Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC Form Nos. 6, 580, 1, 1-F, and 3-Q); Consolidated Comment Request; Extension, 38169-38175 [2016-13922]
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Filed Date: 6/7/16.
Accession Number: 20160607–5179.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/28/16.
Docket Numbers: ER16–758–000.
Applicants: New England Power
Company.
Description: Report Filing: Refund
Report re Amendments to Schedule III–
B IFA Provisions to be effective N/A.
Filed Date: 6/7/16.
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Applicants: Innovative Solar 46, LLC.
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Amendment to 1 to be effective 12/31/
9998.
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Applicants: Apple Energy LLC.
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Applicants: Tidal Energy Marketing
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Index).
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20160606–5345.
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Applicants: OriGen Energy LLC.
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Copper Mountain Solar 2, LLC
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Dated: June 7, 2016.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
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[FR Doc. 2016–13898 Filed 6–10–16; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC16–11–000]
Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC Form Nos. 6, 580, 1,
1–F, and 3–Q); Consolidated Comment
Request; Extension
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of information
collections and request for comments.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
requirements of the Paperwork
SUMMARY:
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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 requirements and burden1 of the
information collections described
below.
DATES: Comments on the collections of
information are due August 12, 2016.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
(identified by Docket No. IC16–11–000)
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.
Please reference the specific
collection number and/or title in your
comments.
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:
Ellen Brown may be reached by email
at DataClearance@FERC.gov, telephone
at (202) 502–8663, and fax at (202) 273–
0873.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the information collection
requirements for all collections
described below with no changes to the
current reporting requirements. Please
note that each collection is distinct from
the next.
Comments: Comments are invited on:
(1) whether the collections of
information are 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
estimates of the burden and cost of the
collections of information, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance
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.
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the quality, utility and clarity of the
information collections; and (4) ways to
minimize the burden of the collections
of information on those who are to
respond, including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
FERC Form No. 6, Annual Report of Oil
Pipeline Companies 2
OMB Control No.: 1902–0022
Abstract: Under the Interstate
Commerce Act (ICA), (Section 20, 54
Stat. 916), the Interstate Commerce
Commission (ICC) was authorized and
empowered to make investigations and
to collect and record data to the extent
considered necessary or useful for the
purpose of carrying out the provisions
of the ICA.
In 1977, the Department of Energy
Organization Act transferred to the
Commission from the ICC the
responsibility to regulate oil pipeline
companies. In accordance with the
transfer of authority, the Commission
was delegated the responsibility to
require oil pipelines to file annual
reports of information necessary for the
Commission to exercise its statutory
responsibilities.3 The transfer included
the Form P, the predecessor to the FERC
Form No. 6, Annual Report of Oil
Pipeline Companies (Form 6).4
To reduce burden on industry, the
FERC Form No. 6 has three tiers of
reporting requirements:
1. Each oil pipeline carrier whose
annual jurisdictional operating revenues
has been $500,000 or more for each of
the three previous calendar years must
file FERC Form No. 6. Oil pipeline
carriers submitting a complete FERC
Form No. 6 must submit FERC Form 6–
Q.5 Newly established entities must use
projected data to determine whether
FERC Form No. 6 must be filed.
2. Oil pipeline carriers exempt from
filing FERC Form No. 6 whose annual
jurisdictional operating revenues have
been more than $350,000 but less than
$500,000 for each of the three previous
calendar years must prepare and file
page 301, ‘‘Operating Revenue Accounts
(Account 600), and page 700, ‘‘Annual
cost of Service Based Analysis
Schedule,’’ of FERC Form No. 6. When
submitting pages 301 and 700, each
exempt oil pipeline carrier must include
page 1 of the FERC Form No. 6, the
Identification and Attestation schedules.
3. Oil pipeline carriers exempt from
filing FERC Form No. 6 and page 301
and whose annual jurisdictional
operating revenues were $350,000 or
less for each of the three previous
calendar years must prepare and file
page 700, ‘‘Annual Cost of Service
Based Analysis Schedule,’’ of FERC
Form No. 6.
The Commission uses the FERC Form
No. 6 information in:
• implementation of its financial
audits and programs, the continuous
review of the financial condition of
regulated companies, and the
assessment of energy markets
• various rate proceedings and
economic analyses
• background research for use in
litigation
• programs relating to the
administration of the ICA
• computation of annual charges,
which are required by Section 3401 of
the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
of 1986.
Type of Respondent: Oil Pipelines.
Estimate of Annual Burden: The
Commission estimates the annual public
reporting burden 6 and cost 7 for the
FERC Form No. 6 information collection
as follows.
Number of
respondents
Annual
number of
responses per
respondent
Total number
of
responses
Average
burden & cost
per response
Total annual
burden hours
& total
annual cost
Cost per
respondent
($)
(1)
(2)
(1) * (2) = (3)
(4)
(3) * (4) = (5)
(5) ÷ (1)
161.06 hrs.; .................
$11,998.97 ..................
31.889.88 hrs.; ............
$2,375,796.06 .............
FERC–6 ........................
198
1
198
$11,998.97
Abstract: FERC Form No. 580 is
collected in even numbered years. The
Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act
(PURPA) 8 amended the Federal Power
Act (FPA) and directed the Commission
to make comprehensive biennial
reviews of certain matters related to
automatic adjustment clauses (AACs) in
wholesale rate schedules used by public
utilities subject to the Commission’s
jurisdiction. Specifically, the
Commission is required to examine
whether the clauses effectively provide
the incentives for efficient use of
resources and whether the clauses
reflect only those costs that are either
‘‘subject to periodic fluctuations’’ or
‘‘not susceptible to precise
determinations’’ in rate cases prior to
the time the costs are incurred.
The Commission is also required to
review the practices of each public
utility under AACs ‘‘to insure efficient
use of resources under such clauses.’’ 9
In response to the PURPA directive, the
Commission (Docket Number IN79–6–
000) established an investigation.
Beginning in 1982, the Commission
collected ‘‘Interrogatory on Fuel and
Energy Purchase Practices’’ data every
other year.
2 The renewal request for the FERC Form No. 6
in this IC docket is for the current form, with no
change to the reporting requirements.
The FERC Form No. 6 is also part of the Forms
Refresh effort (started in Docket No. AD15–11),
which is a separate activity and not addressed in
this Notice.
In addition, there is a pending Docket No. RM15–
19 which is a separate activity and is not addressed
in this Notice.
3 Section 402(b) of the Department of Energy
Organization Act (DOE Act), 42 U.S.C. 7172
provides that; ‘‘[t]here are hereby transferred to, and
vested in, the Commission all functions and
authority of the Interstate Commerce Commission
or any officer or component of such Commission
where the regulatory function establishes rates or
charges for the transportation of oil by pipeline or
established the valuation of any such pipeline.’’
