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collection have been updated since the
60 day public comment period.
Dated: March 10, 2016.
Stephanie Valentine,
Acting Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and
Records Management Services, Office of
Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC15–7–000]
Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–915); Comment
Request
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, Energy.
ACTION: Comment request.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C.
3507(a)(1)(D), the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (Commission or
FERC) is submitting its information
collection FERC–915 (Public Utility
Market-Based Rate Authorization
Holders—Records Retention
Requirements) 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 issued a 60-day notice (80 FR
28264, 5/18/2015) and a 30-day notice
(80 FR 52469, 8/28/2015) in the Federal
Register requesting public comments.
The Commission received no comments
on the FERC–915 in response to its
previous notices. The Commission is
SUMMARY:
issuing this notice to clarify the burden
and cost (not related to burden) for the
FERC–915 information collection. The
Commission is requesting comment on
these clarifications.
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due by March 25, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB,
identified by the OMB Control No.
1902–0250 or collection number (FERC–
915), 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 202–395–0710.
A copy of the comments should also
be sent to the Commission, in Docket
No. IC15–7–000, 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
Requirements.
OMB Control No.: 1902–0250.
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 (FPA) to
ensure that wholesale sales of electricity
are just and reasonable and provided in
a non-discriminatory manner. The
Commission uses the information
maintained by the respondents under
FERC–915 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 FPA and any
orders authorizing market-based rate
sales. FERC–915 information collection
requirements are contained in 18 Code
of Federal Regulations part 35.41(d).
The purpose of this notice is to clarify
the burden and cost (not related to
burden). Commission staff discovered
that burden in the 60 and 30-day notices
was incorrectly presented. Specifically,
labor costs (for 1,955 burden hours)
associated with electronic record
retention/storage cost ($27,370) was not
included in the burden table (but was
presented elsewhere in the notices).
Additionally, the electronic record
storage cost should be $29,814 (rather
than $13,191). These clarifications are
provided in the ‘‘Estimate of Annual
Burden.’’
Type of Respondents: Public Utility
Market-Based Rate Authorization
Holders.
Estimate of Annual Burden 1: The
Commission estimates the total Public
Reporting Burden for this information
collection as:
FERC–915—PUBLIC UTILITY MARKET-BASED RATE AUTHORIZATION HOLDERS—RECORD RETENTION REQUIREMENTS 2
Annual
number of
responses per
respondent
Total number
of responses
Average
burden & cost
per response
Total annual
burden hours &
total annual cost
Cost per
respondent
($)
(1)
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Number of
respondents
(2)
(1)*(2) = (3)
(4)
(3)*(4) = (5)
(5) ÷ (1)
Electric Utilities with Market-Based
Rate Authority (paper storage) 3.
Electric Utilities with Market-Based
Rate Authority (electronic storage) 4.
1,955
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time, effort, or financial resources expended by
persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or
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provide information to or for a Federal agency. For
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$59,940.
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Continued
Number of
respondents
Total number
of responses
Average
burden & cost
per response
Total annual
burden hours &
total annual cost
Cost per
respondent
($)
(1)
Total .........................................
Annual
number of
responses per
respondent
(2)
(1)*(2) = (3)
(4)
(3)*(4) = (5)
(5) ÷ (1)
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Total Annual Cost Burden to
Respondents:
• Record retention/storage cost for
paper records (using an estimate of
48,891 cubic feet): $315,792 8
• Electronic record storage cost: 1,955
respondents * $15.25/year 9 = $29,814
Total non-labor costs: $345,606
($315,792 + $29,814 = $345,606)
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
2 Each of these entities’ records consist of 50%
paper and 50% electronic records.
3 The estimates for cost per response are derived
using the following formula: Average Burden Hours
per Response * $30.66 per Hour = Average Cost per
Response. The hourly cost figure comes from the
Bureau of Labor Statistics Web site (https://
www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm). The
occupation title is ‘‘file clerk’’ and the occupation
code is 43–4071. 69.4 percent of this cost is hourly
wages. The rest of the cost is benefits (https://
www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.nr0.htm).
4 Upon further research, Commission staff
discovered that both the 60-day (80 FR 28264, 5/
18/2015) and 30-day (80 FR 52469, 8/28/2015)
notices had accounted for electronic storage cost
incorrectly. The burden table has been corrected to
include labor related to electronic storage in this
row. The number of responses and related burden/
cost has been adjusted.
