FERC-915 60-day notice (Published)

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission

Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission

requirements with no changes to the
current record retention requirements.

[Docket No. IC19–7–000]
[Project No. 2576–185]

FirstLight Hydro Generating Company;
FirstLight CT Housatonic LLC; Notice
of Comment Period Extension
On January 3, 2019, the Commission
issued a notice setting February 2, 2019,
as the end of the formal period to file
comments, motions to intervene, and
protests on the transfer of license
application for the Housatonic River
Hydroelectric Project No. 2576. Due to
the funding lapse at certain federal
agencies between December 22, 2018
and January 25, 2019, the Commission
is extending the comment period until
February 25, 2019.
Dated: February 11, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019–02712 Filed 2–19–19; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 13212–005]

Kenai Hydro, LLC; Notice of Comment
Period Extension
On December 6, 2018, the
Commission issued a letter extending
the comment period for comments on
the draft EIS for the proposed Grant
Lake Hydroelectric Project (P–13212–
005) to January 9, 2019. Due to the
funding lapse at certain federal agencies
between December 22, 2018 and January
25, 2019, the Commission is extending
this comment period until March 1,
2019.
Dated: February 11, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019–02704 Filed 2–19–19; 8:45 am]
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Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–915); Comment
Request; Extension
February 11, 2019.

Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of proposed 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 approved
information collection, FERC–915
(Public Utility Market-Based Rate
Authorization Holders—Records
Retention Requirements)
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due by April 22, 2019.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
(identified by Docket No. IC19–7–000)
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/submissionguide.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/docsfiling/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–915, Public Utility
Market-Based Rate Authorization
Holders—Records Retention
Requirements.
OMB Control No. 1902–0250.
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC–915 information collection
SUMMARY:

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Abstract: In accordance with the
Federal Power Act, the Department of
Energy Organization Act (DOE Act), and
the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct
2005), the Commission regulates the
transmission and wholesale sales of
electricity in interstate commerce,
monitors and investigates energy
markets, uses civil penalties and other
means against energy organizations and
individuals who violate FERC rules in
the energy markets, administers
accounting and financial reporting
regulations, and oversees conduct of
regulated companies.
The Commission imposes the FERC–
915 record retention requirements, in 18
CFR 35.41(d), on applicable sellers to
retain, for a period of five years, all data
and information upon which they bill
the prices charged for ‘‘electric energy
or electric energy products it sold
pursuant to Seller’s market-based rate
tariff, and the prices it reported for use
in price indices.’’
The record retention period of five
years is necessary due to the importance
of records related to any investigation of
possible wrongdoing and related to
assuring compliance with the codes of
conduct and the integrity of the market.
The requirement is necessary to ensure
consistency with the rule prohibiting
market manipulation (adopted in Order
No. 670) and the generally applicable
five-year statute of limitations where the
Commission seeks civil penalties for
violations of the anti-manipulation rules
or other rules, regulations, or orders to
which the price data may be relevant.
Type of Respondent: Public Utility
Market-Based Rate Authorization
Holders.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 1 The
Commission estimates the annual public
reporting burden and cost 2 (rounded)
for the information collection as
follows:
1 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.
2 The estimated hourly cost (for wages plus
benefits) provided in this section are based on the
figures posted by the Bureau of Labor Statistics
(BLS) for the Utilities section available (at https://
www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm) and
benefits information (for December 2017, issued
March 20, 2018, at https://www.bls.gov/
news.release/ecec.nr0.htm). The hourly estimates
for salary plus benefits are:
File Clerk (Occupation code: 43–4071), $33.39 an
hour. We are rounding the hourly cost to $33.00.

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FERC–915, PUBLIC UTILITY MARKET-BASED RATE AUTHORIZATION HOLDERS—RECORDS RETENTION REQUIREMENTS
FERC
requirement

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)

FERC–915 .........................

2,510

1

2,510

1 hr.; $33.00

2,510 hrs.;
$82,830

$33.00

Total ...........................

..................................................

..............................

2,510

..............................

