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of ATC calculation methodologies, and 

posting of ATC on OASIS. 

8:45 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Welcome and 

Opening Remarks 

9:00 a.m.–10:30 a.m. Session 1: 

Overview and Context of ATC 

Determination and Posting 

Session 1 will explore the role of 

consistent and transparent ATC 

determination and posting in ensuring 

open access to the interstate 

transmission system. The goal of the 

session will be to understand the types 

of high-level decisions that need to be 

made to develop ATC standards and 

discuss the proper venue for making 

those high-level decisions. Participants 

should address, among other things: (1) 

The extent to which the currentlyeffective standards have proven 

effective for meeting the needs of the 

industry and the Commission, (2) in 

general, whether the ATC information 

currently available to transmission 

customers is sufficient and sufficiently 

transparent, (3) the appropriate level of 

detail or specificity necessary for any 

rules or standards to ensure 

transparency and consistency and the 

elimination of transmission provider 

discretion in this highly technical topic 

area, and (4) the appropriate 

administrative mechanism or form of 

any rules needed to continue to achieve 

these goals. Participants may also be 

asked to discuss how to distinguish 

reliability concerns from requirements 

necessary to maintain the open access 

assurances required in Order Nos. 890 

and 729. Further, participants may be 

asked to discuss the appropriate forum 

for identifying any gaps or areas of 

ambiguity in Order Nos. 890 and 729 

that should be clarified with respect to 

ATC. Finally, considering that accurate 

ATC determination is important to the 

ultimate assurance of consistency and 

transparency and to minimize the 

discretion of transmission providers in 

calculating ATC, the session may 

address which aspects of any rules 

addressing ATC, such as requirements 

regarding calculations, data inputs or 

frequency of updates, among other 

possible examples, are most important 

for the Commission to consider. 

10:30 a.m.–10:45 a.m. Break 

10:45 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Session 2: 

Specific ATC Topics and Requirements 

Session 2 will address specific details 

of ATC, its constituent parts, and related 

concepts and the degree to which the 

Commission should include in the pro 

forma OATT or the Commission’s 

regulations requirements addressing 

these details. For example, staff may 

seek information about the level of 

detail required in the ‘‘ATC 

Implementation Document’’ (ATCID) to 

ensure transparency, the relationship 

between a transmission provider’s 

planning of operations and the 

calculation of Total Transfer Capability 

(TTC) or ATC for the same time periods, 

and the computation and use of 

Capacity Benefit Margin and 

Transmission Reliability Margin. 

Possible discussion items could also 

include the determination of TTC and 

Existing Transmission Commitments 

(ETC), the requirements in the three 

existing ‘‘methodology’’ standards (Area 

Interchange Methodology, Rated System 

Path Methodology, and Flowgate 

Methodology) that establish a basis for 

determining the TTC and ETC 

components of ATC, the 

interrelationship between the NERC 

‘‘MOD A’’ standards and other 

reliability standards, NAESB business 

practice standards, and the 

Commission’s regulations and the 

possible need for information sharing 

between and among transmission 

providers and other entities. For each of 

the discussion items, participants may 

be asked to indicate whether formal 

Commission guidance, in the form of 

pro forma OATT requirements or new 

regulations would help to ensure that 

goals of Order Nos. 890 and 729 are met. 

12:15 p.m.–1:15 p.m. Lunch 

1:15 p.m.–2:15 p.m. Session 2, 

Continued 

2:15 p.m.–2:30 p.m. Break 

2:30 p.m.–4:00 p.m. Session 3: Lessons 

Learned and Opportunities for 

Improvement 

Session 3, in light of NERC’s proposal 

and NAESB efforts to revise standards 

for ATC calculations and transparency, 

will explore what types of changes, if 

any, need to be taken by NERC, NAESB 

and/or the Commission to ensure that 

transmission providers continue to 

calculate and post ATC in a manner that 

ensures nondiscriminatory access to 

wholesale electric transmission services. 

