[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 205 (Tuesday, October 23, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 53464]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-23112]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC19-1-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (FRC-732); 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-732, (Electric Rate Schedules and Tariffs:
Long-Term Firm Transmission Rights in Organized Electricity Markets).
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due December 24,
2018.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments (identified by Docket No. IC19-1-
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-732, Electric Rate Schedules and Tariffs: Long-Term
Firm Transmission Rights in Organized Electricity Markets.
OMB Control No.: 1902-0245.
Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-732 information
collection requirement with no changes to the current reporting
requirements.
Abstract: 18 CFR part 42 provides the reporting requirements of
FERC-732 as they pertain to long-term transmission rights. To implement
section 1233 \1\ of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct 2005), \2\ the
Commission requires each transmission organization that is a public
utility with one or more organized electricity markets to make
available long-term firm transmission rights that satisfy each of the
Commission's guidelines.\3\
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\1\ 16 U.S.C. 824.
\2\ 6 U.S.C. 824Q.
\3\ 18 CFR 42.1(d).
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The FERC-732 regulations require that transmission organizations
(that are public utilities with one or more organized electricity
markets) choose one of two ways to file:
File tariff sheets making long-term firm transmission
rights available that are consistent with each of the guidelines
established by FERC.
File an explanation describing how their existing tariffs
already provide long-term firm transmission rights that are consistent
with the guidelines.
Additionally, the Commission requires each transmission organization to
make its transmission planning and expansion procedures and plans
available to the public.
FERC-732 enables the Commission to exercise its wholesale electric
rate and electric power transmission oversight and enforcement
responsibilities in accordance with the FPA, the Department of Energy
Organization Act (DOE Act), and EPAct 2005.
Type of Respondents: Public utility with one or more organized
electricity markets.
Estimate of Annual Burden: \4\ The Commission estimates the total
burden and cost \5\ for this information collection as follows.
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\4\ 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 1320.3.
\5\ FERC staff estimates that industry costs for salary plus
benefits are similar to Commission costs. The cost figure is the
FY2018 FERC average annual salary plus benefits ($164,820/year or
$79/hour).
FERC-732, Electric Rate Schedules and Tariffs--Long-Term Firm Transmission Rights in Organized Electricity
Markets
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Total annual
Number of Annual number Total number burden hours & Cost per
respondents of responses of responses total annual respondent ($)
per respondent cost
(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (3) * (4) * (5). (5) / (1)
(3)
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Public utility with one or 1 1 1 1,180 hrs.; $93,220
more organized electricity $93,220.
markets.
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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: October 17, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-23112 Filed 10-22-18; 8:45 am]
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