[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 227 (Tuesday, November 24, 2020)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 74884-74888]
[FR Doc No: 2020-25464]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R04-OAR-2020-0001; FRL-10016-41 Region 4]

Air Plan Approval; NC; Blue Ridge Paper SO2 Emission Limits

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving a
source-specific State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by
the State of North Carolina Department of Environmental

Quality, Division of Air Quality (DAQ), in final form, through a letter
dated September 3, 2020. North Carolina's September 3, 2020, source-
specific SIP revision requests that EPA incorporate into the SIP more
stringent sulfur dioxide (SO2) permit limits than those
currently contained in the SIP for the Blue Ridge Paper Products, LLC
(also known as BRPP) facility located in the Beaverdam Township Area of
Haywood County, North Carolina. Specifically, EPA is approving, into
the SIP, specific SO2 permit limits and associated operating
restrictions, monitoring, recordkeeping, reporting (MRR) and testing
compliance requirements established in BRPP's title V operating permit
as permanent and enforceable SO2 control measures. North
Carolina submitted these limits to support its recommendation that EPA
designate the Beaverdam Township Area as ``attainment/unclassifiable''
under the 2010 primary SO2 national ambient air quality
standard (NAAQS or standard) (also referred to as the 2010 1-hour
SO2 NAAQS). The purpose of this rulemaking is not to take
action on whether these SO2 emissions limits are adequate
for EPA to designate the Beaverdam Township Area as attainment under
the 2010 1-hour SO2 NAAQS. Instead, EPA will determine the
air quality status and designate remaining undesignated areas for the
2010 1-hour SO2 NAAQS, including the Beaverdam Township
Area, in a separate action. This SIP approval does not prejudge that
future designation action.

DATES: This rule is effective November 24, 2020.

ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket
Identification No. EPA-R04-OAR-2020-0001. All documents in the docket
are listed on the www.regulations.gov website. Although listed in the
index, some information may not be publicly available, i.e.,
Confidential Business Information or other information whose disclosure
is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted
material, is not placed on the internet and will be publicly available
only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket materials can either
be retrieved electronically via www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at
the Air Regulatory Management Section, Air Planning and Implementation
Branch, Air and Radiation Division, U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street SW, Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8960.
EPA requests that if at all possible, you contact the person listed in
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section to schedule your
inspection. The Regional Office's official hours of business are Monday
through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Evan Adams, Air Regulatory Management
Section, Air Planning and Implementation Branch, Air and Radiation
Division, Region 4, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 61 Forsyth
Street SW, Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8960. The telephone number is (404)
562-9009. Mr. Adams can also be reached via electronic mail at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
I. Background

    On June 24, 2020, North Carolina submitted a draft source-specific
SIP revision through parallel processing to EPA for approval.
Specifically, North Carolina's June 24, 2020, draft SIP revision
requested EPA incorporate specific SO2 permit limits and
associated operating restrictions, MRR, and testing compliance
parameters contained in title V operating permit number 08961T29 (T29)
issued to BRPP \1\ by DAQ, on June 2, 2020, into the North Carolina SIP
to establish these emission limits and parameters as permanent
federally enforceable control measures and strengthen the North
Carolina SIP. BRPP is a subsidiary of Evergreen Packaging and is
located in the City of Canton in Beaverdam Township, Haywood County,
North Carolina, 25 kilometers west of Asheville, North Carolina.
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    \1\ BRPP is a vertically integrated pulp and paper mill that
produces specialty paperboard packaging products. BRPP's primary
operations are classified under North American Industry
Classification System 322121 (Paper Except Newsprint Mills). The
facility utilizes multiple boilers to produce steam for energy
generation and provide heat for the pulping and paper making
processes.
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    In a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) published on August 31,
2020 (85 FR 53715), EPA proposed to approve North Carolina's June 24,
2020, draft source-specific SIP revision. In this action, EPA is now
finalizing approval of North Carolina's source-specific SIP revision
for BRPP which was submitted in final form on September 3, 2020. EPA
reviewed the final submission, and it contains no substantive changes
to North Carolina's June 24, 2020, draft source-specific SIP revision
that EPA proposed to approve in the August 31, 2020, NPRM. Table 1
below lists the emissions limits to be incorporated in the North
Carolina SIP for BRPP.\2\
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    \2\ More detail on the emission units, emission limits, and
operating, MRR, and testing requirements are provided in the August
31, 2020, NPRM. See 85 FR 53715.

