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Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024–14509 Filed 7–1–24; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC24–14–000]
Commission Information Collection
Activities (Ferc–921); 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–
921, Ongoing Electronic Delivery of
Data from Regional Transmission
Organization and Independent System
Operators (OMB Control Number 1902–
0257), which will be submitted to Office
of Management and Budget (OMB).
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SUMMARY:
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Comments on the collection of
information are due August 1, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on
FERC–921 to OMB through
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain,
Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission Desk Officer. Please
identify the OMB control number
(1902–0257) 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.
IC24–14–000) 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.
Æ Hand (including courier) delivery:
Deliver 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 or in viewing/downloading
comments and issuances in this docket
may do so at https://www.ferc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jean
Sonneman may be reached by email at
DataClearance@FERC.gov and
telephone at (202) 502–6362.
Title: FERC–921, Ongoing Electronic
Delivery of Data from Regional
Transmission Organizations and
Independent System Operators.
OMB Control No.: 1902–0257.
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC–921 information collection
requirements with no changes to the
current reporting requirements.
DATES:
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Abstract: The collection of data in
FERC–921 is an effort by the
Commission, implemented under Order
No. 760,1 to detect potential anticompetitive or manipulative behavior or
ineffective market rules. In Order No.
760, the Commission issued 18 CFR
35.28(g)(4), which requires ongoing
electronic delivery of data by each
Commission-approved Regional
Transmission Organization (RTO) and
Independent System Operator (ISO).
The required data include physical and
virtual offers and bids, market awards,
resource outputs, marginal cost
estimates, shift factors, financial
transmission rights, internal bilateral
contracts, uplift, and interchange
pricing. Although provision was made
by the Commission that market
monitoring units (MMUs) may provide
datasets, all data for this collection has
(and is expected to continue to) come
from each RTO or ISO and not the
MMUs. Therefore, any associated
burden is counted as burden on RTOs
and ISOs.
While the ongoing delivery of data
under FERC–921 is continuous and
routine, each RTO or ISO makes
sporadic changes to its individual
market with Commission approval.
When those changes occur, the RTO or
ISO may need to change the data being
routinely sent to the Commission to
ensure compliance with Order No. 760.
Such changes typically require
respondents to alter the ongoing
delivery of data under FERC–921. The
burden associated with a change varies
considerably based on the significance
of the specific change; therefore, the
estimate below is intended to reflect the
incremental burden for an average
change. Based on historical patterns,
Commission staff estimates there to be
about one and a half changes of this
nature per RTO or ISO per year.
The Commission published a 60-day
Paperwork Reduction Act Notice on
April 24, 2024 (89 FR 31197). The
public comment period ended on June
24, 2024. The Commission received no
public comments in response.
Types of Respondent: Regional
Transmission Organizations (RTOs) and
Independent System Operators (ISOs).
Estimate of Annual Burden: 2 The
Commission estimates the total annual
1 Enhancement of Electricity Market Surveillance
and Analysis through Ongoing Electronic Delivery
of Data from Regional Transmission Organizations
and Independent System Operators, Order No. 760,
77 FR 26674 (May 7, 2012).
2 ‘‘Burden’’ is 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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burden and cost for this information
collection by calculating the total hourly
cost (including both mean wages and
benefits) of three occupations 3 and then
by multiplying that total hourly cost by
the number of hours needed for each
response. Specifically, the total hourly
cost applied in this calculation is
$88.03, calculated as the sum of
Category
(benefits) = $147.24 × 12.5 percent of
the time needed for each response =
$18.405; and
• Database Administrators
(Occupation Code: 15–1242): $54.40
(base hourly wage) ÷ 70.7% (benefits) =
$76.94 × 12.5 percent of the time needed
for each response = $9.6175.
The burden estimates are as follows:
Number of
respondents
Annual
number of
responses
per
respondent
Total
number of
responses
Average burden & cost
per response
Total annual burden
hours & cost
Annual cost
per
respondent
($)
(1)
(2)
(1) * (2) = (3)
(4)
(3) * (4) = (5)
(5) ÷ (1)
Ongoing Electronic Delivery of Data.
Data Delivery Changes
Over the Year 5.
6
1
46
52 hrs.; $4,577.56 ..........
312 hrs.; $27,465.36 ......
$4,577.56
6
1
6
480 hrs.; $42,254.40 ......
2,880 hrs.; $253,526,40
42,254.40
Total .........................
6
2
12
........................................
