile from the Crystal 

City Metro Station. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dea 

Zimmerman, Office of Pesticide 

Programs (LC–8J), Environmental 

Protection Agency, 77 W. Jackson 

Boulevard, Chicago, IL 60604; telephone 

number: (312) 353–6344; email address: 

zimmerman.dea@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Does this action apply to me? 

You may be potentially affected by 

this action if you work in agricultural 

settings or if you are concerned about 

implementation of the Federal 

Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide 

Act (FIFRA); the Federal Food, Drug, 

and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA); and the 

amendments to both of these major 

pesticide laws by the Food Quality 

Protection Act (FQPA) of 1996; the 

Pesticide Registration Improvement Act, 

and the Endangered Species Act. 

Potentially affected entities may 

include, but are not limited to: 

Agricultural workers and farmers; 

pesticide industry and trade 

associations; environmental, consumer, 

and farm worker groups; pesticide users 

and growers; animal rights groups; pest 

consultants; state, local, and tribal 

governments; academia; public health 

organizations; and the public. If you 

have questions regarding the 

applicability of this action to a 

particular entity, consult the person 

listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

B. How can I get copies of this document 

and other related information? 

The docket for this action, identified 

by docket identification (ID) number 

EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–0669 is available 

at http://www.regulations.gov or at the 

Office of Pesticide Programs Regulatory 

Public Docket (OPP Docket) in the 

Environmental Protection Agency 

Docket Center (EPA/DC), West William 

Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301 

Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC 

20460–0001. The Public Reading Room 

is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, excluding legal 

holidays. The telephone number for the 

Public Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, 

the telephone number for the OPP 

Docket is (703) 305–5805. Please review 

the visitor instructions and additional 

information about the docket available 

at http://www.epa.gov/dockets. 

II. Background 

The PPDC is a Federal advisory 

committee chartered under the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (FACA), Public 

Law 92–463. EPA established the PPDC 

in September 1995 to provide advice 

and recommendations to the EPA 

Administrator on issues associated with 

pesticide regulatory development and 

reform initiatives, evolving public 

policy and program implementation 

issues, and science issues associated 

with evaluating and reducing risks from 

use of pesticides. The following sectors 

are represented on the current PPDC: 

Environmental/public interest and 

animal rights groups; farm worker 

organizations; pesticide industry and 

trade associations; pesticide user, 

grower, and commodity groups; Federal 

and state/local/tribal governments; the 

general public; academia; and public 

health organizations. 

III. How can I request to participate in 

this meeting? 

PPDC meetings are free, open to the 

public, and no advance registration is 

required. Public comments may be 

made during the public comment 

session of each meeting or in writing to 

the person listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq. 

Dated: October 2, 2015. 

Marty Monell, 

Acting Director, Office of Pesticide Programs. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OA–2015–0210; FRL 9935–35– 

OARM] 

National and Governmental Advisory 

Committees to the U.S. Representative 

to the Commission for Environmental 

Cooperation 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of Advisory Committee 

meeting teleconference call. 

SUMMARY: Under the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, Public Law 92–463, 

EPA gives notice of a meeting of the 

National Advisory Committee (NAC) 

and Governmental Advisory Committee 

(GAC) to the U.S. Representative to the 

North American Commission for 

Environmental Cooperation (CEC). The 

National and Governmental Advisory 

Committees advise the EPA 

Administrator in her capacity as the 

U.S. Representative to the CEC Council. 

The Committees are authorized under 

Articles 17 and 18 of the North 

American Agreement on Public Law 

103–182, and as directed by Executive 

Order 12915, entitled ‘‘Federal 

Implementation of the North American 

Agreement on Environmental 

Cooperation.’’ The NAC is composed of 

14 members representing academia, 

environmental non-governmental 

organizations, and private industry. The 

GAC consists of 15 members 

representing state, local, and Tribal 

governments. The Committees are 

responsible for providing advice to the 

U.S. Representative on a wide range of 

strategic, scientific, technological, 

regulatory, and economic issues related 

to implementation and further 

elaboration of the NAAEC. 

The purpose of this meeting is to 

provide advice on a variety of trade and 

environment issues in North America. 

The meeting will also include a public 

comment session. The agenda, meeting 

materials, and general information about 

NAC and GAC will be available at 

http://www2.epa.gov/faca/nac-gac. 

DATES: The NAC/GAC will hold a public 

teleconference on October 23, 2015, 

from 1:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Eastern 

Standard Time. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the U.S. EPA William Jefferson Clinton 

East Building, 1201 Constitution 

Avenue NW., Room 1132, Washington, 

DC 20004 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Oscar Carrillo, Designated Federal 

Officer, carrillo.oscar@epa.gov, 202– 

564–0347, U.S. EPA, Office of Diversity, 

Advisory Committee Management and 

Outreach (1601–M), 1200 Pennsylvania 

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20004. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Requests 

to make oral comments or to provide 

written comments to NAC/GAC should 

be sent to Oscar Carrillo at 

carrillo.oscar@epa.gov by Wednesday, 

October 14, 2015. The meeting is open 

to the public, with limited seating on a 

first-come, first-served basis. Members 

of the public wishing to participate in 

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