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comments to the Commission as
explained below. On April 4, 2018, the
Commission published a Notice in the
Federal Register in Docket No. IC18–
10–000 requesting public comments.
The Commission received comments
from one commenter, a subject
respondent, who expressed clear
support for the extension request.
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due July 18, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB,
identified by OMB Control No. 1902–
0257, should be sent via email to the
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs: oira_submission@omb.gov.
Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission Desk Officer.
A copy of the comments should also
be sent to the Commission, in Docket
No. IC18–10–000, 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:
Title: FERC–921, Ongoing Electronic
Delivery of Data from Regional
Transmission Organizations and
Independent System Operators.
OMB Control No.: 1902–0257.
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC–921 information collection
requirements with no changes to the
current reporting requirements.
Abstract: The collection of data in the
FERC–921 is an effort by the
Commission to detect potential anticompetitive or manipulative behavior or
ineffective market rules by requiring
Regional Transmission Organizations
(RTO) and Independent System
Operators (ISO) to electronically submit,
on a continuous basis, data relating to
Continued
intervening; and (4) otherwise comply
with the requirements of 18 CFR
385.2001 through 385.2005. All
comments, motions to intervene, or
protests must set forth their evidentiary
basis and otherwise comply with the
requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). All
comments, motions to intervene, or
protests should relate to project works
which are the subject of the license
surrender. Agencies may obtain copies
of the application directly from the
applicant. A copy of any protest or
motion to intervene must be served
upon each representative of the
applicant specified in the particular
application. If an intervener files
comments or documents with the
Commission relating to the merits of an
issue that may affect the responsibilities
of a particular resource agency, they
must also serve a copy of the document
on that resource agency. A copy of all
other filings in reference to this
application must be accompanied by
proof of service on all persons listed in
the service list prepared by the
Commission in this proceeding, in
accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and
385.2010.
Dated: June 12, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC18–10–000]
Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–921); Comment
Request; Extension
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of information collection
and request for comments.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission or FERC) is soliciting
public comment on the currently
approved information collection FERC–
921 (Ongoing Electronic Delivery of
Data from Regional Transmission
Organizations and Independent System
Operators) and submitting the
information collection to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review. Any interested person may file
comments directly with OMB and
should address a copy of those
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physical and virtual offers and bids,
market awards, resource outputs,
marginal cost estimates, shift factors,
financial transmission rights, internal
bilateral contracts, uplift, and
interchange pricing. Individual datasets
that the Commission is requesting may
be produced or retained by the market
monitoring units (MMUs). The
Commission directed each RTO and ISO
either to: (1) Request such data from its
MMU, so that the RTO or ISO can
deliver such data to the Commission; or
(2) request its MMU to deliver such data
directly to the Commission. All data for
this collection has (and is expected to
continue to) come from each RTO or
ISO and not the MMUs. Therefore, any
associated burden is counted as burden
on RTO and ISO.
Each RTO or ISO may make changes
to their individual markets with
Commission approval. Each RTO or ISO
may also change the data being sent to
the Commission to ensure compliance
with Order No. 760. Such changes
typically require respondents to alter
the ongoing delivery of data under
FERC–921. For this reason, the burden
estimate has been updated to reflect the
incremental burden associated with
such changes. The burden associated
with a changes varies considerably
based on the significance of the specific
change, therefore, the estimate reflects
the incremental burden for an average
change. Based on historical patterns of
change, staff estimates there to be about
one and a half changes per RTO or ISO
per year.
Public Comments on 60-day Notice
and FERC Response: The Commission
received comments from one
commenter who is also a subject
respondent, the New York Independent
System Operator, Inc. They wrote: ‘‘The
Commission should continue to require
the ongoing delivery of data in the same
manner that the data is currently
delivered, in accordance with FERC
Order No. 760 and FERC–921.’’ This
comment clearly supports the
Commission’s request to extend the
information collection without change.
Type of Respondents: Regional
transmission organizations and
independent system operators.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 1 The
Commission estimates the average
annual burden and cost 2 for this
information collection as follows.
1 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. Refer to 5
CFR 1320.3 for additional information.
2 Costs (for wages and benefits) are based on wage
figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) for
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FERC–921
[Ongoing electronic delivery of data from regional transmission organizations and independent system operators]
Number of
respondents
Total number
of responses
Average
burden and
cost per
response
Total annual
burden hours
and cost
Annual cost
per
respondent
($)
(1)
Category
Annual
number
of responses
per respondent
(2)
(1) * (2) = (3)
(4)
(3) * (4) = (5)
(5) ÷ (1)
Ongoing electronic delivery of data
Changes to the delivered data
made by the RTO/ISO.
