
[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 136 (Wednesday, July 16, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41546-41547]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-16656]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. AD14-14-000]


Price Formation in Energy and Ancillary Services Markets Operated 
by Regional Transmission Organizations and Independent System 
Operators; Notice of Workshop

    As announced in the Notice issued on June 19, 2014, the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) directed its staff to convene 
workshops as necessary to commence a discussion with industry on 
existing market rules and operational practices affecting price 
formation issues in energy and ancillary services markets operated by 
Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs) and Independent System 
Operators (ISOs). The June 19 Notice listed four areas of interest: 
Uplift payments, offer price mitigation and price caps, scarcity and 
shortage pricing, and operator actions that affect prices. The first 
workshop will focus on uplift payments in energy and ancillary services 
markets operated by RTOs and ISOs and will be held on Monday, September 
8, 2014 from 8:45 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. in the Commission Meeting Room at 
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., 
Washington, DC 20426. Commission members may participate in the 
workshop.
    The September 8 workshop will focus on the technical, operational 
and market issues that give rise to uplift payments and the levels of 
transparency. The workshop will also preview the scope of the remaining 
price formation topics of offer price mitigation and price caps, 
scarcity and shortage pricing, and operator actions that affect prices. 
As noted in the June 19 Notice, additional workshops will be announced 
on these topics in the coming months.
    The workshop will be open for the public to attend. Advance 
registration is not required, but is encouraged. Attendees may register 
at the following Web page: https://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/registration/09-08-14-form.asp.
    Those wishing to participate in the program for this event should 
nominate themselves through the on-line registration form no later than 
July 30, 2014 at the following Web page: https://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/registration/09-08-14-speaker-form.asp. At this Web page, please 
provide an abstract (1,500 character limit) of the issue(s) you propose 
to address. Due to time constraints, we expect to not be able to 
accommodate all those interested in speaking.
    Further details and a formal agenda will be issued prior to the 
workshop.
    Information on this event will be posted on the Calendar of Events 
on the Commission's Web site, www.ferc.gov, prior to the event. The 
workshop will also be Webcast and transcribed. Anyone with Internet 
access who desires to listen to this event can do so by navigating to 
the Calendar of Events at www.ferc.gov and locating this event in the 
Calendar. The event 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 www.CapitolConnection.org or call 703-993-
3100.
    Commission workshops 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 202-502-8659 (TTY), or send a FAX to 202-208-2106 with 
the required accommodations.
    For further information on this workshop, please contact:

Sarah McKinley (Logistical Information), Office of External Affairs, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, 
DC 20426, (202) 502-8368, sarah.mckinley@ferc.gov.
William Sauer (Technical Information), Office of Energy Policy and 
Innovation, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., 
Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-6639. william.sauer@ferc.gov.


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     Dated: July 9, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-16656 Filed 7-15-14; 8:45 am]
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