Commission Information Collection Activities (Ferc-717); Comment Request; Extension, 74335-74337 [2020-25676]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 14327–009]
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Pershing County Water Conservation
District; Notice of Application for
Surrender of License, Soliciting
Comments, Motions To Intervene, and
Protests
Take notice that the following
hydroelectric application has been filed
with the Commission and is available
for public inspection:
a. Application Type: Application for
surrender of license.
b. Project No: 14327–009.
c. Date Filed: October 29, 2020.
d. Applicant: Pershing County Water
Conservation District.
e. Name of Project: Humboldt River
Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: The project is located at
the Rye Patch Dam on the Humboldt
River, in Pershing County, Nevada. The
project does not occupy any federal
lands.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a–825r.
h. Applicant Contact: Ryan Collins,
Pershing County Water Conservation
District, P.O. Box 218, Lovelock, NV
89419, phone (775) 273–2293, pcwcd@
irrigation.lovelock.nv.us.
i. FERC Contact: Diana Shannon,
(202) 502–6136, diana.shannon@
ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for Filing Comments,
Motions to Intervene, and Protests:
December 16, 2020.
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, you
may submit a paper copy. Submissions
sent via the U.S. Postal Service must be
addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose,
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Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room
1A, Washington, DC 20426.
Submissions sent via any other carrier
must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue,
Rockville, Maryland 20852. The first
page of any filing should include docket
number P–14327–009. 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: The
applicant proposes to surrender its
license. The applicant states that the
benefits of the project do not outweigh
the significant costs associated with
project operation. No ground disturbing
activities would occur. The licensee
proposes to decommission the project
by removing all power station
equipment in two phases. First, the
penstock extension would be removed.
Second, the turbine, generator, and
electrical equipment, would be
removed. The powerhouse would
remain in place.
l. Locations of the Application: In
addition to publishing the full text of
this document in the Federal Register,
this filing may be viewed on the
Commission’s website at 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. 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, call 1–866–208–3676 or
email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, for
TTY, call (202) 502–8659. Agencies may
obtain copies of the application directly
from the applicant.
m. Individuals desiring to be included
on the Commission’s mailing list should
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so indicate by writing to the Secretary
of the Commission.
n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to
Intervene: Anyone may submit
comments, a protest, or a motion to
intervene in accordance with the
requirements of Rules of Practice and
Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, .214,
respectively. In determining the
appropriate action to take, the
Commission will consider all protests or
other comments filed, but only those
who file a motion to intervene in
accordance with the Commission’s
Rules may become a party to the
proceeding. Any comments, protests, or
motions to intervene must be received
on or before the specified comment date
for the particular application.
o. Filing and Service of Documents:
Any filing must (1) bear in all capital
letters the title COMMENTS, PROTEST,
or MOTION TO INTERVENE as
applicable; (2) set forth in the heading
the name of the applicant and the
project number of the application to
which the filing responds; (3) furnish
the name, address, and telephone
number of the person commenting,
protesting or intervening; and (4)
otherwise comply with the requirements
of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005.
All comments, motions to intervene, or
protests must set forth their evidentiary
basis. Any filing made by an intervenor
must be accompanied by proof of
service on all persons listed in the
service list prepared by the Commission
in this proceeding, in accordance with
18 CFR 385.2010.
Dated: November 16, 2020.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020–25677 Filed 11–19–20; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC20–25–000]
Commission Information Collection
Activities (Ferc–717); Comment
Request; Extension
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of extension information
collection and request for comments.
AGENCY:
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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. 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ellen Brown may be reached by email
at DataClearance@FERC.gov, telephone
at (202) 502–8663.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC–717, Standards for
Business Practices and Communication
Protocols for Public Utilities.
OMB Control No.: 1902–0173.
Type of Request: Three-year approval
of the FERC–717 information collection
requirements with no changes to the
current reporting requirements.1
Abstract: This notice pertains to a
requirement that Tranmission
Providers 2 provide certain information
regarding their transmission operations
on an Open Access Same-Time
Information System (OASIS). This
requirement was established because
the Commission has determined that
Transmission Customers 3 must have
simultaneous access to the same
information available to the
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 extension to the
information collection, FERC–717
(Standards for Business Practices and
Communication Protocols for Public
Utilities), which will be submitted to
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review.
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due December 21, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on
the information collections to OMB
through www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Attention: Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission Desk Officer.
