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protestor states it also seeks to be an
intervenor.
How To File Protests, Interventions, and
Comments
Interventions
There are two ways to submit
protests, motions to intervene, and
comments. In both instances, please
reference the Project docket number
CP22–33–000 in your submission.
(1) You may file your protest, motion
to intervene, and comments by using the
Commission’s eFiling feature, which is
located on the Commission’s website
(www.ferc.gov) under the link to
Documents and Filings. New eFiling
users must first create an account by
clicking on ‘‘eRegister.’’ You will be
asked to select the type of filing you are
making; first select General’’ and then
select ‘‘Protest’’, ‘‘Intervention’’, or
‘‘Comment on a Filing’’; or 6
(2) You can file a paper copy of your
submission by mailing it to the address
below.7 Your submission must reference
the Project docket number CP22–33–
000. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary,
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
888 First Street NE, Washington, DC
20426.
The Commission encourages
electronic filing of submissions (option
1 above) and has eFiling staff available
to assist you at (202) 502–8258 or
FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov.
Protests and motions to intervene
must be served on the applicant either
by mail at: 1111 South 103rd Street,
Omaha, NE 68124, or by email to (with
a link to the document) at:
mike.loeffler@nngco.com. Any
subsequent submissions by an
intervenor must be served on the
applicant and all other parties to the
proceeding. Contact information for
parties can be downloaded from the
service list at the eService link on FERC
Online.
Any person has the option to file a
motion to intervene in this proceeding.
Only intervenors have the right to
request rehearing of Commission orders
issued in this proceeding and to
subsequently challenge the
Commission’s orders in the U.S. Circuit
Courts of Appeal.
To intervene, you must submit a
motion to intervene to the Commission
in accordance with Rule 214 of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure 4 and the regulations under
the NGA 5 by the intervention deadline
for the project, which is March 7, 2022.
As described further in Rule 214, your
motion to intervene must state, to the
extent known, your position regarding
the proceeding, as well as your interest
in the proceeding. For an individual,
this could include your status as a
landowner, ratepayer, resident of an
impacted community, or recreationist.
You do not need to have property
directly impacted by the project in order
to intervene. For more information
about motions to intervene, refer to the
FERC website at https://www.ferc.gov/
resources/guides/how-to/intervene.asp.
All timely, unopposed motions to
intervene are automatically granted by
operation of Rule 214(c)(1). Motions to
intervene that are filed after the
intervention deadline are untimely and
may be denied. Any late-filed motion to
intervene must show good cause for
being late and must explain why the
time limitation should be waived and
provide justification by reference to
factors set forth in Rule 214(d) of the
Commission’s Rules and Regulations. A
person obtaining party status will be
placed on the service list maintained by
the Secretary of the Commission and
will receive copies (paper or electronic)
of all documents filed by the applicant
and by all other parties.
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Comments
Any person wishing to comment on
the project may do so. The Commission
considers all comments received about
the project in determining the
appropriate action to be taken. To
ensure that your comments are timely
and properly recorded, please submit
your comments on or before March 7,
2022. The filing of a comment alone will
not serve to make the filer a party to the
proceeding. To become a party, you
must intervene in the proceeding.
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CFR 157.10.
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Tracking the Proceeding
Throughout the proceeding,
additional information about the project
will be available from the Commission’s
Office of External Affairs, at (866) 208–
FERC, or on the FERC website at
www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link
as described above. The eLibrary link
also provides access to the texts of all
formal documents issued by the
Commission, such as orders, notices,
and rulemakings.
6 Additionally, you may file your comments
electronically by using the eComment feature,
which is located on the Commission’s website at
www.ferc.gov under the link to Documents and
Filings. Using eComment is an easy method for
interested persons to submit brief, text-only
comments on a project.
7 Hand-delivered submissions in docketed
proceedings should be delivered to Health and
Human Services, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville,
Maryland 20852.