2,510 hrs.;
$82,830

..............................

In addition, there are records storage
costs. For all respondents, we estimate
a total of 65,000 cu. ft. of records in offsite storage. Based on an approximate
storage cost of $0.24 per cubic foot, we
estimate total storage cost to be
$15,600.00 (or $6.22 annually per
respondent. The total annual cost for all
respondents (burden cost plus off-site
storage) is $98,430.00 (or $82,830 +
$15,600); the average total annual cost
per respondent is $39.22 ($6.22 +
$33.00).
Dated: February 11, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019–02713 Filed 2–19–19; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 190–000]

Moon Lake Electric Association, Inc.;
Notice of Authorization for Continued
Project Operation
On January 31, 2017, Moon Lake
Electric Association, Inc. licensee for
the Uintah Hydroelectric Project, filed
an Application for a New License
pursuant to the Federal Power Act
(FPA) and the Commission’s regulations
thereunder. The Uintah Hydroelectric
Project is located near the Town of
Neola, Duchesne County, Utah and
diverts water from the Uintah River as
well as Big Springs Creek and Pole
Creek.
The license for Project No. 190 was
issued for a period ending January 31,
2019. Section 15(a)(1) of the FPA, 16
U.S.C. 808(a)(1), requires the
Commission, at the expiration of a
license term, to issue from year-to-year
an annual license to the then licensee
under the terms and conditions of the
prior license until a new license is
issued, or the project is otherwise
disposed of as provided in section 15 or
any other applicable section of the FPA.
If the project’s prior license waived the
applicability of section 15 of the FPA,

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then, based on section 9(b) of the
Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C.
558(c), and as set forth at 18 CFR
16.21(a), if the licensee of such project
has filed an application for a subsequent
license, the licensee may continue to
operate the project in accordance with
the terms and conditions of the license
after the minor or minor part license
expires, until the Commission acts on
its application. If the licensee of such a
project has not filed an application for
a subsequent license, then it may be
required, pursuant to 18 CFR 16.21(b),
to continue project operations until the
Commission issues someone else a
license for the project or otherwise
orders disposition of the project.
If the project is subject to section 15
of the FPA, notice is hereby given that
an annual license for Project No. 190 is
issued to the licensee for a period
effective February 1, 2019 through
January 31, 2020, or until the issuance
of a new license for the project or other
disposition under the FPA, whichever
comes first. If issuance of a new license
(or other disposition) does not take
place on or before January 31, 2020,
notice is hereby given that, pursuant to
18 CFR 16.18(c), an annual license
under section 15(a)(1) of the FPA is
renewed automatically without further
order or notice by the Commission,
unless the Commission orders
otherwise.
If the project is not subject to section
15 of the FPA, notice is hereby given
that the licensee, Moon Lake Electric
Association, Inc. is authorized to
continue operation of the Uintah
Hydroelectric Project until such time as
the Commission acts on its application
for a subsequent license.
Dated: February 13, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 2662–034]

FirstLight Hydro Generating Company,
FirstLight CT Hydro LLC; Notice of
Comment Period Extension
On January 3, 2019, the Commission
issued a notice setting February 2, 2019,
as the end of the formal period to file
comments, motions to intervene, and
protests on the transfer of license
application for the Scotland
Hydroelectric Project No. 2662. Due to
the funding lapse at certain federal
agencies between December 22, 2018
and January 25, 2019, the Commission
is extending the comment period until
February 25, 2019.
Dated: February 11, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019–02715 Filed 2–19–19; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. AC19–67–000]

National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation;
Notice of Filing
Take notice that on February 7, 2019,
National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation
filed a request for approval to use
Account 439, authorized by the
Financial Accounting Standards Board.
Any person desiring to intervene or to
protest this filing must file in
accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of
the Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214).
Protests will be considered by the
Commission in determining the
appropriate action to be taken, but will
not serve to make protestants parties to
the proceeding. Any person wishing to
become a party must file a notice of
intervention or motion to intervene, as
appropriate. Such notices, motions, or

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