Document ID: FERC-2017-0487-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Meetings: State Policies and Wholesale Markets; Technical Conference
Posted Date: 2017-04-20T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 75 (Thursday, April 20, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18639-18640]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-07968]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. AD17-11-000]

State Policies and Wholesale Markets Operated by ISO New England 
Inc., New York Independent System Operator, Inc., and PJM 
Interconnection, L.L.C.; Supplemental Notice of Technical Conference

    As announced in a Notice of Technical Conference issued on March 3, 
2017, Federal Energy Regulatory

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Commission (Commission) staff will hold a technical conference on 
Monday, May 1, 2017, and Tuesday, May 2, 2017, to discuss certain 
matters affecting wholesale energy and capacity markets operated by the 
Eastern Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs) and Independent 
System Operators (ISOs). Each day, the conference will commence at 
approximately 9:00 a.m. and end at approximately 5:00 p.m. The 
conference will be held at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 
888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. Commissioners may 
participate in the conference.
    The agenda for this technical conference is attached. Panelists 
should submit pre-technical conference statements, not to exceed five 
pages, on or before April 21, 2017, in the above-referenced docket. In 
lieu of opening remarks, these statements will be available prior to 
the conference on the Commission's Web site. As stated in the Notice of 
Technical Conference, Commission staff seeks to discuss long-term 
expectations regarding the relative roles of wholesale markets and 
state policies in the Eastern RTOs/ISOs in shaping the quantity and 
composition of resources needed to cost-effectively meet future 
reliability and operational needs. To this end, Commission staff asks 
that panelists focus their statements on the issues raised in the 
attached agenda. In addition, a schedule for submitting post-technical 
conference comments will be discussed at the technical conference.
    All interested persons may attend the conference, and registration 
is not required. However, in-person attendees are encouraged to 
register on-line at: https://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/registration/05-01-17-form.asp.
    The technical conference will be transcribed. Transcripts will be 
available from Ace Reporting Company and may be purchased online at 
www.acefederal.com, or by phone at (202) 347-3700. In addition, there 
will be a free webcast of the conference. The webcast will allow 
persons to listen, but not participate and will be accessible at 
www.ferc.gov's Calendar of Events. The Capitol Connection provides 
technical support for the webcast and offers the option of listening to 
the technical conference via phone-bridge for a fee. If you have any 
questions, visit www.CapitolConnection.org or call (703) 993-3100.
    While this conference is not for the purpose of discussing specific 
cases, it may address matters at issue in the following Commission 
proceedings that are pending:
     ISO New England Inc.: See ISO New England Inc., Docket No. 
ER13-2266-000, et al.; ISO New England Inc., Docket No. ER17-795-000 
and ER17-795-001; and ISO New England Inc., Docket No. ER17-1031-000;
     New York Independent System Operator, Inc.: See N.Y. 
Indep. Sys. Operator, Inc., Docket No. ER16-1404-000; Indep. Power 
Producers of N.Y., Inc. v. N.Y. Indep. Sys. Operator, Inc., Docket Nos. 
EL13-62-001 and EL13-62-002; N.Y. Pub. Serv. Comm'n v. N.Y. Indep. Sys. 
Operator, Inc., Docket No. EL16-92-001; N.Y. Indep. Sys. Operator, 
Inc., Docket No. ER17-386-002; N.Y. Indep. Sys. Operator, Inc., Docket 
Nos. ER16-120-001, ER16-120-003, and EL15-37-002;
     PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.: See Calpine Corp., et al. v. 
PJM Interconnection, L.L.C., Docket No. EL16-49-000; PJM 
Interconnection, L.L.C., Docket Nos. ER15-623-009, ER15-623-010, EL15-
29-006, and EL15-41-002; PJM Interconnection, L.L.C., Docket Nos. ER14-
1461-000, ER14-1461-001, ER14-1461-002, EL14-48-000, ER17-367-000, and 
ER17-367-001.
    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) 502-8659 (TTY), or send a fax to (202) 208-2106 
with the requested accommodations.
    For further information please contact individuals identified for 
each topic:

Technical Information: Amr Ibrahim, Office of Energy Policy and 
Innovation, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., 
Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-6746, amr.ibrahim@ferc.gov.
Legal Information: Gretchen Kershaw, Office of the General Counsel, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, 
DC 20426, (202) 502-8213, gretchen.kershaw@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: April 13, 2017.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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