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of the Commission’s Rules of Practice
and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and
385.214). Anyone filing a motion to
intervene or protest must serve a copy
of that document on the Applicant.
Notice is hereby given that the
deadline for filing protests with regard
to the applicant’s request for blanket
authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of
future issuances of securities and
assumptions of liability, is June 6, 2023.
The Commission encourages
electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper, using the
FERC Online links at https://
www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic
service, persons with internet access
who will eFile a document and/or be
listed as a contact for an intervenor
must create and validate an
eRegistration account using the
eRegistration link. Select the eFiling
link to log on and submit the
intervention or protests.
Persons unable to file electronically
may mail similar pleadings to the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
888 First Street NE, Washington, DC
20426. Hand delivered submissions in
docketed proceedings should be
delivered to Health and Human
Services, 12225 Wilkins Avenue,
Rockville, Maryland 20852.
In addition to publishing the full text
of this document in the Federal
Register, the Commission provides all
interested persons an opportunity to
view and/or print the contents of this
document via the internet through the
Commission’s Home Page (https://
www.ferc.gov) using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link.
Enter the docket number excluding the
last three digits in the docket number
field to access the document. At this
time, the Commission has suspended
access to the Commission’s Public
Reference Room, due to the
proclamation declaring a National
Emergency concerning the Novel
Coronavirus Disease (COVID–19), issued
by the President on March 13, 2020. For
assistance, contact the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call
toll-free, (886) 208–3676 or TYY, (202)
502–8659.
Dated: May 17, 2023.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
Combined Notice of Filings
[Docket No. AD22–14–000]
Take notice that the Commission has
received the following Natural Gas & Oil
Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings:
Commission Information Collection
Activities (Proposed FERC–1002);
Comment Request
Filings Instituting Proceedings
AGENCY:
Docket Numbers: RP23–771–000.
Applicants: Equitrans, L.P.
Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing:
Negotiated Rate Agreement—5/17/2023
to be effective 5/17/2023.
Filed Date: 5/17/23.
Accession Number: 20230517–5007.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 5/30/23.
Docket Numbers: RP23–772–000.
Applicants: Equitrans, L.P.
Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing:
Negotiated Rate Capacity Release
Agreement—5/17/2023 to be effective 5/
17/2023.
Filed Date: 5/17/23.
Accession Number: 20230517–5008.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 5/30/23.
Docket Numbers: RP23–773–000.
Applicants: Alliance Pipeline L.P.
Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing:
Assignment and Novation Cleanup
Filing to be effective 6/17/2023.
Filed Date: 5/17/23.
Accession Number: 20230517–5077.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 5/30/23.
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.
The filings are accessible in the
Commission’s eLibrary system (https://
elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/search/
fercgensearch.asp) by querying the
docket number.
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: May 17, 2023.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
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Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of proposed information
collection FERC–1002 (Customer
Engagement Management Survey) and
request for comments. This notice also
terminates proposed FERC–1001
(Hotline and Helpline Survey).
In compliance with the
requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission or FERC) staff is soliciting
public comment on proposed FERC–
1002 (Customer Engagement
Management Survey), which will be
submitted to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for a review of the
information collection requirements.
FERC also hereby terminates proposed
FERC–1001 (Hotline and Helpline
Survey), consistent with the PRA.
The Commission received no
comments on the 60-day notice
published September 8, 2022 in the
Federal Register.
DATES: Comments on the proposed
collection of information are due June
22, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on
proposed FERC–1002 to OMB through
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain,
Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission Desk Officer. Please
identify the OMB Control Number
1902–TBD 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.
AD22–14–000) 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.
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.
SUMMARY:
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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
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 may subscribe to the docket
using eSubscription (https://ferconline.
ferc.gov/LogIn.aspx). Users interested in
viewing or downloading comments and
issuances in this docket may do so using
eLibrary (https://elibrary.ferc.gov/
eLibrary/search).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Melissa Lozano may be reached at
Melissa.Lozano@FERC.gov by email or
telephone at (202) 502–6267.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The Commission requested public
comment in a 60-day notice 1 on both
the proposed FERC–1001 (Hotline and
Helpline Survey) and FERC–1002
(Customer Engagement Management
Survey). No comments were received.
