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and dimensional sort classification 

tasks, and vignette classifications. The 

objective of all of these techniques is to 

aid in the development of surveys that 

work with respondents’ thought 

processes, thus reducing response error 

and burden. These techniques have also 

proven useful for studying and revising 

pre-existing questionnaires. 

Behavior Coding. Behavior coding is a 

quantitative technique in which a 

standard set of codes is systematically 

applied to respondent/interviewer 

interactions in interviewer-administered 

surveys or respondent/questionnaire 

interactions in self-administered 

surveys. The advantage of this 

technique is that it can identify and 

quantify problems with the wording or 

ordering of questions, but the 

disadvantage is that it does not 

necessarily illuminate the underlying 

causes. 

Split Panel Test. Split panel tests refer 

to controlled experimental testing of 

alternative hypotheses. Thus, they allow 

one to choose from among competing 

questions, questionnaires, definitions, 

error messages or survey improvement 

methodologies with greater confidence 

than any of the other methods. Split 

panel tests conducted during the 

fielding of the survey are superior in 

that they can support both internal 

validity (controlled comparisons of the 

variable(s) under investigation) and 

external validity (represent the 

population under study). Most of the 

previously mentioned survey 

improvement methods can be 

strengthened when teamed with this 

method. 

Research reports, research 

publications, peer-reviewed journal 

articles, peer-reviewed book chapters, 

and informational white papers: From 

the collected data, EIA will have the 

ability to write research papers, research 

publications, peer-reviewed journal 

articles, peer-reviewed book chapters, 

and informational white papers. 

Summarized results may be released or 

discussed as experimental research in 

the types of publications. However, the 

information collected from these 

methodologies will not be released as 

official statistics and will explicitly note 

the experimental nature of the 

information. 

Professional conferences: EIA may 

present data collected from this research 

at various professional conferences. 

Professional conferences provide great 

opportunities to communicate EIA’s 

research to the broader energy, 

statistical and survey methodology 

communities and get feedback on 

completed research. This will help 

innovate not only EIA’s research and 

survey practices, but also that of these 

broader communities. 

Audio and Video Recordings: For 

qualitative interviews, EIA will ask 

potential respondents if they would be 

willing to be audio or video recorded. If 

potential respondents agree, EIA will 

provide them with an informed consent 

form, which respondents will sign to 

signify compliance. A copy of the 

signed consent will be given to the 

potential respondents and kept on file at 

EIA. Audio or video recording will only 

be used for data analysis, and only those 

researchers at EIA that are involved in 

the research will have access to these 

recordings. If potential respondents are 

not willing to be audio/video recorded, 

interviewer will bypass recording and 

take notes. 

(5) Annual Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 7,500; 

(6) Annual Estimated Number of 

Total Responses: 7,500; 

(7) Annual Estimated Number of 

Burden Hours: 7,500. 

Statutory Authority: 15 U.S.C. 772(b), 

42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq. 

Signed in Washington, DC, on January 11, 

2022. 

Samson A. Adeshiyan, 

Director, Office of Statistical Methods and 

Research, U.S. Energy Information 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2022–00736 Filed 1–14–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. IC22–6–000] 

Commission Information Collection 

Activities (FERC–714) Comment 

Request; Extension 

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, DOE. 

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 the currently 

approved information collection, FERC– 

714, (Annual Electric Balancing 

Authority Area and Planning Area 

Report). 

DATES: Comments on the collection of 

information are due March 21, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit your 

comments (identified by Docket No. 

IC22–6–000) by one of the following 

methods: 

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 Commission, Secretary of the 

Commission, 888 First Street NE, 

Washington, DC 20426. 

Æ Hand (including courier) Delivery: 

Deliver to: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, 

Rockville, MD 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–714, Annual Electric 

Balancing Authority Area and Planning 

Area Report. 

OMB Control No.: 1902–0140. 

Type of Request: Three-year extension 

of the FERC–714 information collection 

requirements with no changes to the 

current reporting requirements. 

Abstract: The Commission uses the 

FERC–714 data to analyze power system 

operations. These analyses estimate the 

effect of changes in power system 

operations resulting from the 

installation of a new generating unit or 

plant, transmission facilities, energy 

transfers between systems, and/or new 

points of interconnections. The FERC– 

714 data assists in providing a broad 

picture of interconnected balancing 

authority area operations including: 

Comprehensive information of 

balancing authority area generation, 

actual and scheduled inter-balancing 

authority area power transfers, and net 

energy for load, summer and winter 

generation peaks and system lambda. 

The Commission also uses the data to 

prepare status reports on the electric 

utility industry including a review of 

inter-balancing authority area bulk 

power trade information. The 

Commission uses the collected data 


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1Burden 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. 2The hourly cost (for salary plus benefits) uses 

the figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 

2021, for the listed reporting requirements. These 

figures include salary (https://www.bls.gov/oes/ 

current/naics2_22.htm) and benefits http://

www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.nr0.htm) and are: 

Management (Code 11–0000), $97.89/hr. 

Computer and mathematical (Code 15–0000), 

$65.73/hr. 

