Commission Information Collection Activities (Ferc-915); Comment Request; Extension, 18013-18014 [2019-08559]
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Dated: April 23, 2019.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC19–7–000]
Commission Information Collection
Activities (Ferc–915); Comment
Request; Extension
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, DOE.
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–
915 (Public Utility Market-Based Rate
Authorization Holders—Records
Retention Requirements) 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
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should address a copy of those
comments to the Commission as
explained below. On February 20, 2019,
the Commission published a Notice in
the Federal Register in Docket No.
IC19–7–000 requesting public
comments. The Commission later
published a 30-day Notice on April 12,
2019, which was withdrawn on April
19, 2019. The Commission received no
public comments and is noting that in
the related submittal to OMB.
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due May 29, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB,
identified by OMB Control No. 1902–
0250, 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. IC19–7–000, 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–915, Public Utility
Market-Based Rate Authorization
Holders—Records Retention
Requirements.
OMB Control No. 1902–0250.
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC–915 information collection
requirements with no changes to the
current record retention requirements.
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Abstract: In accordance with the
Federal Power Act, the Department of
Energy Organization Act (DOE Act), and
the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct
2005), the Commission regulates the
transmission and wholesale sales of
electricity in interstate commerce,
monitors and investigates energy
markets, uses civil penalties and other
means against energy organizations and
individuals who violate FERC rules in
the energy markets, administers
accounting and financial reporting
regulations, and oversees conduct of
regulated companies.
The Commission imposes the FERC–
915 record retention requirements, in 18
CFR 35.41(d), on applicable sellers to
retain, for a period of five years, all data
and information upon which they bill
the prices charged for ‘‘electric energy
or electric energy products it sold
pursuant to Seller’s market-based rate
tariff, and the prices it reported for use
in price indices.’’
The record retention period of five
years is necessary due to the importance
of records related to any investigation of
possible wrongdoing and related to
assuring compliance with the codes of
conduct and the integrity of the market.
The requirement is necessary to ensure
consistency with the rule prohibiting
market manipulation (adopted in Order
No. 670) and the generally applicable
five-year statute of limitations where the
Commission seeks civil penalties for
violations of the anti-manipulation rules
or other rules, regulations, or orders to
which the price data may be relevant.
Type of Respondent: Public Utility
Market-Based Rate Authorization
Holders.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 1 The
Commission estimates the annual public
reporting burden and cost 2 (rounded)
for the 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. For further
explanation of what is included in the information
collection burden, refer to 5 CFR 1320.3.
2 The estimated hourly cost (for wages plus
benefits) provided in this section are based on the
figures 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: File Clerk (Occupation
code: 43–4071), $33.39 an hour. We are rounding
the hourly cost to $33.00.
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FERC–915, PUBLIC UTILITY MARKET-BASED RATE AUTHORIZATION HOLDERS—RECORDS RETENTION REQUIREMENTS
FERC Requirement
Number of
respondents
Annual number
of responses
per respondent
Total number
of responses
Average burden
& cost per
response
Total annual
burden hours
& cost
Annual cost
per respondent
($)
(1)
(2)
(1) * (2) = (3)
(4)
(3) * (4) = (5)
(5) ÷ (1)
FERC–915 ...............
2,510
1
2,510
1 hr.; $33.00 ..........
2,510 hrs.; $82,830
$33.00
Total: ................
............................
............................
2,510
................................
2,510 hrs.; 82, 830
............................
In addition, there are records storage
costs. For all respondents, we estimate
a total of 65,000 cu. ft. of records in offsite storage. Based on an approximate
storage cost of $0.24 per cubic foot, we
estimate total annual storage cost to be
$15,600.00 (or $6.22 annually per
respondent). The total annual cost for
all respondents (burden cost plus offsite storage) is $98,430.00 (or $82,830 +
$15,600); the average total annual cost
per respondent is $39.22 ($6.22 +
$33.00).
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 23, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. EL19–57–000]
Constellation Power Source
Generation, LLC; Notice of Institution
of Section 206 Proceeding and Refund
Effective Date
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
Notice of Application Accepted for
Filing and Soliciting Comments,
Motions To Intervene, and Protests:
Alabama Power Company
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On April 19, 2019, the Commission
issued an order in Docket No. EL19–57–
000, pursuant to section 206 of the
Federal Power Act (FPA), 16 U.S.C.
824e (2012), instituting an investigation
into the continued justness and
reasonableness of Constellation Power
Source Generation, LLC’s rate for
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Dated: April 23, 2019.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[Project No. 2146–252]
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providing Reactive Supply and Voltage
Control Service. Constellation Power
Source Generation, LLC, 167 FERC
¶ 61,062 (2019).
The refund effective date in Docket
No. EL19–57–000, established pursuant
to section 206(b) of the FPA, will be the
date of publication of this notice in the
Federal Register.
