82 FR 835 - Commission Information Collection Activities; Comment Request for Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Commission Service Delivery
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 2 (January 4, 2017)
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 2 (January 4, 2017)
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| FR Document | 2016-31662 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 2 (Wednesday, January 4, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 835-837] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-31662] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. IC17-1-000] Commission Information Collection Activities; Comment Request for Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Commission Service Delivery AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Department of Energy. ACTION: Comment request. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: As part of a Federal Government-wide effort to streamline the process to seek feedback from the public on service delivery, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (the Commission or FERC) is coordinating the development of the following proposed Generic Information Collection Request (ICR): FERC-153, ``Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Commission Service Delivery'' for approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA).\1\ This notice announces that FERC intends to submit this collection to OMB for approval and solicits comments on specific aspects for the proposed information collection. Previously, the Commission previously published a 60-day notice in the Federal Register on October 12, 2016 and received no comments. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due by February 3, --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2017. ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB, identified by the Docket No. IC17- 1-000, should be sent via email to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs: [email protected]. Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Desk Officer. The Desk Officer may also be reached via telephone at 202-395-4718. A copy of the comments should also be sent to the Commission, in Docket No. IC17-1-000, 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 [[Page 836]] 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], by telephone at (202) 502-8663, and by fax at (202) 273-0873. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces that FERC intends to submit this collection to OMB for approval and solicits comments on specific aspects for the proposed information collection. Previously, the Commission previously published a 60-day notice in the Federal Register (81 FR 70402, 10/12/2016) and received no comments. Title: FERC-153, Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Commission Service Delivery. OMB Control No.: To be determined. Type of Request: New generic information collection. Abstract: The proposed information collection provides a means to garner qualitative customer and stakeholder feedback in an efficient, timely manner, in accordance with the Administration's commitment to improving service delivery. By qualitative feedback, we mean data that provides useful insights on perceptions and opinions, but are not statistical surveys that yield quantitative results that can be generalized to the population of study. This feedback will provide insights into customer or stakeholder perceptions, experiences, and expectations, provide an early warning of issues with service, or focus attention on areas where communication, training or changes in operations might improve delivery of products or services. This collection will allow for ongoing, collaborative and actionable communications between FERC and its customers and stakeholders. It will also allow feedback to contribute directly to the improvement of program management. The solicitation of feedback will target areas such as: Timeliness, appropriateness, accuracy of information, courtesy, efficiency of service delivery, and resolution of issues with service delivery. Responses will be assessed to plan and inform efforts to improve or maintain the quality of service offered to the public. If this information is not collected, vital feedback from customers and stakeholders on the Commission's services will be unavailable. The Commission will only submit a collection for approval under this generic clearance if it meets the following conditions: The collections are voluntary; The collections are low-burden for respondents (based on considerations of total burden hours, total number of respondents, or burden hours per respondent) and are low-cost for both the respondents and the Federal Government; The collections are non-controversial and do not raise issues of concern to other Federal agencies; The collection is targeted to the solicitation of opinions from respondents who have experience with the program or may have experience with the program in the near future; Personally identifiable information (PII) is collected only to the extent necessary and is not retained; Information gathered is intended to be used only internally for general service improvement and program management purposes and is not intended for release outside of the Commission (if released, the Commission must indicate the qualitative nature of the information); Information gathered will not be used for the purpose of substantially informing influential policy decisions; and Information gathered will yield qualitative information; the collections will not be designed or expected to yield statistically reliable results or used as though the results are generalizable to the population of study. Feedback collected under this generic clearance provides useful information, but it does not yield data that can be generalized to the overall