Electrical Engineers (Code 17–2071), $72.15/hr. 

Economist (Code 19–3011), $75.75/hr. 

Computer and Information Systems Managers 

(Code 11–3021), $103.61/hr. 

Accountants and Auditors (Code 13–2011), 

$57.41/hr. 

Transportation, Storage, and Distribution 

Managers (Code 11–3071), $86.80/hr. 

Power Distributors and Dispatchers (Code 51– 

8012), $63.74/hr. 

The average hourly cost (wages plus benefits) for 

the above wages is $77.89/hour (rounded to $78.00/ 

hour). 

from planning areas to monitor 

forecasted demands by electric utilities 

with fundamental demand 

responsibilities and to develop hourly 

demand characteristics. 

Type of Respondent: Electric utility 

balancing authorities and planning areas 

in the United States. 

Estimate of Annual Burden: 1 The 

Commission estimates the annual public 

reporting burden and cost 2 (rounded) 

for the information collection as 

follows: 

FERC–714 

[Annual Electric Balancing Authority Area and Planning Area Report] 

Number of 

respondents 

Annual 

number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Total 

number of 

responses 

Average burden & cost 

per response 

Total annual burden hours & 

total annual cost 

Cost per 

respondent 

($) 

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

176 ................. 1 176 93.33 hrs.; $7,279.74 ............... 16,426.67 hrs.; $1,281,280.26 .................. $7,279.74 

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 11, 2022. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2022–00813 Filed 1–14–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 15244–000] 

PacifiCorp; Notice of Preliminary 

Permit Application Accepted for Filing 

and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 

Intervene, and Competing Applications 

On October 13, 2021, PacifiCorp filed 

an application for a preliminary permit, 

pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal 

Power Act, proposing to study the 

feasibility of the Rocky Ridge Pumped 

Storage Project (Rocky Ridge Project or 

project), a closed-loop pumped storage 

project to be located south of the town 

of Glenrock in Converse and Natrona 

Counties, Wyoming. The proposed 

project would be located in part on 

federal lands administered by the U.S. 

Bureau of Land Management. The sole 

purpose of a preliminary permit, if 

issued, is to grant the permit holder 

priority to file a license application 

during the permit term. A preliminary 

permit does not authorize the permit 

holder to perform any land-disturbing 

activities or otherwise enter upon lands 

or waters owned by others without the 

owners’ express permission. 

Three alternatives are being 

considered for the Rocky Ridge Project. 

Alternative 1 would located about seven 

miles southeast of the town of Glenrock, 

Wyoming and consist of the following: 

(1) An upper reservoir with a surface 

area of 164 acres and a storage volume 

of approximately 3,032 acre-feet created 

by a 1,475-foot-long, 300-foot-high 

embankment dam; (2) a lower reservoir 

with a surface area of 63.5 acres and a 

storage volume of approximately 3,100 

acre-feet created by a 4,600-foot-long, 

60-foot-high embankment dam; (3) a 5.2- 

mile-long, 20-foot-diameter steel 

penstock connecting the upper reservoir 

with the powerhouse/pump station; (4) 

a 150-foot-long, 50-foot-wide concrete 

powerhouse/pump station located on 

the lower reservoir shoreline containing 

three 167-megawatt (MW) generating/ 

pumping units for a total capacity of 500 

MW; (5) a 4.2-mile-long, 230-kilovolt 

(kV) transmission line interconnecting 

to PacifiCorp’s Amasa substation; (6) a 

11.4-mile-long, 24-inch-diameter 

underground pipeline to divert water 

from the North Platte River near 

Glenrock to the project for initial and 

maintenance fill; and, (7) appurtenant 

facilities. 

The majority of the facilities for 

Alternative 2 (i.e., project reservoirs, 

penstock, and powerhouse, etc.) would 

be located about three miles southwest 

of Alternative 1 and consist of the 

following: (1) An upper reservoir with a 

surface area of 202 acres and a storage 

volume of approximately 3,096 acre-feet 

created by a 1,750-foot-long, 150-foothigh embankment dam; (2) a lower 

reservoir with a surface area of 55.5 

acres and a storage volume of 

approximately 3,100 acre-feet created by 

a 2,950-foot-long, 30-foot-high 

embankment dam; (3) a 1.6-mile-long, 

20-foot-diameter steel penstock 

connecting the upper reservoir with the 

powerhouse/pump station; (4) a 150- 

foot-long, 50-foot-wide concrete 

powerhouse/pump station located on 

the lower reservoir shoreline containing 

three 167-MW generating/pumping 

units for a total capacity of 500 MW; (5) 

a 7-mile-long, 230-kV transmission line 

interconnecting to PacifiCorp’s Amasa 

substation; (6) a 14.3-mile-long, 24-inchdiameter underground pipeline to divert 

water from the North Platte River near 

Glenrock to the project for initial and 

maintenance fill; and, (7) appurtenant 

facilities. 

The majority of the facilities for 

Alternative 3 (i.e., project reservoirs, 

penstock, and powerhouse, etc.) would 

be located about three miles southwest 


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