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of reducing its carbon footprint, it has
increased its use of natural gas-fired
generation.
The EA assesses the potential
environmental effects of the
construction and operation of the Cedar
Station Upgrade Project in accordance
with the requirements of the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The
FERC staff concludes that approval of
the proposed project, with appropriate
mitigating measures, would not
constitute a major federal action
significantly affecting the quality of the
human environment.
The Cedar Station Upgrade Project
includes the following facilities:
• Approximately 7.86 miles of new
20-inch-diameter pipeline loop; 1
• a new pig 2 launcher and takeoff
valve setting at Northern’s existing
Rosemount Junction facility; and
• a new pig receiver, tie-in valve
setting, and modification of existing
regulators and piping at Northern’s
existing Cedar Meter Station facility.
The FERC staff mailed copies of the
EA to federal, state, and local
government representatives and
agencies; elected officials;
environmental and public interest
groups; Native American tribes;
potentially affected landowners and
other interested individuals and groups;
and newspapers and libraries in the
project area. In addition, the EA is
available for public viewing on the
FERC’s Web site (www.ferc.gov) using
the eLibrary link. A limited number of
copies of the EA are available for
distribution and public inspection at:
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
Public Reference Room, 888 First Street
NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426,
(202) 502–8371.
Any person wishing to comment on
the EA may do so. Your comments
should focus on the potential
environmental effects, reasonable
alternatives, and measures to avoid or
lessen environmental impacts. The more
specific your comments, the more useful
they will be. To ensure that the
Commission has the opportunity to
consider your comments prior to
making its decision on this project, it is
important that we receive your
comments in Washington, DC on or
before January 9, 2017.
For your convenience, there are three
methods you can use to file your
comments to the Commission. In all
instances, please reference the project
1A
pipeline ‘‘loop’’ is a segment of pipe installed
adjacent to an existing pipeline and connected to
the existing pipeline at both ends.
2 A ‘‘pig’’ is an internal pipeline tool used to clean
a pipeline and/or to inspect for damage or
corrosion.
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docket number (CP16–487–000) with
your submission. The Commission
encourages electronic filing of
comments and has expert staff available
to assist you at (202) 502–8258 or
efiling@ferc.gov.
(1) You can file your comments
electronically using the eComment
feature on the Commission’s Web site
(www.ferc.gov) under the link to
Documents and Filings. This is an easy
method for submitting brief, text-only
comments on a project;
(2) You can also file your comments
electronically using the eFiling feature
on the Commission’s Web site
(www.ferc.gov) under the link to
Documents and Filings. With eFiling,
you can provide comments in a variety
of formats by attaching them as a file
with your submission. New eFiling
users must first create an account by
clicking on ‘‘eRegister.’’ You must select
the type of filing you are making. If you
are filing a comment on a particular
project, please select ‘‘Comment on a
Filing’’; or
(3) You can file a paper copy of your
comments by mailing them to the
following address: Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street NE., Room
1A, Washington, DC 20426.
Any person seeking to become a party
to the proceeding must file a motion to
intervene pursuant to Rule 214 of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedures (18 CFR 385.214).3 Only
intervenors have the right to seek
rehearing of the Commission’s decision.
The Commission grants affected
landowners and others with
environmental concerns intervenor
status upon showing good cause by
stating that they have a clear and direct
interest in this proceeding which no
other party can adequately represent.
Simply filing environmental comments
will not give you intervenor status, but
you do not need intervenor status to
have your comments considered.
Additional information about the
project is available from the
Commission’s Office of External Affairs,
at (866) 208–FERC, or on the FERC Web
site (www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary
link. Click on the eLibrary link, click on
‘‘General Search,’’ and enter the docket
number excluding the last three digits in
the Docket Number field (i.e., CP16–
487). Be sure you have selected an
appropriate date range. For assistance,
please contact FERC Online Support at
FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free
at (866) 208–3676, or for TTY, contact
(202) 502–8659. The eLibrary link also
3 See the previous discussion on the methods for
filing comments.
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provides access to the texts of formal
documents issued by the Commission,
such as orders, notices, and
rulemakings.
In addition, the Commission offers a
free service called eSubscription which
allows you to keep track of all formal
issuances and submittals in specific
dockets. This can reduce the amount of
time you spend researching proceedings
by automatically providing you with
notification of these filings, document
summaries, and direct links to the
documents. Go to www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/esubscription.asp.