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In addition, the Commission offers a
free service called eSubscription which
allows you to keep track of all formal
issuances and submittals in specific
dockets. This can reduce the amount of
time you spend researching proceedings
by automatically providing you with
notification of these filings, document
summaries, and direct links to the
documents. For more information and to
register, go to www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
esubscription.asp.
Dated: January 6, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC21–34–000]
Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–500 and FERC–505);
Comment Request; Extension
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, DOE.
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 two currently
approved information collections:
FERC–500, Application for License/
Relicense for Water Projects with More
than 10 Megawatt (MW) Capacity; and
FERC–505, Application for Small
Hydropower Projects and Conduit
Facilities including License/Relicense,
Exemption, and Qualifying Conduit
Facility Determinations, which will be
submitted to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for a review of the
information collection requirements.
DATES: Comments on the collections of
information are due February 11, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on
FERC–500 and FERC–505 to OMB
through www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain, Attention: Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission Desk Officer.
Please identify the OMB control
numbers 1902–0058 (FERC–500) and
1902–0115 (FERC–505) 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.
IC21–34–000) to the Commission as
SUMMARY:
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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.
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: 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 collections.
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:
Titles: FERC–500 (Application for
License/Relicense for Water Projects
with More than 10 Megawatt (MW)
Capacity) and FERC–505 (Application
for Small Hydropower Projects and
Conduit Facilities including License/
Relicense, Exemption, and Qualifying
Conduit Facility Determination).
OMB Control Nos.: 1902–0058 (FERC–
500) and 1902–0115 (FERC–505).
Type of Request: Extension of
currently approved information
collections.
Abstract: Part I of the Federal Power
Act (FPA) 1 authorizes the Commission
to grant hydropower licenses and
exemptions to citizens of the United
States, or to any corporation organized
under the laws of United States or any
State thereof, or to any State or
municipality. Holders of such licenses
and exemptions construct, operate, and
maintain dams, water conduits,
reservoirs, power houses, transmission
lines, or other project works necessary
or convenient for the development and
improvement of navigation and for the
development, transmission, and
utilization of power across, along, from,
or in any of the streams or other bodies
of water over which Congress has
jurisdiction. This jurisdiction stems
from Congressional authority to regulate
commerce with foreign nations and
among the several States, or upon any
part of the public lands and reservations
of the United States.
FERC–500 and FERC–505 comprise
applications and other information
collection activities implemented under
numerous regulations. Some of the
regulations are relevant to both FERC–
500 and FERC–505, and others are
relevant only to FERC–500 or FERC–
505. Effective October 4, 2021,2
information collection activities within
FERC–500 are for projects with an
installed capacity of more than 10 MW.
Information collection activities within
FERC–505 are for other smaller projects.
As required by OMB regulations at 5
CFR 1320.8(d), the Commission
provided a 60-day notice of its renewal
request in the Federal Register on
October 28, 2021 (86 FR 59704). The
public-comment period expired on
December 27, 2021. No comments were
received.
The following table lists information
collection activities pertaining to
applications and notices of intent. The
table is organized as pairs of regulations
that address, respectively, applicability
and required contents of each activity.
TABLE 1—REGULATIONS AND INFORMATION COLLECTION ACTIVITIES: APPLICATIONS AND NOTICES OF INTENT
Title
18 CFR cites
FERC–500
FERC–505
Application for License for Major 3 Unconstructed Project and Major Modified Project ..................
Application for License for Major Project—Existing Dam ................................................................
Application for License for Minor 4 Water Power Projects and Major Water Power Projects 10
Megawatts or Less.
Application for License for Transmission Line Only .........................................................................
Application for a Preliminary Permit .................................................................................................
Application for Exemption of Small Conduit Hydroelectric Facilities ...............................................
Application for Case-Specific Exemption of Small Hydroelectric Power Projects of 10 Megawatts
or Less.
Application for Amendment of License .............................................................................................
Notice of Intent to Construct Qualifying Conduit Hydropower Facilities ..........................................
Application Under the Integrated Licensing Process .......................................................................
Application for Transfer of License ...................................................................................................
4.40 and 4.41 ...
4.50 and 4.51 ...
