Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-915) Comment Request; Extension, 60677-60678 [2022-21763]
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Filed Date: 9/30/22.
Accession Number: 20220930–5362.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 10/21/22.
Take notice that the Commission
received the following electric rate
filings:
Docket Numbers: ER19–2276–005.
Applicants: New York Independent
System Operator, Inc.
Description: New York Independent
System Operator, Inc. submits
informational filing in compliance with
the January 2020 Order.
Filed Date: 9/30/22.
Accession Number: 20220930–5337.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 10/21/22.
Docket Numbers: ER22–1839–001.
Applicants: Panther Creek Power
Operating, LLC.
Description: Compliance filing:
Settlement Compliance Filing to be
effective 9/1/2022.
Filed Date: 9/30/22.
Accession Number: 20220930–5298.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 10/21/22.
Docket Numbers: ER22–2958–000.
Applicants: Florida Power & Light
Company.
Description: Florida Power & Light
Company submitted a Motion
Requesting Waiver of Section 3(e)(ii)–
(iii) of Attachment H–2b—NWFL
System Formula Rate Data Update and
True-Up Procedures with Shortened
Comment Period and Expedited
Processing Request.
Filed Date: 9/28/22.
Accession Number: 20220928–5190.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 10/11/22.
Docket Numbers: ER22–2959–000.
Applicants: Second Foundation US
Trading, LLC.
Description: Baseline eTariff Filing:
Baseline new to be effective 9/30/2022.
Filed Date: 9/29/22.
Accession Number: 20220929–5190.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 10/20/22.
Docket Numbers: ER22–2960–000.
Applicants: Billerud Escanaba LLC.
Description: Compliance filing:
Billerud Escanaba New Baseline Tariff
Filing to be effective 10/1/2022.
Filed Date: 9/30/22.
Accession Number: 20220930–5116.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 10/21/22.
Docket Numbers: ER22–2961–000.
Applicants: Gulf Power Company.
Description: Tariff Amendment:
Notice of Cancellation—Agreements
Database to be effective 10/1/2022.
Filed Date: 9/30/22.
Accession Number: 20220930–5123.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 10/21/22.
Docket Numbers: ER22–2962–000.
Applicants: Public Service Company
of Colorado.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: Holy
Cross PSA Revision_Comanche 3 to be
effective 11/30/2022.
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Filed Date: 9/30/22.
Accession Number: 20220930–5126.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 10/21/22.
Docket Numbers: ER22–2963–000.
Applicants: Yellowbud Solar, LLC.
Description: Baseline eTariff Filing:
Application for Market-Based Rate
Authority and Request for Associated
Waivers to be effective 11/1/2022.
Filed Date: 9/30/22.
Accession Number: 20220930–5139.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 10/21/22.
Docket Numbers: ER22–2964–000.
Applicants: Public Service Company
of Colorado.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
2022–09–30 BkCoU-NonConforming
BASA–469–0.0.0 to be effective 10/1/
2022.
Filed Date: 9/30/22.
Accession Number: 20220930–5146.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 10/21/22.
Docket Numbers: ER22–2965–000.
Applicants: Wisconsin Public Service
Corporation.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
Depreciation Study_Change in
Depreciation Rates for Wholesale
Production Service to be effective 1/1/
2023.
Filed Date: 9/30/22.
Accession Number: 20220930–5154.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 10/21/22.
Docket Numbers: ER22–2966–000.
Applicants: Public Service Company
of New Mexico.
Description: Tariff Amendment:
Notice of Cancellation Rate Schedule
No. 144 to be effective 10/1/2022.
Filed Date: 9/30/22.
Accession Number: 20220930–5160.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 10/21/22.
Docket Numbers: ER22–2967–000.
Applicants: Wisconsin Electric Power
Company.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
Depreciation Study and Change in
Depreciation Rates to be effective 1/1/
2023.
Filed Date: 9/30/22.
Accession Number: 20220930–5166.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 10/21/22.
Docket Numbers: ER22–2968–000.
Applicants: Southwest Power Pool,
Inc.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
Provisions for Self-Funding Network
Upgrades and System Protection
Facilities to be effective 12/1/2022.
Filed Date: 9/30/22.
Accession Number: 20220930–5167.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 10/21/22.
Docket Numbers: ER22–2969–000.
