Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-566); Comment Request; Extension, 15825-15826 [2018-07556]
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Comments: Comments are invited on:
(1) Whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Commission, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
of the burden and cost of the collection
of information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(3) ways to enhance the quality, utility
and clarity of the information collection;
and (4) ways to minimize the burden of
the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Dated: April 6, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018–07555 Filed 4–11–18; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC18–12–000]
Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–566); Comment
Request; Extension
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of information collection
and request for comments.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
requirements of the Paperwork
SUMMARY:
Reduction Act of 1995, the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission or FERC) is soliciting
public comment on the currently
approved information collection, FERC–
566 (Annual Report of a Utility’s 20
Largest Purchasers).
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due June 11, 2018.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
(identified by Docket No. IC18–12–000)
by either of the following methods:
• eFiling at Commission’s Website:
https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
efiling.asp.
• Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier:
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
Secretary of the Commission, 888 First
Street NE, Washington, DC 20426.
Instructions: All submissions must be
formatted and filed in accordance with
submission guidelines at: https://
www.ferc.gov/help/submissionguide.asp. For user assistance contact
FERC Online Support by email at
ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or by phone
at: (866) 208–3676 (toll-free), or (202)
502–8659 for TTY.
Docket: Users interested in receiving
automatic notification of activity in this
docket or in viewing/downloading
comments and issuances in this docket
may do so at https://www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/docs-filing.asp.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ellen Brown may be reached by email
at DataClearance@FERC.gov, telephone
at (202) 502–8663, and fax at (202) 273–
0873.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Title: FERC–566 (Annual Report of a
Utility’s 20 Largest Purchasers).
OMB Control No.: 1902–0114.
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC–566 information collection
requirements with no changes to the
current reporting requirements.
Abstract: The Federal Power Act
(FPA), as amended by the Public Utility
Regulatory Policies Act of 1978
(PURPA), mandates federal oversight
and approval of certain electric
corporate activities to ensure that
neither public nor private interests are
adversely affected. Accordingly, the
FPA proscribes related information
filing requirements to achieve this goal.
Such filing requirements are found in
the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR),
specifically in 18 CFR 131.31, and serve
as the basis for the FERC–566.
FERC–566 implements FPA
requirements that each public utility
annually publish a list of the 20
purchasers which purchased the largest
annual amounts of electric energy sold
by such public utility during any of the
three previous calendar years. The
public disclosure of this information
provides the information necessary to
determine whether an interlocked
position is with any of the 20 largest
purchasers of electric energy. Similar to
the Form 561,1 the FPA identifies who
must file the FERC–566 report and sets
the filing deadline.
Type of Respondents: Public utility.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 2 The
Commission estimates the annual public
reporting burden for the information
collection as:
FERC–566 (ANNUAL REPORT OF A UTILITY’S 20 LARGEST PURCHASERS)
Number of
respondents
Total number
of responses
Average
burden & cost per
response 3
Total annual
burden hours
& total
annual cost
Cost per
respondent
($)
(1)
FERC–566 .........................
Annual
number of
responses per
respondent
(2)
(1) * (2) = (3)
(4)
(3) * (4) = (5)
(5) ÷ (1)
4 hrs.; $306 ..............
1,200 hrs.; $91,800 ..
300
1
300
$306
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Comments: Comments are invited on:
(1) Whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Commission, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
of the burden and cost of the collection
of information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(3) ways to enhance the quality, utility
and clarity of the information collection;
and (4) ways to minimize the burden of
the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
5 The estimates for cost per response are derived
using the following formula: Average Burden Hours
per Response * $76.50 per Hour = Average Cost per
Response. The figure comes from the 2017 FERC
average hourly cost (for wages and benefits) of
$76.50 (and an average annual salary of $158,754).
Commission staff is using the FERC average salary
because we consider any reporting completed in
response to the FERC–585 to be compensated at
rates similar to the work of FERC employees.
1 FERC Form No. 561 (Annual Report of
Interlocking Directorates), OMB Control No. 1902–
0099.
2 ‘‘Burden’’ is defined 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.
3 The estimates for cost per response are derived
using the following formula: Average Burden Hours
per Response * $76.50 per Hour = Average Cost per
Response. The figure comes from the 2017 FERC
average hourly cost (for wages and benefits) of
$76.50 (and an average annual salary of $158,754).