Comments are no longer being solicited
for FERC–1001 (Hotline and Helpline
Survey) because the proposal does not
constitute a ‘‘collection of information’’
as defined by the PRA.2
The Commission continues to seek
comments on proposed FERC–1002
(Customer Engagement Management
Survey), which is described more fully
below.
Title: Proposed FERC–1002 (Customer
Engagement Management Survey).3
OMB Control No: 1902–TBD.
Type of Request: Request for proposed
new information collection.
Abstract:
The Proposed FERC–1002 is needed
to conduct customer engagement
activities. Customer engagement is
needed to further the Commission’s goal
of facilitating the public’s
understanding of FERC’s work and
encouraging their participation in FERC
matters. The data will allow FERC to
understand which areas of its work are
of greater interest to the public and
where additional public outreach and
educational materials or other resources
are needed the most. To that end, the
proposed survey, which is attached to
this notice, covers customer engagement
activities by FERC’s Office of Public
Participation (OPP) and Office of
External Affairs (OEA).4 Specifically,
FERC proposes to voluntarily collect
contact information 5 and information
about a participant’s subject matter
areas of interest, and to keep email
distributions to be used to inform
interested individuals of workshops,
technical conferences, certain
proceedings, press releases, or
newsletters.6
In this second notice for proposed
FERC–1002 (Customer Engagement
Management Survey), FERC proposes
fewer survey questions regarding areas
of interest from potential subscribers to
updates and communications from OPP.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 7
The estimated annual burden charts
have been revised from the 60-day
notice to exclude estimated burden for
FERC–1002 that had been associated
with administration of Electric
Quarterly Reports,8 and to reduce the
estimated burden for subscribers of the
survey. The following table sets forth
the estimated annual burden and cost 9
for the FERC–1002:
ESTIMATED ANNUAL BURDEN HOURS FOR PROPOSED FERC–1002
Engagement/filer type
Annual number
of respondents
Annual number
of responses
per respondent
Total number of
responses
Average
burden hours
per response
Total annual
burden hours
(1)
(2)
(1) × (2) = (3)
(4)
(3) × (4) = (5)
External Affairs Subscriber ...................................................................
OPP Subscriber ....................................................................................
2,000
100
1
1
2,000
100
0.083
0.13
166
13
Totals (Rounded) ...........................................................................
..........................
..........................
2,100
........................
179
ESTIMATED ANNUAL COST FOR PROPOSED FERC–1002
Engagement/filer type
Average
burden hours
per response
Cost per hour
(for wages
plus benefits)
Average cost
per response
Total annual
cost
(3)
(4)
(6)
(4) × (6) = (7)
(3) × (7) = (8)
External Affairs Subscriber .......................................................................
OPP Subscriber ........................................................................................
2,000
100
0.083
0.13
$91
91
$7.55
11.83
$15,100.00
1,183.00
Totals (Rounded) ...............................................................................
2,100
........................
........................
..............................
16,283.00
1 87
FR 54998, September 8, 2022.
U.S.C. 3502(3)(A)(i) (providing that
‘‘collection of information’’ constitutes answers to
identical questions posed to, or identical reporting
or recordkeeping requirements imposed on, ten or
more persons, other than agencies,
instrumentalities, or employees of the United
States).
3 The proposed survey will not be published in
the Federal Register but will be available as part of
this notice in the Commission’s eLibrary system.
4 The original notice also covered work by
Electric Quarterly Report administrators, which is
no longer being proposed in this notice.
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Total number
of responses
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5 We will safeguard the information provided in
accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as
amended (5 U.S.C. 552a). FERC–1002 is authorized
by 18 CFR 388.104 and is in accordance with SORN
FERC–62. SORN FERC–62 is being modified
concurrently with this notice and the related PRA
submittal to the Office of Management and Budget.
