Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-547); Comment Request; Extension, 52951-52952 [2022-18652]
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Dated: August 24, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC22–33–000]
Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–547); Comment
Request; Extension
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, Department of Energy.
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–
547 (Gas Pipeline Rates: Refund Report
Requirements).
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due October 31, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on
FERC–547 (IC22–33–000) to the
Commission. You may submit copies of
your comments 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: 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/ferconline/overview.
SUMMARY:
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Ellen Brown may be reached by email
at DataClearance@FERC.gov, telephone
at (202) 502–8663.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Gas Pipeline Rates: Refund
Report Requirements.
OMB Control No.: 1902–0084.
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC–547 information collection
requirements with no changes to the
current reporting requirements.
Abstract: The Commission uses
FERC–547 (Gas Pipeline Rates: Refund
Report Requirements) to implement the
statutory refund provisions governed by
Sections 4, and 16 of the Natural Gas
Act (NGA).1 Section 4 authorizes the
Commission to order a refund (with
interest) for any portion of a natural gas
company’s increased rate or charge
found to be unjust or unreasonable.
Refunds may also be instituted by a
natural gas company as a stipulation to
a Commission-approved settlement
agreement or a provision under the
company’s tariff. Section 16 of the NGA
authorizes the Commission to prescribe
rules and regulations necessary to
administer its refund mandates. The
Commission’s refund reporting
requirements are located in 18 CFR
154.501 (Refund Obligations) and
154.502 (Reports).
The Commission uses the data
collected in FERC–547 to monitor
refunds owed by natural gas companies
to ensure that the flow-through of
refunds owed by these companies are
made as expeditiously as possible and
to assure that refunds are made in
compliance with the Commission’s
regulations.
Type of Respondents: Natural gas
companies.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 2 Refund
obligations occur following a
Commission determination of unjust or
unreasonable rates. Due to the nature of
determinations on an ad hoc basis, the
Commission estimate is based on the
average number of refund obligations.
The Commission estimates the annual
public reporting burden for the
information collection as:
1 15
U.S.C. 717–717w.
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, reference 5 CFR 1320.3.
2 Burden
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FERC–547: GAS PIPELINE RATES: REFUND REPORT REQUIREMENTS
Number of respondents
Number of
responses per
respondent
Total number
of responses
Average burden
hours & average
cost 3 per
response
($)
Total annual
burden hours &
total annual cost
($)
Cost per
respondent
($)
(1)
(2)
(1) × (2) = (3)
(4)
(3) × (4) = (5)
(5) ÷ (1) = (6)
22 .................................................................................
2
44
2 hrs.; $182
88 hrs.; $8,008
$364
Comments: Comments are invited on:
(1) whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Commission, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
of the burden and cost of the collection
of information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(3) ways to enhance the quality, utility
and clarity of the information collection;
and (4) ways to minimize the burden of
the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Dated: August 24, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Southeastern Power Administration
Notice of Interim Approval of Rate
Schedules for the Georgia-AlabamaSouth Carolina Projects
The Administrator for the
Southeastern Power Administration
(Southeastern) has confirmed and
approved, on an interim basis, rate
schedules SOCO–1–G, SOCO–2–G,
SOCO–3–G, SOCO–4–G, Duke–1–G,
Duke–2–G, Duke–3–G, Duke–4–G,
Santee–1–G, Santee–2–G, Santee–3–G,
Santee–4–G, SCE&G–1–G, SCE&G–2–G,
SCE&G–3–G, SCE&G–4–G, Pump–1–A,
and Replacement–1. These rate
schedules are applicable to
Southeastern power sold to existing
preference customers in Alabama,
Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North
Carolina, and South Carolina. The rate
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3 FERC staff estimates that industry costs for
salary plus benefits are similar to Commission
costs. The cost figure is the FY2022 FERC average
annual salary plus benefits ($188,992/year or $91/
hour).
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Virgil G. Hobbs, Administrator,
Southeastern Power Administration,
Department of Energy, 1166 Athens
Tech Road, Elberton, Georgia 30635–
4578, (706) 213–3800.
The
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
by Order issued January 25, 2018, in
Docket No. EF17–5–000 (162 FERC
¶ 62,059), confirmed and approved
Wholesale Power Rate Schedules
SOCO–1–F, SOCO–2–F, SOCO–3–F,
SOCO–4–F, ALA–1–O, Duke–1–F,
Duke–2–F, Duke–3–F, Duke–4–F,
Santee–1–F, Santee–2–F, Santee–3–F,
Santee–4–F, SCE&G–1–F, SCE&G–2–F,
SCE&G–3–F, SCE&G–4–F, Pump–1–A,
and Replacement–1 through September
30, 2022. This order replaces these rate
schedules on an interim basis, subject to
final approval by FERC.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Administrator, Southeastern Power
Administration
SUMMARY:
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Approval of rates on an interim
basis is effective October 1, 2022.
DATES:
Department of Energy
Southeastern Power
Administration, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of interim approval.
AGENCY:
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schedules are approved on an interim
basis through September 30, 2027, and
are subject to confirmation and approval
by the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (FERC) on a final basis.