Commission staff is using the FERC average hourly
cost because we consider any reporting completed
in response to the FERC–566 to be compensated at
rates similar to the work of FERC employees.
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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 71 / Thursday, April 12, 2018 / Notices
Dated: April 6, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[FR Doc. 2018–07556 Filed 4–11–18; 8:45 am]
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[Project No. 14873-000]
Nushagak Cooperative, Inc.; Notice of
Preliminary Permit Application
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting
Comments, Motions To Intervene, and
Competing Applications
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. RA16–1–000]
Tektronix, Inc.; Notice of Termination
of Proceeding
On May 20, 2016, Tektronix, Inc.
(Tektronix) filed a Petition for Review of
Denial of Adjustment Request, Request
for Hearing, and Request for
Confidential Treatment (Petition) under
Subpart J of the Commission’s Rules of
Practice and Procedure.1 Tektronix’s
Petition alleged that the Department of
Energy (DOE) Office of Hearings and
Appeals (OHA) improperly denied
applications for various forms of relief
from DOE energy conservation
standards applicable to external power
supplies.
On January 19, 2018, the
Administrative Law Judge designated to
serve as the presiding officer, Judge
David H. Coffman, issued a Report to
the Commission and reported that on
January 16, 2018, Tektronix and DOE
filed a Joint Notice of Satisfaction
representing that OHA vacated its
orders denying Tektronix’s applications
for relief. Accordingly, consistent with
the Proposed Settlement filed on
November 20, 2017, the Judge deemed
the Petition and Tektronix’s
applications to OHA to be withdrawn.
Take notice that the proceeding in
Docket No. RA16–1–000 is, as a
consequence, deemed terminated.
Dated: April 6, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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CFR 385.1004 and 385.1006 (2017).
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On March 22, 2018, Nushagak
Cooperative, Inc. filed an application for
a preliminary permit, pursuant to
section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act
(FPA), proposing to study the feasibility
of the Nuyakuk River Hydroelectric
Project (Nuyakuk River Project or
project) to be located on the Nuyakuk
River, near Dillingham, Alaska. The sole
purpose of a preliminary permit, if
issued, is to grant the permit holder
priority to file a license application
during the permit term. A preliminary
permit does not authorize the permit
holder to perform any land-disturbing
activities or otherwise enter upon lands
or waters owned by others without the
owners’ express permission. The project
would utilize approximately 218 acres
of land owned by the U.S. Bureau of
Land Management.
The proposed project would consist of
the following new facilities: (1) A 100foot-long, 20-foot-high intake structure;
(2) a 1,200-foot-long, 50-foot-wide by
15-feet-tall concrete-lined power
conduit; (3) a 100-foot-wide by 100-footlong powerhouse forebay with a surface
area of 0.23 acres; (4) a 100-foot-wide by
60-foot-long concrete powerhouse
containing two 5 megawatt (MW) bulbtype turbines for a total installed
capacity of 10 MW; (5) a 100-foot-wide,
500-foot-long tailrace discharging to the
Nuyakuk River; (6) a project substation;
(7) a 135-mile-long, 25 kilovolt
transmission line extending from the
substation to the communities of
Aleknagik, Koliganek, Stuyahok, Ekwok,
and Levelock; and (8) appurtenant
facilities. The estimated annual
generation of the Nuyakuk River Project
would be 72.8 gigawatt-hours.
Applicant Contact: Mr. Bobby
Armstrong, Nushagak Cooperative, Inc.,
P.O. Box 530, Dillingham, AK 99576;
phone: (907) 842–5251.
FERC Contact: Julia Kolberg, phone:
(202) 502–8261 or email: Julia.kolberg@
ferc.gov.
Deadline for filing comments, motions
to intervene, competing applications
(without notices of intent), or notices of
intent to file competing applications: 60
Days from the issuance of this notice.
Competing applications and notices of
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intent must meet the requirements of 18
CFR 4.36.
The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing. Please file comments,
motions to intervene, notices of intent,
and competing applications 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 at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866)
208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659
(TTY). 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 docket number P–14873–000.
More information about this project,
including a copy of the application, can
be viewed or printed on the ‘‘eLibrary’’
link of Commission’s website at https://
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp.
