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Filed Date: 1/5/21. 

Accession Number: 20210105–5014. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/26/21. 

Docket Numbers: ER21–802–000. 

Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, 

Inc. 

Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: 

Evergy Companies Name Changes— 

Westar Energy Formula Rate to be 

effective 4/1/2021. 

Filed Date: 1/5/21. 

Accession Number: 20210105–5015. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/26/21. 

Docket Numbers: ER21–803–000. 

Applicants: Springfield Power, LLC. 

Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: 

Notice of Succession filing to be 

effective 1/16/2019. 

Filed Date: 1/5/21. 

Accession Number: 20210105–5017. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/26/21. 

Docket Numbers: ER21–804–000. 

Applicants: DG Whitefield LLC. 

Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: 

Notice of Succession filing to be 

effective 1/6/2021. 

Filed Date: 1/5/21. 

Accession Number: 20210105–5018. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/26/21. 

Docket Numbers: ER21–805–000. 

Applicants: Black Hills Power, Inc. 

Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: 

BHP—BH Wyoming GDEMA Revised 

Schedule B to be effective 3/7/2021. 

Filed Date: 1/5/21. 

Accession Number: 20210105–5029. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/26/21. 

Docket Numbers: ER21–806–000. 

Applicants: Black Hills Power, Inc. 

Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: 

BHP—BHCE GDEMA Revised Schedule 

B to be effective 3/7/2021. 

Filed Date: 1/5/21. 

Accession Number: 20210105–5030. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/26/21. 

Docket Numbers: ER21–807–000. 

Applicants: Black Hills Power, Inc. 

Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: 

BHP—CLFP GDEMA Revised Schedule 

B to be effective 3/7/2021. 

Filed Date: 1/5/21. 

Accession Number: 20210105–5031. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/26/21. 

Docket Numbers: ER21–808–000. 

Applicants: Black Hills Power, Inc. 

Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: 

BHP—Gillette GDEMA Revised 

Schedule B to be effective 3/7/2021. 

Filed Date: 1/5/21. 

Accession Number: 20210105–5032. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/26/21. 

Docket Numbers: ER21–809–000. 

Applicants: Black Hills Power, Inc. 

Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: 

BHP—MDU GDEMA Revised Schedule 

B to be effective 3/7/2021. 

Filed Date: 1/5/21. 

Accession Number: 20210105–5033. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/26/21. 

Docket Numbers: ER21–810–000. 

Applicants: Midcontinent 

Independent System Operator, Inc. 

Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: 

2021–01–05_SA 3289 Termination of 

Sugar River Wind—ATC GIA (J584) to 

be effective 12/28/2020. 

Filed Date: 1/5/21. 

Accession Number: 20210105–5035. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/26/21. 

Docket Numbers: ER21–811–000. 

Applicants: Midcontinent 

Independent System Operator, Inc. 

Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: 

2021–01–05_SA 3362 Termination of 

ATC-Quilt Block Wind Farm II GIA 

(J807) to be effective 8/24/2020. 

Filed Date: 1/5/21. 

Accession Number: 20210105–5036. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/26/21. 

Docket Numbers: ER21–812–000. 

Applicants: Midcontinent 

Independent System Operator, Inc. 

Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: 

2021–01–05_SA 3496 Termination of 

ATC-Shullsburg Wind Farm GIA (J819) 

to be effective 8/24/2020. 

Filed Date: 1/5/21. 

Accession Number: 20210105–5037. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/26/21. 

Docket Numbers: ER21–813–000. 

Applicants: Midcontinent 

Independent System Operator, Inc. 

Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: 

2021–01–05_SA 3363 Termination of 

ATC-Marathon Wind Farm GIA (J821) to 

be effective 8/24/2020. 

Filed Date: 1/5/21. 

Accession Number: 20210105–5038. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/26/21. 

Docket Numbers: ER21–814–000. 

Applicants: Midcontinent 

Independent System Operator, Inc. 

Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: 

2021–01–05_SA 3106 Termination of 

Dodge County Wind-SMMPA Substitute 

GIA (J441) to be effective 12/26/2019. 

Filed Date: 1/5/21. 

Accession Number: 20210105–5039. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/26/21. 

Docket Numbers: ER21–815–000. 

Applicants: Tri-State Generation and 

Transmission Association, Inc. 

Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: 

Filing of Service Agreement No. 726 to 

be effective 12/30/2020. 

Filed Date: 1/5/21. 

Accession Number: 20210105–5040. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/26/21. 

Take notice that the Commission 

received the following electric securities 

filings: 

Docket Numbers: ES21–21–000; 

ES21–22–000; ES21–23–000; ES21–24– 

000. 

Applicants: Transource Maryland, 

LLC, Transource Missouri, LLC, 

Transource Pennsylvania, LLC, 

Transource West Virginia, LLC. 

Description: Application Under 

Section 204 of the Federal Power Act for 

Authorization to Issue Securities for 

Transource Maryland, LLC, et al. 

Filed Date: 1/4/21. 

Accession Number: 20210104–5299. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/25/21. 

