2011-9799. Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.; Notice of Petition for Declaratory Order

Take notice that on April 8, 2011, pursuant to Rule 207(a)(2) of the Rules of Practice and Procedure of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission), 18 CFR 385.207(a)(2) (2011), Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. (MISO) filed a petition for declaratory order seeking the Commission's confirmation that the terms of the Joint Operating Agreement (JOA) in effect between Southwest Power Pool and MISO, regarding the sharing of transmission capacity on a common path, as set forth in section 5.2 of the JOA, will remain in effect and applicable to Entergy Arkansas, Inc. (Entergy Arkansas) in the event Entergy Arkansas becomes a transmission-owning member of MISO.

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. Such notices, motions, or protests must be filed on or before the comment date. On or before the comment date, it is not necessary to serve motions to intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant.

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 14 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 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 e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail [e-mail], or call [phone] (toll free). For TTY, call [phone].

Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on May 9, 2011.

Dated: April 15, 2011.

Kimberly D. Bose,

Secretary.