Table 1--Permit T29 SO2 Emission Limits for Incorporation Into the North
                              Carolina SIP
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                                                         SO2 Permitted
                                                         emission limit
   Emission unit ID       Emission unit description      Title V permit
                                                       No. 08961T29 (lb/
                                                              hr)*
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G08020................  No. 10 Recovery Furnace-BLS-                28.0
                         normal Operation.
                        No. 10 Recovery Furnace-ULSD--              0.54
                         startup and shutdown.
G08021................  No. 11 Recovery Furnace-BLS--               28.0
                         normal operation.
                        No. 11 Recovery Furnace-ULSD--              0.54
                         startup and shutdown.
G09028................  No. 4 Lime Kiln..............               6.28
G09029................  No. 5 Lime Kiln..............              10.47
G11039................  Riley Coal Boiler............              61.32
G11040................  No. 4 Power Boiler...........              82.22
G11042................  Riley Bark Boiler............              68.00
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*lb/hr = pounds per hour; BLS = black liquor solids; and ULSD = ultra
  low sulfur diesel.

    The August 31, 2020, NPRM provides additional detail regarding the
background and rationale for EPA's action. Comments on the August 31,
2020, NPRM were due on or before September 30, 2020.

II. Response to Comments

    EPA received five comments on the August 31, 2020, NPRM, all of
which are included in the EPA docket under Docket Identification No.
EPA-R04-OAR-2020-0001. All five comments are generally supportive of
the stricter SO2 emission limits and EPA's action to approve
SO2 emission limits and compliance parameters into the North
Carolina SIP. One commenter also expressed their satisfaction with air
permits and how they believe they prove to be an efficient way to limit
SO2 emissions. Furthermore, the BRPP facility provided
comments in support of EPA's proposed action. EPA summarizes and
responds to one specific comment below to provide clarification.
    Comment: One commenter stated that the stricter SO2
limits at the BRPP facility are a ``welcomed sight,'' and that they
support the stricter limitations but also notes, ``The implementation
of continuous monitoring devices is paramount for such standards to be
met.'' The commenter also states that the limits ``although relatively
strict, should strive to become more strict as there were no
restrictions for SO2 prior'' and that the limits should be
monitored periodically to reduce emissions rather than wait until new
equipment is added.
    Response: EPA appreciates the commenter's support of the new
SO2 emission limits to strengthen the North Carolina SIP.
Regarding the commenter's statements concerning monitoring, EPA notes
that the permit conditions for five of the seven emission units at BRPP
that EPA is incorporating into the North Carolina SIP require
continuous monitoring to ensure proper operation of associated
emissions control equipment and continuous compliance with the
SO2 emission limits.\3\ As EPA explained in the August 31,
2020, NPRM, the type of monitoring required for these units is known as
parametric monitoring, and it is a common method to ensure continuous
compliance with an emissions limit in lieu of continuous direct
sampling and monitoring of the subject pollutant. This is a common
regulatory approach used in various Federal regulations such as the
Maximum Achievable Control Technology standards and New Source
Performance Standards.
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    \3\ The permit conditions for other two emissions units EPA is
incorporating into the North Carolina SIP require fuel usage
restrictions and associated recordkeeping to ensure compliance with
the SO2 emissions limits.
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    In BRPP's permit T29, parametric monitoring is required for the
five emissions units that use a scrubber to control SO2
emissions. The parameters that are critical to proper operations of
these scrubbers include scrubber liquid flow, pH, and pressure drop as
provided in T29 and explained in more detail in the NPRM. T29 includes
conditions restricting operating levels for each of the relevant
parameters to minimum levels that demonstrate compliance with the
underlying SO2 emission limit as established during
performance testing and requires continuous monitoring devices for
these parameters. In addition, permit T29 requires periodic testing to
confirm that the established operating levels for the relevant
parameters continue to demonstrate compliance with the SO2
emission limits and requires BRPP to comply with any revised operating
parameters as needed to demonstrate continuous compliance with the
SO2 emission limits based on such future tests. EPA's final
action approves these operating and continuous monitoring requirements
and parameters into the North Carolina SIP.
    Regarding the commenter's statement that the SO2
emissions limits should strive to be more strict, states have
flexibility in how to structure their SIPs and EPA is required to
approve a SIP submission that complies with the provisions of the Clean
Air Act (CAA or Act). North Carolina exercised this flexibility in
developing its source-specific SIP revision for BRPP, and EPA is
approving the SO2 emissions limits contained therein as a
SIP-strengthening measure because they are more stringent than any
existing limits for BRPP in the North Carolina SIP and comply with the
Act. Should North Carolina submit a SIP revision in the future with
revised SO2 limits, EPA would again evaluate the sufficiency
of those limits based on the CAA criteria for approvability.

