30 Day Notice (Published)

Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 135 / Friday, July 15, 2022 / Notices
website at: www.whitehouse.gov/
PCAST/meetings.
Minutes: Minutes will be available
within 45 days at: www.whitehouse.gov/
PCAST/meetings.
Signed in Washington, DC, on July 12,
2022.
LaTanya Butler,
Deputy Committee Management Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC22–13–000]

Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–914) Comment
Request; Extension
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of information
collections 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 currently
approved information collection, FERC–
914 (Cogeneration and Small Power
Production—Tariff Filings), which will
be submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review.
DATES: Comments on collections of
information are due August 15, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on
FERC–914 (IC22–13–000) to OMB
through www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain, Attention: Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission Desk Officer.
Please identify the OMB Control
Number 1902–0231 (Cogeneration and
Small Power Production—Tariff Filings)
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.
IC22–13–000) 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

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Commission, Secretary of the
Commission, 888 First Street NE,
Washington, DC 20426.
Æ Hand (including courier) delivery
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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC–914, Cogeneration and
Small Power Production—Tariff Filings.
OMB Control No.: 1902–0231.
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC–914 information collection
requirements with no changes to the
current reporting requirements.
Abstract: The Commission published
a 60-day notice in the Federal Register
on May 2, 2022.1 The Commission
received no comments. Section 205(c) of
the Federal Power Act (FPA) (16 U.S.C.
824d(c)) and 18 CFR 292 require that
every public utility have all its
jurisdictional rates and tariffs on file
with the Commission and make them
available for public inspection, within
such time and in such form as the
Commission designates. Section 205(d)
of the FPA (16 U.S.C. 824d(d)) requires
that every public utility must provide
notice to the Commission and the public
of any changes to its jurisdictional rates
and tariffs, file such changes with the
Commission, and make them available
for public inspection as directed by the
Commission. In addition, FPA section
206 (16 U.S.C. 82e) requires the
Commission, upon complaint or its own
motion, to modify existing rates or
services that are found to be unjust,
1 Federal Register citation: 87 FR 25634: https://
www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/05/02/
2022-09347/commission-information-collectionactivities-ferc-914-comment-request-extension.

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unreasonable, unduly discriminatory, or
preferential. FPA section 207 (16 U.S.C.
824f) requires the Commission upon
complaint by a state commission and a
finding of insufficient interstate service,
to order the rendering of adequate
interstate service by public utilities, the
rates for which would be filed in
accordance with FPA sections 205 and
206.
In Order Nos. 671 and 671–A,2 the
Commission revised its regulations that
govern qualifying small power
production and cogeneration facilities.
The Commission eliminated certain
exemptions from rate regulation that
were previously available to qualifying
facilities (QFs). New QFs may need to
make tariff filings if they do not meet
the exemption requirements.
FERC implemented the Congressional
mandate of the Energy Policy Act of
2005 (EPAct 2005) to establish criteria
for new qualifying cogeneration
facilities by: (1) amending the
exemptions available to qualifying
facilities from the FPA and from Public
Utility Holding Company Act (PUHCA)
[resulting in the burden imposed by
FERC–914, the subject of this notice]; (2)
ensuring that these facilities are using
their thermal output in a productive and
beneficial manner; that the electrical,
thermal, chemical and mechanical
output of new qualifying cogeneration
facilities is used fundamentally for
commercial, residential or industrial
purposes; and there is continuing
progress in the development of efficient
electric energy generating technology;
(3) amending the FERC Form No. 556 3
to reflect the criteria for new
cogeneration QFs; and (4) eliminating
ownership limitations for cogeneration
and small power production QFs. The
Commission satisfied the statutory
mandate and its continuing obligation to
review its policies encouraging
cogeneration and small power
production, energy conservation,
efficient use of facilities and resources
by electric utilities, and equitable rates
for energy customers.
Type of Respondents: New QFs and
small power producers that do not meet
Commission exemption criteria.
2 Revised Regulations Governing Small Power
Production and Cogeneration Facilities, Order No.
671, 71 FR 7852 (2/15/2006), FERC Stats. & Regs.
¶ 31,203 (2006); and Revised Regulations Governing
Small Power Production and Cogeneration
Facilities, Order 671–A, 71 FR 30585 (5/30/2006),
in Docket No. RM05–36.
3 The FERC Form 556 (Certification of Qualifying
Facility (QF) Status for a Small Power Production
or Cogeneration Facility) is cleared separately as
OMB Control No. 1902–0075 and is not a subject
of this notice.

