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Dated: October 28, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC22–1–000]
Commission Information Collection
Activities (Ferc–725); Comment
Request; 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–
725 (Certification of Electric Reliability
Organization; Procedures for Electric
Reliability Standards).
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due January 3, 2022.
ADDRESSES: You may submit your
comments (identified by Docket No.
IC22–1–000) 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: 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
SUMMARY:
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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–725, Certification of
Electric Reliability Organization;
Procedures for Electric Reliability
Standards.
OMB Control No.: 1902–0225.
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC–725 information collection
requirements with no changes to the
current reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
Abstract: The FERC–725 contains the
following information collection
elements: Self Assessment and ERO
(Electric Reliability Organization)
Application: The Commission requires
the ERO to submit to FERC a
performance assessment report every
five years. The next assessment is due
in 2024. Each Regional Entity submits a
performance assessment report to the
ERO.
Submitting an application to become
the ERO is also part of this collection.1
Reliability Assessments: 18 CFR 39.11
requires the ERO to assess the reliability
and adequacy of the Bulk-Power System
in North America. Subsequently, the
ERO must report to the Commission on
its findings. Regional entities perform
similar assessments within individual
regions. Currently the ERO submits to
FERC three assessments each year: Long
term, winter, and summer. In addition,
the North American Electric Reliability
Corporation (NERC, the Commissionapproved ERO) also submits various
other assessments as needed.
Reliability Standards Development:
Under section 215 of the Federal Power
Act (FPA),2 the ERO is charged with
developing Reliability Standards.
Regional Entities may also develop
regional specific standards and have
standard experts on staff to work with
entities below the regional level.
Reliability Compliance: Reliability
Standards are mandatory and
enforceable upon approval by the
Commission. In addition to the specific
information collection requirements
contained in each standard (cleared
under other information collections),
there are general compliance,
monitoring and enforcement
information collection requirements
imposed on applicable entities. Audits,
spot checks, self-certifications,
exception data submittals, violation
reporting, and mitigation plan
confirmation are included in this area.
Stakeholder Survey: The ERO uses a
stakeholder survey to solicit feedback
from registered entities 3 in preparation
for its five year self-performance
assessment. The Commission assumes
that the ERO will perform another
survey prior to the 2024 self-assessment.
Other Reporting: This category refers
to all other reporting requirements
imposed on the ERO or regional entities
in order to comply with the
Commission’s regulations. For example,
FERC may require NERC to submit a
special reliability assessment or inquiry.
This category captures these types of
one-time filings required of NERC or the
Regions. The Commission implements
its responsibilities through 18 CFR part
39.
Type of Respondent: Electric
Reliability Organization, Regional
entities, and registered entities.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 4 The
Commission estimates the total annual
burden and cost 5 for this information
collection in the table below. For hourly
cost (for wages and benefits), we
estimate that 70% of the time is spent
by Electrical Engineers (code 17–2071,
at $72.15/hr.), 20% of the time is spent
by Legal (code 23–0000, at $142.25/hr.),
and 10% by Office and Administrative
Support (code 43–0000, at $44.47/hr.).
Therefore, we use the weighted hourly
cost (for wages and benefits) of $83.40
(rounded) {or [(0.70) * ($72.15/hr.)] +
[(0.20) * $142.25/hr.] + [(0.10) * $44.47/
hr.]}.
FERC–725, CERTIFICATION OF ELECTRIC RELIABILITY ORGANIZATION; PROCEDURES FOR ELECTRIC RELIABILITY
STANDARDS
Type of respondent
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Electric Reliability Organization (ERO).
Type of reporting
requirement
Number of
respondents
Annual
number of
responses
per
respondent
Total number
of responses
Average burden hours &
cost ($) per response
(rounded)
Estimated total annual burden
hrs. & cost ($)
(rounded)
(A)
(B) 6
(A) × (B) = (C)
(D)
(C) × (D)
Self-Assessment ...............
....................
.2
.2
4,160 hrs.; $346,950 ......
832 hrs.; $69,390.
Reliability Assessments ....
Reliability Compliance ......