Applicants: Mid-Atlantic Interstate
Transmission, LLC, PJM
Interconnection, L.L.C.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: MidAtlantic Interstate Transmission, LLC
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submits tariff filing per 35.13(a)(2)(iii:
MAIT submits revised Interconnection
Agreement, SA No. 4578 to be effective
11/30/2022.
Filed Date: 9/30/22.
Accession Number: 20220930–5171.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 10/21/22.
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: September 30, 2022.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC22–27–000]
Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–915) Comment
Request; Extension
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of information collection
and request for comments.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission or FERC) is soliciting
public comment on the currently
approved information collection FERC–
915 (Public Utility Market-Based Rate
Authorization Holders—Records
Retention Requirements).
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due December 5, 2022.
ADDRESSES: You may submit your
comments (identified by Docket No.
IC22–27–000) by one of the following
methods:
SUMMARY:
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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:
Addressed to: Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the
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:
Title: FERC–915, Public Utility
Market-Based Rate Authorization
Holders—Records Retention
Requirements.
OMB Control No. 1902–0250.
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC–915 information collection
requirements with no changes to the
current record retention requirements.
Abstract: In accordance with the
Federal Power Act, the Department of
Energy Organization Act (DOE Act), and
the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct
2005), the Commission regulates the
transmission and wholesale sales of
electricity in interstate commerce,
monitors and investigates energy
markets, uses civil penalties and other
means against energy organizations and
individuals who violate FERC rules in
the energy markets, administers
accounting and financial reporting
regulations, and oversees conduct of
regulated companies.
The Commission imposes the FERC–
915 record retention requirements, in 18
CFR 35.41(d), on applicable sellers to
retain, for a period of five years, all data
and information upon which they bill
the prices charged for ‘‘electric energy
or electric energy products sold
pursuant to Seller’s market-based rate
tariff, and the prices it reported for use
in price indices.’’
The record retention period of five
years is necessary due to the importance
of records related to any investigation of
possible wrongdoing and related to
assuring compliance with the codes of
conduct and the integrity of the market.
The requirement is necessary to ensure
consistency with the rule prohibiting
market manipulation (adopted in Order
No. 670 1) and the generally applicable
statute of limitations where the
Commission seeks civil penalties for
violations of the Anti-Manipulation
Rules or other rules, regulations, or
orders to which the price data may be
relevant.
Type of Respondent: Sellers, as that
term is defined in 18 CFR 35.36
Estimate of Annual Burden: 2 The
Commission estimates the annual public
reporting burden and cost 3 (rounded)
for the information collection as
follows:
FERC—915, PUBLIC UTILITY MARKET-BASED RATE AUTHORIZATION HOLDERS—RECORDS RETENTION REQUIREMENTS
FERC requirement
Number of
respondents
Annual
number of
responses per
respondent
Total
number of
responses
Average
burden & cost
per response
Total annual
burden hours
& cost
Annual
cost per
respondent
($)
(1)
(2)
(1) * (2) = (3)
(4)
(3) * (4) = (5)
(5) ÷ (1)
FERC–915 .......................................................
2,510
1
2,510
1 hr.; $34.00 .........
2,510 hrs.; $85,340 ....
$34.00
Total .........................................................
........................
........................
2,510
...............................
2,510 hrs.; $85,340 ....
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In addition, there are records storage
costs. For all respondents, we estimate
a total of 65,000 cu. ft. of records in offsite storage. Based on an approximate
storage cost of $0.24 per cubic foot, we
estimate total annual storage cost to be
$15,600.00 (or $6.22 annually per
respondent). The total annual cost for
1 Prohibition of Energy Market Manipulation,
Order No. 670, 71 FR 4244 (Jan. 26, 2006), FERC
Stats. & Regs. ¶ 31,202 (2006).
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, refer to 5 CFR 1320.3.
3 The estimated hourly cost (for wages plus
benefits) provided in this section are based on the
figures posted by the Bureau of Labor Statistics
(BLS) for the Utilities section available (at https://
www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm) and
benefits information (for June 2022, issued March
2022, at https://www.bls.gov/news.release/
ecec.nr0.htm).
The hourly estimates for salary plus benefits are:
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all respondents (burden cost plus offsite storage) is $100,940.00 (or $85,340
+ $15,600); the average total annual cost
per respondent is $40.22 ($6.22 +
$34.00).4
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: September 30, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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File Clerk (Occupation code: 43–4071), $34.38 an
hour. We are rounding the hourly cost to $34.00.