4.60 and 4.61 ...
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
4.70 and 4.71 ...
4.80 and 4.81 ...
4.90 and 4.92 ...
4.101 and 4.107
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
4.200 and 4.201
4.400 and 4.401
5.1 and 5.18 .....
9.1 and 9.2 .......
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
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Each of the ‘‘contents’’ regulations
listed above requires information that
assists the Commission in identifying
the respondent and the type of proposed
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U.S.C. 791a–823g.
October 4, 2021, FERC–500 applied only
to projects with an installed capacity of more than
5 MW. On August 5, 2021, the Commission
published a final rule that affected the paperwork
burdens of FERC–500 by changing the regulatory
threshold for certain licensing requirements from 5
MW to 10 MW. As a result, the regulatory threshold
for FERC–500 is now projects with an installed
2 Before
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project. In addition, certain types of
applications must include all 5 or some 6
of the following exhibits:
• Exhibit A is a description of the
project.
capacity of more than 10 MW. See Final Rule,
Docket RM20–21–000, 86 FR 42710 (Aug. 5, 2021).
3 As defined at 18 CFR 4.30(b)(14) through
4.30(b)(16), a ‘‘major’’ project has a total installed
generating capacity of more than 1.5 MW.
4 As defined at 18 CFR 4.30(b)(17), a ‘‘minor’’
project has a total installed generating capacity of
1.5 MW or less.
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• Exhibit B is a statement of project
operation and resource utilization.
• Exhibit C is a proposed
construction schedule for the project.
5 The following regulations require Exhibits A
through G: 18 CFR 4.41, 4.51, 4.61, 4.71, 4.201(b)(1)
and 4.201(b)(5).
6 The following regulations do not require
Exhibits B, C, or D: 18 CFR 4.92 and 4.107. The
regulations at 18 CFR 4.201(b)(2) through (b)(4) do
not require Exhibits A, B, C, or D. The regulations
at 18 CFR 5.18 do not require Exhibit E.
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• Exhibit D is a statement of project
costs and financing.
• Exhibit E is an environmental
report.
• Exhibit F consists of general design
drawings of the principal project works
described under Exhibit A and
supporting information used as the basis
of design.
• Exhibit G is a map of the project.
No exhibits are required in a Notice
of Intent to Construct Qualifying
Conduit Hydropower Facilities under 18
CFR 4.401. However, the Notice of
Intent must include:
• Statements that the proposed
project will use the hydroelectric
potential of a non-federally owned
conduit and that the proposed facility
has not been licensed or exempted from
the licensing requirements and Part I of
the FPA;
• A description of the proposed
facility;
• Project drawings;
• If applicable, the preliminary
permit number for the proposed facility;
and
• Verification in accordance with 18
CFR 4.401(g).
The following table lists information
collection activities pertaining to
matters other than applications and
notices of intent:
TABLE 2—OTHER REGULATIONS AND INFORMATION COLLECTION ACTIVITIES
Title or description
18 CFR cite(s)
FERC–500
FERC–505
State and federal comprehensive plans ........................................
Acceptance for filing or rejection; information to be made available to the public; requests for additional studies.
Amendment of application; date of acceptance ............................
Competing applications, deadlines for filing, notices of intent, and
comparisons of plans of development.
Consultation requirements .............................................................
Action on exemption applications ..................................................
Integrated licensing process ..........................................................
2.19 .....................................................................
4.32 .....................................................................
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
4.35 .....................................................................
4.36 .....................................................................
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
4.38 .....................................................................
4.93 .....................................................................
5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 5.6, 5.11, 5.13, 5.15, 5.16,
5.17, and 5.20, 5.21, 5.23, and 5.27.
7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4,.7.5, 7.6, 7.7, 7.8, and 7.9 ......
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
8.1 and 8.2 ..........................................................
Yes
Yes
9.10 .....................................................................
16,1, 16.4, 16.6, 16.7, 16.8, 16.9, 16.10, 16.11,
16.12, 16.14, 16.19, 16.20, and 16.26.
