60-day notice (published)

Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 153 / Thursday, August 8, 2024 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC24–26–000]

Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–585); Comment
Request; Extension
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of 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 currently
approved information collection, FERC–
585 (Reporting of Electric Energy
Shortages and Contingency Plans Under
PURPA Section 206).
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due October 7, 2024.
ADDRESSES: You may submit copies of
your comments (identified by Docket
No. IC24–26–000) by one of the
following methods:
Electronic filing through https://
www.ferc.gov, is preferred.
• Electronic Filing: Documents must
be filed in acceptable native
applications and print-to-PDF, not in
scanned or picture format.
• For those unable to file
electronically, comments may be filed
by USPS mail or by other delivery
methods:
Æ Mail via U.S. Postal Service Only:
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
Secretary of the Commission, 888 First
Street NE, Washington, DC 20426.
Æ All other delivery services: Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, Office
of the Secretary, 12225 Wilkins Avenue,
Rockville, MD 20852.
Instructions: All submissions must be
formatted and filed in accordance with
submission guidelines at: https://
www.ferc.gov. For user assistance,
contact FERC Online Support by email
at [email protected], or by
phone at (866) 208–3676 (toll-free).
Docket: Users interested in receiving
automatic notification of activity in this

lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1

SUMMARY:

VerDate Sep<11>2014

17:24 Aug 07, 2024

Jkt 262001

docket or in viewing/downloading
comments and issuances in this docket
may do so at https://www.ferc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jean
Sonneman may be reached by email at
[email protected], telephone at
(202) 502–6362.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC–585 (Reporting of Electric
Energy Shortages and Contingency
Plans Under PURPA 1 Section 206).
OMB Control No.: 1902–0138.
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC–585 information collection
requirements with no changes to the
current reporting requirements.
Abstract: The Commission uses the
information collected under the
requirements of FERC–585 to
implement the statutory provisions of
Section 206 of PURPA. Section 206 of
PURPA amended the Federal Power Act
(FPA) by adding a new subsection (g) to
section 202, under which the
Commission, by rule, was to require
each public utility to report to the
Commission and any appropriate state
regulatory authority:
• any anticipated shortages of electric
energy or capacity which would affect
the utility’s capability to serve its
wholesale customers; and
• a contingency plan that would
outline what circumstances might give
rise to such occurrences.
• In Order No. 575,2 the Commission
modified the reporting requirements in
18 CFR 294.101(b) to provide that, if a
public utility includes in its rates
schedule, provisions that during electric
energy and capacity shortages:
Æ it will treat firm power wholesale
customers without undue
discrimination or preference; and
Æ it will report any modifications to
its contingency plan for accommodating
shortages within 15 days to the
appropriate state regulatory agency and
to the affected wholesale customers,
then the utility need not file with the
Commission an additional statement of
contingency plan for accommodating
such shortages.
1 PURPA = Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act
of 1979 (Pub. L. 95–617, 92 Stat. 3117), enacted 11/
9/1978.
2 Final Rule in Docket RM92–12–000, issued on
1/13/1995.

PO 00000

Frm 00044

Fmt 4703

Sfmt 4703

64909

This revision changed the reporting
mechanism, specifically the public
utility’s contingency plan would be in
its filed rate rather than in a separate
document. In Order No. 659,3 the
Commission modified the reporting
requirements in 18 CFR 294.101(e) to
provide that public utilities must
comply with the requirements to report
shortages and anticipated shortages by
submitting this information
electronically using the Office of
Electric Reliability’s alert system at
[email protected] in lieu of
submitting an original and two copies to
the Secretary of the Commission. The
Commission uses the information to
evaluate and formulate an appropriate
option for action in the event an
unanticipated shortage is reported and/
or materializes. Without this
information, the Commission and State
agencies would be unable to:
• examine and approve or modify
utility actions;
• prepare a response to anticipated
disruptions in electric energy; and/or
• ensure equitable treatment of all
public utility customers under the
shortage situation.
The Commission implements these
filing requirements in the Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) under 18 CFR
part 294.101.
Type of Respondents: Public Utilities.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 4 The
Commission estimates the annual public
reporting burden for the information
collection as:

3 Final Rule in Docket RM05–19–000, issued on
5/27/2005.
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.

E:\FR\FM\08AUN1.SGM

08AUN1

64910

Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 153 / Thursday, August 8, 2024 / Notices
FERC–585
[Reporting of electric shortages and contingency plans under PURPA Section 206]
Number of
respondents

Annual
number of
responses per
respondent

Total
number of
responses

Average burden
& cost per
response 5

Total annual
burden hours &
total annual
cost

Cost per
respondent
($)

(1)

(2)

(1) * (2) = (3)

(4)

(3) * (4) = (5)

(5) ÷ (1)

Contingency Plan ................................................
Capacity Shortage ...............................................

