[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 224 (Wednesday, November 20, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69660-69661]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-27744]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. EL14-12-000]
Association of Businesses Advocating Tariff Equity, Coalition of
Miso Transmission Customers, Illinois Industrial Energy Consumers,
Indiana Industrial Energy Consumers, Inc., Minnesota Large Industrial
Group, Wisconsin Industrial Energy Group, v. Midcontinent Independent
System Operator, Inc., ALLETE, Inc., Ameren Illinois Company, Ameren
Missouri, Ameren Transmission Company of Illinois, American
Transmission Company LLC, Cleco Power LLC, Duke Energy Business
Services, LLC, Entergy Arkansas, Inc., Entergy Gulf States Louisiana,
LLC, Entergy Louisiana, LLC, Entergy Mississippi, Inc., Entergy New
Orleans, Inc., Entergy Texas, Inc., Indianapolis Power & Light Company,
International Transmission Company, ITC Midwest LLC, Michigan Electric
Transmission Company, LLC, MidAmerican Energy Company, Montana-Dakota
Utilities Co., Northern Indiana Public Service Company, Northern States
Power Company--Minnesota, Northern States Power Company--Wisconsin,
Otter Tail Power Company, Southern Indiana Gas & Electric Company;
Notice of Complaint
Take notice that on November 12, 2013, pursuant to section 206 of
the Federal Power Act (FPA), 16 U.S.C. 824e and Rule 206 of the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission) Rules of Practice and
Procedure, 18 CFR 385.206 (2013), Association of Businesses Advocating
Tariff Equity, Coalition of Miso Transmission Customers, Illinois
Industrial Energy Consumers, Indiana Industrial Energy Consumers, Inc.,
Minnesota Large Industrial Group, Wisconsin Industrial Energy Group
(collectively, Complainants) filed a formal complaint against
Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO), ALLETE, Inc.,
Ameren Illinois Company, Ameren Missouri, Ameren Transmission Company
of Illinois, American Transmission Company LLC, Cleco Power LLC, Duke
Energy Business Services, LLC, Entergy Arkansas, Inc., Entergy Gulf
States Louisiana, LLC, Entergy Louisiana, LLC, Entergy Mississippi,
Inc., Entergy New Orleans, Inc., Entergy Texas, Inc., Indianapolis
Power & Light Company, International Transmission Company, ITC Midwest
LLC (ITC), Michigan Electric Transmission Company, LLC (METC),
MidAmerican Energy Company, Montana-Dakota Utilities Co., Northern
Indiana Public Service Company, Northern States Power Company--
Minnesota, Northern States Power Company--Wisconsin, Otter Tail Power
Company, Southern Indiana Gas & Electric Company (collectively,
Respondents) requesting that the Commission (1) find that the existing
12.38/12.2 percent Base ROEs (return on equity) are no longer just and
reasonable, and that the Base ROE proposed collectively by the
Complainants is just and reasonable; (2) find that capital structures
with greater than 50 percent equity are no longer just and reasonable
and direct any MISO Transmission Owners (MISO TOs) with a higher
percentage equity to submit compliance filings containing capital
structures consistent with the revisions proposed in this complaint;
(3) find that the ROE incentive adders applied by ITC and METC are no
longer just and reasonable and direct ITC and METC to submit compliance
filings to remove the ROE adders from their formula rates; (4)
establish the filing date of this complaint as the refund effective
date; and (5) direct the MISO TOs to make tariff filings to change the
stated Base ROE value to a just and reasonable Base ROE, as more fully
explained in the complaint.
The Complainants state that copies of the complaint were served on
the Respondents.
Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must
file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Protests will be
considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to
be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the
proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of
intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. The Respondent's
answer and all interventions, or protests must be filed on or before
the comment date. The Respondent's answer, motions to intervene, and
protests must be served on the Complainants.
The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'' link at http://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an
original and 5 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC
20426.
This filing is accessible on-line at http://www.ferc.gov, using the
``eLibrary'' link and is available for
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review in the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC.
There is an ``eSubscription'' link on the Web site that enables
subscribers to receive email notification when a document is added to a
subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service,
please email [email protected], or call (866) 208-3676 (toll
free). For TTY, call (202) 502-8659.
Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on December 2, 2013.
Dated: November 13, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-27744 Filed 11-19-13; 8:45 am]
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