4 The ICC developed the Form P to collect
information on an annual basis to enable it to carry
out its regulation of oil pipeline companies under
the Interstate Commerce Act. A comprehensive
review of the reporting requirements for oil pipeline
companies was performed on September 21, 1982,
when the Commission issued Order 260 revising
the former ICC Form P, ‘‘Annual Report of Carriers
by Pipeline’’ and redesignating it as FERC Form No.
6, ‘‘Annual Report of Oil Pipeline Companies’’.
5 FERC Form 6–Q is covered separately and is
approved by OMB under OMB Control No. 1902–
0206. It is not a subject of this Notice; FERC Form
6–Q is being addressed separately in Docket No.
IC16–7–000.
6 The burden associated with the one-time refiling of Page 700 data for Years 2009–2011 has
been completed and is not included.
7 The cost is based on FERC’s 2016 average cost
(salary plus benefits) of $74.50/hour. The
Commission staff believes that the industry’s level
and skill set is comparable to FERC.
8 Enacted November 8, 1978
9 The review requirement is set forth in two
paragraphs of Section 208 of PURPA, 49 Stat.851;
16 U.S.C. 824d.
FERC Form No. 580, Interrogatory on
Fuel and Energy Purchase Practices
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Based on filer comments in response
to the new electronic form used in the
2014 collections, FERC recommends the
following changes to the instructions.
FERC is not changing the requirements
of the information collection.
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Question 2a
—Revise Question 2a columns as
follows:
From
To
Docket number under which rate schedule containing AAC through
which costs were passed during 2012 and/or 2013 was accepted for
filing by FERC.
Was rate schedule superseded or abandoned during 2012–2013? If so,
provide dates.
Docket number under which rate schedule containing AAC through
which costs were passed during 2014 and/or 2015 was accepted for
filing by FERC.
Was rate schedule superseded or abandoned during 2014–2015? If so,
provide dates.
Question 2b
—Revise the paragraph under Question
2b to read:
From
To
If any of the Utility’s wholesale rate and/or service agreements containing an AAC listed in Question 2a, that was used during 2012
and/or 2013, was filed with the Commission before January 1, 1990,
attach an electronic copy of it with this filing. List the documents you
are submitting below. Note: Once this information is submitted electronically in a text-searchable format it will not be necessary to submit it in future Form 580 filings. See: https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
elibrary/accept-file-formats.asp for listing of Commission accepted
document types.
If any of the Utility’s wholesale rate and/or service agreements containing an AAC listed in Question 2a, that was used during 2014
and/or 2015, was filed with the Commission before January 1, 1990,
attach an electronic copy of it with this filing. List the documents you
are submitting below. Note: Once this information is submitted electronically in a text-searchable format it will not be necessary to submit it in future Form 580 filings. See: https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
elibrary/accept-file-formats.asp for listing of Commission accepted
document types.
Question 3
—Revise the paragraph under Question
3 to read:
From
To
If during the 2012–2013 period, the Utility had any contracts or agreements for the purchase of either energy or capacity under which all
or any portion of the purchase costs were passed through a fuel adjustment clause (FAC), for each purchase from a PURPA Qualifying
Facility (QF) or Independent Power Producer (IPP) provide the information requested in the non-shaded columns of the table below. Provide the information separately for each reporting year 2012 and
2013. Do not report purchased power where none of the costs were
recovered through an FAC. For each purchase where costs were
flowed through an FAC, fill-in the non-shaded columns and either
‘‘Only energy charges’’ or ‘‘The total cost of the purchase of economic power’’ columns, whichever apply.
If during the 2014–2015 period, the Utility had any contracts or agreements for the purchase of either energy or capacity under which all
or any portion of the purchase costs were passed through a fuel adjustment clause (FAC), for each purchase from a PURPA Qualifying
Facility (QF) or Independent Power Producer (IPP) provide the information requested in the non-shaded columns of the table below.
Provide the information separately for each reporting year 2014 and
2015. Do not report purchased power where none of the costs were
recovered through an FAC. For each purchase where costs were
flowed through an FAC, fill-in the non-shaded columns and either
‘‘Only energy charges’’ or ‘‘The total cost of the purchase of economic power’’ columns, whichever apply.
Question 4a
—Revise Question 4a columns as
follows:
To
If emission allowance costs were incurred by the Utility in 2012 and/or
2013 and were recovered through a FAC, provide the following information.
Dollar value of emission allowance cost passed through a FAC: 2012–
2013.
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If emission allowance costs were incurred by the Utility in 2014 and/or
2015 and were recovered through a FAC, provide the following information.
Dollar value of emission allowance cost passed through a FAC: 2014–
2015.
Question 5
—Revise the paragraph under Question
5 as follows:
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From
To
Provide the information requested below regarding the Utility’s fuel procurement policies and practices in place during 2012 and/or 2013 for
fuels whose costs were subject to 18 CFR 35.14. Note: Responses
to this question may be filed as Privileged. To do so, skip this question now and answer it via the Fuel Procurement Policies and Practices Privileged Addendum provided. Otherwise, answer it here and
your responses will be made public.
Provide the information requested below regarding the Utility’s fuel procurement policies and practices in place during 2014 and/or 2015 for
fuels whose costs were subject to 18 CFR 35.14. Note: Responses
to this question may be filed as Privileged. To do so, skip this question now and answer it via the Fuel Procurement Policies and Practices Privileged Addendum provided. Otherwise, answer it here and
your responses will be made public.
Question 6
—Revise the paragraph under Question
6 as follows:
From
To
For each fuel supply contract, of longer than one year in duration, in
force at any time during 2012 and/or 2013, where costs were subject
to 18 CFR 35.14, (including informal agreements with associated
companies), provide the requested information. Report the information individually for each contract, for each calendar year. [No response to any part of Question 6 for fuel oil no. 2 is necessary.] Report all fuels consumed for electric power generation and thermal energy associated with the production of electricity. Information for only
coal, natural gas, and oil should be reported.
For each fuel supply contract, of longer than one year in duration, in
force at any time during 2014 and/or 2015, where costs were subject
to 18 CFR 35.14, (including informal agreements with associated
companies), provide the requested information. Report the information individually for each contract, for each calendar year. [No response to any part of Question 6 for fuel oil no. 2 is necessary.] Report all fuels consumed for electric power generation and thermal energy associated with the production of electricity. Information for only
coal, natural gas, and oil should be reported.
Question 7
—Revise the paragraph under Question
6 as follows:
From
To
For each fuel supply contract, including informal agreements with associated or affiliated companies in force at any time during 2012 or
2013 WHERE CONTRACT SHORTFALL COSTS WERE PASSED
THROUGH an FAC subject to 18 CFR 35.14, provide for each contract separately the information requested below. Only report the information requested for shortfalls that occurred under your contracts
during reporting years 2012 or 2013 and that are not under dispute
i.e. parties agree there was indeed a shortfall.
