[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 21 (Thursday, January 31, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 700-701]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-00535]


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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, DOE.

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).

DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due April 1, 2019.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments (identified by 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 
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 Respondents: Electric utilities, principally.

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    Estimate of Annual Burden: \4\ The Commission estimates the total 
Public Reporting Burden and cost for this information collection as 
follows:
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    \4\ 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, refer to Title 5 Code of Federal Regulations 1320.3.

   FERC-912 (IC19-10-000)--Cogeneration and Small Power Production, PURPA Section 210(m) Regulations for Termination or Reinstatement of Obligation To
                                                                    Purchase or Sell
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                                                                                                              Average
                                                                                                           burden hours    Total annual
                                                             Number of       Number of     Total number      & average    burden hours &     Cost per
                                                            respondents    responses per   of responses      cost per      total annual   respondent ($)
                                                                            respondent                     response ($)      cost ($)
                                                                                                                \5\
                                                                     (1)             (2)     (1) x (2) =             (4)     (3) x (4) =     (5) / (1) =
                                                                                                     (3)                             (5)             (6)
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Termination of obligation to purchase...................               7               1               7              12              84            $864
                                                                                                                    $864          $6,048
Reinstatement of obligations to purchase................               0               0               0               0               0               0
                                                                                                                      $0              $0
Termination of obligation to sell.......................               2               1               2               8              16             576
                                                                                                                    $576          $1,152
Reinstatement of obligation to sell.....................               0               0               0               0               0               0
                                                                                                                      $0              $0
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    Total...............................................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............             100           1,440
                                                                                                                                  $7,200
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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.
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    \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.

    Dated: December 31, 2018.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-00535 Filed 1-30-19; 8:45 am]
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