80 FR 46256 - Commission Information Collection Activities (Ferc-914); Comment Request; Extension
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 149 (August 4, 2015)
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 149 (August 4, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-19056 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 149 (Tuesday, August 4, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 46256-46257] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-19056] [[Page 46256]] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. IC15-11-000] Commission Information Collection Activities (Ferc-914); 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 currently approved information collection, FERC-914 (Cogeneration and Small Power Production--Tariff Filings). DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due October 5, 2015. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments (identified by Docket No. IC15-11- 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 ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, 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 DataClearance@FERC.gov, telephone at (202) 502-8663, and fax at (202) 273-0873. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: FERC-914, Cogeneration and Small Power Production--Tariff Filings. OMB Control No.: 1902-0231. Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-914 information collection requirements with no changes to the current reporting requirements. Abstract: Section 205(c) of the Federal Power Act (FPA) requires that every public utility have all of its jurisdictional rates and tariffs on file with the Commission and make them available for public inspection, within such time and in such form as the Commission may designate. Section 205(d) of the FPA requires that every public utility must provide notice to the Commission and the public of any changes to its jurisdictional rates and tariffs, file such changes with the Commission, and make them available for public inspection, in such manner as directed by the Commission. In addition, FPA section 206 requires the Commission, upon complaint or its own motion, to modify existing rates or services that are found to be unjust, unreasonable, unduly discriminatory or preferential. FPA section 207 requires the Commission upon complaint by a state commission and a finding of insufficient interstate service, to order the rendering of adequate interstate service by public utilities, the rates for which would be filed in accordance with FPA sections 205 and 206. In Orders Nos. 671 and 671-A,\1\ the Commission revised its regulations that govern qualifying small power production and cogeneration facilities. Among other things, the Commission eliminated certain exemptions from rate regulation that were previously available to qualifying facilities (QFs). New qualifying facilities may need to make tariff filings if they do not meet the new exemption requirements. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ Revised Regulations Governing Small Power Production and Cogeneration Facilities, Order No. 671, 71 FR 7852 (2/15/2006), FERC Stats. & Regs. ] 31,203 (2006); and Revised Regulations Governing Small Power Production and Cogeneration Facilities, Order 671-A, 71 FR 30585 (5/30/2006), in Docket No. RM05-36. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- FERC implemented the Congressional mandate of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct 2005) to establish criteria for new qualifying cogeneration facilities by: (1) Amending the exemptions available to qualifying facilities from the FPA and from PUHCA [resulting in the burden imposed by FERC-914, the subject of this statement]; (2) ensuring that these facilities are using their thermal output in a productive and beneficial manner; that the electrical, thermal, chemical and mechanical output of new qualifying cogeneration facilities is used fundamentally for industrial, commercial, residential or industrial purposes; and there is continuing progress in the development of efficient electric energy generating technology; (3) amending the FERC Form 556 \2\ to reflect the criteria for new qualifying cogeneration facilities; and (4) eliminating ownership limitations for qualifying cogeneration and small power production facilities. The Commission satisfied the statutory mandate and its continuing obligation to review its policies encouraging cogeneration and small power production, energy conservation, efficient use of facilities and resources by electric utilities, and equitable rates for energy customers. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \2\ The FERC-556 is cleared separately as OMB Control No. 1902- 0075 and is not a subject of this notice. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Type of Respondents: New qualifying facilities and small power producers that do not meet Commission exemption criteria. Estimate of Annual Burden: \3\ The Commission estimates the annual public reporting burden for the information collection as: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \3\ 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. FERC-914: Cogeneration and Small Power Production--Tariff Filings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total annual Number of Annual number Total number Average burden burden hours & Cost per respondents of responses of responses and cost per total annual respondent ($) per respondent response \4\ cost (1) (2) (1) * (2) = (4) (3) * (4) = (5) / (1) (3) (5) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FPA Section 205 Filings................................. 35 1 35 183 6,405 $13,176 $13,176 $461,160 Electric Quarterly Reports (initial).................... 0 0 0 230 0 0 $16,560 $0 [[Page 46257]] Electric Quarterly Reports (later)...................... 35 4 140 6 840 1,728 $432 $60,480 Change of Status........................................ 10 1 10 3 30 216 $216 $2,160 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total............................................... .............. .............. 185 .............. 7,725 $15,120 $523,800 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Comments: Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the collection of information is 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 estimate 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 collection techniques or other forms of information technology. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \4\ The estimates for cost per response are derived using the following formula: Average Burden Hours per Response. * $72.00 per Hour = Average Cost per Response. The hourly cost figure comes from the FERC average salary of $149,489/year. Dated: July 24, 2015. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2015-19056 Filed 8-3-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
![46256 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 149 / Tuesday, August 4, 2015 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY comments and issuances in this docket Among other things, the Commission
may do so at http://www.ferc.gov/docs- eliminated certain exemptions from rate
Federal Energy Regulatory filing/docs-filing.asp. regulation that were previously
Commission FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: available to qualifying facilities (QFs).