6
6
1
1
36
56
52 hrs.; $2,460 4
480 hrs.;
$37,848 6.
312 hrs.; $14,758
2,880 hrs.;
$227,088.
$2,460
37,848
Total .........................................
6
2
12
532 hrs.; $40,308
3,192 hrs.;
$241,846.
40,308
Docket Number: PR18–56–000.
Applicants: Dow Intrastate Gas
Company.
Description: Tariff filing per
284.123(b)(2)+(g): DIGCO Rate Petition
to be effective 6/1/2018.
Filed Date: 6/1/18.
Accession Number: 201806015072.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/22/18.
284.123(g) Protests Due: 5 p.m. ET
7/31/18.
Docket Number: PR18–57–000.
Applicants: Targa Midland Gas
Pipeline LLC.
Description: Tariff filing per
284.123(b),(e)/: Petition for NGPA
Section 311 Rate Approval to be
effective 5/2/2018.
Filed Date: 6/1/18.
Accession Number: 201806015089.
Comments/Protests Due: 5 p.m. ET
6/22/18.
Docket Numbers: RP18–888–000.
Applicants: Millennium Pipeline
Company, LLC.
Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing:
Negotiated Rate Service Agmt & Amd—
BKV to be effective 7/1/2018.
Filed Date: 6/4/18.
Accession Number: 20180604–5079.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/18/18.
The filings are accessible in the
Commission’s eLibrary system by
clicking on the links or querying the
docket number.
Any person desiring to intervene or
protest in any of the above proceedings
must file in accordance with Rules 211
and 214 of the Commission’s
Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and
385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern
time on the specified date(s). Protests
may be considered, but intervention is
May 2016 (at https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/
naics2_22.htm) and benefits information (for
December 2017, issued March 20, 2018, at https://
www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.nr0.htm).
3 Each RTO/ISO electronically submits data daily.
To match with past filings, we are considering the
collection of daily responses to be a single response
per respondent each year.
4 The ongoing electronic delivery of data requires
a computer support specialist (code 15–1150), at an
hourly cost (wages plus benefits) of $47.30
(rounded).
5 Each RTO/ISO is estimated to make one and a
half changes yearly. To be consistent with the
formulation that the submissions over the course of
a year constitute a single response and for the
purpose of this calculation, we are assuming that
each response requires one and a half changes over
the course of the year and estimating burden
accordingly.
6 Changes to the delivered data require a database
administrator (code 15–1141), legal review (code
23–0000), and executive review (code 11–1000).
The hourly costs (wages plus benefits) are $65.07,
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: June 11, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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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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necessary to become a party to the
proceeding.
eFiling is encouraged. More detailed
information relating to filing
requirements, interventions, protests,
service, and qualifying facilities filings
can be found at: https://www.ferc.gov/
docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For
other information, call (866) 208–3676
(toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659.
Dated: June 11, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
[OMB 3060–0207, OMB 3060–0233]
Information Collections Being
Reviewed by the Federal
Communications Commission
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
As part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork burdens, and as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC or
the Commission) invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to
take this opportunity to comment on the
following information collection.
SUMMARY:
$143.68, and $96.68, respectively. We weighted the
hourly cost figure to account for the fraction of time
for each skill set per response, and used an estimate
of 3⁄4, 1⁄8, and 1⁄8 respectively. We used the
following formula for the weighted hourly cost
figure: $65.07 (0.75) + $143.68 (0.125) + $96.68
(0.125) = $78.85 (rounded).
We estimate the total time required per change to
be 320 hours. Because a response encompasses one
year where there are, on average, 1.5 changes, the
total time per response is 480 hours (1.5 * 320
hours).
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC18-10-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-921); 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-921 (Ongoing Electronic Delivery of Data
from Regional Transmission Organizations and Independent System
Operators) and submitting the information collection to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for review. Any interested person may file
comments directly with OMB and should address a copy of those comments
to the Commission as explained below. On April 4, 2018, the Commission
published a Notice in the Federal Register in Docket No. IC18-10-000
requesting public comments. The Commission received comments from one
commenter, a subject respondent, who expressed clear support for the
extension request.
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due July 18, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB, identified by OMB Control No. 1902-
0257, should be sent via email to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs: [email protected]. Attention: Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission Desk Officer.
A copy of the comments should also be sent to the Commission, in
Docket No. IC18-10-000, 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-921, Ongoing Electronic Delivery of Data from Regional
Transmission Organizations and Independent System Operators.