This session will synthesize the 

discussion from the first two sessions to 

explore whether there are changes 

needed, and the level of detail or 

guidance needed, in the Commission’s 

regulations or the pro forma Open 

Access Transmission Tariff. Time 

permitting, there may be a discussion of 

whether there are opportunities to apply 

industry’s experience to date, including 

potential areas for improvement that 

could enhance the consistency of the 

three existing calculation methods, and 

whether the rules addressing ATC could 

be made more efficient, clear or easier 

to comply with than they currently are, 

without compromising open access. 

4:00 p.m.–4:15 p.m. Closing 

[FR Doc. 2015–02293 Filed 2–4–15; 8:45 a.m.] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 2211–007] 

Duke Energy Indiana, Inc.; Notice of 

Application Accepted for Filing, 

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: Extension of 

license term. 

b. Project No.: 2211–007. 

c. Date Filed: August 18, 2014. 

d. Applicant: Duke Energy Indiana, 

Inc. 

e. Name of Project: Markland 

Hydroelectric Project. 

f. Location: Ohio River in Switzerland 

County, Indiana. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a–825r. 

h. Applicant Contact: Tami Styer, 

Duke Energy Corporation, EC12Y, P.O. 

Box 1006 Charlotte, NC 28202, (704) 

382–0293. 

i. FERC Contact: Rebecca Martin, 

(202) 502–6012, Rebecca.Martin@

ferc.gov. 

j. Deadline for filing comments, 

motions to intervene, and protests: 

March 2, 2015. 

All documents may be filed 

electronically via the Internet. See, 18 

CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the 

instructions on the Commission’s Web 

site at http://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 http://

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, or toll 

free at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY, 

(202) 502–8659. Although the 

Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filing, documents may be 

paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an 

original and seven copies to: Secretary, 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 


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20426. Please include the project 

number (P–2211–007) on any comments 

or motions filed. 

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 Application: On 

September 7, 2010, the Markland Project 

was issued a 30-year license that expires 

May 1, 2041. The licensee requests the 

Commission extend the term of the 

license for an additional 20 years from 

May 1, 2041, to May 1, 2061. The 

licensee states in its filing that the 

extension will make the license term 

consistent with standard Commission 

policy of issuing 50-year terms for new 

licenses for projects located at federal 

dams. The Markland Project is located 

at an existing U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers dam. 

l. Locations of the Application: A 

copy of the application is available for 

inspection and reproduction at the 

Commission’s Public Reference Room, 

located at 888 First Street NE., Room 

2A, Washington, DC 20426, or by calling 

(202) 502–8371. This filing may also be 

viewed on the Commission’s Web site at 

http://www.ferc.gov using the 

‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket 

number excluding the last three digits in 

the docket number field (P–2211) to 

access the document. You may also 

register online at http://www.ferc.gov/

docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be 

notified via email of new filings and 

issuances related to this or other 

pending projects. A copy is also 

available for inspection and 

reproduction at the address in item (h) 

above. 

m. Individuals desiring to be included 

on the Commission’s mailing list should 

so indicate by writing to the Secretary 

of the Commission. 

n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to 

Intervene: Anyone may submit 

comments, a protest, or a motion to 

intervene in accordance with the 

requirements of Rules of Practice and 

Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, and 

.214, respectively. In determining the 

appropriate action to take, the 

Commission will consider all protests or 

other comments filed, but only those 

who file a motion to intervene in 

accordance with the Commission’s 

Rules may become a party to the 

proceeding. Any comments, protests, or 

motions to intervene must be received 

on or before the specified comment date 

for the particular application. 

o. Filing and Service of Documents: 

Any filing must (1) bear in all capital 

letters the title ‘‘COMMENTS’’, 

‘‘PROTEST’’, or ‘‘MOTION TO 

INTERVENE’’ as applicable; (2) set forth 

in the heading the name of the applicant 

and the project number of the 

application to which the filing 

responds; (3) furnish the name, address, 

and telephone number of the person 

commenting, protesting or intervening; 

and (4) otherwise comply with the 

requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 

through 385.2005. All comments, 

motions to intervene, or protests must 

set forth their evidentiary basis. Any 

filing made by an intervenor must be 

accompanied by a proof of service on all 

persons listed in the service list 

prepared by the Commission in this 

proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 

385.2010. 

