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Filed Date: 11/22/21.
Accession Number: 20211122–5273.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 12/13/21.
Docket Numbers: ER22–466–000.
Applicants: Tri-State Generation and
Transmission Association, Inc.
Description: Tariff Amendment:
Notice of Cancellation of Service
Agreement 885 to be effective 2/25/
2020.
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Docket Numbers: ER22–473–000.
Applicants: Tri-State Generation and
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Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
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effective 2/25/2020.
Filed Date: 11/23/21.
Accession Number: 20211123–5206.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 12/14/21.
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fercgensearch.asp) by querying the
docket number.
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protest in any of the above proceedings
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and 214 of the Commission’s
Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and
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time on the specified comment date.
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eFiling is encouraged. More detailed
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other information, call (866) 208–3676
(toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659.
Dated: November 23, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC21–40–000]
Commission Information Collection
Activities (Ferc–549b, Ferc–549d,
Ferc–556, and FERC–561); Comment
Request; Extension
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of information
collections 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 collections:
FERC–549B (Gas Pipeline Rates: Annual
Capacity Reports and Index of
Customers); FERC–549D (Quarterly
SUMMARY:
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Transportation and Storage Report For
Intrastate Natural Gas and Hinshaw
Pipelines); FERC–556 (Certification of
Qualifying Facility (QF) Status for a
Small Power Production or
Cogeneration Facility); FERC–561
(Annual Report of Interlocking
Directorates). The above four collections
are a part of this combined notice only
and are not being combined into one
OMB Control Number.
DATES: Comments on the collections of
information are January 31, 2022.
ADDRESSES: You may submit copies of
your comments (identified by Docket
No. IC21–40–000) 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
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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1. FERC–549B
Title: FERC–549B, Gas Pipeline Rates:
Capacity Reports and Index of
Customers.
OMB Control No.: 1902–0169.
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC–549B information
collection requirements with no changes
to the current reporting requirements.
Abstract: As described below, FERC–
549B is comprised of information
collection activities at 18 CFR 284.13(b),
284.13(c), 284.13(d)(1), and
284.13(d)(2). The purpose of these
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information collection activities is to
provide reliable information about
capacity availability and price that
shippers need to make informed
decisions in a competitive market, and
to enable shippers and the Commission
to monitor marketplace behavior to
detect, and remedy anti-competitive
behavior.
The regulations at 18 CFR 284.13(b)
and 284.13(d)(1) require each interstate
pipeline to post information about firm
and interruptible service on its internet
website, and in downloadable file
formats. The information required at 18
CFR 284.13(b) includes identification of
the shippers receiving service, and
details about contracts for firm service,
capacity release transactions,1 and
agreements for interruptible service. The
pipeline must maintain access to that
information for a period not less than 90
days from the date of posting. The
regulation at 18 CFR 284.13(d)(1)
requires equal and timely access to
information relevant to the availability
of all transportation services whenever
capacity is scheduled. In addition, each
interstate pipeline must provide
information about the volumes of nonotice transportation 2 provided. This
information collection activity enables
shippers to release transportation and
storage capacity to other shippers
wanting to obtain capacity. The
information results in reliable capacity
information availability and price data
that shippers need to make informed
decisions in a competitive market and
enables shippers and the Commission to
monitor the market for potential abuses.
The regulation at 18 CFR 284.13(c)
requires each interstate pipeline to file
with the Commission an index of all its
firm transportation and storage
customers under contract on the first
business day of each calendar quarter.
The index of customers also must be
posted on the pipeline’s own internet
website, in downloadable file formats,
and must be made available until the
next quarterly index is posted. The
requirements for the electronic index
can be obtained from the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, Division of
Information Services, Public Reference
and Files Maintenance Branch,
Washington, DC 20426.
The regulation at 18 CFR 284.13(d)(2)
requires an annual peak-day capacity
report of all interstate pipelines,
including natural gas storage-only
companies. This report is generally a
short report showing the peak day
design capacity or the actual peak day
capacity achieved, with a short
explanation, if needed. The regulation
provides that an interstate pipeline must
make an annual filing by March 1 of
each year showing the estimated peak
day capacity of the pipeline’s system,
and the estimated storage capacity and
maximum daily delivery capability of
storage facilities under reasonably
representative operating assumptions
and the respective assignments of that
capacity to the various firm services
provided by the pipeline.
Types of Respondents: Respondents
for this data collection are interstate
pipelines and storage facilities subject to
FERC regulation under the Natural Gas
Act.