If needed, the Privacy section of the Attachment
will be updated upon approval by OMB.
6 Proposed FERC–1002 covers the following areas
of outreach for customer engagement from OPP:
https://www.ferc.gov/office-of-public-participationsubscribe and from OEA: https://www.ferc.gov/fercinsight-newsletter.
7 Burden is defined as the total time, effort, or
financial resources expended by persons to
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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, see 5 CFR 1320.3.
8 Industry burden associated with the Electric
Quarterly Report is covered under FERC–920 (OMB
Control No. 1902–0255).
9 Commission staff believes the FERC average
wages plus benefits are a reasonable approximation
of the cost for industry and public respondents.
Therefore we are using the 2022 FERC average cost
for wages plus benefits ($91.00 (rounded) per hour
or $188,922 (rounded) per year).
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TOTAL FOR PROPOSED FERC–1002
Estimated
burden
(hrs.)
Estimated Annual Total for Proposed FERC–1002 ................................................................................................
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
estimates 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.
The attachment will not be published
in the Federal Register but will be
available as part of this notice in the
Commission’s eLibrary system.
Dated: May 17, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
Attachment
Proposed FERC–1002, Customer
Engagement Management Survey
FERC website currently includes
subscribe forms or subscribe buttons in
different locations to collect contact
information about participants interest
in obtaining FERC communications
from the Office of External Affairs (such
as FERC Insider Newsletter) and from
the Office of Public Participation. These
existing subscribe forms or buttons will
be modified and in some cases
expanded to include questions intended
to obtain more granular information
about a participant’s subject matter
interests in order for the Commission to
provide more targeted outreach.
The instructions and questions in this
collection follow.
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Instructions
Subscribe for FERC Updates
Want more insight into FERC?
Register here for our new newsletter, the
FERC insight.
The FERC insight gives you a monthly
snapshot of FERC news. You also get
updates from Commission meetings and
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schedules for upcoming conferences/
speeches/presentations, and links to
Commission orders, notices and new
reports.
Other (Please type in FERC related
subjects that are of interest to you or
what you would like to receive
information about.)
OEA Customers
Instructions
Where to Send Comments on Public
Reporting Burden. The public reporting
burden for the FERC–1002 collection of
information is estimated to average 0.09
hours per response (rounded), including
the time for reviewing instructions,
searching existing data sources,
gathering and maintaining the dataneeded, and completing and reviewing
the collection of information. Send
comments regarding the burden
estimate or any aspect of the collection
of information, including suggestions
for reducing burden, to the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426
(Attention: Information Clearance
Officer); and to the Office of Information
and Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget, through
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain,
and indicate the FERC–1002 and OMB
Control No. (1902–TBD). No person
shall be subject to any penalty if any
collection of information does not
display a valid OMB control number (44
U.S.C. 3512 (a)).
First Name (open answer)
Last Name (open answer)
Organization/Affiliation (open answer)
Email (open answer)
Phone (open answer)
Zip Code (open answer)
Instructions
Subscribe to OPP—Web-Button
OPP will use your contact information
and areas of interest to target
communications to you.
