Commission Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Extension, 9317-9319 [2019-04678]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 50 / Thursday, March 14, 2019 / Notices k. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this time. l. Project Description: The project consists of two developments; the 14.88 Megawatt (MW) Parr Shoals Development and the 511.2–MW Fairfield Pumped Storage Development. The Parr Shoals Development consists of: (1) The 15-mile-long, 4,250-acre Parr Reservoir, at full pond elevation 265.3 feet North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88); (2) the 2,690-foot-long Parr Shoals Dam, which includes a nonoverflow section, spillway section with 10 gates, and powerhouse intake section; (3) a powerhouse integral with the dam, with six generating units; and (4) transmission facilities that consist of three 950-foot-long, 13.8-kilovolt lines extending from the hydro station to the non-project Parr sub-station. The Fairfield Pumped Storage Development consists of: (1) Parr Reservoir which serves as the lower pool; (2) the 6,800-acre Monticello Reservoir (upper reservoir), at normal maximum elevation 424.3 feet NAVD 88, formed by four earthen dams (A, B, C, and D); (3) a 265-foot-long gated intake channel, located between dams B and C; (4) four 800-foot-long surface penstocks bifurcating into eight penstocks; (5) an underground generating station, which houses eight pumped-turbine units; and (6) transmission facilities that consist of three 7,000-foot-long lines extending from the Fairfield switch station to the non-project V.C. Summer switchyard. The Fairfield Pumped Storage Development is operated to generate during peak demand periods. Generation usually occurs during the day, with the upper reservoir replenished by pumping water at night (non-peak period). The Parr Shoals Development serves as the lower reservoir for the pumped storage project. m. A copy of the application is available for review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission’s website at https://www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to address the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. A copy is available for inspection and reproduction at the address in Item H above. n. 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. o. Scoping Process. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:22 Mar 13, 2019 Jkt 247001 The Commission staff intends to prepare a single Environmental Assessment (EA) for the project in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act. The EA will consider both site-specific and cumulative environmental impacts and reasonable alternatives to the proposed action. At this time, we do not anticipate holding on-site public or agency scoping meetings. Instead, we are soliciting your comments and suggestions on the preliminary list of issues and alternatives to be addressed in the EA, as described in scoping document 1 (SD1), issued March 6, 2019. Copies of the SD1 outlining the subject areas to be addressed in the EA were distributed to the parties on the Commission’s mailing list and the applicant’s distribution list. Copies of SD1 may be viewed on the web at https://www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, call 1–866– 208–3676 or for TTY, (202) 502–8659. Dated: March 6, 2019. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2019–04679 Filed 3–13–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. ER19–1200–000] Clearway Power Marketing LLC; Supplemental Notice That Initial Market-Based Rate Filing Includes Request for Blanket Section 204 Authorization This is a supplemental notice in the above-referenced proceeding of Clearway Power Marketing LLC’s application for market-based rate authority, with an accompanying rate tariff, noting that such application includes a request for blanket authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of future issuances of securities and assumptions of liability. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest should file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426, in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Anyone filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant. PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 9317 Notice is hereby given that the deadline for filing protests with regard to the applicant’s request for blanket authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of future issuances of securities and assumptions of liability, is March 27, 2019. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper, using the FERC Online links at https:// www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic service, persons with internet access who will eFile a document and/or be listed as a contact for an intervenor must create and validate an eRegistration account using the eRegistration link. Select the eFiling link to log on and submit the intervention or protests. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 5 copies of the intervention or protest to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. The filings in the above-referenced proceeding are accessible in the Commission’s eLibrary system by clicking on the appropriate link in the above list. They are also available for electronic review in the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an eSubscription link on the website that enables subscribers to receive email notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. or call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. Dated: March 7, 2019. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2019–04676 Filed 3–13–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. IC19–16–000] Commission Information Collection Activities; 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 SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\14MRN1.SGM 14MRN1 9318 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 50 / Thursday, March 14, 2019 / Notices (Commission or FERC) is soliciting public comment on the currently approved information collection, FERC– 556 (Certification of Qualifying Facility (QF) Status for a Small Power Production or Cogeneration Facility). DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due May 13, 2019. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments (identified by Docket No. IC19–16–000) 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. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:22 Mar 13, 2019 Jkt 247001 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: FERC–556, Certification of Qualifying Facility (QF) Status for a Small Power Production or Cogeneration Facility. OMB Control No.: 1902–0075. Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC–556 information collection requirements with no changes to the current reporting requirements. Abstract: Form No. 556 is required to implement sections 201 and 210 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 1 (PURPA). FERC is authorized, under those sections, to encourage cogeneration and small power production and to prescribe such rules as necessary in order to carry out the statutory directives. A primary statutory objective is efficient use of energy resources and facilities by electric utilities. One means of achieving this goal is to encourage production of electric power by cogeneration facilities which make use of reject heat associated with commercial or industrial processes, and by small power production facilities which use other wastes and renewable resources. PURPA encourages the development of small power production facilities and cogeneration facilities that meet certain technical and corporate criteria through establishment of various regulatory benefits. Facilities that meet these criteria are called Qualifying Facilities (QFs). 1 16 PO 00000 U.S.C. 796, 824a–3. Frm 00031 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 FERC’s regulations in 18 CFR part 292, as relevant here, specify: (a) The certification procedures which must be followed by owners or operators of small power production and cogeneration facilities; (b) the criteria which must be met; (c) the information which must be submitted to FERC in order to obtain qualifying status; and (d) the PURPA benefits which are available to QFs to encourage small power production and cogeneration. 18 CFR part 292 also exempts QFs from certain corporate, accounting, reporting, and rate regulation requirements of the Federal Power Act,2 certain state laws, and the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 2005.3 Type of Respondents: Facilities that are self-certifying their status as a cogenerator or small power producer or that are submitting an application for FERC certification of their status as a cogenerator or small power producer. Estimate of Annual Burden: 4 The Commission estimates the burden and cost for this information collection as follows: 2 16 U.S.C. 791, et seq. U.S.C. 16, 451–63. 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. 3 42 E:\FR\FM\14MRN1.SGM 14MRN1 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 50 / Thursday, March 14, 2019 / Notices 9319 FERC–556—CERTIFICATION OF QUALIFYING FACILITY STATUS FOR A SMALL POWER PRODUCTION OR COGENERATION FACILITY Facility type Filing type Cogeneration Facility > 1 MW 6. Cogeneration Facility > 1 MW. Small Power Production Facility > 1 MW. Small Power Production Facility > 1 MW. Cogeneration and Small Power Production Facility ≤ 1 MW (Self-Certification) 7. Total ............ Number of respondents Annual number of responses per respondent Total number of responses Average burden hours & cost per response 5 Total annual burden hours & total annual cost (rounded) Cost per respondent ($) (rounded) (1) (2) (1) * (2) = (3) (4) (3) * (4) = (5) (5) ÷ (1) Self-certification .. 63 1.25 78.75 1.5 hrs; $118.5 Application for FERC certification. Self-certification .. 1 1.25 1.25 50 hrs; $3,950 2,698 1.25 3,372.5 1.5 hrs; $118.5 5,058.75 hrs; $399,641. Application for FERC certification. Self-certification .. 0 1.25 0 50 hrs; $3,950 0 hrs; $0 ............. 692 1.25 865 1.5 hrs; $118.5 1,297.5 hrs; $102,503. ............................ 3,454 ........................ 4,317.5 ........................ 6,536.875 hrs; $516,413.13. 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: March 7, 2019. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2019–04678 Filed 3–13–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 5 The Commission staff believes that industry is similarly situated in terms of wages and benefits. Therefore, cost estimates are based on FERC’s 2018 average annual wage (and benefits) for a full-time employee of $164,820 (or $79.00/hour). 6 MW = megawatt. 7 Not required to file. VerDate Sep<11>2014 118.125 hrs; $9,332. 62.5 hrs; $4,938 20:21 Mar 13, 2019 Jkt 247001 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP19–102–000] ANR Pipeline Company; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization Take notice that on February 27, 2019, ANR Pipeline Company (ANR), 700 Louisiana Street, Houston, Texas 77002–2700, filed in Docket No. CP19– 102–000 a prior notice request pursuant to sections 157.205, 157.208, and 157.216 of the Commission’s regulations under the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and ANR’s blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP82–480–000. ANR proposes to replace segments of its existing 22-inch mainline (Line 301), 24-inch loop line (Line 1–301), and 30inch loop line (Line 2–301), all located in Kane County, Illinois. Due to residential housing and recreational development along discrete sections of the pipelines, ANR is required, pursuant to Part 192 of the U.S. Department of Transportation regulations, to either upgrade the pipe or lower the Maximum Allowable Operating Pressure in those sections by June 30, 2019, all as more fully set forth in the request which is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection. The filing is available for review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission’s website web at https:// PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 $148 4,938 148 0 148 ........................ www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call toll-free, (886) 208–3676 or TYY, (202) 502–8659. Any questions regarding this application should be directed to Linda Farquhar, Manager, Project Determinations & Regulatory Administration, ANR Pipeline Company, 700 Louisiana Street, Suite 700, Houston, Texas, 77002–2700, at (832) 320–5685 or fax (832) 320–6685 or linda_farquhar@transcanada.com. Any person or the Commission’s staff may, within 60 days after issuance of the instant notice by the Commission, file pursuant to Rule 214 of the Commission’s Procedural Rules (18 CFR 385.214) a motion to intervene or notice of intervention and pursuant to section 157.205 of the regulations under the NGA (18 CFR 157.205), a protest to the request. If no protest is filed within the time allowed therefore, the proposed activity shall be deemed to be authorized effective the day after the time allowed for filing a protest. If a protest is filed and not withdrawn within 30 days after the allowed time for filing a protest, the instant request shall be treated as an application for authorization pursuant to section 7 of the NGA. Pursuant to section 157.9 of the Commission’s rules, 18 CFR 157.9, E:\FR\FM\14MRN1.SGM 14MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 50 (Thursday, March 14, 2019)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-04678]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. IC19-16-000]


