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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC15–11–000]
Commission Information Collection
Activities (Ferc–914); Comment
Request; Extension
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission. DOE.
ACTION: Notice of information collection
and request for comments.
AGENCY:
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).
SUMMARY:
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:
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
DATES:
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, 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.
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.
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:
FERC–914: COGENERATION AND SMALL POWER PRODUCTION—TARIFF FILINGS
Number of
respondents
Annual
number of responses per
respondent
Total
number of
responses
Average burden and cost
per response 4
Total annual
burden hours
& total annual
cost
Cost per
respondent
($)
(1)
(2)
(1) * (2) = (3)
(4)
(3) * (4) = (5)
(5) ÷ (1)
35
1
35
Electric Quarterly Reports (initial) ............
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0
0
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.
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Control No. 1902–0075 and is not a subject of this
notice.
3 The Commission defines burden as the total
time, effort, or financial resources expended by
persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or
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$13,176
230
$16,560
6,405
$461,160
0
$0
$13,176
provide information to or for a Federal agency. For
further explanation of what is included in the
information collection burden, reference 5 Code of
Federal Regulations 1320.3.
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FERC–914: COGENERATION AND SMALL POWER PRODUCTION—TARIFF FILINGS—Continued
Number of
respondents
Annual
number of responses per
respondent
Total
number of
responses
Average burden and cost
per response 4
Total annual
burden hours
& total annual
cost
Cost per
respondent
($)
(1)
(2)
(1) * (2) = (3)
(4)
(3) * (4) = (5)
(5) ÷ (1)
Electric Quarterly Reports (later) .............
35
4
140
Change of Status .....................................
10
1
Total ..................................................
........................
........................
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: July 24, 2015.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 14447–004]
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L.S. Starrett Company; Notice of
Application Accepted For Filing,
Soliciting Comments, Motions To
Intervene, And Protests
Take notice that the following
hydroelectric application has been filed
with the Commission and is available
for public inspection:
a. Type of Application: Incorporation
of modified 30(c) condition 5 into
Appendix A and B of the project
exemption order.
b. Project No: 14447–004.
c. Date Filed: May 28, 2015.
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.
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$60,480
30
$2,160
1,728
10
6
$432
3
$216
185
........................
7,725
$523,800
$15,120
d. Applicant: L.S. Starrett Company
(exemptee).
e. Name of Project: Crescent Street
Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: Millers River in the Town
of Athol, Worcester County,
Massachusetts.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a–825r.
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Steve
Walsh, L.S. Starrett Company, 121
Crescent Street, Athol, Massachusetts
01331; phone 978–249–3551.
i. FERC Contact: Mr. Robert
Ballantine at 202–502–6289,
robert.ballantine@ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for filing comments,
motions to intervene, and protests is 30
days from the issuance of this notice by
the Commission. All documents may be
filed electronically via the Internet. See,
18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the
instructions on the Commission’s Web
site at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
efiling.asp. If unable to be filed
electronically, documents may be paperfiled. To paper-file, an original and
seven copies should be mailed to:
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20426. Commenters
can submit brief comments up to 6,000
characters, without prior registration,
using the eComment system at https://
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
ecomment.asp. You must include your
name and contact information at the end
of your comments.
Please include the project number
(P–14447–004) on any comments,
motions, or recommendations filed.
k. Description of Request: Pursuant to
exemption Article 16(d), the exemptee
is requesting to amend Appendix A and
Appendix B of the Commission’s March
1, 2013, Order Granting Exemption
From Licensing (5MW or Less) to
incorporate a modified condition 5. The
appendices contain the mandatory
terms and conditions submitted under
section 30(c) of the Federal Power Act
by the Massachusetts Division of
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Fisheries and Wildlife (MDFW) and by
the U.S. Department of the Interior
(Interior). The MDFW and the Interior
issued modifications to condition 5 of
their terms and conditions and as such,
the exemptee is requesting that the
Commission amend the exemption
order by incorporating the modified
terms and conditions. The modification
of condition 5 allows the exemptee to
operate the project with an approach
velocity at the left-side trash rack greater
than the 2.0 cubic feet per second as
required by the original condition 5,
until such time that the MDFW
determines that protection for atlantic
salmon is necessary. The Interior
revision requires additional American
eel monitoring during the period of time
that the exceedance of the 2.0 cfs
approach velocity is allowed.
l. Locations of the Application: A
copy of the application is available for
inspection and reproduction at the
Commission’s Public Reference Room,
located at 888 First Street NE., Room
2A, Washington, DC 20426, or by calling
202–502–8371. This filing may also be
viewed on the Commission’s Web site at
https://www.ferc.gov using the
‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket
number excluding the last three digits in
the docket number field to access the
document. You may also register online
at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
esubscription.asp to be notified via
email of new filings and issuances
related to this or other pending projects.
For assistance, call 866–208–3676 or
email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, for
TTY, call 202–502–8659. A copy is also
available for inspection and
reproduction at the address in item (h)
above.
m. Individuals desiring to be included
on the Commission’s mailing list should
so indicate by writing to the Secretary
of the Commission.
n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to
Intervene: Anyone may submit
comments, a protest, or a motion to
intervene in accordance with the
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[Notices]
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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.
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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: 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, 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.
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\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.
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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.
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\2\ The FERC-556 is cleared separately as OMB Control No. 1902-
0075 and is not a subject of this notice.
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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:
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\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
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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)
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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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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
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Total............................................... .............. .............. 185 .............. 7,725 $15,120
$523,800
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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.
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\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]
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