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20852.
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to the proceeding must file a motion to
intervene pursuant to Rule 214 of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedures (18 CFR part 385.214).
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Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
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Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC21–16–000]
Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–582); Comment
Request; Extension
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, Department of Energy.
AGENCY:
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Notice of information collection
and request for comments.
ACTION:
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 a renewal of
currently approved information
collection FERC 582 (Electric Fees,
Annual Charges, Waivers, and
Exemptions), which will be submitted
to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review.
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due July 26, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on
FERC–582 to OMB through
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission Desk Officer. Please
identify the OMB Control Number
(1902–0132) 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.
Please submit copies of your
comments to the Commission. You may
submit copies of your comments
(identified by Docket No. IC21–16–000)
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: 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).
SUMMARY:
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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/ferconline/overview.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ellen Brown may be reached by email
at DataClearance@FERC.gov, telephone
at (202) 502–8663.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC–582, Electric Fees,
Annual Charges, Waivers, and
Exemptions.
OMB Control No.: 1902–0132.
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC–582 information collection
requirements with no changes to the
current reporting requirements.
Abstract: The information required by
FERC–582 is contained in Title 18 Code
of Federal Regulations (CFR) Parts 381 1
and 382.2
The Commission uses the FERC–582
to implement the statutory provisions of
the Independent Offices Appropriation
Act of 1952 (IOAA) 3 which authorizes
the Commission to establish fees for its
services. In addition, the Omnibus
Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986
(OBRA) 4 authorizes the Commission to
assess and collect fees and annual
charges in any fiscal year in amounts
equal to all the costs incurred by the
Commission in that fiscal year.
To comply with the FERC–582,
respondents submit to the Commission
the sum of the megawatt-hours (MWh)
of all unbundled transmission
(including MWh delivered in wheeling
transactions and MWh delivered in
exchange transactions) and the
megawatt-hours of all bundled
wholesale power sales (to the extent the
bundled wholesale power sales were not
separately reported as unbundled
transmission). The data collected in the
FERC–582 are drawn directly from the
FERC Form 1 (Annual Report of Major
Electric Utilities, Licensees and
Others) 5 transmission data. The
Commission sums the costs of its
electric regulatory program and
subtracts all electric regulatory program
filing fee collections to determine the
total collectible electric regulatory
program costs. Then, the Commission
uses the data submitted under FERC–
582 to determine the total megawatthours of transmission of electric energy
1 18 CFR, Sections 381.105, 381.106, 381.108,
381.302, and 381.305.
2 18 CFR, Sections 382.102, 382.103, 382.105,
382.106, and 382.201.
3 31 U.S.C. 9701.
4 42 U.S.C. 7178.
5 OMB Control No. 1902–0021, described in 18
CFR 141.1.
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within 45 days of the Commission’s
issuance of the bill.
Respondents file requests for waivers
and exemptions of fees and charges 7
based on need. The Commission’s staff
uses the filer’s financial information to
evaluate the request for a waiver or
exemption of the obligation to pay a fee
in interstate commerce. Respondents
(public utilities and power marketers)
subject to these annual charges must
submit FERC–582 data to the
Commission by April 30 of each year.6
The Commission issues bills for annual
charges to respondents. Then,
respondents must pay the charges
or an annual charge. The 60-day notice
published to the Federal Register on
April 16, 2021 and received no
comments.8
Estimate of Annual Burden: 9 The
Commission estimates the burden and
cost 10 for this information collection as
follows.
FERC–582, ELECTRIC FEES, ANNUAL CHARGES, WAIVERS, AND EXEMPTIONS DOCKET NO. IC21–16–000 11
Number of respondents
Annual number
of responses
per respondent
Total number
of responses
Average burden & cost
per response
Total annual burden
hrs. & cost
Cost per
respondent
(1)
(2)
(1) × (2) = (3)
(4)
(3) * (4) = (5)
(5) / (1) = (5)
2.39 hrs.; $198.37 ................