5 Only 50% of records for each entity are stored
in electronic format.
6 The Commission bases the $28/hour figure on
a FERC staff study that included estimating public
utility recordkeeping costs.
7 The total number of responses will be 1,955 due
to the Commisson’s assumption that each entity has
records in both paper and electronic storage.. The
burden for each category of storage is separated by
row in this burden table.
8 The Commission bases this figure on industry
archival storage costs.
9 The Commission bases the estimated $15.25/
year for each entity 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).
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of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Dated: March 9, 2016.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016–05773 Filed 3–14–16; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
Combined Notice of Filings #1
Take notice that the Commission
received the following electric rate
filings:
Docket Numbers: ER16–644–000.
Applicants: Entergy Arkansas, Inc.
Description: Response of Entergy
Arkansas Inc. to February 26, 2016
Deficiency Letter.
Filed Date: 3/8/16.
Accession Number: 20160308–5260.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/29/16.
Docket Numbers: ER16–806–001.
Applicants: Nassau Energy, LLC.
Description: Tariff Amendment:
Supplement to MBR Application &
Request for Shortened Comment Period
to be effective 3/27/2016.
Filed Date: 3/8/16.
Accession Number: 20160308–5205.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/29/16.
Docket Numbers: ER16–1100–000.
Applicants: Cambria CoGen
Company.
Description: Request for Limited
Temporary Waiver of Cambria Cogen
Company.
Filed Date: 3/7/16.
Accession Number: 20160307–5210.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/21/16.
Docket Numbers: ER16–1103–000.
Applicants: East Kentucky Power
Cooperative, Inc.
Description: Request for Limited
Temporary Waiver of East Kentucky
Power Cooperative, Inc.
Filed Date: 3/7/16.
Accession Number: 20160307–5255.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/21/16.
Docket Numbers: ER16–1116–000.
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$87,310.
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Applicants: Midcontinent
Independent System Operator, Inc.,
ALLETE, Inc.
Description: Notice of Cancellation of
Midcontinent Independent System
Operator, Inc. for Network Integration
Transmission Service Agreement
Between ALLETE, Inc. and Great River
Energy.
Filed Date: 3/8/16.
Accession Number: 20160308–5259.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/29/16.
Docket Numbers: ER16–1117–000.
Applicants: Flanders Energy LLC.
Description: Notice of cancellation of
market based rate tariff of Flanders
Energy, LLC.
Filed Date: 3/8/16.
Accession Number: 20160308–5263.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/29/16.
Docket Numbers: ER16–1119–000.
Applicants: Castlebridge Energy
Group LLC.
Description: Castlebridge Energy
Group, LLC submits notification of
cancellation of its market based rate
tariff.
Filed Date: 3/8/16.
Accession Number: 20160309–0001.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/29/16.
Docket Numbers: ER16–1120–000.
Applicants: Midcontinent
Independent System Operator, Inc.
Description: Section 205(d) Rate
Filing: 2016–03–09_Attachment X
External NRIS Filing to be effective 3/
10/2016.
Filed Date: 3/9/16.
Accession Number: 20160309–5066.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/30/16.
Docket Numbers: ER16–1123–000.
Applicants: Shelby County Energy
Center, LLC.
Description: Section 205(d) Rate
Filing: Notice of Succession to Reactive
Tariff to be effective 3/1/2016.
Filed Date: 3/9/16.
Accession Number: 20160309–5092.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/30/16.
The filings are accessible in the
Commission’s eLibrary system by
clicking on the links or querying the
docket number.
Any person desiring to intervene or
protest in any of the above proceedings
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC15-7-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-915); Comment
Request
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Energy.
ACTION: Comment request.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D), the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (Commission or FERC) is submitting its information
collection FERC-915 (Public Utility Market-Based Rate Authorization
Holders--Records Retention Requirements) 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 issued a 60-day notice (80 FR 28264, 5/18/
2015) and a 30-day notice (80 FR 52469, 8/28/2015) in the Federal
Register requesting public comments. The Commission received no
comments on the FERC-915 in response to its previous notices. The
Commission is issuing this notice to clarify the burden and cost (not
related to burden) for the FERC-915 information collection. The
Commission is requesting comment on these clarifications.
