Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-521); Comment Request; Extension, 44070-44071 [2020-15736]
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Docket Numbers: RP20–1022–000.
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Dated: July 15, 2020.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
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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
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SUMMARY:
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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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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 $80.00/hour). Commission staff
finds that the work done for this information
collection is typically done by wage categories
similar to those at FERC.
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may consist of any Municipal or NonMunicipal hydropower project owner.
Estimate of Annual Burden 1 and
cost 2 The Commission estimates the
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total Public Reporting Burden for this
information collection as:
FERC–521—PAYMENTS FOR BENEFITS FROM HEADWATER IMPROVEMENTS
Number of
respondents
Annual number
of responses
per respondent
Total number
of responses
Average burden &
cost per response
Total annual
burden hours &
total annual cost
Cost per
respondent
($)
(1)
(2)
(1) * (2) = (3)
(4)
(3) * (4) = (5)
(5) ÷ (1)
3
1
3
40 hrs.; $3,200 ......
120 hrs.; $9,600 ....
$3,200
........................
............................
............................
...............................
120 hrs.; $9,600 ....
$3,200
Federal and Non-Federal
hydropower project owners.
Total Cost ..................
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: July 15, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OW–2019–0675; FRL 10012–35–
OW]
Extension of Public Comment Period:
Draft Ambient Water Quality Criteria
Recommendations for Lakes and
Reservoirs of the Conterminous United
States: Information Supporting the
Development of Numeric Nutrient
Criteria
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of availability; extension
of comment period.
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AGENCY:
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
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The comment period for the
notice of availability published May 22,
2020 (85 FR 31184), is extended. The
EPA must receive comments on or
before August 20, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
OW–2019–0675, to the Federal
eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
Once submitted, comments cannot be
edited or withdrawn. EPA may publish
any comment received to its public
docket. Do not submit electronically any
information you consider to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI)
or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Multimedia
submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be
accompanied by a written comment.
The written comment is considered the
official comment and should include
discussion of all points you wish to
make. EPA will generally not consider
comments or comment contents located
outside of the primary submission (i.e.,
on the web, cloud, or other file sharing
system). For additional submission
methods, the full EPA public comment
policy, information about CBI or
multimedia submissions, and general
guidance on making effective
comments, please visit https://
www2.epa.gov/dockets/commentingepa-dockets.
Out of an abundance of caution for
members of the public and our staff, the
EPA Docket Center and Reading Room
was closed to public visitors on March
31, 2020, to reduce the risk of
transmitting COVID–19. Our Docket
Center staff will continue to provide
remote customer service via email,
phone, and webform. We encourage the
public to submit comments via https://
regulations.gov, as there is a temporary
suspension of mail delivery to the EPA,
and no hand deliveries are currently
accepted. For further information on the
EPA Docket Center services and the
current status, please visit us online at
https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lester Yuan, Health and Ecological
Criteria Division, Office of Water (Mail
Code 4304T), Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone
number: (202) 566–0908; email address:
yuan.lester@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May
22, 2020 (85 FR 31184), EPA announced
the availability of the Draft Ambient
Water Quality Criteria
Recommendations for Lakes and
Reservoirs of the Conterminous United
States: Information Supporting the
Development of Numeric Nutrient
Criteria, and opened a 60-day public
review and comment period to solicit
scientific views, data, and information
regarding the science and technical
approach used in the derivation of these
draft ambient water quality criteria
recommendations for lakes and
reservoirs.
The original deadline to submit
comments was July 21, 2020. This
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.
The United States
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
is extending the comment period for the
Draft Ambient Water Quality Criteria
Recommendations for Lakes and
Reservoirs of the Conterminous United
States: Information Supporting the
Development of Numeric Nutrient
Criteria, published in the Federal
Register on May 22, 2020. In response
to stakeholder requests, the comment
period will be extended for an
additional 30 days, from July 21, 2020
to August 20, 2020.
SUMMARY:
DATES:
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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, 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 (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 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
[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 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. 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
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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 $80.00/
hour). Commission staff finds that the work done for this
information collection is typically done by wage categories similar
to those at FERC.
FERC-521--Payments for Benefits From Headwater Improvements
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Annual number of Total annual burden
Number of responses per Total number of Average burden & cost hours & total annual Cost per
respondents respondent responses per response cost respondent ($)
(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (3) (4)..................... (3) * (4) = (5)........ (5) / (1)
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Federal and Non-Federal 3 1 3 40 hrs.; $3,200......... 120 hrs.; $9,600....... $3,200
hydropower 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: July 15, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-15736 Filed 7-20-20; 8:45 am]
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