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1 See, e.g., WATT Coalition and Advanced Energy 

Economy July 1, 2020 Comments. 

2 16 U.S.C. 824s(b)(3). 

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 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: August 13, 2021. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2021–17781 Filed 8–18–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket Nos. RM20–10–000; AD19–19–000] 

Electric Transmission Incentives 

Policy Under Section 219 of the 

Federal Power Act; Supplemental 

Notice of Workshop 

As announced in the Notice of 

Workshop issued in the abovecaptioned proceedings on April 15, 

2021, Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission (Commission) staff will 

convene a workshop to discuss certain 

shared savings incentive approaches 

that may foster deployment of 

transmission technologies. The 

workshop will be held on Friday, 

September 10, 2021, from 

approximately 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. 

Eastern Time. The workshop will be 

held virtually via WebEx. 

Commissioners may attend and 

participate. 

Transmission technologies, as 

deployed in certain circumstances, may 

enhance reliability, efficiency, and 

capacity, and improve the operation of 

new or existing transmission facilities. 

The workshop will discuss issues 

related to shared savings approaches 1

for transmission technologies seeking 

incentives under Federal Power Act 

section 219.2 The workshop will focus 

on how to calculate ex ante and ex post 

benefit analyses for transmission 

technologies seeking incentives. 

Specifically, the workshop will explore 

the maturity of the modeling approaches 

for various transmission technologies; 

the data needed to study the benefits/ 

costs of such technologies; issues 

pertaining to access to or confidentiality 

of this data; the time horizons that 

should be considered for such studies; 

and other issues related to verifying 

forecasted benefits. The workshop may 

also discuss other issues, including 

whether and how to account for 

circumstances in which benefits do not 

materialize as anticipated. 

Attached to this Supplemental Notice 

is an agenda for the workshop, which 

includes the final workshop program 

and expected speakers. The workshop 

will be open for the public to attend 

virtually. Information on the workshop 

will also be posted on the Calendar of 

Events on the Commission’s website, 

http://www.ferc.gov, prior to the event. 

The workshop will be transcribed. 

Transcripts of the workshop will be 

available for a fee from Ace-Federal 

Reporters, Inc. (202–347–3700). 

For more information about this 

workshop, please contact David Borden, 

202–502–8734, david.borden@ferc.gov 

or Samin Peirovi, 202–502–8080, 

samin.peirovi@ferc.gov for technical 

questions; Meghan O’Brien, 202–502– 

6137, meghan.o’brien@ferc.gov for legal 

questions; and Sarah McKinley, 202– 

502–8368, sarah.mckinley@ferc.gov for 

logistical issues. 

Dated: August 13, 2021. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2021–17796 Filed 8–18–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 15229–000] 

Alabama Power Company; Notice of 

Preliminary Permit Application 

Accepted for Filing and Soliciting 

Comments, Motions To Intervene, and 

Competing Applications 

On July 27, 2021, Alabama Power 

Company filed an application for a 

preliminary permit, pursuant to section 

4(f) of the Federal Power Act, proposing 

to study the feasibility of the Chandler 

Mountain Pumped Storage Project No. 

15229–000 (Chandler Mountain Project, 

or project), a closed-loop pumped 

storage project to be located in Etowah 

and St. Clair Counties, Alabama. The 

sole purpose of a preliminary permit, if 

issued, is to grant the permit holder 

priority to file a license application 

during the permit term. A preliminary 

permit does not authorize the permit 

holder to perform any land-disturbing 

activities or otherwise enter upon lands 

or waters owned by others without the 

owners’ express permission. 

The proposed pumped storage project 

would consist of the following: (1) An 

upper reservoir with a maximum water 

surface elevation of 1,364 feet mean sea 

level (msl); (2) four dam sections and 

one spillway section at a crest elevation 

of 895 feet, each; (3) an upper reservoir 

intake structure; (4) an underground 

powerhouse containing reversible 

pump-turbine unit(s) for a maximum 

installed capacity of 1,600 megawatts; 

(5) a lower reservoir discharge structure; 

(6) a lower reservoir with a maximum 

water surface elevation of 889 feet msl; 

(7) a transmission line(s) and 

switchyard(s) connecting the project to 

the grid; and (8) appurtenant facilities. 