141.15 .................................................................
292.203 ...............................................................
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
292.208 ...............................................................
No
Yes
Expedited licensing process for qualifying non-federal hydropower projects at existing nonpowered dams and for closedloop pumped storage projects.
Publication of license conditions relating to recreation and posting of project lands as to recreational use and availability of information.
Lease of Project Property ..............................................................
Procedures relating to takeover and relicensing of licensed
projects.
Annual conveyance report .............................................................
General requirements for qualifying cogeneration and small
power production facilities.
Special requirements for hydroelectric small power production facilities located at a new dam or diversion.
Types of Respondents: Entities
requesting Licenses, Relicenses,
Exemptions, or Qualifying Conduit
Facility Determinations, and certain
entities in receipt of Commission
Licenses and Exemptions.
Estimate of Annual Burden: The
burdens are itemized in detail in the
following table:
TABLE 3—ESTIMATED ANNUAL BURDENS
A.
B.
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Type of response
C.
Number of
respondents
and responses 7
Average burden &
per response
D.
cost 8
Average annual burden hours & total
annual cost
(column B × column C)
9
35,602.55 hrs.; $3,097,421.85 ..
320,422.95 hrs.; $27,876,796.65.
5
40 hrs.; $3,480 ..........................
200 hrs.; $17,400.
41
432
3 hrs.; $261 ...............................
0.5 hr.; $43.50 ..........................
123 hrs.; $10,701.
216 hrs.; $18,792.
Subtotals for FERC–500 .....................................................................
487
...................................................
320,961.95 hrs.; $27,923,689.65.
FERC–505, for Small Hydropower Projects and Conduit Facilities including License/Relicense, Exemption, and Qualifying Conduit Facility Determinations.
FERC–505, Request for Authorization to Use Expedited Licensing Process.
FERC–505, Recreation Posting .................................................................
32
756.59 hrs.; $65,823.33 ............
24,210.88 hrs.; $2,106,346.56.
5
40 hrs.; $3,480 ..........................
200 hrs.; $17,400.
287
0.5 hr.; $43.50 ..........................
143.5 hrs.; $12,484.50.
Sub-Totals for FERC–505 ..................................................................
324
...................................................
24,554.38 hrs.; $2,136,231.06.
Totals ...........................................................................................
811
...................................................
345,516.33 hrs.; $30,059,920.71.
FERC–500, Application for License/Relicense for Water Projects with
Greater than 10 MW Capacity 9.
FERC–500, Request for Authorization to Use Expedited Licensing Process.
FERC–500, Annual Conveyance Reports .................................................
FERC–500, Recreation Posting .................................................................
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Comments are invited on: (1) Whether
the collections of information are
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 estimates of the burden and
cost of the collections of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (3)
ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information collections;
and (4) ways to minimize the burden of
the collections of information on those
who are to respond, including the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Dated: January 5, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 2628–066]
Alabama Power Company; Notice of
Technical Teleconference
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On January 20, 2022, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (Commission)
staff will host a technical teleconference
to discuss details of the models used to
evaluate alternative operating curves
and downstream releases for relicensing
Alabama Power Company’s (Alabama
Power) R.L. Harris Hydroelectric Project
No. 2628 (Harris Project).
a. Date and Time of Teleconference:
Thursday, January 20, 2022, from 2:00
p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time.
b. FERC Contact: Sarah Salazar at
202–502–6863, or sarah.salazar@
ferc.gov.
c. Purpose of Teleconference: On
November 23, 2021, Alabama Power
filed an application to relicense the
Harris Project. The application includes
7 There is one response per respondent for each
activity in this information collection.
8 Commission staff estimates that the average
industry hourly cost for this information collection
is approximated by the current FERC 2021 average
hourly costs for wages and benefits, i.e., $87.00/
hour.
9 The previously reported 33 responses associated
with Comprehensive Plans were incorrect and not
consistent in how we have approached the number
of respondents for this Information Collection. As
a result, the total number of hours associated with
the Comprehensive Plans requirement was moved
to the total number of hours associated with the
application process. The Commission does not
break down pieces of this process (as it is all
considered one application) and so this edit was
made for consistency across the information
collection.