Please identify the OMB Control
Number (1902–0173) in the subject line
of your comments. Comments should be
sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/
do/PRAMain.
A copy of the comments should also
be sent to the Commission, in Docket
No. IC20–25–000, by any of the
following methods:
• eFiling at Commission’s Website:
https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
efiling.asp.
• U.S. Postal Service Mail: Persons
unable to file electronically may mail
similar pleadings to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street
NE, Washington, DC 20426.
• Effective July 1, 2020, delivery of
filings other than by eFiling or the U.S.
Postal Service should be delivered to
Health and Human Services, 12225
Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland
20852.
Instructions:
SUMMARY:
Transmission Provider in order to
receive nondiscriminatory transmission
services in accordance with section 205
of the Federal Power Act.4
Regulations at 18 CFR part 37
authorize Transmission Providers to
operate an OASIS either individually or
jointly with other Transmission
Providers. Thse regulations also provide
that a Transmission Provider may
delegate this responsibility to a
Responsible Party 5 such as another
Transmission Provider, an Independent
System Operator, a Regional
Tranmission Group, or a Regional
Reliability Council.
The information that must be posted
at OASIS sites is listed at 18 CFR 37.6.
The required postings include business
practices, communication protocols,
transfer capacity, transmission service
products, and prices. Some of the
required business practices and
communication protocols are
incorporated by reference at 18 CFR
38.1.
The 60-day notice was published on
September 14, 2020 (85 FR 56595) and
no comments were received during the
comment period.
Type of Respondents: Transmission
Providers and Responsible Parties.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 6 The
Commission’s burden estimate accounts
for the likely double-counting of
responses in previous information
collection requests, which did not
recognize that a Transmission Provider
may operate an OASIS site jointly with
another Transmission Provider, or may
delegate the relevant responsibilities to
a Responsible Party. The responses
submitted at present are our best
estimate.
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Information collection requirements
Number of
respondents
Annual
number of
responses per
respondent
Total
number of
responses
Average
burden hours
& cost per
response 8
Total
annual
burden hours
& total
annual cost
(1)
(2)
(1) * (2) = (3)
(4)
(3) * (4) = (5)
FERC–717 (renewal) ...................................
FERC–717 (compliance with standards,
one-time burden) 9.
162
165
1
1
162
165
30 hrs.; $2,490 ..........
10 hrs.; 10 $830 .........
4,860 hrs.; $403,380
1,650 hrs.; $136,950
Total ......................................................
........................
........................
327
....................................
6,510 hrs.; $540,330
1 This notice does not address the NOPR for
RM05–29 and RM05–30.
2 Under 18 CFR 37.3(a), a Transmission Provider
is any public utility that owns, operates, or controls
facilities used for the transmission of electric energy
in interstate commerce.
3 Under 18 CFR 37.3(b), a Transmission Customer
is any eligible customer (or its designated agent)
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that can or does execute a gtransmission service
agreement or can or does receive transmission
service.
4 16 U.S.C. 824d.
5 Under 18 CFR 37.3(c), a Responsible Party is a
Transmission Provider or an agent to whom the
Transmission Provider has delegated the
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responsibility of meeting any of the requirements of
18 CFR part 37.
6 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.
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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;
(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: November 16, 2020.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020–25676 Filed 11–19–20; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
Combined Notice of Filings
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Take notice that the Commission has
received the following Natural Gas
Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings:
Docket Numbers: RP21–211–000.
Applicants: Northern Border Pipeline
Company.
Description: Compliance filing NBPL
Compliance Filing to be effective 12/13/
2020.
Filed Date: 11/13/20.
Accession Number: 20201113–5032.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/25/20.
Docket Numbers: RP21–212–000.
Applicants: Natural Gas Pipeline
Company of America.
Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing:
Filing—Amendment to a Negotiated
7 This collection includes the one-time burden of
10 hrs. (over a 3 year period of time) for the Final
Rule RM05–25,05–26,05–27 [ICR Reference No:
202002–1902–006] and will not affect the NOPR
RM05–5–29, 05–30 issued in the Federal Register
on 9/04/2020 and has not been submitted to OMB
to date.
8 The Commission staff thinks that the average
respondent for this collection is similarly situated
to the Commission, in terms of salary plus benefits.
Based upon FERC’s FY 2020 annual average of
$172,329, (for salary plus benefits), the average
hourly cost is $83/hour.
9 FERC–717 corresponds to OMB Control No.
1902–0173 that identifies the information collection
associated with Standards for Business Practices
and Communication Protocols for Public Utilities.
