
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 94 (Monday, May 16, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30299-30300]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-11435]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. AD16-16-000]


Implementation Issues Under the Public Utility Regulatory 
Policies Act of 1978; Supplemental Notice of Technical Conference

    As announced in the Notice of Technical Conference issued in this 
proceeding on February 9, 2016, the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission (Commission) will hold a technical conference on June 29, 
2016, from 9:00 a.m. to approximately 4:00 p.m. on implementation 
issues under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 
(PURPA).\1\ The conference will be held in the Commission Meeting Room 
at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 
Washington, DC 20426.
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    \1\ 16 U.S.C. 824a-3 (2012).
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    The purpose of the technical conference is to focus on issues 
associated with the Commission's implementation of PURPA. As noted in 
the preliminary agenda previously issued in this proceeding,\2\ the 
conference will focus on two issues: the mandatory purchase obligation 
under PURPA and the determination of avoided costs for those purchases.
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    \2\ Supplemental Notice Concerning Technical Conference, 81 FR 
12,726 (2016).
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    An updated Agenda for the technical conference, including speakers, 
is attached.
    Panelists are invited to submit written comments (10 page limit) in 
advance of this technical conference, no later than June 7, 2016. These 
statements will be available prior to the conference on the 
Commission's Web site. Panelists will have the opportunity to make 
opening remarks (3 minute limit) at the start of the respective panels.
    Those who plan to attend the technical conference are strongly 
encouraged to complete the registration form located at: https://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/registration/06-29-16-form.asp. There is no 
registration deadline or fee to attend the conference.
    Information on this event will be posted on the Calendar of Events 
on the Commission's Web site, http://www.ferc.gov, prior to the event. 
The conference will be transcribed. Transcripts will be available for a 
fee from Ace Reporting Company (202-347-3700). A free webcast of this 
event is also available through www.ferc.gov.
    Anyone with Internet access who desires to view this event can do 
so by navigating to http://www.ferc.gov Calendar of Events 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 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) 208-1659 (TTY), or send a FAX to (202) 208-2106 
with the required accommodations.
    While this conference is not for the purpose of discussing specific 
cases, we note that the discussions at the conference may address 
matters at issue in the following Commission proceedings that are 
either pending or within their rehearing period:

Occidental Chemical            Docket No. EL13-41-000
 Corporation.
Occidental Chemical            Docket Nos. EL14-28-000
 Corporation.
                               QF00-64-002
Tri-State Generation and       Docket No. EL16-39-000
 Transmission Association,
 Inc..
Bright Light Capital, LLC....  Docket Nos. EL16-43-000
                               QF16-259-001
Nebraska Public Power          Docket No. QM16-1-000
 District.
Ameren Illinois Company and    Docket No. QM16-2-000
 Union Electric Company.
Gregory and Beverly Swecker    Docket Nos. EL14-9-000
 v. Midland Power Cooperative.

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                               QF11-424-002
Gregory and Beverly Swecker    Docket No. EL14-18-000
 v. Midland Power Cooperative
 and Central Iowa Power
 Cooperative.
Interconnect Solar             Docket Nos. EL16-55-000
 Development LLC.
                               QF11-204-002
                               QF11-205-002
SunE B9 Holdings, LLC........  Docket Nos. EL16-58-000
                               QF15-793-001
                               QF15-794-001
                               QF15-795-001
Golden Spread Electric         Docket No. QM16-3-000
 Cooperative, Inc..
Golden Spread Electric         Docket No. EL16-62-000
 Cooperative, Inc..
Oklahoma Municipal Power       Docket No. EL16-67-000
 Authority.
 

    For more information about the technical conference, please 
contact:
    Technical Information, Adam Alvarez, Office of Energy Market 
Regulation, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., 
Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-6734, Adam.Alvarez@ferc.gov.
    Legal Information, Loni Silva, Office of the General Counsel, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, 
DC 20426, (202) 502-6233, Loni.Silva@ferc.gov.
    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.

    Dated: May 9, 2016.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-11435 Filed 5-13-16; 8:45 am]
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