80 FR 28264 - Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-915); Comment Request; Extension
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 95 (May 18, 2015)
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 95 (May 18, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-11919 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 95 (Monday, May 18, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 28264-28265] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-11919] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. IC15-7-000] Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-915); Comment Request; Extension AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE. ACTION: Notice of information collection and request for comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) is soliciting public comment on the requirements and burden \1\ of the information collection FERC-915 (Public Utility Market-Based Rate Authorization Holders--Records Retention Requirements). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ The Commission defines burden as the total time, effort, or financial resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. For further explanation of what is included in the information collection burden, reference 5 Code of Federal Regulations 1320.3. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due July 17, 2015. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments (identified by Docket No. IC15-7- 000) by either of the following methods:eFiling at Commission's Web site: http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. Instructions: All submissions must be formatted and filed in accordance with submission guidelines at: http://www.ferc.gov/help/submission-guide.asp. For user assistance contact FERC Online Support by email at [email protected], or by phone at: (866) 208-3676 (toll-free), or (202) 502-8659 for TTY. Docket: Users interested in receiving automatic notification of activity in this docket or in viewing/downloading comments and issuances in this docket may do so at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/docs-filing.asp. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Brown may be reached by email at [email protected], telephone at (202) 502-8663, and fax at (202) 273-0873. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Type of Request: Three-year extension of the information collection requirements for the collection described below with no changes to the current reporting requirements. Comments: Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the collection of information are necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Commission, including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the agency's estimates of the burden and cost of the collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information collection; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including the use of automated [[Page 28265]] collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Title: FERC-915, Public Utility Market-Based Rate Authorization Holders--Records Retention Requirements. OMB Control No.: 1902-0250. Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-915 information collection requirements with no changes to the current reporting requirements. Abstract: The Commission has the regulatory responsibility under section 205 of the Federal Power Act (FPA) to ensure that wholesale sales of electricity are just and reasonable and provided in a non- discriminatory manner. The Commission uses the information maintained by the respondents under FERC-915 to monitor the entities' sales, ensure that the prices are just and reasonable, maintain the integrity of the wholesale jurisdictional sales markets, and ensure that the entities comply with the requirements of the FPA and any orders authorizing market-based rate sales. FERC-915 information collection requirements are contained in 18 Code of Federal Regulations Part 35.41(d). Type of Respondents: Public Utility Market-Based Rate Authorization Holders. Estimate of Annual Burden: The Commission estimates the total Public Reporting Burden for this information collection as: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \2\ The estimates for cost per response are derived using the following formula: Average Burden Hours per Response * $30.66 per Hour = Average Cost per Response. The hourly cost figure comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Web site (http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm). The occupation title is ``file clerk'' and the occupation code is 43-4071. 69.4 percent of this cost is hourly wages. The rest of the cost is benefits (http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.nr0.htm). FERC-915--Public Utility Market-Based Rate Authorization Holders--Record Retention Requirements -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Annual number Total annual burden Number of of responses Total number of Average burden and hours and total Cost per respondents per respondent responses cost per response \2\ annual cost respondent ($) (1) (2) (1)*(2)=(3) (4).................... (3)*(4)=(5)........... (5)/(1) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Electric Utilities with Market- 1,955 1 1,955 1 hr.; $30.66.......... 1,955 hrs.; $59,940... $30.66 Based Rate Authority. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The total estimated annual cost burden to respondents is: $416,293. Labor costs: 1,955 hours * $30.66/hour = $59,940 Record retention/storage cost for paper records (using an estimate of 48,891 cubic feet): $315,792 \3\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \3\ The Commission bases this figure on industry archival storage costs. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Electronic record retention/storage cost: $40,561 [cir] staff-time cost: 1,955 hours / 2 \4\ = 977.50 hours * $28/ hour \5\ = $27,370; --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \4\ Only 50% of records are retained in electronic formats. \5\ The Commission bases the $28/hour figure on a FERC staff study that included estimating public utility recordkeeping costs. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [cir] electronic record storage cost: 865 * $15.25/year \6\ = $13,191 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \6\ The Commission bases the estimated $15.25/year for each entity on the estimated cost to service and to store 1 GB of data (based on the aggregated cost of an IBM advanced data protection server). Dated: May 12, 2015. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2015-11919 Filed 5-15-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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associated with, but not a part of, the only when it determines that fairness so received by the Secretary of the
decisional record of the proceeding. requires. Any person identified below as Commission. The communications
Unless the Commission determines that having made a prohibited off-the-record listed are grouped by docket numbers in
the prohibited communication and any communication shall serve the ascending order. These filings are
responses thereto should become a part document on all parties listed on the available for electronic review at the
of the decisional record, the prohibited official service list for the applicable Commission in the Public Reference
off-the-record communication will not proceeding in accordance with Rule Room or may be viewed on the
be considered by the Commission in 2010, 18 CFR 385.2010. Commission’s Web site at http://
reaching its decision. Parties to a Exempt off-the-record www.ferc.gov using the eLibrary link.