OPP Customers
First Name (open answer)
Last Name (open answer)
Organization/Affiliation (open answer)
Email (open answer)
Phone (open answer)
Zip Code (open answer)
Type of Stakeholder (select all that
apply)
FERC–1002
OMB Control No. 1902–TBD
OMB Expiration Date: nn/nn/nnnn
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Estimated
cost
($)
Consumer Advocate
Member of Tribal Group
Tribal Government Representative
Academic
Environmental/Energy Justice
Community
Grassroots Organization
Governmental Organization
Landowner
Company Representative
Individual
Other (open answer)
Geographies (select all that apply)
RTO/ISO (with dropdown)
State (with dropdown including ‘‘all’’ as
an option and each state)
Tribal Nation (open answer)
Other
Industry (select all areas of interest)
Electric Markets (includes technologies
and products, RTO/ISO matters,
resource adequacy/capacity markets,
distributed energy resources,
renewable generation resources and/
or storage)
Transmission
Natural Gas/LNG
Oil
Hydropower
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Privacy
When engaging with FERC’s program
offices, such as the Office of Public
Participation (OPP) and Office of
External Affairs (OEA), FERC may ask
you to provide Personally Identifiable
Information (PII), such as your name,
email address, affiliation and personal
or mobile phone number, for the
purpose of ongoing engagement with
you. If you choose to provide this PII by
registering for a FERC-sponsored
workshop, completing a program
specific webform, or requesting to be
informed regarding a specific subject
matter of interest, FERC will use that
information to help provide you with
information or service you have
requested. Providing the PII is
voluntary. This PII, if you choose to
provide it, may be shared with other
federal and state regulators as
authorized pursuant to the FERC’s
published Privacy Act System of
Records (SORN) FERC–62, Public
Information Request. FERC will
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safeguard the information you provide
to us in accordance with the Privacy Act
of 1974, as amended (5 U.S.C. 552a).
This collection of information is
authorized by 18 CFR 388.104 and is in
accordance with SORN FERC–62, Public
Information Request, 79 FR 17534
published March 28, 2014 at https://
www.federalregister.gov/documents/
2014/03/28/2014-06993/privacy-act-of1974-notice-of-new-or-altered-systemsof-records or here: https://
www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-201403-28/pdf/2014-06993.pdf. SORN
FERC–62 is currently being modified
and the amended notice will be
published in the Federal Register as
soon as all required concurrences are
obtained.
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Commission
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Pome BESS LLC; Supplemental Notice
That Initial Market-Based Rate Filing
Includes Request for Blanket Section
204 Authorization
This is a supplemental notice in the
above-referenced proceeding of Pome
BESS LLC’s application for marketbased rate authority, with an
accompanying rate tariff, noting that
such application includes a request for
blanket authorization, under 18 CFR
part 34, of future issuances of securities
and assumptions of liability.
Any person desiring to intervene or to
protest should file with the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426,
in accordance with Rules 211 and 214
of the Commission’s Rules of Practice
and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and
385.214). Anyone filing a motion to
intervene or protest must serve a copy
of that document on the Applicant.
Notice is hereby given that the
deadline for filing protests with regard
to the applicant’s request for blanket
authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of
future issuances of securities and
assumptions of liability, is June 6, 2023.
The Commission encourages
electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper, using the
FERC Online links at https://
www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic
service, persons with internet access
who will eFile a document and/or be
listed as a contact for an intervenor
must create and validate an
eRegistration account using the
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eRegistration link. Select the eFiling
link to log on and submit the
intervention or protests.
Persons unable to file electronically
may mail similar pleadings to the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
888 First Street NE, Washington, DC
20426. Hand delivered submissions in
docketed proceedings should be
delivered to Health and Human
Services, 12225 Wilkins Avenue,
Rockville, Maryland 20852.
In addition to publishing the full text
of this document in the Federal
Register, the Commission provides all
interested persons an opportunity to
view and/or print the contents of this
document via the internet through the
Commission’s Home Page (https://
www.ferc.gov) using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link.
Enter the docket number excluding the
last three digits in the docket number
field to access the document. At this
time, the Commission has suspended
access to the Commission’s Public
Reference Room, due to the
proclamation declaring a National
Emergency concerning the Novel
Coronavirus Disease (COVID–19), issued
by the President on March 13, 2020. For
assistance, contact the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call
toll-free, (886) 208–3676 or TYY, (202)
502–8659.
Dated: May 17, 2023.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023–10949 Filed 5–22–23; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. ER23–1895–000]
Solar Partners XI, LLC; Supplemental
Notice That Initial Market-Based Rate
Filing Includes Request for Blanket
Section 204 Authorization
This is a supplemental notice in the
above-referenced proceeding of Solar
Partners XI, LLC’s application for
market-based rate authority, with an
accompanying rate tariff, noting that
such application includes a request for
blanket authorization, under 18 CFR
part 34, of future issuances of securities
and assumptions of liability.
