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Dated: August 18, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC22–14–000]
Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–604); Comment
Request; Extension
Instructions
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–
604 (Cash Management Agreements),
which will be submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for a
review of the information collection
requirements.
SUMMARY:
Comments on the collection of
information are due September 23,
2022.
DATES:
Send written comments on
FERC–604 to OMB through
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain,
Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission Desk Officer. Please
identify the OMB control number
(1902–0267) 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.
IC22–14–000) to the Commission as
noted below. Electronic filing through
https://www.ferc.gov, is preferred.
• Electronic Filing: Documents must
be filed in acceptable native
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OMB submissions must be formatted
and filed in accordance with submission
guidelines at www.reginfo.gov/public/
do/PRAMain; Using the search function
under the ‘‘Currently Under Review
field,’’ select Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission; click ‘‘submit’’ and select
‘‘comment’’ to the right of the subject
collection.
FERC submissions must be formatted
and filed in accordance with submission
guidelines at: https://www.ferc.gov. For
user assistance, contact FERC Online
Support by email at ferconlinesupport@
ferc.gov, or by phone at: (866) 208–3676
(toll-free).
Docket: Users interested in receiving
automatic notification of activity in this
docket or in viewing/downloading
comments and issuances in this docket
may do so at https://www.ferc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ellen Brown may be reached by email
at DataClearance@FERC.gov and
telephone at (202) 502–8663.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Cash
Management Agreements.
OMB Control No.: 1902–0267.
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC–604 information collection
requirements with no changes to the
current reporting requirements.
Abstract: This collection of
information is authorized by the
following statutory provisions:
• Sections 8 and 10 of the Natural Gas
Act (15 U.S.C. 717g and 717i);
• Sections 301 and 304 of the Federal
Power Act (16 U.S.C. 835 and 825c); and
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• Sections 20(1) and 20(5) of the
Interstate Commerce Act (49 App.
U.S.C. 20(1) and 20(5)).
Cash management or ‘‘money pool’’
programs typically concentrate
affiliates’ cash assets in joint accounts
for the purpose of providing financial
flexibility and lowering the cost of
borrowing. In a 2001 investigation,
FERC staff found that balances in cash
management programs affecting FERCregulated entities totaled approximately
$16 billion. Additionally, other
investigations revealed large transfers of
funds (amounting to more than $1
billion) between regulated pipeline
affiliates and non-regulated parents
whose financial conditions were
precarious. The Commission found that
these and other fund transfers and the
enormous (mostly unregulated) pools of
money in cash management programs
could detrimentally affect regulated
rates.
To protect customers and promote
transparency, the Commission issued
Order 634–A (2003) requiring entities to
formalize in writing and file with the
Commission their cash management
agreements. At that time, the
Commission obtained OMB clearance
for this new reporting requirement
under the FERC–555 information
collection (OMB Control No. 1902–
0098). Now, the Commission includes
these reporting requirements for cash
management agreements under the
FERC–604 information collection (OMB
Control No. 1902–0267). The
Commission implements these reporting
requirements in accordance with 18
CFR 141.500, 260.400, and 357.5.
Type of Respondents: Public utilities,
natural gas companies, and oil pipeline
companies.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 1 The
Commission estimates the annual public
reporting burden for the information
collection as:
1 Burden is defined as the total time, effort, or
financial resources expended by persons to
generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or provide
information to or for a federal agency. See 5 CFR
1320 for additional information on the definition of
information collection burden.
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FERC–604, CASH MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTS
Number of
respondents
Number of
responses
per respondent
Total number of
responses
Average
burden hours &
average cost
2 per response
($)
Total annual
burden hours &
total annual cost
($)
Cost
per respondent
($)
(1)
(2)
(1) * (2) = (3)
(4)
(3) * (4) = (5)
(5) ÷ (1) = (6)
1.5 hours; $130.50 .........
67.5 hours; $5,872.50 ....
45 ....................................
