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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. ER21–2128–000]
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0HAM WHAM8 SOLAR, LLC;
Supplemental Notice That Initial
Market-Based Rate Filing Includes
Request for Blanket Section 204
Authorization
This is a supplemental notice in the
above-referenced proceeding of 0HAM
WHAM8 SOLAR, LLC’s application for
market-based rate authority, with an
accompanying rate tariff, noting that
such application includes a request for
blanket authorization, under 18 CFR
part 34, of future issuances of securities
and assumptions of liability.
Any person desiring to intervene or to
protest should file with the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426,
in accordance with Rules 211 and 214
of the Commission’s Rules of Practice
and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and
385.214). Anyone filing a motion to
intervene or protest must serve a copy
of that document on the Applicant.
Notice is hereby given that the
deadline for filing protests with regard
to the applicant’s request for blanket
authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of
future issuances of securities and
assumptions of liability, is July 6, 2021.
The Commission encourages
electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper, using the
FERC Online links at https://
www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic
service, persons with internet access
who will eFile a document and/or be
listed as a contact for an intervenor
must create and validate an
eRegistration account using the
eRegistration link. Select the eFiling
link to log on and submit the
intervention or protests.
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.
In addition to publishing the full text
of this document in the Federal
Register, the Commission provides all
interested persons an opportunity to
view and/or print the contents of this
document via the internet through the
Commission’s Home Page (https://
www.ferc.gov) using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link.
Enter the docket number excluding the
last three digits in the docket number
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time, the Commission has suspended
access to the Commission’s Public
Reference Room, due to the
proclamation declaring a National
Emergency concerning the Novel
Coronavirus Disease (COVID–19), issued
by the President on March 13, 2020. For
assistance, contact the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call
toll-free, (886) 208–3676 or TYY, (202)
502–8659.
Dated: June 14, 2021.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC21–14–000]
Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–516g); Comment
Request; Revision and Extension
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of information collection
and request for comments.
AGENCY:
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 collection, FERC–
516G (Electric Rates Schedules and
Tariff Filings), as it would be revised in
this information collection request. The
Commission will submit this request 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–516G to OMB through
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain,
Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission Desk Officer. Please
identify the OMB control number
(1902–0295) 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 (identified by Docket No.
IC21–14–000) to the Commission as
noted below. Electronic filing through
https://www.ferc.gov, is preferred.
• Electronic Filing: Documents must
be filed in acceptable native
SUMMARY:
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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).
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 and
telephone at (202) 502–8663.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Electric Rates Schedules and
Tariff Filings.
OMB Control No.: 1902–0295.
Type of Request: Three-year revision
and renewal of FERC–516G.
Type of Respondents: Independent
System Operators (ISOs) and Regional
Transmission Organizations (RTOs).
Abstract: In accordance with 18 CFR
35.28(g)(10), each RTO and ISO must
post information regarding uplift on a
publicly accessible portion of its
website. In this context, ‘‘uplift’’ refers
to payments that a regional grid operator
makes to a resource whose commitment
and dispatch result in a shortfall
between the costs in the resource’s offer
and the revenue earned through market
clearing prices. At minimum, the
information must include:
• Uplift, paid in dollars, and
categorized by transmission zone, day,
and uplift category, to be posted within
20 calendar days of the end of each
month;
• The resource name and the total
amount of uplift paid in dollars
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commitment reason,1 and commitment
start time, to be posted within 30
calendar days of the end of each month.
As originally cleared by OMB, FERC–
516G also included a one-time
requirement that ITOs and RTOs revise
their tariffs in accordance with 18 CFR
35.28(g)(10)(iii). The relevant tariffs
aggregated across the month to each
resource that received uplift payments
within the calendar month, to be posted
within 90 calendar days of the end of
each month; and
• Each operator-initiated
commitment, listing the size of the
commitment, transmission zone,
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have been revised, and FERC is now
requesting removal of that information
collection activity.
Estimate of Annual Burden: The
estimated burden and cost 2 for the
requirements contained in 18 CFR
35.28(g)(10) are as follows:
FERC–516G ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES IN DOCKET NO. IC21–14–000
Type of response
Number of
respondents
Annual
number of
responses per
respondent
Total number
of responses
(Column B ×
Column C)
Average burden hours
& cost per response
Total annual burden
hours & cost
(Column D × Column E)
Cost per
respondent
(Column F ÷
Column B)
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
3 hrs.; $202.14 .................
216 hrs.; $14,554.08 ........
Preparing and Posting of 3 reports on
company website each month.
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$2,425.68
In accordance with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and
the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission’s (Commission)
regulations, 18 CFR part 380, the Office
of Energy Projects has reviewed the
application for a single new license for
three currently separately licensed
projects and has prepared a draft
supplemental environmental impact
statement (SEIS).1 The single new
operating license would combine the
Coosa Hydroelectric Project (FERC No.
2146), which consists of the Weiss, H.
Neely Henry, Logan Martin, Lay, and
Bouldin developments, the Mitchell
Dam Hydroelectric Project (FERC No.
82), and the Jordan Dam Hydroelectric
Project (FERC No. 618) as one 960.9megawatt (MW) project, the Coosa River
Hydroelectric Project (Coosa River
Project) No. 2146. The projects are
located on the Coosa River, in the states
of Alabama and Georgia, and occupy
about 508.31 acres of federal land
administered by the U.S. Bureau of
Land Management and 5.75 acres of
federal land administered by the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers.