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due by March 25,
2016.
ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB, identified by the OMB Control No.
1902-0250 or collection number (FERC-915), 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 202-395-0710.
A copy of the comments should also be sent to the Commission, in
Docket No. IC15-7-000, 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 Requirements.
OMB Control No.: 1902-0250.
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 (FPA) to ensure that wholesale
sales of electricity are just and reasonable and provided in a non-
discriminatory manner. The Commission uses the information maintained
by the respondents under FERC-915 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 FPA and any orders
authorizing market-based rate sales. FERC-915 information collection
requirements are contained in 18 Code of Federal Regulations part
35.41(d). The purpose of this notice is to clarify the burden and cost
(not related to burden). Commission staff discovered that burden in the
60 and 30-day notices was incorrectly presented. Specifically, labor
costs (for 1,955 burden hours) associated with electronic record
retention/storage cost ($27,370) was not included in the burden table
(but was presented elsewhere in the notices). Additionally, the
electronic record storage cost should be $29,814 (rather than $13,191).
These clarifications are provided in the ``Estimate of Annual Burden.''
Type of Respondents: Public Utility Market-Based Rate Authorization
Holders.
Estimate of Annual Burden \1\: The Commission estimates the total
Public Reporting Burden for this information collection as:
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\1\ The Commission defines burden as the total time, effort, or
financial resources expended by persons to generate, maintain,
retain, or disclose or provide information to or for a Federal
agency. For further explanation of what is included in the
information collection burden, reference 5 Code of Federal
Regulations 1320.3.
FERC-915--Public Utility Market-Based Rate Authorization Holders--Record Retention Requirements \2\
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Annual number
Number of of responses Total number Average burden & cost Total annual burden Cost per
respondents per of responses per response hours & total annual respondent
respondent cost ($)
(1) (2) (1)*(2) = (3) (4)..................... (3)*(4) = (5).......... (5) / (1)
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Electric Utilities with Market-Based 1,955 1 1,955 1 hr.; $30.66........... 1,955 hrs.; $59,940.... $30.66
Rate Authority (paper storage) \3\.
Electric Utilities with Market-Based 1,955 \5\ 1 1,955 0.5 hr.; $14 \6\........ 977.5 hrs.; $27,370.... $14
Rate Authority (electronic storage)
\4\.
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Total............................ .............. .............. \7\ 1,955 ........................ 2,932.5 hrs.; $87,310.. ..............
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Total Annual Cost Burden to Respondents:
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\2\ Each of these entities' records consist of 50% paper and 50%
electronic records.
\3\ The estimates for cost per response are derived using the
following formula: Average Burden Hours per Response * $30.66 per
Hour = Average Cost per Response. The hourly cost figure comes from
the Bureau of Labor Statistics Web site (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm). The occupation title is ``file clerk'' and
the occupation code is 43-4071. 69.4 percent of this cost is hourly
wages. The rest of the cost is benefits (https://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.nr0.htm).
\4\ Upon further research, Commission staff discovered that both
the 60-day (80 FR 28264, 5/18/2015) and 30-day (80 FR 52469, 8/28/
2015) notices had accounted for electronic storage cost incorrectly.
The burden table has been corrected to include labor related to
electronic storage in this row. The number of responses and related
burden/cost has been adjusted.
\5\ Only 50% of records for each entity are stored in electronic
format.
\6\ The Commission bases the $28/hour figure on a FERC staff
study that included estimating public utility recordkeeping costs.
\7\ The total number of responses will be 1,955 due to the
Commisson's assumption that each entity has records in both paper
and electronic storage.. The burden for each category of storage is
separated by row in this burden table.
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Record retention/storage cost for paper records (using an
estimate of 48,891 cubic feet): $315,792 \8\
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\8\ The Commission bases this figure on industry archival
storage costs.
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Electronic record storage cost: 1,955 respondents *
$15.25/year \9\ = $29,814
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\9\ The Commission bases the estimated $15.25/year for each
entity 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).
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Total non-labor costs: $345,606 ($315,792 + $29,814 = $345,606)
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: March 9, 2016.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-05773 Filed 3-14-16; 8:45 am]
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