Notice2022-11038
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-1000); Comment Request; Extension
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Published
May 23, 2022
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Energy DepartmentFederal Energy Regulatory Commission
Abstract
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-1000 (Request for a Medical Exception to the COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement). The Commission did not receive any comments on the 60-day notice.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 99 (Monday, May 23, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31226-31228]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-11038]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC22-8-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-1000); Comment
Request; Extension
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Three-year renewal 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-1000 (Request for a Medical Exception to
the COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement). The Commission did not receive
any comments on the 60-day notice.
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DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due June 22, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on FERC Form No. 1000 to OMB through
<a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>, Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission Desk Officer. Please identify the OMB Control Number: 1902-
0320 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.
IC22-8-000 and the form(s)) to the Commission as noted below.
Electronic filing through <a href="http://www.ferc.gov">http://www.ferc.gov</a>, is preferred.
<bullet> Electronic Filing: Documents must be filed in acceptable
native applications and print-to-PDF, but not in scanned or picture
format.
<bullet> For those unable to file electronically, comments may be
filed by USPS mail or by hand (including courier) delivery.
[cir] Mail via U.S. Postal Service only, addressed to: Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the Commission, 888 First
Street NE, Washington, DC 20426.
[cir] 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 <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. 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: <a href="http://www.ferc.gov">http://www.ferc.gov</a>. For user assistance,
contact FERC Online Support by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f4929186979b9a989d9a91878184849b8680b492918697da939b82"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="096f6c7b6a66676560676c7a7c7979667b7d496f6c7b6a276e667f">[email protected]</span></a>, 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 <a href="http://www.ferc.gov">http://www.ferc.gov</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Brown may be reached by email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4307223722002f262231222d202603050611006d242c35"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3074514451735c555142515e535570767562731e575f46">[email protected]</span></a>, or telephone at (202) 502-8663.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC-1000, Request for a Medical Exception to the COVID-19
Vaccination Requirement.
OMB Control No.: 1902-0320.
Abstract: The purpose of this three-year renewal of the information
collection is to allow the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to
collect information from FERC employees (and their medical providers)
applying for a medical exception to the COVID-19 Vaccination
Requirement as specified in Part 2 of FERC Form No. 1000.\1\
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\1\ The vaccination requirement issued pursuant to E.O. 14043,
is currently the subject of a nationwide injunction. While that
injunction remains in place, the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (FERC) will not process requests for a medical exception
from the COVID-19 vaccination requirement pursuant to E.O. 14043.
FERC will also not request the submission of any medical information
related to a request for an exception from the vaccination
requirement pursuant to E.O. 14043 while the injunction remains in
place. But FERC may nevertheless receive information regarding a
medical exception. That is because, if FERC were to receive a
request for an exception from the COVID-19 vaccination requirement
pursuant to E.O. 14043 during the pendency of the injunction, FERC
will accept the request, hold it in abeyance, and notify the
employee who submitted the request that implementation and
enforcement of the COVID-19 vaccination requirement pursuant to E.O.
14043 is currently enjoined and that an exception therefore is not
necessary so long as the injunction is in place. In other words,
during the pendency of the injunction, any information collection
related to requests for medical exception from the COVID-19
vaccination requirement pursuant to E.O. 14043 is not undertaken to
implement or enforce the COVID-19 vaccination requirement.
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Consistent with guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), guidance from the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force
established pursuant to Executive Order 13991 of January 20, 2021,
Protecting the Federal Workforce and Requiring Mask-Wearing, and
Executive Order 14043 of September 9, 2021, Requiring Coronavirus
Disease 2019 Vaccination for Federal Employees, the request for this
information collection is essential to continue the Commission's health
and safety measures regarding the federal employee medical exceptions
to the COVID-19 mandatory vaccinations. In addition, the Rehabilitation
Act of 1973, as amended, requires Federal Agencies to provide
reasonable accommodations to qualified employees with disabilities
unless that reasonable accommodation would impose an undue hardship on
the employee's Agency. See 29 U.S.C. 791 and 29 CFR part 1614; see also
20 CFR part 1630 and Executive Order 13164 of July 26, 2000, Requiring
Federal Agencies to Establish Procedures to Facilitate the Provision of
Reasonable Accommodation. Section 2 of E.O. 14043 mandates that each
agency, ``implement, to the extent consistent with applicable law, a
program to require COVID-19 vaccination for all of its Federal
employees, with exceptions only as required by law.'' This medical
exception form (FERC Form No. 1000) is necessary for the Commission to
determine whether to grant medical exceptions to the vaccine
requirement under the Rehabilitation Act.
The information being requested helps promote the safety of the
Federal workforce, Federal buildings, and others on site at FERC
facilities. This collection is consistent with the COVID-19 Workplace
Safety Agency Model Safety Principles established by the White House
Safer Federal Workforce Task Force and guidance from the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
Type of Respondent: Medical Providers.
Estimate of Annual Burden: \2\ The Commission estimates the annual
public reporting burden for the information collection as:
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\2\ ``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.
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FERC-1000--Request for a Medical Exception to the COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement
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Annual number
Number of of responses Total number of Average burden & cost per Total annual burden hours &
respondents per respondent responses response \3\ total annual cost
(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (3) (4)......................... (3) * (4) = (5)
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Medical Provider......................... 24 1 24 30 minutes (\1/2\ hour); $72 720 minutes (12 hours);
$1,728.
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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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\3\ Cost estimates are based on industry costs for general
internal medicine physicians (NAICS code 29-1216) defined by the
Bureau of Labor Statistics. The cost figure for the general internal
medicine physicians in 2021 was an average annual salary plus
benefits of $300,076/year or $144/hour.
Dated: May 17, 2022.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-11038 Filed 5-20-22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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