Applicant Contact: Ted McCullough, 

600 North 18th Street, 16N–8180, 

Birmingham, Alabama 35291; phone: 

(205) 257–6227. 

FERC Contact: Navreet Deo; phone: 

(202) 502–6304; email: navreet.deo@

ferc.gov. 

Deadline for filing comments, motions 

to intervene, competing applications 

(without notices of intent), or notices of 

intent to file competing applications: 60 

days from the issuance of this notice. 

Competing applications and notices of 

intent must meet the requirements of 18 

CFR 4.36. 

The Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filing. Please file comments, 

motions to intervene, notices of intent, 

and competing applications using the 

Commission’s eFiling system 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. 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, 

Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, 

Rockville, Maryland 20852. The first 

page of any filing should include docket 

number P–15229–000. 

More information about this project, 

including a copy of the application, can 

be viewed or printed on the ‘‘eLibrary’’ 

link of Commission’s website at http:// 

www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. 

Enter the docket number (P–15229) in 

the docket number field to access the 

document. For assistance, contact FERC 

Online Support. 


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46698 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 158 / Thursday, August 19, 2021 / Notices 

Dated: August 13, 2021. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2021–17785 Filed 8–18–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Southeastern Power Administration 

Notice of Interim Approval of Rate 

Schedules for Jim Woodruff Project 

AGENCY: Southeastern Power 

Administration, DOE. 

ACTION: Notice of interim approval. 

SUMMARY: The Administrator for the 

Southeastern Power Administration 

(Southeastern) has confirmed and 

approved, on an interim basis, rate 

schedules JW–1–L and JW–2–F for the 

sale of power from the Jim Woodruff 

Project. The rate schedules are approved 

on an interim basis through September 

30, 2026, and are subject to 

confirmation and approval by the 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 

(FERC) on a final basis. 

DATES: The approval of rates on an 

interim basis is effective October 1, 

2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Samuel W. Loggins, Assistant 

Administrator, Finance and Marketing, 

Southeastern Power Administration, 

U.S. Department of Energy, 1166 Athens 

Tech Road, Elberton, GA 30635–6711, 

(706) 213–3805; Email: 

Samuel.Loggins@sepa.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FERC, by 

order issued October 20, 2016, 157 

FERC ¶ 62,043, confirmed and approved 

Rate Schedules JW–1–K and JW–2–F for 

the period October 1, 2016 through 

September 30, 2021. This order replaces 

these rate schedules on an interim basis, 

subject to final approval by FERC. 

Department of Energy 

Administrator, Southeastern Power 

Administration 

In the Matter of: 

Southeastern Power Administration 

Rate Order No. SEPA–65 

Jim Woodruff Project Power Rates 

Order Confirming and Approving 

Power Rates on an Interim Basis 

Pursuant to Section 302(a) of the 

Department of Energy Organization Act 

(Pub. L. 95–91, 42 U.S.C. 7152(a)), the 

functions of the Secretary of the Interior 

and the Federal Power Commission 

under Section 5 of the Flood Control 

Act of 1944 (16 U.S.C. 825s), relating to 

the Southeastern Power Administration 

(Southeastern), were transferred to and 

vested in the Secretary of Energy. By 

Delegation Order No. 00–037.00B, 

effective November 19, 2016, the 

Secretary of Energy delegated to the 

Administrator, Southeastern Power 

Administration, the authority to develop 

power and transmission rates, to the 

Deputy Secretary of Energy the 

authority to confirm, approve, and place 

such rates into effect on an interim 

basis, and to the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (FERC) the 

authority to confirm, approve, and place 

into effect on a final basis, or to 

disapprove, rates developed by the 

Administrator under the delegation. By 

Delegation Order No. S1–DEL–S4–2021, 

effective February 25, 2021, the Acting 

Secretary of Energy also delegated the 

authority to confirm, approve, and place 

such rates into effect on an interim basis 

to the Under Secretary for Science (and 

Energy). By Redelegation Order No. S4– 

DEL–OE1–2021, effective March 25, 

2021, the Acting Under Secretary for 

Science (and Energy) redelegated the 

authority to confirm, approve, and place 

such rates into effect on an interim basis 

to the Assistant Secretary for Electricity. 