population. This type of generic clearance for qualitative information will not be used for quantitative information collections that are designed to yield reliably actionable results, such as monitoring trends over time or documenting program performance. Such data uses require more rigorous designs that address: The target population to which generalizations will be made, the sampling frame, the sample design (including stratification and clustering), the precision requirements or power calculations that justify the proposed sample size, the expected response rate, methods for assessing potential non-response bias, the protocols for data collection, and any testing procedures that were or will be undertaken prior to fielding the study. As a general matter, this information collection will not result in any new system of records containing privacy information and will not ask questions of a sensitive nature, such as sexual behavior and attitudes, religious beliefs, and other matters that are commonly considered private. This information collection is subject to the PRA. The Commission generally cannot conduct or sponsor a collection of information, and the public is generally not required to respond to an information collection, unless it is approved by the OMB under the PRA and displays a currently valid OMB Control Number. In addition, notwithstanding any other provisions of law, no person shall generally be subject to penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information which does not display a valid OMB Control Number. See 5 CFR 1320. OMB authorization for an information collection cannot be for more than three years without renewal. Type of Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals and households; Businesses or other for-profit and not-for-profit organizations; State, Local, or Tribal government. Estimate of Annual Burden: \2\ The Commission estimates the annual public reporting burden and cost for the information collection as: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \2\ Burden is defined 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, refer to 5 Code of Federal Regulations 1320.3. [[Page 837]] Estimated Annual Burden for Generic Clearance -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of Average burden Number of responses per Total number of minutes per Total burden respondents respondent responses response hours (1) (2) (1) * (2) = (3) (4) (3) * (4) = (5) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Generic Clearance.................................................. 15,000 1 15,000 6 \3\ 1,500 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \2\ 1,500 hours = 90,000 minutes. Dated: December 23, 2016. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2016-31662 Filed 1-3-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/27/17. Applicants: NRG Wholesale DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Docket Numbers: ER10–2607–004; Generation LP.
ER10–2626–003. Description: Tariff Cancellation: Federal Energy Regulatory
Applicants: Old Dominion Electric Notice of Termination for FERC Electric Commission
Cooperative, Inc., TEC Trading, Inc. Tariff, Original Volume No. 7 to be [Docket No. IC17–1–000]
Description: Updated Market Power effective 3/1/2016.
Analyses in Northeast Region of the Filed Date: 12/28/16. Commission Information Collection
ODEC Entities. Accession Number: 20161228–5092. Activities; Comment Request for
Filed Date: 12/23/16. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/18/17. Generic Clearance for the Collection of
Accession Number: 20161223–5355. Docket Numbers: ER17–689–000. Qualitative Feedback on Commission
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/21/17. Applicants: NRG Wholesale Service Delivery
Docket Numbers: ER11–47–007; Generation LP.
ER10–2981–007; ER11–41–007; ER11– AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory
Description: Tariff Cancellation: Commission, Department of Energy.
46–010; ER12–1540–005; ER12–1541– Notice of Termination for Rate Schedule
005; ER12–1542–005; ER12–1544–005; ACTION: Comment request.
FERC No. 8 to be effective 2/2/2016.
ER12–2343–005; ER13–1896–011; Filed Date: 12/28/16. SUMMARY: As part of a Federal
ER14–2475–004; ER14–2476–004; Accession Number: 20161228–5093. Government-wide effort to streamline
ER14–2477–004; ER14–594–009; ER16– Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/18/17. the process to seek feedback from the
323–003.
Applicants: Appalachian Power Docket Numbers: ER17–690–000. public on service delivery, the Federal
Company, Indiana Michigan Power Applicants: Midcontinent Energy Regulatory Commission (the
Company, Kentucky Power Company, Independent System Operator, Inc. Commission or FERC) is coordinating
Kingsport Power Company, Wheeling Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: the development of the following
Power Company, AEP Texas Central 2016–12–28_SA 2983 Entergy proposed Generic Information
Company, AEP Texas North Company, Louisiana-Entergy Louisiana GIA (J396) Collection Request (ICR): FERC–153,
Public Service Company of Oklahoma, to be effective 12/29/2016. ‘‘Generic Clearance for the Collection of
Southwestern Electric Power Company, Filed Date: 12/28/16. Qualitative Feedback on Commission
Ohio Power Company, AEP Energy Accession Number: 20161228–5102. Service Delivery’’ for approval under
Partners, Inc., AEP Retail Energy Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/18/17. the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA).1
Partners LLC, AEP Energy, Inc., AEP This notice announces that FERC
Docket Numbers: ER17–691–000.
Generation Resources Inc., Ohio Valley intends to submit this collection to
Applicants: Midcontinent
Electric Corporation. OMB for approval and solicits
Independent System Operator, Inc., ITC
Description: Updated Market Power comments on specific aspects for the
Midwest LLC.