Any person desiring to intervene or to
protest should file with the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426,
in accordance with Rules 211 and 214
of the Commission’s Rules of Practice
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and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and
385.214). Anyone filing a motion to
intervene or protest must serve a copy
of that document on the Applicant.
Notice is hereby given that the
deadline for filing protests with regard
to the applicant’s request for blanket
authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of
future issuances of securities and
assumptions of liability, is June 6, 2023.
The Commission encourages
electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper, using the
FERC Online links at https://
www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic
service, persons with internet access
who will eFile a document and/or be
listed as a contact for an intervenor
must create and validate an
eRegistration account using the
eRegistration link. Select the eFiling
link to log on and submit the
intervention or protests.
Persons unable to file electronically
may mail similar pleadings to the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
888 First Street NE, Washington, DC
20426. Hand delivered submissions in
docketed proceedings should be
delivered to Health and Human
Services, 12225 Wilkins Avenue,
Rockville, Maryland 20852.
In addition to publishing the full text
of this document in the Federal
Register, the Commission provides all
interested persons an opportunity to
view and/or print the contents of this
document via the internet through the
Commission’s Home Page (https://
www.ferc.gov) using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link.
Enter the docket number excluding the
last three digits in the docket number
field to access the document. At this
time, the Commission has suspended
access to the Commission’s Public
Reference Room, due to the
proclamation declaring a National
Emergency concerning the Novel
Coronavirus Disease (COVID–19), issued
by the President on March 13, 2020. For
assistance, contact the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call
toll-free, (886) 208–3676 or TYY, (202)
502–8659.
Dated: May 17, 2023.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. AD22-14-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (Proposed FERC-
1002); Comment Request
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice of proposed information collection FERC-1002 (Customer
Engagement Management Survey) and request for comments. This notice
also terminates proposed FERC-1001 (Hotline and Helpline Survey).
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (PRA), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission
or FERC) staff is soliciting public comment on proposed FERC-1002
(Customer Engagement Management Survey), which will be submitted to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for a review of the information
collection requirements. FERC also hereby terminates proposed FERC-1001
(Hotline and Helpline Survey), consistent with the PRA.
The Commission received no comments on the 60-day notice published
September 8, 2022 in the Federal Register.
DATES: Comments on the proposed collection of information are due June
22, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on proposed FERC-1002 to OMB through
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission Desk Officer. Please identify the OMB Control Number 1902-
TBD 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.
AD22-14-000) 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.
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[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 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 may subscribe to the docket using eSubscription
(https://ferconline.ferc.gov/LogIn.aspx). Users interested in viewing
or downloading comments and issuances in this docket may do so using
eLibrary (https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/search).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melissa Lozano may be reached at
[email protected] by email or telephone at (202) 502-6267.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The Commission requested public comment in a 60-day notice \1\ on
both the proposed FERC-1001 (Hotline and Helpline Survey) and FERC-1002
(Customer Engagement Management Survey). No comments were received.
Comments are no longer being solicited for FERC-1001 (Hotline and
Helpline Survey) because the proposal does not constitute a
``collection of information'' as defined by the PRA.\2\
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\1\ 87 FR 54998, September 8, 2022.
\2\ 44 U.S.C. 3502(3)(A)(i) (providing that ``collection of
information'' constitutes answers to identical questions posed to,
or identical reporting or recordkeeping requirements imposed on, ten
or more persons, other than agencies, instrumentalities, or
employees of the United States).
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The Commission continues to seek comments on proposed FERC-1002
(Customer Engagement Management Survey), which is described more fully
below.
Title: Proposed FERC-1002 (Customer Engagement Management
Survey).\3\
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\3\ The proposed survey will not be published in the Federal
Register but will be available as part of this notice in the
Commission's eLibrary system.
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OMB Control No: 1902-TBD.
Type of Request: Request for proposed new information collection.