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analysis and proposals based on results
of studies that involved the use of
models, including the Hydrologic
Engineering Center’s River Analysis
System (HEC–RAS) and Hydrologic
Engineering Center’s Reservoir System
Simulation (HEC-ResSim). On December
23, 2021, Commission staff issued
additional information requests (AIRs)
regarding the models. Alabama Power
representatives requested a
teleconference so their modeling experts
can address the AIRs.
d. All local, state, and federal
agencies, Indian tribes, and other
interested parties are invited to attend
and observe the technical
teleconference. Attendees will be in
listen-only mode, and will have an
opportunity to ask questions pertaining
to the models at the end of the
teleconference. Please contact Allan
Creamer at (202) 502–8365, or
allan.creamer@ferc.gov by January 17,
2022, to RSVP for the teleconference.
Details will be provided by Commission
staff once attendance is confirmed.
Commission staff will prepare a
summary of the teleconference and
issue it to the Commission’s e-library
under the Harris Project docket (P–
2628).
Dated: January 5, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
Combined Notice of Filings #1
Take notice that the Commission
received the following electric corporate
filings:
Docket Numbers: EC22–32–000.
Applicants: Tenaska Gateway
Partners, Ltd.
Description: Application for
Authorization Under Section 203 of the
Federal Power Act of Tenaska Gateway
Partners, Ltd.
Filed Date: 1/5/22.
Accession Number: 20220105–5236.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 1/26/22.
Docket Numbers: EC22–33–000.
Applicants: FirstEnergy Transmission,
LLC.
Description: Joint Application for
Authorization Under Section 203 of the
Federal Power Act of FirstEnergy
Transmission, LLC, et al.
Filed Date: 1/5/22.
Accession Number: 20220105–5238.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 1/26/22.
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Take notice that the Commission
received the following electric rate
filings:
Docket Numbers: ER10–2488–023;
ER13–1586–018; ER14–2871–017;
ER15–463–016; ER15–621–016; ER15–
622–016; ER16–72–012; ER16–182–012;
ER16–902–009; ER17–47–009; ER17–
48–010; ER18–47–008; ER18–2240–005;
ER18–2241–005; ER19–426–005; ER19–
427–005; ER19–1575–006; ER19–1660–
005; ER19–1662–005; ER19–1667–005;
ER20–71–005; ER20–72–005; ER20–75–
005; ER20–76–007; ER20–77–005;
ER20–79–005; ER21–1368–001; ER21–
1369–002; ER21–1371–002; ER21–1373–
003; ER21–1376–003; ER21–2782–001;
ER22–149–001.
Applicants: Sagebrush Line, LLC,
Sagebrush ESS, LLC, Sanborn Solar 1A,
LLC, Edwards Solar 1A, LLC, Edwards
Sanborn Storage II, LLC, Edwards
Sanborn Storage I, LLC, Valley Center
ESS, LLC, Voyager Wind IV Expansion,
LLC, Painted Hills Wind Holdings, LLC,
Oasis Plains Wind, LLC, Oasis Alta,
LLC, Coachella Wind Holdings, LLC,
Coachella Hills Wind, LLC, Terra-Gen
VG Wind, LLC, Mojave 16/17/18 LLC,
Mojave 3/4/5 LLC, Alta Oak Realty,
LLC, LUZ Solar Partners IX, Ltd., LUZ
Solar Partners VIII, Ltd., Garnet Wind,
LLC, Yavi Energy, LLC, Voyager Wind
II, LLC, Terra-Gen Mojave Windfarms,
LLC, DifWind Farms LTD VI, Voyager
Wind I, LLC, Cameron Ridge II, LLC,
San Gorgonio Westwinds II—
Windustries, LLC, Ridgetop Energy,
LLC, Pacific Crest Power, LLC, San
Gorgonio Westwinds II, LLC, Cameron
Ridge, LLC, TGP Energy Management,
LLC, Oasis Power Partners, LLC.