126.67 hrs.; $10,513.61 .......
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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: June 17, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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CFR 382.201.
CFR parts 381 and 382.
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9 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 part 1320.
10 The Commission staff estimates that the
average respondent for this collection is similarly
situated to the Commission, in terms of salary plus
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 10482–122: Eagle Creek Hydro
Power, LLC, Eagle Creek Water Resources,
LLC, Eagle Creek Land Resources, LLC;
Project No. 10481–069: Eagle Creek Hydro
Power, LLC, Eagle Creek Water Resources,
LLC, Eagle Creek Land Resources, LLC;
Project No. 9690–115: Eagle Creek Hydro
Power, LLC, Eagle Creek Water Resources,
LLC, Eagle Creek Land Resources, LLC]
Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Assessment
$198.37
York. The projects do not occupy any
federal land.
In accordance with the Commission’s
regulations, on January 29, 2021,
Commission staff issued a notice that
the project was ready for environmental
analysis (REA notice).1 Based on the
information in the record, including
comments filed on the REA notice and
an Offer of Settlement (Settlement
Agreement), filed on May 28, 2021, staff
does not anticipate that licensing the
project would constitute a major federal
action significantly affecting the quality
of the human environment. Therefore,
staff intends to prepare a multi-project
Environmental Assessment (EA) on the
application to license each of the
Mongaup River Projects.
The EA will be issued and circulated
for review by all interested parties. All
comments filed on the EA will be
analyzed by staff and considered in the
Commission’s final licensing decision.
The application will be processed
according to the following schedule.
Revisions to the schedule may be made
as appropriate.
On March 31, 2020, Eagle Creek
Hydro Power, LLC, Eagle Creek Water
Resources, LLC, and Eagle Creek Land
Resources, LLC (co-licensees
collectively referred to as Eagle Creek)
jointly filed an application for a new
license for each of the ‘‘Mongaup River
Projects’’ consisting of: (1) The 7.85megawatt (MW) Swinging Bridge
Hydroelectric Project (Swinging Bridge
Project); (2) the 4.0-MW Mongaup Falls
Hydroelectric Project (Mongaup Falls
Project); and (3) the 10.8-MW Rio
Hydroelectric Project (Rio Project). The
Swinging Bridge Project is located on
the Mongaup River and Black Lake
Creek in Sullivan County, New York.
The Mongaup Falls Project is located on
the Mongaup River and Black Brook in
Sullivan County, New York. The Rio
Project is located on the Mongaup River
in Sullivan and Orange Counties, New
Any questions regarding this notice
may be directed to Nicholas Ettema at
(312) 596–4447 or nicholas.ettema@
ferc.gov.
benefits. Based on FERC’s 2020 annual average of
$172,329 (for salary plus benefits), the average
hourly cost is $83/hour.
11 This includes requirements of 18 CFR 381.105
(methods of payment), 381.106 (waiver), 381.108
(exemption), 381.302 (declaratory order), 381.303
(review of DOE remedial order), 381.304 (DOE
denial of adjustment), and 381.305 (OGC
interpretation).
1 On March 19, 2021, the Commission granted a
59-day extension of time of the procedural schedule
identified in the REA Notice, setting the deadlines
to file comments on the REA Notice and reply
comments as May 28 and July 12, 2021,
respectively.
2 The Council on Environmental Quality’s (CEQ)
regulations under 40 CFR 1501.10(b)(1) require that
EAs be completed within 1 year of the federal
action agency’s decision to prepare an EA. This
notice establishes the Commission’s intent to
prepare an EA for the Mongaup River Projects.
Therefore, in accordance with CEQ’s regulations,
the EA must be issued within 1 year of the issuance
date of this notice.
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October 2021.2
November 2021.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC21-16-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-582); 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 a renewal of currently approved
information collection FERC 582 (Electric Fees, Annual Charges,
Waivers, and Exemptions), which will be submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for review.
