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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. AD10–12–000] 

Improving Market and Planning 

Efficiency Through Improved Software; 

Notice of Agenda and Procedures for 

Staff Technical Conference 

May 24, 2010. 

This notice establishes the agenda and 

procedures for the staff technical 

conference to be held on June 9, 2010 

and June 10, 2010 to discuss issues 

related to power system expansion 

planning models and software. The 

technical conference will be held from 

8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (EDT) on June 9, 

2010, and from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (EDT) 

on June 10, 2010 at the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission, 888 First 

Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, in 

the Commission Meeting Room. All 

interested persons are invited to attend, 

and registration is not required. 

The agenda for this conference is 

attached. The presentations will be 

technical in nature, and approximately 

20 minutes in length with 5 to 10 

minutes for questions. Equipment will 

be available for computer presentations. 

Presenters who wish to include 

comments, presentations, or handouts 

in the record for this proceeding should 

file their comments with the 

Commission. Comments may either be 

filed on paper or electronically via the 

eFiling link on the Commission’s Web 

site at http://www.ferc.gov. 

A free Webcast of this event is 

available through http://www.ferc.gov. 

Anyone with Internet access who 

desires to view this event can do so by 

navigating to http://www.ferc.gov’s 

Calendar of Events and locating this 

event in the calendar. The event will 

contain a link to its Webcast. The 

Capitol Connection provides technical 

support for the free Webcasts. It also 

offers access to this event via television 

in the DC area and via phone bridge for 

a fee. If you have any questions, visit 

http://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 e-mail 

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 further information about this 

conference, please contact: 

Eric Krall (Technical Information), 

Office of Energy Policy and Innovation, 

(202) 502–6214, Eric.Krall@ferc.gov. 

Tom Dautel (Technical Information), 

Office of Energy Policy and Innovation, 

(202) 502–6196, 

Thomas.Dautel@ferc.gov. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

Agenda for AD10–12 Staff Technical 

Conference on Planning Models and 

Software Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

June 9, 2010 

June 9, 2010 

8 a.m .................................... Richard O’Neill, FERC—Welcome and Introduction. 

Session A: Current Approaches to Planning. 

8:20 a.m ............................... Henry Chao, NYISO. 

Brad Nickell, Western Electricity Coordinating Council. 

John Lawhorn, Midwest ISO. 

Steve Herling, PJM. 

Lisa Barton, American Electric Power. 

Kip Sikes, Idaho Power and Northern Tier Transmission Group. 

11:30 a.m ............................. Session B: Existing Planning Model Software. 

Jinxiang Zhu, ABB. 

Devin Van Zandt, GE. 

12:30 p.m ............................. Lunch. 

1:30 p.m ............................... Norm Richardson, Ventyx. 

John Condren, PowerGEM. 

2:45 p.m ............................... Session C: Computational Approaches. 

Jean-Paul Watson, Sandia National Laboratory. 

Robert Bixby, Gurobi Optimization. 

3:45 p.m ............................... Session D: Special Topics in Planning Models. 

Bryan Palmintier, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 

Marija Ilic, Carnegie Mellon. 

Feng Zhao, ISO–NE. 

5:30 p.m ............................... Richard O’Neill, FERC—Day 1 Conclusion. 

June 10, 2010 

8 a.m .................................... Richard O’Neill, FERC—Day 2 Welcome. 

8:05 a.m ............................... Session E: Variable Energy Resources in Planning Models. 

Walter Short, National Renewable Energy Laboratory. 

Loren Toole, Los Alamos National Laboratory. 

Vladimir Koritarov, Argonne National Laboratory. 

11:30 a.m ............................. Lunch. 

12:30 p.m ............................. Ross Guttromson, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. 

1 p.m .................................... Session F: Current Approaches to Planning. 

Gaurav Karandikar, Eastern Interconnection Reliability Assessment Group. 

(ERAG)—Multiregional Modeling Working Group (MMWG). 

1:30 p.m ............................... Session G: Special Topics in Planning Models. 

Alex Rudkevich, Charles River Associates. 

Vladimir Koritarov, Argonne National Laboratory. 

Sarah Ryan, Iowa State University. 

Stephen S. Miller, Commonwealth Associates Inc. 

Ira Shavel, Barclay Gibbs, and Ralph Luciani, Charles River Associates. 


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4:30 p.m ............................... Richard O’Neill, FERC—Conclusion and Next Steps. 

