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Consultation Under Section 106 of the
National Historic Preservation Act
In accordance with the Advisory
Council on Historic Preservation’s
implementing regulations for section
106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act, the Commission is
using this notice to initiate consultation
with the applicable State Historic
Preservation Office(s), and to solicit
their views and those of other
government agencies, interested Indian
tribes, and the public on the project’s
potential effects on historic properties.4
The environmental document for this
project will document our findings on
the impacts on historic properties and
summarize the status of consultations
under section 106.
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Environmental Mailing List
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includes federal, state, and local
government representatives and
agencies; elected officials;
environmental and public interest
groups; Native American Tribes; other
interested parties; and local libraries
and newspapers. This list also includes
all affected landowners (as defined in
the Commission’s regulations) who are
potential right-of-way grantors, whose
property may be used temporarily for
project purposes, or who own homes
within certain distances of aboveground
facilities, and anyone who submits
comments on the project and includes a
mailing address with their comments.
Commission staff will update the
environmental mailing list as the
analysis proceeds to ensure that
Commission notices related to this
environmental review are sent to all
individuals, organizations, and
government entities interested in and/or
potentially affected by the planned
project.
If you need to make changes to your
name/address, or if you would like to
remove your name from the mailing list,
please complete one of the following
steps:
(1) Send an email to
GasProjectAddressChange@ferc.gov
stating your request. You must include
the docket number PF24–2–000 in your
request. If you are requesting a change
to your address, please be sure to
include your name and the correct
address. If you are requesting to delete
your address from the mailing list,
please include your name and address
as it appeared on this notice. This email
address is unable to accept comments.
OR
(2) Return the attached ‘‘Mailing List
Update Form’’ (appendix 2).
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Becoming an Intervenor
Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–582) Comment
Request; Extension
Once Transco files its application
with the Commission, you may want to
become an ‘‘intervenor’’ which is an
official party to the Commission’s
proceeding. Only intervenors have the
right to seek rehearing of the
Commission’s decision and be heard by
the courts if they choose to appeal the
Commission’s final ruling. An
intervenor formally participates in the
proceeding by filing a request to
intervene pursuant to Rule 214 of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedures (18 CFR 385.214). Motions
to intervene are more fully described at
https://www.ferc.gov/how-intervene.
Please note that the Commission will
not accept requests for intervenor status
at this time. You must wait until the
Commission receives a formal
application for the project, after which
the Commission will issue a public
notice that establishes an intervention
deadline.
Additional Information
Additional information about the
project is available from the
Commission’s Office of External Affairs,
at (866) 208–FERC, or on the FERC
website (www.ferc.gov) using the
eLibrary link. Click on the eLibrary link,
click on ‘‘General Search’’ and enter the
docket number in the ‘‘Docket Number’’
field. Be sure you have selected an
appropriate date range. For assistance,
please contact FERC Online Support at
FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free
at (866) 208–3676, or for TTY, contact
(202) 502–8659. The eLibrary link also
provides access to the texts of all formal
documents issued by the Commission,
such as orders, notices, and
rulemakings.
Public sessions or site visits will be
posted on the Commission’s calendar
located at https://www.ferc.gov/newsevents/events along with other related
information.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
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4 The
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
regulations are at 36 CFR part 800. Those
regulations define historic properties as any
prehistoric or historic district, site, building,
structure, or object included in or eligible for
inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places.
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Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC24–12–000]
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 (PRA), the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission or FERC) is soliciting
public comment on the currently
approved information collection, FERC–
582, Electric Fees, Annual Charges,
Waivers, and Exemptions, OMB Control
Number 1902–0132, which will be
submitted to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review.
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due June 12, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on
FERC–582 to OMB through
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission Desk Officer. Please
identify the OMB Control Number
(1902–0132) in the subject line of your
comments. Comments should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain.
Please submit copies of your
comments to the Commission. You may
submit copies of your comments
(identified by Docket No. IC24–12–000
and FERC–582) 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.
• Mail via U.S. Postal Service Only:
Addressed to: Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the
Commission, 888 First Street NE,
Washington, DC 20426.
• Hand (including courier) delivery:
Deliver to: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, Secretary of the
Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue,
Rockville, MD 20852.
Instructions: OMB submissions must
be formatted and filed in accordance
with submission guidelines at
SUMMARY:
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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/ferconline/overview. 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.