Estimate of Annual Burden: The
Commission estimates the annual public
reporting burden 3 and cost 4 for FERC–
549B as shown in the following table:
FERC–549B—(GAS PIPELINE RATES: CAPACITY REPORTS AND INDEX OF CUSTOMERS)
Number of
respondents
Annual
number of
responses per
respondent
Total number
of responses
Average burden &
cost ($) per response
Total annual burden &
total annual cost ($)
Cost per
respondent ($)
(1)
(2)
(1) * (2) = (3)
(4)
(3) * (4) = (5)
(5) ÷ (1)
Capacity Reports under
284.13(b) &
284.13(d)(1) ..................
168
6
1,008
145 hrs.; $12,615
146,160 hrs.;
$12,715,920
$75,690
Peak Day Annual Capacity Report under
284.13(d)(2) ..................
Index of Customers under
284.13(c) 5 ....................
168
1
168
10 hrs.; $870
1,680 hrs.; $146,160
870
168
4
672
3 hrs.; $261
2,016 hrs.; $175,392
1,044
Total ...................
........................
........................
1,848
....................................
149,856 hrs.;
$13,037,47240
77,604
2. FERC–549D
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Title: FERC–549D, Quarterly
Transportation and Storage Report for
Intrastate Natural Gas and Hinshaw
Pipelines.
OMB Control No.: 1902–0253.
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC–549D information
1 As provided at 18 CFR 284.8, an interstate
pipeline that offers transportation service on a firm
basis must include in its tariff a mechanism for firm
shippers to release firm capacity to the pipeline for
resale.
2 No-notice transportation allows for the
reservation of pipeline capacity on demand without
incurring any penalties.
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collection requirements with no changes
to the current reporting requirements.
Abstract: The reporting requirements
under FERC–549D are required to carry
out the Commission’s policies in
accordance with the general authority in
Section 1(c) of the Natural Gas Act
(NGA) 6 and Section 311 of the Natural
Gas Policy Act of 1978 (NGPA).7 This
collection promotes transparency by
making available intrastate and
Hinshaw pipeline transactional
information. The Commission collects
the data on a standardized form with all
requirements outlined in 18 CFR
284.126.
The FERC–549D collects the
following information:
3 For FERC–549B, FERC–549D, FERC–556, and
FERC–561, ‘‘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.
4 For FERC–549B, the Commission staff believes
that industry is similarly situated to the
Commission in terms of wages and benefits.
Therefore, cost estimates are based on FERC’s 2021
average annual wage (and benefits) for a full-time
employee of $180,703 (or $87.00/hour).
5 The burden per response is based on burden
expended on similar forms and other similar FERC
reporting requirements (e.g. capacity reports).
6 15 U.S.C. 717(c).
7 15 U.S.C. 3371.
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• The duration of the contract,
specifying the beginning and (for firm
contracts only) ending month and year
of current agreement;
• Total volumes transported, stored,
injected or withdrawn for the shipper;
and
• Annual revenues received for each
shipper, excluding revenues from
storage services.
• Full legal name and identification
number of the shipper receiving service,
including whether the pipeline and the
shipper are affiliated;
• Type of service performed;
• The rate charged under each
contract;
• The primary receipt and delivery
points for each contract;
• The quantity of natural gas the
shipper is entitled to transport, store, or
deliver for each transaction;
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Filers submit the Form-549D on a
quarterly basis.
Type of Respondents: Intrastate
natural gas pipelines under NGPA
Section 311 authority and Hinshaw
pipelines.
Estimate of Annual Burden: The
Commission estimates the annual public
reporting burden and cost 8 for the
information collection as follows:
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FERC–549D—QUARTERLY TRANSPORTATION AND STORAGE REPORT FOR INTRASTATE NATURAL GAS AND HINSHAW
PIPELINES
Average
annual
number of
respondents
Average
annual
number of
responses per
respondent
Average
annual total
number of
responses
Average
burden hrs.
& cost ($) per
response
Total annual burden
hours & total annual
cost ($) (rounded)
Cost per
respondent
($)
(1)
(2)
(1) * (2) = (3)
(4)
(3) * (4) = (5)
(5) ÷ (1)
PDF filings ........................
120
4
480
12.5 hrs. $1,161.50
6,000 hrs. $557,520
$4,646
Total ..........................
........................
........................
480
....................................
6,000 hrs.; $557,520
........................
3. FERC–556
Title: FERC–556, Certification of
Qualifying Facility (QF) Status for a
Small Power Production or
Cogeneration Facility.