3,192 hrs.; $280,991.76
46,831.96
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: June 25, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024–14508 Filed 7–1–24; 8:45 am]
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weighted mean hourly wages and
benefits of the following occupations:
• Computer Systems Analysts
(Occupation Code: 15–1211): $56.57
(base hourly wage) ÷ 70.7% (benefits) =
$80.01 × 75 percent of the time needed
for each response = $60.0075;
• Legal (Occupation Code: 23–0000):
$104.10 (base hourly wage) ÷ 70.7%
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3 Hourly costs (for wages and benefits) are based
on mean wage estimates by the Bureau of Labor
Statistics’ (BLS) Occupational Employment and
Wage Statistics (OEWS) program from May 2023 for
Utilities (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_
22.htm) and benefits information for private
industry workers (released March 2023) for private
industry workers (https://www.bls.gov/
news.release/ecec.nr0.htm).
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2024–0114; FRL–11809–
03–OCSPP]
1,1-Dichloroethane and 1,2Dichloroethane; Science Advisory
Committee on Chemicals (SACC) Peer
Review; Notice of SACC Meeting,
Availability of Draft Documents and
Request for Comment
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA or ‘‘Agency’’) is
announcing the availability of and
soliciting public comment on the draft
risk evaluation for 1,1-dichloroethane
and the draft human health hazard
technical support document for 1,2dichloroethane (also known as ethylene
dichloride). The draft documents were
prepared under the Toxic Substances
Control Act (TSCA) and will be
submitted to the Science Advisory
Committee on Chemicals (SACC) for
peer review. EPA is also announcing
that there will be two virtual public
meetings of the SACC: On August 27,
2024, a preparatory meeting for the
SACC to consider the scope and clarity
of the draft charge questions for the peer
review; and on September 17 through
SUMMARY:
4 Each RTO/ISO electronically submits data daily.
To match past information collection requests, we
are considering the collection of daily responses to
be a single response, except in cases of a data
delivery change.
5 The hour burden associated with a ‘‘Data
Delivery Change Over the Year’’ varies considerably
based on the significance of the specific change;
therefore, the estimate is intended to reflect the
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20, 2024, the peer review meeting for
the SACC to consider the draft
documents and public comments.
DATES:
Preparatory Public Meeting
Meeting date: August 27, 2024, 1:00
p.m. to approximately 4:00 p.m. (EDT).
Comments: Submit written comments
on the scope and clarity of the charge
questions on or before noon (12:00 p.m.
EDT) on August 23, 2024.
Registration: To request time to
present oral comments during the
preparatory meeting, you must register
by noon (12:00 p.m. EDT) on August 23,
2024. For those not making oral
comments, registration will remain open
through the end of the meeting on
August 27, 2024.
SACC Peer Review Public Meeting
Meeting dates: September 17 through
20, 2024, 10:00 a.m. to approximately
5:00 p.m. (EDT).
Comments: Submit written comments
on the draft documents on or before
September 3, 2024.
Registration: To request time to
present oral comments during the peer
review meeting, you must register by
noon, September 10, 2024. For those not
making oral comments, registration will
remain open through the end of the
meeting.
incremental burden for an average change. Based on
historical patterns, staff estimates there to be about
1.5 changes of this nature per RTO or ISO per year.
Based on our experience, we estimate that the total
time required for a single change is 320 hours, and
there are, on average, 1.5 changes annually, the
estimated total time for this category of response is
480 hours (1.5 × 320 hours).
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[FR Doc No: 2024-14508]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC24-14-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (Ferc-921); 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-921, Ongoing Electronic Delivery of Data
from Regional Transmission Organization and Independent System
Operators (OMB Control Number 1902-0257), which will be submitted to
Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due August 1,
2024.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on FERC-921 to OMB through
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission Desk Officer. Please identify the OMB control number (1902-
0257) 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.
IC24-14-000) 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.
[cir] Hand (including courier) delivery: Deliver 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 or in viewing/downloading comments and
issuances in this docket may do so at https://www.ferc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jean Sonneman may be reached by email
at [email protected] and telephone at (202) 502-6362.
Title: FERC-921, Ongoing Electronic Delivery of Data from Regional
Transmission Organizations and Independent System Operators.
OMB Control No.: 1902-0257.
Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-921 information
collection requirements with no changes to the current reporting
requirements.
Abstract: The collection of data in FERC-921 is an effort by the
Commission, implemented under Order No. 760,\1\ to detect potential
anti-competitive or manipulative behavior or ineffective market rules.
