Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-521); Comment Request; Extension, 28940-28941 [2020-10328]
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i. FERC Contact: Joshua Dub, (202)
502–8138 or Joshua.Dub@ferc.gov.
j. Cooperating agencies: Federal, state,
local, and tribal agencies with
jurisdiction and/or special expertise
with respect to environmental issues
that wish to cooperate in the
preparation of the environmental
document should follow the
instructions for filing such requests
described in item l below. Cooperating
agencies should note the Commission’s
policy that agencies that cooperate in
the preparation of the environmental
document cannot also intervene. See, 94
FERC 61,076 (2001).
k. Pursuant to section 4.32(b)(7) of 18
CFR of the Commission’s regulations, if
any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or
person believes that an additional
scientific study should be conducted in
order to form an adequate factual basis
for a complete analysis of the
application on its merit, the resource
agency, Indian Tribe, or person must file
a request for a study with the
Commission not later than 60 days from
the date of filing of the application, and
serve a copy of the request on the
applicant.
l. Deadline for filing additional study
requests and requests for cooperating
agency status: June 29, 2020.
The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filings of comments, protests
and interventions in lieu of paper using
the eFiling link at https://www.ferc.gov.
Persons unable to file electronically may
mail similar pleadings to the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426.
Hand delivered submissions in
docketed proceedings should be
delivered to Health and Human
Services, 12225 Wilkins Avenue,
Rockville, Maryland 20852. For
assistance, please contact FERC Online
Support at FERCOnlineSupport@
ferc.gov, (866) 208–3676 (toll free), or
(202) 502–8659 (TTY).
m. The application is not ready for
environmental analysis at this time.
n. The Mother Ann Lee Hydroelectric
Project is operated in a run-of-river
mode and consists of the following
existing facilities: (1) A reservoir with a
normal pool elevation of 514.6 feet and
an estimated surface area of about 830
acres; (2) a 230-foot-long concretecapped, timber crib dam; (3) a 50-footwide, 300-foot-long stone lock chamber;
(4) a 120-foot-long by 100-foot-wide
forebay; (5) a 116-foot long concrete
substructure containing trash racks, 6
intake gates, 3 turbines, and discharge
facilities; (6) a 93-foot-long by 25-footwide superstructure/powerhouse
located above the spillway containing
three generating units with a total
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installed capacity of 2.209 megawatts;
(7) a substation connected to the
powerhouse by an 85-foot-long
footbridge; (8) a 0.86-mile-long, 34.5kilovolt transmission line; and (9)
appurtenant facilities. The estimated
average annual generation is 9,200
megawatt-hours.
o. In addition to publishing the full
text of this document in the Federal
Register, the Commission provides all
interested persons an opportunity to
view and/or print the contents of this
document via the internet through the
Commission’s Home Page (https://
ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link. Enter
the docket number excluding the last
three digits in the docket number field
to access the document. At this time, the
Commission has suspended access to
the Commission’s Public Reference
Room, due to the proclamation
declaring a National Emergency
concerning the Novel Coronavirus
Disease (COVID–19), issued by the
President on March 13, 2020. For
assistance, contact the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call
toll-free, (886) 208–3676 or TYY, (202)
502–8659.
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.
p. Procedural schedule and final
amendments: The application will be
processed according to the following
preliminary schedule. Revisions to the
schedule will be made as appropriate.
Issue Deficiency Letter (if necessary),
July 2020.
Request Additional Information, July
2020.
Issue Notice of Acceptance, November
2020.
Issue Scoping Document 1 for
comments, December 2020.
Comments on Scoping Document 1,
January 2021.
Issue Notice of Ready for Environmental
Analysis, February 2021.
Commission issues EA, September 2021.
Comments on draft EA, October 2021.
Final amendments to the application
must be filed with the Commission no
later than 30 days from the issuance
date of the notice of ready for
environmental analysis.
Dated: May 8, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC19–42–000]
Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–521); Comment
Request; Extension
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of information collection
and request for comments.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission or FERC) is soliciting
public comment on FERC–521
(Payments for Benefits from Headwater
Improvements) and will be submitting
FERC–521 to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review of the
information collection requirements.