For each fuel supply contract, including informal agreements with associated or affiliated companies in force at any time during 2014 or
2015 WHERE CONTRACT SHORTFALL COSTS WERE PASSED
THROUGH an FAC subject to 18 CFR 35.14, provide for each contract separately the information requested below. Only report the information requested for shortfalls that occurred under your contracts
during reporting years 2014 or 2015 and that are not under dispute
i.e. parties agree there was indeed a shortfall.
Question 8
—Revise the paragraph under Question
8 as follows:
To
For each fuel supply contract that was bought-out or bought-down, including informal agreements with associated or affiliated companies
in force at any time during 2012 or 2013 WHERE CONTRACT BUYOUT AND/OR BUY-DOWN COSTS WERE PASSED THROUGH an
FAC subject to 18 CFR 35.14, provide for each contract separately
the information requested below. Only report the information requested for contract buy-downs and buy-outs that occurred under
your contracts during reporting years 2012 or 2013 and that are not
under dispute i.e. parties agree there was indeed a shortfall.
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For each fuel supply contract that was bought-out or bought-down, including informal agreements with associated or affiliated companies
in force at any time during 2014 or 2015 WHERE CONTRACT BUYOUT AND/OR BUY-DOWN COSTS WERE PASSED THROUGH an
FAC subject to 18 CFR 35.14, provide for each contract separately
the information requested below. Only report the information requested for contract buy-downs and buy-outs that occurred under
your contracts during reporting years 2014 or 2015 and that are not
under dispute i.e. parties agree there was indeed a shortfall.
10 The attached form is for illustrative purposes
only and does not include all the interactive
features of the actual form.
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of this notice in FERC’s eLibrary (https://
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp)
by searching Docket No. IC16–11–000.
Type of Respondent: Large electric
public utilities within FERC
jurisdiction.
Access to the Revised Materials: A
copy of the form, desk reference, and
glossary are attached to this Notice, but
they will not be published in the
Federal Register.10 Interested parties
can see the form electronically as part
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Estimate of Annual Burden 11: The
Commission estimates the annual 12
public reporting burden for the
information collection as:
FERC FORM 580 (INTERROGATORY ON FUEL AND ENERGY PURCHASE PRACTICES)
Number of
respondents
Annual
number
of responses
per
respondent
Total number
of responses
Average
burden & cost
per response 13
Total annual
burden hours
& total
annual cost
Annual
cost per
respondent
($)
(1)
(2)
(1) * (2) = (3)
(4)
(3) * (4) = (5)
(5) ÷ (1)
$3,836.75
$74.50
Respondents with FACs
37
0.5
18.5
103 hrs.; $7,673.50 .....
Respondents with
AACs, but no FACs.
Respondents with no
AACs nor FACs.
10
0.5
5
20 hrs.; $1,490 ............
1,905.5 hrs.;
$141,959.75.
100 hrs.; $7,450 ..........
35
0.5
17.5
2 hrs.; $149 .................
35 hrs.; $2,607.50 .......
Total ......................
41
$745
2,040.5 hrs.;
$152,017.25.
13 The estimates for cost per response are derived using the 2016 FERC average salary plus benefits of $154,647/year (or $74.50/hour). Commission staff finds that the work done for this information collection is typically done by wage categories similar to those at FERC.
FERC Form No. 1, Annual Report of
Major Electric Utilities, Licensees, and
Others
OMB Control No.: 1902–0021
Abstract: The FERC Form No. 1 (Form
No.1) is a comprehensive financial and
operating report submitted annually for
electric rate regulation, market oversight
analysis, and financial audits by Major
electric utilities, licensees and others.
Major is defined as having in each of the
three previous calendar years, sales or
transmission services that exceed one of
the following: (1) One million megawatt
hours of total annual sales; (2) 100
megawatt hours of annual sales for
resale; (3) 500 megawatt hours of annual
power exchanges delivered; or (4) 500
megawatt hours of annual wheeling for
others (deliveries plus losses).14
The Form No.1 is designed to collect
financial and operational information
and is considered to be a nonconfidential public use form. The Form
No.1 includes a basic set of financial
statements: Comparative Balance Sheet,
Statement of Income, Statement of
Retained Earnings, Statement of Cash
Flows, Statements of Accumulated
Comprehensive Income, Comprehensive
Income, and Hedging Activities; and
Notes to Financial Statements.
Supporting schedules contain
supplementary information and outlines
of corporate structure and governance;
information on formula rates; and
description of important changes during
the year. Other schedules provide
information on revenues and the related
quantities of electric sales and
electricity transmitted; account balances
for all electric operation and
maintenance expenses; selected plant
cost data; and other statistical
information.
Type of Respondent: Major electric
utilities
Estimate of Annual Burden: The
estimated annual burden and cost 15
follow:
FORM NO. 1
Number of
respondents
Annual
number of
responses per
respondent
Total number
of responses
Average
burden hours
& cost per
response
Total annual
burden hours
& total annual
cost
Cost per
respondent
($)
(1)
(2)
(1) * (2) = (3)
(4)
(3) * (4) = (5)
(5) ÷ (1)
1,169 hrs.; $91,953.54 .........
245,490 hrs.; $19,310,243.40
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1
10 The attached form is for illustrative purposes
only and does not include all the interactive
features of the actual form.
11 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.
12 The FERC Form 580 data is collected on a
biennial basis. In order to represent the burden
appropriately, the ‘‘Annual Number of Responses
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per Respondent’’ is assigned a figure of 0.5. This
figure means that one response per respondent is
received on average for each two year period. The
‘‘Total Annual Burden Hours & Total Annual Cost’’
figures are all annual figures based on the biennial
frequency assumption.
14 As detailed in 18 CFR 101 (Uniform System of
Accounts Prescribed for Public Utilities and
Licensees Subject to the Provision of the Federal
Power Act, General Instructions) and 18 CFR 141.1.
15 The cost estimate (wages plus benefits) is
$78.66/hour and is used for the Form Nos. 1, 1–F,
and 3–Q. The $78.66/hour (wages plus benefits) is
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based on figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
National Industry-Specific Occupational and
Employment Wage Estimates (May 2015 estimates
at https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm,
and benefits information for December 2015 at
https://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.nr0.htm) and
is an average of the following:
• Management (code 11–0000) of $88.94/hour
• business and financial operations occupations
(code 13–0000) of $56.86/hour
• legal (code 23–0000) of $128.94/hour
• office and administrative support (code 43–
0000) of $39.91/hour.
