
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 27 (Wednesday, February 10, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 7091]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-02636]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. RM15-11-000]


Reliability Standard for Transmission System Planned Performance 
for Geomagnetic Disturbance Events; Supplemental Notice of Agenda and 
Discussion Topics for Staff Technical Conference

    This notice establishes the agenda and topics for discussion at the 
technical conference to be held on March 1, 2016, to discuss issues 
related to the proposed Reliability Standard for Transmission System 
Planned Performance for Geomagnetic Disturbance Events.\1\ The 
technical conference will start at 9:00 a.m. and end at approximately 
5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) in the Commission Meeting Room at the 
Commission's Headquarters, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC. The 
technical conference will be led by Commission staff. Commissioners may 
attend and participate. All interested parties are invited to attend, 
and registration is not required.
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    \1\ On April 30, 2012, Commission staff held a technical 
conference to discuss ``issues related to the reliability of the 
Bulk-Power System as affected by geomagnetic disturbances,'' and 
``the risks and impacts from geomagnetically induced currents to 
transformers and other equipment on the Bulk-Power System, as well 
as options for addressing or mitigating the risks and impacts.''
    http://www.ferc.gov/eventcalendar/Files/20120420162925-AD12-13-000a.pdf.
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    The topics and related questions to be discussed during this 
conference are provided as an attachment to this Notice. The purpose of 
the technical conference is to facilitate a structured dialogue on 
issues identified by the Commission in the Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking (NOPR) in this proceeding and raised in public comments to 
the NOPR. Prepared remarks will be presented by invited panelists.
    This event will be webcast and transcribed. The free webcast allows 
listening only. Anyone with internet access who desires to listen to 
this event can do so by navigating to the ``FERC Calendar'' at 
www.ferc.gov, and locating the technical conference in the Calendar of 
Events. Opening the technical conference in the Calendar of Events will 
reveal a link to its webcast. The Capitol Connection provides technical 
support for the webcast 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. The webcast will be 
available on the Calendar of Events at www.ferc.gov for three months 
after the conference. Transcripts of the conference will be available 
for a fee from Ace-Federal Reporters, Inc. (202-347-3700).
    FERC 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 requested accommodations.
    There is no fee for attendance. However, members of the public are 
encouraged to preregister online at: https://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/registration/03-01-16-form.asp.
    For more information about the technical conference, please 
contact: Sarah McKinley, Office of External Affairs, 202-502-8368, 
sarah.mckinley@ferc.gov.

    Dated: February 4, 2016.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-02636 Filed 2-9-16; 8:45 am]
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