Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-919); Comment Request; Extension, 50650-50652 [2018-21774]
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Michele Melnick, Trial Attorney,
Division of Compliance, Office of the
General Counsel
Department of the Air Force
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
[Docket ID: USAF–2018–HQ–0005]
CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY
COMMISSION
AGENCY:
In the Matter of:
ACTION:
30-Day information collection
COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION
notice.
CPSC Docket No.: 19–C0001
SUMMARY:
ORDER
Upon consideration of the Settlement
Agreement entered into between Costco
Wholesale Corporation (‘‘Costco’’) and
the U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission (‘‘Commission’’), and the
Commission having jurisdiction over
the subject matter and over the parties,
and it appearing that the Settlement
Agreement and the Order are in the
public interest, it is:
ORDERED that the Settlement
Agreement be, and is, hereby, accepted;
and it is
FURTHER ORDERED that Costco
shall comply with the terms of the
Settlement Agreement and shall pay a
civil penalty in the amount of $3.85
million dollars ($3,850,000), within
thirty (30) days after service of the
Commission’s final Order accepting the
Settlement Agreement. The payment
shall be made by electronic wire transfer
to the Commission via: https://
www.pay.gov. Upon the failure of
Costco to make the foregoing payment
when due, interest on the unpaid
amount shall accrue and be paid by
Costco at the federal legal rate of interest
set forth at 28 U.S.C. § 1961(a) and (b).
If Costco fails to make such payment or
to comply in full with any other
provision of the Settlement Agreement,
such conduct will be considered a
violation of the Settlement Agreement
and Order.
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Department of the Air Force,
DoD.
The Department of Defense
has submitted to OMB for clearance the
following proposal for collection of
information under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act.
DATES: Consideration will be given to all
comments received by November 8,
2018.
Comments and
recommendations on the proposed
information collection should be
emailed to Ms. Jasmeet Seehra, DoD
Desk Officer, at oira_submission@
omb.eop.gov. Please identify the
proposed information collection by DoD
Desk Officer, Docket ID number, and
title of the information collection.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred
Licari, 571–372–0493, or whs.mcalex.esd.mbx.dd-dod-informationcollections@mail.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title; Associated Form; and OMB
Number: Air Force Family Integrated
Results & Statistical Tracking (AFFIRST)
automated system; OMB Control
Number 0701–0070.
Type of Request: Reinstatement.
Number of Respondents: 37,500.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Annual Responses: 37,500.
Average Burden per Response: 15
minutes.
Annual Burden Hours: 9,375.
Needs and Uses: The information
collection requirement is necessary to
record demographic information on
Airman & Family Readiness Center
(A&FRC) customers, results of the
customer’s visits, determine customer
needs, service plan, referrals, workshop
Provisionally accepted and provisional
attendance and other related A&FRC
Order issued on the 3rd day of October,
activities and services accessed by the
2018.
customer. Data is used to determine the
By Order of the Commission:
effectiveness of A&FRC activities and
lllllllllllllllllll services (results management) as well as
collect and provide return on
Alberta Mills, Secretary,
investment data to leadership.
U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Information is compiled for statistical
Commission.
reporting to bases, major commands,
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Headquarters United States Air Force,
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Department of Defense and Congress.
Affected Public: Individuals or
Households.
Frequency: On occasion.
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Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Jasmeet
Seehra.
You may also submit comments and
recommendations, identified by Docket
ID number and title, by the following
method:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the agency name, Docket
ID number, and title for this Federal
Register document. The general policy
for comments and other submissions
from members of the public is to make
these submissions available for public
viewing on the internet at https://
www.regulations.gov as they are
received without change, including any
personal identifiers or contact
information.
DOD Clearance Officer: Mr. Frederick
Licari.
Requests for copies of the information
collection proposal should be sent to
Mr. Licari at whs.mc-alex.esd.mbx.dddod-information-collections@mail.mil.
Dated: October 3, 2018.
Shelly E. Finke,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC18–20–000]
Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–919); 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–
919 (Market Based Rates for Wholesale
Sales of Electric Energy, Capacity and
Ancillary Services by Public Utilities).
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due December 10, 2018.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
(identified by Docket No. IC18–20–000)
by either of the following methods:
• eFiling at Commission’s website:
https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
efiling.asp
SUMMARY:
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• 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–919, Market Based Rates
for Wholesale Sales of Electric Energy,
Capacity and Ancillary Services by
Public Utilities
OMB Control No.: 1902–0234
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC–919 information collection
requirements with no changes to the
current reporting requirements.
Abstract: The FERC–919 is necessary
to ensure that market-based rates
charged by public utilities are just and
reasonable as mandated by Federal
Power Act (FPA) sections 205 and 206.