Abstract:
The Proposed FERC-1002 is needed to conduct customer engagement
activities. Customer engagement is needed to further the Commission's
goal of facilitating the public's understanding of FERC's work and
encouraging their participation in FERC matters. The data will allow
FERC to understand which areas of its work are of greater interest to
the public and where additional public outreach and educational
materials or other resources are needed the most. To that end, the
proposed survey, which is attached to this notice, covers customer
engagement activities by FERC's Office of Public Participation (OPP)
and Office of External Affairs (OEA).\4\ Specifically, FERC proposes to
voluntarily collect contact information \5\ and information about a
participant's subject matter areas of interest, and to keep email
distributions to be used to inform interested individuals of workshops,
technical conferences, certain proceedings, press releases, or
newsletters.\6\
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\4\ The original notice also covered work by Electric Quarterly
Report administrators, which is no longer being proposed in this
notice.
\5\ We will safeguard the information provided in accordance
with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (5 U.S.C. 552a). FERC-1002
is authorized by 18 CFR 388.104 and is in accordance with SORN FERC-
62. SORN FERC-62 is being modified concurrently with this notice and
the related PRA submittal to the Office of Management and Budget. If
needed, the Privacy section of the Attachment will be updated upon
approval by OMB.
\6\ Proposed FERC-1002 covers the following areas of outreach
for customer engagement from OPP: https://www.ferc.gov/office-of-public-participation-subscribe and from OEA: https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-insight-newsletter.
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In this second notice for proposed FERC-1002 (Customer Engagement
Management Survey), FERC proposes fewer survey questions regarding
areas of interest from potential subscribers to updates and
communications from OPP.
Estimate of Annual Burden: \7\
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\7\ 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, see 5 CFR 1320.3.
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The estimated annual burden charts have been revised from the 60-
day notice to exclude estimated burden for FERC-1002 that had been
associated with administration of Electric Quarterly Reports,\8\ and to
reduce the estimated burden for subscribers of the survey. The
following table sets forth the estimated annual burden and cost \9\ for
the FERC-1002:
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\8\ Industry burden associated with the Electric Quarterly
Report is covered under FERC-920 (OMB Control No. 1902-0255).
\9\ Commission staff believes the FERC average wages plus
benefits are a reasonable approximation of the cost for industry and
public respondents. Therefore we are using the 2022 FERC average
cost for wages plus benefits ($91.00 (rounded) per hour or $188,922
(rounded) per year).
Estimated Annual Burden Hours for Proposed FERC-1002
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Annual number Average
Engagement/filer type Annual number of responses Total number of burden hours Total annual
of respondents per respondent responses per response burden hours
(1) (2) (1) x (2) = (3) (4) (3) x (4) = (5)
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External Affairs Subscriber..................................... 2,000 1 2,000 0.083 166
OPP Subscriber.................................................. 100 1 100 0.13 13
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Totals (Rounded)............................................ ............... ............... 2,100 .............. 179
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Estimated Annual Cost for Proposed FERC-1002
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Average Cost per hour
Engagement/filer type Total number burden hours (for wages Average cost per Total annual
of responses per response plus benefits) response cost
(3) (4) (6) (4) x (6) = (7) (3) x (7) = (8)
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External Affairs Subscriber....................................... 2,000 0.083 $91 $7.55 $15,100.00
OPP Subscriber.................................................... 100 0.13 91 11.83 1,183.00
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Totals (Rounded).............................................. 2,100 .............. .............. ................. 16,283.00
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Total for Proposed FERC-1002
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Estimated Estimated
burden (hrs.) cost ($)
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Estimated Annual Total for Proposed FERC- 179 $16,283.00
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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 estimates 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.
The attachment will not be published in the Federal Register but
will be available as part of this notice in the Commission's eLibrary
system.