10 The 30-hour estimate was developed in the
Final Rule in Docket No. RM05–5–025, –026, and
–027 (Order 676–I), which was issued on 2/4/2020
and published in the Federal Register on 2/25/2020
(85 FR 10571 (FERC–717, 165 * 30 = 4,950 hrs./3
= 1,650 hrs./year)
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Rate Agreement-Macquarie Energy to be
effective 11/14/2020.
Filed Date: 11/13/20.
Accession Number: 20201113–5040.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/25/20.
Docket Numbers: RP21–213–000.
Applicants: Gulf South Pipeline
Company, LLC.
Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing:
Superseding Amendment to Neg Rate
Agmt (BP 46441) to be effective 11/13/
2020.
Filed Date: 11/13/20.
Accession Number: 20201113–5052.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/25/20.
Docket Numbers: RP21–214–000.
Applicants: Texas Gas Transmission,
LLC.
Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: Third
GMS Filing—Intermediate to be
effective 12/14/2020.
Filed Date: 11/13/20.
Accession Number: 20201113–5053.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/25/20.
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 date(s). 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: November 16, 2020.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020–25674 Filed 11–19–20; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
Combined Notice of Filings #1
Take notice that the Commission
received the following exempt
wholesale generator filings:
Docket Numbers: EG21–36–000.
Applicants: Central Line Solar, LLC.
Description: Self-Certification of EG of
Central Line Solar, LLC.
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Filed Date: 11/13/20.
Accession Number: 20201113–5239.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/4/20.
Take notice that the Commission
received the following electric rate
filings:
Docket Numbers: ER10–2063–003.
Applicants: Otter Tail Power
Company.
Description: Notice of Non-Material
Change in Status of Otter Tail Power
Company.
Filed Date: 11/13/20.
Accession Number: 20201113–5226.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/4/20.
Docket Numbers: ER11–4044–025;
ER10–2136–016; ER11–4046–024;
ER16–1720–015.
Applicants: Gratiot County Wind LLC,
Gratiot County Wind II LLC, Invenergy
Cannon Falls LLC, Invenergy Energy
Management LLC.
Description: Notice of Change in Facts
of Gratiot County Wind LLC, et al.
Filed Date: 11/13/20.
Accession Number: 20201113–5139.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/4/20.
Docket Numbers: ER18–1314–008.
Applicants: PJM Interconnection,
L.L.C.
Description: Compliance filing: Third
Compliance in EL16–49 and EL18–178
MOPR, Motion to Reinstate Certain RPM
to be effective 10/15/2020.
Filed Date: 11/13/20.
Accession Number: 20201113–5138.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/4/20.
Docket Numbers: ER20–2125–000.
Applicants: WGP Redwood Holdings,
LLC.
Description: Amendment to June 22,
2020 WGP Redwood Holdings, LLC
tariff filing.
Filed Date: 11/16/20.
Accession Number: 20201116–5038.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/27/20.
Docket Numbers: ER20–3036–000;
ER20–3037–000.
Applicants: Vopak Industrial
Infrastructure Americas.
Description: Supplement to
September 30, 2020 Vopak Industrial
Infrastructure Americas Plaquemine,
LLC, et al.
Filed Date: 11/13/20.
Accession Number: 20201113–5242.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/23/20.
Docket Numbers: ER21–110–000.
Applicants: Harts Mill TE Holdings
LLC.
Description: Supplement to October
15, 2020 Harts Mill TE Holdings LLC
tariff filing.
Filed Date: 11/10/20.
Accession Number: 20201110–5181.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/19/20.
Docket Numbers: ER21–293–001.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC20-25-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (Ferc-717); Comment
Request; Extension
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of extension 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 extension to the information
collection, FERC-717 (Standards for Business Practices and
Communication Protocols for Public Utilities), which will be submitted
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review.
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due December 21,
2020.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on the information collections to OMB
through www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Attention: Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission Desk Officer. Please identify the OMB Control
Number (1902-0173) in the subject line of your comments. Comments
should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
A copy of the comments should also be sent to the Commission, in
Docket No. IC20-25-000, by any of the following methods:
eFiling at Commission's Website: https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp.
U.S. Postal Service Mail: Persons unable to file
electronically may mail similar pleadings to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426.