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FERC Form No. 1–F, Annual Report for
Nonmajor Public Utilities and Licensees
OMB Control No.: 1902–0029
Abstract: The FERC Form No. 1–F
(Form No.1–F) is a financial and
operating report submitted annually for
electric rate regulation, market oversight
analysis, and financial audits by
Nonmajor electric utilities and
licensees. Nonmajor is defined as
having total annual sales of 10,000
megawatt-hours or more in the previous
calendar year and not classified as
Major.16
The Form No.1–F is designed to
collect financial and operational
information and is considered to be a
non-confidential public use form. The
Form No.1–F includes a basic set of
financial statements: Comparative
Balance Sheet, Statement of Retained
Earnings, Statement of Cash Flows,
Statement of Comprehensive Income
and Hedging Activities, and Notes to
Financial Statements. Supporting
schedules contain supplementary
information and include revenues and
the related quantities of electric sales
and electricity transmitted; account
balances for all electric operation and
maintenance expenses; selected plant
cost data; and other statistical
information.
Type of Respondent: Nonmajor
electric utilities
Estimate of Annual Burden: The
estimated annual burden and cost
follow. (The estimated hourly cost used
for the Form No. 1–F is $78.66 (wages
plus benefits) and is described above,
under the Form No. 1.):
FORM NO. 1–F
Number of
respondents
Annual
number of
responses per
respondent
Total number
of responses
Average
burden hours
& cost per
response
Total annual
burden hours
& total annual
cost
Cost per
respondent
($)
(1)
(2)
(1) * (2) = (3)
(4)
(3) * (4) = (5)
(5) ÷ (1)
123 hrs.; $9,675.18 ..............
615 hrs.; $48,375.90 ............
5 .............................................
1
FERC Form No. 3–Q, Quarterly
Financial Report of Electric Utilities,
Licensees, and Natural Gas Companies
OMB Control No.: 1902–0205
Abstract: The FERC Form No. 3–Q
(Form No. 3–Q) is a quarterly financial
and operating report for rate regulation,
market oversight analysis, and financial
audits which supplements the (a) Form
Nos. 1 and 1–F for the electric industry,
or the (b) Form No. 2 (Major Natural Gas
Pipeline Annual Report; OMB Control
No. 1902–0028) and Form No. 2–A
(Nonmajor Natural Gas Pipeline Annual
Report; OMB Control No. 1902–0030)
(for the natural gas industry). The Form
No. 3–Q is submitted for all Major and
5
Nonmajor electric utilities and
licensees; and natural gas companies17.
Form No. 3–Q includes a basic set of
financial statements: Comparative
Balance Sheet, Statement of Income and
Statement of Retained Earnings,
Statement of Cash Flows, Statement of
Comprehensive Income and Hedging
Activities and supporting schedules
containing supplementary information.
Electric respondents report revenues
and the related quantities of electric
sales and electricity transmitted;
account balances for all electric
operation and maintenance expenses;
selected plant cost data; and other
statistical information. Natural gas
respondents include monthly and
$9,675.18
quarterly quantities of gas transported
and associated revenues; storage,
terminaling and processing services;
natural gas customer accounts and
details of service; and operational
expenses, depreciation, depletion and
amortization of gas plant.
Type of Respondent: Major and
nonmajor electric utilities and natural
gas pipelines.
Estimate of Annual Burden: The
estimated annual burden and cost (as
rounded) follow. (The estimated hourly
cost used for the Form No. 3–Q is
$78.66 (wages plus benefits) and is
described above, under the Form No.
1.):
FORM NO. 3–Q
Number of
respondents
Annual
number of
responses per
respondent
Total number
of responses
Average burden hours
& cost per response
Total annual burden
hours & total annual
cost
Annual cost
per
respondent
($)
(1)
(2)
(1) * (2) = (3)
(4)
(3) * (4) = (5)
(5) ÷ (1)
168 hrs.; ......................
$13,214.88 ..................
167 hrs.; ......................
$13,136.22 ..................
107,352 hrs.; ...............
$8,444,308 ..................
83,667 hrs.; .................
$6,581,246 ..................
191,019 hrs.; ...............
$15,025,554 ................
FERC 3–Q (electric) .....
213 18
3
639
FERC 3–Q (gas) ..........
167
3
501
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Total for FERC 3–
Q.
1,140
$39,644.64
$39,408.66
18 The estimated number of electric filers of the Form No. 3–Q is 213 (rather than the 215 total for the number of filers of the Form Nos. 1 and
1–F) due to standing waivers for two coops who do not file the Form No. 3–Q.
16 As detailed in 18 CFR 101 (Uniform System of
Accounts Prescribed for Public Utilities and
Licensees Subject to the Provision of the Federal
Power Act, General Instructions) and 18 CFR 141.2.
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companies, Major, as defined by the Natural Gas
Act, pertains to a company whose combined gas
transported or stored for a fee exceed 50 million Dth
in each of the three previous calendar years. 18 CFR
§ 260.2(b) states that for natural gas companies,
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pertains to a company not meeting the filing
threshold for Major, but having total gas sales or
volume transactions exceeding 200,000 Dth in each
of the three previous calendar years.
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DATED: June 7, 2016.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016–13922 Filed 6–10–16; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
Combined Notice of Filings
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: RP16–1000–000.
Applicants: Columbia Gas
Transmission, LLC.
Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing:
Negotiated & Non-Conforming Service
Agreement—Kentucky Power to be
effective 6/1/2016.
Filed Date: 5/31/16.
Accession Number: 20160531–5595.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/13/16.
Docket Numbers: RP16–1001–000.
Applicants: Discovery Gas
Transmission LLC.
Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: 2016
FL&U Submittal to be effective
7/1/2016.
Filed Date: 5/31/16.
Accession Number: 20160531–5604.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/13/16.
Docket Numbers: RP16–1002–000.
Applicants: Algonquin Gas
Transmission, LLC.
Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: NonConforming Agreements—Colonial
510025 and Narragansett 510075 to be
effective 6/1/2016.
Filed Date: 5/31/16.
Accession Number: 20160531–5614.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/13/16.
Docket Numbers: RP16–1003–000.
Applicants: Algonquin Gas
Transmission, LLC.
Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: NonConforming Agreement—Narragansett
510209 to be effective 6/1/2016.
Filed Date: 6/1/16.
Accession Number: 20160601–5124.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/13/16.
Docket Numbers: RP16–1004–000.
Applicants: Gulf South Pipeline
Company, LP.
Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: Cap
Rel Neg Rate Agmt (QEP 37657 to Trans
LA 46521) to be effective 6/2/2016.
Filed Date: 6/1/16.
Accession Number: 20160601–5181.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/13/16.
Docket Numbers: RP16–1005–000.
Applicants: Equitrans, L.P.
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Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing:
Negotiated Capacity Release
Agreements—6/01/2016 to be effective
6/1/2016.
