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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC21–20–000]
Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–567, FERC–576);
Consolidated Comment Request;
Extension
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of information
collections and request for comments.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
requirements of the Paperwork
SUMMARY:
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Reduction Act of 1995, the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission or FERC) is soliciting
public comment on the currently
approved information collections,
FERC–567 (Gas Pipeline Certificates:
Annual Reports of System Flow
Diagrams) and FERC–576 (Report of
Service Interruptions or Damage to
Facilities) which will be submitted to
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for a review of the information
collection requirements.
DATES: Comments on the collections of
information are due July 12, 2021.
ADDRESSES: You may submit copies of
your comments (identified by Docket
No. IC21–20–000 and the specific FERC
collection number (FERC–567 or FERC–
576)) by one of the following methods:
Electronic filing through https://
www.ferc.gov, is preferred.
• Electronic Filing: Documents must
be filed in acceptable native
applications and print-to-PDF, but not
in scanned or picture format.
• For those unable to file
electronically, comments may be filed
by USPS mail or by hand (including
courier) delivery:
Æ Mail via U.S. Postal Service Only:
Addressed to: Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the
Commission, 888 First Street NE,
Washington, DC 20426.
Æ Hand (including courier) Delivery:
Deliver to: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue,
Rockville, MD 20852.
Instructions: All 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.
Comments: Comments are invited on:
(1) Whether the collections 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 1 and cost of the
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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collections of information, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance
the quality, utility and clarity of the
information collections; and (4) ways to
minimize the burden of the collections
of information on those who are to
respond, including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
following information pertains to FERC–
567 only.
Title: FERC–567, Gas Pipeline
Certificates: Annual Reports of System
Flow Diagrams.
OMB Control No.: 1902–0005.
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC–567 information collection
requirements with no changes to the
current reporting requirements.
Abstract: Per 18 Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) 260.8(a), each major
interstate natural gas pipeline with a
system delivery capacity exceeding
100,000 Mcf 2 per day is required to
submit, by June 1 of each year, diagrams
reflecting operating conditions on the
pipeline’s main transmission system
during the previous 12 months ending
on December 31. The submitted
information must include (i)
configuration and location of installed
pipeline facilities; (ii) receipt and
delivery points between shippers, and
pipeline companies; (iii) location of
compressor stations on a pipeline
system; (iv) pipeline diameters; (v)
maximum allowable operating
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pressures; (vi) suction and discharge
pressures at compressor stations; (vii)
installed horsepower and volumes
compressed at each compressor station;
(viii) existing shippers currently
nominating service under firm contracts
on each pipeline company; and (ix)
peak capacity on the system. The data
is collected so that it’s available in the
event the Commission needs to confirm
pipeline facility data.
Type of Respondents: Natural gas
pipeline companies with a system
delivery capacity in excess of 100,000
Mcf per day.
Estimate of Annual Burden: The
Commission estimates the annual public
reporting burden for the information
collection as:
FERC–567—GAS PIPELINE CERTIFICATES: ANNUAL REPORTS OF SYSTEM FLOW DIAGRAMS
Respondents
Number of
respondents 3
Annual
number of
responses per
respondent
Total number
of responses
Average
burden and
cost per
response 4
Total annual
burden hours and
total annual cost
Cost per
respondent
($)
(1)
(2)
(1) * (2) = (3)
(4)
(3) * (4) = (5)
(5) ÷ (1)
4 hrs.; $332 .......
496 hrs.; $41,168 ......
Natural Gas Pipelines .........................................
124
1
124
$332
The following information pertains to
FERC–576 only.
Title: FERC–576, Report of Service
Interruptions or Damage to Facilities.
OMB Control No.: 1902–0004.
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC–576 information collection
requirements with no changes to the
current reporting requirements.
Abstract: Per 18 CFR 260.9, natural
gas pipeline companies must report (i)
damage to any jurisdictional natural gas
facilities other than liquefied natural gas
facilities caused by a hurricane,
earthquake or other natural disaster or
terrorist activity that results in a loss of
or reduction in pipeline throughput or
storage deliverability; and (ii) serious
interruptions of service to any shipper
involving jurisdictional natural gas
facilities other than liquefied natural gas
facilities.
