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by electric utilities and equitable rates
for energy customers.
Type of Respondents: New qualifying
facilities and small power producers
that do not meet Commission exemption
criteria.
Estimate of Annual Burden3: The
Commission estimates the total Public
Reporting Burden for this information
collection as:
FERC–914 (IC12–14–000): COGENERATION AND SMALL POWER PRODUCTION—TARIFF FILINGS
Number of
respondents
Number of
responses per
respondent
Total number
of responses
Average
burden hours
per response
Estimated total
annual burden
(A)
(B)
(A) × (B) = (C)
(D)
(C) × (D)
FPA Section 205 filings .......................................................
Electric Quarterly Reports (initial) ........................................
Electric Quarterly Reports (later) .........................................
Change of Status .................................................................
100
100
100
100
1
1
3
1
100
100
300
100
183
230
6
3
18,300
23,000
1,800
300
TOTAL ..........................................................................
N/A
N/A
600
N/A
43,400
The total estimated annual cost
burden to respondents is $2,995,016
[43,400 hours ÷ 2,080 4 hours/year =
20.86538 * $143,540/year 5 =
$2,995,016].
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: August 1, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC12–13–000; (FERC–915)]
Commission Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, DOE.
ACTION: Comment request.
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AGENCY:
In compliance with the
requirements of the Paperwork
SUMMARY:
3 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
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Reduction Act of 1995, the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission or FERC) is submitting the
information collection FERC–915
(Public Utility Market-Based Rate
Authorization Holders—Records
Retention Requirement) 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
issued a Notice in the Federal Register
(77 FR 28863, 5/16/2012) requesting
public comments. FERC received no
comments on the FERC–915 and is
making this notation in its submittal to
OMB.
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due by September 6,
2012.
ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB,
identified by the OMB Control No.
1902–0223, should be sent via email to
the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs: oira_submission@omb.gov.
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 Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, identified by the Docket
No. IC12–13–000, by either of the
following methods:
• eFiling at Commission’s Web Site:
https://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: https://
www.ferc.gov/help/submissionguide.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 https://www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/docs-filing.asp.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ellen Brown may be reached by email
at DataClearance@FERC.gov, by
telephone at (202) 502–8663, and by fax
at (202) 273–0873.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC–915, Public Utility
Market-Based Rate Authorization
Holders—Records Retention
Requirement.
OMB Control No.:1902–0223.
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC–915 information collection
requirements with no changes to the
reporting requirements.
Abstract: The Commission has the
regulatory responsibility under section
205 of the Federal Power Act to ensure
that wholesale sales of electricity are
just and reasonable and provided in a
non-discriminatory manner. Under
section 35.41(d), the Commission
requires all sellers with market-based
rates to retain all relevant sales
documents for five years. Relevant
documents include all information upon
which they bill their prices charged for
electric energy or electric energy
products sold pursuant to their market-
explanation of what is included in the information
collection burden, reference 5 Code of Federal
Regulations 1320.3.
4 2080 hours/year = 40 hours/week * 52 weeks/
year
5 Average annual salary per employee in 2012.
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based rate tariff and the prices reported
for use in price indices.
The five-year statute of limitations
applies where the Commission seeks
civil penalties for violations of the AntiManipulation rule or other rules,
regulations, or orders to which the price
information may be relevant.
any orders authorizing market-based
rate sales.
Type of Respondents: Public Utility
Market-Based Rate Authorization
Holders.
Estimate of Annual Burden 1: The
Commission estimates the total Public
Reporting Burden for this information
collection as:
The information maintained by the
respondents under FERC–915 is used by
the Commission 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 Federal Power
Act, the Commission’s regulations and
FERC–915 (IC12–13–000): PUBLIC UTILITY MARKET-BASED RATE AUTHORIZATION HOLDERS—RECORDS RETENTION
REQUIREMENT
Number of
respondents
Number of
responses per
respondent
Total number
of responses
Average
burden hours
per response
Estimated total
annual burden
(A)
1,730
(B)
1
(A) × (B) = (C)
1,730
(D)
1
(C) × (D)
1,730
Electric Utilities with Market-Based Rate Authority .............
The total estimated annual cost
burden to respondents is $369,638
[$40,655 (labor costs) + $315,792 (record
retention/storage cost) + $13,191
(electronic record-keeping cost) =
$369,638]
• Labor costs: $40,655 [(1,730 hours ÷
2 2 = 865 hours * $19/hours 3 = $16,435)
+ (1730 hours ÷ 2 = 865 * $28/hour 4 =
$24,220)]
• Record retention/storage cost (using
an estimate of 48,891 cubic feet):
$315,792 5
• Electronic record retention/storage
cost: $13,191 (1,730 respondents ÷ 2 =
865 respondents * $15.25/hour 6 =
$13,191).7
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.
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
Notice of Commissioner and Staff
Attendance at North American Electric
Reliability Corporation Meetings
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The Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (Commission) hereby gives
notice that members of the Commission
and/or Commission staff may attend the
following meetings:
North American Electric Reliability
Corporation
Member Representatives Committee and
Board of Trustees Meetings
Hilton Quebec, Rene-Levesque Blvd.
East, Quebec City, QC, Canada, G1R
4P3.
August 15, 2012 (1 p.m.–5 p.m.)
August 16, 2012 (8 a.m.–1 p.m.)
Further information regarding these
meetings may be found at: https://
www.nerc.com/calendar.php.
