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Filed Date: 10/28/22.
Accession Number: 20221028–5274.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 11/18/22.
Docket Numbers: ER23–271–000.
Applicants: Arizona Public Service
Company.
Description: Compliance filing: APS–
WECC Soft Price Cap Filing to be
effective N/A.
Filed Date: 10/28/22.
Accession Number: 20221028–5275.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 11/18/22.
Docket Numbers: ER23–272–000.
Applicants: Avangrid Renewables,
LLC.
Description: Compliance filing: Filing
Respecting Spot Sales at Prices
Exceeding the WECC ‘‘Soft’’ Cap to be
effective N/A.
Filed Date: 10/28/22.
Accession Number: 20221028–5279.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 11/18/22.
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: October 28, 2022.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022–23936 Filed 11–2–22; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC23–5–000]
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Commission Information Collection
Activity (FERC–730); Comment
Request; Extension
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission.
AGENCY:
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U.S.C. 824s.
is defined as the total time, effort, or
financial resources expended by persons to
2 Burden
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Notice of information collection
and request for comments.
ACTION:
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–
703 (Report of Transmission Investment
Activity).
DATES: Comments on the collections of
information are due January 3, 2023.
ADDRESSES: You may submit your
comments (identified by Docket No.
IC23–5–000) on FERC–730 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:
Deliver to: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue,
Rockville, MD 20852.
Instructions: All submissions must be
formatted and filed in accordance with
submission guidelines at: https://
www.ferc.gov. For user assistance,
contact FERC Online Support by email
at ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or by
phone at (866) 208–3676 (toll-free).
Docket: Users interested in receiving
automatic notification of activity in this
docket or in viewing/downloading
comments and issuances in this docket
may do so at https://www.ferc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ellen Brown may be reached by email
at DataClearance@FERC.gov, or by
telephone at (202) 502–8663.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC–730, Report of
Transmission Investment Activity.
OMB Control No.: 1902–0239.
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC–730 information collection
requirements with no changes to the
current reporting requirements.
Abstract: This collection of
information assists the Commission in
SUMMARY:
generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or provide
information to or for a Federal agency. For further
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implementing section 219 of the Federal
Power Act (FPA) 1 and 18 CFR 35.35(h),
which address incentive-based rate
treatments for transmission
infrastructure investment. FERC–730
consists of an annual report that
includes projections, details on the level
and status of transmission investment,
and the reason for delay (if any).
The regulation at 18 CFR 35.35(h)
requires public utilities that have been
granted incentive rate treatment for
specific transmission projects to file
FERC Form 730 annually, beginning
with the calendar year incentive rate
treatment is granted by the Commission.
Such filings are due by April 18 of the
following calendar year and are due
April 18 each year thereafter. The
following information must be filed:
(1) In dollar terms, actual
transmission investment for the most
recent calendar year, and projected,
incremental investments for the next
five calendar years; and
(2) For all current and projected
investments (except projects with
projected costs less than $20 million)
over the next five calendar years, a
project-by-project listing that specifies
for each project the most up-to-date,
expected completion date, percentage
completion as of the date of filing, and
reasons for delays.
For good cause shown, the
Commission may extend the time
within which any FERC–730 filing is to
be filed or waive the requirements
applicable to any such filing.
The Commission uses the FERC–730
information collection to determine an
accurate assessment of the state of
transmission investment by public
utilities. Filers are strongly encouraged
to submit the FERC–730 electronically
via eFiling.
Type of Respondents: Public utilities
that have been granted incentive based
rate treatment for specific transmission
projects under provisions of 18 CFR
35.35.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 2 The
Commission estimates 63 responses
annually, and per-response burdens of
30 hours and $2,370. The total
estimated burdens per year are 1,890
hours and $171,990. These burdens are
itemized in the following table:
explanation of what is included in the information
collection burden, refer to 5 CFR 1320.3.
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B.
Annual
number of
responses per
respondent
A.
Number of respondents
C.
Total number
of responses
D.