Description: Triennial Market Power
Analysis for Southwest Region and
Notice of Change in Status of Oasis
Power Partners, LLC, et al.
Filed Date: 12/30/21.
Accession Number: 20211230–5331.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 2/28/22.
Docket Numbers: ER20–2276–001.
Applicants: Moxie Freedom LLC.
Description: Notice of Non-Material
Change in Status of Moxie Freedom
LLC.
Filed Date: 1/6/22.
Accession Number: 20220106–5181.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 1/27/22.
Docket Numbers: ER21–2652–002.
Applicants: Caddo Wind, LLC.
Description: Triennial Market Power
Analysis for Southwest Power Pool Inc.
Region of Caddo Wind, LLC.
Filed Date: 1/3/22.
Accession Number: 20220103–5494.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 3/4/22.
Docket Numbers: ER22–774–000.
Applicants: PJM Interconnection,
L.L.C.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 8 (Wednesday, January 12, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1739-1742]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-00354]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC21-34-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-500 and FERC-
505); Comment Request; Extension
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE.
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 two currently approved
information collections: FERC-500, Application for License/Relicense
for Water Projects with More than 10 Megawatt (MW) Capacity; and FERC-
505, Application for Small Hydropower Projects and Conduit Facilities
including License/Relicense, Exemption, and Qualifying Conduit Facility
Determinations, which will be submitted to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for a review of the information collection requirements.
DATES: Comments on the collections of information are due February 11,
2022.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on FERC-500 and FERC-505 to OMB
through www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, Attention: Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission Desk Officer. Please identify the OMB control
numbers 1902-0058 (FERC-500) and 1902-0115 (FERC-505) 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.
IC21-34-000) to the Commission as
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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 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 collections.
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:
Titles: FERC-500 (Application for License/Relicense for Water
Projects with More than 10 Megawatt (MW) Capacity) and FERC-505
(Application for Small Hydropower Projects and Conduit Facilities
including License/Relicense, Exemption, and Qualifying Conduit Facility
Determination).
OMB Control Nos.: 1902-0058 (FERC-500) and 1902-0115 (FERC-505).
Type of Request: Extension of currently approved information
collections.
Abstract: Part I of the Federal Power Act (FPA) \1\ authorizes the
Commission to grant hydropower licenses and exemptions to citizens of
the United States, or to any corporation organized under the laws of
United States or any State thereof, or to any State or municipality.
Holders of such licenses and exemptions construct, operate, and
maintain dams, water conduits, reservoirs, power houses, transmission
lines, or other project works necessary or convenient for the
development and improvement of navigation and for the development,
transmission, and utilization of power across, along, from, or in any
of the streams or other bodies of water over which Congress has
jurisdiction. This jurisdiction stems from Congressional authority to
regulate commerce with foreign nations and among the several States, or
upon any part of the public lands and reservations of the United
States.
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\1\ 16 U.S.C. 791a-823g.
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FERC-500 and FERC-505 comprise applications and other information
collection activities implemented under numerous regulations. Some of
the regulations are relevant to both FERC-500 and FERC-505, and others
are relevant only to FERC-500 or FERC-505. Effective October 4,
2021,\2\ information collection activities within FERC-500 are for
projects with an installed capacity of more than 10 MW. Information
collection activities within FERC-505 are for other smaller projects.
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\2\ Before October 4, 2021, FERC-500 applied only to projects
with an installed capacity of more than 5 MW. On August 5, 2021, the
Commission published a final rule that affected the paperwork
burdens of FERC-500 by changing the regulatory threshold for certain
licensing requirements from 5 MW to 10 MW. As a result, the
regulatory threshold for FERC-500 is now projects with an installed
capacity of more than 10 MW. See Final Rule, Docket RM20-21-000, 86
FR 42710 (Aug. 5, 2021).
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As required by OMB regulations at 5 CFR 1320.8(d), the Commission
provided a 60-day notice of its renewal request in the Federal Register
on October 28, 2021 (86 FR 59704). The public-comment period expired on
December 27, 2021. No comments were received.