OMB Control No.: 1902–0075.
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC–556 information collection
requirements with no changes to the
current reporting requirements.
Abstract: Form No. 556 is required to
implement sections 201 and 210 of the
Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of
1978 9 (PURPA). FERC is authorized,
under those sections, to encourage
cogeneration and small power
production and to prescribe such rules
as necessary to carry out the statutory
directives.
A primary statutory objective is
efficient use of energy resources and
facilities by electric utilities. One means
of achieving this goal is to encourage
production of electric power by
cogeneration facilities which make use
of reject heat associated with
commercial or industrial processes, and
by small power production facilities
which use other wastes and renewable
resources. PURPA encourages the
development of small power production
facilities and cogeneration facilities that
meet certain technical and corporate
criteria through establishment of various
regulatory benefits. Facilities that meet
these criteria are called Qualifying
Facilities (QFs).
FERC’s regulations in 18 CFR part
292, as relevant here, specify: (a) The
certification procedures which must be
followed by owners or operators of
small power production and
cogeneration facilities; (b) the criteria
which must be met; (c) the information
8 For FERC–549D, the hourly wage figure is
$92.92/hour (rounded). This cost represents the
average hourly cost (for wages plus benefits) of four
career fields: 23–0000 Legal ($142.25/hour), 13–
2011 Accountants ($57.41/hour), 13–1111
Management Analyst ($68.39/hour), and 11–3021
Computer and Information Sys. ($103.61/hour).
These June 2021 figures were compiled using
Bureau of Labor Statistics data that were specific to
each occupational category: https://bls.gov/oes/
current/naics2_22.htm.
9 16 U.S.C. 796 and 824i.
10 16 U.S.C. 791a, et seq.
11 42 U.S.C. 16451 through 165463.
12 The Commission staff believes that industry is
similarly situated in terms of wages and benefits.
Therefore, cost estimates are based on FERC’s 2021
average annual wage (and benefits) for a full-time
employee of $180,703 (or $87.00/hour).
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which must be submitted to FERC in
order to obtain qualifying status; and (d)
the PURPA benefits which are available
to QFs to encourage small power
production and cogeneration.
18 CFR part 292 also exempts QFs
from certain corporate, accounting,
reporting, and rate regulation
requirements of the Federal Power
Act,10 certain state laws, and the Public
Utility Holding Company Act of 2005.11
Type of Respondents: Facilities that
are self-certifying their status as a
cogenerator or small power producer or
that are submitting an application for
FERC certification of their status as a
cogenerator or small power producer.
Estimate of Annual Burden: The
Commission estimates the burden and
cost for this information collection as
follows:
13 MW
= megawatt.
regulation at 18 CFR 292.203(d) exempts
small power production facilities and cogeneration
facilities from self-certification if they have a net
power production capacity of 1 MW or less.
However, we are disclosing burdens for these filings
because some facilities seek status as qualifying
facilities regardless of their capacity.
14 The
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FERC–556—CERTIFICATION OF QUALIFYING FACILITY STATUS FOR A SMALL POWER PRODUCTION OR COGENERATION
FACILITY
Facility type
Filing type
Cogeneration Facility >1
MW 13
Cogeneration Facility >1 MW ..
Small Power Production Facility >1 MW.
Small Power Production Facility >1 MW.
Cogeneration and Small Power
Production Facility ≤1 MW
(Self-Certification) 14.
Total ..................................
Number of
respondents
Number of
responses per
respondent
Total
number of
responses
Average burden
hours and cost
per response 12
Total annual
burden hours
and total annual
cost
(rounded)
Cost per
respondent ($)
(rounded)
(1)
(2)
(1) * (2 ) = (3)
(4)
(3) * (4) = (5)
(5) ÷ (1)
Self-certification.
Application for
FERC certification.
Self-certification.
Application for
FERC certification.
Self-certification.
.........................
4. FERC–561
Title: FERC–561, Interlocking
Directorates.
OMB Control No.: 1902–0099.
Abstract: The FERC Form 561
responds to the Federal Power Act
(FPA) requirements for annual reporting
of similar types of positions which
public utility officers and directors hold
with financial institutions, insurance
companies, utility equipment and fuel
providers, and with any of an electric
utility’s 20 largest purchasers of electric
energy (i.e., the 20 entities with high
expenditures of electricity). The FPA
specifically defines most of the
information elements in the Form 561
68
2.14
145.52
3.54 hrs;
$307.98.