Standards Development ...
Other Reporting ................
....................
....................
....................
1
5.0
2
1
1
5.0
2
1
1
10,400 hrs.; $867,360 ....
17,680 hrs.; $1,474,512
20,800 hrs.; $1,734,720
4,160 hrs.; $346,944 ......
52,000 hrs.; $4,336,800.
35,360 hrs.; $2,949,024.
35,360 hrs.; $2,949,024.
4,160 hrs.; $346,944.
ERO, Sub-Total ..........
Regional Entities ...............
...........................................
Self-Assessment ...............
Reliability Assessments ....
Reliability Compliance ......
Standards Development ...
Other Reporting ................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
6
....................
.2
1
1
1
1
........................
1.2
6
6
6
6
.........................................
4,160 hrs.; $346,944 ......
15,600 hrs.; $1,301,040
47,840 hrs.; $3,989,856
4,680 hrs.; $390,312 ......
1,040 hrs.; $86,736 ........
113,152 hrs.; $9,436,877.
4,992 hrs.; $416,332.8.
93,600 hrs.; $7,806,240.
287,040 hrs.; $23,939,136.
28,080 hrs.; $2,341,872.
7,280 hrs.; $607,152.
Regional Entities, SubTotal.
...........................................
....................
....................
........................
.........................................
420,992 hrs.; $35,110,732.6.
1 The Commission does not expect any new ERO
applications to be submitted in the next five years
and is not including any burden for this
requirement in the burden estimate. FERC still
seeks to renew the regulations pertaining to a new
ERO application under this renewal but is
expecting the burden to be zero for the foreseeable
future. 18 CFR 39.3 contains the regulation
pertaining to ERO applications.
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3 A ‘‘registered entity’’ is an entity that is
registered with the ERO. All Bulk-Power System
owners, operators and users are required to register
with the ERO. Registration is the basis for
determining the Reliability Standards with which
an entity must comply. See https://www.nerc.com/
page.php?cid=3%7C25 for more details.
4 ‘‘Burden’’ is the total time, effort, or financial
resources expended by persons to generate,
maintain, retain, or disclose or provide information
to or for a Federal agency. For further explanation
of what is included in the information collection
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burden, refer to Title 5 Code of Federal Regulations
1320.3.
5 Costs (for wages and benefits) are based on wage
figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) for
May 2021 (at https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/
naics2_22.htm) and benefits information (at https://
www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.nr0.html.)
6 In instances where the number of responses per
respondent is ‘‘1,’’ the Commission Staff thinks that
the actual number of responses varies and cannot
be estimated accurately.
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FERC–725, CERTIFICATION OF ELECTRIC RELIABILITY ORGANIZATION; PROCEDURES FOR ELECTRIC RELIABILITY
STANDARDS—Continued
Type of reporting
requirement
Type of respondent
Number of
respondents
Annual
number of
responses
per
respondent
Total number
of responses
Average burden hours &
cost ($) per response
(rounded)
Estimated total annual burden
hrs. & cost ($)
(rounded)
(A)
(B) 6
(A) × (B) = (C)
(D)
(C) × (D)
Registered Entities ............
Stakeholder Survey ..........
Reliability Compliance ......
....................
* 1,496
.2
1
299.2
1,496
8 hrs.; $667.20 ...............
400 hrs.; $33,360 ...........
2,393.6 hrs.; $199,626.2.
598,400 hrs.; $49,906,186.
Registered Entities,
Sub-Total.
...........................................
....................
....................
........................
.........................................
600,793.60 hrs.; $50,106,186.
...........................................
....................
....................
........................
.........................................
1,134,938 hrs.; $94,653,796.
Total Burden Hrs.
and Cost.
* Estimated.
As indicated in the table, there was a
decrease from seven to six in the
number of Regional Entities because the
Florida Reliability Coordinating Council
(FRCC) dissolved in July 2019. Other
changes from previous estimates are
based on new data in the proposed
NERC 2022 Business Plan and Budget to
reflect changes in the number of FTEs
(full-time equivalent employees)
working in applicable areas. Reviewing
the NERC Compliance database, we
determined the number of unique U.S.
entities is 1,496 (compared to the
previous value of 1,409). Lastly, in
several instances, the amount of time an
FTE devotes to a given function may
have been increased or decreased.