The draft SEIS has been prepared to
address the July 6, 2018 opinion issued
by the United States Court of Appeals
for the District of Columbia (court)
regarding the Commission’s
environmental review of the Coosa
River Project, and supplements the final
environmental assessment (FEA), issued
December 31, 2009, for the project. The
draft SEIS focuses on the following
issues identified by the court as needing
further analysis and expands upon the
analysis contained within the FEA for
these issues: (1) Dissolved oxygen; (2)
fish entrainment and turbine mortality;
(3) federally listed threatened and
endangered species; and (4) cumulative
effects. The draft SEIS describes staff’s
analysis of the applicant’s proposal and
the alternatives for relicensing the
project. The draft SEIS documents the
views of governmental agencies, nongovernmental organizations, affected
Indian tribes, the public, the license
applicant, and Commission staff.
The Commission provides all
interested persons with an opportunity
to view and/or print the draft SEIS via
the internet through the Commission’s
Home Page (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. At this time, the Commission
has suspended access to the
Commission’s Public Reference Room,
due to the proclamation declaring a
National Emergency concerning the
Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID–19),
in a Presidential proclamation issued on
March 13, 2020. For assistance, contact
FERC Online Support at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or tollfree at (866) 208–3676, or for TTY, (202)
502–8659.
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, contact FERC Online
Support.
Due to concerns with large gatherings
related to COVID–19, we do not intend
to conduct public meetings for the
1 Commitment reasons may include, but are not
limited to, system-wide capacity, constraint
management, and voltage support.
2 The hourly cost estimate is based on data from
the Bureau of Labor Statistics for three occupational
categories for 2020 involved in the reporting and
recordkeeping requirements. These figures include
salary (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_
nat.htm) and benefits and are:
• Manager (Occupation Code 11–0000): $97.15/
hour.
• Electrical Engineer (Occupation Code 17–2071):
$70.19/hour.
• File Clerk (Occupation Code 43–4071): 34.70/
hour.
The estimated hourly cost for the reporting
requirement ($67.38) is an average of the costs
listed above.
1 On July 16, 2020, the Council on Environmental
Quality (CEQ) issued a final rule, Update to the
Regulations Implementing the Procedural
Provisions of the National Environmental Policy
Act (Final Rule, 85 FR 43304), which was effective
as of September 14, 2020; however, the NEPA
review of this project was in process at that time
and was prepared pursuant to CEQ’s 1978 NEPA
regulations.
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 15, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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[Project No. 2146–111; Project No. 82–000;
Project No. 618–000]
Alabama Power Company, Notice of
Availability of The Draft Supplemental
Environmental Impact Statement for
The Coosa River Hydroelectric Project
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC21-14-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-516g); Comment
Request; Revision and Extension
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
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 the currently approved
information collection, FERC-516G (Electric Rates Schedules and Tariff
Filings), as it would be revised in this information collection
request. The Commission will submit this request 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-516G to OMB through
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission Desk Officer. Please identify the OMB control number (1902-
0295) 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 (identified by Docket No.
IC21-14-000) to the Commission as noted below. 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Brown may be reached by email at
[email protected] and telephone at (202) 502-8663.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Electric Rates Schedules and Tariff Filings.
OMB Control No.: 1902-0295.
Type of Request: Three-year revision and renewal of FERC-516G.
Type of Respondents: Independent System Operators (ISOs) and
Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs).
Abstract: In accordance with 18 CFR 35.28(g)(10), each RTO and ISO
must post information regarding uplift on a publicly accessible portion
of its website. In this context, ``uplift'' refers to payments that a
regional grid operator makes to a resource whose commitment and
dispatch result in a shortfall between the costs in the resource's
offer and the revenue earned through market clearing prices. At
minimum, the information must include:
Uplift, paid in dollars, and categorized by transmission
zone, day, and uplift category, to be posted within 20 calendar days of
the end of each month;
The resource name and the total amount of uplift paid in
dollars
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aggregated across the month to each resource that received uplift
payments within the calendar month, to be posted within 90 calendar
days of the end of each month; and
Each operator-initiated commitment, listing the size of
the commitment, transmission zone, commitment reason,\1\ and commitment
start time, to be posted within 30 calendar days of the end of each
month.
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\1\ Commitment reasons may include, but are not limited to,
system-wide capacity, constraint management, and voltage support.
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As originally cleared by OMB, FERC-516G also included a one-time
requirement that ITOs and RTOs revise their tariffs in accordance with
18 CFR 35.28(g)(10)(iii). The relevant tariffs have been revised, and
FERC is now requesting removal of that information collection activity.
Estimate of Annual Burden: The estimated burden and cost \2\ for
the requirements contained in 18 CFR 35.28(g)(10) are as follows:
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\2\ The hourly cost estimate is based on data from the Bureau of
Labor Statistics for three occupational categories for 2020 involved
in the reporting and recordkeeping requirements. These figures
include salary (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm) and
benefits and are:
Manager (Occupation Code 11-0000): $97.15/hour.
Electrical Engineer (Occupation Code 17-2071): $70.19/
hour.
File Clerk (Occupation Code 43-4071): 34.70/hour.
The estimated hourly cost for the reporting requirement ($67.38)
is an average of the costs listed above.
FERC-516G Annual Burden Estimates in Docket No. IC21-14-000
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Total number Cost per
Number of Annual number of responses Average burden hours & Total annual burden respondent
Type of response respondents of responses (Column B x cost per response hours & cost (Column D (Column F /
per respondent Column C) x Column E) Column B)
A. B. C. D. E....................... F...................... G.
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Preparing and Posting of 3 reports on 6 12 72 3 hrs.; $202.14......... 216 hrs.; $14,554.08... $2,425.68
company website each month.
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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 15, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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