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conference, including the questions
listed in the Supplemental Notice
issued in this proceeding on April 28,
2017.
In order to provide structure to the
technical conference discussion, staff
identified the following potential paths
forward with respect to the interplay
between state policy goals and the
wholesale markets:
• Path 1—Limited or No Minimum
Offer Price Rule: An approach that
would either not apply the minimum
offer price rule to state-supported
resources, or limit application of the
minimum offer price rule to only statesupported resources where federal law
preempts the state action providing that
support.
• Path 2—Accommodation of State
Actions: An approach that would
accommodate state policies that provide
out-of-market support with the
operation of the wholesale markets by
allowing state-supported resources to
participate in those markets and, when
relevant, obtain capacity supply
obligations, subject to adjustments
necessary to maintain certain wholesale
market prices consistent with the
market results that would have been
produced had those resources not been
state-supported.
• Path 3—Status Quo: An approach
that would rely on existing tariff
provisions applying the minimum offer
price rule to some state-supported
resources, and continuing case-by-case
litigation over the specific line to be
drawn between categories of state
actions that may, or may not, result in
a state-supported resource being subject
to the minimum offer price rule.
• Path 4—Pricing State Policy
Choices: An approach in which state
policies, to the extent possible, would
value the attributes (e.g., resilience) or
externalities (e.g., carbon emissions)
that states are targeting in a manner that
can be readily integrated into the
wholesale markets in a resource-neutral
way. For those state policies that cannot
be readily valued and integrated into the
wholesale markets, Path 4 would also
require consideration of what, if
anything, the Commission should do to
address the market impacts of these
state policies. For instance, other
approaches for these state policies may
include accommodation, application of
the minimum offer price rule, or an
exemption from the minimum offer
price rule.
• Path 5—Expanded Minimum Offer
Price Rule: An approach that would
minimize the impact of state-supported
resources on wholesale market prices by
expanding the existing scope of the
minimum offer price rule to apply to
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both new and existing capacity
resources that participate in the capacity
market and receive state support.
Commenters are invited to address
these paths, to describe alternative
potential paths forward in the wholesale
markets, or to describe individual
solutions. Commenters are encouraged
to discuss the following with regard to
any approach: (1) Any centralized
wholesale market changes (at a
conceptual level) that would need to
accompany implementation of a
particular approach; (2) the feasibility of
implementation; (3) the implications for
market participants’ ability to make
long-term decisions; and (4) the nearterm and long-term sustainability.
In addition, Commission staff is
interested in comments on the following
topics:
1. The principles and objectives that
should guide the selection of a path
forward, as well as the principles and
objectives that should guide rule
changes that would be required by their
suggested approach.
2. The degree of urgency for
reconciling wholesale markets and state
policies and if that urgency necessitates
both a near-term (e.g., next one to three
years) approach and a different longterm approach. To the extent
commenters advocate for different nearterm and long-term solutions, please
explain what type of transition is
needed and why, and how the suggested
near-term approach will facilitate
achievement of the suggested long-term
approach.
3. Long-term expectations regarding
the relative roles of wholesale energy
and capacity markets and state policies
in the Eastern RTOs/ISOs in shaping the
quantity and composition of resources
needed to cost-effectively meet future
reliability and operational needs.
4. What procedural steps the
Commission should take, if any, to
reconcile the competitive market
framework with the increasing interest
by states to support particular resources
and resource attributes that might
facilitate such reconciliation.
Commenters may reference material
previously filed in this docket,
including the technical conference
transcript, but are encouraged to avoid
repetition or replication of previous
material. Initial and reply comments
must be submitted on or before 30 days
and 45 days, respectively, from the date
of this notice. Initial comments should
not exceed 15 pages and reply
comments should not exceed 10 pages.
For further information please contact
individuals identified for each topic:
Technical Information: Amr Ibrahim,
Office of Energy Policy and Innovation,
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Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
888 First Street NE., Washington, DC
20426, (202) 502–6746, amr.ibrahim@
ferc.gov.
Legal Information: Gretchen Kershaw,
Office of the General Counsel, Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426,
(202) 502–8213, gretchen.kershaw@
ferc.gov.
Dated: May 23, 2017.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE
UNITED STATES
[Public Notice: 2017–6002]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Comment Request
Export-Import Bank of the
United States.
ACTION: Submission for OMB review and
comments request.
