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1 18 CFR 385.2001–2005 (2014). 

(4) appurtenant facilities. The proposed 

project would have an estimated annual 

generating capacity of 3,241 megawatthours. 

A qualifying conduit hydropower 

facility is one that is determined or 

deemed to meet all of the criteria shown 

in the table below. 

TABLE 1—CRITERIA FOR QUALIFYING CONDUIT HYDROPOWER FACILITY

Statutory provision Description Satisfies 

(Y/N) 

FPA 30(a)(3)(A), as amended by HREA .... The conduit the facility uses is a tunnel, canal, pipeline, aqueduct, flume, ditch, or 

similar manmade water conveyance that is operated for the distribution of water for 

agricultural, municipal, or industrial consumption and not primarily for the generation of electricity.

Y 

FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(i), as amended by HREA The facility is constructed, operated, or maintained for the generation of electric 

power and uses for such generation only the hydroelectric potential of a non-federally owned conduit.

Y 

FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(ii), as amended by HREA The facility has an installed capacity that does not exceed 5 megawatts ...................... Y 

FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(iii), as amended by HREA On or before August 9, 2013, the facility is not licensed, or exempted from the licensing requirements of Part I of the FPA.Y 

Preliminary Determination: Based 

upon the above criteria, Commission 

staff preliminarily determines that the 

proposal satisfies the requirements for a 

qualifying conduit hydropower facility, 

which is not required to be licensed or 

exempted from licensing. 

Comments and Motions to Intervene: 

Deadline for filing comments contesting 

whether the facility meets the qualifying 

criteria is 45 days from the issuance 

date of this notice. 

Deadline for filing motions to 

intervene is 30 days from the issuance 

date of this notice. 

Anyone may submit comments or a 

motion to intervene in accordance with 

the requirements of Rules of Practice 

and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210 and 

385.214. Any motions to intervene must 

be received on or before the specified 

deadline date for the particular 

proceeding. 

Filing and Service of Responsive 

Documents: All filings must (1) bear in 

all capital letters the ‘‘COMMENTS 

CONTESTING QUALIFICATION FOR A 

CONDUIT HYDROPOWER FACILITY’’ 

or ‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE,’’ as 

applicable; (2) state in the heading the 

name of the applicant and the project 

number of the application to which the 

filing responds; (3) state the name, 

address, and telephone number of the 

person filing; and (4) otherwise comply 

with the requirements of sections 

385.2001 through 385.2005 of the 

Commission’s regulations.1 All 

comments contesting Commission staff’s 

preliminary determination that the 

facility meets the qualifying criteria 

must set forth their evidentiary basis. 

The Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filing. Please file motions to 

intervene and comments 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. For assistance, 

please contact FERC Online Support at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) 

208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659 

(TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please 

send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. 

A copy of all other filings in reference 

to this application 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 4.34(b) and 

385.2010. 

Locations of Notice of Intent: Copies 

of the notice of intent can be obtained 

directly from the applicant or such 

copies can be viewed and reproduced at 

the Commission in its Public Reference 

Room, Room 2A, 888 First Street NE., 

Washington, DC 20426. The filing may 

also be viewed on the web at http://

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

using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the 

docket number (e.g., CD15–16–000) in 

the docket number field to access the 

document. For assistance, call toll-free 

1–866–208–3676 or email 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. For TTY, 

call (202) 502–8659. 

Dated: December 10, 2014. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

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BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. EL14–37–000] 

PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.; 

Supplemental Notice of Technical 

Conference 

As announced in a Notice issued on 

October 31, 2014, the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (Commission) 

will hold a technical conference on 

Wednesday, January 7, 2015. The 

technical conference will explore 

whether: 1) PJM Interconnection, 

L.L.C.’s (PJM) Financial Transmission 

Rights (FTR) forfeiture rule as it applies 

to Up-to Congestion (UTC) transactions 

and virtual (INC/DEC) transactions is 

just and reasonable; and 2) PJM’s 

current uplift allocation associated with 

UTC transactions and INCs/DECs is just 

and reasonable. The technical 

conference will commence at 9:00 a.m. 

and conclude at 4:30 p.m. and be held 

at the Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 

Washington, DC 20426. This technical 

conference is free of charge and open to 

the public. Commission members may 

participate in the technical conference. 

The agenda and a list of participants 

for this technical conference are 

attached. 

Those who plan to attend the 

technical conference are encouraged to 

complete the registration form located 

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

registration/01-07-15-form.asp. There is 

no registration deadline. 

The technical conference will be 

transcribed. Transcripts of the technical 

conference will be available for a fee 

from Ace-Federal Reporters, Inc. (202– 

347–3700 or 1–800–336–6646). 