Average burden & cost per
response 3
(Column A ×
Column B)
F.
Cost per
respondent
($)
(Column C × Column D)
(Column E ÷
Column A)
63 ..........................................
1
63
30 hours; $2,730 ..................
1,890 hours; $171,990 .........
$2,730
Totals .............................
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63
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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: October 28, 2022.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 2362–044]
Allete, Inc.; Notice of Application
Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Motions
To Intervene and Protests, Ready for
Environmental Analysis, and Soliciting
Comments, Preliminary Terms and
Conditions, and Preliminary Fishway
Prescriptions
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E.
Total annual burden hours &
total annual cost
Take notice that the following
hydroelectric application has been filed
with the Commission and is available
for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: New Major
License.
b. Project No.: 2362–044.
c. Date filed: December 20, 2021.
d. Applicant: Allete, Inc. (Allete).
e. Name of Project: Grand Rapids
Hydroelectric Project (Grand Rapids
Project).
3 The Commission staff estimates that the
industry’s hourly cost for wages plus benefits is
similar to the Commission’s $91.00 FY 2022 average
hourly cost for wages and benefits.
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f. Location: On the Mississippi River
near the City of Grand Rapids in Itasca
County, Minnesota. The project does not
include any federal lands.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)–825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. David R.
Moeller, Senior Attorney & Director of
Regulatory Compliance, ALLETE, Inc.,
d.b.a. Minnesota Power, 30 West
Superior Street, Duluth, MN 55802,
218–723–3963, dmoeller@allete.com.
i. FERC Contact: Laura Washington
(202) 502–6072, Laura.Washington@
ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for filing motions to
intervene and protests, comments,
recommendations, preliminary terms
and conditions, and preliminary
prescriptions: 60 days from the issuance
date of this notice; reply comments are
due 105 days from the issuance date of
this notice.
The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing. Please file motions to
intervene, protests, comments,
recommendations, preliminary terms
and conditions, and preliminary
fishway prescriptions using the
Commission’s eFiling system at https://
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp.
Commenters can submit brief comments
up to 6,000 characters, without prior
registration, using the eComment system
at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
ecomment.asp. You must include your
name and contact information at the end
of your comments. For assistance,
please contact FERC Online Support at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866)
208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659
(TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, you
may submit a paper request.
Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal
Service must be addressed to: Kimberly
D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street
NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426.
Submissions sent via any other carrier
must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue,
Rockville, Maryland 20852. The first
page of any filing should include docket
number P–2362–044.
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The Commission’s Rules of Practice
require all intervenors filing documents
with the Commission to serve a copy of
that document on each person on the
official service list for the project.
Further, if an intervenor files comments
or documents with the Commission
relating to the merits of an issue that
may affect the responsibilities of a
particular resource agency, they must
also serve a copy of the document on
that resource agency.
k. This application has been accepted
for filing and is now ready for
environmental analysis.
The Council on Environmental
Quality (CEQ) issued a final rule on
April 20, 2022, revising the regulations
under 40 CFR parts 1502, 1507, and
1508 that federal agencies use to
implement the National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA) (see National
Environmental Policy Act Implementing
Regulations Revisions, 87 FR 23,453–
70). The final rule became effective on
May 20, 2022. Commission staff intends
to conduct its NEPA review in
accordance with CEQ’s new regulations.
l. The Grand Rapids Project consists
of the following existing facilities: (1) a
465-acre reservoir with a water surface
elevation of 1,268.2 feet National
Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD); (2) a
349-foot-long dam consisting of: (a) a
80-foot-long training wall along the right
abutment, (b) a 78-foot-long, 21-foothigh concrete gated spillway with six
spillway bays, three stoplog gates and
three steel slide gates, (c) a 21-foot-long,
12 foot high concrete Tainter gate; (3) a
concrete overflow section; (4) intakes
consisting of: (a) 16.5 foot-high, 21-footlong intake (Unit 4,) and (b) 16.5 foothigh, 31-foot-wide intake (Unit 5), both
with 3⁄8 inch bar spacing vertical trash
racks; (5) a 60-foot-long, 58-foot-high
integral powerhouse that contains one
vertical shaft Francis turbine with a
total installed capacity of 0.6 megawatts
(MW) and one vertical 4 Blade Propeller
turbine with a total installed capacity of
1.5 MW.
The Grand Rapids Project is currently
operated in a run-of-river mode and
generates an annual average of
approximately 6,424 megawatt-hours.