Filed Date: 6/1/16.
Accession Number: 20160601–5227.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/13/16.
Docket Numbers: RP16–1006–000.
Applicants: Columbia Gas
Transmission, LLC.
Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: GEH—
Multi-Party Contracts to be effective
7/1/2016.
Filed Date: 6/1/16.
Accession Number: 20160601–5289.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/13/16.
Docket Numbers: RP16–1007–000.
Applicants: Columbia Gulf
Transmission, LLC.
Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: GEH—
Multi-Party Contracts to be effective
7/1/2016.
Filed Date: 6/1/16.
Accession Number: 20160601–5290.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/13/16.
Docket Numbers: RP16–1008–000.
Applicants: UGI Sunbury, LLC.
Description: Compliance Tariff Filing
[of Pro Forma tariff sheets—CP15–525]
and Request for Waiver of UGI Sunbury,
LLC.
Filed Date: 5/31/16.
Accession Number: 20160531–5736.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/13/16.
Docket Numbers: RP16–1009–000.
Applicants: Crossroads Pipeline
Company.
Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: GEH—
Multi-Party Contracts to be effective
7/1/2016.
Filed Date: 6/1/16.
Accession Number: 20160601–5293.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/13/16.
Docket Numbers: RP16–1010–000.
Applicants: Central Kentucky
Transmission Company.
Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: GEH—
Multi-Party Contracts to be effective
7/1/2016.
Filed Date: 6/1/16.
Accession Number: 20160601–5300.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/13/16.
Docket Numbers: RP16–1011–000.
Applicants: Millennium Pipeline
Company, LLC.
Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing:
Operational Sales at Pool Filing to be
effective 7/1/2016.
Filed Date: 6/1/16.
Accession Number: 20160601–5301.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/13/16.
Docket Numbers: RP16–1012–000.
Applicants: Rockies Express Pipeline
LLC.
Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: Neg
Rate 2016–06–01 Perm Partial BP to be
effective 6/1/2016.
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Filed Date: 6/1/16.
Accession Number: 20160601–5338.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/13/16.
Docket Numbers: RP16–1013–000.
Applicants: MarkWest Pioneer, L.L.C.
Description: Quarterly Fuel
Adjustment Filing of MarkWest Pioneer,
L.L.C. under RP16–1013.
Filed Date: 6/1/16.
Accession Number: 20160601–5391.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/13/16.
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: RP16–549–002.
Applicants: PGPipeline LLC.
Description: Compliance filing
NAESB 3.0 Compliance Filing to be
effective 4/1/2016.
Filed Date: 5/31/16.
Accession Number: 20160531–5607.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/13/16.
Any person desiring to protest in any
of the above proceedings must file in
accordance with Rule 211 of the
Commission’s Regulations (18 CFR
385.211) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern
time on the specified comment date.
The filings are accessible in the
Commission’s eLibrary system by
clicking on the links or querying the
docket number.
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: June 6, 2016.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016–13897 Filed 6–10–16; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[FRL–9947–63–Region 2]
Notice of Availability of Final NPDES
General Permit for Small Municipal
Separate Storm Sewer Systems and
Federal Facilities Within the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
AGENCY:
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC16-11-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC Form Nos. 6,
580, 1, 1-F, and 3-Q); Consolidated Comment Request; Extension
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice of information collections 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
requirements and burden\1\ of the information collections described
below.
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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.
DATES: Comments on the collections of information are due August 12,
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2016.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments (identified by Docket No. IC16-11-
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.
Please reference the specific collection number and/or title in
your comments.
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: Ellen Brown may be reached by email at
DataClearance@FERC.gov, telephone at (202) 502-8663, and fax at (202)
273-0873.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Type of Request: Three-year extension of the information collection
requirements for all collections described below with no changes to the
current reporting requirements. Please note that each collection is
distinct from the next.
Comments: Comments are invited on: (1) whether the collections of
information are 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 estimates of the
burden and cost of the collections of information, including the
validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance
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the quality, utility and clarity of the information collections; and
(4) ways to minimize the burden of the collections of information on
those who are to respond, including the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information technology.
FERC Form No. 6, Annual Report of Oil Pipeline Companies \2\
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\2\ The renewal request for the FERC Form No. 6 in this IC
docket is for the current form, with no change to the reporting
requirements.
The FERC Form No. 6 is also part of the Forms Refresh effort
(started in Docket No. AD15-11), which is a separate activity and
not addressed in this Notice.
In addition, there is a pending Docket No. RM15-19 which is a
separate activity and is not addressed in this Notice.
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OMB Control No.: 1902-0022
Abstract: Under the Interstate Commerce Act (ICA), (Section 20, 54
Stat. 916), the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) was authorized and
empowered to make investigations and to collect and record data to the
extent considered necessary or useful for the purpose of carrying out
the provisions of the ICA.
In 1977, the Department of Energy Organization Act transferred to
the Commission from the ICC the responsibility to regulate oil pipeline
companies. In accordance with the transfer of authority, the Commission
was delegated the responsibility to require oil pipelines to file
annual reports of information necessary for the Commission to exercise
its statutory responsibilities.\3\ The transfer included the Form P,
the predecessor to the FERC Form No. 6, Annual Report of Oil Pipeline
Companies (Form 6).\4\
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\3\ Section 402(b) of the Department of Energy Organization Act
(DOE Act), 42 U.S.C. 7172 provides that; ``[t]here are hereby
transferred to, and vested in, the Commission all functions and
authority of the Interstate Commerce Commission or any officer or
component of such Commission where the regulatory function
establishes rates or charges for the transportation of oil by
pipeline or established the valuation of any such pipeline.''
\4\ The ICC developed the Form P to collect information on an
annual basis to enable it to carry out its regulation of oil
pipeline companies under the Interstate Commerce Act. A
comprehensive review of the reporting requirements for oil pipeline
companies was performed on September 21, 1982, when the Commission
issued Order 260 revising the former ICC Form P, ``Annual Report of
Carriers by Pipeline'' and redesignating it as FERC Form No. 6,
``Annual Report of Oil Pipeline Companies''.
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To reduce burden on industry, the FERC Form No. 6 has three tiers
of reporting requirements:
1. Each oil pipeline carrier whose annual jurisdictional operating
revenues has been $500,000 or more for each of the three previous
calendar years must file FERC Form No. 6. Oil pipeline carriers
submitting a complete FERC Form No. 6 must submit FERC Form 6-Q.\5\
Newly established entities must use projected data to determine whether
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\5\ FERC Form 6-Q is covered separately and is approved by OMB
under OMB Control No. 1902-0206. It is not a subject of this Notice;
FERC Form 6-Q is being addressed separately in Docket No. IC16-7-
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2. Oil pipeline carriers exempt from filing FERC Form No. 6 whose
annual jurisdictional operating revenues have been more than $350,000
but less than $500,000 for each of the three previous calendar years
must prepare and file page 301, ``Operating Revenue Accounts (Account
600), and page 700, ``Annual cost of Service Based Analysis Schedule,''
of FERC Form No. 6. When submitting pages 301 and 700, each exempt oil
pipeline carrier must include page 1 of the FERC Form No. 6, the
Identification and Attestation schedules.