1
1

1
1

1
1

1 hrs.; $100.00 .....
1 hrs.; $100.00 .....

1 hrs.; $100.00 .....
1 hrs.; $100.00 .....

$100.00
100.00

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

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

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

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

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

2 hrs.; $200.00 .....

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

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.

Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

[Docket No. PF23–2–000]

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 1494–405]

Grand River Dam Authority; Notice of
Effectiveness of Withdrawal of
Application for Amendment of License
On May 24, 2018, Grand River Dam
Authority, licensee for the Pensacola
Hydroelectric Project No. 1494, filed an
application for a non-capacity
amendment for the Coal Creek Wildlife
Management Area in compliance with
the requirements of Article 411 of the
Pensacola Project license 1 and the 2003
Fish and Waterfowl Habitat

lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1

[FR Doc. 2024–17538 Filed 8–7–24; 8:45 am]

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[FR Doc. 2024–17491 Filed 8–7–24; 8:45 am]

5 The estimates for cost per response are derived
using the following formula: Average Burden Hours
per Response * 100.00 per Hour = Average Cost per
Response. This is Based upon FERC’s 2024 FTE
average salary plus benefits. Commission staff
believes that any industry effort applied to FERC–
585 would be compensated similarly to FERC’s
average salary.
1 Grand River Dam Auth., 59 FERC ¶ 62,073
(1992) (License Order). Article 411 was added in a
1996 amendment order. See Grand River Dam
Auth., 77 FERC ¶ 61,251 (1996).

17:24 Aug 07, 2024

Dated: August 1, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

Dated: August 1, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.

VerDate Sep<11>2014

Management Plan for the project.2 On
July 15, 2024, the licensee filed a notice
withdrawing the amendment
application.
No motion in opposition to the notice
of withdrawal has been filed, and the
Commission has taken no action to
disallow it. Accordingly, pursuant to
Rule 216(b) of the Commission’s Rules
of Practice and Procedure,3 the
withdrawal of the application became
effective on July 30, 2024.

Jkt 262001

Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC, Sabine
Pass Liquefaction Stage V, LLC,
Sabine Crossing, LLC; Notice of
Scoping Period Requesting Comments
on Environmental Issues for the
Planned Sabine Pass Stage 5
Expansion Project, and Notice of
Public Scoping Session
The staff of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) will prepare an
environmental document that will
discuss the environmental impacts of
the Sabine Pass Stage 5 Expansion
Project involving construction and
operation of facilities by Sabine Pass
Liquefaction, LLC and Sabine Pass
Liquefaction Stage V, LLC (collectively,
Sabine Pass), and Sabine Crossing, LLC
(Sabine Crossing) in Cameron Parish,
Louisiana, and Liberty, Jefferson, and
Chambers Counties, Texas. The
Commission will use this environmental
document in its decision-making
process to determine whether the
2 Grand River Dam Auth., 103 FERC ¶ 62,102
(2003).
3 18 CFR 385.216(b) (2023).

PO 00000

Frm 00045

Fmt 4703

Sfmt 4703

planned pipeline project is in the public
convenience and necessity and if the
planned liquid natural gas facility
expansion is in the public interest.
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 and
authorization. This gathering of public
input is referred to as ‘‘scoping.’’ The
main goal of the scoping process is to
focus the analysis in the environmental
document on the important
environmental issues. Additional
information about the Commission’s
NEPA process is described below in the
NEPA Process and Environmental
Document section of this notice.
By this notice, the Commission
requests public comments on the scope
of issues to address in the
environmental document. To ensure
that your comments are timely and
properly recorded, please submit your
comments so that the Commission
receives them in Washington, DC on or
before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on
September 3, 2024. Comments may be
submitted in written or oral form.
Further details on how to submit
comments are provided in the Public
Participation section of this notice.
Your comments should focus on the
potential environmental effects,
reasonable alternatives, and measures to
avoid or lessen environmental impacts.
Your input will help the Commission
staff determine what issues they need to
evaluate in the environmental
document. Commission staff will
consider all written or oral comments
during the preparation of the
environmental document.
If you submitted comments on this
project to the Commission before the
opening of this docket on February 22,

E:\FR\FM\08AUN1.SGM

08AUN1