III. Incorporation by Reference

    In this document, EPA is taking final action to include regulatory
text that includes incorporation by reference. In accordance with
requirements of 1 CFR 51.5, EPA is finalizing the incorporation by
reference into North Carolina's SIP the conditions identified below
from title V operating Permit No. 08961T29 issued by DAQ to BRPP with
an effective date of June 2, 2020. These permit conditions relate to
enforcement of and compliance with SO2 emission limitations
at BRPP for seven SO2 emitting units. Specifically, DAQ has
requested EPA incorporate into the North Carolina SIP: (1) Condition
2.2 J.1.b; (2) the lb/hr SO2 emission limitations in Table
2.2 J.1 for the No. 10 and No. 11 Recovery Furnaces (G08020 and
G08021), No. 4 and No. 5 Lime Kilns (G09028 and G09029) and Riley Bark,
Riley Coal, and No. 4 Power Boilers (G11042, G11039 and G11040); (3)
for the No. 10 and No. 11 Recovery Furnaces (G08020 and G08021)--
condition 2.2 J.1.c.i; (4) for No. 4 and No. 5 Lime Kilns (G09028 and
G09029)--condition 2.2 J.1.c.iii; condition 2.2 D.1.f.ii; Table 2.2 D-
2; condition 2.2 D.1.h; condition 2.2 D.1.i.ii; condition 2.2 D.1.j.ii;
conditions 2.2 D.1.l.ii, 2.2 D.1.l.iii, 2.2 D.1.l.iv, 2.2 D.1.l.v, 2.2
D.1.l.vii, and 2.2 D.1.l.viii; condition 2.2 D.1.m; condition 2.2
D.1.n; condition 2.2 D.1.o; and condition 2.2 D.1.p.iii; (5) for the
Riley Bark, Riley Coal and No. 4 Power Boilers (G11042, G11039 and
G11040)--condition 2.2 J.1.c.vii and Table 2.2 J.2; (6) Testing--
condition 2.2 J.1.d, Table 2.2 J.3, and condition 2.2 J.1.e; (7)
Recordkeeping--conditions 2.2 J.1.g.i, 2.2 J.1.g.ii, and 2.2 J.1.g.iii;
(8) Reporting--conditions 2.2 J.1.h and 2.2 J.1.i. EPA has made, and
will continue to make, these materials generally available through
www.regulations.gov and at the EPA Region 4 Office (please contact the
person identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of
this preamble for more information).

IV. Final Action

    EPA is approving SO2 emissions limits and associated
operating restrictions, MRR, and testing compliance parameters from
BRPP's title V operating permit T29 into the North Carolina SIP. EPA
confirms that the SO2 emissions limits and associated
operating restrictions, MRR, and testing compliance parameters for BRPP
are more stringent than requirements that are currently approved into
the North Carolina SIP for BRPP. By incorporating these SO2
permit limits and associated operating restrictions, MRR, and testing
compliance parameters into the North Carolina SIP, these requirements
will become permanently federally enforceable and strengthen the North
Carolina SIP.
    Section 553(d)(3) of the Administrative Procedure Act (``APA''), 5
U.S.C. 553(d)(3), provides that final rules shall not become effective
until 30 days after date of publication in the Federal Register
``except . . . as otherwise provided by the agency for good cause.''
The purpose of this provision is to ``give affected parties a
reasonable time to adjust their behavior