Dated: December 9, 2016.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC17–2–000]
Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–549D and FERC–733);
Consolidated Comment Request;
Extension
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of information
collections 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 requirements and burden 1 of the
information collections described
below.
DATES: Comments on the collections of
information are due February 14, 2017.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
(identified by Docket No. IC17–2–000)
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.
SUMMARY:
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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estimates of the burden and cost of the
collections of information, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance
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.
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:
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
FERC–549D [Quarterly Transportation
and Storage Report for Interstate Gas
and Hinshaw Pipelines]
OMB Control No.: 1902–0253.
Abstract: The reporting requirements
under FERC–549D are required to carry
out the Commission’s policies in
accordance with the general authority in
Sections 1(c) of the Natural Gas Act
(NGA) 2 and Sections 311 of the Natural
Gas Policy Act of 1978 (NGPA).3 This
collection promotes transparency by
collecting and making available
intrastate and Hinshaw pipeline
transactional information. The
Commission collects the data upon a
standardized form with all requirements
outlined in 18 CFR 284.126.
The FERC Form 549D collects the
following information:
• Full legal name and identification
number of the shipper receiving service;
• Type of service performed for each
transaction;
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• The rate charged under each
transaction;
• The primary receipt and delivery
points for the transaction, specifying the
rate schedule/name of service and
docket were approved;
• The quantity of natural gas the
shipper is entitled to transport, store,
and deliver for each transaction;
• The term of the transaction,
specifying the beginning and ending
month and year of current agreement;
• Total volumes transported, stored,
injected or withdrawn for the shipper;
and
• Annual revenues received for each
shipper, excluding revenues from
storage services.
Filers submit the Form-549D on a
quarterly basis.
Access to the FERC–549D Information
Collection Materials: A copy of the
current form and related materials can
be found at https://www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/forms.asp#549d, but will not be
included in the Federal Register. The
Commission will not publish these
materials in the Federal Register.
Type of Respondent: Intrastate natural
gas and Hinshaw pipelines.
Estimate of Annual Burden: The
Commission estimates the annual public
reporting burden for the information
collection as:
FERC–549D
[Quarterly transportation and storage report for interstate natural gas and hinshaw pipelines]
Number of
respondents
Annual
number of
responses per
respondent
Total number
of responses
Average
burden and
cost per response 4
Total annual
burden hours
and total
annual cost
Cost per
respondent
($)
(1)
(2)
(1) * (2) = (3)
(4)
(3) * (4) = (5)
(5) ÷ (1)
76
33
4
4
304
132
12.5, $1,048
10, $832
3,800, $318,516
1,320, $110,642
$4,191
3,352
Total ....................................
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PDF filings ..................................
XML filings .................................
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..........................
436
............................
5,120, $429,158
..........................
FERC–733 [Demand Response/TimeBased Rate Programs and Advanced
Metering]
OMB Control No.: 1902–0271.
Abstract: Section 1252(e)(3) of the
Energy Policy Act of 2005,5 requires the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
(FERC or Commission) to prepare and
publish an annual report, by appropriate
region, that assesses demand response
resources, including those available
from all consumer classes. Specifically,
2 15
U.S.C. 717–817–w.
U.S.C. 3301–3432.
4 The hourly wage figure is $83.82/hour. This cost
represents the average cost of four career fields:
3 15
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EPAct 2005 Section 1252(e)(3) requires
that the Commission identify and
review:
(A) Saturation and penetration rate of
advanced meters and communications
technologies, devices and systems;
(B) existing demand response
programs and time-based rate programs;
(C) the annual resource contribution
of demand resources;
(D) the potential for demand response
as a quantifiable, reliable resource for
regional planning purposes;
(E) steps taken to ensure that, in
regional transmission planning and
operations, demand resources are
provided equitable treatment as a
quantifiable, reliable resource relative to
the resource obligations of any loadserving entity, transmission provider, or
transmitting party; and
Legal ($129.12/hour), Accountants ($53.86/hour),
Management Analyst ($60.53/hour), and Computer
and Information ($91.76/hour); this cost also
includes benefit costs within the hourly estimates.
These figures were compiled using Bureau of Labor
Statistics data that were specific to each
occupational category: https://bls.gov/oes/current/
naics2_22.htm.
