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applicability of section 15 of the FPA,
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. 10821
is issued to the Pacific Gas & Electric
Company (PG&E), for a period effective
July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022 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 June 30, 2022, 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 Pacific Gas & Electric Company
(PG&E) is authorized to continue
operation of the Camp Far West
Transmission Line Project, until such
time as the Commission acts on its
application for a subsequent license.
Dated: July 13, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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Commission

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[Docket No. IC21–28–000]

Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–921); Comment
Request; Extension
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, Energy.
ACTION: Notice of information collection
and request for comments.
AGENCY:

In compliance with the
requirements of the Paperwork

SUMMARY:

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Reduction Act of 1995, the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission or FERC) is soliciting
public comment on the currently
approved information collection, FERC–
921 (Ongoing Electronic Delivery of
Data from Regional Transmission
Organization and Independent System
Operators).
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due August 19, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on
FERC–921 to OMB through
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain,
Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission Desk Officer. Please
identify the OMB control number
(1902–0257) in the subject line. Your
comments should be sent within 30
days of publication of this notice in the
Federal Register.
Please submit copies of your
comments (identified by Docket No.
IC21–28–000) to the Commission as
noted below. Electronic filing through
http://www.ferc.gov, is preferred.
• Electronic Filing: Documents must
be filed in acceptable native
applications and print-to-PDF, but not
in scanned or picture format.
• For those unable to file
electronically, comments may be filed
by USPS mail or by hand (including
courier) delivery.
Æ Mail via U.S. Postal Service Only:
Addressed to: Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the
Commission, 888 First Street NE,
Washington, DC 20426.
Æ Hand (including courier) delivery:
Deliver to: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue,
Rockville, MD 20852.
Instructions: OMB submissions must
be formatted and filed in accordance
with submission guidelines at
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain;
Using the search function under the
‘‘Currently Under Review field,’’ select
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission;
click ‘‘submit’’ and select ‘‘comment’’ to
the right of the subject collection.
FERC submissions must be formatted
and filed in accordance with submission
guidelines at: http://www.ferc.gov. For
user assistance, contact FERC Online
Support by email at ferconlinesupport@
ferc.gov, or by phone at: (866) 208–3676
(toll-free).
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ellen Brown may be reached by email
at [email protected] and
telephone at (202) 502–8663.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: FERC–921, Ongoing Electronic
Delivery of Data from Regional
Transmission Organization and
Independent System Operators.
OMB Control No.: 1902–0257.
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC–921 information collection
requirements with no changes to the
current reporting requirements.
Abstract: The collection of data in
FERC–921 is an effort by the
Commission, implemented under Order
No. 760,1 to detect potential anticompetitive or manipulative behavior or
ineffective market rules by requiring
Regional Transmission Organizations
(RTO) and Independent System
Operators (ISO) to electronically submit,
on a continuous basis, data relating to
physical and virtual offers and bids,
market awards, resource outputs,
marginal cost estimates, shift factors,
financial transmission rights, internal
bilateral contracts, uplift, and
interchange pricing. Although provision
was made by the Commission that
market monitoring units (MMUs) may
provide datasets, all data for this
collection has (and is expected to
continue to) come from each RTO or
ISO and not the MMUs. Therefore, any
associated burden is counted as burden
on RTO and ISO.
While the ongoing delivery of data
under FERC–921 is continuous and
routine, each RTO or ISO makes
sporadic changes to its individual
market with Commission approval.
When those changes occur, the RTO or
ISO may need to change the data being
routinely sent to the Commission to
ensure compliance with Order No. 760.
Such changes typically require
respondents to alter the ongoing
delivery of data under FERC–921. The
burden associated with a change varies
considerably based on the significance
of the specific change; therefore, the
estimate below is intended to reflect the
incremental burden for an average
change. Based on historical patterns,
staff estimates there to be about one and
a half changes of this nature per RTO or
ISO per year.
Type of Respondent: Regional
Transmission Organizations (RTO) and
Independent System Operators (ISO).
The Commission published a 60-day
Paperwork Reduction Act Notice 2 on
May 13, 2021 and no comments were
received.
1 Enhancement of Electricity Market Surveillance
and Analysis through Ongoing Electronic Delivery
of Data from Regional Transmission Organizations
and Independent System Operators, Order No. 760,
139 FERC ¶ 61,053 (2012).
2 86 FR 26220.