3. Oil pipeline carriers exempt from filing FERC Form No. 6 and
page 301 and whose annual jurisdictional operating revenues were
$350,000 or less for each of the three previous calendar years must
prepare and file page 700, ``Annual Cost of Service Based Analysis
Schedule,'' of FERC Form No. 6.
The Commission uses the FERC Form No. 6 information in:
implementation of its financial audits and programs, the
continuous review of the financial condition of regulated companies,
and the assessment of energy markets
various rate proceedings and economic analyses
background research for use in litigation
programs relating to the administration of the ICA
computation of annual charges, which are required by
Section 3401 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986.
Type of Respondent: Oil Pipelines.
Estimate of Annual Burden: The Commission estimates the annual
public reporting burden \6\ and cost \7\ for the FERC Form No. 6
information collection as follows.
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\6\ The burden associated with the one-time re-filing of Page
700 data for Years 2009-2011 has been completed and is not included.
\7\ The cost is based on FERC's 2016 average cost (salary plus
benefits) of $74.50/hour. The Commission staff believes that the
industry's level and skill set is comparable to FERC.
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Annual number Total annual burden
Number of of responses Total number Average burden & cost hours & total annual Cost per
respondents per respondent of responses per response cost respondent ($)
(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (4)..................... (3) * (4) = (5)........ (5) / (1)
(3)
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FERC-6............................... 198 1 198 161.06 hrs.;............ 31.889.88 hrs.;........ $11,998.97
$11,998.97.............. $2,375,796.06..........
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FERC Form No. 580, Interrogatory on Fuel and Energy Purchase Practices
OMB Control No.: 1902-0137
Abstract: FERC Form No. 580 is collected in even numbered years.
The Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA) \8\ amended the
Federal Power Act (FPA) and directed the Commission to make
comprehensive biennial reviews of certain matters related to automatic
adjustment clauses (AACs) in wholesale rate schedules used by public
utilities subject to the Commission's jurisdiction. Specifically, the
Commission is required to examine whether the clauses effectively
provide the incentives for efficient use of resources and whether the
clauses reflect only those costs that are either ``subject to periodic
fluctuations'' or ``not susceptible to precise determinations'' in rate
cases prior to the time the costs are incurred.
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The Commission is also required to review the practices of each
public utility under AACs ``to insure efficient use of resources under
such clauses.'' \9\ In response to the PURPA directive, the Commission
(Docket Number IN79-6-000) established an investigation. Beginning in
1982, the Commission collected ``Interrogatory on Fuel and Energy
Purchase Practices'' data every other year.
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\9\ The review requirement is set forth in two paragraphs of
Section 208 of PURPA, 49 Stat.851; 16 U.S.C. 824d.
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Based on filer comments in response to the new electronic form used
in the 2014 collections, FERC recommends the following changes to the
instructions. FERC is not changing the requirements of the information
collection.
Question 2a
--Revise Question 2a columns as follows:
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From To
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Docket number under which rate schedule Docket number under which rate
containing AAC through which costs schedule containing AAC
were passed during 2012 and/or 2013 through which costs were
was accepted for filing by FERC. passed during 2014 and/or 2015
was accepted for filing by
FERC.
Was rate schedule superseded or Was rate schedule superseded or
abandoned during 2012-2013? If so, abandoned during 2014-2015? If
provide dates. so, provide dates.
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Question 2b
--Revise the paragraph under Question 2b to read:
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From To
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If any of the Utility's wholesale rate If any of the Utility's
and/or service agreements containing wholesale rate and/or service
an AAC listed in Question 2a, that was agreements containing an AAC
used during 2012 and/or 2013, was listed in Question 2a, that
filed with the Commission before was used during 2014 and/or
January 1, 1990, attach an electronic 2015, was filed with the
copy of it with this filing. List the Commission before January 1,
documents you are submitting below. 1990, attach an electronic
Note: Once this information is copy of it with this filing.
submitted electronically in a text- List the documents you are
searchable format it will not be submitting below. Note: Once
necessary to submit it in future Form this information is submitted
580 filings. See: https://www.ferc.gov/ electronically in a text-
docs-filing/elibrary/accept-file- searchable format it will not
formats.asp for listing of Commission be necessary to submit it in
accepted document types. future Form 580 filings. See:
https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary/accept-file-formats.asp for listing of
Commission accepted document
types.
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Question 3
--Revise the paragraph under Question 3 to read:
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From To
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If during the 2012-2013 period, the If during the 2014-2015 period,
Utility had any contracts or the Utility had any contracts
agreements for the purchase of either or agreements for the purchase
energy or capacity under which all or of either energy or capacity
any portion of the purchase costs were under which all or any portion
passed through a fuel adjustment of the purchase costs were
clause (FAC), for each purchase from a passed through a fuel
PURPA Qualifying Facility (QF) or adjustment clause (FAC), for
Independent Power Producer (IPP) each purchase from a PURPA
provide the information requested in Qualifying Facility (QF) or
the non-shaded columns of the table Independent Power Producer
below. Provide the information (IPP) provide the information
separately for each reporting year requested in the non-shaded
2012 and 2013. Do not report purchased columns of the table below.
power where none of the costs were Provide the information
recovered through an FAC. For each separately for each reporting
purchase where costs were flowed year 2014 and 2015. Do not
through an FAC, fill-in the non-shaded report purchased power where
columns and either ``Only energy none of the costs were
charges'' or ``The total cost of the recovered through an FAC. For
purchase of economic power'' columns, each purchase where costs were
whichever apply. flowed through an FAC, fill-in
the non-shaded columns and
either ``Only energy charges''
or ``The total cost of the
purchase of economic power''
columns, whichever apply.
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Question 4a
--Revise Question 4a columns as follows:
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From To
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If emission allowance costs were If emission allowance costs
incurred by the Utility in 2012 and/or were incurred by the Utility
2013 and were recovered through a FAC, in 2014 and/or 2015 and were
provide the following information. recovered through a FAC,
provide the following
information.
Dollar value of emission allowance cost Dollar value of emission
passed through a FAC: 2012-2013. allowance cost passed through
a FAC: 2014-2015.