[Docket No. IC15–11–000] Ellen Brown may be reached by email New qualifying facilities may need to
at DataClearance@FERC.gov, telephone make tariff filings if they do not meet
Commission Information Collection at (202) 502–8663, and fax at (202) 273– the new exemption requirements.
Activities (Ferc–914); Comment 0873. FERC implemented the Congressional
Request; Extension SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: mandate of the Energy Policy Act of
Title: FERC–914, Cogeneration and 2005 (EPAct 2005) to establish criteria
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory for new qualifying cogeneration
Commission. DOE. Small Power Production—Tariff Filings.
OMB Control No.: 1902–0231. facilities by: (1) Amending the
ACTION: Notice of information collection Type of Request: Three-year extension exemptions available to qualifying
and request for comments. of the FERC–914 information collection facilities from the FPA and from
requirements with no changes to the PUHCA [resulting in the burden
SUMMARY: In compliance with the imposed by FERC–914, the subject of
requirements of the Paperwork current reporting requirements.
Abstract: Section 205(c) of the Federal this statement]; (2) ensuring that these
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. facilities are using their thermal output
3506(c)(2)(A), the Federal Energy Power Act (FPA) requires that every
public utility have all of its in a productive and beneficial manner;
Regulatory Commission (Commission or that the electrical, thermal, chemical
FERC) is soliciting public comment on jurisdictional rates and tariffs on file
with the Commission and make them and mechanical output of new
the currently approved information qualifying cogeneration facilities is used
collection, FERC–914 (Cogeneration and available for public inspection, within
such time and in such form as the fundamentally for industrial,
Small Power Production—Tariff commercial, residential or industrial
Filings). Commission may designate. Section
205(d) of the FPA requires that every purposes; and there is continuing
DATES: Comments on the collection of public utility must provide notice to the progress in the development of efficient
information are due October 5, 2015. Commission and the public of any electric energy generating technology;
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments changes to its jurisdictional rates and (3) amending the FERC Form 556 2 to
(identified by Docket No. IC15–11–000) tariffs, file such changes with the reflect the criteria for new qualifying
by either of the following methods: Commission, and make them available cogeneration facilities; and (4)
• eFiling at Commission’s Web site: for public inspection, in such manner as eliminating ownership limitations for
http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ directed by the Commission. In qualifying cogeneration and small
efiling.asp. addition, FPA section 206 requires the power production facilities. The
• Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: Commission, upon complaint or its own Commission satisfied the statutory
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, motion, to modify existing rates or mandate and its continuing obligation to
Secretary of the Commission, 888 First services that are found to be unjust, review its policies encouraging
Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. unreasonable, unduly discriminatory or cogeneration and small power
Instructions: All submissions must be preferential. FPA section 207 requires production, energy conservation,
formatted and filed in accordance with the Commission upon complaint by a efficient use of facilities and resources
submission guidelines at: http:// state commission and a finding of by electric utilities, and equitable rates
www.ferc.gov/help/submission- insufficient interstate service, to order for energy customers.
guide.asp. For user assistance contact the rendering of adequate interstate Type of Respondents: New qualifying
FERC Online Support by email at service by public utilities, the rates for facilities and small power producers
ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or by phone which would be filed in accordance that do not meet Commission exemption
at: (866) 208–3676 (toll-free), or (202) with FPA sections 205 and 206. criteria.
502–8659 for TTY. In Orders Nos. 671 and 671–A,1 the Estimate of Annual Burden: 3 The
Docket: Users interested in receiving Commission revised its regulations that Commission estimates the annual public
automatic notification of activity in this govern qualifying small power reporting burden for the information
docket or in viewing/downloading production and cogeneration facilities. collection as:
FERC–914: COGENERATION AND SMALL POWER PRODUCTION—TARIFF FILINGS
Annual Total annual
Total Average bur- Cost per
Number of number of re- burden hours
number of den and cost respondent
respondents sponses per & total annual
responses per response 4 ($)
respondent cost
(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (3) (4) (3) * (4) = (5) (5) ÷ (1)
FPA Section 205 Filings .......................... 35 1 35 183 6,405 $13,176
$13,176 $461,160
Electric Quarterly Reports (initial) ............ 0 0 0 230 0 0
$16,560 $0
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1 Revised Regulations Governing Small Power 2 The FERC–556 is cleared separately as OMB provide information to or for a Federal agency. For
Production and Cogeneration Facilities, Order No. Control No. 1902–0075 and is not a subject of this further explanation of what is included in the
671, 71 FR 7852 (2/15/2006), FERC Stats. & Regs. notice. information collection burden, reference 5 Code of
¶ 31,203 (2006); and Revised Regulations Governing 3 The Commission defines burden as the total Federal Regulations 1320.3.