The following table lists information collection activities
pertaining to applications and notices of intent. The table is
organized as pairs of regulations that address, respectively,
applicability and required contents of each activity.
Table 1--Regulations and Information Collection Activities: Applications and Notices of Intent
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Title 18 CFR cites FERC-500 FERC-505
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Application for License for Major \3\ 4.40 and 4.41........................ Yes Yes
Unconstructed Project and Major Modified
Project.
Application for License for Major Project-- 4.50 and 4.51........................ Yes Yes
Existing Dam.
Application for License for Minor \4\ Water 4.60 and 4.61........................ No Yes
Power Projects and Major Water Power
Projects 10 Megawatts or Less.
Application for License for Transmission Line 4.70 and 4.71........................ Yes Yes
Only.
Application for a Preliminary Permit......... 4.80 and 4.81........................ Yes Yes
Application for Exemption of Small Conduit 4.90 and 4.92........................ No Yes
Hydroelectric Facilities.
Application for Case-Specific Exemption of 4.101 and 4.107...................... No Yes
Small Hydroelectric Power Projects of 10
Megawatts or Less.
Application for Amendment of License......... 4.200 and 4.201...................... Yes Yes
Notice of Intent to Construct Qualifying 4.400 and 4.401...................... No Yes
Conduit Hydropower Facilities.
Application Under the Integrated Licensing 5.1 and 5.18......................... Yes Yes
Process.
Application for Transfer of License.......... 9.1 and 9.2.......................... Yes Yes
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Each of the ``contents'' regulations listed above requires
information that assists the Commission in identifying the respondent
and the type of proposed project. In addition, certain types of
applications must include all \5\ or some \6\ of the following
exhibits:
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\3\ As defined at 18 CFR 4.30(b)(14) through 4.30(b)(16), a
``major'' project has a total installed generating capacity of more
than 1.5 MW.
\4\ As defined at 18 CFR 4.30(b)(17), a ``minor'' project has a
total installed generating capacity of 1.5 MW or less.
\5\ The following regulations require Exhibits A through G: 18
CFR 4.41, 4.51, 4.61, 4.71, 4.201(b)(1) and 4.201(b)(5).
\6\ The following regulations do not require Exhibits B, C, or
D: 18 CFR 4.92 and 4.107. The regulations at 18 CFR 4.201(b)(2)
through (b)(4) do not require Exhibits A, B, C, or D. The
regulations at 18 CFR 5.18 do not require Exhibit E.
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Exhibit A is a description of the project.
Exhibit B is a statement of project operation and resource
utilization.
Exhibit C is a proposed construction schedule for the
project.
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Exhibit D is a statement of project costs and financing.
Exhibit E is an environmental report.
Exhibit F consists of general design drawings of the
principal project works described under Exhibit A and supporting
information used as the basis of design.
Exhibit G is a map of the project.
No exhibits are required in a Notice of Intent to Construct
Qualifying Conduit Hydropower Facilities under 18 CFR 4.401. However,
the Notice of Intent must include:
Statements that the proposed project will use the
hydroelectric potential of a non-federally owned conduit and that the
proposed facility has not been licensed or exempted from the licensing
requirements and Part I of the FPA;
A description of the proposed facility;
Project drawings;
If applicable, the preliminary permit number for the
proposed facility; and
Verification in accordance with 18 CFR 4.401(g).
The following table lists information collection activities
pertaining to matters other than applications and notices of intent:
Table 2--Other Regulations and Information Collection Activities
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Title or description 18 CFR cite(s) FERC-500 FERC-505
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State and federal comprehensive plans........... 2.19.............................. Yes Yes
Acceptance for filing or rejection; information 4.32.............................. Yes Yes
to be made available to the public; requests
for additional studies.
Amendment of application; date of acceptance.... 4.35.............................. Yes Yes
Competing applications, deadlines for filing, 4.36.............................. Yes Yes
notices of intent, and comparisons of plans of
development.
