Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-73); Comment Request; Extension, 38136-38137 [2020-13717]
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Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 123 / Thursday, June 25, 2020 / Notices
Dated: June 19, 2020.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020–13713 Filed 6–24–20; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC20–12–000]
Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–73); 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, the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission or FERC) is soliciting
public comment on the currently
approved information collection FERC–
73 (Oil Pipeline Service Life Data) 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.
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due July 27, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on
FERC–73 to OMB through
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain,
Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission Desk Officer. Please
identify the OMB control number
(1902–0019) in the subject line. Your
comments should be sent within 30
SUMMARY:
days of publication of this notice in the
Federal Register.
Please submit copies of your
comments to the Commission
(identified by Docket No. IC20–12–000)
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:
OMB submissions must be formatted
and filed in accordance with submission
guidelines at www.reginfo.gov/public/
do/PRAMain; Using the search function
under the ‘‘Currently Under Review
field,’’ select Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission; click ‘‘submit’’ and select
‘‘comment’’ to the right of the subject
collection.
FERC 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).
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 and
telephone at (202) 502–8663.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC Form No. 73, Oil Pipeline
Service Life Data.
OMB Control No.: 1902–0019.
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC Form No. 73 information
collection requirements with no changes
to the current reporting requirements.
Abstract: The Commission collects
FERC Form No. 73 information as part
of its authority under the Interstate
Commerce Act, 49 U.S.C. 60501, et al.
FERC Form No. 73 contains necessary
information for the review of oil
pipeline companies’ proposed
depreciation rates, as regulated entities
are required to provide service life data
illustrating the remaining physical life
of an oil pipeline’s properties, in order
to calculate the company’s cost of
service and its transportation rates to
access customers. The Commission
implements these filing reviews under
the purview of 18 CFR part 357.3, FERC
Form No. 73, Oil Pipeline Data for
Depreciation Analysis, and 18 CFR part
347. Parts 357.3 and 347 require an oil
pipeline company to submit information
under FERC Form No. 73 when: (1)
Requesting approval for new or changed
depreciation rates of an oil pipeline; or
(2) being directed by the Commission to
file the service life data during an
investigation of its book depreciation
rates.
On April 16, 2020, the Commission
published a Notice in the Federal
Register in Docket No. IC20–12–000
requesting public comments.1 The
Commission received no public
comments.
Type of Respondent: Oil pipeline
companies.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 2 The
Commission estimates the annual public
reporting burden for the information
collection as below:
FERC FORM NO. 73, OIL PIPELINE SERVICE LIFE DATA
Number of
respondents
Annual
number of
responses per
respondent
Total number
of responses
Average burden
and cost per
response 3
Total annual
burden and total
annual cost
Cost per
respondent
($)
(1)
(2)
(1) * (2) = (3)
(4)
(3) * (4) = (5)
(5) ÷ (1)
1
32 4
40 hrs.; $3,200 ..
1,280 hrs.; $102,400
$3,200
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Oil Pipelines Undergoing Investigation or Review ..........
Comments: Comments are invited on:
(1) Whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
1 85
FR 21229.
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
2 ‘‘Burden’’
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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;
of what is included in the information collection
burden, refer to 5 CFR 1320.3.
3 The Commission staff estimates the average cost
in salary and benefits for the average respondent
based on the Commission’s 2019 average cost for
salary plus benefits at $80/hour.
4 The total number of responses entailing the
submittal of a depreciation study in the past three
years was 96. The average response from those three
years is 96/3 years = 32 responses per year.
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(3) ways to enhance the quality, utility
and clarity of the information collection;
and (4) ways to minimize the burden of
the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Dated: June 19, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[FR Doc. 2020–13717 Filed 6–24–20; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
Notice of Filing
Docket Nos.
Louisiana Public Service Commission
v.
Entergy Corporation, Entergy Services, Inc., Entergy Louisiana, LLC, Entergy Arkansas, Inc., Entergy Mississippi, Inc., Entergy New Orleans, Inc., Entergy
Gulf States of Louisiana, L.L.C., Entergy Texas, Inc., Entergy Services, Inc
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On June 18, 2020, Entergy Services,
LLC,1 acting as agent for Entergy
Operating Companies 2 filed a
compliance filing consisting of the
bandwidth formula rate recalculations
with true-up payments and receipts
based on 2010, 2011, and 2012 test year
data and supporting workpapers for the
identified adjustment, pursuant to the
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission’s (Commission) Order
issued April 16, 2020.3
Any person desiring to intervene or to
protest this filing must file in
accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of
the Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214).
Protests will be considered by the
Commission in determining the
appropriate action to be taken but will
not serve to make protestants parties to
the proceeding. Any person wishing to
become a party must file a notice of
intervention or motion to intervene, as
appropriate. Such notices, motions, or
protests must be filed on or before the
comment date. On or before the
comment date, it is not necessary to
serve motions to intervene or protests
on persons other than the Applicant.