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Comments are invited on: (1) whether
the collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the Commission,
including whether the information will
have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of
the agency’s estimate of the burden and
cost of the collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (3)
ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information collection; and
(4) ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Dated: August 18, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
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Combined Notice of Filings #1
Take notice that the Commission
received the following exempt
wholesale generator filings:
Docket Numbers: EG22–206–000.
Applicants: AES Energy Storage, LLC.
Description: AES Energy Storage, LLC
submits Notice of Self-Certification of
Exempt Wholesale Generator Status.
Filed Date: 8/18/22.
Accession Number: 20220818–5039.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 9/8/22.
Take notice that the Commission
received the following electric rate
filings:
Docket Numbers: ER22–2685–000.
Applicants: Southwest Power Pool,
Inc.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
Revisions to WMEC Charter to Modify
Voting Structure to be effective 10/18/
2022.
2 The Commission staff estimates that the
industry’s hourly cost for wages plus benefits is
similar to the Commission’s $87.00 FY 2021 average
hourly cost for wages and benefits.
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Filed Date: 8/18/22.
Accession Number: 20220818–5040.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 9/8/22.
Docket Numbers: ER22–2686–000.
Applicants: PJM Interconnection,
L.L.C.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
Original WMPAs, Service Agreement
Nos. Ranging 6558 to 6569; Queue No.
AD2–059 to be effective 7/19/2022.
Filed Date: 8/18/22.
Accession Number: 20220818–5042.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 9/8/22.
Docket Numbers: ER22–2687–000.
Applicants: Wheelabrator Frackville
Energy Company Inc.
Description: Tariff Amendment:
Notice of Cancellation to be effective 8/
19/2022.
Filed Date: 8/18/22.
Accession Number: 20220818–5052.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 9/8/22.
The filings are accessible in the
Commission’s eLibrary system (https://
elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/search/
fercgensearch.asp) by querying the
docket number.
Any person desiring to intervene or
protest in any of the above proceedings
must file in accordance with Rules 211
and 214 of the Commission’s
Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and
385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern
time on the specified comment date.
Protests may be considered, but
intervention is necessary to become a
party to the proceeding.
eFiling is encouraged. More detailed
information relating to filing
requirements, interventions, protests,
service, and qualifying facilities filings
can be found at: https://www.ferc.gov/
docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For
other information, call (866) 208–3676
(toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659.
Dated: August 18, 2022.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 15228–000]
Pond Peak Energy Storage, LLC;
Notice of Preliminary Permit
Application Accepted for Filing and
Soliciting Comments, Motions To
Intervene, and Competing Applications
On July 26, 2021, Pond Peak Energy
Storage LLC, filed an application for a
preliminary permit, pursuant to section
4(f) of the Federal Power Act (FPA),
proposing to study the feasibility of the
Pond Peak Pumped Storage Project
(Pond Peak Project or project), a closedloop pumped storage project to be
located in Washoe County, Nevada. The
sole purpose of a preliminary permit, if
issued, is to grant the permit holder
priority to file a license application
during the permit term. A preliminary
permit does not authorize the permit
holder to perform any land-disturbing
activities or otherwise enter upon lands
or waters owned by others without the
owners’ express permission.
The proposed project would consist of
the following new facilities: (1) a 1,250foot-long, 75-foot-high earthen dam and
a 650-foot-long, 35-foot-high earthen
dam, collectively creating a 3,400 acrefoot upper reservoir with a maximum
surface elevation of 7,530 feet above
mean sea level (msl); (2) a 7,830-footlong, 17-foot-diameter concrete- and
steel-lined underground conduit system
to connect the upper reservoir to the
powerhouse; (3) a 4,000-foot-long, 19foot-diameter concrete-lined
underground tailrace tunnel from the
powerhouse to the lower reservoir; (4)
an underground powerhouse containing
three variable-speed reversible pumpturbine and motor-generator units with
a generation and pumping capacity of
200 megawatts each (total capacity of
600 megawatts); (5) a 1,400-foot-long,
185-foot-high dam creating a 3,460 acrefoot lower reservoir with a maximum
surface elevation of 5,920 feet above
msl; (6) a 230-kilovolt transmission line
from the powerhouse to one of two
alternative points of interconnection,
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC22-14-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-604); 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-604 (Cash Management Agreements), which
will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for a
review of the information collection requirements.