proceeding may seek the opportunity to communications are included in the Enter the docket number, excluding the
respond to any facts or contentions decisional record of the proceeding, last three digits, in the docket number
made in a prohibited off-the-record unless the communication was with a
field to access the document. For
communication, and may request that cooperating agency as described by 40
the Commission place the prohibited assistance, please contact FERC Online
CFR 1501.6, made under 18 CFR
communication and responses thereto 385.2201(e)(1)(v). Support at FERCOnlineSupport@
in the decisional record. The The following is a list of off-the- ferc.gov or toll free at (866) 208–3676, or
Commission will grant such a request record communications recently for TTY, contact (202) 502–8659.
Docket no. File date Presenter or requester
Prohibited
1. CP14–503–000 ............................................................... 4–15–15 Susie Purcell.1
2. OR15–13–000 ................................................................ 5–8–15 KC Allan.2
Docket no. File date Presenter or requester
Exempt
1. P–10808–000, P–2785–000 ........................................... 4–28–15 Hon. John R. Moolenaar.
2. CP13–483–000, CP13–492–000 .................................... 4–29–15 FERC Staff.3
3. CP13–83–000 ................................................................. 4–30–15 US EPA.
4. CP13–483–000, CP13–492–000 .................................... 5–1–15 FERC Staff.4
Dated: May 12, 2015. (Public Utility Market-Based Rate may do so at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Authorization Holders—Records filing/docs-filing.asp.
Deputy Secretary. Retention Requirements). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
[FR Doc. 2015–11925 Filed 5–15–15; 8:45 am] DATES:Comments on the collection of Ellen Brown may be reached by email
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P information are due July 17, 2015. at DataClearance@FERC.gov, telephone
at (202) 502–8663, and fax at (202) 273–
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 0873.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (identified by Docket No. IC15–7–000)
by either of the following methods: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Type of Request: Three-year extension
Federal Energy Regulatory • eFiling at Commission’s Web site:
Commission of the information collection
http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
requirements for the collection
[Docket No. IC15–7–000] efiling.asp
described below with no changes to the
• Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: current reporting requirements.
Commission Information Collection Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Comments: Comments are invited on:
Activities (FERC–915); Comment Secretary of the Commission, 888 First (1) Whether the collection of
Request; Extension Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. information are necessary for the proper
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Instructions: All submissions must be performance of the functions of the
Commission, DOE. formatted and filed in accordance with Commission, including whether the
submission guidelines at: http:// information will have practical utility;
ACTION: Notice of information collection
www.ferc.gov/help/submission- (2) the accuracy of the agency’s
and request for comments.
guide.asp. For user assistance contact estimates of the burden and cost of the
SUMMARY: In compliance with the FERC Online Support by email at collection of information, including the
requirements of the Paperwork ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or by phone validity of the methodology and
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. at: (866) 208–3676 (toll-free), or (202) assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance
3506(c)(2)(A), the Federal Energy 502–8659 for TTY. the quality, utility and clarity of the
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Regulatory Commission (Commission or Docket: Users interested in receiving information collection; and (4) ways to
FERC) is soliciting public comment on automatic notification of activity in this minimize the burden of the collection of
the requirements and burden 1 of the docket or in viewing/downloading information on those who are to
information collection FERC–915 comments and issuances in this docket respond, including the use of automated
1 Emailrecord. 4 Phone record. provide information to or for a Federal agency. For
2 Emailrecord. 1 The Commission defines burden as the total further explanation of what is included in the
3 Phone record. time, effort, or financial resources expended by information collection burden, reference 5 Code of
persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or Federal Regulations 1320.3.
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collection techniques or other forms of 205 of the Federal Power Act (FPA) to orders authorizing market-based rate
information technology. ensure that wholesale sales of electricity sales. FERC–915 information collection
Title: FERC–915, Public Utility are just and reasonable and provided in requirements are contained in 18 Code
Market-Based Rate Authorization a non-discriminatory manner. The of Federal Regulations Part 35.41(d).
Holders—Records Retention Commission uses the information Type of Respondents: Public Utility
Requirements. maintained by the respondents under
OMB Control No.: 1902–0250. Market-Based Rate Authorization
FERC–915 to monitor the entities’ sales, Holders.
