Combined Notice of Filings, 44069-44070 [2020-15713]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 140 / Tuesday, July 21, 2020 / Notices Commission considered each agency’s ability to demonstrate a system or process which effectively captured, isolated, and reported FPA Part I costs as required by the Other Federal Agency Cost Submission Form. 6. The Commission held a Technical Conference on March 26, 2020 to report its initial findings to licensees and OFAs. Representatives for several licensees and most of the OFAs attended the conference. Following the technical conference, a transcript was posted, and licensees had the opportunity to submit comments to the Commission regarding its initial review. 7. Idaho Falls Group (Idaho Falls) filed written comments,10 stating its general support of the Commission’s analysis but raising a question regarding U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) individual cost submission. The issue is addressed in the Appendix to this notice. 8. After additional review, full consideration of the comments presented, and in accordance with the previously cited guidance, the Commission accepted as reasonable any costs reported via the cost submission forms that were clearly documented in the OFAs’ accompanying reports and/or analyses. These documented costs will be included in the administrative annual charges for FY 2020. 9. Figure 1 summarizes the total reported costs incurred by Interior, Agriculture, and Commerce with respect to their participation in administering Part I of the FPA. Additionally, Figure 1 summarizes the reported costs that the Commission determined were clearly documented and accepted for inclusion in its FY 2020 administrative annual charges. 11. The cost reports that the Commission determined were clearly documented and supported could be traced to detailed cost-accounting reports, which reconciled to data provided from agency financial systems or other pertinent source documentation. A further breakdown of these costs is included in the Appendix to this notice, along with an explanation of how the Commission determined their reasonableness. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 10. As presented in Figure 1, the Commission has determined that $6,121,081 of the $6,180,128 in total reported costs were reasonable and clearly documented in the OFAs’ accompanying reports and/or analyses. Based on this finding, 1% of the total reported cost was determined to be unreasonable. The Commission notes the most significant issue with the documentation provided by the OFAs was the lack of supporting documentation to substantiate costs reported on the Other Federal Agency Cost Submission Form. Points of Contact 12. If you have any questions regarding this notice, please contact Raven Rodriguez at (202) 502–6276. Dated: July 15, 2020. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2020–15733 Filed 7–20–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P Summary of Reported & Accepted Costs for Fiscal Year 2019 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Combined Notice of Filings Take notice that the Commission has received the following Natural Gas Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings: Docket Number: PR20–63–001. Applicants: Southwest Gas Corporation. Description: § 284.123 Rate Filing: Florida Southeast Connection, LLC— Cost and Revenue Study—CP14–554 to be effective N/A. Filed Date: 7/9/20. Accession Number: 20200709–5000. Comments/Protests Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/ 23/2020. Docket Numbers: RP20–1021–000. Applicants: Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, L.L.C. Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: Volume No. 2—Spotlight Energy, LLC SP359477 to be effective 7/15/2020. Filed Date: 7/14/20. Accession Number: 20200714–5051. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/27/20. 10 See Letter from Sharon L. White, Van Ness Feldman, to the Honorable Kimberly D. Bose, FERC, Docket No. AD20–3–000 (filed May 8, 2020). VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:42 Jul 20, 2020 Jkt 250001 PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\21JYN1.SGM 21JYN1 EN21JY20.002</GPH> Summary Findings of Commission’s Costs Review jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES 44069 44070 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 140 / Tuesday, July 21, 2020 / Notices Docket Numbers: RP20–1022–000. Applicants: Florida Southeast Connection, LLC. Description: Compliance filing Florida Southeast Connection, LLC—Cost and Revenue Study—CP14–554 to be effective N/A. Filed Date: 7/14/20. Accession Number: 20200714–5100. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/27/20. The filings are accessible in the Commission’s eLibrary system (https:// elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/search/ fercgensearch.asp) by querying the docket number. Any person desiring to intervene or protest in any of the above proceedings must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission’s Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment date. Protests may be considered, but intervention is necessary to become a party to the proceeding. eFiling is encouraged. More detailed information relating to filing requirements, interventions, protests, service, and qualifying facilities filings can be found at: https://www.ferc.gov/ docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For other information, call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. Dated: July 15, 2020. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2020–15713 Filed 7–20–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 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, DOE. 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 the currently approved information collection, FERC– 521, (Payments for Benefits from jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: 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 1 Burden VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:42 Jul 20, 2020 Jkt 250001 Headwater Improvements) 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 August 20, 2020. ADDRESSES: Send written comments on FERC–521 to OMB through www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Desk Officer. Please identify the OMB control number (1902–0087) 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. 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: 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, 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 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 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. The Commission received no comments in response to the Notice of Information and Request for Comments published on May 14, 2020 (85 FR 28940). 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 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. PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\21JYN1.SGM 21JYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 140 (Tuesday, July 21, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44069-44070]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-15713]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Combined Notice of Filings

    Take notice that the Commission has received the following Natural 
Gas Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings:

    Docket Number: PR20-63-001.
    Applicants: Southwest Gas Corporation.
    Description: Sec.  284.123 Rate Filing: Florida Southeast 
Connection, LLC--Cost and Revenue Study--CP14-554 to be effective N/A.
    Filed Date: 7/9/20.
    Accession Number: 20200709-5000.
    Comments/Protests Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/23/2020.

    Docket Numbers: RP20-1021-000.
    Applicants: Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, L.L.C.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: Volume No. 2--Spotlight 
Energy, LLC SP359477 to be effective 7/15/2020.
    Filed Date: 7/14/20.
    Accession Number: 20200714-5051.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/27/20.


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    Docket Numbers: RP20-1022-000.
    Applicants: Florida Southeast Connection, LLC.
    Description: Compliance filing Florida Southeast Connection, LLC--
Cost and Revenue Study--CP14-554 to be effective N/A.
    Filed Date: 7/14/20.
    Accession Number: 20200714-5100.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/27/20.

    The filings are accessible in the Commission's eLibrary system 
(https://elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/search/fercgensearch.asp) by querying 
the docket number.
    Any person desiring to intervene or protest in any of the above 
proceedings must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the 
Commission's Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214) on or before 5:00 
p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment date. Protests may be 
considered, but intervention is necessary to become a party to the 
proceeding.
    eFiling is encouraged. More detailed information relating to filing 
requirements, interventions, protests, service, and qualifying 
facilities filings can be found at: https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For other information, call (866) 208-3676 
(toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502-8659.

    Dated: July 15, 2020.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-15713 Filed 7-20-20; 8:45 am]
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