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due September 23,
2022.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on FERC-604 to OMB through
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission Desk Officer. Please identify the OMB control number (1902-
0267) 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.
IC22-14-000) to the Commission as noted below. Electronic filing
through https://www.ferc.gov, is preferred.
Electronic Filing: Documents must be filed in acceptable
native applications and print-to-PDF, but not in scanned or picture
format.
For those unable to file electronically, comments may be
filed by USPS mail or by hand (including courier) delivery.
[cir] Mail via U.S. Postal Service Only: Addressed to: Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the Commission, 888 First
Street NE, Washington, DC 20426.
[cir] Hand (including courier) Delivery: Deliver to: Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, MD 20852.
Instructions
OMB submissions must be formatted and filed in accordance with
submission guidelines at www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain; Using the
search function under the ``Currently Under Review field,'' select
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; click ``submit'' and select
``comment'' to the right of the subject collection.
FERC submissions must be formatted and filed in accordance with
submission guidelines at: https://www.ferc.gov. For user assistance,
contact FERC Online Support by email at [email protected], or
by phone at: (866) 208-3676 (toll-free).
Docket: Users interested in receiving automatic notification of
activity in this docket or in viewing/downloading comments and
issuances in this docket may do so at https://www.ferc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Brown may be reached by email at
[email protected] and telephone at (202) 502-8663.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Cash Management Agreements.
OMB Control No.: 1902-0267.
Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-604 information
collection requirements with no changes to the current reporting
requirements.
Abstract: This collection of information is authorized by the
following statutory provisions:
Sections 8 and 10 of the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717g
and 717i);
Sections 301 and 304 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C.
835 and 825c); and
Sections 20(1) and 20(5) of the Interstate Commerce Act
(49 App. U.S.C. 20(1) and 20(5)).
Cash management or ``money pool'' programs typically concentrate
affiliates' cash assets in joint accounts for the purpose of providing
financial flexibility and lowering the cost of borrowing. In a 2001
investigation, FERC staff found that balances in cash management
programs affecting FERC-regulated entities totaled approximately $16
billion. Additionally, other investigations revealed large transfers of
funds (amounting to more than $1 billion) between regulated pipeline
affiliates and non-regulated parents whose financial conditions were
precarious. The Commission found that these and other fund transfers
and the enormous (mostly unregulated) pools of money in cash management
programs could detrimentally affect regulated rates.
To protect customers and promote transparency, the Commission
issued Order 634-A (2003) requiring entities to formalize in writing
and file with the Commission their cash management agreements. At that
time, the Commission obtained OMB clearance for this new reporting
requirement under the FERC-555 information collection (OMB Control No.
1902-0098). Now, the Commission includes these reporting requirements
for cash management agreements under the FERC-604 information
collection (OMB Control No. 1902-0267). The Commission implements these
reporting requirements in accordance with 18 CFR 141.500, 260.400, and
357.5.
Type of Respondents: Public utilities, natural gas companies, and
oil pipeline companies.
Estimate of Annual Burden: \1\ The Commission estimates the annual
public reporting burden for the information collection as:
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\1\ Burden is defined as the total time, effort, or financial
resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or
disclose or provide information to or for a federal agency. See 5
CFR 1320 for additional information on the definition of information
collection burden.
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Number of Average burden hours &
Number of respondents responses per Total number of average cost \2\ per Total annual burden hours Cost per
respondent responses response ($) & total annual cost ($) respondent ($)
(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (3) (4)....................... (3) * (4) = (5)........... (5) / (1) = (6)
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45..................................... 1 45 1.5 hours; $130.50........ 67.5 hours; $5,872.50..... $130.50
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Comments are invited on: (1) whether the collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the
Commission, including whether the information will have practical
utility; (2) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden and
cost of the collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information collection; and (4) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are
to respond, including the use of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
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\2\ The Commission staff estimates that the industry's hourly
cost for wages plus benefits is similar to the Commission's $87.00
FY 2021 average hourly cost for wages and benefits.
Dated: August 18, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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