
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 56 (Wednesday, March 23, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 15515]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-06501]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. AD16-18-000]


Competitive Transmission Development, Rates Technical Conference; 
Notice of Technical Conference

    Take notice that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
(Commission) will hold a Commissioner-led technical conference to 
discuss issues related to competitive transmission development 
processes, including but not limited to use of cost containment 
provisions, the relationship of competitive transmission development to 
transmission incentives, and other ratemaking issues.\1\ The conference 
will be held on June 27, 2016, from approximately 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 
p.m., and on June 28, 2016, from approximately 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., 
at the Commission's headquarters at 888 First Street NE., Washington, 
DC 20426. Further details about the agenda and speakers will be issued 
at a later date in supplemental notices.
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    \1\ Topics to be discussed include, but are not limited to, 
those that the Commission described in NextEra Energy Transmission 
West, LLC, 154 FERC ] 61,009, at PP 76-78 (2015).
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    The conference will be open for the public to attend. Information 
on the technical conference will also be posted on the Calendar of 
Events on the Commission's Web site, http://www.ferc.gov, prior to the 
event. Advance registration is not required, but is encouraged. 
Attendees may register at the following Web page: https://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/registration/06-27-16-form.asp.
    This event will be webcast and transcribed. Anyone with internet 
access can navigate to the ``FERC Calendar'' at www.ferc.gov, and 
locate 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 immediately 
available for a fee from Ace-Federal Reporters, Inc. (202-347-3700).
    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 202-502-8659 (TTY), or send a FAX to 202-208-2106 with 
the required accommodations.
    For more information about this technical conference, please 
contact:

Sarah McKinley (Logistical Information), Office of External Affairs, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, 
DC 20426, (202) 502-8004, sarah.mckinley@ferc.gov.
David Tobenkin (Technical Information), Office of Energy Policy and 
Innovation, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., 
Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-6445, david.tobenkin@ferc.gov.
Zeny Magos (Technical Information), Office of Energy Market Regulation, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, 
DC 20426, (202) 502-8244, zeny.magos@ferc.gov.

    Dated: March 17, 2016.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-06501 Filed 3-22-16; 8:45 am]
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