Dated: January 29, 2015. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2015–02296 Filed 2–4–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP15–61–000] 

Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice 

of Request Under Blanket 

Authorization 

Take notice that on January 20, 2015, 

Northern Natural Gas Company 

(Northern), 1111 South 103rd Street, 

Omaha, Nebraska 68124, filed in the 

above Docket, a prior notice request 

pursuant to sections 157.205, 157.208, 

and 157.216 of the Commission’s 

regulations under the Natural Gas Act 

(NGA) and Northern’s blanket certificate 

issued in Docket CP82–401–000, for 

authorization to: (1) Construct and 

operate a new 1,590 horsepower Willow 

Lake compressor station; (2) install and 

operate a new Watertown branch line 

takeoff and lateral; (3) construct and 

operate a new interconnect with 

Northern Border Pipeline Company; and 

(4) abandon short segments of pipeline. 

All facilities are located in South Dakota 

and designed to provide up to 31, 550 

dekatherms (Dth) per day of incremental 

firm transportation capacity for 

industrial, commercial and residential 

use, all as more fully set forth in the 

application which is on file with the 

Commission and open to public 

inspection. The filing may also be 

viewed on the Commission’s Web site at 

http://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. For assistance, contact FERC 

at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call 

toll-free, (866) 208–3676 or TTY, (202) 

502–8659. 

Any questions regarding this 

application should be directed to Laura 

Demman, Vice President of Regulatory 

and Government Affairs, phone (402) 

398–7278, facsimile (402) 398–7006, or 

by email at: laura.demman@nngco.com, 

Dari R. Dornan, Senior Counsel, phone 

(402) 398–7077, facsimile (402) 398– 

7426, or by email at: dari.dornan@

nngco.com, or Michael T. Loeffler, 

Senior Director of Certificates and 

External Affairs, phone (402) 398–7103, 

facsimile (402) 398–7592, or by email at: 

mike.loeffler@nngco.com. All persons 

located at Northern Natural Gas 

Company, P.O. Box 3330, Omaha, 

Nebraska 68103–0330. 

Pursuant to section 157.9 of the 

Commission’s rules, 18 CFR 157.9, 

within 90 days of this Notice the 

Commission staff will either: Complete 

its environmental assessment (EA) and 

place it into the Commission’s public 

record (eLibrary) for this proceeding; or 

issue a Notice of Schedule for 

Environmental Review. If a Notice of 

Schedule for Environmental Review is 

issued, it will indicate, among other 

milestones, the anticipated date for the 

Commission staff’s issuance of the final 

environmental impact statement (FEIS) 

or EA for this proposal. The filing of the 

EA in the Commission’s public record 

for this proceeding or the issuance of a 

Notice of Schedule for Environmental 

Review will serve to notify federal and 

state agencies of the timing for the 

completion of all necessary reviews, and 

the subsequent need to complete all 

federal authorizations within 90 days of 

the date of issuance of the Commission 

staff’s FEIS or EA. 

Any person may, within 60 days after 

the issuance of the instant notice by the 

Commission, file pursuant to Rule 214 

of the Commission’s Procedural Rules 

(18 CFR 385.214) a motion to intervene 

or notice of intervention. Any person 

filing to intervene or the Commission’s 

staff may, pursuant to section 157.205 of 

the Commission’s Regulations under the 

Natural Gas Act (NGA) (18 CFR 157.205) 

file a protest to the request. If no protest 

is filed within the time allowed 

therefore, the proposed activity shall be 

deemed to be authorized effective the 

day after the time allowed for protest. If 

a protest is filed and not withdrawn 


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