Document ID: FERC-2016-0900-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Meetings: Implementation Issues under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act; Technical Conference
Posted Date: 2016-07-05T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 128 (Tuesday, July 5, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 43593]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-15792]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. AD16-16-000]

Implementation Issues Under the Public Utility Regulatory 
Policies Act of 1978; Supplemental Notice of Technical Conference

    As announced in the Notice of Technical Conference issued in this 
proceeding on February 9, 2016, the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission (Commission) will hold a technical conference on June 29, 
2016, from 9:00 a.m. to approximately 4:00 p.m. on implementation 
issues under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 
(PURPA).\1\ The conference will be held in the Commission Meeting Room 
at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., 
Washington, DC 20426.
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    \1\ 16 U.S.C. 824a-3 (2012).
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    The purpose of the technical conference is to focus on issues 
associated with the Commission's implementation of PURPA. As noted in 
the preliminary agenda previously issued in this proceeding,\2\ the 
conference will focus on two issues: The mandatory purchase obligation 
under PURPA and the determination of avoided costs for those purchases.
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    \2\ Supplemental Notice Concerning Technical Conference, 81 FR 
12,726 (2016).
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    A final Agenda for the technical conference, including speakers, is 
attached.
    Those who plan to attend the technical conference are strongly 
encouraged to complete the registration form located at: https://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/registration/06-29-16-form.asp. There is no 
registration deadline or fee to attend the conference.
    Information on this event will be posted on the Calendar of Events 
on the Commission's Web site, http://www.ferc.gov, prior to the event. 
The conference will be transcribed. Transcripts will be available for a 
fee from Ace Reporting Company (202-347-3700). A free webcast of this 
event is also available through www.ferc.gov. Anyone with Internet 
access who desires to view this event can do so by navigating to http://www.ferc.gov Calendar of Events and locating this event in the 
Calendar. The event will contain a link to the webcast. The Capitol 
Connection provides technical support for webcasts 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.
    Commission 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) 208-1659 (TTY), or send a FAX to (202) 208-2106 
with the required accommodations.
    While this conference is not for the purpose of discussing specific 
cases, we note that the discussions at the conference may address 
matters at issue in the following Commission proceedings that are 
either pending or within their rehearing period:

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                                                   Docket Nos.
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Occidental Chemical Corporation........  EL13-41-001
Tri-State Generation and Transmission    EL16-39-000
 Association, Inc..
Bright Light Capital, LLC..............  EL16-43-000, QF16-259-001
Nebraska Public Power District.........  QM16-1-000
Ameren Illinois Company and Union        QM16-2-000
 Electric Company.
Gregory and Beverly Swecker v. Midland   EL14-9-000, QF11-424-002
 Power Cooperative.
Gregory and Beverly Swecker v. Midland   EL14-18-000
 Power Cooperative and Central Iowa
 Power Cooperative.
Interconnect Solar Development LLC.....  EL16-55-000, QF11-204-002, QF11-
                                          205-002
SunE B9 Holdings, LLC..................  EL16-58-000, QF15-793-001, QF15-
                                          794-001, QF15-795-001
Golden Spread Electric Cooperative,      QM16-3-000
 Inc..
Golden Spread Electric Cooperative,      EL16-62-000
 Inc..
Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority.....  EL16-67-000
Saguaro Power Company..................  EL16-78-000, QF90-203-007
North Hartland, LLC....................  EL16-74-000, QF99-56-004
Graphic Packaging International, Inc...  ER16-1051-000, ER16-1051-001
Hoosier Energy Rural Electric            QM16-4-000
 Cooperative Inc..
Windham Solar LLC and Allco Finance      EL16-69-000, QF16-362-001, QF16-
 Limited.                                 363-001, QF16-364-001, QF16-
                                          365-001, QF16-366-001, QF16-
                                          367-001, QF16-368-001, QF16-
                                          369-001, QF16-370-001, QF16-
                                          371-001, QF16-372-001, QF16-
                                          373-001, QF16-374-001, QF16-
                                          375-001, QF16-376-001, QF16-
                                          377-001, QF16-378-001, QF16-
                                          379-001, QF16-380-001, QF16-
                                          381-001, QF16-382-001, QF16-
                                          383-001, QF16-384-001, QF16-
                                          385-001, QF16-386-001, QF16-
                                          387-001
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    For more information about the technical conference, please 
contact:
    Technical Information: Adam Alvarez, Office of Energy Market 
Regulation, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., 
Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-6734, Adam.Alvarez@ferc.gov.
    Legal Information: Loni Silva, Office of the General Counsel, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, 
DC 20426, (202) 502-6233, Loni.Silva@ferc.gov.
    Logistical Information: Sarah McKinley, Office of External Affairs, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, 
DC 20426, (202) 502-8368, Sarah.Mckinley@ferc.gov.

    Dated: June 27, 2016.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-15792 Filed 7-1-16; 8:45 am]
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