[FR Doc. 2010–12990 Filed 5–28–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 13682–000] 

Natural Currents Energy Services, 

LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit 

Application Accepted for Filing and 

Soliciting Comments, Motions To 

Intervene, and Competing Applications 

May 24, 2010. 

On May 5, 2010, Natural Currents 

Energy Services, LLC filed an 

application for a preliminary permit, 

pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal 

Power Act, proposing to study the 

feasibility of the Hoffmans Marina Tidal 

Energy Project, which would be located 

on the Manasquan River, in Monmouth 

County, New Jersey. 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. 

Natural Currents proposes to develop 

this project, in conjunction with 

Hoffmans Marina, to install and operate 

in-stream tidal turbines to power the 

office building and marina on site. 

Natural Currents Red Hawk TM Tidal InStream Energy Conversion (TISEC) 

modules will generate electricity in the 

free flow of the tides. The initial 

installations would consist of ten instream 20-kilowatt (kW) turbines with 

an initial peak output of 200 kW. 

Applicant Contact: Mr. Roger Bason, 

Natural Currents Energy Services, LLC, 

24 Roxanne Boulevard, Highland, NY 

12561; phone (845) 691–4009. 

FERC Contact: John M. Mudre, (202) 

502–8902. 

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. Comments, motions to 

intervene, notices of intent, and 

competing applications may be filed 

electronically via the Internet. See 18 

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

instructions on the Commission’s Web 

site (http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

ferconline.asp) under the ‘‘eFiling’’ link. 

For a simpler method of submitting text 

only comments, click on ‘‘Quick 

Comment.’’ For assistance, please 

contact FERC Online Support at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov; call tollfree at (866) 208–3676; or, for TTY, 

contact (202) 502–8659. Although the 

Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filing, documents may also be 

paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an 

original and eight copies to: Kimberly D. 

Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission, 888 First 

Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. 

More information about this project, 

including a copy of the application, can 

be viewed or printed on the ‘‘eLibrary’’ 

link of Commission’s Web site at http:// 

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

Enter the docket number (P–13682) in 

the docket number field to access the 

document. For assistance, contact FERC 

Online Support. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2010–12991 Filed 5–28–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 13725–000] 

Natural Currents Energy Services, 

LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit 

Application Accepted for Filing and 

Soliciting Comments, Motions To 

Intervene, and Competing Applications 

May 24, 2010. 

On May 6, 2010, Natural Currents 

Energy Services, LLC filed an 

application for a preliminary permit, 

pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal 

Power Act, proposing to study the 

feasibility of the Highlands New Jersey 

Tidal Energy Project, which would be 

located on the Shrewsbury River, in 

Monmouth County, New Jersey. 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. 

Natural Currents proposes to develop 

this project, in conjunction with various 

marinas as well as private, public and 

commercial properties within the 

project footprint, potentially including 

42 South Bay Ave, LLC, Twin Lights 

Marina, Barhs Marina, and other 

property owners in the Highlands, NJ 

area. The purpose of this project is to 

install and operate in-stream tidal 

turbines to power the office buildings 

and marinas within the site. Natural 

Currents Red Hawk TM Tidal In-Stream 

Energy Conversion (TISEC) modules 

would generate electricity in the free 

flow of the tides. The initial 

installations will consist of twenty instream 150-kilowatt (kW) turbines with 

an initial peak output of 3,000 kW. 

Applicant Contact: Mr. Roger Bason, 

Natural Currents Energy Services, LLC, 

24 Roxanne Boulevard, Highland, NY 

12561; phone (845) 691–4009. 

FERC Contact: John M. Mudre, (202) 

502–8902. 

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. Comments, motions to 

intervene, notices of intent, and 

competing applications may be filed 

electronically via the Internet. See 18 

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

instructions on the Commission’s Web 

site (http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

ferconline.asp) under the ‘‘eFiling’’ link. 

For a simpler method of submitting text 

only comments, click on ‘‘Quick 

Comment.’’ For assistance, please 

contact FERC Online Support at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov; call tollfree at (866) 208–3676; or, for TTY, 

contact (202) 502–8659. Although the 

Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filing, documents may also be 

paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an 

original and eight copies to: Kimberly D. 

Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission, 888 First 

Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. 

More information about this project, 

including a copy of the application, can 

be viewed or printed on the ‘‘eLibrary’’ 

link of Commission’s Web site at http:// 

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

Enter the docket number (P–13725) in 

the docket number field to access the 


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