Additionally, there will be a free 

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Interconnection, L.L.C., Docket No. ER01–773–000 

at 2 (‘‘The purpose of the modifications is to 

address concerns . . . that an entity can purchase 

FTRs in the monthly FTR auction and then enter 

Increment and Decrement Bids in the Day-ahead 

Market so as to create congestion and artificially 

(continued . . .) increase the value of its FTRs.’’). 

Webcast of the technical conference. 

The webcast will allow persons to listen 

to the technical conference but not 

participate. Anyone with Internet access 

who wants to listen to the technical 

conference can do so by navigating to 

the Calendar of Events at www.ferc.gov, 

locating the technical conference in the 

Calendar, and clicking on the webcast 

link. The Capitol Connection provides 

technical support for the Webcast and 

offers the option of listening to the 

meeting via phone-bridge for a fee. If 

you have any questions, visit 

www.CapitolConnection.org or call 703– 

993–3100. 

While this technical conference is not 

for the purpose of discussing specific 

cases, the technical conference may 

address matters at issue in the 

following, related Commission 

proceeding that is pending: ER13–1654– 

001. 

Commission technical 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 (866) 208–3372 (voice) 

or (202) 502–8659 (TTY), or send a fax 

to (202) 208–2106 with the requested 

accommodations. 

For more information about the 

technical conference, please contact: 

Sarah McKinley (Logistical 

Information), Office of External Affairs, 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 

20426, (202) 502–8368, 

sarah.mckinley@ferc.gov. 

Carmen Gastilo Machuga (Legal 

Information), Office of the General 

Counsel, Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, 888 First Street NE., 

Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502–8657, 

carmen.gastilo@ferc.gov. 

William Sauer (Technical 

Information), Office of Energy Policy 

and Innovation, Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street 

NE., Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502– 

6639, william.sauer@ferc.gov. 

Cathleen Colbert (Technical 

Information), Office of Enforcement, 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 

20426, (202) 502–8997, 

cathleen.colbert@ferc.gov. 

Dated: December 10, 2014. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

Docket No. EL14–37–000 

January 7, 2015 

Agenda 

The technical conference will explore 

whether: (1) PJM’s FTR forfeiture rule as 

it applies to UTC transactions and INCs/ 

DECs is just and reasonable; and (2) 

PJM’s current uplift allocation 

associated with UTC transactions and 

INCs/DECs is just and reasonable. 

Presentations will be allowed at the 

beginning of each Panel. Any 

presentations should be narrowly 

confined to the topics discussed in this 

agenda and should be no longer than 

five minutes. Presentations should 

primarily focus on factual background. 

Presentations and discussions should be 

confined to proposals for addressing 

these issues within PJM. 

9:00am–9:15am Welcome and 

Opening Remarks 

9:15am–12:00pm Panel 1: FTR 

Forfeiture Rule Goals and Designs (with 

a 15 minute break) 

Panel 1 will explore PJM’s FTR 

forfeiture rule as it applies to INCs/DECs 

and UTC transactions. In the context of 

applying the rule to these products, the 

Panel will discuss: (1) the goals of the 

FTR forfeiture rule; and (2) different 

ways of structuring the FTR forfeiture 

rule’s design. 

During the discussion on goals, 

Panelists should be prepared to address 

the following: 

• The FTR forfeiture rule was 

intended to address potential market 

abuse.1 The market abuse in question 

was trading to create artificial 

congestion in the day-ahead market that 

influenced the value of FTRs, conduct 

which may be a violation of the AntiManipulation Rule after its 

implementation in 2006. INCs/DECs and 

UTC transactions may provide value to 

the system by improving price 

convergence. Given these two priorities, 

is it possible to design an effective rule 

that addresses market abuse yet does not 

discourage legitimate virtual trading 

that can contribute to price 

convergence? 

• Examples of how INCs/DECs and 

UTC transactions influence the value of 

FTRs 

• Behaviors to be discouraged or 

encouraged through the FTR forfeiture 

rule 

During the discussion on different ways 

of structuring the FTR forfeiture rule 

design, Panelists should be prepared to 

address the structural components of an 

effective rule, including: 

• In which way, if at all, should 

transactions be aggregated to determine 

the effect on congestion? In determining 

the effect on congestion, should the FTR 

forfeiture rule consider each market 

participant’s portfolio of transactions? If 

so, is this approach technically feasible? 

• In which way, if at all, should the 

FTR forfeiture rule assess INCs/DECs 

and UTC transactions that are intended 

to relieve congestion to benefit the value 

of counter-flow FTRs? 

• At what threshold should the flow 

impact on a transmission constraint’s 

limit trigger the forfeiture? What are the 

possible implications of implementing 

an overly strict rule versus a rule that 

may fail to identify all instances of 

potentially manipulative behavior? 

• How, if at all, should the rule treat 

INCs/DECs and UTC transactions 


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differently under various rule designs? 

For instance, should different injection/ 

withdrawal points be utilized? Should 

different forfeiture thresholds be used? 

