83 FR 24778 - Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-716); Comment Request
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 104 (May 30, 2018)
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 104 (May 30, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-11523 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 104 (Wednesday, May 30, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 24778-24779] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-11523] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. IC18-8-000] Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-716); Comment Request AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Department of Energy. ACTION: Comment request. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) is submitting its information collection [FERC-716, Good Faith Requests for Transmission Service and Good Faith Responses by Transmitting Utilities Under Sections 211(a) and 213(a) of the Federal Power Act (FPA)] to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review of the information collection requirements. Any interested person may file comments directly with OMB and should address a copy of those comments to the Commission as explained below. The Commission previously published a Notice in the Federal Register on 2/7/2018 requesting public comments. The Commission received no comments on the FERC-716 and is making this notation in its submittal to OMB. DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due by June 29, 2018. ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB, identified by the OMB Control No. 1902-0170, 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 202-395-8528. A copy of the comments should also be sent to the Commission, in Docket No. IC18-8-000, by either of the following methods:eFiling at Commission's Website: 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], by telephone at (202) 502-8663, and by fax at (202) 273-0873. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: FERC-716, Good Faith Requests for Transmission Service and Good Faith Responses by Transmitting Utilities Under Sections 211(a) and 213(a) of the Federal Power Act (FPA). OMB Control No.: 1902-0170. Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-716 information collection requirements with no changes to the current reporting requirements. Abstract: The Commission uses the information collected under the requirements of FERC-716 to implement the statutory provisions of sections 211 and section 213 of the Federal Power Act as amended and added by the Energy Policy Act 1992. FERC-716 also includes the requirement to file a section 211 request if the negotiations between the transmission requestor and the transmitting utility are unsuccessful. For the initial process, the information is not filed with the Commission. However, the request and response may be analyzed as a part of a section 211 action. The Commission may order transmission services under the authority of FPA 211. The Commission's regulations in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), 18 CFR 2.20, provide standards by which the Commission determines if and when a valid good faith request for transmission has been made under section 211 of the FPA. By developing the standards, the Commission sought to encourage an open exchange of data with a reasonable degree of specificity and completeness between the party requesting transmission services and the transmitting utility. As a result, 18 CFR 2.20 identifies 12 components of a good faith estimate and 5 components of a reply to a good faith request. Type of Respondents: Transmission Requestors and Transmitting Utilities. Estimate of Annual Burden\1\: The Commission estimates the annual public reporting burden for the information collection as: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ 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. \2\ The estimates for cost per response are derived using the following formula: Average Burden Hours per Response * $76.50 per Hour = Average Cost per Response. The cost per hour figure is the FERC 2017 average salary plus benefits. Subject matter experts found that industry employment costs closely resemble FERC's regarding the FERC-716 information collection. FERC-716 [Good Faith Requests for Transmission Service and Good Faith Responses by Transmitting Utilities Under Sections 211(a) and 213(a) of the Federal Power Act (FPA)] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Annual number Number of of responses Total number of Average burden & cost Total annual burden hours & Cost per respondents per respondent responses per response \2\ total annual cost respondent ($) (1) (2) (1) * (2) = (3) (4)..................... (3) * (4) = (5)............... (5) / (1) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Information exchange between 3 1 3 100 hrs.; $7,650........ 300 hrs.; $22,950............. $7,650 parties. Application submitted to 3 1 3 2.5 hrs.; $191.25....... 7.5 hrs.; $573.75............. 191.25 FERC if parties' negotiations are unsuccessful. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page 24779]] Total................... .............. ............... 6 ........................ 307.5 hrs.; $23,523.75........ 7,841.25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Dated: May 22, 2018. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2018-11523 Filed 5-29-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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[FR Doc. 2018–11544 Filed 5–29–18; 8:45 am] 1902–0170, should be sent via email to Type of Request: Three-year extension
BILLING CODE 6450–01–C the Office of Information and Regulatory of the FERC–716 information collection
Affairs: oira_submission@omb.gov. requirements with no changes to the
Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory current reporting requirements.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Commission Desk Officer. The Desk Abstract: The Commission uses the
Officer may also be reached via information collected under the
Federal Energy Regulatory telephone at 202–395–8528. requirements of FERC–716 to
Commission A copy of the comments should also implement the statutory provisions of
[Docket No. IC18–8–000] be sent to the Commission, in Docket sections 211 and section 213 of the
No. IC18–8–000, by either of the Federal Power Act as amended and
Commission Information Collection following methods: added by the Energy Policy Act 1992.
Activities (FERC–716); Comment • eFiling at Commission’s Website: FERC–716 also includes the
Request http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ requirement to file a section 211 request
efiling.asp. if the negotiations between the
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, Department of Energy. • Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: transmission requestor and the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, transmitting utility are unsuccessful.