Enter the docket number (P–14873) in
the docket number field to access the
document. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support.
Dated: April 6, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018–07558 Filed 4–11–18; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket Nos. EL18–126–000; EL18–127–000;
EL18–128–000; EL18–129–000; EL18–130–
000]
Ontelaunee Power Operating
Company, LLC; Liberty Electric Power,
LLC; Dynegy Hanging Rock II, LLC;
Dynegy Washington II, LLC; Dynegy
Fayette II, LLC; Notice of Institution of
Section 206 Proceeding and Refund
Effective Date
On April 5, 2018, the Commission
issued an order in Docket Nos. EL18–
126–000, EL18–127–000, EL18–128–
000, EL18–129–000, and EL18–130–000,
pursuant to section 206 of the Federal
Power Act (FPA), 16 U.S.C. 824e (2012),
instituting an investigation into whether
Ontelaunee Power Operating Company,
LLC, Liberty Electric Power, LLC,
Dynegy Hanging Rock II, LLC, Dynegy
Washington II, LLC, and Dynegy Fayette
II, LLC’s reactive power rates may be
unjust and unreasonable. Ontelaunee
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC18-12-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-566); Comment
Request; Extension
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice of information collection and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or
FERC) is soliciting public comment on the currently approved
information collection, FERC-566 (Annual Report of a Utility's 20
Largest Purchasers).
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due June 11, 2018.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments (identified by Docket No. IC18-12-
000) by either of the following methods:
eFiling at Commission's Website: https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp.
Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, Secretary of the Commission, 888 First Street NE,
Washington, DC 20426.
Instructions: All submissions must be formatted and filed in
accordance with submission guidelines at: https://www.ferc.gov/help/submission-guide.asp. For user assistance contact FERC Online Support
by email at [email protected], 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
[email protected], telephone at (202) 502-8663, and fax at (202)
273-0873.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC-566 (Annual Report of a Utility's 20 Largest
Purchasers).
OMB Control No.: 1902-0114.
Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-566 information
collection requirements with no changes to the current reporting
requirements.
Abstract: The Federal Power Act (FPA), as amended by the Public
Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA), mandates federal
oversight and approval of certain electric corporate activities to
ensure that neither public nor private interests are adversely
affected. Accordingly, the FPA proscribes related information filing
requirements to achieve this goal. Such filing requirements are found
in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), specifically in 18 CFR
131.31, and serve as the basis for the FERC-566.
FERC-566 implements FPA requirements that each public utility
annually publish a list of the 20 purchasers which purchased the
largest annual amounts of electric energy sold by such public utility
during any of the three previous calendar years. The public disclosure
of this information provides the information necessary to determine
whether an interlocked position is with any of the 20 largest
purchasers of electric energy. Similar to the Form 561,\1\ the FPA
identifies who must file the FERC-566 report and sets the filing
deadline.
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\1\ FERC Form No. 561 (Annual Report of Interlocking
Directorates), OMB Control No. 1902-0099.
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Type of Respondents: Public utility.
Estimate of Annual Burden: \2\ The Commission estimates the annual
public reporting burden for the information collection as:
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\2\ ``Burden'' is defined 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.
\3\ The estimates for cost per response are derived using the
following formula: Average Burden Hours per Response * $76.50 per
Hour = Average Cost per Response. The figure comes from the 2017
FERC average hourly cost (for wages and benefits) of $76.50 (and an
average annual salary of $158,754). Commission staff is using the
FERC average hourly cost because we consider any reporting completed
in response to the FERC-566 to be compensated at rates similar to
the work of FERC employees.
FERC-566 (Annual Report of a Utility's 20 Largest Purchasers)
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Annual number
Number of of responses Total number Average burden & cost Total annual burden Cost per
respondents per of responses per response \3\ hours & total annual respondent ($)
respondent cost
(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (4)..................... (3) * (4) = (5)........ (5) / (1)
(3)
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FERC-566............................. 300 1 300 4 hrs.; $306............ 1,200 hrs.; $91,800.... $306
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Comments: Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the Commission, including whether the information will have practical
utility; (2) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden and
cost of the collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information collection; and (4) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are
to respond, including the use of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
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Dated: April 6, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-07556 Filed 4-11-18; 8:45 am]
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