before the final rule takes effect.'' Omnipoint Corp. v. Fed. Commc'n
Comm'n, 78 F.3d 620, 630 (D.C. Cir. 1996); see also United States v.
Gavrilovic, 551 F.2d 1099, 1104 (8th Cir. 1977) (quoting legislative
history). Thus, in determining whether good cause exists to waive the
30-day delay, an agency should ``balance the necessity for immediate
implementation against principles of fundamental fairness which require
that all affected persons be afforded a reasonable amount of time to
prepare for the effective date of its ruling.'' Gavrilovic, 551 F.2d at
1105. EPA has determined that there is good cause for making this final
rule effective immediately after balancing such considerations.
Regarding affording affected persons reasonable time to prepare, BRPP
does not need time to prepare for the effective date of this rule
because the emissions limits and compliance parameters EPA is
incorporating into the SIP are already federally enforceable through
the facility's title V permit, and BRRP is already meeting those limits
and compliance parameters. Thus, the only consequence of EPA's action
is to make the terms and conditions of the permit submitted for SIP
approval permanently federally enforceable, which has no immediate
impact on BRPP. Regarding necessity for immediate implementation,
delaying the effective date of the SIP approval for 30 days after
publication in the Federal Register risks interfering with EPA's
ability to consider these limits and compliance parameters when
assessing the most current and accurate information reflecting the air
quality status around BRRP in its upcoming final designation decision
under the 2010 1-hour SO2 NAAQS, as that designation
decision is due under court order to be signed no later than December
31, 2020. Moreover, it is in the public's interest for EPA's approval
and incorporation of these enforceable permit terms to be made
permanently federally enforceable immediately. For these reasons, the
agency finds that good cause exists under APA section 553(d)(3) to make
this rule effective immediately upon publication.
    This final rulemaking does not address whether the specific
SO2 permit limits and compliance permit conditions from
operating permit T29 are adequate for EPA to promulgate an attainment/
unclassifiable designation of the 2010 1-hour SO2 NAAQS for
the Beaverdam Township Area near BRPP. However, final approval of these
SO2 permit limits and associated compliance parameters into
the SIP, allows EPA to evaluate a modeling demonstration that these
limits provide for attainment as part of the rulemaking on the 2010 1-
hour SO2 NAAQS designation for the Beaverdam Township Area
in Haywood County, North Carolina. Final approval of this SIP under CAA
section 110, does not prejudge the outcome of EPA's forthcoming
designation of the Beaverdam Township Area, as that future
determination is occurring as part of a separate rulemaking under CAA
section 107 for all remaining undesignated areas in the country.