AGENCY:
The Export-Import Bank of
the United States (Ex-Im Bank), as part
of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden,
invites the general public and other
Federal Agencies to comment on the
proposed information collection, as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995.
By neutralizing the effect of export
credit support offered by foreign
governments and by absorbing credit
risks that the private sector will not
accept, Ex-Im Bank enables U.S.
exporters to compete fairly in foreign
markets on the basis of price and
product. Under the Working Capital
Guarantee Program, Ex-Im Bank
provides repayment guarantees to
lenders on secured, short-term working
capital loans made to qualified
exporters. The guarantee may be
approved for a single loan or a revolving
line of credit. In the event that a
borrower defaults on a transaction
guaranteed by Ex-Im Bank the
guaranteed lender may seek payment by
the submission of a claim.
This collection of information is
necessary to determine if such claim
complies with the terms and conditions
of the relevant working capital
guarantee. The Notice of Claim and
Proof of Loss, Working Capital
Guarantee is used to determine
compliance with the terms of the
guarantee and the appropriateness of
paying a claim. Export-Import Bank
SUMMARY:
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ACTION:
performance effectiveness. Customers’
responses will help to identify potential
areas of service improvement and rate
overall program experiences.
DATES: Comments should be received on
or before July 31, 2017, to be assured of
consideration.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be
submitted electronically on https://
www.regulations.gov or by mail to
Mardel West, Export-Import Bank of the
United States, 811 Vermont Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC 20571.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: EIB 11–01, Generic Clearance
for the Collection of Feedback on
Electronic Interfaces with Customers.
OMB Number: 3048–0036.
Type of Review: Renew.
Need and Use: Improving agency
programs requires ongoing assessment
of service delivery, by which we mean
systematic review of the operation of a
program compared to a set of explicit or
implicit standards, as a means of
contributing to the continuous
improvement of the program. The
Agency will collect, analyze, and
interpret information gathered through
this generic clearance to identify
strengths and weaknesses of current
services and make improvements in
service delivery based on feedback. The
solicitation of feedback will target areas
such as: Timeliness, appropriateness,
accuracy of information, courtesy,
efficiency of service delivery, and
resolution of issues with service
delivery.
Responses will be assessed to plan
and inform efforts to improve or
maintain the quality of service offered to
the public. If this information is not
collected, vital feedback from customers
and stakeholders on the Agency’s
services will be unavailable.
The Agency will only submit a
collection for approval under this
generic clearance if it meets the
following conditions:
• Information gathered will be used
only internally for general service
improvement and program management
purposes and is not intended for release
outside of the agency (if released,
procedures outlined in Item 16 wil be
followed);
• Information gathered will not be
used for the purpose of substantially
informing influential policy decisions; 1
• Information gathered will yield
qualitative information; the collections
The proposed clearance is
designed to allow Ex-Im Bank to survey
for the purpose of gaining insights into
customers’ experiences with the agency
and to evaluate product and
1 As defined in OMB and agency Information
Quality Guidelines, ‘‘influential’’ means that ‘‘an
agency can reasonably determine that
dissemination of the information will have or does
have a clear and substantial impact on important
public policies or important private sector
decisions.’’
customers are able to submit this form
on paper or electronically.
The information collection tool can be
reviewed at: https://www.exim.gov/pub/
pending/eib10-04.pdf.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before July 31, 2017 to be assured of
consideration.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be
submitted electronically on
WWW.REGULATIONS.GOV or by mail
to Mardel West, Export-Import Bank of
the United States, 811 Vermont Ave.
NW., Washington, DC 20571
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title and Form Number: EIB 10–04
Notice of Claim and Proof of Loss,
Working Capital Guarantee.
OMB Number: 3048–0035.
Type of Review: Regular.
Need and Use: This collection of
information is necessary, pursuant to 12
U.S.C. 635(a)(1), to determine if such
claim complies with the terms and
conditions of the relevant guarantee.
Affected Public
This form affects entities involved in
the export of U.S. goods and services.
Annual Number of Respondents: 17.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 1
hour.
Annual Burden Hours: 17 hours.
Frequency of Reporting of Use: As
needed to request a claim payment.
Government Expenses
Reviewing time per year: 17 hours.
Average Wages per Hour: $42.50.
Average Cost per Year: $722.50.
(time*wages)
Benefits and Overhead: 20%.
Total Government Cost: $867.