Consultation requirements....................... 4.38.............................. Yes Yes
Action on exemption applications................ 4.93.............................. No Yes
Integrated licensing process.................... 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 5.6, 5.11, Yes Yes
5.13, 5.15, 5.16, 5.17, and 5.20,
5.21, 5.23, and 5.27.
Expedited licensing process for qualifying non- 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4,.7.5, 7.6, 7.7, Yes Yes
federal hydropower projects at existing 7.8, and 7.9.
nonpowered dams and for closed-loop pumped
storage projects.
Publication of license conditions relating to 8.1 and 8.2....................... Yes Yes
recreation and posting of project lands as to
recreational use and availability of
information.
Lease of Project Property....................... 9.10.............................. Yes Yes
Procedures relating to takeover and relicensing 16,1, 16.4, 16.6, 16.7, 16.8, Yes Yes
of licensed projects. 16.9, 16.10, 16.11, 16.12, 16.14,
16.19, 16.20, and 16.26.
Annual conveyance report........................ 141.15............................ Yes No
General requirements for qualifying cogeneration 292.203........................... No Yes
and small power production facilities.
Special requirements for hydroelectric small 292.208........................... No Yes
power production facilities located at a new
dam or diversion.
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Types of Respondents: Entities requesting Licenses, Relicenses,
Exemptions, or Qualifying Conduit Facility Determinations, and certain
entities in receipt of Commission Licenses and Exemptions.
Estimate of Annual Burden: The burdens are itemized in detail in
the following table:
Table 3--Estimated Annual Burdens
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A. B. C. D.
Type of response Number of Average burden & cost \8\.................. Average annual burden hours & total
respondents per response............................... annual cost
and responses (column B x column C)
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FERC-500, Application for License/ 9 35,602.55 hrs.; $3,097,421.85.............. 320,422.95 hrs.; $27,876,796.65.
Relicense for Water Projects with
Greater than 10 MW Capacity \9\.
FERC-500, Request for Authorization to 5 40 hrs.; $3,480............................ 200 hrs.; $17,400.
Use Expedited Licensing Process.
FERC-500, Annual Conveyance Reports... 41 3 hrs.; $261............................... 123 hrs.; $10,701.
FERC-500, Recreation Posting.......... 432 0.5 hr.; $43.50............................ 216 hrs.; $18,792.
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Subtotals for FERC-500............ 487 ........................................... 320,961.95 hrs.; $27,923,689.65.
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FERC-505, for Small Hydropower 32 756.59 hrs.; $65,823.33.................... 24,210.88 hrs.; $2,106,346.56.
Projects and Conduit Facilities
including License/Relicense,
Exemption, and Qualifying Conduit
Facility Determinations.
FERC-505, Request for Authorization to 5 40 hrs.; $3,480............................ 200 hrs.; $17,400.
Use Expedited Licensing Process.
FERC-505, Recreation Posting.......... 287 0.5 hr.; $43.50............................ 143.5 hrs.; $12,484.50.
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Sub-Totals for FERC-505........... 324 ........................................... 24,554.38 hrs.; $2,136,231.06.
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Totals........................ 811 ........................................... 345,516.33 hrs.; $30,059,920.71.
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Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the collections of information
are 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 estimates of the burden and
cost of the collections of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information collections; and (4) ways to
minimize the burden of the collections of information on those who are
to respond, including the use of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
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\7\ There is one response per respondent for each activity in
this information collection.
\8\ Commission staff estimates that the average industry hourly
cost for this information collection is approximated by the current
FERC 2021 average hourly costs for wages and benefits, i.e., $87.00/
hour.
\9\ The previously reported 33 responses associated with
Comprehensive Plans were incorrect and not consistent in how we have
approached the number of respondents for this Information
Collection. As a result, the total number of hours associated with
the Comprehensive Plans requirement was moved to the total number of
hours associated with the application process. The Commission does
not break down pieces of this process (as it is all considered one
application) and so this edit was made for consistency across the
information collection.
Dated: January 5, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-00354 Filed 1-11-22; 8:45 am]
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