Small Power Production and Cogeneration
Facilities, Order 671–A, 71 FR 30585 (5/30/2006), time, effort, or financial resources expended by
in Docket No. RM05–36. persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or
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FERC–914: COGENERATION AND SMALL POWER PRODUCTION—TARIFF FILINGS—Continued
Annual Total annual
Total Average bur- Cost per
Number of number of re- burden hours
number of den and cost respondent
respondents sponses per & total annual
responses per response 4 ($)
respondent cost
(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (3) (4) (3) * (4) = (5) (5) ÷ (1)
Electric Quarterly Reports (later) ............. 35 4 140 6 840 1,728
$432 $60,480
Change of Status ..................................... 10 1 10 3 30 216
$216 $2,160
Total .................................................. ........................ ........................ 185 ........................ 7,725 $15,120
$523,800
Comments: Comments are invited on: d. Applicant: L.S. Starrett Company Fisheries and Wildlife (MDFW) and by
(1) Whether the collection of (exemptee). the U.S. Department of the Interior
information is necessary for the proper e. Name of Project: Crescent Street (Interior). The MDFW and the Interior
performance of the functions of the Hydroelectric Project. issued modifications to condition 5 of
Commission, including whether the f. Location: Millers River in the Town their terms and conditions and as such,
information will have practical utility; of Athol, Worcester County, the exemptee is requesting that the
(2) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate Massachusetts. Commission amend the exemption
of the burden and cost of the collection g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power order by incorporating the modified
of information, including the validity of Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a–825r. terms and conditions. The modification
the methodology and assumptions used; h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Steve of condition 5 allows the exemptee to
(3) ways to enhance the quality, utility Walsh, L.S. Starrett Company, 121 operate the project with an approach
and clarity of the information collection; Crescent Street, Athol, Massachusetts velocity at the left-side trash rack greater
and (4) ways to minimize the burden of 01331; phone 978–249–3551. than the 2.0 cubic feet per second as
the collection of information on those i. FERC Contact: Mr. Robert required by the original condition 5,
who are to respond, including the use Ballantine at 202–502–6289, until such time that the MDFW
of automated collection techniques or robert.ballantine@ferc.gov. determines that protection for atlantic
other forms of information technology. j. Deadline for filing comments, salmon is necessary. The Interior
motions to intervene, and protests is 30 revision requires additional American
Dated: July 24, 2015. days from the issuance of this notice by eel monitoring during the period of time
Kimberly D. Bose, the Commission. All documents may be that the exceedance of the 2.0 cfs
Secretary. filed electronically via the Internet. See, approach velocity is allowed.
[FR Doc. 2015–19056 Filed 8–3–15; 8:45 am] 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the l. Locations of the Application: A
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P instructions on the Commission’s Web copy of the application is available for
site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ inspection and reproduction at the
efiling.asp. If unable to be filed Commission’s Public Reference Room,
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY electronically, documents may be paper- located at 888 First Street NE., Room
filed. To paper-file, an original and 2A, Washington, DC 20426, or by calling
Federal Energy Regulatory seven copies should be mailed to: 202–502–8371. This filing may also be
Commission Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory viewed on the Commission’s Web site at
[Project No. 14447–004] Commission, 888 First Street NE., http://www.ferc.gov using the
Washington, DC 20426. Commenters ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket
L.S. Starrett Company; Notice of can submit brief comments up to 6,000 number excluding the last three digits in
Application Accepted For Filing, characters, without prior registration, the docket number field to access the
Soliciting Comments, Motions To using the eComment system at http:// document. You may also register online
Intervene, And Protests www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
ecomment.asp. You must include your esubscription.asp to be notified via
Take notice that the following name and contact information at the end email of new filings and issuances
hydroelectric application has been filed of your comments. related to this or other pending projects.
with the Commission and is available Please include the project number For assistance, call 866–208–3676 or
for public inspection: (P–14447–004) on any comments, email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, for
a. Type of Application: Incorporation motions, or recommendations filed. TTY, call 202–502–8659. A copy is also
of modified 30(c) condition 5 into k. Description of Request: Pursuant to available for inspection and
Appendix A and B of the project exemption Article 16(d), the exemptee reproduction at the address in item (h)
exemption order. is requesting to amend Appendix A and above.
b. Project No: 14447–004. Appendix B of the Commission’s March m. Individuals desiring to be included
c. Date Filed: May 28, 2015.
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1, 2013, Order Granting Exemption on the Commission’s mailing list should
From Licensing (5MW or Less) to so indicate by writing to the Secretary
4 The estimates for cost per response are derived
incorporate a modified condition 5. The of the Commission.
using the following formula: Average Burden Hours appendices contain the mandatory n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to
per Response.
* $72.00 per Hour = Average Cost per Response.
terms and conditions submitted under Intervene: Anyone may submit
The hourly cost figure comes from the FERC section 30(c) of the Federal Power Act comments, a protest, or a motion to
average salary of $149,489/year. by the Massachusetts Division of intervene in accordance with the
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| Dates | Comments on the collection of information are due October 5, 2015. | |
| Contact | Ellen Brown may be reached by email at [email protected], telephone at (202) 502-8663, and fax at (202) 273-0873. | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 46256 |
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