Document ID: FERC-2019-0781-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Meetings: Managing Transmission Line Ratings; Technical Conference
Posted Date: 2019-07-08T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 130 (Monday, July 8, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32450-32451]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-14429]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. AD19-15-000]

Managing Transmission Line Ratings; Notice of Technical 
Conference

    Take notice that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
(Commission) will convene a staff-led technical conference in the 
above-referenced proceeding on Tuesday and Wednesday, September 10-11, 
2019 from approximately 8:45 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern time. The 
conference will be held in Hearing Room 1 at Commission headquarters, 
888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. Commissioners may attend and 
participate.
    The purpose of this conference is to discuss issues related to 
transmission

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line ratings, with a focus on dynamic and ambient-adjusted line 
ratings.\1\ In particular, this conference will explore what 
transmission line rating and related practices might constitute best 
practices, and what, if any, Commission action in these areas might be 
appropriate. Further details and a formal agenda will be issued prior 
to the conference.
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    \1\ For the purposes of this technical conference, the following 
definitions will be used. ``Ambient-adjusted line ratings'' are 
defined as ratings that are adjusted daily, hourly, or more 
frequently to account for ambient air temperatures. ``Dynamic line 
ratings'' are defined as line ratings that are adjusted hourly or 
more frequently to account for local weather conditions (e.g., 
ambient temperature, wind, precipitation, solar radiation) and/or 
conductor parameters (conductor temperature, tension, sag, 
clearance) based on data collected by local weather and/or line 
sensors.
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    The workshop will be open for the public to attend. Advance 
registration is not required to attend, but is encouraged. Attendees 
may register at the following web page: http://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/registration/09-10-19-form.asp. In-person attendees should allow time 
to pass through building security procedures before the start time of 
the technical conference.
    Those wishing to participate as a panel member in this conference 
should submit a nomination form online by 5:00 p.m. on July 17, 2019 
at: http://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/registration/09-10-19-speaker-form.asp. At this web page, please provide an abstract of the issue(s) 
you propose to address. Due to time constraints, we may not be able to 
accommodate all those interested in speaking.
    The conference will be transcribed and webcast. Transcripts will be 
available immediately for a fee from Ace Reporting (202-347-3700). A 
link to the webcast of this event will be available in the Commission 
Calendar of Events at www.ferc.gov. 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 1-866-208-
3372 (voice) or 202-208-8659 (TTY), or send a fax to 202-208-2106 with 
the required accommodations.
    For more information about this technical conference, please 
contact Dillon Kolkmann at Dillon.Kolkmann@ferc.gov or (202) 502-8650. 
For information related to logistics, please contact Sarah McKinley at 
Sarah.Mckinley@ferc.gov or (202) 502-8368.

    Dated: June 28, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-14429 Filed 7-5-19; 8:45 am]
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