[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 163 (Monday, August 24, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51252-51253]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-20855]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. IC15-13-000]


Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-912); Comment 
Request; Extension

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of information collection and request for comments.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A), the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission (Commission or FERC) is soliciting public comment on the 
currently approved information collection, FERC-912, Cogeneration and 
Small Power Production, PURPA Section 210(m) Regulations for 
Termination or Reinstatement of Obligation to Purchase or Sell.

DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due October 23, 
2015.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments (identified by Docket No. [IC15-13-
000]) by either of the following methods:
     eFiling at Commission's Web site: 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/resources/guides/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 at (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], by telephone at (202) 502-8663, and by fax at 
(202) 273-0873.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: FERC-912, Cogeneration and Small Power Production, PURPA 
Section 210(m) Regulations for Termination or Reinstatement of 
Obligation to Purchase or Sell.
    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 
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:
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \1\ Public Law 109-58, 119 Stat. 594 (2005).
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

     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
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \2\ Contained within 18 CFR 292.310 and 292.312.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

     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\
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \3\ Contained within 18 CFR 292.311 and 292.313.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Type of Respondents: Electric utilities, principally.
    Estimate of Annual Burden: \4\ The Commission estimates the total 
Public Reporting Burden for this information collection as:
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \4\ The Commission defines burden 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, reference 5 Code of Federal 
Regulations 1320.3.

 FERC-912--Cogeneration and Small Power Production, PURPA Section 210(m) Regulations for Termination or Reinstatement of Obligation To Purchase or Sell
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                          Annual  number                      Average      Total annual
                                                             Number of     of  responses   Total number     burden and     burden hours      Cost per
                                                            respondents         per        of responses      cost per        and total    respondent ($)
                                                                            respondent                     response \5\     annual cost
                                                                     (1)             (2)     (1) * (2) =             (4)     (3) * (4) =       (5) / (1)
                                                                                                     (3)                             (5)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Termination of obligation to purchase...................               5               1               5        12, $864      60, $4,320            $864

[[Page 51253]]

 
Reinstatement of obligations to purchase................               0               0               0           0, $0           0, $0               0
Termination of obligation to sell.......................               0               0               0           0, $0           0, $0               0
Reinstatement of obligation to sell.....................               0               0               0           0, $0           0, $0               0
                                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total...............................................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............      60, $4,320             864
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
\5\ The estimates for cost per response are derived using the following formula: Average Burden Hours per Response * $72.00 per Hour = Average Cost per
  Response. The hourly cost figure comes from the FERC average salary ($149,489/year). Commission staff believes the FERC average salary to be
  representative wage for industry respondents.

    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: August 18, 2015.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-20855 Filed 8-21-15; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P