50 hrs; $4,350 ...
515.14 hrs;
$44,817.18.
3,090.52 hrs;
$268,875.24.
28.89
2.14
61.81
2,698
2.14
5,773.72
0
2.14
0
697
2.14
3,469
........................
3.54 hrs;
$307.98.
50 hrs; $4,350 ...
20,438.97 hrs;
$1,778,190.39.
0 hrs; $0 ..............
659.07
1,491.58
3.54 hrs;
$307.98.
2,237.37 hrs;
$194,651.19.
279.27
7,423.66
...........................
26,282 hrs;
$2,286,534.
including the information that must be
filed, the required filers, the directive to
make the information available to the
public, and the filing deadline.
The Commission uses the information
required by 18 CFR 131.31 and collected
by the Form 561 to implement the FPA
requirement that those who are
authorized to hold interlocked
directorates annually disclose all the
interlocked positions held within the
prior year. The Form 561 data identifies
persons holding interlocking positions
between public utilities and other
entities, allows the Commission to
review these interlocking positions, and
allows identification of possible
conflicts of interest.
$659.07
930.26
0
..............................
Type of Respondents: Each officer or
director of a public utility also holding
the position of officer, director, partner,
appointee, or representative of any other
entity listed in section 305(c)(2) of the
FPA (including but not limited to
organizations primarily engaged in the
business of providing financial services
or credit, insurance companies, security
underwriters, electrical equipment
suppliers, fuel provider, and any entity
which is controlled by one or more of
these entities).
Estimate of Annual Burden: The
Commission estimates the total annual
burden and cost 15 for this information
collection as follows:
FERC FORM 561, ANNUAL REPORT OF INTERLOCKING DIRECTORATES
Number of respondents
Annual number
of responses
per respondent
Total number
of responses
Average burden and
cost per response
Total annual burden
hours and total annual
cost
Cost per
respondent
($)
(1)
(2)
(1) * (2) = (3)
(4)
(3) * (4) = (5)
(5) ÷ (1)
0.25 hrs.; $21.75 .......
675 hrs.; $58,725 ......
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2,700 ..........................................................
1
2,700
$21.75
Comments are invited on FERC–549B,
FERC–549D, FERC–556, and/or FERC–
561, regarding: (1) Whether each
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 each collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (3)
ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of each information collection;
and (4) ways to minimize the burden of
each collection of information on those
who are to respond, including the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
15 Commission staff estimates that the industry’s
skill set and cost (for wages and benefits) for FERC–
561 are approximately the same as the
Commission’s average cost. The FERC 2021 average
salary plus benefits for one FERC full-time
equivalent (FTE) is $180,703/year (or $87.00/hour).
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Dated: November 23, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021–26036 Filed 11–29–21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OAR–2021–0329; FRL–9314–01–
OMS]
Information Collection Request
Submitted to OMB for Review and
Approval; Comment Request;
Certification and Compliance
Requirements for Nonroad SparkIgnition Engines (Renewal)
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) has submitted an
information collection request (ICR),
Certification and Compliance
Requirements for Nonroad SparkIgnition Engines (EPA ICR Number
1695.14, OMB Control Number 2060–
0338), to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and approval
in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act. This is a proposed
extension of the Nonroad Spark-Ignition
Engines ICR, which is currently
approved through January 31, 2022.
Public comments were previously
requested via the Federal Register on
June 2, 2021 during a 60-day comment
period. This notice allows for an
additional 30 days for public comments.
A fuller description of the ICR is given
below, including its estimated burden
and cost to the public. An agency may
not conduct or sponsor and a person is
not required to respond to a collection
of information unless it displays a
currently valid OMB control number.
DATES: Additional comments may be
submitted on or December 30, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to
EPA, referencing the Docket ID No.
EPA–HQ–OAR–2021–0329, online
using www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), or by mail to: EPA
Docket Center, Environmental
Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW,
Washington, DC 20460.
EPA’s policy is that all comments
received will be included in the public
docket without change including any
personal information provided, unless
the comment includes profanity, threats,
information claimed to be Confidential
Business Information (CBI) or other
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information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute.