The notifications, made to the
Director, Division of Pipeline
Certificates via email or fax as soon as
feasibly possible, must state: (1) The
location of the service interruption or
damage to natural gas pipeline or
storage facilities; (2) The nature of any
damage to pipeline or storage facilities;
(3) Specific identification of the
facilities damaged; (4) The time the
service interruption or damage to the
facilities occurred; (5) The customers
affected by the service interruption or
damage to the facilities; (6) Emergency
actions taken to maintain service; and
(7) Company contact and telephone
number. The information provided by
these notifications are kept by the
Commission and are not made part of
the public record.
In addition, if an incident requires
reporting of the incident to the
Department of Transportation under the
Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968,
a copy of such report shall be submitted
to the Director of the Commission’s
Division of Pipeline Certificates, within
30 days of the reportable incident.
Natural gas companies must also send a
copy of submitted reports to each state
commission for the state(s) in which the
reported service interruption occurred.
If the Commission did not collect this
information, it would lose a data point
that assists in the monitoring of
transactions, operations, and reliability
of interstate pipelines.
Type of Respondents: Natural gas
companies experiencing service
interruptions or damage to facilities.
Estimate of Annual Burden: The
Commission estimates the average
annual burden and cost 5 for this
information collection as follows.
collections burden, reference 5 Code of Federal
Regulations 1320.3.
2 Mcf is a unit of measurement for natural gas that
equals 1,000 cubic feet.
3 The number of respondents in the currently
approved OMB inventory for FERC–567 is 197.
Changes to the estimate were based on average
number of respondents over the past three years.
4 The Commission staff estimates that the average
respondent for FERC–567 is similarly situated to
the Commission, in terms of salary plus benefits.
Based on FERC’s 2020 annual average of $172,329
(for salary plus benefits), the average hourly cost is
$83/hour.
5 Costs (for wages and benefits) are based on wage
figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) for
May 2020 (at https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/
naics2_22.htm). Commission staff estimates that
20% of the work is performed by a manager, and
80% is performed by legal staff. The hourly costs
for wages plus benefits are:
• Management (Occupational Code: 11–0000) is
$97.89.
• Legal (Occupational Code: 23–0000) is $142.25.
Therefore, the weighted hourly cost (for wages plus
benefits) is $133.38 [(0.20 * $97.89) + (0.80 *
$142.25)].
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FERC–576—REPORT OF SERVICE INTERRUPTIONS OR DAMAGE TO FACILITIES
Number of
respondents 6
Annual
number of
responses per
respondent
Total number
of responses
Average burden
hours and cost ($)
per response
Total annual burden
hours and total
annual cost
Cost per
respondent 7
($)
(1)
(2)
(1) * (2) = (3)
(4)
(3) * (4) = (5)
(5) ÷ (1)
Notification of Incident—Service Interruption.
Notification of Incident—Damage ..........
Submittal of DOT Incident Report ..........
50
1
50
1 hr.; $133.38 ............
50 hrs.; $6,669 ...............
$133.38
22
10
1
1
22
10
0.25 hrs.; $33.45 .......
0.25 hrs.; $33.45 .......
5.5 hrs.; $735.90 ............
2.5 hrs.; $333.45 ............
33.45
33.45
Total ................................................
82
........................
..............................
....................................
84 hrs.; $11,212.74 ........
........................
Dated: May 5, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
Description: Notice of Change in
Status of GridLiance Transcos (Part 4).
Filed Date: 4/30/21.
Accession Number: 20210430–5751.
[FR Doc. 2021–09935 Filed 5–10–21; 8:45 am]
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/21/21.