Analysis in the PJM balancing area proposed information collection.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
authority of the AEP MBR Companies. Previously, the Commission previously
2016–12–28_SA 2883 ITC Midwest-
Filed Date: 12/27/16. published a 60-day notice in the Federal
MidAmerican 1st Rev FSA (H009) to be
Accession Number: 20161227–5162. Register on October 12, 2016 and
effective 1/1/2017.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/27/17. received no comments.
Filed Date: 12/28/16.
Docket Numbers: ER17–685–000. Accession Number: 20161228–5104. DATES: Comments on the collection of
Applicants: PJM Interconnection, Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/18/17. information are due by February 3,
L.L.C. 2017.
The filings are accessible in the
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: Commission’s eLibrary system by ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB,
Queue #Y1–077, First Revised Service clicking on the links or querying the identified by the Docket No. IC17–1–
Agreement No. 3645 to be effective docket number. 000, should be sent via email to the
11/28/2016. Any person desiring to intervene or Office of Information and Regulatory
Filed Date: 12/28/16. protest in any of the above proceedings Affairs: oira_submission@omb.gov.
Accession Number: 20161228–5081. Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory
must file in accordance with Rules 211
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/18/17. Commission Desk Officer. The Desk
and 214 of the Commission’s
Docket Numbers: ER17–686–000. Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and Officer may also be reached via
Applicants: Midcontinent 385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern telephone at 202–395–4718.
Independent System Operator, Inc. time on the specified comment date. A copy of the comments should also
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: Protests may be considered, but be sent to the Commission, in Docket
2016–12–28_MISO Transmission intervention is necessary to become a No. IC17–1–000, by either of the
Owners Agreement and Bylaw party to the proceeding. following methods:
Revisions to be effective 2/27/2017. eFiling is encouraged. More detailed • eFiling at Commission’s Web site:
Filed Date: 12/28/16. information relating to filing http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
Accession Number: 20161228–5083. efiling.asp.
requirements, interventions, protests,
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/18/17.
service, and qualifying facilities filings • Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier:
Docket Numbers: ER17–687–000. can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/ Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
Applicants: NRG Wholesale docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For Secretary of the Commission, 888 First
Generation LP. Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.
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other information, call (866) 208–3676
Description: Tariff Cancellation: (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. Instructions: All submissions must be
Notice of Termination for Rate Schedule formatted and filed in accordance with
FERC No. 5 to be effective 7/12/2016. Dated: December 28, 2016.
submission guidelines at: http://
Filed Date: 12/28/16. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., www.ferc.gov/help/submission-
Accession Number: 20161228–5091. Deputy Secretary. guide.asp. For user assistance contact
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/18/17. [FR Doc. 2016–31881 Filed 1–3–17; 8:45 am]
Docket Numbers: ER17–688–000. BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 1 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
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ESTIMATED ANNUAL BURDEN FOR GENERIC CLEARANCE
Average
Number of
Number of Total number burden Total burden
responses per
respondents of responses minutes per hours
respondent response
(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (3) (4) (3) * (4) = (5)
Generic Clearance ............................................................... 15,000 1 15,000 6 3 1,500
Comments: Comments are invited on: and placed into effect on an interim 13A to reflect the addition of Section
(1) Whether the collection of basis for the period January 1, 2017, 2.3.6.
information is necessary for the proper through September 30, 2017, pursuant The Southwestern 2013 PRS indicated
performance of the functions of the to the following rate schedule: Rate that rates (total Southwestern NFTS
Commission, including whether the Schedule NFTS–13A, Wholesale Rates ARR) prescribed by NFTS–13,
information will have practical utility; for Non-Federal Transmission Service, Wholesale Rates for Non-Federal
(2) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate which supersedes the existing Rate
of the burden and cost of the collection Transmission Service, as approved in
Schedule NFTS–13, Wholesale Rates for
of information, including the validity of Docket No. EF14–1–000, for the period
Non-Federal Transmission Service.