The discussions at the meetings,
which are open to the public, may
address matters at issue in the following
Commission proceedings:
Docket No. RC08–5, North American
Electric Reliability Corporation
Docket No. RC11–5, North American
Electric Reliability Corporation
Docket No. RC11–6, North American
Electric Reliability Corporation
Docket No. RR08–4, North American
Electric Reliability Corporation
Docket No. RR12–8, North American
Electric Reliability Corporation
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, reference 5 Code of Federal
Regulations 1320.3.
2 The Commission assumes 50% of responding
entities utilize conventional (i.e. ‘‘paper’’ storage).
3 2012 average hourly wage of filing clerk working
within an electric utility.
4 The Commission bases the $28/hour figure on
a FERC staff study that included estimating public
utility recordkeeping costs.
Dated: August 1, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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Docket No. RR12–10, North American
Electric Reliability Corporation
Docket No. RR12–11, North American
Electric Reliability Corporation
Docket No. RD09–11, North American
Electric Reliability Corporation
Docket No. RD10–2, North American
Electric Reliability Corporation
Docket No. RD12–3, North American
Electric Reliability Corporation
Docket No. RD12–4, North American
Electric Reliability Corporation
Docket No. NP11–238, North American
Electric Reliability Corporation
For further information, please
contact Jonathan First, 202–502–8529,
or jonathan.first@ferc.gov.
Dated: August 1, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. EL12–89–000]
The Incorporated Village of Port
Jefferson v. National Grid Generation
LLC; Notice of Complaint
Take notice that on July 30, 2012,
pursuant to Rule 206 of the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission’s
(Commission) Rules of Practice and
Procedure; 18 CFR 385.206 (2011) and
18 CFR 1c, and sections 206, 222, 306
5 The Commission bases this figure on industry
archival storage costs.
6 Per entity; the Commission bases this figure 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).
7 The Commission assumes 50% of responding
entities are storing records in electronic formats.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC12-13-000; (FERC-915)]
Commission Information Collection Activities; Comment Request
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE.
ACTION: Comment request.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or
FERC) is submitting the information collection FERC-915 (Public Utility
Market-Based Rate Authorization Holders--Records Retention Requirement)
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 issued a Notice in
the Federal Register (77 FR 28863, 5/16/2012) requesting public
comments. FERC received no comments on the FERC-915 and is making this
notation in its submittal to OMB.
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due by September
6, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB, identified by the OMB Control No.
1902-0223, should be sent via email to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs: oira_submission@omb.gov. 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 Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, identified by the Docket No. IC12-13-000, by
either of the following methods:
eFiling at Commission's Web Site: https://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: https://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 https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/docs-filing.asp.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Brown may be reached by email at
DataClearance@FERC.gov, by telephone at (202) 502-8663, and by fax at
(202) 273-0873.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC-915, Public Utility Market-Based Rate Authorization
Holders--Records Retention Requirement.
OMB Control No.:1902-0223.
Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-915 information
collection requirements with no changes to the reporting requirements.
Abstract: The Commission has the regulatory responsibility under
section 205 of the Federal Power Act to ensure that wholesale sales of
electricity are just and reasonable and provided in a non-
discriminatory manner. Under section 35.41(d), the Commission requires
all sellers with market-based rates to retain all relevant sales
documents for five years. Relevant documents include all information
upon which they bill their prices charged for electric energy or
electric energy products sold pursuant to their market-
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based rate tariff and the prices reported for use in price indices.
The five-year statute of limitations applies where the Commission
seeks civil penalties for violations of the Anti-Manipulation rule or
other rules, regulations, or orders to which the price information may
be relevant.
The information maintained by the respondents under FERC-915 is
used by the Commission 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 Federal Power Act, the Commission's regulations
and any orders authorizing market-based rate sales.
Type of Respondents: Public Utility Market-Based Rate Authorization
Holders.
Estimate of Annual Burden \1\: The Commission estimates the total
Public Reporting Burden for this information collection as:
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\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, reference 5 Code of Federal Regulations 1320.3.
FERC-915 (IC12-13-000): Public Utility Market-Based Rate Authorization Holders--Records Retention Requirement
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Number of Average burden
Number of responses per Total number of hours per Estimated total
respondents respondent responses response annual burden
(A) (B) (A) x (B) = (C) (D) (C) x (D)
Electric Utilities with Market-Based Rate Authority................ 1,730 1 1,730 1 1,730
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The total estimated annual cost burden to respondents is $369,638
[$40,655 (labor costs) + $315,792 (record retention/storage cost) +
$13,191 (electronic record-keeping cost) = $369,638]
Labor costs: $40,655 [(1,730 hours / 2 \2\ = 865 hours *
$19/hours \3\ = $16,435) + (1730 hours / 2 = 865 * $28/hour \4\ =
$24,220)]
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\2\ The Commission assumes 50% of responding entities utilize
conventional (i.e. ``paper'' storage).
\3\ 2012 average hourly wage of filing clerk working within an
electric utility.
\4\ The Commission bases the $28/hour figure on a FERC staff
study that included estimating public utility recordkeeping costs.
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Record retention/storage cost (using an estimate of 48,891
cubic feet): $315,792 \5\
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\5\ The Commission bases this figure on industry archival
storage costs.
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Electronic record retention/storage cost: $13,191 (1,730
respondents / 2 = 865 respondents * $15.25/hour \6\ = $13,191).\7\
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\6\ Per entity; the Commission bases this figure 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).
\7\ The Commission assumes 50% of responding entities are
storing records in electronic formats.
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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: August 1, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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