ACTION: Comment request.
Secretary of the Commission, 888 First For the initial process, the information
SUMMARY: In compliance with the Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. is not filed with the Commission.
requirements of the Paperwork Instructions: All submissions must be However, the request and response may
Reduction Act of 1995, the Federal formatted and filed in accordance with be analyzed as a part of a section 211
Energy Regulatory Commission submission guidelines at: http:// action. The Commission may order
(Commission or FERC) is submitting its www.ferc.gov/help/submission- transmission services under the
information collection [FERC–716, Good guide.asp. For user assistance contact authority of FPA 211.
Faith Requests for Transmission Service FERC Online Support by email at The Commission’s regulations in the
and Good Faith Responses by ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or by phone Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), 18
Transmitting Utilities Under Sections at: (866) 208–3676 (toll-free), or (202) CFR 2.20, provide standards by which
211(a) and 213(a) of the Federal Power 502–8659 for TTY. the Commission determines if and when
Act (FPA)] to the Office of Management Docket: Users interested in receiving a valid good faith request for
and Budget (OMB) for review of the automatic notification of activity in this transmission has been made under
information collection requirements. docket or in viewing/downloading section 211 of the FPA. By developing
Any interested person may file comments and issuances in this docket the standards, the Commission sought to
comments directly with OMB and may do so at http://www.ferc.gov/docs- encourage an open exchange of data
should address a copy of those filing/docs-filing.asp. with a reasonable degree of specificity
comments to the Commission as FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: and completeness between the party
explained below. The Commission Ellen Brown may be reached by email requesting transmission services and the
previously published a Notice in the at DataClearance@FERC.gov, by transmitting utility. As a result, 18 CFR
Federal Register on 2/7/2018 requesting telephone at (202) 502–8663, and by fax 2.20 identifies 12 components of a good
public comments. The Commission at (202) 273–0873. faith estimate and 5 components of a
received no comments on the FERC–716 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: reply to a good faith request.
and is making this notation in its Title: FERC–716, Good Faith Requests Type of Respondents: Transmission
submittal to OMB. for Transmission Service and Good Requestors and Transmitting Utilities.
DATES: Comments on the collection of Faith Responses by Transmitting Estimate of Annual Burden1: The
information are due by June 29, 2018. Utilities Under Sections 211(a) and Commission estimates the annual public
ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB, 213(a) of the Federal Power Act (FPA). reporting burden for the information
identified by the OMB Control No. OMB Control No.: 1902–0170. collection as:
FERC–716
[Good Faith Requests for Transmission Service and Good Faith Responses by Transmitting Utilities Under Sections 211(a) and 213(a) of the
Federal Power Act (FPA)]
Annual Total annual Cost per
Number of number of Total number Average burden & burden hours & respondent
respondents responses per of responses cost per response 2 total annual cost ($)
respondent
(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (3) (4) (3) * (4) = (5) (5) ÷ (1)
Information exchange 3 1 3 100 hrs.; $7,650 .... 300 hrs.; $22,950 ........... $7,650
between parties.
Application submitted 3 1 3 2.5 hrs.; $191.25 ... 7.5 hrs.; $573.75 ............ 191.25
to FERC if parties’
negotiations are un-
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successful.
1 Burden is defined as the total time, effort, or collection burden, refer to 5 Code of Federal Response. The cost per hour figure is the FERC
financial resources expended by persons to Regulations 1320.3. 2017 average salary plus benefits. Subject matter
generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or provide 2 The estimates for cost per response are derived experts found that industry employment costs
information to or for a Federal agency. For further using the following formula: Average Burden Hours closely resemble FERC’s regarding the FERC–716
explanation of what is included in the information per Response * $76.50 per Hour = Average Cost per information collection.
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[Good Faith Requests for Transmission Service and Good Faith Responses by Transmitting Utilities Under Sections 211(a) and 213(a) of the
Federal Power Act (FPA)]
Annual Total annual Cost per
Number of number of Total number Average burden & burden hours & respondent
respondents responses per of responses cost per response 2 total annual cost ($)
respondent
(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (3) (4) (3) * (4) = (5) (5) ÷ (1)
Total ..................... ........................ .......................... 6 ................................ 307.5 hrs.; $23,523.75 ... 7,841.25
Comments: Comments are invited on: Filed Date: 5/22/18. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/12/18.
(1) Whether the collection of Accession Number: 20180522–5228. Docket Numbers: ER18–1666–000.
information is necessary for the proper Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/12/18. Applicants: South Carolina Electric &
performance of the functions of the Docket Numbers: ER17–2401–004. Gas Company.