Submit written comments and
recommendations to OMB for the
proposed information collection within
30 days of publication of this notice to
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Find this particular information
collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under
30-day Review—Open for Public
Comments’’ or by using the search
function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Julian Davis, Attorney Adviser,
Compliance Division, Office of
Transportation and Air Quality, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, 2000
Traverwood, Ann Arbor, Michigan
48105; telephone number: 734–214–
4029; fax number 734–214–4869; email
address: davis.julian@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Supporting documents, which explain
in detail the information that the EPA
will be collecting, will be available in
the public docket, EPA–HQ–OAR–
2021–0329, for this ICR. The docket can
be viewed online at
www.regulations.gov or in person at the
EPA Docket Center, EPA West, Room
3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW,
Washington, DC. The telephone number
for the Docket Center is 202–566–1744.
For additional information about EPA’s
public docket, visit https://www.epa.gov/
dockets.
Abstract: This information collection
is requested under the authority of Title
II of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7521
et seq.) Under this Title, EPA is charged
with issuing certificates of conformity
for those engines which comply with
applicable emission standards. Such a
certificate must be issued before engines
may be legally introduced into
commerce. To apply for a certificate of
conformity, manufacturers are required
to submit descriptions of their planned
production line, including detailed
descriptions of the emission control
system, and test data. This information
is organized by ‘‘engine family’’ groups
expected to have similar emission
characteristics. The emission values
achieved during certification testing
may also be used in the Averaging,
Banking, and Trading (ABT) Program.
The program allows manufacturers to
bank credits for engine families that
emit below the standard and use the
credits for families that emit above the
standard. They may also trade banked
credits with other manufacturers.
Participation in the ABT program is
voluntary. Different categories of sparkignition engines may also be required to
comply with production-line testing
(PLT) and in-use testing. All
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manufacturers must comply with
recordkeeping requirements for
certification and testing and follow the
applicable labelling provisions for
production and introduction into U.S.
commerce. All the above information is
collected electronically by the Gasoline
Engine Compliance Center (GECC),
Compliance Division, Office of
Transportation and Air Quality (OTAQ),
Office of Air and Radiation of the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency.
Form Numbers: 5900–450, 5900–451,
5900–452, 5900–90, 5900–133, 5900–
131, 5900–453, 5900–454, 5900–455,
5900–134, 5900–456, 5900–457, 5900–
458, 5900–459, 5900–92, 5900–91,
5900–130, 5900–93, 5900–93, 5900–460,
5900–463, 5900–464, 5900–465, 5900–
466, 5900–467.
Respondents/affected entities:
Respondents are manufacturers of
nonroad engines within the following
North American Industry Classification
System (NAICS) code: 333618, 336312,
336999, 336991, 333112, 335312.
Estimated number of respondents:
430 (total).
Frequency of response: Yearly for
certification, production, ABT, and
warranty reports.
Total estimated burden: 738,603
hours. Burden is defined at 5 CFR
1320.3(b).
Total estimated cost: $95,360,655 (per
year), includes $30,243,492.65
annualized capital or operation &
maintenance costs.
Changes in Estimates: This ICR
incorporates Emissions Defect
Information Report (EDIR) and
Voluntary Emissions Recall Report
(VERR) obligations within this ICR. The
EDIR and VERR have been segregated
from 2060–0048 for nonroad sparkignition engines and vehicles and
incorporated into our computations for
reporting and notice purposes in this
ICR. Our previous computation and
renewal request failed to provide
estimates of Defect, Recall, Evaporative
Components, and compliance testing, as
differentiated from certification testing.
In addition, the California Air Resources
Board has adopted a new fuel standard
for spark-ignition engines, that has
taken affect. Manufacturers must
conduct new testing to satisfy the new
fuel requirement and durability
demonstration, which has increased the
number of manufacturers that must
conduct new testing at the time of
certification. These increases in testing,
more detailed compliance testing and
reporting requirements, consolidation of
additional regulatory programs
applicable to NRSI engines and
vehicles, has increased the burden now
assessed to comply across all these
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 227 (Tuesday, November 30, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67943-67947]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC21-40-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (Ferc-549b, Ferc-
549d, Ferc-556, and FERC-561); Comment Request; Extension
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
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-549B (Gas Pipeline Rates: Annual Capacity
Reports and Index of Customers); FERC-549D (Quarterly Transportation
and Storage Report For Intrastate Natural Gas and Hinshaw Pipelines);
FERC-556 (Certification of Qualifying Facility (QF) Status for a Small
Power Production or Cogeneration Facility); FERC-561 (Annual Report of
Interlocking Directorates). The above four collections are a part of
this combined notice only and are not being combined into one OMB
Control Number.
DATES: Comments on the collections of information are January 31, 2022.