5 Public Law 109–58, 1252(e)(3), 119 Stat. 594,
966 (2005) (EPAct 2005).
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(F) regulatory barriers to improved
customer participation in demand
response, peak reduction and critical
period pricing programs.
Type of Respondent: Persons
interested in the above topics.
Estimate of Annual Burden: The
Commission estimates the annual public
reporting burden for the information
collection as:
Number of respondents
Annual
number of
responses per
respondent
Total number
of responses
Average
burden and cost
per response 6
Total annual
burden hours and
total annual cost
Cost per
respondent
($)
(1)
(2)
(1) * (2) = (3)
(4)
(3) * (4) = (5)
(5) ÷ (1)
3,400 ........................................................
1
3,400
260.75, $19,426
886,550, $66,047,975
$19,426
Dated: December 9, 2016.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016–30208 Filed 12–15–16; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 2512–075; Project No. 14439–
001]
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Hawks Nest Hydro, LLC; Notice of
Availability of Draft Environmental
Assessment
In accordance with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and
the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission’s (Commission)
regulations, 18 CFR part 380, the Office
of Energy Projects has reviewed the
applications for new licenses for the
Hawks Nest Hydroelectric Project (FERC
Project No. 2512–075) and the Glen
Ferris Hydroelectric Project (FERC
Project No. 14439–001) located in
Fayette County, West Virginia, and has
prepared a Draft Environmental
Assessment (Draft EA) for the projects.
The Draft EA contains the staff’s
analysis of the potential environmental
effects of the projects and concludes
that relicensing the projects, with
appropriate environmental protective
measures, would not constitute a major
federal action that would significantly
affect the quality of the human
environment.
A copy of the Draft EA is available for
review at the Commission in the Public
Reference Room or may be viewed on
the Commission’s Web site at https://
www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link.
Enter the docket number excluding the
last three digits in the docket number
6 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.
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field to access the document. For
assistance, contact FERC Online
Support at FERCOnlineSupport@
ferc.gov, (866) 208–3676 (toll free), or
(202) 502–8659 (TTY).
You may also register online at https://
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
esubscription.asp to be notified via
email of new filings and issuances
related to this or other pending projects.
For assistance, contact FERC Online
Support.
Any comments should be filed within
30 days from the date of this notice.
The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing. Please file comments
using the Commission’s eFiling system
at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
efiling.asp. Commenters can submit
brief comments up to 6,000 characters,
without prior registration, using the
eComment system at https://
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
ecomment.asp. You must include your
name and contact information at the end
of your comments.
For assistance, please contact FERC
Online Support. In lieu of electronic
filing, please send a paper copy to:
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20426. The first page of
any filing should include the applicable
project name(s) and docket number(s)
(e.g., Hawks Nest P–2512–075).
For further information, contact
Monir Chowdhury at (202) 502–6736.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016–30201 Filed 12–15–16; 8:45 am]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2016–0696; FRL–9956–40]
Certain New Chemicals; Receipt and
Status Information for November 2016
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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EPA is required under the
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to
publish in the Federal Register a notice
of receipt of a premanufacture notice
(PMN); an application for a test
marketing exemption (TME), both
pending and/or expired; and a periodic
status report on any new chemicals
under EPA review and the receipt of
notices of commencement (NOC) to
manufacture those chemicals. This
document covers the period from
November 1, 2016 to November 30,
2016.
DATES: Comments identified by the
specific case number provided in this
document, must be received on or
before January 17, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by docket identification (ID)
number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2016–2016–
0696, and the specific PMN number or
TME number for the chemical related to
your comment, by one of the following
methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
Do not submit electronically any
information you consider to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI)
or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute.
• Mail: Document Control Office
(7407M), Office of Pollution Prevention
and Toxics (OPPT), Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001.
• Hand Delivery: To make special
arrangements for hand delivery or
delivery of boxed information, please
follow the instructions at https://
www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html.
Additional instructions on
commenting or visiting the docket,
along with more information about
dockets generally, is available at https://
www.epa.gov/dockets.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For technical information contact: Jim
Rahai, Information Management
Division (7407M), Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC17-2-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-549D and FERC-
733); Consolidated Comment Request; Extension
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Department of Energy.
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 February 14,
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2017.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments (identified by Docket No. IC17-2-
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.
