Document ID: FERC-2021-0256-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Complaint: Wheat Belt Public Power District, La Plata Electric Association, Inc., Northwest Rural Public Power District, San Isabel Electric Association, Inc., San Miguel Power Association, Springer Electric Cooperative, Inc., United Power, Inc. v. Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc.
Posted Date: 2021-03-05T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 42 (Friday, March 5, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 12940]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-04588]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. EL21-53-000]

Wheat Belt Public Power District, La Plata Electric Association, 
Inc., Northwest Rural Public Power District, San Isabel Electric 
Association, Inc., San Miguel Power Association, Springer Electric 
Cooperative, Inc., United Power, Inc. v. Tri-State Generation and 
Transmission Association, Inc.; Notice of Complaint

    Take notice that on February 26, 2021, pursuant to sections 206, 
306, and 309 of the Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 824e, 825e, 825h and 
Rule 206 of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission) 
Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.206, Wheat Belt Public 
Power District, La Plata Electric Association, Inc., Northwest Rural 
Public Power District, San Isabel Electric Association, Inc., San 
Miguel Power Association, Springer Electric Cooperative, Inc., and 
United Power, Inc. (collectively, Joint Complainants) filed a formal 
complaint against Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, 
Inc. (Respondent), requesting the Commission to: (1) Require Respondent 
to immediately calculate contract termination payments for the Joint 
Complainants under Rate Schedule No. 281; (2) initiate a section 206 
investigation into the Contract Termination Payment Methodology that is 
pending in Docket No. ER20-1559; and (3) consolidate the section 206 
investigation with Docket No. ER20-1559, all as more fully explained in 
the complaint.
    The Joint Complainants certify that copies of the complaint were 
served on the contacts listed for Respondent in the Commission's list 
of Corporate Officials.
    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.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments, 
protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'' link 
at http://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically may mail 
similar pleadings to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. Hand delivered submissions in 
docketed proceedings should be delivered to Health and Human Services, 
12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
    In addition to publishing the full text of this document in the 
Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested persons an 
opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this document via the 
internet through the Commission's Home Page (http://ferc.gov) using the 
``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three 
digits in the docket number field to access the document. At this time, 
the Commission has suspended access to the Commission's Public 
Reference Room, due to the proclamation declaring a National Emergency 
concerning the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), issued by the 
President on March 13, 2020. For assistance, contact the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call toll-free, 
(886) 208-3676 or TYY, (202) 502-8659.
    Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on March 18, 2020.

    Dated: March 1, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-04588 Filed 3-4-21; 8:45 am]
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