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due July 13, 2020.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
identified by Docket No. IC19–42–000
by either of the following methods:
• eFiling at Commission’s website:
https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
efiling.asp.
• Mail/Express Services: Persons
unable to file electronically may mail
similar pleadings to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street
NE, Washington, DC 20426. Hand
delivered submissions in docketed
proceedings should be delivered to
Health and Human Services, 12225
Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland
20852.
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).
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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC–521, Payments for
Benefits from Headwater Improvements.
OMB Control No.: 1902–0087.
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC–521 information collection
SUMMARY:
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requirements with no changes to the
reporting requirements.
Abstract: The information collected
under the requirements of FERC–521 is
used by the Commission to implement
the statutory provisions of Section 10(f)
of the Federal Power Act (FPA).1 The
FPA authorizes the Commission to
determine headwater benefits received
by downstream hydropower project
owners. Headwater benefits are the
additional energy production possible at
a downstream hydropower project
resulting from the regulation of river
flows by an upstream storage reservoir.
When the Commission completes a
study of a river basin, it determines
headwater benefits charges that will be
apportioned among the various
downstream beneficiaries. A headwater
benefits charge and the cost incurred by
the Commission to complete an
evaluation are paid by downstream
hydropower project owners. In essence,
the owners of non-federal hydropower
projects that directly benefit from a
headwater improvement must pay an
equitable portion of the annual charges
for interest, maintenance, and
depreciation of the headwater project to
the U.S. Treasury. The regulations
provide for apportionment of these costs
between the headwater project and
downstream projects based on
downstream energy gains and propose
equitable apportionment methodology
that can be applied to all river basins in
which headwater improvements are
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built. The Commission requires owners
of non-federal hydropower projects to
file data for determining annual charges
as outlined in 18 Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) Part 11.
Type of Respondents: There are two
types of entities that respond, Federal
and Non-Federal hydropower project
owners. The Federal entities that
typically respond are the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers and the U.S.
Department of Interior Bureau of
Reclamation. The Non-Federal entities
may consist of any Municipal or NonMunicipal hydropower project owner.
Estimate of Annual Burden 1 and
cost 2 The Commission estimates the
total Public Reporting Burden for this
information collection as:
FERC–521: PAYMENTS FOR BENEFITS FROM HEADWATER IMPROVEMENTS
Number of
respondents
Annual
number of
responses per
respondent
Total number
of responses
Average burden and
cost per response
Total annual burden
hours and total annual
cost
Cost per
respondent
($)
(1)
(2)
(1) * (2) = (3)
(4)
(3) * (4) = (5)
(5) ÷ (1)
Federal and Non-Federal hydropower
project owners.
Total Cost ..............
3
1
3
40 hrs.; $3,200 ............
120 hrs.; $9,600 ..........
$3,200
........................
........................
........................
.....................................
120 hrs.; $9,600 ..........
$3,200
The total estimated annual cost
burden to each respondent is $3,200 [40
hours * $80.00/hour = $3,].
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: May 8, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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1 16
U.S.C. 803.
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
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. CP20–21–000]
Port Arthur Pipeline, LLC; Notice of
Availability of the Environmental
Assessment for the Proposed
Louisiana Connector Amendment
Project
The staff of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared an
environmental assessment (EA) for the
Louisiana Connector Amendment
Project (Project), proposed by Port
Arthur Pipeline, LLC (PAPL) in the
above-referenced docket. The Project is
an amendment to the Louisiana
Connector Project (Docket CP18–7–000),
which was previously authorized by the
Commission on April 18, 2019. In its
amended Project, PAPL requests
authorization to construct and operate
natural gas transportation facilities
(including compression) in Beauregard
Parish, Louisiana. Specifically, the
explanation of what is included in the information
collection burden, refer to 5 Code of Federal
Regulations 1320.3.
2 The estimates for cost per response are derived
using the 2019 FERC average salary plus benefits of
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Project would relocate the previously
certificated but as yet not constructed
compressor station from its authorized
site in Allen Parish, Louisiana to a site
in Beauregard Parish. The Project would
also consist of associated facilities
within the new Beauregard Parish
Compressor Station boundaries.