ADDRESSES: You may submit copies of your comments (identified by Docket
No. IC21-40-000) 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 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1. FERC-549B
Title: FERC-549B, Gas Pipeline Rates: Capacity Reports and Index of
Customers.
OMB Control No.: 1902-0169.
Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-549B information
collection requirements with no changes to the current reporting
requirements.
Abstract: As described below, FERC-549B is comprised of information
collection activities at 18 CFR 284.13(b), 284.13(c), 284.13(d)(1), and
284.13(d)(2). The purpose of these
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information collection activities is to provide reliable information
about capacity availability and price that shippers need to make
informed decisions in a competitive market, and to enable shippers and
the Commission to monitor marketplace behavior to detect, and remedy
anti-competitive behavior.
The regulations at 18 CFR 284.13(b) and 284.13(d)(1) require each
interstate pipeline to post information about firm and interruptible
service on its internet website, and in downloadable file formats. The
information required at 18 CFR 284.13(b) includes identification of the
shippers receiving service, and details about contracts for firm
service, capacity release transactions,\1\ and agreements for
interruptible service. The pipeline must maintain access to that
information for a period not less than 90 days from the date of
posting. The regulation at 18 CFR 284.13(d)(1) requires equal and
timely access to information relevant to the availability of all
transportation services whenever capacity is scheduled. In addition,
each interstate pipeline must provide information about the volumes of
no-notice transportation \2\ provided. This information collection
activity enables shippers to release transportation and storage
capacity to other shippers wanting to obtain capacity. The information
results in reliable capacity information availability and price data
that shippers need to make informed decisions in a competitive market
and enables shippers and the Commission to monitor the market for
potential abuses.
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\1\ As provided at 18 CFR 284.8, an interstate pipeline that
offers transportation service on a firm basis must include in its
tariff a mechanism for firm shippers to release firm capacity to the
pipeline for resale.
\2\ No-notice transportation allows for the reservation of
pipeline capacity on demand without incurring any penalties.
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The regulation at 18 CFR 284.13(c) requires each interstate
pipeline to file with the Commission an index of all its firm
transportation and storage customers under contract on the first
business day of each calendar quarter. The index of customers also must
be posted on the pipeline's own internet website, in downloadable file
formats, and must be made available until the next quarterly index is
posted. The requirements for the electronic index can be obtained from
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Division of Information
Services, Public Reference and Files Maintenance Branch, Washington, DC
20426.
The regulation at 18 CFR 284.13(d)(2) requires an annual peak-day
capacity report of all interstate pipelines, including natural gas
storage-only companies. This report is generally a short report showing
the peak day design capacity or the actual peak day capacity achieved,
with a short explanation, if needed. The regulation provides that an
interstate pipeline must make an annual filing by March 1 of each year
showing the estimated peak day capacity of the pipeline's system, and
the estimated storage capacity and maximum daily delivery capability of
storage facilities under reasonably representative operating
assumptions and the respective assignments of that capacity to the
various firm services provided by the pipeline.
Types of Respondents: Respondents for this data collection are
interstate pipelines and storage facilities subject to FERC regulation
under the Natural Gas Act.
Estimate of Annual Burden: The Commission estimates the annual
public reporting burden \3\ and cost \4\ for FERC-549B as shown in the
following table:
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\3\ For FERC-549B, FERC-549D, FERC-556, and FERC-561, ``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.
\4\ For FERC-549B, the Commission staff believes that industry
is similarly situated to the Commission in terms of wages and
benefits. Therefore, cost estimates are based on FERC's 2021 average
annual wage (and benefits) for a full-time employee of $180,703 (or
$87.00/hour).
FERC-549B--(Gas Pipeline Rates: Capacity Reports and Index of Customers)
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Annual number Average burden & Total annual burden
Number of of responses Total number cost ($) per & total annual cost Cost per
respondents per respondent of responses response ($) respondent ($)
(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (4) (3) * (4) = (5) (5) / (1)
(3)
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Capacity Reports under 284.13(b) & 168 6 1,008 145 hrs.; $12,615 146,160 hrs.; $75,690
284.13(d)(1)............................... $12,715,920
Peak Day Annual Capacity Report under 168 1 168 10 hrs.; $870 1,680 hrs.; $146,160 870
284.13(d)(2)...............................
Index of Customers under 284.13(c) \5\...... 168 4 672 3 hrs.; $261 2,016 hrs.; $175,392 1,044
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Total............................... .............. .............. 1,848 .................... 149,856 hrs.; 77,604
$13,037,47240
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2. FERC-549D
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\5\ The burden per response is based on burden expended on
similar forms and other similar FERC reporting requirements (e.g.
