Document ID: FERC-2016-1279-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Meetings: Implementation Issues under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978
Posted Date: 2016-09-20T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 182 (Tuesday, September 20, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 64455]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-22598]

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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; Notice Inviting Post-Technical Conference 
Comments

    On June 29, 2016, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) 
staff conducted a technical conference to discuss implementation issues 
related to the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 
(PURPA).\1\ The Commission invites post-technical conference comments 
on the following two matters: (1) The use of the ``one-mile rule'' to 
determine the size of an entity seeking certification as a small power 
production qualifying facility (QF); and (2) minimum standards for 
PURPA-purchase contracts.
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    \1\ 16 U.S.C. 2601 et seq. (2012).
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    All interested persons are invited to file post-technical 
conference comments on these two matters, including the questions 
listed in the attachment to this Notice. Commenters need not respond to 
all questions asked. Commenters may reference material previously filed 
in this docket, including the technical conference transcript, but are 
encouraged to submit new or additional information rather than 
reiterate information that is already in the record. In particular, 
Commenters are encouraged, when possible, to provide examples in 
support of their answers. These comments are due on or before November 
7, 2016.
    For further information about this Notice, please contact:

Adam Alvarez (Technical Information), Office of Energy Market 
Regulation, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., 
Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-6734, adam.alvarez@ferc.gov.
Loni Silva (Legal Information), Office of General Counsel, Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 
20426, (202) 502-6233, loni.silva@ferc.gov.

    Dated: September 6, 2016.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-22598 Filed 9-19-16; 8:45 am]
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