Notice2022-06509
Joint Federal-State Task Force on Electric Transmission; Notice Announcing Meeting and Inviting Agenda Topics
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March 29, 2022
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 60 (Tuesday, March 29, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 18014]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-06509]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. AD21-15-000]
Joint Federal-State Task Force on Electric Transmission; Notice
Announcing Meeting and Inviting Agenda Topics
On June 17, 2021, the Commission established a Joint Federal-State
Task Force on Electric Transmission (Task Force) to formally explore
transmission-related topics outlined in the Commission's order.\1\ The
Commission stated that the Task Force will convene for multiple formal
meetings annually, which will be open to the public for listening and
observing and on the record.\2\ The Task Force has convened for two
public meetings: On November 10, 2021, in Louisville, Kentucky; \3\ and
on February 16, 2022, in Washington, DC.\4\ The third public meeting of
the Task Force will be held virtually on May 6, 2022, from
approximately 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern time. Commissioners may
attend and participate in this meeting.
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\1\ Joint Fed.-State Task Force on Elec. Transmission, 175 FERC
] 61,224 (2021) (Establishing Order).
\2\ Id. P 4.
\3\ See Joint Fed.-State Task Force on Elec. Transmission, 176
FERC ] 61,131, at P 6 (2021); Joint Fed.-State Task Force on Elec.
Transmission, Notice, Docket No. AD21-15-000 (issued Oct. 27, 2021).
\4\ See Joint Fed.-State Task Force on Elec. Transmission,
Supplemental Notice, Docket No. AD21-15-000 (issued Feb. 15, 2022);
Joint Fed.-State Task Force on Elec. Transmission, Notice, Docket
No. AD21-15-000 (issued Feb. 2, 2022); Joint Fed.-State Task Force
on Elec. Transmission, Notice, Docket No. AD21-15-000 (issued Dec.
14, 2021).
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The meeting will be open to the public for listening and observing
and on the record. There is no fee for attendance and registration is
not required. The public may attend via Webcast.\5\ This conference
will be transcribed. Transcripts will be available for a fee from Ace
Reporting, 202-347-3700.
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\5\ A link to the Webcast will be available on the day of the
event at <a href="https://www.ferc.gov/TFSOET">https://www.ferc.gov/TFSOET</a>.
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Commission conferences are accessible under section 508 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For accessibility accommodations, please
send an email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e9888a8a8c9a9a808b8085809d90a98f8c9b8ac78e869f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c1a0a2a2a4b2b2a8a3a8ada8b5b881a7a4b3a2efa6aeb7">[email protected]</span></a> 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.
As explained in the Establishing Order, the Commission will issue
agendas for each meeting of the Task Force, after consulting with all
Task Force members and considering suggestions from state
commissions.\6\ The Establishing Order set forth a broad array of
transmission-related topics that the Task Force has the authority to
examine with a focus on topics related to planning and paying for
transmission, including transmission to facilitate generator
interconnection, that provides benefits from a federal and state
perspective.\7\
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\6\ Establishing Order, 175 FERC ] 61,224 at PP 4, 7.
\7\ Id. P 6.
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Discussion at the May 6, 2022 meeting will be focused on examining
barriers to the efficient, expeditious, and reliable interconnection of
new resources through the FERC-jurisdictional interconnection
processes, including the allowance of participant funding for
interconnection-related network upgrades in regional transmission
organizations and independent system operators. All interested persons,
including all state commissioners, are hereby invited to file comments
in this docket suggesting agenda items relating to this topic by April
12, 2022. The Task Force members will consider the suggested agenda
items in developing the agenda for the May 6, 2022 public meeting. The
Commission will issue the agenda no later than April 22, 2022, for the
meeting to be held on May 6, 2022.
Comments may be filed electronically via the internet.\8\
Instructions are available on the Commission's website, <a href="https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/overview">https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/overview</a>. For assistance, please contact FERC
Online Support at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#dc9a998e9f93b2b0b5b2b98fa9acacb3aea89cbab9aebff2bbb3aa"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f9bfbcabbab6979590979caa8c8989968b8db99f9c8b9ad79e968f">[email protected]</span></a> or toll free at 1-866-208-
3676, or for TTY, (202) 502-8659. Although the Commission strongly
encourages electronic filing, documents may also be paper-filed. To
paper-file, submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service must be
addressed to: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Office of the
Secretary, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. Submissions sent
via any other carrier must be addressed to: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, Office of the Secretary, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville,
Maryland 20852.
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\8\ See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) (2021).
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More information about the Task Force, including frequently asked
questions, is available here: <a href="https://www.ferc.gov/TFSOET">https://www.ferc.gov/TFSOET</a>. For more
information about this meeting, please contact: Gretchen Kershaw, 202-
502-8213, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2a4d584f5e49424f4404414f5859424b5d6a4c4f5849044d455c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a1c6d3c4d5c2c9c4cf8fcac4d3d2c9c0d6e1c7c4d3c28fc6ced7">[email protected]</span></a>; or Jennifer Murphy, 202-898-1350,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f993948c8b899180b997988b8c9ad7968b9e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0a60677f787a62734a646b787f692465786d">[email protected]</span></a>. For information related to logistics, please contact
Benjamin Williams, 202-502-8506, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#83e1e6ede9e2eeeaedadf4eaefefeae2eef0c3e5e6f1e0ade4ecf5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4220272c28232f2b2c6c352b2e2e2b232f3102242730216c252d34">[email protected]</span></a>; or Rob
Thormeyer, 202-502-8694, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8ffde0edeafdfba1fbe7e0fde2eaf6eafdcfe9eafdeca1e8e0f9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e0928f82859294ce94888f928d85998592a086859283ce878f96">[email protected]</span></a>.
Dated: March 22, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-06509 Filed 3-28-22; 8:45 am]
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