OMB Control No.: 1902-0257.
Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-921 information
collection requirements with no changes to the current reporting
requirements.
Abstract: The collection of data in the FERC-921 is an effort by
the Commission to detect potential anti-competitive or manipulative
behavior or ineffective market rules by requiring Regional Transmission
Organizations (RTO) and Independent System Operators (ISO) to
electronically submit, on a continuous basis, data relating to physical
and virtual offers and bids, market awards, resource outputs, marginal
cost estimates, shift factors, financial transmission rights, internal
bilateral contracts, uplift, and interchange pricing. Individual
datasets that the Commission is requesting may be produced or retained
by the market monitoring units (MMUs). The Commission directed each RTO
and ISO either to: (1) Request such data from its MMU, so that the RTO
or ISO can deliver such data to the Commission; or (2) request its MMU
to deliver such data directly to the Commission. All data for this
collection has (and is expected to continue to) come from each RTO or
ISO and not the MMUs. Therefore, any associated burden is counted as
burden on RTO and ISO.
Each RTO or ISO may make changes to their individual markets with
Commission approval. Each RTO or ISO may also change the data being
sent to the Commission to ensure compliance with Order No. 760. Such
changes typically require respondents to alter the ongoing delivery of
data under FERC-921. For this reason, the burden estimate has been
updated to reflect the incremental burden associated with such changes.
The burden associated with a changes varies considerably based on the
significance of the specific change, therefore, the estimate reflects
the incremental burden for an average change. Based on historical
patterns of change, staff estimates there to be about one and a half
changes per RTO or ISO per year.
Public Comments on 60-day Notice and FERC Response: The Commission
received comments from one commenter who is also a subject respondent,
the New York Independent System Operator, Inc. They wrote: ``The
Commission should continue to require the ongoing delivery of data in
the same manner that the data is currently delivered, in accordance
with FERC Order No. 760 and FERC-921.'' This comment clearly supports
the Commission's request to extend the information collection without
change.
Type of Respondents: Regional transmission organizations and
independent system operators.
Estimate of Annual Burden: \1\ The Commission estimates the average
annual burden and cost \2\ for this information collection as follows.
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\1\ 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. Refer to
5 CFR 1320.3 for additional information.
\2\ Costs (for wages and benefits) are based on wage figures
from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) for May 2016 (at https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm) and benefits information (for
December 2017, issued March 20, 2018, at https://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.nr0.htm).
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FERC-921
[Ongoing electronic delivery of data from regional transmission organizations and independent system operators]
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Annual number Annual cost
Category Number of of responses Total number Average burden and cost Total annual burden per respondent
respondents per respondent of responses per response hours and cost ($)
(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (4)..................... (3) * (4) = (5)........ (5) / (1)
(3)
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Ongoing electronic delivery of data.. 6 1 \3\ 6 52 hrs.; $2,460 \4\..... 312 hrs.; $14,758...... $2,460
Changes to the delivered data made by 6 1 \5\ 6 480 hrs.; $37,848 \6\... 2,880 hrs.; $227,088... 37,848
the RTO/ISO.
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Total............................ 6 2 12 532 hrs.; $40,308....... 3,192 hrs.; $241,846... 40,308
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\3\ Each RTO/ISO electronically submits data daily. To match
with past filings, we are considering the collection of daily
responses to be a single response per respondent each year.
\4\ The ongoing electronic delivery of data requires a computer
support specialist (code 15-1150), at an hourly cost (wages plus
benefits) of $47.30 (rounded).
\5\ Each RTO/ISO is estimated to make one and a half changes
yearly. To be consistent with the formulation that the submissions
over the course of a year constitute a single response and for the
purpose of this calculation, we are assuming that each response
requires one and a half changes over the course of the year and
estimating burden accordingly.
\6\ Changes to the delivered data require a database
administrator (code 15-1141), legal review (code 23-0000), and
executive review (code 11-1000). The hourly costs (wages plus
benefits) are $65.07, $143.68, and $96.68, respectively. We weighted
the hourly cost figure to account for the fraction of time for each
skill set per response, and used an estimate of \3/4\, \1/8\, and
\1/8\ respectively. We used the following formula for the weighted
hourly cost figure: $65.07 (0.75) + $143.68 (0.125) + $96.68 (0.125)
= $78.85 (rounded).
We estimate the total time required per change to be 320 hours.
Because a response encompasses one year where there are, on average,
1.5 changes, the total time per response is 480 hours (1.5 * 320
hours).
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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: June 11, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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