4 Given that the Commission has found (1) that
Sellers use standard computer-based methods to
store the retained information automatically on
electronic media and (2) that storage space needed
costs pennies per Gigabyte, estimating burden and
storage assuming use of traditional paper records
provides an extreme boundary on the estimated
costs.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC22-27-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-915) 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-915 (Public Utility Market-Based Rate
Authorization Holders--Records Retention Requirements).
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due December 5,
2022.
ADDRESSES: You may submit your comments (identified by Docket No. IC22-
27-000) by one of the following methods:
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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: Addressed to: Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the 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:
Title: FERC-915, Public Utility Market-Based Rate Authorization
Holders--Records Retention Requirements.
OMB Control No. 1902-0250.
Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-915 information
collection requirements with no changes to the current record retention
requirements.
Abstract: In accordance with the Federal Power Act, the Department
of Energy Organization Act (DOE Act), and the Energy Policy Act of 2005
(EPAct 2005), the Commission regulates the transmission and wholesale
sales of electricity in interstate commerce, monitors and investigates
energy markets, uses civil penalties and other means against energy
organizations and individuals who violate FERC rules in the energy
markets, administers accounting and financial reporting regulations,
and oversees conduct of regulated companies.
The Commission imposes the FERC-915 record retention requirements,
in 18 CFR 35.41(d), on applicable sellers to retain, for a period of
five years, all data and information upon which they bill the prices
charged for ``electric energy or electric energy products sold pursuant
to Seller's market-based rate tariff, and the prices it reported for
use in price indices.''
The record retention period of five years is necessary due to the
importance of records related to any investigation of possible
wrongdoing and related to assuring compliance with the codes of conduct
and the integrity of the market. The requirement is necessary to ensure
consistency with the rule prohibiting market manipulation (adopted in
Order No. 670 \1\) and the generally applicable statute of limitations
where the Commission seeks civil penalties for violations of the Anti-
Manipulation Rules or other rules, regulations, or orders to which the
price data may be relevant.
Type of Respondent: Sellers, as that term is defined in 18 CFR
35.36
Estimate of Annual Burden: \2\ The Commission estimates the annual
public reporting burden and cost \3\ (rounded) for the information
collection as follows:
FERC--915, Public Utility Market-Based Rate Authorization Holders--Records Retention Requirements
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Annual number Annual cost
Number of of responses Total number of Average burden & cost Total annual burden hours per
FERC requirement respondents per responses per response & cost respondent
respondent ($)
(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (3) (4).................... (3) * (4) = (5)............ (5) / (1)
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FERC-915....................... 2,510 1 2,510 1 hr.; $34.00.......... 2,510 hrs.; $85,340........ $34.00
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Total...................... .............. .............. 2,510 ....................... 2,510 hrs.; $85,340........ ..............
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In addition, there are records storage costs. For all respondents,
we estimate a total of 65,000 cu. ft. of records in off-site storage.
Based on an approximate storage cost of $0.24 per cubic foot, we
estimate total annual storage cost to be $15,600.00 (or $6.22 annually
per respondent). The total annual cost for all respondents (burden cost
plus off-site storage) is $100,940.00 (or $85,340 + $15,600); the
average total annual cost per respondent is $40.22 ($6.22 + $34.00).\4\
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\1\ Prohibition of Energy Market Manipulation, Order No. 670, 71
FR 4244 (Jan. 26, 2006), FERC Stats. & Regs. ] 31,202 (2006).
\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, refer to 5 CFR 1320.3.
\3\ The estimated hourly cost (for wages plus benefits) provided
in this section are based on the figures posted by the Bureau of
Labor Statistics (BLS) for the Utilities section available (at
https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm) and benefits
information (for June 2022, issued March 2022, at https://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.nr0.htm).
The hourly estimates for salary plus benefits are:
File Clerk (Occupation code: 43-4071), $34.38 an hour. We are
rounding the hourly cost to $34.00.
\4\ Given that the Commission has found (1) that Sellers use
standard computer-based methods to store the retained information
automatically on electronic media and (2) that storage space needed
costs pennies per Gigabyte, estimating burden and storage assuming
use of traditional paper records provides an extreme boundary on the
estimated costs.
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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.
Dated: September 30, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-21763 Filed 10-5-22; 8:45 am]
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