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• 75% of the time is spent by
Computer Systems Analysts
(Occupational Code: 15–1211) at
$67.75/hr.,
• 12.5% of the time is spent by Legal
(Occupation Code: 23–0000) at $142.25/
hr., and

Estimate of Annual Burden: 3 The
Commission estimates the total annual
burden and cost 4 for this information
collection as follows. The ongoing
electronic delivery of data requires the
following occupations (which includes
wages and benefits): 5

• 12.5% of the time is spent by
Database Administrators and Architects
(Occupational Code: 15–1245) at
$71.92/hr.,
Therefore, we use the weighted
hourly cost (for wages and benefits) of
$77.59.8

FERC–921 (ONGOING ELECTRONIC DELIVERY OF DATA FROM REGIONAL TRANSMISSION ORGANIZATIONS AND
INDEPENDENT SYSTEM OPERATORS)
Category

Number of
respondents

Annual
number of
responses per
respondent

Total number
of responses

Average annual burden
& cost per response

Total average annual
burden hours & cost

Annual
cost per
respondent
($)

(1)

(2)

(1) * (2) = (3)

(4)

(3) * (4) = (5)

(5) ÷ (1)

Ongoing electronic delivery of data .....
Data Delivery Changes over the year

6
6

1
1

66
76

52 hrs.; $4,034.68 ............
480 hrs.; $37,243.20 ........

312 hrs.; $24,208.08 ........
2,880 hrs.; $223,459.20 ...

$4,034.68
37,243.20

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

6

2

12

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

3,192 hrs.; $247,667.28 ...

41,277.88

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: July 13, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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3 ‘‘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.
4 Costs (for wages and benefits) are based on the
mean wage estimate by the Bureau of Labor
Statistics’ (BLS) Occupational Employment and
Wage Statistics (OEWS) program from May 2020
(https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm.)
and benefits information, accounting for 70.3% of
average employment (released March 2021) for

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On June 28, 2019, Cornell University,
licensee for the Cornell University
Hydroelectric Project No.3251, filed an
Application for a Subsequent License
pursuant to the Federal Power Act
(FPA) and the Commission’s regulations
thereunder. The Cornell University
Hydroelectric Project is located on Fall
Creek within the Cornell University
campus in the City of Ithaca, Tompkins
County, New York.
The license for Project No. 3251 was
issued for a period ending June 30,
2021. 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(s)
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,

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. 3251
is issued to Cornell University for a
period effective July 1, 2021 through
June 30, 2022 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 June 30, 2022, 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

private industry workers (https://www.bls.gov/
news.release/ecec.nr0.htm). We estimate the total
time required per change to be 320 hours. Because
a response encompasses one year where there are,
on average, 1.5 changes, the total time per response
is 480 hours (1.5 × 320 hours).
5 The loaded hourly wage for each occupation is
as follows:
• Computer Systems Analysts: $47.63 (base
hourly wage) ÷ 70.3% (benefits) = $67.75.
• Legal: $100 (base hourly wage) ÷ 70.3%
(benefits) = $142.25.
• Database Administrators and Architects: $50.65
(base hourly wage) ÷ 70.3% (benefits) = $71.92.

6 Each RTO/ISO electronically submits data daily.
To match with past filings, we are considering the
collection of daily responses to be a single response.
7 Each RTO/ISO is estimated to make one and a
half changes yearly. To be consistent with the
formulation that the submissions over the course of
a year constitute a single response, for the purpose
of this calculation, we are assuming that each
response requires one and a half changes over the
course of the year and estimating burden
accordingly.
8 The rounded weighted hourly cost breakdown
includes: [(0.75 * $67.75) + (0.125 * $142.25) +
(0.125 * $71.92)] = $77.59.

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 3251–000]

Cornell University; Notice of
Authorization for Continued Project
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