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time on the specified comment date.
Protests may be considered, but
intervention is necessary to become a
party to the proceeding.
eFiling is encouraged. More detailed
information relating to filing
requirements, interventions, protests,
service, and qualifying facilities filings
can be found at: https://www.ferc.gov/
docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For
other information, call (866) 208–3676
(toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659.
Dated: April 5, 2016.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
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Combined Notice of Filings #2
Take notice that the Commission
received the following exempt
wholesale generator filings:
Docket Numbers: EG16–82–000.
Applicants: La Frontera Holdings,
LLC.
Description: La Frontera Holdings,
LLC Submits Self-Certification of EWG
Status.
Filed Date: 4/5/16.
Accession Number: 20160405–5173.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/26/16.
Take notice that the Commission
received the following electric rate
filings:
Docket Numbers: ER16–704–001.
Applicants: Southwest Power Pool,
Inc.
Description: Compliance filing:
Compliance Filing—Revisions to
Identify U.S. Canada Border as POD/
POR to be effective 3/8/2016.
Filed Date: 4/5/16.
Accession Number: 20160405–5121.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/26/16.
Docket Numbers: ER16–1348–000.
Applicants: Midcontinent
Independent System Operator, Inc.,
Great River Energy.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
2016–04–05—GRE Attachment O
Revisions to be effective 6/4/2016.
Filed Date: 4/5/16.
Accession Number: 20160405–5114.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/26/16.
Docket Numbers: ER16–1349–000.
Applicants: Kentucky Utilities
Company.
Description: Initial rate filing: KU Rate
Schedule 408 APCO Borderline Agmt to
be effective 4/5/2016.
Filed Date: 4/5/16.
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Accession Number: 20160405–5157.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/26/16.
Docket Numbers: ER16–1350–000.
Applicants: Southwest Power Pool,
Inc.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
2252R4 Cottonwood Wind Project GIA
Cancellation to be effective 3/10/2016.
Filed Date: 4/5/16.
Accession Number: 20160405–5159.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/26/16.
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
must file in accordance with Rules 211
and 214 of the Commission’s
Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and
385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern
time on the specified comment date.
Protests may be considered, but
intervention is necessary to become a
party to the proceeding.
eFiling is encouraged. More detailed
information relating to filing
requirements, interventions, protests,
service, and qualifying facilities filings
can be found at: https://www.ferc.gov/
docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For
other information, call (866) 208–3676
(toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659.
Dated: April 5, 2016.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC16–8–000]
Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–539); Comment
Request; Extension
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission.
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–539 (Gas Pipeline
Certificates: Import & Export Related
Applications).
SUMMARY:
Comments on the collection of
information are due June 13, 2016.
You may submit comments
(identified by Docket No. IC16–8–000)
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, telephone
at (202) 502–8663, and fax at (202) 273–
0873.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC–539, Gas Pipeline
Certificates: Import & Export Related
Applications.
OMB Control No.: 1902–0062.
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC–539 information collection
requirements with no changes to the
current reporting requirements.
Abstract: Section 3 of the Natural Gas
Act (NGA) 1 provides, in part, that
‘‘. . . no person shall export any
natural gas from the United States to a
foreign country or import any natural
gas from a foreign country without first
having secured an order from the
Commission authorizing it to do so.’’
The 1992 amendments to section 3 of
the NGA concern importation or
exportation from/to a nation which has
a free trade agreement with the United
States and requires that such
importation or exportation: (1) Shall be
deemed to be a ‘‘first sale’’ (i.e. not a
sale for a resale) and (2) shall be deemed
to be consistent with the public interest.
Applications for such importation or
exportation should be granted without
modification or delay.
The regulatory functions of section 3
are shared by the Commission and the
Secretary of Energy, Department of
Energy (DOE). The Commission has the
authority to approve or disapprove the
construction and operation of particular
facilities, the site at which such
ADDRESSES:
DATES:
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facilities shall be located, and, with
respect to natural gas that involves the
construction of new domestic facilities,
the place of entry for imports or exit for
exports. DOE approves the importation
or exportation of the natural gas
commodity.2 Additionally, pursuant to
the DOE Delegation Order and
Executive Order Nos. 10485 and 12038,
the Commission has the authority to
issue Presidential Permits for natural
gas facilities which cross an
international border of the United
States. Persons seeking Section 3
authorizations or Presidential Permits
from the Commission file applications
for such requests pursuant to part 153
of the Commission’s Regulations.3
Type of Respondents: The
respondents include all jurisdictional
natural gas companies seeking
authorization from the Commission to
import or export natural gas.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 4 The
Commission estimates the annual public
reporting burden for the information
collection as:
FERC–539—GAS PIPELINE CERTIFICATES: IMPORT & EXPORT RELATED APPLICATIONS
Number of respondents
(1)
Annual
number of
responses per
respondent
(2)
Total number
of responses
(1) * (2) = (3)
Average burden & cost per
response 5
(4)
Total annual burden hours &
total annual cost
(3) * (4) = (5)
Cost per
respondent
($)
(5) ÷ (1)
12 ..........................................
2
24
12 hrs.; $864 ..........................
288 hrs.; $20,736 .................
$1,728
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: April 7, 2016.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Company, Idaho Power Company, and
PacifiCorp:
Northern Tier Transmission Group
Quarter 1 Stakeholder Meeting
April 12, 2016 10:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
(PDT)
The above-referenced meeting will be
held at: Embassy Suites by Hilton
Portland Airport, 7900 NE 82nd Ave.,
Portland, OR 97220.