Section 205 of the FPA requires just and
reasonable rates and charges. Section
206 allows the Commission to revoke a
seller’s market-based rate authorization
if it determines that the seller may have
gained market power since it was
originally granted market-based rate
authorization by the Commission.
In 18 Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR) Part 35, Subpart H,1 the
Commission codifies market-based rate
standards for generating electric utilities
for use in the Commission’s
determination of whether a wholesale
seller of electric energy, capacity, or
ancillary services qualify for marketbased rate authority. Subpart H
mandates that sellers submit market
power analyses and related filings.
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Horizontal Market Power Analysis
Market power analyses must address
both horizontal and vertical market
power. To demonstrate lack of
1 Market-Based
Rates for Wholesale Sales of
Electric Energy, Capacity and Ancillary Services by
Public Utilities, Order No. 697, 72 FR 39904 (Jul.
20, 2007), FERC Stats. & Regs. ¶ 31,252 (2007) (Final
Rule).
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horizontal market power, the
Commission requires two indicative
market power screens: the uncommitted
pivotal supplier screen (which is based
on the annual peak demand of the
relevant market) and the uncommitted
market share screen applied on a
seasonal basis. The Commission
presumes sellers that fail either screen
to have market power and such sellers
may submit a delivered price test
analysis or alternative evidence to rebut
the presumption of horizontal market
power. If a seller fails to rebut the
presumption of horizontal market
power, the Commission sets the just and
reasonable rate at the default cost-based
rate unless it approves different
mitigation based on case specific
circumstances. When submitting
horizontal market power analyses, a
seller must use the workable electronic
spreadsheet provided in Appendix A of
Subpart H and include all materials
referenced.
Vertical Market Power Analysis
To demonstrate a lack of vertical
market power, if a public utility with
market-based rates, or any of its
affiliates, owns, operates or controls
transmission facilities, that public
utility must:
• Have on file a Commission-approved
Open Access Transmission Tariff 2
• Submit a description of its ownership
or control of, or affiliation with an
entity that owns or controls:
Æ Intrastate natural gas transportation,
intrastate natural gas storage or
distribution facilities
Æ Sites for generation capacity
development; and physical coal
supply sources and ownership or
control over who may access
transportation of coal supplies
• Make an affirmative statement that it
has not erected and will not erect
barriers to entry into the relevant
market
Asset Appendix
In addition to the market power
analyses, a seller must submit an asset
appendix with its initial application for
market-based rate authorization or
updated market power analysis, and all
relevant change in status filings. The
asset appendix must:
• List, among other things, all
affiliates that have market-based rate
authority
• List all generation assets owned
(clearly identifying which affiliate owns
which asset) or controlled (clearly
2 A part of the associated burden is reported
separately in information collections FERC–516
(OMB Control Number: 1902–0096).
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identifying which affiliate controls
which asset) by the corporate family by
balancing authority area, and by
geographic region, and provide the inservice date and nameplate and/or
seasonal ratings by unit
• Must reflect all electric
transmissions and natural gas interstate
pipelines and/or gas storage facilities
owned or controlled by the corporate
family and the location of such
facilities.3
Triennial Market Power Analysis
Sellers that own or control 500
megawatts or more of generation and/or
that own, operate or control
transmission facilities, are affiliated
with any entity that owns, operates or
controls transmission facilities in the
same region as the seller’s generation
assets, or with a franchised public
utility in the same region as the seller’s
generation assets are required to file
updated market power analyses every
three years. The updated market power
analyses must demonstrate that a seller
does not possess horizontal market
power.
Change in Status Filings
Concerning change of status filings,
the Commission requires that sellers file
notices of such changes no later than 30
days after the change in status occurs.
The Commission also requires that each
seller include an appendix identifying
specified assets with each pertinent
change in status notification filed.
Exemptions From Submitting Updated
Market Power Analyses
Wholesale power marketers and
wholesale power producers that are not
affiliated with franchised public utilities
or transmission owners, that do not own
transmission, and that do not, together
with all of their affiliates, own or
control 500 MW or more of generation
in a relevant region are not required to
submit updated market power analyses.
The Commission determines which
sellers are in this category through
information filed by the utility either
when the seller files its initial
application for market-based rate
authorization or through a separate
filing made to request such a
determination.
Type of Respondents: Public utilities,
wholesale electricity sellers
Estimate of Annual Burden: 4 The
Commission estimates the total annual
3 See
Subpart H, Appendix B for standard form.
is 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
4 ‘‘Burden’’
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burden and cost 5 for this information
collection as follows.
The average hourly cost (salary plus
benefits), weighing all of these skill sets
evenly, is $94.18. The Commission
rounds it down to $94/hour.