In the Matter of:
Southeastern Power Administration
Rate Order No. SEPA–62
Georgia-Alabama-South Carolina
System Power Rates
Order Confirming And Approving
Power Rates on an Interim Basis
Rate Order No. SEPA–62 and
associated rate schedules are applicable
to Southeastern Power Administration
(Southeastern) power sold to existing
preference customers in Alabama,
Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North
Carolina, and South Carolina. The rate
schedules are approved on an interim
basis, effective October 1, 2022, through
September 30, 2027, and are subject to
confirmation and approval by the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
(FERC) on a final basis.
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Background
Power from the Georgia-AlabamaSouth Carolina Projects is presently sold
under Wholesale Power Rate Schedules
SOCO–1–F, SOCO–2–F, SOCO–3–F,
SOCO–4–F, ALA–1–O, Duke–1–F,
Duke–2–F, Duke–3–F, Duke–4–F,
Santee–1–F, Santee–2–F, Santee–3–F,
Santee–4–F, SCE&G–1–F, SCE&G–2–F,
SCE&G–3–F, SCE&G–4–F, Pump–1–A,
and Replacement–1. These rate
schedules were approved by the FERC
in docket number EF17–5–000 on
January 25, 2018, for a period ending
September 30, 2022 (162 FERC
¶ 62,059).
Public Notice and Comment
Notice of a proposed rate adjustment
was published in the Federal Register
March 25, 2022 (87 FR 17080). The
notice advised interested parties of a
proposed reduction in the capacity rates
of approximately one percent (1%) and
an increase of four percent (4%) for
energy. The proposed increase in the
revenue requirement was about two
percent (2%). A public information and
comment forum was held April 26,
2022, in Atlanta, Georgia. Written
comments were accepted through June
23, 2022. Comments were received from
two parties at the forum. Written
comments were received from twelve
interested parties.
Comments received from interested
parties are summarized below.
Southeastern’s responses are also
provided.
Oral Comment 1: In reviewing the
public notice and the materials
submitted to date, it appears that the
rates as proposed are entirely consistent
with Section 5 of the Flood Control Act
of 1944 and the administrator has used
his discretion to set the rates as low as
possible consistent with sound business
principles, and the Southeastern Federal
Power Customers support that approach
and continued diligence by the
administrator. There are perhaps a
couple of questions that the materials
raise that we will follow up in further
inquiries in terms of Corps revenue and
Corps O&M projections, but at this time
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[FR Doc No: 2022-18652]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC22-33-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-547); Comment
Request; Extension
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Department of Energy.
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-547 (Gas Pipeline Rates: Refund Report
Requirements).
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due October 31,
2022.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on FERC-547 (IC22-33-000) to the
Commission. You may submit copies of your comments 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: 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/ferc-online/overview.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Brown may be reached by email at
[email protected], telephone at (202) 502-8663.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Gas Pipeline Rates: Refund Report Requirements.
OMB Control No.: 1902-0084.
Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-547 information
collection requirements with no changes to the current reporting
requirements.
Abstract: The Commission uses FERC-547 (Gas Pipeline Rates: Refund
Report Requirements) to implement the statutory refund provisions
governed by Sections 4, and 16 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA).\1\ Section
4 authorizes the Commission to order a refund (with interest) for any
portion of a natural gas company's increased rate or charge found to be
unjust or unreasonable. Refunds may also be instituted by a natural gas
company as a stipulation to a Commission-approved settlement agreement
or a provision under the company's tariff. Section 16 of the NGA
authorizes the Commission to prescribe rules and regulations necessary
to administer its refund mandates. The Commission's refund reporting
requirements are located in 18 CFR 154.501 (Refund Obligations) and
154.502 (Reports).
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The Commission uses the data collected in FERC-547 to monitor
refunds owed by natural gas companies to ensure that the flow-through
of refunds owed by these companies are made as expeditiously as
possible and to assure that refunds are made in compliance with the
Commission's regulations.
Type of Respondents: Natural gas companies.
Estimate of Annual Burden: \2\ Refund obligations occur following a
Commission determination of unjust or unreasonable rates. Due to the
nature of determinations on an ad hoc basis, the Commission estimate is
based on the average number of refund obligations. The Commission
estimates the annual public reporting burden for the information
collection as:
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\2\ 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, reference 5 CFR 1320.3.
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FERC-547: Gas Pipeline Rates: Refund Report Requirements
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Average burden Total annual
Number of Total number of hours & average burden hours & Cost per
Number of respondents responses per responses cost \3\ per total annual cost respondent ($)
respondent response ($) ($)
(1) (2) (1) x (2) = (3) (4) (3) x (4) = (5) (5) / (1) = (6)
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22............................................................. 2 44 2 hrs.; $182 88 hrs.; $8,008 $364
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Comments: Comments are invited on: (1) whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the Commission, including whether the information will have practical
utility; (2) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden and
cost of the collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information collection; and (4) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are
to respond, including the use of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
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\3\ FERC staff estimates that industry costs for salary plus
benefits are similar to Commission costs. The cost figure is the
FY2022 FERC average annual salary plus benefits ($188,992/year or
$91/hour).
Dated: August 24, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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