The above-referenced meeting is open
to stakeholders.
Further information may be found at
https://www.nttg.biz/site/.
The discussions at the meeting
described above may address matters at
issue in the following proceedings:
Docket No. ER16–778, MATL
Docket No. ER16–970, MATL
For more information, contact Natalie
Propst, Office of Energy Market
Regulation, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission at (202) 502–8896 or
natalie.propst@ferc.gov.
Dated: April 7, 2016.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
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Notice of Commission Staff
Attendance
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The Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (Commission) hereby gives
notice that members of the
Commission’s staff may attend the
following meeting related to the
transmission planning activities of
NorthWestern Corporation, Deseret
Generation & Transmission Cooperative,
Inc., Portland General Electric
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
2 Secretary of DOE’s current delegation of
authority to the Commission relating to import and
export facilities was renewed by the Secretary’s
Delegation Order No. 00–004.00A, effective May 16,
2006.
3 Part 153, subpart B and subpart C.
4 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.
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Take notice that the Commission has
received the following Natural Gas
Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings:
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Filings Instituting Proceedings
Docket Numbers: RP16–819–000.
Applicants: Rockies Express Pipeline
LLC.
Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: Neg
Rate 2016–04–02 CP to be effective 4/2/
2016.
Filed Date: 4/4/16.
Accession Number: 20160404–5144.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/18/16.
Docket Numbers: RP16–820–000.
Applicants: Iroquois Gas
Transmission System, L.P.
Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: 04/04/
16 Negotiated Rates—Consolidated
Edison Energy Inc. (HUB) 2275–89 to be
effective 4/3/2016.
Filed Date: 4/4/16.
Accession Number: 20160404–5213.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/18/16.
Docket Numbers: RP16–821–000.
Applicants: Equitrans, L.P.
Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing:
Assignment of PDC Mountaineer
Agreements to Mountaineer Keystone to
be effective 4/1/2016.
Filed Date: 4/5/16.
Accession Number: 20160405–5055.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/18/16.
Any person desiring to intervene or
protest in any of the above proceedings
must file in accordance with Rules 211
and 214 of the Commission’s
Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and
§ 385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern
time on the specified comment date.
Protests may be considered, but
intervention is necessary to become a
party to the proceeding.
Filings in Existing Proceedings
Docket Numbers: RP16–451–001.
5 The estimates for cost per response are derived
using the 2015 FERC average salary plus benefits of
$149,489/year (or $72.00/hour). Commission staff
finds that the work done for this information
collection is typically done by wage categories
similar to those at FERC.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC16-8-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-539); Comment
Request; Extension
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
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-539 (Gas Pipeline
Certificates: Import & Export Related Applications).
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due June 13, 2016.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments (identified by Docket No. IC16-8-
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-539, Gas Pipeline Certificates: Import & Export Related
Applications.
OMB Control No.: 1902-0062.
Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-539 information
collection requirements with no changes to the current reporting
requirements.
Abstract: Section 3 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) \1\ provides, in
part, that ``. . . no person shall export any natural gas from the
United States to a foreign country or import any natural gas from a
foreign country without first having secured an order from the
Commission authorizing it to do so.'' The 1992 amendments to section 3
of the NGA concern importation or exportation from/to a nation which
has a free trade agreement with the United States and requires that
such importation or exportation: (1) Shall be deemed to be a ``first
sale'' (i.e. not a sale for a resale) and (2) shall be deemed to be
consistent with the public interest. Applications for such importation
or exportation should be granted without modification or delay.
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The regulatory functions of section 3 are shared by the Commission
and the Secretary of Energy, Department of Energy (DOE). The Commission
has the authority to approve or disapprove the construction and
operation of particular facilities, the site at which such
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facilities shall be located, and, with respect to natural gas that
involves the construction of new domestic facilities, the place of
entry for imports or exit for exports. DOE approves the importation or
exportation of the natural gas commodity.\2\ Additionally, pursuant to
the DOE Delegation Order and Executive Order Nos. 10485 and 12038, the
Commission has the authority to issue Presidential Permits for natural
gas facilities which cross an international border of the United
States. Persons seeking Section 3 authorizations or Presidential
Permits from the Commission file applications for such requests
pursuant to part 153 of the Commission's Regulations.\3\
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\2\ Secretary of DOE's current delegation of authority to the
Commission relating to import and export facilities was renewed by
the Secretary's Delegation Order No. 00-004.00A, effective May 16,
2006.
\3\ Part 153, subpart B and subpart C.
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Type of Respondents: The respondents include all jurisdictional
natural gas companies seeking authorization from the Commission to
import or export natural gas.
Estimate of Annual Burden: \4\ The Commission estimates the annual
public reporting burden for the information collection as:
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\4\ 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-539--Gas Pipeline Certificates: Import & Export Related Applications
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Annual number
of responses Total number of Average burden & cost per Total annual burden hours & Cost per
Number of respondents (1) per respondent responses (1) response \5\ (4) total annual cost (3) * (4) respondent ($)
(2) * (2) = (3) = (5) (5) / (1)
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12....................................... 2 24 12 hrs.; $864............... 288 hrs.; $20,736........... $1,728
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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: April 7, 2016.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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