Effective July 1, 2020, delivery of filings other than by
eFiling or the U.S. Postal Service 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. 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Brown may be reached by email at
[email protected], telephone at (202) 502-8663.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC-717, Standards for Business Practices and Communication
Protocols for Public Utilities.
OMB Control No.: 1902-0173.
Type of Request: Three-year approval of the FERC-717 information
collection requirements with no changes to the current reporting
requirements.\1\
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\1\ This notice does not address the NOPR for RM05-29 and RM05-
30.
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Abstract: This notice pertains to a requirement that Tranmission
Providers \2\ provide certain information regarding their transmission
operations on an Open Access Same-Time Information System (OASIS). This
requirement was established because the Commission has determined that
Transmission Customers \3\ must have simultaneous access to the same
information available to the Transmission Provider in order to receive
nondiscriminatory transmission services in accordance with section 205
of the Federal Power Act.\4\
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\2\ Under 18 CFR 37.3(a), a Transmission Provider is any public
utility that owns, operates, or controls facilities used for the
transmission of electric energy in interstate commerce.
\3\ Under 18 CFR 37.3(b), a Transmission Customer is any
eligible customer (or its designated agent) that can or does execute
a gtransmission service agreement or can or does receive
transmission service.
\4\ 16 U.S.C. 824d.
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Regulations at 18 CFR part 37 authorize Transmission Providers to
operate an OASIS either individually or jointly with other Transmission
Providers. Thse regulations also provide that a Transmission Provider
may delegate this responsibility to a Responsible Party \5\ such as
another Transmission Provider, an Independent System Operator, a
Regional Tranmission Group, or a Regional Reliability Council.
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\5\ Under 18 CFR 37.3(c), a Responsible Party is a Transmission
Provider or an agent to whom the Transmission Provider has delegated
the responsibility of meeting any of the requirements of 18 CFR part
37.
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The information that must be posted at OASIS sites is listed at 18
CFR 37.6. The required postings include business practices,
communication protocols, transfer capacity, transmission service
products, and prices. Some of the required business practices and
communication protocols are incorporated by reference at 18 CFR 38.1.
The 60-day notice was published on September 14, 2020 (85 FR 56595)
and no comments were received during the comment period.
Type of Respondents: Transmission Providers and Responsible
Parties.
Estimate of Annual Burden: \6\ The Commission's burden estimate
accounts for the likely double-counting of responses in previous
information collection requests, which did not recognize that a
Transmission Provider may operate an OASIS site jointly with another
Transmission Provider, or may delegate the relevant responsibilities to
a Responsible Party. The responses submitted at present are our best
estimate.
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\6\ 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.
FERC-717, Standards for Business Practices and Communication Protocols for Public Utilities \7\
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Annual number
Information collection requirements Number of of responses Total number Average burden hours & cost per Total annual burden hours &
respondents per respondent of responses response \8\ total annual cost
(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (4).............................. (3) * (4) = (5)
(3)
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FERC-717 (renewal)................. 162 1 162 30 hrs.; $2,490.................. 4,860 hrs.; $403,380
FERC-717 (compliance with 165 1 165 10 hrs.; \10\ $830............... 1,650 hrs.; $136,950
standards, one-time burden) \9\.
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Total.......................... .............. .............. 327 ................................. 6,510 hrs.; $540,330
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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; (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.
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\7\ This collection includes the one-time burden of 10 hrs.
(over a 3 year period of time) for the Final Rule RM05-25,05-26,05-
27 [ICR Reference No: 202002-1902-006] and will not affect the NOPR
RM05-5-29, 05-30 issued in the Federal Register on 9/04/2020 and has
not been submitted to OMB to date.
\8\ The Commission staff thinks that the average respondent for
this collection is similarly situated to the Commission, in terms of
salary plus benefits. Based upon FERC's FY 2020 annual average of
$172,329, (for salary plus benefits), the average hourly cost is
$83/hour.
\9\ FERC-717 corresponds to OMB Control No. 1902-0173 that
identifies the information collection associated with Standards for
Business Practices and Communication Protocols for Public Utilities.
\10\ The 30-hour estimate was developed in the Final Rule in
Docket No. RM05-5-025, -026, and -027 (Order 676-I), which was
issued on 2/4/2020 and published in the Federal Register on 2/25/
2020 (85 FR 10571 (FERC-717, 165 * 30 = 4,950 hrs./3 = 1,650 hrs./
year)
Dated: November 16, 2020.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-25676 Filed 11-19-20; 8:45 am]
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