In Order No. 760, the Commission issued 18 CFR 35.28(g)(4), which
requires ongoing electronic delivery of data by each Commission-
approved Regional Transmission Organization (RTO) and Independent
System Operator (ISO). The required data include physical and virtual
offers and bids, market awards, resource outputs, marginal cost
estimates, shift factors, financial transmission rights, internal
bilateral contracts, uplift, and interchange pricing. Although
provision was made by the Commission that market monitoring units
(MMUs) may provide datasets, all data for this collection has (and is
expected to continue to) come from each RTO or ISO and not the MMUs.
Therefore, any associated burden is counted as burden on RTOs and ISOs.
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\1\ Enhancement of Electricity Market Surveillance and Analysis
through Ongoing Electronic Delivery of Data from Regional
Transmission Organizations and Independent System Operators, Order
No. 760, 77 FR 26674 (May 7, 2012).
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While the ongoing delivery of data under FERC-921 is continuous and
routine, each RTO or ISO makes sporadic changes to its individual
market with Commission approval. When those changes occur, the RTO or
ISO may need to change the data being routinely sent to the Commission
to ensure compliance with Order No. 760. Such changes typically require
respondents to alter the ongoing delivery of data under FERC-921. The
burden associated with a change varies considerably based on the
significance of the specific change; therefore, the estimate below is
intended to reflect the incremental burden for an average change. Based
on historical patterns, Commission staff estimates there to be about
one and a half changes of this nature per RTO or ISO per year.
The Commission published a 60-day Paperwork Reduction Act Notice on
April 24, 2024 (89 FR 31197). The public comment period ended on June
24, 2024. The Commission received no public comments in response.
Types of Respondent: Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs) and
Independent System Operators (ISOs).
Estimate of Annual Burden: \2\ The Commission estimates the total
annual
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burden and cost for this information collection by calculating the
total hourly cost (including both mean wages and benefits) of three
occupations \3\ and then by multiplying that total hourly cost by the
number of hours needed for each response. Specifically, the total
hourly cost applied in this calculation is $88.03, calculated as the
sum of weighted mean hourly wages and benefits of the following
occupations:
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\2\ ``Burden'' is 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\ Hourly costs (for wages and benefits) are based on mean wage
estimates by the Bureau of Labor Statistics' (BLS) Occupational
Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program from May 2023 for
Utilities (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm) and
benefits information for private industry workers (released March
2023) for private industry workers (https://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.nr0.htm).
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Computer Systems Analysts (Occupation Code: 15-1211):
$56.57 (base hourly wage) / 70.7% (benefits) = $80.01 x 75 percent of
the time needed for each response = $60.0075;
Legal (Occupation Code: 23-0000): $104.10 (base hourly
wage) / 70.7% (benefits) = $147.24 x 12.5 percent of the time needed
for each response = $18.405; and
Database Administrators (Occupation Code: 15-1242): $54.40
(base hourly wage) / 70.7% (benefits) = $76.94 x 12.5 percent of the
time needed for each response = $9.6175.
The burden estimates are as follows:
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\4\ Each RTO/ISO electronically submits data daily. To match
past information collection requests, we are considering the
collection of daily responses to be a single response, except in
cases of a data delivery change.
\5\ The hour burden associated with a ``Data Delivery Change
Over the Year'' varies considerably based on the significance of the
specific change; therefore, the estimate is intended to reflect the
incremental burden for an average change. Based on historical
patterns, staff estimates there to be about 1.5 changes of this
nature per RTO or ISO per year. Based on our experience, we estimate
that the total time required for a single change is 320 hours, and
there are, on average, 1.5 changes annually, the estimated total
time for this category of response is 480 hours (1.5 x 320 hours).
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Annual
number of Annual cost
Category Number of responses Total number Average burden & cost per Total annual burden hours per
respondents per of responses response & cost respondent ($)
respondent
(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (4)....................... (3) * (4) = (5).......... (5) / (1)
(3)
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Ongoing Electronic Delivery of Data.... 6 1 \4\ 6 52 hrs.; $4,577.56........ 312 hrs.; $27,465.36..... $4,577.56
Data Delivery Changes Over the Year \5\ 6 1 6 480 hrs.; $42,254.40...... 2,880 hrs.; $253,526,40.. 42,254.40
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Total.............................. 6 2 12 .......................... 3,192 hrs.; $280,991.76.. 46,831.96
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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: June 25, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-14508 Filed 7-1-24; 8:45 am]
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