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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:
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
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-549D [Quarterly Transportation and Storage Report for Interstate
Gas and Hinshaw Pipelines]
OMB Control No.: 1902-0253.
Abstract: The reporting requirements under FERC-549D are required
to carry out the Commission's policies in accordance with the general
authority in Sections 1(c) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) \2\ and
Sections 311 of the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 (NGPA).\3\ This
collection promotes transparency by collecting and making available
intrastate and Hinshaw pipeline transactional information. The
Commission collects the data upon a standardized form with all
requirements outlined in 18 CFR 284.126.
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\2\ 15 U.S.C. 717-817-w.
\3\ 15 U.S.C. 3301-3432.
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The FERC Form 549D collects the following information:
Full legal name and identification number of the shipper
receiving service;
Type of service performed for each transaction;
The rate charged under each transaction;
The primary receipt and delivery points for the
transaction, specifying the rate schedule/name of service and docket
were approved;
The quantity of natural gas the shipper is entitled to
transport, store, and deliver for each transaction;
The term of the transaction, specifying the beginning and
ending month and year of current agreement;
Total volumes transported, stored, injected or withdrawn
for the shipper; and
Annual revenues received for each shipper, excluding
revenues from storage services.
Filers submit the Form-549D on a quarterly basis.
Access to the FERC-549D Information Collection Materials: A copy of
the current form and related materials can be found at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/forms.asp#549d, but will not be included in
the Federal Register. The Commission will not publish these materials
in the Federal Register.
Type of Respondent: Intrastate natural gas and Hinshaw pipelines.
Estimate of Annual Burden: The Commission estimates the annual
public reporting burden for the information collection as:
FERC-549D
[Quarterly transportation and storage report for interstate natural gas and hinshaw pipelines]
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Total annual
Number of Annual number Total number of Average burden burden hours Cost per
respondents of responses responses and cost per and total annual respondent ($)
per respondent response \4\ cost
(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (3) (4) (3) * (4) = (5) (5) / (1)
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PDF filings...................................... 76 4 304 12.5, $1,048 3,800, $318,516 $4,191
XML filings...................................... 33 4 132 10, $832 1,320, $110,642 3,352
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Total........................................ .............. ............... 436 ................ 5,120, $429,158 ...............
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FERC-733 [Demand Response/Time-Based Rate Programs and Advanced
Metering]
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\4\ The hourly wage figure is $83.82/hour. This cost represents
the average cost of four career fields: Legal ($129.12/hour),
Accountants ($53.86/hour), Management Analyst ($60.53/hour), and
Computer and Information ($91.76/hour); this cost also includes
benefit costs within the hourly estimates. These figures were
compiled using Bureau of Labor Statistics data that were specific to
each occupational category: https://bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm.
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OMB Control No.: 1902-0271.
Abstract: Section 1252(e)(3) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005,\5\
requires the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission)
to prepare and publish an annual report, by appropriate region, that
assesses demand response resources, including those available from all
consumer classes. Specifically, EPAct 2005 Section 1252(e)(3) requires
that the Commission identify and review:
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\5\ Public Law 109-58, 1252(e)(3), 119 Stat. 594, 966 (2005)
(EPAct 2005).
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(A) Saturation and penetration rate of advanced meters and
communications technologies, devices and systems;
(B) existing demand response programs and time-based rate programs;
(C) the annual resource contribution of demand resources;
(D) the potential for demand response as a quantifiable, reliable
resource for regional planning purposes;
(E) steps taken to ensure that, in regional transmission planning
and operations, demand resources are provided equitable treatment as a
quantifiable, reliable resource relative to the resource obligations of
any load-serving entity, transmission provider, or transmitting party;
and
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(F) regulatory barriers to improved customer participation in
demand response, peak reduction and critical period pricing programs.
Type of Respondent: Persons interested in the above topics.
Estimate of Annual Burden: The Commission estimates the annual
public reporting burden for the information collection as:
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Annual number of Average burden Total annual burden
Number of respondents responses per Total number of and cost per hours and total Cost per
respondent responses response \6\ annual cost respondent ($)
(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (3) (4) (3) * (4) = (5) (5) / (1)
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3,400................................................ 1 3,400 260.75, $19,426 886,550, $66,047,975 $19,426
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\6\ 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.
Dated: December 9, 2016.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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