Document ID: FERC-2016-0530-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Meetings: Review of Generator Interconnection  Agreements and Procedures, American Wind Energy Association; Technical Conferences
Posted Date: 2016-04-19T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 75 (Tuesday, April 19, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22975-22976]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-08966]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Supplemental Notice of Technical Conference

Review of Generator Interconnection      Docket No. RM16-12-000.
 Agreements and Procedures.
American Wind Energy Association.......  Docket No. RM15-21-000.
 

    As announced in the Notice of Technical Conference issued on March 
29, 2016 in the above-captioned proceedings,\1\ Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission (Commission) staff will hold a technical 
conference on May 13, 2016 to discuss select issues related to a 
petition for rulemaking submitted by the American Wind Energy 
Association (Docket No. RM15-21-000).\2\ In addition, the conference 
will explore other generator interconnection issues, including 
interconnection of electric storage resources. The conference will be 
held from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (EDT) in the Commission Meeting Room 
at Commission headquarters, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. 
Members of the Commission may attend the conference, which will also be 
open for the public to attend. Advance registration is not required, 
but is

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encouraged. Attendees may register at the following Web page: https://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/registration/05-13-16-form.asp.
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    \1\ Review of Generator Interconnection Agreements and 
Procedures, Docket Nos. RM16-12-000 and American Wind Energy 
Association, Docket No. RM15-21-000 (Mar. 29, 2016) (Notice of 
Technical Conference).
    \2\ The comments filed in Docket No. RM15-21-000 will be 
incorporated into Docket No. RM16-12-000.
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1.
    Attached to this supplemental notice is a list of interconnection 
queue topics considered for discussion at the technical conference. 
Questions that speakers should be prepared to discuss are grouped by 
topic below. Please note that this organization does not necessarily 
reflect the individual panels that will take place at the technical 
conference. A final agenda will be provided in a subsequent 
supplemental notice of technical conference. Those interested in 
speaking at the technical conference should notify the Commission by 
April 20, 2016, by completing the online form at the following Web 
page: https://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/registration/05-13-16-speaker-form.asp. On this form, speakers can provide biographical information 
and indicate preferred topics to address. Due to time constraints, it 
may not be possible to accommodate all those interested in speaking. 
Selected speakers will be notified as soon as possible.
    Discussions at the conference may involve issues raised in 
proceedings that are currently pending before the Commission. These 
proceedings include, but are not limited to:
    E.ON Climate & Renewables North America LLC, Pioneer Trail Wind 
Farm, LLC, Settlers Trail Wind Farm, LLC v. Northern Indiana Public 
Service Company, Docket No. EL14-66-002;
    Entergy Arkansas, Inc., Docket No. ER14-671-000;
    Internal MISO Generators v. Midcontinent Independent System 
Operator, Inc., Docket No. EL15-99-000;
    Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc., Docket No. ER16-
675-000;
    California Independent System Operator Corporation, Docket No. 
ER16-693-000;
    ISO New England, Inc., Docket No. ER16-946-000;
    Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc., Docket No. ER16-
1120-000; and
    Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc., Docket No. ER16-
1211-000.
    The conference will be transcribed and webcast. A link to the 
webcast of this event will be available in the Commission Calendar of 
Events at http://www.ferc.gov. Transcripts of the technical conference 
will be available for a fee from Ace-Reporting (202-347-3700). The 
Capitol Connection provides technical support for the webcasts and 
offers the option of listening to the conferences via phone-bridge for 
a fee. For additional information, visit www.CapitolConnection.org or 
call (703) 993-3100.
    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 required accommodations.
    For more information about the technical conference, please contact 
Tony Dobbins (Tony.Dobbins@ferc.gov; 202-502-6630) or Adam Pan 
(Adam.Pan@ferc.gov; 202-502-6023). For information related to 
logistics, please contact Sarah McKinley (Sarah.Mckinley@ferc.gov; 202-
502-8368).

    Dated: April 13, 2016.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-08966 Filed 4-18-16; 8:45 am]
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