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Docket Numbers: ER18–1535–007;
ER10–1951–033; ER10–1970–021;
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
ER10–1972–021; ER10–1973–015;
ER10–1974–026; ER10–2641–039;
Federal Energy Regulatory
ER11–2192–017; ER11–4462–054;
Commission
ER11–4677–018; ER12–2444–017;
ER12–676–014; ER13–2461–016; ER14–
Combined Notice of Filings #2
21–009; ER14–2708–021; ER14–2709–
020; ER14–2710–020; ER15–2243–009;
Take notice that the Commission
ER15–30–018; ER15–58–018; ER16–
received the following electric rate
1440–014; ER16–1913–008; ER16–2240–
filings:
014; ER16–2241–013; ER16–2297–013;
Docket Numbers: ER10–1989–018;
ER16–2443–008; ER16–2506–013;
ER10–2078–022; ER11–4678–018;
ER12–1660–021; ER12–631–019; ER13– ER17–1774–006; ER17–196–006; ER17–
2458–016; ER13–2474–019; ER15–1016– 838–029; ER18–1981–009; ER18–2224–
012; ER18–2314–005; ER18–772–006;
011; ER16–1277–011; ER16–1293–011;
ER17–2270–013; ER17–582–009; ER17– ER18–807–007; ER19–11–006; ER19–
1128–003; ER19–2266–004; ER20–1219–
583–009; ER18–2032–009; ER18–2091–
003; ER20–1220–003; ER20–1879–004;
008; ER19–2382–005; ER19–2495–005;
ER19–2513–005; ER19–774–007; ER20– ER20–1985–003; ER20–1988–004;
2069–002; ER20–2070–003; ER20–2237– ER20–1991–003; ER20–2012–003;
ER20–2153–004; ER20–2380–003;
003; ER20–2597–003; ER20–2603–003;
ER20–2648–003; ER20–792–003; ER21–
ER20–637–003; ER20–780–003; ER21–
183–001.
255–004; ER21–744–001.
Applicants: Montauk Energy Storage
Applicants: Sky River LLC, White Oak
Center, LLC, Mountain View Solar, LLC,
Energy LLC, Vasco Winds, LLC,
NEPM II, LLC, New Mexico Wind, LLC,
Windpower Partners 1993, Tuscola Bay
NextEra Blythe Solar Energy Center,
Wind, LLC, Tuscola Wind II, LLC,
LLC, NextEra Energy Bluff Point, LLC,
Steele Flats Wind Project, LLC, Shafter
NextEra Energy Duane Arnold, LLC,
Solar, LLC, White Pine Solar, LLC,
NextEra Energy Montezuma II Wind,
White Oak Solar, LLC, Westside Solar,
LLC, NextEra Energy Point Beach, LLC,
LLC, Whitney Point Solar, LLC,
NextEra Energy Marketing, LLC,
Stuttgart Solar, LLC, Wildcat Ranch
NextEra Energy Seabrook, LLC, NextEra
Wind Project, LLC, Titan Solar, LLC,
Energy Services Massachusetts, LLC,
Stanton Clean Energy, LLC, Story
Northeast Energy Associates, A Limited
County Wind, LLC, Wessington Springs
Partnership, Ninnescah Wind Energy,
Wind, LLC, Wilton Wind Energy II, LLC,
LLC, North Sky River Energy, LLC,
Wilton Wind Energy I, LLC, Sooner
Northern Colorado Wind Energy Center
Wind, LLC, Wheatridge Wind Energy,
II, LLC, Northern Colorado Wind Energy
LLC, Wheatridge Wind II, LLC,
Center, LLC, Northern Divide Wind,
Weatherford Wind, LLC, Soldier Creek
LLC, Nutmeg Solar, LLC, Oklahoma
Wind, LLC, Skeleton Creek Wind, LLC,
Wind, LLC, Oleander Power Project,
Taylor Creek Solar, LLC, Wallingford
Limited Partnership, Oliver Wind
Renewable Energy LLC.
Energy Center II, LLC, Oliver Wind I,
LLC, Oliver Wind III, LLC, Orbit Bloom
6 The total number of respondents in the
Energy, LLC, Osborn Wind Energy, LLC,
currently approved OMB inventory for FERC–576 is
Palo Duro Wind Energy, LLC, Palo Duro
147. Changes to the estimate were based on average
number of respondents over the past three years.
Wind Interconnection Services, LLC,
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Peetz Logan Interconnect, LLC, Peetz
Table Wind, LLC, Pegasus Wind, LLC,
Perrin Ranch Wind, LLC, Pheasant Run
Wind, LLC, Pima Energy Storage
System, LLC, Pinal Central Energy
Center, LLC, Ponderosa Wind, LLC,
Pratt Wind, LLC, Quitman Solar, LLC,
Red Mesa Wind, LLC, River Bend Solar,
LLC, Roswell Solar, LLC, Rush Springs
Energy Storage, LLC, Rush Springs
Wind Energy, LLC, Saint Solar, LLC,
Sanford Airport Solar, LLC, Seiling
Wind, LLC, Seiling Wind II, LLC,
Seiling Wind Interconnection Services,
LLC, Sholes Wind, LLC, Silver State
Solar Power South, LLC.