Type of Request: Three-year extension
ensure that the prices are just and
of the FERC–915 information collection Estimate of Annual Burden: The
requirements with no changes to the reasonable, maintain the integrity of the
Commission estimates the total Public
current reporting requirements. wholesale jurisdictional sales markets,
Reporting Burden for this information
Abstract: The Commission has the and ensure that the entities comply with
collection as:
regulatory responsibility under section the requirements of the FPA and any
FERC–915—PUBLIC UTILITY MARKET-BASED RATE AUTHORIZATION HOLDERS—RECORD RETENTION REQUIREMENTS
Total annual
Annual Average burden hours Cost per
Number of number of Total number burden and and total respondent
respondents responses per of responses cost per annual cost ($)
respondent response 2
(1) (2) (1)*(2)=(3) (4) (3)*(4)=(5) (5)÷(1)
Electric Utilities with Market-Based Rate Au- 1,955 1 1,955 1 hr.; $30.66 1,955 hrs.; $30.66
thority. $59,940.
The total estimated annual cost Virginia, and Ohio. The application of diameter. Equitrans also proposes four
burden to respondents is: $416,293. the project was originally filed on minor re-routes of the proposed H–310
• Labor costs: 1,955 hours * $30.66/ December 30, 2014 in Docket No. CP15– pipeline and changes of facilities. The
hour = $59,940 41–000. The amended filing may be amendment does not affect the Ohio
• Record retention/storage cost for viewed on the web at http:// Valley Connector Project’s designed
paper records (using an estimate of www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. capacity of 850 MMcf/day.
48,891 cubic feet): $315,792 3 Enter the docket number excluding the There are two ways to become
• Electronic record retention/storage last three digits in the docket number involved in the Commission’s review of
cost: $40,561 field to access the document. For this project. First, any person wishing to
Æ staff-time cost: 1,955 hours ÷ 2 4 = assistance, contact FERC at obtain legal status by becoming a party
977.50 hours * $28/hour 5 = FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call to the proceedings for this project
$27,370; toll-free, (886) 208–3676 or TYY, (202) should, on or before the comment date
Æ electronic record storage cost: 865 * 502–8659. stated below, file with the Federal
$15.25/year 6 = $13,191 Any questions regarding this Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
Dated: May 12, 2015. application should be directed to Paul First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426,
Kimberly D. Bose, W. Diehl, Senior Counsel, Midstream, a motion to intervene in accordance
Secretary. Equitrans, L.P., 625 Liberty Avenue, with the requirements of the
[FR Doc. 2015–11919 Filed 5–15–15; 8:45 am]
Suite 1700, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Telephone (412) 395–5540, fax (412) Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211)
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553–7781, and email: pdiehl@eqt.com. and the Regulations under the NGA (18
Equitrans states that after filing the CFR 157.10). A person obtaining party
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY original application, Equitrans has status will be placed on the service list
continued working with landowners maintained by the Secretary of the
Federal Energy Regulatory and other interested parties with respect Commission and will receive copies of
Commission to the route of the pipeline and the all documents filed by the applicant and
specific facilities that will be necessary. by all other parties. A party must submit
[Docket No. CP15–41–001]
Also, after discussions with a proposed 5 copies of filings made with the
Equitrans, L.P.; Notice of Filing shipper, Equitrans has determined that Commission and must mail a copy to
the proposed H–313 pipeline will not be the applicant and to every other party in
Take notice that on May 5, 2015, required to provide the firm the proceeding. Only parties to the
Equitrans, L.P. (Equitrans) filed an transportation service. To accommodate proceeding can ask for court review of
amendment, pursuant to section 7(c) of this change, Equitrans proposes to Commission orders in the proceeding.
the Natural Gas Act and Part 157 of the eliminate the H–313 pipeline from the However, a person does not have to
Commission’s Regulations, for the Ohio scope of the project. The H–313 pipeline intervene in order to have comments
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Valley Connector Project in West is approximately 14.0 miles and 24-inch considered. The second way to
2 The estimates for cost per response are derived code is 43–4071. 69.4 percent of this cost is hourly 5 The Commission bases the $28/hour figure on
using the following formula: Average Burden Hours wages. The rest of the cost is benefits (http:// a FERC staff study that included estimating public
per Response * $30.66 per Hour = Average Cost per www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.nr0.htm). utility recordkeeping costs.
Response. The hourly cost figure comes from the 3 The Commission bases this figure on industry 6 The Commission bases the estimated $15.25/
Bureau of Labor Statistics Web site (http:// archival storage costs. year for each entity on the estimated cost to service
www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm). The 4 Only 50% of records are retained in electronic and to store 1 GB of data (based on the aggregated
occupation title is ‘‘file clerk’’ and the occupation formats. cost of an IBM advanced data protection server).
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