Notice2024-08075
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-598) Comment Request; Extension
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Published
April 16, 2024
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Energy DepartmentFederal Energy Regulatory Commission
Abstract
In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) is soliciting public comment on the currently approved information collection, FERC-598, Self-Certification for Entities Seeking Exempt Wholesale Generator Status or Foreign Utility Company Status, OMB Control Number 1902-0166, which will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 74 (Tuesday, April 16, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26873-26874]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-08075]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC24-8-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-598) Comment
Request; Extension
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE
ACTION: Notice of information collection and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (PRA), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission
or FERC) is soliciting public comment on the currently approved
information collection, FERC-598, Self-Certification for Entities
Seeking Exempt Wholesale Generator Status or Foreign Utility Company
Status, OMB Control Number 1902-0166, which will be submitted to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review.
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due May 16, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on FERC-598 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-
0166) in the subject line of your comments. Comments should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this notice to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>.
Please submit copies of your comments to the Commission. You may
submit copies of your comments (identified by Docket No. IC24-8-000) by
one of the following methods. Electronic filing through <a href="https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/overview">https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/overview</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 U.S. Postal Service 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: Deliver to: Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the 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="https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/overview">https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/overview</a>. For user
assistance, contact FERC Online Support by email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ff999a8d9c90919396919a8c8a8f8f908d8bbf999a8d9cd1989089"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7f191a0d1c10111316111a0c0a0f0f100d0b3f191a0d1c51181009">[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="https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/overview">https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/overview</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jean Sonneman may be reached by email
at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f6b2978297b59a93978497989593b6b0b3a4b5d8919980"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f4b0958095b798919586959a9791b4b2b1a6b7da939b82">[email protected]</span></a>, or telephone at (202) 502-6362.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC-598, Self-Certification for Entities Seeking Exempt
Wholesale Generator or Foreign Utility Company Status.
OMB Control No.: 1902-0166.
Type of Request: Three-year renewal of FERC-598.
Abstract: Under 42 U.S.C. 16452(a), public utility holding
companies and their associates must maintain, and make available to the
Commission, certain books, accounts, memoranda, and other records. The
pertinent records are those that the Commission has determined: (1) are
relevant to costs incurred by a public utility or natural gas company
that is an associate company of such holding company; and (2) are
necessary or appropriate for the protection of utility customers with
respect to jurisdictional rates.
Public utility holding companies and their associates may seek
exemption from this requirement. The pertinent statutory and regulatory
provisions, 42 U.S.C. 16454 and 18 CFR 366.7, authorize such entities
to file with the Commission a notice of self-certification
demonstrating that they are ``exempt wholesale generators'' (EWGs) or
``foreign utility companies'' (FUCOs). If the Commission takes no
action on a good-faith self-certification filing within 60 days after
the date of filing, the applicant is exempt from the requirements of 42
U.S.C. 16452(a).
An EWG is defined as ``any person engaged directly, or indirectly
through one or more affiliates . . . and exclusively in the business of
owning or operating, or both owning and operating, all or part of one
or more eligible facilities and selling electric energy at wholesale.''
\1\ A FUCO is defined as ``any company that owns or operates facilities
that are not located in any state and that are used for the generation,
transmission, or distribution of electric energy for sale or the
distribution at retail of natural or manufactured gas for heat, light,
or power, if such company: (1) derives no part of its income, directly
or indirectly, from the generation, transmission, or distribution of
electric energy for sale or the distribution at retail of natural or
manufactured gas for heat, light, or power, within the United States;
and (2) [n]either the company nor any of its subsidiary companies is a
public-utility
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company operating in the United States.'' \2\
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\1\ 18 CFR 366.1.
\2\ Id.
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In the case of EWGs, the person filing a notice of self-
certification must also file a copy of the notice of self-certification
with the state regulatory authority of the state in which the facility
is located. In addition, that person must represent to the Commission
in its submission that it has filed a copy of the notice with the
appropriate state regulatory authority.\3\
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\3\ 18 CFR 366.7(a).
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Type of Respondents: EWGs and FUCOs.
Estimate of Annual Burden: \4\ The Commission estimates the total
annual burden and cost \5\ for this information collection as follows.
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\4\ ``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 5 CFR 1320.3.
\5\ The Commission staff thinks that the average respondent for
this collection is similarly situated to the Commission, in terms of
salary plus benefits. Based upon FERC's FY 2024 annual full-time
equivalent average of $207,786 (for salary plus benefits), the
average hourly cost is $100 per hour.
FERC-598
[Self-certification for entities seeking exempt wholesale generator status or foreign utility company status]
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B. Annual number D. Average burden hrs. E. Total annual burden
A. Number of respondents (EWGs and of responses per C. Total number of & cost ($) per hours & total annual F. Average Cost per
FUCOs) respondent responses response cost respondent ($)
(Column A x Column B) (Column C x Column D). (Column E / Column 1)
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300................................ 1 300 6 hrs.; $600.......... 1,800 hrs.; $180,000.. $600
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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.
Dated: April 10, 2024.
Debbie-Anne Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-08075 Filed 4-15-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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