Dated: May 17, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
Attachment
FERC-1002
OMB Control No. 1902-TBD
OMB Expiration Date: nn/nn/nnnn
Proposed FERC-1002, Customer Engagement Management Survey
FERC website currently includes subscribe forms or subscribe
buttons in different locations to collect contact information about
participants interest in obtaining FERC communications from the Office
of External Affairs (such as FERC Insider Newsletter) and from the
Office of Public Participation. These existing subscribe forms or
buttons will be modified and in some cases expanded to include
questions intended to obtain more granular information about a
participant's subject matter interests in order for the Commission to
provide more targeted outreach.
The instructions and questions in this collection follow.
Instructions
Subscribe for FERC Updates
Want more insight into FERC? Register here for our new newsletter,
the FERC insight.
The FERC insight gives you a monthly snapshot of FERC news. You
also get updates from Commission meetings and schedules for upcoming
conferences/speeches/presentations, and links to Commission orders,
notices and new reports.
OEA Customers
First Name (open answer)
Last Name (open answer)
Organization/Affiliation (open answer)
Email (open answer)
Phone (open answer)
Zip Code (open answer)
Instructions
Subscribe to OPP--Web-Button
OPP will use your contact information and areas of interest to
target communications to you.
OPP Customers
First Name (open answer)
Last Name (open answer)
Organization/Affiliation (open answer)
Email (open answer)
Phone (open answer)
Zip Code (open answer)
Type of Stakeholder (select all that apply)
Consumer Advocate
Member of Tribal Group
Tribal Government Representative
Academic
Environmental/Energy Justice Community
Grassroots Organization
Governmental Organization
Landowner
Company Representative
Individual
Other (open answer)
Geographies (select all that apply)
RTO/ISO (with dropdown)
State (with dropdown including ``all'' as an option and each state)
Tribal Nation (open answer)
Other
Industry (select all areas of interest)
Electric Markets (includes technologies and products, RTO/ISO matters,
resource adequacy/capacity markets, distributed energy resources,
renewable generation resources and/or storage)
Transmission
Natural Gas/LNG
Oil
Hydropower
Other (Please type in FERC related subjects that are of interest to you
or what you would like to receive information about.)
Instructions
Where to Send Comments on Public Reporting Burden. The public
reporting burden for the FERC-1002 collection of information is
estimated to average 0.09 hours per response (rounded), including the
time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources,
gathering and maintaining the data-needed, and completing and reviewing
the collection of information. Send comments regarding the burden
estimate or any aspect of the collection of information, including
suggestions for reducing burden, to the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426 (Attention:
Information Clearance Officer); and to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, through
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, and indicate the FERC-1002 and OMB
Control No. (1902-TBD). No person shall be subject to any penalty if
any collection of information does not display a valid OMB control
number (44 U.S.C. 3512 (a)).
Privacy
When engaging with FERC's program offices, such as the Office of
Public Participation (OPP) and Office of External Affairs (OEA), FERC
may ask you to provide Personally Identifiable Information (PII), such
as your name, email address, affiliation and personal or mobile phone
number, for the purpose of ongoing engagement with you. If you choose
to provide this PII by registering for a FERC-sponsored workshop,
completing a program specific webform, or requesting to be informed
regarding a specific subject matter of interest, FERC will use that
information to help provide you with information or service you have
requested. Providing the PII is voluntary. This PII, if you choose to
provide it, may be shared with other federal and state regulators as
authorized pursuant to the FERC's published Privacy Act System of
Records (SORN) FERC-62, Public Information Request. FERC will
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safeguard the information you provide to us in accordance with the
Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (5 U.S.C. 552a). This collection of
information is authorized by 18 CFR 388.104 and is in accordance with
SORN FERC-62, Public Information Request, 79 FR 17534 published March
28, 2014 at https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2014/03/28/2014-06993/privacy-act-of-1974-notice-of-new-or-altered-systems-of-records
or here: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2014-03-28/pdf/2014-06993.pdf. SORN FERC-62 is currently being modified and the amended
notice will be published in the Federal Register as soon as all
required concurrences are obtained.
[FR Doc. 2023-10937 Filed 5-22-23; 8:45 am]
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