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Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 135 / Friday, July 15, 2022 / Notices

Estimate of Annual Burden: 4 The
Commission estimates the annual public

reporting burden and cost 5 for the
information collection as:

FERC–914—COGENERATION AND SMALL POWER PRODUCTION—TARIFF FILINGS
Number of
respondents

Annual
number of
responses per
respondent

Total
number of
responses

Average
burden hours
& cost
($) per response

Total
annual
burden hours
& total
annual cost
($)

Cost per
respondent
($)

(1)

(2)

(1) * (2) = (3)

(4)

(3) * (4) = (5)

(5) ÷ (1)

FPA Section 205 Filings ...............................
Electric Quarterly Reports ............................
Change of Status ..........................................

40
35
10

1
4
1

40
140
10

185 hrs.; $16,095 .....
6 hrs.; $522 ..............
3 hrs.; $261 ..............

7,400 hrs.; $643,800
840 hrs,; $73,080 .....
30 hrs.; $2,610 .........

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

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

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

190

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

8,270 hrs.; $719,490

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 11, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket Nos. AD22–11–000, AD21–9–000]

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Office of Public Participation
Fundamentals for Participating in
FERC Matters; Notice of Virtual
Workshop: Workshop on Filing
Comments
Take notice that the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (Commission)
staff, will convene, in the abovereferenced proceeding, a virtual
workshop on August 30, 2022, from 2:00
p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Eastern time, to
discuss how members of the public
including consumers and consumer
advocates can file comments on the
record using FERC’s eFiling and
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resources expended by persons to generate,
maintain, retain, disclose, or provide information to
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eComment online applications. The
workshop will be held remotely.
The workshop will include video
demonstrations of steps involved in
filing a comment, followed by a
presentation of useful tips for using the
Commission’s online applications and a
question-and-answer portion of the
workshop. The workshop will provide
information on the commenting process
to facilitate increased public
participation in Commission processes
and decision-making.
The workshop will be open for the
public to attend, and there is no fee for
attendance. Further details on the
agenda, can be found on the FERC’s
Office of Public Participation website.
Information on this technical workshop
will also be posted on the Calendar of
Events on the Commission’s website,
www.ferc.gov, prior to the event.
The workshop will be accessible
under section 508 of the Rehabilitation
Act of 1973. For accessibility
accommodations, please send an email
to [email protected] or call toll free
1–866–208–3372 (voice) or 202–502–
8659 (TTY)or send a FAX to 202–208–
2106 with the required
accommodations.
For more information about the
workshop, please contact Yewande
Bayly of the Commission’s Office of
Public Participation at 202–502–6595 or
send an email to [email protected].
Dated: July 11, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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is included in the information collection burden,
refer to 5 Code of Federal Regulations 1320.3.
5 FERC staff estimates that industry costs for
salary plus benefits are similar to Commission

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$16,095
2,088
261
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. CP22–468–000]

Trailblazer Pipeline Company, LLC,
Rockies Express Pipeline, LLC; Notice
of Scoping Period Requesting
Comments on Environmental Issues
for the Proposed Trailblazer
Conversion Project
The staff of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) will prepare an
environmental document, that will
discuss the environmental impacts of
the Trailblazer Conversion Project
(Project) involving abandonment inplace, construction, and operation of
facilities by Trailblazer Pipeline
Company, LLC (TPC) and Rockies
Express Pipeline, LLC (REX) in Weld,
Logan, and Sedgwick Counties,
Colorado; and Kimball, Franklin,
Webster, Jefferson, Perkins, Lincoln,
Kearney, Fillmore, Adams, and Saline
Counties, Nebraska. The Commission
will use this environmental document
in its decision-making process to
determine whether the project is in the
public convenience and necessity.
This notice announces the opening of
the scoping process the Commission
will use to gather input from the public
and interested agencies regarding the
project. As part of the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
review process, the Commission takes
into account concerns the public may
have about proposals and the
environmental impacts that could result
from its action whenever it considers
the issuance of a Certificate of Public
Convenience and Necessity to construct
and an authorization to abandon gas
costs. The cost figure is the FY2021 FERC average
annual salary plus benefits ($180,702/year or $87/
hour).

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