Jean
Sonneman may be reached by email at
DataClearance@FERC.gov, telephone at
(202) 502–6362.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC–582, Electric Fees,
Annual Charges, Waivers, and
Exemptions.
OMB Control No.: 1902–0132.
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC–582 information collection
requirements with no changes to the
current reporting requirements.
Abstract: The information required by
FERC–582 is listed at 18 CFR parts 381
and 382.
The Commission uses the FERC–582
information to implement the
Independent Offices Appropriation Act
of 1952.1 That statute authorizes the
Commission to establish fees for its
services. In addition, the Omnibus
Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986 2
authorizes the Commission to assess
and collect fees and annual charges in
any fiscal year in amounts equal to all
the costs incurred by the Commission in
that fiscal year.
To comply with the collection of
information at FERC–582, respondents
must submit to the Commission the sum
of the megawatt-hours (MWh) of all
unbundled transmission (including
MWh delivered in wheeling
transactions and MWh delivered in
exchange transactions) and the
megawatt-hours of all bundled
wholesale power sales (to the extent the
bundled wholesale power sales were not
separately reported as unbundled
transmission). The data collected in the
FERC–582 information collection are
drawn directly from the FERC Form
1(Annual Report of Major Electric
Utilities, Licensees and Others) 3
transmission data. The Commission
sums the costs of its electric regulatory
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program and subtracts all electric
regulatory program filing fee collections
to determine the total collectible electric
regulatory program costs. Then, the
Commission uses the data submitted
under FERC–582 to determine the total
megawatt-hours of transmission of
electric energy in interstate commerce.
Respondents (public utilities and power
marketers) subject to these annual
charges must submit FERC–582 data to
the Commission by April 30 of each
year.4 The Commission issues bills for
annual charges to respondents. Then,
respondents must pay the charges
within 45 days of the Commission’s
issuance of the bill.
Respondents may file requests for
waivers and exemptions of fees and
charges 5 based on need. The
Commission’s staff uses the filer’s
financial information to evaluate the
request for a waiver or exemption of the
obligation to pay a fee or an annual
charge.
The Commission published a 60-day
notice for FERC–582 on March 7, 2024
(89 FR 16556), with a comment due date
of May 6, 2024. The Commission
received no comments in response.
Estimate of Annual Burden: The
Commission estimates the burden 6 and
cost 7 for this information collection as
follows.
FERC–582, ELECTRIC FEES, ANNUAL CHARGES, WAIVERS, AND EXEMPTIONS
Number of
respondents
Annual No. of
responses per
respondent
Total No. of
responses
Average burden & cost per
response
Total annual burden hrs. & cost
Cost per
respondent
(1)
(2)
(1) x (2) = (3)
(4)
(3) * (4) = (5)
(5)/(1)=(5)
2.39 hrs. $239.00 ..............................
122 hrs. $12,189.00 (rounded) .........
51 ..................
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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
31 U.S.C. 9701.
42 U.S.C. 7178.
3 OMB Control No. 1902–0021, described in 18
CFR 141.1
4 18 CFR 382.201
5 This includes requirements of 18 CFR 381.105
(methods of payment), 381.106 (waiver), 381.108
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2
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of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Dated: May 7, 2024.
Debbie-Anne Reese,
Acting Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. EF24–4–000]
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Notice of Filing
Take notice that on May 2, 2024,
Western Area Power Administration
submitted a tariff filing per 10 CFR
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to be effective 6/8/2024.
Any person desiring to intervene or to
protest this filing must file in
(exemption), 381.302 (declaratory order), 381.303
(review of DOE remedial order), 381.304 (DOE
denial of adjustment), and 381.305 (OGC
interpretation).
6 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
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explanation of what is included in the information
collection burden, refer to 5 CFR part 1320.
7 The Commission staff estimates that the average
respondent for FERC–582 is similarly situated to
the Commission, in terms of salary plus benefits.
Based on FERC’s current annual average of
$207,786 (for salary plus benefits), the average
hourly cost is $100/hour.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC24-12-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-582) 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 (PRA), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission
or FERC) is soliciting public comment on the currently approved
information collection, FERC-582, Electric Fees, Annual Charges,
Waivers, and Exemptions, OMB Control Number 1902-0132, which will be
submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review.