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: October 28, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
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Secretary.
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link to log on and submit the
intervention or protests.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. ER22–210–000]
ENGIE 2020 ProjectCo-NH1, 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 ENGIE
2020 ProjectCo-NH1 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 November
16, 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
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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
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), 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: October 27, 2021.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC22-1-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (Ferc-725); Comment
Request; 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-725 (Certification of Electric Reliability
Organization; Procedures for Electric Reliability Standards).
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due January 3,
2022.
ADDRESSES: You may submit your comments (identified by Docket No. IC22-
1-000) 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: 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
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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-725, Certification of Electric Reliability
Organization; Procedures for Electric Reliability Standards.
OMB Control No.: 1902-0225.
Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-725 information
collection requirements with no changes to the current reporting and
recordkeeping requirements.
Abstract: The FERC-725 contains the following information
collection elements: Self Assessment and ERO (Electric Reliability
Organization) Application: The Commission requires the ERO to submit to
FERC a performance assessment report every five years. The next
assessment is due in 2024. Each Regional Entity submits a performance
assessment report to the ERO.
Submitting an application to become the ERO is also part of this
collection.\1\
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\1\ The Commission does not expect any new ERO applications to
be submitted in the next five years and is not including any burden
for this requirement in the burden estimate. FERC still seeks to
renew the regulations pertaining to a new ERO application under this
renewal but is expecting the burden to be zero for the foreseeable
future. 18 CFR 39.3 contains the regulation pertaining to ERO
applications.
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Reliability Assessments: 18 CFR 39.11 requires the ERO to assess
the reliability and adequacy of the Bulk-Power System in North America.
Subsequently, the ERO must report to the Commission on its findings.
Regional entities perform similar assessments within individual
regions. Currently the ERO submits to FERC three assessments each year:
Long term, winter, and summer. In addition, the North American Electric
Reliability Corporation (NERC, the Commission-approved ERO) also
submits various other assessments as needed.
Reliability Standards Development: Under section 215 of the Federal
Power Act (FPA),\2\ the ERO is charged with developing Reliability
Standards. Regional Entities may also develop regional specific
standards and have standard experts on staff to work with entities
below the regional level.
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\2\ 16 U.S.C. 824o.
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Reliability Compliance: Reliability Standards are mandatory and
enforceable upon approval by the Commission. In addition to the
specific information collection requirements contained in each standard
(cleared under other information collections), there are general
compliance, monitoring and enforcement information collection
requirements imposed on applicable entities. Audits, spot checks, self-
certifications, exception data submittals, violation reporting, and
mitigation plan confirmation are included in this area.
Stakeholder Survey: The ERO uses a stakeholder survey to solicit
feedback from registered entities \3\ in preparation for its five year
self-performance assessment. The Commission assumes that the ERO will
perform another survey prior to the 2024 self-assessment.
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\3\ A ``registered entity'' is an entity that is registered with
the ERO. All Bulk-Power System owners, operators and users are
required to register with the ERO. Registration is the basis for
determining the Reliability Standards with which an entity must
comply. See https://www.nerc.com/page.php?cid=3%7C25 for more
details.
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Other Reporting: This category refers to all other reporting
requirements imposed on the ERO or regional entities in order to comply
with the Commission's regulations. For example, FERC may require NERC
to submit a special reliability assessment or inquiry. This category
captures these types of one-time filings required of NERC or the
Regions. The Commission implements its responsibilities through 18 CFR
part 39.
Type of Respondent: Electric Reliability Organization, Regional
entities, and registered entities.