V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

    Under the CAA, the Administrator is required to approve a SIP
submission that complies with the provisions of the Act and applicable
Federal regulations. See 42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a). Thus, in
reviewing SIP submissions, EPA's role is to approve state choices, if
they meet the criteria of the CAA. This action merely approves state
law as meeting Federal requirements and does not impose additional
requirements beyond those imposed by state law. For that reason, this
action:
     Is not a significant regulatory action subject to review
by the Office of Management and Budget under Executive Orders 12866 (58
FR 51735, October 4, 1993) and 13563 (76 FR 3821, January 21, 2011);
     Is not an Executive Order 13771 (82 FR 9339, February 2,
2017) regulatory action because SIP approvals are exempted under
Executive Order 12866;
     Does not impose an information collection burden under the
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);
     Is certified as not having a significant economic impact
on a substantial number of small entities under the Regulatory
Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
     Does not contain any unfunded mandate or significantly or
uniquely affect small governments, as described in the Unfunded
Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-4);
     Does not have federalism implications as specified in
Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999);
     Is not an economically significant regulatory action based
on health or safety risks subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR
19885, April 23, 1997);
     Is not a significant regulatory action subject to
Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001);
     Is not subject to requirements of Section 12(d) of the
National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272
note) because application of those requirements would be inconsistent
with the CAA; and
     Does not provide EPA with the discretionary authority to
address, as appropriate, disproportionate human health or environmental
effects, using practicable and legally permissible methods, under
Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
    The SIP is not approved to apply on any Indian reservation land or
in any other area where EPA or an Indian tribe has demonstrated that a
tribe has jurisdiction. In those areas of Indian country, the rule does
not have tribal implications as specified by Executive Order 13175 (65
FR 67249, November 9, 2000), nor will it impose substantial direct
costs on tribal governments or preempt tribal law.
    The Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, generally
provides that before a rule may take effect, the agency promulgating
the rule must submit a rule report, which includes a copy of the rule,
to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller General of the
United States. EPA will submit a report containing this action and
other required information to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of
Representatives, and the Comptroller General of the United States prior
to publication of the rule in the Federal Register. A major rule cannot
take effect until 60 days after it is published in the Federal
Register. These actions are not a ``major rule'' as defined by 5 U.S.C.
804(2).
    Under section 307(b)(1) of the CAA, petitions for judicial review
of this action must be filed in the United States Court of Appeals for
the appropriate circuit by January 25, 2021. Filing a petition for
reconsideration by the Administrator of this final rule does not affect
the finality of this action for the purposes of judicial review nor
does it extend the time within which a petition for judicial review may
be filed and shall not postpone the effectiveness of such rule or
action. This action may not be challenged later in proceedings to
enforce its requirements. See section 307(b)(2).

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Incorporation by
reference, Intergovernmental relations, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Sulfur oxides.

    Dated: November 13, 2020.
Mary Walker,
Regional Administrator, Region 4.

    For the reasons stated in the preamble, the EPA amends 40 CFR part
52 as follows:

PART 52--APPROVAL AND PROMULGATION OF IMPLEMENTATION PLANS

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1. The authority citation for part 52 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.

Subpart II--North Carolina

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2. In Sec.  52.1770 is amended by adding paragraph (d) to read as
follows:

Sec.  52.1770   Identification of plan.

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    (d) EPA-Approved North Carolina Source-Specific Requirements.

                                                EPA-Approved North Carolina Source-Specific Requirements
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                                                                      State       EPA approval       Federal Register
            Name of source                    Permit No.         effective date       date               Citation                   Explanation
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Blue Ridge Paper Products, LLC.......  Title V Operating Permit        6/2/2020      11/24/2020  [Insert citation of       Only the following
                                        No. 08961T29.                                             publication in the        provisions:
                                                                                Federal Register].       (1) Condition 2.2 J.1.b.
                                                                                (2) The lb/hr SO2 emission
                                                                                limitations in Table 2.2 J.1
                                                                                for the No. 10 and No. 11
                                                                                Recovery Furnaces (G08020
                                                                                and G08021), No. 4 and No. 5
                                                                                Lime Kilns (G09028 and
                                                                                G09029) and Riley Bark,
                                                                                Riley Coal, and No. 4 Power
                                                                                Boilers (G11042, G11039 and
                                                                                G11040).
                                                                                (3) No. 10 and No. 11
                                                                                Recovery Furnaces (G08020
                                                                                and G08021)--Condition 2.2
                                                                                J.1.c.i.
                                                                                (4) No. 4 and No. 5 Lime
                                                                                Kilns (G09028 and G09029)--
                                                                                Condition 2.2 J.1.c.iii;
                                                                                Condition 2.2 D.1.f.ii:
                                                                                Table 2.2 D-2; Conditions
                                                                                2.2 D.1.h, 2.2 D.1.i.ii; 2.2
                                                                                D.1.j.ii, 2.2 D.1.l.ii, 2.2
                                                                                D.1.l.iii, 2.2 D.1.1.iv, 2.2
                                                                                D.1.l.v, 2.2 D.1.l.vii, 2.2
                                                                                D.1.l.viii, 2.2 D.1.m, 2.2
                                                                                D.1.n, 2.2 D.1.o, and 2.2
                                                                                D.1.p.iii.
                                                                                (5) Riley Bark, Riley Coal,
                                                                                and No. 4 Power Boilers
                                                                                (G11042, G11039 and G11040)--
                                                                                Condition 2.2 J.1.c.vii and
                                                                                Table 2.2 J.2.
                                                                                (6) Testing--Condition 2.2
                                                                                J.1.d, Table 2.2 J.3, and
                                                                                Condition 2.2 J.1.e.
                                                                                (7) Recordkeeping--Conditions
                                                                                2.2 J.1.g.i, 2.2 J.1.g.ii,
                                                                                and 2.2 J.1.g.iii;
                                                                                (8) Reporting--Conditions 2.2
                                                                                J.1.h and 2.2 J.1.i.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. ER17-3-000]