FERC–919, MARKET BASED RATES FOR WHOLESALE SALES OF ELECTRIC ENERGY, CAPACITY AND ANCILLARY SERVICES
BY PUBLIC UTILITIES
Requirement
Number of
respondents
Annual
number of
responses per
respondent
Total number
of responses
Average burden & cost
per response
Total annual burden
hours & cost
Annual
cost per
respondent
($)
(1)
(2)
(1) * (2) = (3)
(4)
(3) * (4) = (5)
(5) ÷ (1)
Market Power Analysis
in New Applications
for Market-based
rates.
Triennial market power
analysis in seller updates.
Appendix B addition to
change in status reports.
Total ......................
144
1
144
250 hrs.; $23,500 ........
36,000 hrs.;
$3,384,000.
$23,500
65
1
65
250 hrs.; $23,500 ........
16,250 hrs.;
$1,527.500.
23,500
149
1
149
49 hrs.; $4,606 ............
7,301 hrs.; $686,294 ...
........................
........................
358
.....................................
59,551 hrs.;
$5,597,794.
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.
Comment request.
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission.
In compliance with the
requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission or FERC) is submitting its
information collection FERC–725R
(Mandatory Reliability Standards: BAL
Reliability Standards) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review of the information collection
requirements. Any interested person
may file comments with the
Commission as explained below.
The North American Electric
Reliability Corporation submitted a
petition (on August 17, 2018) requesting
Commission approval of proposed
Reliability Standard BAL–002–3 and the
retirement of currently effective
Reliability Standard BAL–002–2. On
August 24, 2018, the Commission issued
a Notice in the Federal Register
requesting public comment on the
petition and proposed changes (which
would affect the FERC–725R) The
Commission received no comments and
is making this notation in its submittal
of the FERC–725R to OMB.
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due by December 10,
2018.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to
the Commission, in Docket No. RD18–
7–000 by either of the following
methods:
of what is included in the information collection
burden, refer to Title 5 Code of Federal Regulations
1320.3.
5 The estimated hourly costs (for wages and
benefits) provided in this section are based on the
figures for May 2017 posted by the Bureau of Labor
Statistics (BLS) for the Utilities section available (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). The hourly estimates
Dated: September 28, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. RD18–7–000]
Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–725R); Comment
Request; Revision
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• 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, by
telephone at (202) 502–8663, and by fax
at (202) 273–0873.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC–725R, Mandatory
Reliability Standards: BAL Reliability
Standards.
OMB Control No.: 1902–0268.
Type of Request: Revision to FERC–
725R information collection
requirements, as discussed in Docket
No. RD18–7–000.
for salary plus benefits are:
—Economist (Occupation Code: 19–3011), $71.98
—Electrical Engineers (Occupation Code: 17–2071),
$66.90
—Lawyers (Occupation Code: 23–0000), $143.68
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC18-20-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-919); 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-919 (Market Based Rates for Wholesale
Sales of Electric Energy, Capacity and Ancillary Services by Public
Utilities).
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due December 10,
2018.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments (identified by Docket No. IC18-20-
000) by either of the following methods:
eFiling at Commission's website: https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp
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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-919, Market Based Rates for Wholesale Sales of Electric
Energy, Capacity and Ancillary Services by Public Utilities
OMB Control No.: 1902-0234
Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-919 information
collection requirements with no changes to the current reporting
requirements.
Abstract: The FERC-919 is necessary to ensure that market-based
rates charged by public utilities are just and reasonable as mandated
by Federal Power Act (FPA) sections 205 and 206. Section 205 of the FPA
requires just and reasonable rates and charges. Section 206 allows the
Commission to revoke a seller's market-based rate authorization if it
determines that the seller may have gained market power since it was
originally granted market-based rate authorization by the Commission.
In 18 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 35, Subpart H,\1\ the
Commission codifies market-based rate standards for generating electric
utilities for use in the Commission's determination of whether a
wholesale seller of electric energy, capacity, or ancillary services
qualify for market-based rate authority. Subpart H mandates that
sellers submit market power analyses and related filings.
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\1\ Market-Based Rates for Wholesale Sales of Electric Energy,
Capacity and Ancillary Services by Public Utilities, Order No. 697,
72 FR 39904 (Jul. 20, 2007), FERC Stats. & Regs. ] 31,252 (2007)
(Final Rule).