Panelists: 

• Andrew Hartshorn, Boston Energy 

Trading and Marketing 

• Noha Sidhom, Inertia Power, LP 

• Harry Singh, J. Aron & Company 

• Joseph Bowring, Monitoring 

Analytics 

• Stu Bresler, PJM Interconnection, 

L.L.C. 

12:00pm–1:00pm Lunch 

1:00pm–4:15pm Panel 2: Uplift 

Causation and Allocation (with a 15 

minute break) 

Panel 2 will explore the 

circumstances under which INCs/DECs 

and UTC transactions may cause uplift 

in PJM and, if so, how INCs/DECs and 

UTC transactions should be allocated 

uplift charges. In the context of 

assessing PJM’s uplift allocation, the 

Panel will discuss: (1) the extent to 

which uplift may be caused by INCs/

DECs and UTC transactions; and (2) 

different ways to potentially allocate 

uplift to INCs/DECs and UTC 

transactions. 

During the discussion on uplift 

causation, Panelists should be prepared 

to address the following: 

• How, if at all, do INCs/DECs and 

UTC transactions cause uplift? 

• In which way, if at all, is uplift 

caused by INCs/DECs and UTC 

transactions associated with congestion, 

divergences between day-ahead and 

real-time physical energy requirements, 

or other positions held by each market 

participant? 

• Are there methods available to 

accurately and dynamically determine 

any uplift that may be caused by INCs/ 

DECs and UTC transactions? 

During the discussion on uplift 

allocation, Panelists should be prepared 

to address the following: 

• The status of PJM’s Energy Market 

Uplift Senior Task Force. 

• What principle(s) should be 

followed if and when allocating uplift to 

INCs/DECs and UTC transactions? For 

instance, one potential solution is that 

uplift costs should be strictly allocated 

based on cost causation determinations. 

Other potential solutions may be guided 

by simplicity, predictability, or multiple 

objectives. What new, if any, uplift 

allocation rules should be implemented 

based on this principle(s)? 

• Under which, if any, circumstances 

should INCs/DECs and UTC 

transactions be offset by other 

transactions to limit uplift allocation 

exposure? 

Panelists: 

• Abram Klein, Appian Way Energy 

Partners 

• William Hogan, Harvard University, 

speaking on behalf of Financial 

Marketers Coalition 

• Joseph Bowring, Monitoring 

Analytics 

• Adam Keech, PJM Interconnection, 

L.L.C. 

• David Patton, Potomac Economics, 

Ltd. 

• Wesley Allen, Red Wolf Energy 

Trading, L.L.C. 

• Stephanie Staska, Twin Cities 

Power Holdings, L.L.C. 

• Michael McNair, Yes Energy 

4:15pm–4:30pm Closing 

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BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2010–0014; FRL–9920–12] 

Product Cancellation Order for Certain 

Pesticide Registrations 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA’s 

order for the cancellations, voluntarily 

requested by the registrants and 

accepted by the Agency, of the products 

listed in Table 1 of Unit II., pursuant to 

the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 

Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). This 

cancellation order follows an April 11, 

2014 Federal Register Notice of Receipt 

of Requests from the registrants listed in 

Table 2 of Unit II. to voluntarily cancel 

these product registrations. In the April 

11, 2014 Federal Register notice, EPA 

indicated that it would issue an order 

implementing the cancellations, unless 

the Agency received substantive 

comments within the 180 day comment 

period that would merit its further 

review of these requests, or unless the 

registrants withdrew their requests. The 

Agency received comments on the April 

11, 2014 Federal Register notice but 

none merited its further review of the 

requests. Further, the registrants did not 

withdraw their requests. Accordingly, 

EPA hereby issues in this notice a 

cancellation order granting the 

requested cancellations. Any 

distribution, sale, or use of the products 

subject to this cancellation order is 

permitted only in accordance with the 

terms of this order, including any 

existing stocks provisions. 

DATES: The cancellations are effective 

December 17, 2014. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Janeese Hackley, Pesticide ReEvaluation Division (7508P), Office of 

Pesticide Programs, Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001; 

telephone number: (703) 605–1523; 

email address: hackley.janeese@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Does this action apply to me? 

This action is directed to the public 

in general, and may be of interest to a 

wide range of stakeholders including 

environmental, human health, and 

agricultural advocates; the chemical 

industry; pesticide users; and members 

of the public interested in the sale, 

distribution, or use of pesticides. Since 

others also may be interested, the 

Agency has not attempted to describe all 

the specific entities that may be affected 

by this action. 

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–2010–0014, 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, 

and 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. What action is the agency taking? 

This notice announces the 

cancellation, as requested by registrants, 

of products registered under FIFRA 

section 3 (7 U.S.C. 136a). These 

registrations are listed in sequence by 

registration number in Table 1 of this 

unit. 

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