[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 68 (Tuesday, April 9, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14104-14105]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-06975]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. IC19-10-000]


Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-912); 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-912 (PURPA Section 210(m) Notification 
Requirements Applicable to Cogeneration and Small Power Production 
Facilities) and submitting the information collection to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review. Any interested person may file 
comments directly with OMB and should address a copy of those comments 
to the Commission as explained below. On January 31, 2019, the 
Commission published a Notice in the Federal Register in Docket No. 
IC19-10-000 requesting public comments. The Commission received no 
public comments and is noting that in the related submittal to OMB.

DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due May 9, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB, identified by OMB Control No. 1902-
0225, should be sent via email to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs: [email protected]. Attention: Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission Desk Officer.
    A copy of the comments should also be sent to the Commission, in 
Docket No. IC19-10-000, by either of the following methods:
     eFiling at Commission's Website: http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp.
     Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, Secretary of the Commission, 888 First Street NE, 
Washington, DC 20426.
    Instructions: All submissions must be formatted and filed in 
accordance with submission guidelines at: http://www.ferc.gov/help/submission-guide.asp. For user assistance, contact FERC Online Support 
by email at [email protected], or by phone at: (866) 208-3676 
(toll-free), or (202) 502-8659 for TTY.
    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 http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/docs-filing.asp.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Brown may be reached by email at 
[email protected], telephone at (202) 502-8663, and fax at (202) 
273-0873.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: FERC-912, PURPA Section 210(m) Notification Requirements 
Applicable to Cogeneration and Small Power Production Facilities.
    OMB Control No.: 1902-0237.
    Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-912 information 
collection requirements with no changes to the current reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements.
    Abstract: On 8/8/2005, the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct 2005) 
\1\ was signed into law. Section 1253(a) of EPAct 2005 amends Section 
210 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA) by 
adding subsection ``(m),'' that provides, based on a specified showing, 
for the termination and subsequent reinstatement of an electric 
utility's obligation to purchase from, and sell energy and capacity to, 
qualifying facilities (QFs). 18 CFR 292.309-292.313 are the 
implementing regulations, and provide procedures for:
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    \1\ Public Law 109-58, 119 Stat. 594 (2005).
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     An electric utility to file an application for the 
termination of its obligation to purchase energy and capacity from, or 
sell to, a QF; \2\ and
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    \2\ 18 CFR 292.310 and 292.312.
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     An affected entity or person to subsequently apply to the 
Commission for an order reinstating the electric utility's obligation 
to purchase energy and capacity from, or sell to, a QF.\3\
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    \3\ 18 CFR 292.311 and 292.313.
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    Type of Respondent: Electric utilities, principally.

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    Estimate of Annual Burden: \4\ The Commission estimates the annual 
burden and cost, as follows.\5\
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    \4\ ``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 Title 5 Code of Federal Regulations 1320.3.
    \5\ The Commission staff believes the FERC FTE (full-time 
equivalent) average salary plus benefits is representative of wages 
for the industry respondents. The FERC 2018 average salary plus 
benefits for one FERC FTE is $164,820/year (or $79.00/hour). (This 
is an update to the cost figures used in the 60-day Notice.)

                FERC-912, PURPA Section 210(m) Notification Requirements Applicable to Cogeneration and Small Power Production Facilities
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                                                       Number of                      Average burden hrs. &                                  Cost per
                                       Number of     responses per   Total number        average cost per       Total annual burden hrs.    respondent
                                      respondents     respondent     of responses         response  ($)         & total annual cost ($)         ($)
                                               (1)             (2)     (1) x (2) =  (4)......................  (3) x (4) = (5)..........     (5) / (1) =
                                                                               (3)                                                                   (6)
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Termination of obligation to                     7               1               7  12 hrs.; $948............  84 hrs.; $6,636..........            $948
 purchase.
Reinstatement of obligations to                  0               0               0  0 hrs.; $0...............  0 hrs.; $0...............               0
 purchase.
Termination of obligation to sell.               2               1               2  8 hrs.; $632.............  16 hrs.; $1,264..........             632
Reinstatement of obligation to                   0               0               0  0 hrs.; $0...............  0 hrs.; $0...............               0
 sell.
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    Total.........................  ..............  ..............  ..............  .........................  100 hrs.; $7,900.........           1,580
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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: April 3, 2019.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-06975 Filed 4-8-19; 8:45 am]
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