The filings are accessible in the 

Commission’s eLibrary system (https://

elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/search/ 

fercgensearch.asp) by querying the 

docket number. 

Any person desiring to intervene or 

protest in any of the above proceedings 

must file in accordance with Rules 211 

and 214 of the Commission’s 

Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and 

385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern 

time on the specified comment date. 

Protests may be considered, but 

intervention is necessary to become a 

party to the proceeding. 

eFiling is encouraged. More detailed 

information relating to filing 

requirements, interventions, protests, 

service, and qualifying facilities filings 

can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/ 

docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For 

other information, call (866) 208–3676 

(toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. 

Dated: January 5, 2021. 

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2021–00260 Filed 1–8–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. IC21–8–000] 

Commission Information Collection 

Activities (FERC–512); Comment 

Request; Extension 

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection 

and request for comments. 

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 a renewal of 

currently approved information 

collection, FERC–512 (Preliminary 

Permit). 

DATES: Comments on the collection of 

information are due March 12, 2021. 


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1 16 U.S.C. 791a–825r (2012). 

2Burden 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 Code of Federal 

Regulations 1320.3. 

3Commission staff estimates that the industry’s 

skill set and cost (for wages and benefits) for FERC– 

512 are approximately the same as the 

Commission’s average cost. The FERC 2020 average 

salary plus benefits for one FERC full-time 

equivalent (FTE) is $172,329/year (or $83.00/hour). 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

(identified by Docket No. IC21–8–000) 

by one of the following methods: 

• eFiling at Commission’s Website: 

http://www.ferc.gov. 

• U.S. Postal Service Mail: Persons 

unable to file electronically may mail 

similar pleadings to the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission, Office of the 

Secretary, 888 First Street NE, 

Washington, DC 20426. 

• Delivery of filings other than by 

eFiling or the U.S. Postal Service should 

be delivered to Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission, Office of the 

Secretary, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, 

Rockville, Maryland 20852. 

Instructions: All 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 DataClearance@FERC.gov, telephone 

at (202) 502–8663. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: FERC–512, Preliminary Permit. 

OMB Control No.: 1902–0073. 

Type of Request: Three-year approval 

of the FERC–512 information collection 

requirements, with no changes to the 

current reporting requirements. 

Abstract: The Commission regulates 

nonfederal hydropower projects on 

navigable waters and federal lands 

pursuant to the Federal Power Act 

(FPA).1 The FERC–512 is an application 

for a preliminary permit or to extend a 

preliminary permit term. Preliminary 

permits, issued for up to four years, 

preserve the right of permit holders to 

have first priority in applying for a 

license for a project being studied, but 

do not authorize construction of any 

facilities. Nor does a preliminary permit 

allow the use of eminent domain to 

acquire lands for the project. The 

preliminary permits are issued pursuant 

to sections 4(f), 5, and 7 of the FPA. 

Preliminary permits may be extended 

one time for up to four additional years, 

pursuant to section 5 of the FPA. The 

purpose of obtaining a preliminary 

permit is to maintain priority status for 

an application for a license while the 

applicant conducts site examinations 

and surveys to prepare maps, plans, 

specifications, and estimates. This 

period of time also provides the 

applicant with the opportunity to 

conduct engineering, economic, and 

environmental feasibility studies in 

addition to making the financial 

arrangements for funding the 

construction of the project. No other 

application for a preliminary permit or 

application for license submitted by 

another party can be accepted during 

the permit term. The application for a 

preliminary permit is used by 

Commission staff to assess the scope of 

the proposed project, the technology to 

be used, and jurisdictional aspects of 

the project. The staff assessment 

includes a review of the proposed hydro 

development for conflicts with other 

permits or existing projects and public 

notice of the application to solicit 

public and agency comments. The 

application for a one-time extension, up 

to four years, of a preliminary permit is 

used by Commission staff to determine 

if a permittee has met the 2018 Water 

Infrastructure Act’s good faith and 

reasonable diligence standard. An 

application for a preliminary permit 

includes an initial statement and three 

numbered exhibits, per 18 CFR 4.81. 

The initial statement includes 

information on the applicant, the 

project, the requested term of the 

permit, affected political jurisdictions, 

and a verification of the facts. 

Type of Respondents: Business or 

other for-profit and not for-profit 

institutions. 

Estimate of Annual Burden 2and 

Cost: 3 The Commission estimates as 

shown below in the table: 

FERC–512—(PRELIMINARY PERMIT) 

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 

Average 

annual cost 

per 

respondent 

(1) (2) (1)*(2)=(3) (4) (3)*(4)=(5) (5)÷(1) 

Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping 50 1 50 24 hrs.; $1,992 1,200 hrs.; 

$99,600.

$1,992 

TOTAL FERC–512 ..................... 50 1 50 24 hrs.; $1,992 1,200 hrs.; 

$99,600.

$1,992 

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: January 5, 2021. 

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2021–00262 Filed 1–8–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. RC11–6–011] 

North American Electric Reliability 

Corporation; Notice of Filing 

Take notice that on December 30, 

2020, the North American Electric 

Reliability Corporation submitted an 


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