The EA assesses the potential
environmental effects of construction
and operation of the Project in
accordance with the requirements of the
National Environmental Policy Act. The
FERC staff concludes that approval of
the proposed Project, with appropriate
mitigating measures, would not
constitute a major federal action
significantly affecting the quality of the
human environment.
The proposed Project includes the
following new facilities in Beauregard
Parish:
• A 93,880-horsepower compressor
station;
• four pipeline interconnections
ranging from 30 inches to 42 inches in
diameter;
• four meter stations;
• one mainline block valve; and
$167,091/year (or $80.00/hour). Commission staff
finds that the work done for this information
collection is typically done by wage categories
similar to those at FERC.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC19-42-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-521); Comment
Request; Extension
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Department of Energy.
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 (PRA), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission
or FERC) is soliciting public comment on FERC-521 (Payments for
Benefits from Headwater Improvements) and will be submitting FERC-521
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review of the
information collection requirements.
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due July 13, 2020.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Docket No. IC19-42-000
by either of the following methods:
eFiling at Commission's website: https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp.
Mail/Express Services: Persons unable to file
electronically may mail similar pleadings to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. Hand
delivered submissions in docketed proceedings should be delivered to
Health and Human Services, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland
20852.
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).
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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC-521, Payments for Benefits from Headwater Improvements.
OMB Control No.: 1902-0087.
Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-521 information
collection
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requirements with no changes to the reporting requirements.
Abstract: The information collected under the requirements of FERC-
521 is used by the Commission to implement the statutory provisions of
Section 10(f) of the Federal Power Act (FPA).\1\ The FPA authorizes the
Commission to determine headwater benefits received by downstream
hydropower project owners. Headwater benefits are the additional energy
production possible at a downstream hydropower project resulting from
the regulation of river flows by an upstream storage reservoir.
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\1\ 16 U.S.C. 803.
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When the Commission completes a study of a river basin, it
determines headwater benefits charges that will be apportioned among
the various downstream beneficiaries. A headwater benefits charge and
the cost incurred by the Commission to complete an evaluation are paid
by downstream hydropower project owners. In essence, the owners of non-
federal hydropower projects that directly benefit from a headwater
improvement must pay an equitable portion of the annual charges for
interest, maintenance, and depreciation of the headwater project to the
U.S. Treasury. The regulations provide for apportionment of these costs
between the headwater project and downstream projects based on
downstream energy gains and propose equitable apportionment methodology
that can be applied to all river basins in which headwater improvements
are built. The Commission requires owners of non-federal hydropower
projects to file data for determining annual charges as outlined in 18
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 11.
Type of Respondents: There are two types of entities that respond,
Federal and Non-Federal hydropower project owners. The Federal entities
that typically respond are the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the
U.S. Department of Interior Bureau of Reclamation. The Non-Federal
entities may consist of any Municipal or Non-Municipal hydropower
project owner.
Estimate of Annual Burden \1\ and cost \2\ The Commission estimates
the total Public Reporting Burden for this information collection as:
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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 Code of Federal Regulations 1320.3.
\2\ The estimates for cost per response are derived using the
2019 FERC average salary plus benefits of $167,091/year (or $80.00/
hour). Commission staff finds that the work done for this
information collection is typically done by wage categories similar
to those at FERC.
FERC-521: Payments for Benefits From Headwater Improvements
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Annual number
Number of of responses Total number Average burden and cost Total annual burden Cost per
respondents per of responses per response hours and total annual respondent ($)
respondent cost
(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (4)..................... (3) * (4) = (5)........ (5) / (1)
(3)
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Federal and Non-Federal hydropower 3 1 3 40 hrs.; $3,200......... 120 hrs.; $9,600....... $3,200
project owners.
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Total Cost....................... .............. .............. .............. ........................ 120 hrs.; $9,600....... $3,200
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The total estimated annual cost burden to each respondent is $3,200
[40 hours * $80.00/hour = $3,].
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: May 8, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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