Document ID: FERC-2015-0047-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Proposed Rule
Title: Coordination of the Scheduling Processes of Interstate Natural Gas Pipelines and Public Utilities
Posted Date: 2015-01-12T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 7 (Monday, January 12, 2015)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 1478]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-00263]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

18 CFR Part 284

[Docket No. RM14-2-000]

Coordination of the Scheduling Processes of Interstate Natural 
Gas Pipelines and Public Utilities

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking; notice of extension of time.

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SUMMARY: On December 12, 2014, pursuant to authority delegated to the 
Director, Office of Energy Policy and Innovation, a data request was 
issued to each ISO and RTO regarding the effect on the reliable and 
efficient operations of natural gas-fired generators of the current 9 
a.m. CCT start to the Gas Day. The requests seek data from the ISOs/
RTOs with respect to derates by natural gas generators during the 
morning ramp period. This notice extends the deadline to submit answers 
in response to these data requests.

DATES: Responses to the data request must be filed on or before January 
22, 2015 in Docket No. RM14-2-000. Comments on the responses to the 
data request must be filed in the same docket within 10 days of the 
data request response, on or before February 2, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Responses and Comments, identified by docket number, may be 
filed in the following ways:
     Electronic Filing through http://www.ferc.gov. Documents 
created electronically using word processing software should be filed 
in native applications or print-to-PDF format and not in a scanned 
format.
     Mail/Hand Delivery: Those unable to file electronically 
may mail or hand-deliver comments to: Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, Secretary of the Commission, 888 First Street NE., 
Washington, DC 20426.
    Instructions: For detailed instructions on submitting responses and 
comments, see the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
    Anna Fernandez (Legal Information), Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, Office of the General Counsel, 888 First Street NE., 
Washington, DC 20426, 202-502-6682.
    Caroline Daly Wozniak (Technical Information), Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, Office of Energy Policy and Innovation, 888 
First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, 202-502-8931.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 5, 2015, the ISO/RTO Council 
(IRC) filed a motion requesting a 10-day extension of time (motion) 
until January 22, 2015 to submit answers to the data requests issued on 
December 12, 2014, as requested by the Office of Energy Policy and 
Innovation, in the above-referenced proceeding.\1\ In its motion, IRC 
states that the additional time is needed due to the amount of source 
data required to review, the intervening holidays, and other 
intervening data response commitments.
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    \1\ Letters requesting a response to the data requests under 
RM14-2-000 were issued to the following ISOs and RTOs: ISO New 
England, New York Independent System Operator, Inc., California 
Independent System Operator, Southwest Power Pool, Inc., PJM 
Interconnection, L.L.C., and Midcontinent Independent System 
Operator, Inc.
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    Upon consideration, notice is hereby given to all parties that 
IRC's motion is granted, extending the deadline to submit answers to 
and including January 22, 2015; and to submit comments in response to 
those answers, to and including February 2, 2015.

    Dated: January 7, 2015.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-00263 Filed 1-9-15; 8:45 am]
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