the methodology and assumptions used; October 1, 2013, through September 30,
Southwestern Power Administration’s 2017, are sufficient to meet repayment
(3) ways to enhance the quality, utility
(Southwestern) Administrator has criteria and will have no impact on the
and clarity of the information collection;
and (4) ways to minimize the burden of determined that an additional section amortization or status of repayment
the collection of information on those within Southwestern’s Integrated forecasted in the Southwestern 2013
who are to respond, including the use System NFTS Rate Schedule is PRS and will not require rate changes.
of automated collection techniques or necessary to better align Southwestern’s Revenues based on current rates remain
other forms of information technology. rate schedule with standard practices sufficient to meet repayment criteria.
utilized by the Southwest Power Pool,
Dated: December 23, 2016. Inc. (SPP) Regional Transmission The Southwestern Administrator has
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Organization. The new section 2.3.6 followed Title 10, Part 903, Subpart A
Deputy Secretary. establishes a procedure for determining of the Code of Federal Regulations,
[FR Doc. 2016–31662 Filed 1–3–17; 8:45 am] an Annual Revenue Requirement (ARR) ‘‘Procedures for Public Participation in
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P for customers that choose to contract for Power and Transmission Rate
Network Integration Transmission Adjustments and Extensions,’’ in
Service (NITS) on Southwestern’s connection with the rate schedule
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY transmission system pursuant to the revisions. The public was advised by
SPP Open Access Transmission Tariff notice published in the Federal Register
Southwestern Power Administration
(OATT). (81 FR 75814), November 1, 2016, of the
Integrated System Rate Schedule The NFTS–13 Rate Schedule included proposed rate schedule change and of
a stated rate for NITS that is calculated the opportunity to provide written
AGENCY: Southwestern Power comments for a period of 30 days
Administration, DOE. by dividing Southwestern’s monthly
revenue requirement, derived from ending December 1, 2016. One customer
ACTION: Notice of Rate Order. provided comments during the period of
Southwestern’s NFTS ARR identified
SUMMARY: The Deputy Secretary has within the Southwestern 2013 public participation related to the
approved and placed into effect on an Integrated System Power Repayment proposed rate schedule change, which
interim basis Rate Order No. SWPA–71, Studies (PRS), by the net transmission consisted of some clarifying questions
which provides the following Integrated capacity available for NITS. Modifying that Southwestern answered and one
System Non-Federal Transmission Southwestern’s rate schedule to include comment on phrasing that Southwestern
Service (NFTS) Rate Schedule: Rate an ARR for SPP NITS, rather than acknowledged.
Schedule NFTS–13A, Wholesale Rates applying a stated rate better aligns with Information regarding this rate
for Non-Federal Transmission Service. standard practices utilized by SPP. proposal, including studies and other
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Therefore, in place of applying the NITS supporting material, and comments
Marshall Boyken, Senior Vice President, stated rate for SPP NITS on received is available for public review
Chief Operating Officer, Office of Southwestern’s transmission system, the in the offices of Southwestern Power
Corporate Operations, Southwestern proposed Section 2.3.6 includes a
Administration, Williams Tower I, One
Power Administration, U.S. Department procedure for determining and updating
West Third Street, Tulsa, Oklahoma
of Energy, One West Third Street, Tulsa, an SPP NITS ARR, as a portion of
74103. Following review of
Oklahoma 74103, (918) 595–6646, Southwestern’s NFTS ARR, based on
Southwestern’s proposal within the
marshall.boyken@swpa.gov, or facsimile the amount of revenue assumed to be
transmission (918) 595–6646. recovered on an annual basis from NITS Department of Energy, I approve Rate
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customers in each approved PRS. If Order No. SWPA–71.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
to Delegation Order Nos. 00–037.00A, additional customers choose to contract
effective October 25, 2013, and 00– for SPP NITS on Southwestern’s
001.00F, effective November 17, 2014, transmission system, the new Section
Rate Order No. SWPA–71, is approved 2.3.6 methodology updates the SPP
NITS ARR. The title of the NFTS–13
2 1,500 hours = 90,000 minutes. Rate Schedule was changed to NFTS–
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| Contact | Ellen Brown may be reached by email at [email protected], by telephone at (202) 502-8663, and by fax at (202) 273-0873. | |
| FR Citation | 82 FR 835 |
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