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due July 26, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on FERC-582 to OMB through
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission Desk Officer. Please identify the OMB Control Number (1902-
0132) 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.
Please submit copies of your comments to the Commission. You may
submit copies of your comments (identified by Docket No. IC21-16-000)
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: 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/ferc-online/overview.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Brown may be reached by email at
[email protected], telephone at (202) 502-8663.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC-582, Electric Fees, Annual Charges, Waivers, and
Exemptions.
OMB Control No.: 1902-0132.
Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-582 information
collection requirements with no changes to the current reporting
requirements.
Abstract: The information required by FERC-582 is contained in
Title 18 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Parts 381 \1\ and 382.\2\
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\1\ 18 CFR, Sections 381.105, 381.106, 381.108, 381.302, and
381.305.
\2\ 18 CFR, Sections 382.102, 382.103, 382.105, 382.106, and
382.201.
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The Commission uses the FERC-582 to implement the statutory
provisions of the Independent Offices Appropriation Act of 1952 (IOAA)
\3\ which authorizes the Commission to establish fees for its services.
In addition, the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986 (OBRA) \4\
authorizes the Commission to assess and collect fees and annual charges
in any fiscal year in amounts equal to all the costs incurred by the
Commission in that fiscal year.
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\3\ 31 U.S.C. 9701.
\4\ 42 U.S.C. 7178.
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To comply with the FERC-582, respondents submit to the Commission
the sum of the megawatt-hours (MWh) of all unbundled transmission
(including MWh delivered in wheeling transactions and MWh delivered in
exchange transactions) and the megawatt-hours of all bundled wholesale
power sales (to the extent the bundled wholesale power sales were not
separately reported as unbundled transmission). The data collected in
the FERC-582 are drawn directly from the FERC Form 1 (Annual Report of
Major Electric Utilities, Licensees and Others) \5\ transmission data.
The Commission sums the costs of its electric regulatory program and
subtracts all electric regulatory program filing fee collections to
determine the total collectible electric regulatory program costs.
Then, the Commission uses the data submitted under FERC-582 to
determine the total megawatt-hours of transmission of electric energy
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in interstate commerce. Respondents (public utilities and power
marketers) subject to these annual charges must submit FERC-582 data to
the Commission by April 30 of each year.\6\ The Commission issues bills
for annual charges to respondents. Then, respondents must pay the
charges within 45 days of the Commission's issuance of the bill.
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\5\ OMB Control No. 1902-0021, described in 18 CFR 141.1.
\6\ 18 CFR 382.201.
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Respondents file requests for waivers and exemptions of fees and
charges \7\ based on need. The Commission's staff uses the filer's
financial information to evaluate the request for a waiver or exemption
of the obligation to pay a fee or an annual charge. The 60-day notice
published to the Federal Register on April 16, 2021 and received no
comments.\8\
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\7\ 18 CFR parts 381 and 382.
\8\ 86 FR 20133.
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Estimate of Annual Burden: \9\ The Commission estimates the burden
and cost \10\ for this information collection as follows.
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\9\ 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 part 1320.
\10\ The Commission staff estimates that the average respondent
for this collection 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-582, Electric Fees, Annual Charges, Waivers, and Exemptions Docket No. IC21-16-000 \11\
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Annual number Average burden Total annual
Number of respondents of responses Total number & cost per burden hrs. & Cost per
per respondent of responses response cost respondent
(1) (2) (1) x (2) = (4)............ (3) * (4) = (5) (5) / (1) =
(3) (5)
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53........................... 1 53 2.39 hrs.; 126.67 hrs.; $198.37
$198.37. $10,513.61.
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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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\11\ This includes requirements of 18 CFR 381.105 (methods of
payment), 381.106 (waiver), 381.108 (exemption), 381.302
(declaratory order), 381.303 (review of DOE remedial order), 381.304
(DOE denial of adjustment), and 381.305 (OGC interpretation).
Dated: June 17, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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