Commission, including whether the Applicants: SP Decatur Parkway Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
information will have practical utility; Solar, LLC. SCPSA CIAC to be effective 7/23/2018.
(2) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate Description: Compliance filing: SP Filed Date: 5/22/18.
of the burden and cost of the collection Decatur Parkway Solar MBR Tariff Accession Number: 20180522–5236.
of information, including the validity of Compliance Filing to be effective 5/23/ Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/12/18.
the methodology and assumptions used; 2018. Docket Numbers: ER18–1667–000.
(3) ways to enhance the quality, utility Filed Date: 5/22/18. Applicants: Antelope Expansion 2,
and clarity of the information collection; Accession Number: 20180522–5229. LLC.
and (4) ways to minimize the burden of Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/12/18. Description: Baseline eTariff Filing:
the collection of information on those Docket Numbers: ER17–2403–004. Antelope Expansion 2 MBR Tariff to be
who are to respond, including the use Applicants: SP Pawpaw Solar, LLC. effective 5/23/2018.
of automated collection techniques or Description: Compliance filing: SP Filed Date: 5/22/18.
other forms of information technology. Pawpaw Solar MBR Tariff Compliance Accession Number: 20180522–5239.
Dated: May 22, 2018. Filing to be effective 5/23/2018. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/12/18.
Kimberly D. Bose, Filed Date: 5/22/18. Docket Numbers: ER18–1668–000.
Secretary. Accession Number: 20180522–5233. Applicants: New York Independent
[FR Doc. 2018–11523 Filed 5–29–18; 8:45 am] Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/12/18. System Operator, Inc.
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P Docket Numbers: ER17–2404–004. Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
Applicants: SP Sandhills Solar, LLC. NYISO 205 filing of EDR tariff revisions
Description: Compliance filing: SP to be effective 7/22/2018.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Sandhills Solar MBR Tariff Compliance Filed Date: 5/22/18.
Filing to be effective 5/23/2018. Accession Number: 20180522–5252.
Federal Energy Regulatory Filed Date: 5/22/18. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/12/18.
Commission Accession Number: 20180522–5232. Docket Numbers: ER18–1669–000.
Combined Notice of Filings #1 Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/12/18. Applicants: Midcontinent
Docket Numbers: ER17–2453–001. Independent System Operator, Inc.
Take notice that the Commission Applicants: Imperial Valley Solar 3, Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
received the following electric rate LLC. 2018–05–22_SA 3115 LCM–ELL GIA
filings: Description: Notice of Non-Material (C042) to be effective 6/10/2018.
Docket Numbers: ER17–1016–003. Change in Status of Imperial Valley Filed Date: 5/22/18.
Applicants: PJM Interconnection, Solar 3, LLC. Accession Number: 20180522–5263.
L.L.C., Baltimore Gas and Electric Filed Date: 5/22/18. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/12/18.
Company, Commonwealth Edison Accession Number: 20180522–5302. Docket Numbers: ER18–1670–000.
Company, Illinois Commerce Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/12/18. Applicants: CXA Sundevil Holdco,
Commission. Docket Numbers: ER18–865–002. Inc.
Description: Settlement Agreement
Applicants: Power 52 Inc. Description: Tariff Cancellation:
Compliance Filing of PJM
Description: Tariff Amendment: Notice of Cancellation of Market-Based
Interconnection, L.L.C., the Illinois
Power52 MBRA to be effective Rate Tariff to be effective 5/24/2018.
Commerce Commission, and Exelon
4/17/2018. Filed Date: 5/23/18.
Corporation, on behalf of
Filed Date: 5/22/18. Accession Number: 20180523–5040
Commonwealth Edison Company and
Accession Number: 20180522–5251. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/13/18.
Baltimore Gas and Electric Company.
Filed Date: 5/17/18. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/12/18. Docket Numbers: ER18–1671–000.
Docket Numbers: ER18–1665–000. Applicants: CXA Sundevil Power I,
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Accession Number: 20180517–5038.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/7/18. Applicants: Golden Spread Electric Inc.
Docket Numbers: ER17–2400–004. Cooperative, Inc. Description: Tariff Cancellation:
Applicants: SP Butler Solar, LLC. Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: Notice of Cancellation of Market-Based
Description: Compliance filing: SP TCEC Section 20 Filing to be effective Rate Tariff to be effective 5/24/2018.
Butler Solar MBR Tariff Compliance 1/1/2018. Filed Date: 5/23/18.
Filing to be effective Filed Date: 5/22/18. Accession Number: 20180523–5054.
5/23/2018. Accession Number: 20180522–5225 Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/13/18.
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| Dates | Comments on the collection of information are due by June 29, 2018. | |
| 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 | 83 FR 24778 |
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