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Question 5
--Revise the paragraph under Question 5 as follows:
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From To
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Provide the information requested below Provide the information
regarding the Utility's fuel requested below regarding the
procurement policies and practices in Utility's fuel procurement
place during 2012 and/or 2013 for policies and practices in
fuels whose costs were subject to 18 place during 2014 and/or 2015
CFR 35.14. Note: Responses to this for fuels whose costs were
question may be filed as Privileged. subject to 18 CFR 35.14. Note:
To do so, skip this question now and Responses to this question may
answer it via the Fuel Procurement be filed as Privileged. To do
Policies and Practices Privileged so, skip this question now and
Addendum provided. Otherwise, answer answer it via the Fuel
it here and your responses will be Procurement Policies and
made public. Practices Privileged Addendum
provided. Otherwise, answer it
here and your responses will
be made public.
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Question 6
--Revise the paragraph under Question 6 as follows:
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From To
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For each fuel supply contract, of For each fuel supply contract,
longer than one year in duration, in of longer than one year in
force at any time during 2012 and/or duration, in force at any time
2013, where costs were subject to 18 during 2014 and/or 2015, where
CFR 35.14, (including informal costs were subject to 18 CFR
agreements with associated companies), 35.14, (including informal
provide the requested information. agreements with associated
Report the information individually companies), provide the
for each contract, for each calendar requested information. Report
year. [No response to any part of the information individually
Question 6 for fuel oil no. 2 is for each contract, for each
necessary.] Report all fuels consumed calendar year. [No response to
for electric power generation and any part of Question 6 for
thermal energy associated with the fuel oil no. 2 is necessary.]
production of electricity. Information Report all fuels consumed for
for only coal, natural gas, and oil electric power generation and
should be reported. thermal energy associated with
the production of electricity.
Information for only coal,
natural gas, and oil should be
reported.
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Question 7
--Revise the paragraph under Question 6 as follows:
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From To
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For each fuel supply contract, For each fuel supply contract,
including informal agreements with including informal agreements
associated or affiliated companies in with associated or affiliated
force at any time during 2012 or 2013 companies in force at any time
WHERE CONTRACT SHORTFALL COSTS WERE during 2014 or 2015 WHERE
PASSED THROUGH an FAC subject to 18 CONTRACT SHORTFALL COSTS WERE
CFR 35.14, provide for each contract PASSED THROUGH an FAC subject
separately the information requested to 18 CFR 35.14, provide for
below. Only report the information each contract separately the
requested for shortfalls that occurred information requested below.
under your contracts during reporting Only report the information
years 2012 or 2013 and that are not requested for shortfalls that
under dispute i.e. parties agree there occurred under your contracts
was indeed a shortfall. during reporting years 2014 or
2015 and that are not under
dispute i.e. parties agree
there was indeed a shortfall.
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Question 8
--Revise the paragraph under Question 8 as follows:
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From To
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For each fuel supply contract that was For each fuel supply contract
bought-out or bought-down, including that was bought-out or bought-
informal agreements with associated or down, including informal
affiliated companies in force at any agreements with associated or
time during 2012 or 2013 WHERE affiliated companies in force
CONTRACT BUY-OUT AND/OR BUY-DOWN COSTS at any time during 2014 or
WERE PASSED THROUGH an FAC subject to 2015 WHERE CONTRACT BUY-OUT
18 CFR 35.14, provide for each AND/OR BUY-DOWN COSTS WERE
contract separately the information PASSED THROUGH an FAC subject
requested below. Only report the to 18 CFR 35.14, provide for
information requested for contract buy- each contract separately the
downs and buy-outs that occurred under information requested below.
your contracts during reporting years Only report the information
2012 or 2013 and that are not under requested for contract buy-
dispute i.e. parties agree there was downs and buy-outs that
indeed a shortfall. occurred under your contracts
during reporting years 2014 or
2015 and that are not under
dispute i.e. parties agree
there was indeed a shortfall.
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Access to the Revised Materials: A copy of the form, desk
reference, and glossary are attached to this Notice, but they will not
be published in the Federal Register.\10\ Interested parties can see
the form electronically as part of this notice in FERC's eLibrary
(https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp) by searching Docket No.
IC16-11-000.
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\10\ The attached form is for illustrative purposes only and
does not include all the interactive features of the actual form.
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Type of Respondent: Large electric public utilities within FERC
jurisdiction.
Estimate of Annual Burden \11\: The Commission estimates the annual
\12\ public reporting burden for the information collection as:
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\11\ 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.
\12\ The FERC Form 580 data is collected on a biennial basis. In
order to represent the burden appropriately, the ``Annual Number of
Responses per Respondent'' is assigned a figure of 0.5. This figure
means that one response per respondent is received on average for
each two year period. The ``Total Annual Burden Hours & Total Annual
Cost'' figures are all annual figures based on the biennial
frequency assumption.
FERC Form 580 (Interrogatory on Fuel and Energy Purchase Practices)
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Annual number Total annual burden Annual cost
Number of of responses Total number Average burden & cost hours & total annual per respondent
respondents per respondent of responses per response \13\ cost ($)
(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (4)..................... (3) * (4) = (5)........ (5) / (1)
(3)
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Respondents with FACs................ 37 0.5 18.5 103 hrs.; $7,673.50..... 1,905.5 hrs.; $3,836.75
$141,959.75.
Respondents with AACs, but no FACs... 10 0.5 5 20 hrs.; $1,490......... 100 hrs.; $7,450....... $745
Respondents with no AACs nor FACs.... 35 0.5 17.5 2 hrs.; $149............ 35 hrs.; $2,607.50..... $74.50
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Total............................ 41 2,040.5 hrs.;
$152,017.25.
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\13\ The estimates for cost per response are derived using the 2016 FERC average salary plus benefits of $154,647/year (or $74.50/hour). Commission
staff finds that the work done for this information collection is typically done by wage categories similar to those at FERC.
FERC Form No. 1, Annual Report of Major Electric Utilities, Licensees,
and Others
OMB Control No.: 1902-0021
Abstract: The FERC Form No. 1 (Form No.1) is a comprehensive
financial and operating report submitted annually for electric rate
regulation, market oversight analysis, and financial audits by Major
electric utilities, licensees and others. Major is defined as having in
each of the three previous calendar years, sales or transmission
services that exceed one of the following: (1) One million megawatt
hours of total annual sales; (2) 100 megawatt hours of annual sales for
resale; (3) 500 megawatt hours of annual power exchanges delivered; or
(4) 500 megawatt hours of annual wheeling for others (deliveries plus
losses).\14\
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\14\ As detailed in 18 CFR 101 (Uniform System of Accounts
Prescribed for Public Utilities and Licensees Subject to the
Provision of the Federal Power Act, General Instructions) and 18 CFR
141.1.
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The Form No.1 is designed to collect financial and operational
information and is considered to be a non-confidential public use form.