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[FR Doc No: 2022-23950]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC23-5-000]
Commission Information Collection Activity (FERC-730); 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-703 (Report of Transmission Investment
Activity).
DATES: Comments on the collections of information are due January 3,
2023.
ADDRESSES: You may submit your comments (identified by Docket No. IC23-
5-000) on FERC-730 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: Deliver to: Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, MD 20852.
Instructions: All submissions must be formatted and filed in
accordance with submission guidelines at: https://www.ferc.gov. For
user assistance, contact FERC Online Support by email at
[email protected], or by phone at (866) 208-3676 (toll-free).
Docket: Users interested in receiving automatic notification of
activity in this docket or in viewing/downloading comments and
issuances in this docket may do so at https://www.ferc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Brown may be reached by email at
[email protected], or by telephone at (202) 502-8663.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC-730, Report of Transmission Investment Activity.
OMB Control No.: 1902-0239.
Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-730 information
collection requirements with no changes to the current reporting
requirements.
Abstract: This collection of information assists the Commission in
implementing section 219 of the Federal Power Act (FPA) \1\ and 18 CFR
35.35(h), which address incentive-based rate treatments for
transmission infrastructure investment. FERC-730 consists of an annual
report that includes projections, details on the level and status of
transmission investment, and the reason for delay (if any).
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\1\ 16 U.S.C. 824s.
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The regulation at 18 CFR 35.35(h) requires public utilities that
have been granted incentive rate treatment for specific transmission
projects to file FERC Form 730 annually, beginning with the calendar
year incentive rate treatment is granted by the Commission. Such
filings are due by April 18 of the following calendar year and are due
April 18 each year thereafter. The following information must be filed:
(1) In dollar terms, actual transmission investment for the most
recent calendar year, and projected, incremental investments for the
next five calendar years; and
(2) For all current and projected investments (except projects with
projected costs less than $20 million) over the next five calendar
years, a project-by-project listing that specifies for each project the
most up-to-date, expected completion date, percentage completion as of
the date of filing, and reasons for delays.
For good cause shown, the Commission may extend the time within
which any FERC-730 filing is to be filed or waive the requirements
applicable to any such filing.
The Commission uses the FERC-730 information collection to
determine an accurate assessment of the state of transmission
investment by public utilities. Filers are strongly encouraged to
submit the FERC-730 electronically via eFiling.
Type of Respondents: Public utilities that have been granted
incentive based rate treatment for specific transmission projects under
provisions of 18 CFR 35.35.
Estimate of Annual Burden: \2\ The Commission estimates 63
responses annually, and per-response burdens of 30 hours and $2,370.
The total estimated burdens per year are 1,890 hours and $171,990.
These burdens are itemized in the following table:
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\2\ Burden is defined as the total time, effort, or financial
resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or
disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. For
further explanation of what is included in the information
collection burden, refer to 5 CFR 1320.3.
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B. Annual D. Average E. Total annual
number of C. Total burden & cost burden hours & F. Cost per
A. Number of respondents responses per number of per response total annual respondent ($)
respondent responses \3\ cost
(Column A x (Column C x (Column E /
Column B) Column D). Column A)
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63........................... 1 63 30 hours; 1,890 hours; $2,730
$2,730. $171,990.
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Totals................... ............... 63 ............... ............... ..............
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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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\3\ The Commission staff estimates that the industry's hourly
cost for wages plus benefits is similar to the Commission's $91.00
FY 2022 average hourly cost for wages and benefits.
Dated: October 28, 2022.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-23950 Filed 11-2-22; 8:45 am]
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