The Commission encourages
electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper using the
‘‘eFiling’’ link at https://www.ferc.gov.
Persons unable to file electronically
should submit an original and 5 copies
of the protest or intervention to the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
888 First Street NE, Washington, DC
20426.
In addition to publishing the full text
of this document in the Federal
Register, The Commission provides all
1 Effective September 30, 2018, Entergy Services,
Inc., changed its name to Entergy Services, LLC.
2 The Entergy Operating Companies (Operating
Companies) are currently Entergy Arkansas, LLC
(formerly Entergy Arkansas, Inc.), Entergy
Louisiana, LLC, Entergy Mississippi, LLC (formerly
Entergy Mississippi, Inc.), Entergy New Orleans,
LLC (formerly Entergy New Orleans, Inc.), and
Entergy Texas, Inc.
3 La. Pub. Serv. Comm’n v. Entergy Corp., et al.,
171 FERC ¶ 61,044 (2020).
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interested persons an opportunity to
view and/or print the contents of this
document via the internet through the
Commission’s Home Page (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. At this
time, the Commission has suspended
access to 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 FERC at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call
toll-free, (886) 208–3676 or TYY, (202)
502–8659.
Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern
Time on July 9, 2020.
Dated: June 19, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020–13718 Filed 6–24–20; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. ER20–2101–000]
Fern Solar 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 Fern Solar 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,
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EL10–65–008,
ER14–2085–004,
ER11–3658–004, ER12–1920–004,
ER13–1595–004 (Consolidated)
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.
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 July 9, 2020.
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
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.
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
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC20-12-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-73); 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, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or
FERC) is soliciting public comment on the currently approved
information collection FERC-73 (Oil Pipeline Service Life Data) 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.
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due July 27, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on FERC-73 to OMB through
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission Desk Officer. Please identify the OMB control number (1902-
0019) in the subject line. Your comments should be sent within 30 days
of publication of this notice in the Federal Register.
Please submit copies of your comments to the Commission (identified
by Docket No. IC20-12-000) 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:
OMB submissions must be formatted and filed in accordance with
submission guidelines at www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain; Using the
search function under the ``Currently Under Review field,'' select
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; click ``submit'' and select
``comment'' to the right of the subject collection.
FERC 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] and telephone at (202) 502-8663.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC Form No. 73, Oil Pipeline Service Life Data.
OMB Control No.: 1902-0019.
Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC Form No. 73
information collection requirements with no changes to the current
reporting requirements.
Abstract: The Commission collects FERC Form No. 73 information as
part of its authority under the Interstate Commerce Act, 49 U.S.C.
60501, et al. FERC Form No. 73 contains necessary information for the
review of oil pipeline companies' proposed depreciation rates, as
regulated entities are required to provide service life data
illustrating the remaining physical life of an oil pipeline's
properties, in order to calculate the company's cost of service and its
transportation rates to access customers. The Commission implements
these filing reviews under the purview of 18 CFR part 357.3, FERC Form
No. 73, Oil Pipeline Data for Depreciation Analysis, and 18 CFR part
347. Parts 357.3 and 347 require an oil pipeline company to submit
information under FERC Form No. 73 when: (1) Requesting approval for
new or changed depreciation rates of an oil pipeline; or (2) being
directed by the Commission to file the service life data during an
investigation of its book depreciation rates.
On April 16, 2020, the Commission published a Notice in the Federal
Register in Docket No. IC20-12-000 requesting public comments.\1\ The
Commission received no public comments.
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\1\ 85 FR 21229.
\2\ ``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 5 CFR 1320.3.
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Type of Respondent: Oil pipeline companies.
Estimate of Annual Burden: \2\ The Commission estimates the annual
public reporting burden for the information collection as below:
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\3\ The Commission staff estimates the average cost in salary
and benefits for the average respondent based on the Commission's
2019 average cost for salary plus benefits at $80/hour.
\4\ The total number of responses entailing the submittal of a
depreciation study in the past three years was 96. The average
response from those three years is 96/3 years = 32 responses per
year.
FERC Form No. 73, Oil Pipeline Service Life Data
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Annual number Cost per
Number of of responses Total number of Average burden and cost Total annual burden and respondent
respondents per respondent responses per response \3\ total annual cost ($)
(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (3) (4)..................... (3) * (4) = (5)........... (5) / (1)
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Oil Pipelines Undergoing 32 1 32 \4\ 40 hrs.; $3,200......... 1,280 hrs.; $102,400...... $3,200
Investigation or Review.
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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;
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(3) ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information
collection; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to respond, including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
Dated: June 19, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-13717 Filed 6-24-20; 8:45 am]
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