By Redelegation Order No. 00–002.10– 

03, effective July 8, 2020, the Assistant 

Secretary for Electricity further 

redelegated the authority to confirm, 

approve, and place such rates into effect 

on an interim basis to the 

Administrator, Southeastern Power 

Administration. This last redelegation, 

despite predating the February 2021 

delegation and March 2021 

redelegation, remains valid. This rate is 

confirmed, approved, and placed into 

effect on an interim basis by the 

Administrator, Southeastern Power 

Administration, pursuant to the 

authority delegated in Redelegation 

Order No. 00–002.10–03. 

Background 

Power from the Jim Woodruff Project 

is presently sold under Wholesale 

Power Rate Schedules JW–1–K and JW– 

2–F. These rate schedules were 

approved by FERC on October 20, 2016, 

for a period ending September 30, 2021 

(157 FERC ¶ 62,043). 

Public Notice and Comment 

Notice of a proposed rate adjustment 

and opportunities for public review and 

comment for the Jim Woodruff Project 

was published in the Federal Register 

(86 FR 16717) on March 31, 2021. 

Southeastern proposed an increase and 

to extend existing schedules of rates and 

charges applicable to the sale of power 

from the Jim Woodruff Project to 

become effective October 1, 2021, 

through September 30, 2026. The notice 

advised interested parties that a public 

information and comment forum for this 

rate action would be held virtually by 

Microsoft Teams Meeting on May 11, 

2021. Written comments were due on or 

before June 29, 2021. 

The proposed rate schedule JW–1–L 

would increase the capacity charge from 

$7.74 per kilowatt per month to $8.46 

per kilowatt per month. The energy 

charge would be increased from 20.44 

mills per kilowatt-hour to 22.32 mills 

per kilowatt-hour. In addition to the 

capacity and energy charges, each 

preference customer would continue to 

be charged for power purchased by 

Southeastern on behalf of the preference 

customer. This pass-through would 

continue to be computed as described in 

the current rate schedules. 

Rate schedule JW–2–F, available to 

Duke Energy Florida (DEF), would 

continue the current rate of 100 percent 

of DEF’s fuel cost. 

Public Comments 

Southeastern received oral comments 

from two participants as part of the 

public information and comment forum 

on May 11, 2021. Southeastern received 

one written response to the ‘‘Notice of 

proposed rates, public forum, and 

opportunities for public review and 

comment’’ published in the Federal 

Register at 86 FR 16717 on March 31, 

2021. 

Oral Comment: [Commenter 1] I know 

that when we reviewed a lot of the 

revenue requirements—it’s been a little 

over a month ago, the Jim Woodruff 

customers were very satisfied with the 

staff’s presentations and the—all of the 

questions were answered in a 

satisfactory manner, so we have no 

follow-up questions at this time. 

Oral Comment: [Commenter 2] A 

couple of questions. I believe it was 

stated earlier that there was a 7 percent 

drop in repayment from 2016 to 2020. 

Is that a simple function of revenues 

being insufficient due to low water 

years? Is there a sense in terms of why 

that—the repayment was off by 7 

percent? 

Oral Response: No, that is just the 

straight percentage when we compared 

what we used as estimates in the last 

rate adjustment study from 2016. We 

compared FY16 through FY20 estimates 

with the actuals, and that was just kind 

of an indication of the difference in 

what we estimated repayment to be with 

what was actually repaid. 

Oral Comment: [Commenter 2] And 

then looking at the SEPA marketing 

expense, we note that there’s a 13 

percent increase between 2019 to 2020. 

If you compare 2019 through 2021, you 

have a 15 percent increase in the SEPA 


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