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due June 12, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on FERC-582 to OMB through
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission Desk Officer. Please identify the OMB Control Number (1902-
0132) in the subject line of your comments. Comments should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Please submit copies of your comments to the Commission. You may
submit copies of your comments (identified by Docket No. IC24-12-000
and FERC-582) 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.
Mail via U.S. Postal Service Only: Addressed to: Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the Commission, 888 First
Street NE, Washington, DC 20426.
Hand (including courier) delivery: Deliver to: Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the Commission, 12225
Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, MD 20852.
Instructions: OMB submissions must be formatted and filed in
accordance with submission guidelines at
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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/ferc-online/overview. 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: Jean Sonneman may be reached by email
at [email protected], telephone at (202) 502-6362.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC-582, Electric Fees, Annual Charges, Waivers, and
Exemptions.
OMB Control No.: 1902-0132.
Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-582 information
collection requirements with no changes to the current reporting
requirements.
Abstract: The information required by FERC-582 is listed at 18 CFR
parts 381 and 382.
The Commission uses the FERC-582 information to implement the
Independent Offices Appropriation Act of 1952.\1\ That statute
authorizes the Commission to establish fees for its services. In
addition, the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986 \2\ authorizes
the Commission to assess and collect fees and annual charges in any
fiscal year in amounts equal to all the costs incurred by the
Commission in that fiscal year.
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\1\ 31 U.S.C. 9701.
\2\ 42 U.S.C. 7178.
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To comply with the collection of information at FERC-582,
respondents must submit to the Commission the sum of the megawatt-hours
(MWh) of all unbundled transmission (including MWh delivered in
wheeling transactions and MWh delivered in exchange transactions) and
the megawatt-hours of all bundled wholesale power sales (to the extent
the bundled wholesale power sales were not separately reported as
unbundled transmission). The data collected in the FERC-582 information
collection are drawn directly from the FERC Form 1(Annual Report of
Major Electric Utilities, Licensees and Others) \3\ transmission data.
The Commission sums the costs of its electric regulatory program and
subtracts all electric regulatory program filing fee collections to
determine the total collectible electric regulatory program costs.
Then, the Commission uses the data submitted under FERC-582 to
determine the total megawatt-hours of transmission of electric energy
in interstate commerce. Respondents (public utilities and power
marketers) subject to these annual charges must submit FERC-582 data to
the Commission by April 30 of each year.\4\ The Commission issues bills
for annual charges to respondents. Then, respondents must pay the
charges within 45 days of the Commission's issuance of the bill.
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\3\ OMB Control No. 1902-0021, described in 18 CFR 141.1
\4\ 18 CFR 382.201
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Respondents may file requests for waivers and exemptions of fees
and charges \5\ based on need. The Commission's staff uses the filer's
financial information to evaluate the request for a waiver or exemption
of the obligation to pay a fee or an annual charge.
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\5\ This includes requirements of 18 CFR 381.105 (methods of
payment), 381.106 (waiver), 381.108 (exemption), 381.302
(declaratory order), 381.303 (review of DOE remedial order), 381.304
(DOE denial of adjustment), and 381.305 (OGC interpretation).
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The Commission published a 60-day notice for FERC-582 on March 7,
2024 (89 FR 16556), with a comment due date of May 6, 2024. The
Commission received no comments in response.
Estimate of Annual Burden: The Commission estimates the burden \6\
and cost \7\ for this information collection as follows.
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\6\ 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 part 1320.
\7\ The Commission staff estimates that the average respondent
for FERC-582 is similarly situated to the Commission, in terms of
salary plus benefits. Based on FERC's current annual average of
$207,786 (for salary plus benefits), the average hourly cost is
$100/hour.
FERC-582, Electric Fees, Annual Charges, Waivers, and Exemptions
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Annual No. of Average burden & Total annual
Number of respondents responses per Total No. of cost per burden hrs. & Cost per
respondent responses response cost respondent
(1) (2) (1) x (2) = (4)............. (3) * (4) = (5) (5)/(1)=(5)
(3)
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51........................... 1 51 2.39 hrs. 122 hrs. $239.00
$239.00. $12,189.00
(rounded).
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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: May 7, 2024.
Debbie-Anne Reese,
Acting Secretary.
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