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Title: FERC-549D, Quarterly Transportation and Storage Report for
Intrastate Natural Gas and Hinshaw Pipelines.
OMB Control No.: 1902-0253.
Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-549D information
collection requirements with no changes to the current reporting
requirements.
Abstract: The reporting requirements under FERC-549D are required
to carry out the Commission's policies in accordance with the general
authority in Section 1(c) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) \6\ and Section
311 of the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 (NGPA).\7\ This collection
promotes transparency by making available intrastate and Hinshaw
pipeline transactional information. The Commission collects the data on
a standardized form with all requirements outlined in 18 CFR 284.126.
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\6\ 15 U.S.C. 717(c).
\7\ 15 U.S.C. 3371.
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The FERC-549D collects the following information:
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Full legal name and identification number of the shipper
receiving service, including whether the pipeline and the shipper are
affiliated;
Type of service performed;
The rate charged under each contract;
The primary receipt and delivery points for each contract;
The quantity of natural gas the shipper is entitled to
transport, store, or deliver for each transaction;
The duration of the contract, specifying the beginning and
(for firm contracts only) ending month and year of current agreement;
Total volumes transported, stored, injected or withdrawn
for the shipper; and
Annual revenues received for each shipper, excluding
revenues from storage services.
Filers submit the Form-549D on a quarterly basis.
Type of Respondents: Intrastate natural gas pipelines under NGPA
Section 311 authority and Hinshaw pipelines.
Estimate of Annual Burden: The Commission estimates the annual
public reporting burden and cost \8\ for the information collection as
follows:
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\8\ For FERC-549D, the hourly wage figure is $92.92/hour
(rounded). This cost represents the average hourly cost (for wages
plus benefits) of four career fields: 23-0000 Legal ($142.25/hour),
13-2011 Accountants ($57.41/hour), 13-1111 Management Analyst
($68.39/hour), and 11-3021 Computer and Information Sys. ($103.61/
hour). These June 2021 figures were compiled using Bureau of Labor
Statistics data that were specific to each occupational category:
https://bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm.
FERC-549D--Quarterly Transportation and Storage Report for Intrastate Natural Gas and Hinshaw Pipelines
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Average annual
Average annual number of Average annual Average burden hrs. Total annual burden Cost per
number of responses per total number & cost ($) per hours & total annual respondent ($)
respondents respondent of responses response cost ($) (rounded)
(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (4) (3) * (4) = (5) (5) / (1)
(3)
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PDF filings................................. 120 4 480 12.5 hrs. $1,161.50 6,000 hrs. $557,520 $4,646
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Total................................... .............. .............. 480 .................... 6,000 hrs.; $557,520 ..............
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3. FERC-556
Title: FERC-556, Certification of Qualifying Facility (QF) Status
for a Small Power Production or Cogeneration Facility.
OMB Control No.: 1902-0075.
Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-556 information
collection requirements with no changes to the current reporting
requirements.
Abstract: Form No. 556 is required to implement sections 201 and
210 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 \9\ (PURPA).
FERC is authorized, under those sections, to encourage cogeneration and
small power production and to prescribe such rules as necessary to
carry out the statutory directives.
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A primary statutory objective is efficient use of energy resources
and facilities by electric utilities. One means of achieving this goal
is to encourage production of electric power by cogeneration facilities
which make use of reject heat associated with commercial or industrial
processes, and by small power production facilities which use other
wastes and renewable resources. PURPA encourages the development of
small power production facilities and cogeneration facilities that meet
certain technical and corporate criteria through establishment of
various regulatory benefits. Facilities that meet these criteria are
called Qualifying Facilities (QFs).
FERC's regulations in 18 CFR part 292, as relevant here, specify:
(a) The certification procedures which must be followed by owners or
operators of small power production and cogeneration facilities; (b)
the criteria which must be met; (c) the information which must be
submitted to FERC in order to obtain qualifying status; and (d) the
PURPA benefits which are available to QFs to encourage small power
production and cogeneration.
18 CFR part 292 also exempts QFs from certain corporate,
accounting, reporting, and rate regulation requirements of the Federal
Power Act,\10\ certain state laws, and the Public Utility Holding
Company Act of 2005.\11\
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\10\ 16 U.S.C. 791a, et seq.
\11\ 42 U.S.C. 16451 through 165463.