The Form No.1 includes a basic set of financial statements: Comparative
Balance Sheet, Statement of Income, Statement of Retained Earnings,
Statement of Cash Flows, Statements of Accumulated Comprehensive
Income, Comprehensive Income, and Hedging Activities; and Notes to
Financial Statements. Supporting schedules contain supplementary
information and outlines of corporate structure and governance;
information on formula rates; and description of important changes
during the year. Other schedules provide information on revenues and
the related quantities of electric sales and electricity transmitted;
account balances for all electric operation and maintenance expenses;
selected plant cost data; and other statistical information.
Type of Respondent: Major electric utilities
Estimate of Annual Burden: The estimated annual burden and cost
\15\ follow:
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\15\ The cost estimate (wages plus benefits) is $78.66/hour and
is used for the Form Nos. 1, 1-F, and 3-Q. The $78.66/hour (wages
plus benefits) is based on figures from the Bureau of Labor
Statistics National Industry-Specific Occupational and Employment
Wage Estimates (May 2015 estimates at https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm, and benefits information for December 2015 at
https://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.nr0.htm) and is an average of
the following:
Management (code 11-0000) of $88.94/hour
business and financial operations occupations (code 13-
0000) of $56.86/hour
legal (code 23-0000) of $128.94/hour
office and administrative support (code 43-0000) of
$39.91/hour.
Form No. 1
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Total annual
Annual number Total number Average burden burden hours & Cost per
Number of respondents of responses of responses hours & cost per total annual respondent ($)
per respondent response cost
(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (4)............. (3) * (4) = (5) (5) / (1)
(3)
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210.......................... 1 210 1,169 hrs.; 245,490 hrs.; $91,953.54
$91,953.54. $19,310,243.40.
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FERC Form No. 1-F, Annual Report for Nonmajor Public Utilities and
Licensees
OMB Control No.: 1902-0029
Abstract: The FERC Form No. 1-F (Form No.1-F) is a financial and
operating report submitted annually for electric rate regulation,
market oversight analysis, and financial audits by Nonmajor electric
utilities and licensees. Nonmajor is defined as having total annual
sales of 10,000 megawatt-hours or more in the previous calendar year
and not classified as Major.\16\
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\16\ As detailed in 18 CFR 101 (Uniform System of Accounts
Prescribed for Public Utilities and Licensees Subject to the
Provision of the Federal Power Act, General Instructions) and 18 CFR
141.2.
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The Form No.1-F is designed to collect financial and operational
information and is considered to be a non-confidential public use form.
The Form No.1-F includes a basic set of financial statements:
Comparative Balance Sheet, Statement of Retained Earnings, Statement of
Cash Flows, Statement of Comprehensive Income and Hedging Activities,
and Notes to Financial Statements. Supporting schedules contain
supplementary information and include revenues and the related
quantities of electric sales and electricity transmitted; account
balances for all electric operation and maintenance expenses; selected
plant cost data; and other statistical information.
Type of Respondent: Nonmajor electric utilities
Estimate of Annual Burden: The estimated annual burden and cost
follow. (The estimated hourly cost used for the Form No. 1-F is $78.66
(wages plus benefits) and is described above, under the Form No. 1.):
Form No. 1-F
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Total annual
Annual number Total number Average burden burden hours & Cost per
Number of respondents of responses of responses hours & cost per total annual respondent ($)
per respondent response cost
(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (4)............. (3) * (4) = (5) (5) / (1)
(3)
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5............................ 1 5 123 hrs.; 615 hrs.; $9,675.18
$9,675.18. $48,375.90.
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FERC Form No. 3-Q, Quarterly Financial Report of Electric Utilities,
Licensees, and Natural Gas Companies
OMB Control No.: 1902-0205
Abstract: The FERC Form No. 3-Q (Form No. 3-Q) is a quarterly
financial and operating report for rate regulation, market oversight
analysis, and financial audits which supplements the (a) Form Nos. 1
and 1-F for the electric industry, or the (b) Form No. 2 (Major Natural
Gas Pipeline Annual Report; OMB Control No. 1902-0028) and Form No. 2-A
(Nonmajor Natural Gas Pipeline Annual Report; OMB Control No. 1902-
0030) (for the natural gas industry). The Form No. 3-Q is submitted for
all Major and Nonmajor electric utilities and licensees; and natural
gas companies\17\.
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\17\ 18 CFR Sec. 260.1(b) states that for natural gas
companies, Major, as defined by the Natural Gas Act, pertains to a
company whose combined gas transported or stored for a fee exceed 50
million Dth in each of the three previous calendar years. 18 CFR
Sec. 260.2(b) states that for natural gas companies, Nonmajor as
defined by the Natural Gas Act, pertains to a company not meeting
the filing threshold for Major, but having total gas sales or volume
transactions exceeding 200,000 Dth in each of the three previous
calendar years.
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Form No. 3-Q includes a basic set of financial statements:
Comparative Balance Sheet, Statement of Income and Statement of
Retained Earnings, Statement of Cash Flows, Statement of Comprehensive
Income and Hedging Activities and supporting schedules containing
supplementary information. Electric respondents report revenues and the
related quantities of electric sales and electricity transmitted;
account balances for all electric operation and maintenance expenses;
selected plant cost data; and other statistical information. Natural
gas respondents include monthly and quarterly quantities of gas
transported and associated revenues; storage, terminaling and
processing services; natural gas customer accounts and details of
service; and operational expenses, depreciation, depletion and
amortization of gas plant.
Type of Respondent: Major and nonmajor electric utilities and
natural gas pipelines.
Estimate of Annual Burden: The estimated annual burden and cost (as
rounded) follow. (The estimated hourly cost used for the Form No. 3-Q
is $78.66 (wages plus benefits) and is described above, under the Form
No. 1.):
Form No. 3-Q
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Annual number Total annual burden Annual cost
Number of of responses Total number Average burden hours & hours & total annual per respondent
respondents per respondent of responses cost per response cost ($)
(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (4)..................... (3) * (4) = (5)........ (5) / (1)
(3)
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FERC 3-Q (electric).................. 213 \18\ 3 639 168 hrs.;............... 107,352 hrs.;.......... $39,644.64
$13,214.88.............. $8,444,308.............
FERC 3-Q (gas)....................... 167 3 501 167 hrs.;............... 83,667 hrs.;........... $39,408.66
$13,136.22.............. $6,581,246.............
Total for FERC 3-Q............... 1,140 191,019 hrs.;..........
$15,025,554............
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\18\ The estimated number of electric filers of the Form No. 3-Q is 213 (rather than the 215 total for the number of filers of the Form Nos. 1 and 1-F)
due to standing waivers for two coops who do not file the Form No. 3-Q.
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DATED: June 7, 2016.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-13922 Filed 6-10-16; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P