Description: Notice of Change in
Status of GridLiance Transcos (Part 3).
Filed Date: 4/30/21.
Accession Number: 20210430–5754.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/21/21.
Docket Numbers: ER19–2462–002;
ER18–2264–007; ER19–289–005; ER11–
4111–002.
Applicants: Macquarie Energy LLC,
Macquarie Energy Trading LLC, Cleco
Cajun LLC, Hudson Ranch Power I LLC.
Description: Supplement to November
30, 2020, February 2, 2021, and March
1, 2021 Notice of Non-Material Change
in Status of Macquarie Energy LLC, et
al.
Filed Date: 5/4/21.
Accession Number: 20210504–5184.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/25/21.
Docket Numbers: ER20–1150–002.
Applicants: The Dayton Power and
Light Company, PJM Interconnection,
L.L.C.
Description: Compliance filing:
Dayton submits Compliance Filing re:
Refund Report in ER20–1150–001 to be
effective 5/3/2020.
Filed Date: 5/5/21.
Accession Number: 20210505–5129.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/26/21.
Docket Numbers: ER21–1225–001.
Applicants: Long Ridge Energy
Generation LLC.
Description: Tariff Amendment:
Deficiency Response to MBR
Application-Docket ER21–1225 to be
effective 4/29/2021.
Filed Date: 5/5/21.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC21-20-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-567, FERC-
576); Consolidated Comment Request; Extension
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of information collections 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 collections, FERC-567 (Gas Pipeline Certificates: Annual
Reports of System Flow Diagrams) and FERC-576 (Report of Service
Interruptions or Damage to Facilities) which will be submitted to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for a review of the information
collection requirements.
DATES: Comments on the collections of information are due July 12,
2021.
ADDRESSES: You may submit copies of your comments (identified by Docket
No. IC21-20-000 and the specific FERC collection number (FERC-567 or
FERC-576)) by one of the following methods:
Electronic filing through https://www.ferc.gov, is preferred.
Electronic Filing: Documents must be filed in acceptable
native applications and print-to-PDF, but not in scanned or picture
format.
For those unable to file electronically, comments may be
filed by USPS mail or by hand (including courier) delivery:
[cir] Mail via U.S. Postal Service Only: Addressed to: Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the Commission, 888 First
Street NE, Washington, DC 20426.
[cir] Hand (including courier) Delivery: Deliver to: Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, MD 20852.
Instructions: All 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.
Comments: Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the collections 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 \1\
and cost of the
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collections of information, including the validity of the methodology
and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information collections; and (4) ways to minimize the
burden of the collections 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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\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
collections burden, reference 5 Code of Federal Regulations 1320.3.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following information pertains to FERC-
567 only.
Title: FERC-567, Gas Pipeline Certificates: Annual Reports of
System Flow Diagrams.
OMB Control No.: 1902-0005.
Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-567 information
collection requirements with no changes to the current reporting
requirements.
Abstract: Per 18 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 260.8(a), each
major interstate natural gas pipeline with a system delivery capacity
exceeding 100,000 Mcf \2\ per day is required to submit, by June 1 of
each year, diagrams reflecting operating conditions on the pipeline's
main transmission system during the previous 12 months ending on
December 31. The submitted information must include (i) configuration
and location of installed pipeline facilities; (ii) receipt and
delivery points between shippers, and pipeline companies; (iii)
location of compressor stations on a pipeline system; (iv) pipeline
diameters; (v) maximum allowable operating pressures; (vi) suction and
discharge pressures at compressor stations; (vii) installed horsepower
and volumes compressed at each compressor station; (viii) existing
shippers currently nominating service under firm contracts on each
pipeline company; and (ix) peak capacity on the system. The data is
collected so that it's available in the event the Commission needs to
confirm pipeline facility data.
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\2\ Mcf is a unit of measurement for natural gas that equals
1,000 cubic feet.
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Type of Respondents: Natural gas pipeline companies with a system
delivery capacity in excess of 100,000 Mcf per day.
Estimate of Annual Burden: The Commission estimates the annual
public reporting burden for the information collection as:
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\3\ The number of respondents in the currently approved OMB
inventory for FERC-567 is 197. Changes to the estimate were based on
average number of respondents over the past three years.