Bassam Doughman,
Project Manager, Agency Clearance Officer,
Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017–11183 Filed 5–30–17; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6690–01–P
EXPORT-IMPORT BANK
[Public Notice: 2017–6003]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Comment Request; EIB 11–
01, Generic Clearance for the
Collection of Qualitative Feedback on
Agency Service Delivery
Export-Import Bank of the U.S.
Submission for OMB review and
comments request.
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will not be designed or expected to
yield statistically reliable results or used
as though the results are generalizable to
the population of study;
• Response to the collections is
voluntary;
• The collections present low-burden
for respondents (based on
considerations of total burden hours,
total number of respondents, or burdenhours per respondent) and are low-cost
for both the respondents and the Federal
Government;
• The collections are noncontroversial and do not raise issues of
concern to other Federal agencies;
• Any collection is targeted to the
solicitation of opinions from
respondents who have experience with
the corresponding program or may have
experience with the program in the near
future; and
• With the exception of information
needed to provide renumeration for
participants of focus groups and
cognitive laboratory studies, personally
identifiable information (PII) is
collected only to the extent necessary
and is not retained.
If these conditions are not met, the
Agency will submit an information
collection request to OMB for approval
through the normal PRA process.
To obtain approval for a collection
that meets the conditions of this generic
clearance, a standardized form will be
submitted to OMB along with
supporting documentation (e.g., a copy
of the comment card). The submission
will have automatic approval, unless
OMB identifies issues within 5 business
days.
The types of collections that this
generic clearance covers include, but are
not limited to:
• Customer comment cards/
complaint forms
• Small discussion groups
• Focus Groups of customers,
potential customers, delivery partners,
or other stakeholders
• Cognitive laboratory studies, such
as those used to refine questions or
assess usability of a Web site;
• Qualitative customer satisfaction
surveys (e.g., post-transaction surveys;
opt-out web surveys)
• In-person observation testing (e.g.,
Web site or software usability tests)
The Agency has established a
manager/managing entity to serve for
this generic clearance and will conduct
an independent review of each
information collection to ensure
compliance with the terms of this
clearance prior to submitting each
collection to OMB.
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EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE UNITED STATES
[Public Notice: 2017-6002]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request
AGENCY: Export-Import Bank of the United States.
ACTION: Submission for OMB review and comments request.
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SUMMARY: The Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank), as
part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent
burden, invites the general public and other Federal Agencies to
comment on the proposed information collection, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
By neutralizing the effect of export credit support offered by
foreign governments and by absorbing credit risks that the private
sector will not accept, Ex-Im Bank enables U.S. exporters to compete
fairly in foreign markets on the basis of price and product. Under the
Working Capital Guarantee Program, Ex-Im Bank provides repayment
guarantees to lenders on secured, short-term working capital loans made
to qualified exporters. The guarantee may be approved for a single loan
or a revolving line of credit. In the event that a borrower defaults on
a transaction guaranteed by Ex-Im Bank the guaranteed lender may seek
payment by the submission of a claim.
This collection of information is necessary to determine if such
claim complies with the terms and conditions of the relevant working
capital guarantee. The Notice of Claim and Proof of Loss, Working
Capital Guarantee is used to determine compliance with the terms of the
guarantee and the appropriateness of paying a claim. Export-Import Bank
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customers are able to submit this form on paper or electronically.
The information collection tool can be reviewed at: https://www.exim.gov/pub/pending/eib10-04.pdf.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 31, 2017 to be
assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted electronically on
WWW.REGULATIONS.GOV or by mail to Mardel West, Export-Import Bank of
the United States, 811 Vermont Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20571
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title and Form Number: EIB 10-04 Notice of Claim and Proof of Loss,
Working Capital Guarantee.
OMB Number: 3048-0035.
Type of Review: Regular.
Need and Use: This collection of information is necessary, pursuant
to 12 U.S.C. 635(a)(1), to determine if such claim complies with the
terms and conditions of the relevant guarantee.
Affected Public
This form affects entities involved in the export of U.S. goods and
services.
Annual Number of Respondents: 17.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 1 hour.
Annual Burden Hours: 17 hours.
Frequency of Reporting of Use: As needed to request a claim
payment.
Government Expenses
Reviewing time per year: 17 hours.
Average Wages per Hour: $42.50.
Average Cost per Year: $722.50.
(time*wages)
Benefits and Overhead: 20%.
Total Government Cost: $867.
Bassam Doughman,
Project Manager, Agency Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-11183 Filed 5-30-17; 8:45 am]
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