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Type of Respondents: Facilities that are self-certifying their
status as a cogenerator or small power producer or that are submitting
an application for FERC certification of their status as a cogenerator
or small power producer.
Estimate of Annual Burden: The Commission estimates the burden and
cost for this information collection as follows:
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\12\ The Commission staff believes that industry is similarly
situated in terms of wages and benefits. Therefore, cost estimates
are based on FERC's 2021 average annual wage (and benefits) for a
full-time employee of $180,703 (or $87.00/hour).
\13\ MW = megawatt.
\14\ The regulation at 18 CFR 292.203(d) exempts small power
production facilities and cogeneration facilities from self-
certification if they have a net power production capacity of 1 MW
or less. However, we are disclosing burdens for these filings
because some facilities seek status as qualifying facilities
regardless of their capacity.
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Average burden Total annual
Number of Number of Total number of hours and cost burden hours Cost per
Facility type Filing type respondents responses per responses per response and total annual respondent ($)
respondent \12\ cost (rounded) (rounded)
(1) (2) (1) * (2 ) = (3) (4)............. (3) * (4) = (5). (5) / (1)
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Cogeneration Facility >1 MW Self- 68 2.14 145.52 3.54 hrs; 515.14 hrs; $659.07
\13\. certification. $307.98. $44,817.18.
Cogeneration Facility >1 MW... Application for 28.89 2.14 61.81 50 hrs; $4,350.. 3,090.52 hrs; 930.26
FERC $268,875.24.
certification.
Small Power Production Self- 2,698 2.14 5,773.72 3.54 hrs; 20,438.97 hrs; 659.07
Facility >1 MW. certification. $307.98. $1,778,190.39.
Small Power Production Application for 0 2.14 0 50 hrs; $4,350.. 0 hrs; $0....... 0
Facility >1 MW. FERC
certification.
Cogeneration and Small Power Self- 697 2.14 1,491.58 3.54 hrs; 2,237.37 hrs; 279.27
Production Facility <=1 MW certification. $307.98. $194,651.19.
(Self-Certification) \14\.
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Total..................... ................ 3,469 .............. 7,423.66 ................ 26,282 hrs; .................
$2,286,534.
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4. FERC-561
Title: FERC-561, Interlocking Directorates.
OMB Control No.: 1902-0099.
Abstract: The FERC Form 561 responds to the Federal Power Act (FPA)
requirements for annual reporting of similar types of positions which
public utility officers and directors hold with financial institutions,
insurance companies, utility equipment and fuel providers, and with any
of an electric utility's 20 largest purchasers of electric energy
(i.e., the 20 entities with high expenditures of electricity). The FPA
specifically defines most of the information elements in the Form 561
including the information that must be filed, the required filers, the
directive to make the information available to the public, and the
filing deadline.
The Commission uses the information required by 18 CFR 131.31 and
collected by the Form 561 to implement the FPA requirement that those
who are authorized to hold interlocked directorates annually disclose
all the interlocked positions held within the prior year. The Form 561
data identifies persons holding interlocking positions between public
utilities and other entities, allows the Commission to review these
interlocking positions, and allows identification of possible conflicts
of interest.
Type of Respondents: Each officer or director of a public utility
also holding the position of officer, director, partner, appointee, or
representative of any other entity listed in section 305(c)(2) of the
FPA (including but not limited to organizations primarily engaged in
the business of providing financial services or credit, insurance
companies, security underwriters, electrical equipment suppliers, fuel
provider, and any entity which is controlled by one or more of these
entities).
Estimate of Annual Burden: The Commission estimates the total
annual burden and cost \15\ for this information collection as follows:
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\15\ Commission staff estimates that the industry's skill set
and cost (for wages and benefits) for FERC-561 are approximately the
same as the Commission's average cost. The FERC 2021 average salary
plus benefits for one FERC full-time equivalent (FTE) is $180,703/
year (or $87.00/hour).
FERC Form 561, Annual Report of Interlocking Directorates
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Annual number
Number of respondents of responses Total number Average burden and cost per Total annual burden hours and Cost per
per respondent of responses response total annual cost respondent ($)
(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (4)............................. (3) * (4) = (5)................. (5) / (1)
(3)
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2,700.............................. 1 2,700 0.25 hrs.; $21.75............... 675 hrs.; $58,725............... $21.75
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Comments are invited on FERC-549B, FERC-549D, FERC-556, and/or
FERC-561, regarding: (1) Whether each 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 each collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of each information collection; and (4) ways to
minimize the burden of each 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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Dated: November 23, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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