Document ID: FERC-2023-0406-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Revocation of Market-Based Rate Authority and Termination of Electric Market-Based Rate Tariff: Data Collection for Analytics and Surveillance and Market-Based Rate Purposes Fred Meyer Stores, Inc.
Posted Date: 2023-04-04T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 64 (Tuesday, April 4, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19947-19948]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-06859]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. RM16-17-001; ER11-3615-000]

Data Collection for Analytics and Surveillance and Market-Based 
Rate Purposes; Fred Meyer Stores, Inc.; Notice of Revocation of Market-
Based Rate Authority and Termination of Electric Market-Based Rate 
Tariff

    On September 22, 2022, the Commission issued an order announcing 
its intent to revoke the market-based rate authority of the seller \1\ 
captioned above that had failed to file its baseline submission to the 
market-based rate relational database,\2\ as required by Order No. 
860.\3\ The Commission directed that Fred Meyer Stores, Inc. (Fred 
Meyer Stores) file the required baseline submission within 15 days of 
the date of issuance of the September 22 Order or face revocation of 
its authority to sell power at market-based rates and termination of 
its electric market-based rate tariff.\4\ On October 14, 2022, Fred 
Meyer Stores was granted an extension of time to satisfy the 
Commission's requirements in Order No. 860, and the directives of the 
September 22 Order, up to and

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including October 21, 2022.\5\ On October 28, 2022, Fred Meyer Stores 
was granted an additional extension of time to satisfy the Commission's 
requirements and directives up to and including November 21, 2022.\6\
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    \1\ A ``seller'' is defined as any person that has authorization 
to or seeks authorization to engage in sales for resale of electric 
energy, capacity or ancillary services at market-based rates under 
section 205 of the Federal Power Act (FPA). 18 CFR 35.36(a)(1); 16 
U.S.C. 824d. Each seller is a public utility under section 205 of 
the FPA. 16 U.S.C. 824.
    \2\ Data Collection for Analytics & Surveillance & Mkt.-Based 
Rate Purposes, 180 FERC ] 61,170 (2022) (September 22 Order).
    \3\ Data Collection for Analytics & Surveillance & Mkt.-Based 
Rate Purposes, Order No. 860, 168 FERC ] 61,039 (2019), order on 
reh'g, Order No. 860-A, 170 FERC ] 61,129 (2020).
    \4\ September 22 Order, 180 FERC ] 61,170 at Ordering Paragraph 
A.
    \5\ Data Collection for Analytics & Surveillance & Mkt.-Based 
Rate Purposes, Notice of Extension of Time, Docket No. RM16-17-000 
(Oct. 14, 2022) (October 14 Extension).
    \6\ Data Collection for Analytics & Surveillance & Mkt.-Based 
Rate Purposes, Notice of Extension of Time, Docket No. RM16-17-000 
(Oct. 28, 2022) (October 28 Extension).
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    The time period for compliance with the September 22 Order, the 
October 14 Extension, and the October 28 Extension has elapsed. Fred 
Meyer Stores failed to file its delinquent baseline submission to the 
market-based rate relational database. The Commission hereby revokes, 
effective as of the date of issuance of this notice, the market-based 
rate authority and terminates the electric market-based rate tariff of 
Fred Meyer Stores. This revocation does not preclude Fred Meyer Stores 
from re-applying for market-based rate authority.

    Dated: March 28, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-06859 Filed 4-3-23; 8:45 am]
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