Document ID: FERC-2011-1102-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Complaints: Astoria Generating Co., L.P and TC Ravenswood, LLC v. New York Independent System Operator, Inc.
Posted Date: 2011-07-27T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 144 (Wednesday, July 27, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44899-44900]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-18918]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. EL11-50-000]

Astoria Generating Company, L.P and TC Ravenswood, LLC v. New 
York Independent System Operator, Inc.; Notice of Complaint

    Take notice that on July 11, 2011, pursuant to sections 206 and 306 
of the Federal Power Act (FPA) and Rule 206 of the Rules of Practice 
and Procedure of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission), 
Astoria Generating Company, L.P. and TC Ravenswood, LLC (Complainants) 
filed a formal complaint against New York Independent System Operator, 
Inc. (NYISO or Respondent) alleging NYISO's improper application of its 
buyer-side market power mitigation rules with respect to the new 575 MW 
generating facility (the Astoria II Project) owned by Astoria Energy II 
LLC, and potentially, other new facilities, including, but not limited 
to, the approximately 512 MW generating facility (the Bayonne Project) 
being developed by Bayonne Energy Center, LLC. The buyer-side market 
power rules are set forth in Attachment H of the NYISO's Market 
Administration and Control Area Services Tariff.
    The Complainant states that a copy of the complaint has been served 
on the Respondent.
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must 
file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of 
Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Protests will be 
considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to 
be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the 
proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of 
intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. The Respondent's 
answer and all interventions, or protests must be filed on or before 
the comment date. The Respondent's answer, motions to intervene, and 
protests must be served on the Complainants.

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    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and 
interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'' link at http://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an 
original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 
20426.
    This filing is accessible on-line at http://www.ferc.gov, using the 
``eLibrary'' link and is available for review in the Commission's 
Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an ``eSubscription'' 
link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail 
notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For 
assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail 
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call (866) 208-3676 (toll free). For 
TTY, call (202) 502-8659.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on August 3, 2011.

    Dated: July 14, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-18918 Filed 7-26-11; 8:45 am]
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