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Horizontal Market Power Analysis
Market power analyses must address both horizontal and vertical
market power. To demonstrate lack of horizontal market power, the
Commission requires two indicative market power screens: the
uncommitted pivotal supplier screen (which is based on the annual peak
demand of the relevant market) and the uncommitted market share screen
applied on a seasonal basis. The Commission presumes sellers that fail
either screen to have market power and such sellers may submit a
delivered price test analysis or alternative evidence to rebut the
presumption of horizontal market power. If a seller fails to rebut the
presumption of horizontal market power, the Commission sets the just
and reasonable rate at the default cost-based rate unless it approves
different mitigation based on case specific circumstances. When
submitting horizontal market power analyses, a seller must use the
workable electronic spreadsheet provided in Appendix A of Subpart H and
include all materials referenced.
Vertical Market Power Analysis
To demonstrate a lack of vertical market power, if a public utility
with market-based rates, or any of its affiliates, owns, operates or
controls transmission facilities, that public utility must:
Have on file a Commission-approved Open Access Transmission
Tariff \2\
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\2\ A part of the associated burden is reported separately in
information collections FERC-516 (OMB Control Number: 1902-0096).
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Submit a description of its ownership or control of, or
affiliation with an entity that owns or controls:
[cir] Intrastate natural gas transportation, intrastate natural gas
storage or distribution facilities
[cir] Sites for generation capacity development; and physical coal
supply sources and ownership or control over who may access
transportation of coal supplies
Make an affirmative statement that it has not erected and will
not erect barriers to entry into the relevant market
Asset Appendix
In addition to the market power analyses, a seller must submit an
asset appendix with its initial application for market-based rate
authorization or updated market power analysis, and all relevant change
in status filings. The asset appendix must:
List, among other things, all affiliates that have market-
based rate authority
List all generation assets owned (clearly identifying
which affiliate owns which asset) or controlled (clearly identifying
which affiliate controls which asset) by the corporate family by
balancing authority area, and by geographic region, and provide the in-
service date and nameplate and/or seasonal ratings by unit
Must reflect all electric transmissions and natural gas
interstate pipelines and/or gas storage facilities owned or controlled
by the corporate family and the location of such facilities.\3\
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\3\ See Subpart H, Appendix B for standard form.
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Triennial Market Power Analysis
Sellers that own or control 500 megawatts or more of generation
and/or that own, operate or control transmission facilities, are
affiliated with any entity that owns, operates or controls transmission
facilities in the same region as the seller's generation assets, or
with a franchised public utility in the same region as the seller's
generation assets are required to file updated market power analyses
every three years. The updated market power analyses must demonstrate
that a seller does not possess horizontal market power.
Change in Status Filings
Concerning change of status filings, the Commission requires that
sellers file notices of such changes no later than 30 days after the
change in status occurs. The Commission also requires that each seller
include an appendix identifying specified assets with each pertinent
change in status notification filed.
Exemptions From Submitting Updated Market Power Analyses
Wholesale power marketers and wholesale power producers that are
not affiliated with franchised public utilities or transmission owners,
that do not own transmission, and that do not, together with all of
their affiliates, own or control 500 MW or more of generation in a
relevant region are not required to submit updated market power
analyses. The Commission determines which sellers are in this category
through information filed by the utility either when the seller files
its initial application for market-based rate authorization or through
a separate filing made to request such a determination.
Type of Respondents: Public utilities, wholesale electricity
sellers
Estimate of Annual Burden: \4\ The Commission estimates the total
annual
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burden and cost \5\ for this information collection as follows.
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\4\ ``Burden'' is 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, refer to Title 5 Code of Federal Regulations 1320.3.
\5\ The estimated hourly costs (for wages and benefits) provided
in this section are based on the figures for May 2017 posted by the
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) for the Utilities section available
(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). The hourly estimates for
salary plus benefits are: --Economist (Occupation Code: 19-3011),
$71.98 --Electrical Engineers (Occupation Code: 17-2071), $66.90 --
Lawyers (Occupation Code: 23-0000), $143.68
The average hourly cost (salary plus benefits), weighing all of
these skill sets evenly, is $94.18. The Commission rounds it down to
$94/hour.
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Annual number Annual cost
Requirement Number of of responses Total number Average burden & cost Total annual burden per respondent
respondents per respondent of responses per response hours & cost ($)
(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (4)..................... (3) * (4) = (5)........ (5) / (1)
(3)
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Market Power Analysis in New 144 1 144 250 hrs.; $23,500....... 36,000 hrs.; $3,384,000 $23,500
Applications for Market-based rates.
Triennial market power analysis in 65 1 65 250 hrs.; $23,500....... 16,250 hrs.; $1,527.500 23,500
seller updates.
Appendix B addition to change in 149 1 149 49 hrs.; $4,606......... 7,301 hrs.; $686,294... 4,606
status reports.
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Total............................ .............. .............. 358 ........................ 59,551 hrs.; $5,597,794 ..............
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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: September 28, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-21774 Filed 10-5-18; 8:45 am]
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