Commission Information Collection Activities; 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

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(Commission or FERC) is soliciting public comment on the currently 
approved information collection, FERC-556 (Certification of Qualifying 
Facility (QF) Status for a Small Power Production or Cogeneration 
Facility).

DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due May 13, 2019.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments (identified by Docket No. IC19-16-
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 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:
    Title: FERC-556, Certification of Qualifying Facility (QF) Status 
for a Small Power Production or Cogeneration Facility.
    OMB Control No.: 1902-0075.
    Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-556 information 
collection requirements with no changes to the current reporting 
requirements.
    Abstract: Form No. 556 is required to implement sections 201 and 
210 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 \1\ (PURPA). 
FERC is authorized, under those sections, to encourage cogeneration and 
small power production and to prescribe such rules as necessary in 
order to carry out the statutory directives.
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    \1\ 16 U.S.C. 796, 824a-3.
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    A primary statutory objective is efficient use of energy resources 
and facilities by electric utilities. One means of achieving this goal 
is to encourage production of electric power by cogeneration facilities 
which make use of reject heat associated with commercial or industrial 
processes, and by small power production facilities which use other 
wastes and renewable resources. PURPA encourages the development of 
small power production facilities and cogeneration facilities that meet 
certain technical and corporate criteria through establishment of 
various regulatory benefits. Facilities that meet these criteria are 
called Qualifying Facilities (QFs).
    FERC's regulations in 18 CFR part 292, as relevant here, specify: 
(a) The certification procedures which must be followed by owners or 
operators of small power production and cogeneration facilities; (b) 
the criteria which must be met; (c) the information which must be 
submitted to FERC in order to obtain qualifying status; and (d) the 
PURPA benefits which are available to QFs to encourage small power 
production and cogeneration.
    18 CFR part 292 also exempts QFs from certain corporate, 
accounting, reporting, and rate regulation requirements of the Federal 
Power Act,\2\ certain state laws, and the Public Utility Holding 
Company Act of 2005.\3\
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    \2\ 16 U.S.C. 791, et seq.
    \3\ 42 U.S.C. 16, 451-63.
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    Type of Respondents: Facilities that are self-certifying their 
status as a cogenerator or small power producer or that are submitting 
an application for FERC certification of their status as a cogenerator 
or small power producer.
    Estimate of Annual Burden: \4\ The Commission estimates the burden 
and cost 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.

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                       FERC-556--Certification of Qualifying Facility Status for a Small Power Production or Cogeneration Facility
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                                                                                                                          Total annual
                                                      Number of     Annual number   Total number      Average burden     burden hours &      Cost per
         Facility type             Filing type       respondents    of responses    of responses     hours & cost per     total annual    respondent ($)
                                                                   per respondent                      response \5\      cost (rounded)      (rounded)
                                                              (1)             (2)     (1) * (2) =  (4)                  (3) * (4) = (5)        (5) / (1)
                                                                                              (3)
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Cogeneration Facility > 1 MW    Self-                          63            1.25           78.75  1.5 hrs; $118.5....  118.125 hrs;                $148
 \6\.                            certification.                                                                          $9,332.
Cogeneration Facility > 1 MW..  Application for                 1            1.25            1.25  50 hrs; $3,950.....  62.5 hrs; $4,938           4,938
                                 FERC
                                 certification.
Small Power Production          Self-                       2,698            1.25         3,372.5  1.5 hrs; $118.5....  5,058.75 hrs;                148
 Facility > 1 MW.                certification.                                                                          $399,641.
Small Power Production          Application for                 0            1.25               0  50 hrs; $3,950.....  0 hrs; $0.......               0
 Facility > 1 MW.                FERC
                                 certification.
Cogeneration and Small Power    Self-                         692            1.25             865  1.5 hrs; $118.5....  1,297.5 hrs;                 148
 Production Facility <= 1 MW     certification.                                                                          $102,503.
 (Self-Certification) \7\.
    Total.....................  .................           3,454  ..............         4,317.5  ...................  6,536.875 hrs;    ..............
                                                                                                                         $516,413.13.
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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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    \5\ The Commission staff believes that industry is similarly 
situated in terms of wages and benefits. Therefore, cost estimates 
are based on FERC's 2018 average annual wage (and benefits) for a 
full-time employee of $164,820 (or $79.00/hour).
    \6\ MW = megawatt.
    \7\ Not required to file.

    Dated: March 7, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-04678 Filed 3-13-19; 8:45 am]
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