ESS Lewes Project, LLC; Supplemental Notice That Initial Market-
Based Rate Filing Includes Request for Blanket Section 204
Authorization

    This is a supplemental notice in the above-referenced proceeding of
ESS Lewes Project, LLC`s application for market-based rate authority,
with an accompanying rate tariff, noting that such application includes
a request for blanket authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of future
issuances of securities and assumptions of liability.
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest should file with the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington,
DC 20426, in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's
Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Anyone
filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of that
document on the Applicant.
    Notice is hereby given that the deadline for filing protests with
regard to the applicant's request for blanket authorization, under 18
CFR part 34, of future issuances of securities and assumptions of
liability, is October 24, 2016.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper, using the FERC Online links at http://www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic service, persons with Internet
access who will eFile a document and/or be listed as a contact for an
intervenor must create and validate an eRegistration account using the

eRegistration link. Select the eFiling link to log on and submit the
intervention or protests.
    Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and
5 copies of the intervention or protest to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    The filings in the above-referenced proceeding are accessible in
the Commission's eLibrary system by clicking on the appropriate link in
the above list. They are also available for electronic review in the
Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an
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email notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s).
For assistance with any FERC Online service, please email
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    Dated: October 4, 2016.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. AD12-17-000; RM12-10-000; ER12-502-001; ER12-502-002; ER12-
1177-001; ER12-1855-000]

Review of Small Generator Interconnection Agreements and
Procedures; Solar Energy Industries Association; California Independent
System Operator Corporation; PJM Interconnection, LLC; California
Independent System Operator Corporation; Notice of Technical Conference

    Take notice that Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission)
staff will convene a technical

conference in the above-referenced proceedings on Tuesday, July 17,
2012, from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (EDT) in the Commission Meeting Room
at the offices of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First
Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. Members of the Commission may attend
the conference, which will also be open for the public to attend.
Advance registration is not required, but is encouraged. We will
provide nametags for those who register on or before July 10, 2012.
Participants may register at the following Web page: https://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/registration/small-generator-7-17-12-form.asp.
    The purpose of this conference is to discuss issues related to a
petition for rulemaking recently submitted by the Solar Energy
Industries Association (Docket No. RM12-10-000).
    This conference is not intended to address the substance of any
particular case pending before the Commission. However, discussions at
the conference may address matters at issue in the following Commission
proceedings that are either pending or within their rehearing period:
California Independent System Operator Corporation, Docket No. ER12-
502-001 and Docket No. ER12-502-002; PJM Interconnection, LLC, Docket
No. ER12-1177-001; California Independent System Operator Corporation,
Docket No. ER12-1855-000.
    Those interested in speaking at the conference should notify the
Commission by close of business June 22, 2012, by completing an online
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all those interested in speaking. The Commission will issue a
subsequent notice that will provide the detailed agenda for the
conference, including panel speakers, and a comment date for filing
post-conference comments.
    The conference will be transcribed and available by webcast.
Transcripts will be available immediately for a fee from Ace Reporting
Company<PHONE_NUMBER> or 1-800-336-6646). A free webcast of the
technical conference in this proceeding is also available. Anyone with
Internet access interested in viewing this conference can do so by
navigating to the FERC Calendar of Events at www.ferc.gov and locating
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the required accommodations.
    For information related to the agenda, please contact Leslie Kerr
at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or<PHONE_NUMBER>. For information related to
logistics, please contact Sarah McKinley at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or
(202) 502-8368.

    Dated: June 13, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-14885 Filed 6-18-12; 8:45 am]
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