Document ID: FERC-2015-0046-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Technical Conferences: Environmental Regulations and Electric Reliability, Wholesale Electricity Markets, and Energy Infrastructure
Posted Date: 2015-01-12T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 7 (Monday, January 12, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1501-1502]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-00248]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. AD15-4-000]

Technical Conference on Environmental Regulations and Electric 
Reliability, Wholesale Electricity Markets, and Energy Infrastructure

Supplemental Notice of Technical Conferences

    As announced in the Notice of Technical Conferences issued on 
December 9, 2014,\1\ the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
(Commission) will hold a series of technical conferences to discuss 
implications of compliance approaches to the Clean Power Plan proposed 
rule, issued by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on June 2, 
2014.\2\ The technical conferences will focus on issues related to 
electric reliability, wholesale electric markets and operations, and 
energy infrastructure. The Commission will hold a National Overview 
technical conference on February 19, 2015, from approximately 10:00 
a.m. to 5:45 p.m. in the Commission Meeting Room at the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. This 
conference is free of charge and open to the public. The agenda for the 
National Overview technical conference is attached to this Supplemental 
Notice of Technical Conferences.
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    \1\ Technical Conference on Environmental Regulations and 
Electric Reliability, Wholesale Electricity Markets, and Energy 
Infrastructure, Docket No. AD15-4-000, (Dec. 9, 2014) (Notice of 
Technical Conferences), available at http://www.ferc.gov/CalendarFiles/20141209165657-AD15-4-000TC.pdf.
    \2\ Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary 
Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units, Federal Register, 79 FR 
34,830 (2014) (Proposed Rule), available at http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2014-06-18/pdf/2014-13725.pdf.
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    Following the National Overview technical conference, the 
Commission will hold three regional technical conferences on the 
following dates:

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Western Region \3\.............  February 25, 2015..  Denver, CO.
Eastern Region \4\.............  March 11, 2015.....  Washington, DC.
Central Region \5\.............  March 31, 2015.....  St. Louis, MO.
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    The National Overview technical conference will be Commission-led. 
The regional technical conferences will be staff-led. Commission 
members may participate in the regional technical conferences. The 
Commission will issue subsequent notices detailing the list of speakers 
at the National Overview technical conference and the specific 
location, agenda, and topics for discussion at each regional technical 
conference.
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    \3\ For purposes of this conference, the Western Region includes 
all the areas with the Western Interconnection, including the 
California Independent System Operator (CAISO).
    \4\ For purposes of this conference, the Eastern Region includes 
the following Commission-approved Order No. 1000 planning regions: 
ISO New England, Inc. (ISO-NE), PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM), New 
York Independent System Operator (NYISO), Southeastern Regional 
Transmission Planning (SERTP), South Carolina Regional Transmission 
Planning (SCRTP), and Florida Reliability Coordinating Council 
(FRCC). This region also includes the Northern Maine Independent 
System Administrator (NMISA).
    \5\ For purposes of this conference, the Central Region includes 
the following Commission-approved Order No. 1000 planning regions: 
Midcontinent Independent System Operator Inc. (MISO) and Southwest 
Power Pool (SPP). This region also includes the Electric Reliability 
Council of Texas (ERCOT).
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    Registration for the National Overview technical conference is 
available at https://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/registration/02-19-15-form.asp. Those interested in attending the National Overview 
conference are encouraged to register by close of business on February 
13, 2015. The Commission will provide details on

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registration for the regional technical conferences in subsequent 
notices.
    The Commission will post information on the technical conferences 
on the Calendar of Events on the Commission's Web site, http://www.ferc.gov, prior to the conferences. The National Overview technical 
conference will also be webcast and transcribed. The webcast of the 
National Overview technical conference will be available through a link 
on the Commission's Calendar of Events available at http://www.ferc.gov. The event within the Calendar of Events will contain a 
link to the webcast. The Capitol Connection provides technical support 
for webcasts and offers the option of listening to the meeting via 
phone-bridge for a fee. If you have any questions, visit http://www.CapitolConnection.org or call (703) 993-3100. Transcripts of the 
technical conference will be available for a fee from Ace-Federal 
Reporters, Inc. ((202) 347-3700 or 1 (800) 336-6646).
    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 1 (866) 208-
3372 (voice) or (202) 208-1659 (TTY), or send a FAX to (202) 208-2106 
with the required accommodations.
    For more information about the technical conferences, please 
contact:

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.
Legal Information
    Alan Rukin, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street 
NE., Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-8502, alan.rukin@ferc.gov.
Technical Information
    Matthew Jentgen, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First 
Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-8725, 
matthew.jentgen@ferc.gov.
Technical Information
    Michael Gildea, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First 
Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-8420, 
michael.gildea@ferc.gov.

    Dated: January 6, 2015.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-00248 Filed 1-9-15; 8:45 am]
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