Estimate of Annual Burden: \4\ The Commission estimates the total
annual burden and cost \5\ for this information collection in the table
below. For hourly cost (for wages and benefits), we estimate that 70%
of the time is spent by Electrical Engineers (code 17-2071, at $72.15/
hr.), 20% of the time is spent by Legal (code 23-0000, at $142.25/hr.),
and 10% by Office and Administrative Support (code 43-0000, at $44.47/
hr.). Therefore, we use the weighted hourly cost (for wages and
benefits) of $83.40 (rounded) {or [(0.70) * ($72.15/hr.)] + [(0.20) *
$142.25/hr.] + [(0.10) * $44.47/hr.]{time} .
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\4\ ``Burden'' is the total time, effort, or financial resources
expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or
provide information to or for a Federal agency. For further
explanation of what is included in the information collection
burden, refer to Title 5 Code of Federal Regulations 1320.3.
\5\ Costs (for wages and benefits) are based on wage figures
from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) for May 2021 (at https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm) and benefits information (at
https://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.nr0.html.)
\6\ In instances where the number of responses per respondent is
``1,'' the Commission Staff thinks that the actual number of
responses varies and cannot be estimated accurately.
FERC-725, Certification of Electric Reliability Organization; Procedures for Electric Reliability Standards
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Annual
Type of number of Average burden hours &
Type of respondent reporting Number of responses Total number cost ($) per response Estimated total annual burden
requirement respondents per of responses (rounded) hrs. & cost ($) (rounded)
respondent
(A) (B) \6\ (A) x (B) = (D)....................... (C) x (D)
(C)
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Electric Reliability Self-Assessment. ........... .2 .2 4,160 hrs.; $346,950...... 832 hrs.; $69,390.
Organization (ERO).
Reliability ........... 5.0 5.0 10,400 hrs.; $867,360..... 52,000 hrs.; $4,336,800.
Assessments.
Reliability ........... 2 2 17,680 hrs.; $1,474,512... 35,360 hrs.; $2,949,024.
Compliance.
Standards ........... 1 1 20,800 hrs.; $1,734,720... 35,360 hrs.; $2,949,024.
Development.
Other Reporting. 1 1 1 4,160 hrs.; $346,944...... 4,160 hrs.; $346,944.
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ERO, Sub-Total........... ................ ........... ........... .............. .......................... 113,152 hrs.; $9,436,877.
Regional Entities............ Self-Assessment. ........... .2 1.2 4,160 hrs.; $346,944...... 4,992 hrs.; $416,332.8.
Reliability ........... 1 6 15,600 hrs.; $1,301,040... 93,600 hrs.; $7,806,240.
Assessments.
Reliability ........... 1 6 47,840 hrs.; $3,989,856... 287,040 hrs.; $23,939,136.
Compliance.
Standards ........... 1 6 4,680 hrs.; $390,312...... 28,080 hrs.; $2,341,872.
Development.
Other Reporting. 6 1 6 1,040 hrs.; $86,736....... 7,280 hrs.; $607,152.
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Regional Entities, Sub- ................ ........... ........... .............. .......................... 420,992 hrs.; $35,110,732.6.
Total.
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Registered Entities.......... Stakeholder ........... .2 299.2 8 hrs.; $667.20........... 2,393.6 hrs.; $199,626.2.
Survey.
Reliability * 1,496 1 1,496 400 hrs.; $33,360......... 598,400 hrs.; $49,906,186.
Compliance.
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Registered Entities, Sub- ................ ........... ........... .............. .......................... 600,793.60 hrs.; $50,106,186.
Total.
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Total Burden Hrs. and ................ ........... ........... .............. .......................... 1,134,938 hrs.; $94,653,796.
Cost.
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* Estimated.
As indicated in the table, there was a decrease from seven to six
in the number of Regional Entities because the Florida Reliability
Coordinating Council (FRCC) dissolved in July 2019. Other changes from
previous estimates are based on new data in the proposed NERC 2022
Business Plan and Budget to reflect changes in the number of FTEs
(full-time equivalent employees) working in applicable areas. Reviewing
the NERC Compliance database, we determined the number of unique U.S.
entities is 1,496 (compared to the previous value of 1,409). Lastly, in
several instances, the amount of time an FTE devotes to a given
function may have been increased or decreased.
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: October 28, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-23962 Filed 11-2-21; 8:45 am]
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