\4\ The Commission staff estimates that the average respondent
for FERC-567 is similarly situated to the Commission, in terms of
salary plus benefits. Based on FERC's 2020 annual average of
$172,329 (for salary plus benefits), the average hourly cost is $83/
hour.
FERC-567--Gas Pipeline Certificates: Annual Reports of System Flow Diagrams
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Number of Annual number
Respondents respondents of responses Total number of Average burden and Total annual burden hours Cost per
\3\ per respondent responses cost per response \4\ and total annual cost respondent ($)
(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (3) (4)................... (3) * (4) = (5)............ (5) / (1)
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Natural Gas Pipelines........... 124 1 124 4 hrs.; $332.......... 496 hrs.; $41,168.......... $332
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The following information pertains to FERC-576 only.
Title: FERC-576, Report of Service Interruptions or Damage to
Facilities.
OMB Control No.: 1902-0004.
Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-576 information
collection requirements with no changes to the current reporting
requirements.
Abstract: Per 18 CFR 260.9, natural gas pipeline companies must
report (i) damage to any jurisdictional natural gas facilities other
than liquefied natural gas facilities caused by a hurricane, earthquake
or other natural disaster or terrorist activity that results in a loss
of or reduction in pipeline throughput or storage deliverability; and
(ii) serious interruptions of service to any shipper involving
jurisdictional natural gas facilities other than liquefied natural gas
facilities.
The notifications, made to the Director, Division of Pipeline
Certificates via email or fax as soon as feasibly possible, must state:
(1) The location of the service interruption or damage to natural gas
pipeline or storage facilities; (2) The nature of any damage to
pipeline or storage facilities; (3) Specific identification of the
facilities damaged; (4) The time the service interruption or damage to
the facilities occurred; (5) The customers affected by the service
interruption or damage to the facilities; (6) Emergency actions taken
to maintain service; and (7) Company contact and telephone number. The
information provided by these notifications are kept by the Commission
and are not made part of the public record.
In addition, if an incident requires reporting of the incident to
the Department of Transportation under the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety
Act of 1968, a copy of such report shall be submitted to the Director
of the Commission's Division of Pipeline Certificates, within 30 days
of the reportable incident. Natural gas companies must also send a copy
of submitted reports to each state commission for the state(s) in which
the reported service interruption occurred. If the Commission did not
collect this information, it would lose a data point that assists in
the monitoring of transactions, operations, and reliability of
interstate pipelines.
Type of Respondents: Natural gas companies experiencing service
interruptions or damage to facilities.
Estimate of Annual Burden: The Commission estimates the average
annual burden and cost \5\ for this information collection as follows.
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\5\ Costs (for wages and benefits) are based on wage figures
from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) for May 2020 (at https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm). Commission staff estimates
that 20% of the work is performed by a manager, and 80% is performed
by legal staff. The hourly costs for wages plus benefits are:
Management (Occupational Code: 11-0000) is $97.89.
Legal (Occupational Code: 23-0000) is $142.25.
Therefore, the weighted hourly cost (for wages plus benefits) is
$133.38 [(0.20 * $97.89) + (0.80 * $142.25)].
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Number of Annual number Cost per
respondents of responses Total number of Average burden hours and Total annual burden hours respondent \7\
\6\ per respondent responses cost ($) per response and total annual cost ($)
(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (3) (4)..................... (3) * (4) = (5)............ (5) / (1)
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Notification of Incident-- 50 1 50 1 hr.; $133.38.......... 50 hrs.; $6,669............ $133.38
Service Interruption.
Notification of Incident-- 22 1 22 0.25 hrs.; $33.45....... 5.5 hrs.; $735.90.......... 33.45
Damage.
Submittal of DOT Incident 10 1 10 0.25 hrs.; $33.45....... 2.5 hrs.; $333.45.......... 33.45
Report.
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Total..................... 82 .............. ................. ........................ 84 hrs.; $11,212.74........ ..............
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Dated: May 5, 2021.
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\6\ The total number of respondents in the currently approved
OMB inventory for FERC-576 is 147. Changes to the estimate were
based on average number of respondents over the past three years.
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Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-09935 Filed 5-10-21; 8:45 am]
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