Any interested person desiring to be
heard in Docket No. EL19–57–000 must
file a notice of intervention or motion to
intervene, as appropriate, with the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
888 First Street NE, Washington, DC
20426, in accordance with Rule 214 of
the Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure, 18 CFR 385.214 (2018),
within 21 days of the date of issuance
of the order.
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Take notice that the following
hydroelectric application has been filed
with the Commission and is available
for public inspection:
a. Application Type: Non-Project Use
of Project Lands and Waters.
b. Project No: 2146–252.
c. Date Filed: March 14, 2019.
d. Applicant: Alabama Power
Company.
e. Name of Project: Coosa River
Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: Coosa River, in Etowah
County, Alabama.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a–825r.
h. Applicant Contact: Justin Bearden,
Shoreline Management, Alabama Power
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Company, 600 North 18th Street,
Birmingham, Alabama 35203, (205)
257–6769, jbearden@southernco.com.
i. FERC Contact: Shana High, (202)
502–8674.
j. Deadline for filing comments,
motions to intervene, and protests: May
23, 2019.
The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing. Please file comments,
motions to intervene, and protests 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–2146–252.
Comments emailed to Commission staff
are not considered part of the
Commission record.
The Commission’s Rules of Practice
and Procedure require all intervenors
filing documents with the Commission
to serve a copy of that document on
each person whose name appears on the
official service list for the project.
Further, if an intervenor 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.
k. Description of Request: Alabama
Power Company requests Commission
approval to permit The City of
Southside to construct shoreline-based
amenities associated with a riverfront
development project. The following
amenities are proposed within the
project boundary: a boat ramp and fixed
pier; four boat docks that would
accommodate 24 watercraft each; a
boardwalk that would accommodate 20
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC19-7-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (Ferc-915); Comment
Request; Extension
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE.
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-915 (Public Utility Market-Based Rate
Authorization Holders--Records Retention Requirements) 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 February 20, 2019, the Commission published a
Notice in the Federal Register in Docket No. IC19-7-000 requesting
public comments. The Commission later published a 30-day Notice on
April 12, 2019, which was withdrawn on April 19, 2019. The Commission
received no public comments and is noting that in the related submittal
to OMB.
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due May 29, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB, identified by OMB Control No. 1902-
0250, 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. IC19-7-000, 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-915, Public Utility Market-Based Rate Authorization
Holders--Records Retention Requirements.
OMB Control No. 1902-0250.
Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-915 information
collection requirements with no changes to the current record retention
requirements.
Abstract: In accordance with the Federal Power Act, the Department
of Energy Organization Act (DOE Act), and the Energy Policy Act of 2005
(EPAct 2005), the Commission regulates the transmission and wholesale
sales of electricity in interstate commerce, monitors and investigates
energy markets, uses civil penalties and other means against energy
organizations and individuals who violate FERC rules in the energy
markets, administers accounting and financial reporting regulations,
and oversees conduct of regulated companies.
The Commission imposes the FERC-915 record retention requirements,
in 18 CFR 35.41(d), on applicable sellers to retain, for a period of
five years, all data and information upon which they bill the prices
charged for ``electric energy or electric energy products it sold
pursuant to Seller's market-based rate tariff, and the prices it
reported for use in price indices.''
The record retention period of five years is necessary due to the
importance of records related to any investigation of possible
wrongdoing and related to assuring compliance with the codes of conduct
and the integrity of the market. The requirement is necessary to ensure
consistency with the rule prohibiting market manipulation (adopted in
Order No. 670) and the generally applicable five-year statute of
limitations where the Commission seeks civil penalties for violations
of the anti-manipulation rules or other rules, regulations, or orders
to which the price data may be relevant.
Type of Respondent: Public Utility Market-Based Rate Authorization
Holders.
Estimate of Annual Burden: \1\ The Commission estimates the annual
public reporting burden and cost \2\ (rounded) for the 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. For
further explanation of what is included in the information
collection burden, refer to 5 CFR 1320.3.
\2\ The estimated hourly cost (for wages plus benefits) provided
in this section are based on the figures 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: File Clerk (Occupation code: 43-4071),
$33.39 an hour. We are rounding the hourly cost to $33.00.
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Annual number of
FERC Requirement Number of responses per Total number of Average burden & cost Total annual burden Annual cost per
respondents respondent responses per response hours & cost respondent ($)
(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (3) (4)..................... (3) * (4) = (5)......... (5) / (1)
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FERC-915.................... 2,510 1 2,510 1 hr.; $33.00........... 2,510 hrs.; $82,830..... $33.00
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Total:.................. ................ ................ 2,510 ........................ 2,510 hrs.; 82, 830..... ................
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In addition, there are records storage costs. For all respondents,
we estimate a total of 65,000 cu. ft. of records in off-site storage.
Based on an approximate storage cost of $0.24 per cubic foot, we
estimate total annual storage cost to be $15,600.00 (or $6.22 annually
per respondent). The total annual cost for all respondents (burden cost
plus off-site storage) is $98,430.00 (or $82,830 + $15,600); the
average total annual cost per respondent is $39.22 ($6.22 + $33.00).
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 23, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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