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1Public Law 109–58, 119 Stat. 594 (2005). 

2 18 CFR 292.311 and 292.313. 

3Burden 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 Title 5 Code of Federal Regulations 

1320.3. 

information believed to be confidential, 

and one copy of the document marked 

‘‘non-confidential’’ with the information 

believed to be confidential deleted. 

Submit these documents via email or on 

a CD, if feasible. DOE will make its own 

determination about the confidential 

status of the information and treat it 

according to its determination. 

It is DOE’s policy that all comments 

may be included in the public docket, 

without change and as received, 

including any personal information 

provided in the comments (except 

information deemed to be exempt from 

public disclosure). 

Signing Authority: This document of 

the Department of Energy was signed on 

March 23, 2022, by Kelly J. SpeakesBackman, Principal Deputy Assistant 

Secretary for Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy pursuant to delegated 

authority from the Secretary of Energy. 

That document with the original 

signature and date is maintained by 

DOE. For administrative purposes only, 

and in compliance with requirements of 

the Office of the Federal Register, the 

undersigned DOE Federal Register 

Liaison Officer has been authorized to 

sign and submit the document in 

electronic format for publication, as an 

official document of the Department of 

Energy. This administrative process in 

no way alters the legal effect of this 

document upon publication in the 

Federal Register. 

Signed in Washington, DC, on March 24, 

2022. 

Treena V. Garrett, 

Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. 

Department of Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2022–06584 Filed 3–28–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. IC22–9–000] 

Commission Information Collection 

Activities (Ferc–912); 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– 

912 (PURPA Section 210(m) 

Notification Requirements Applicable to 

Cogeneration and Small Power 

Production Facilities). 

DATES: Comments on the collection of 

information are due May 31, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Send written comments on 

FERC–912 (IC22–9–000) to the 

Commission. You may submit copies of 

your comments 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 

to: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, 

Rockville, MD 20852. 

Instructions: FERC 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 https://www.ferc.gov/ferconline/overview. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ellen Brown may be reached by email 

at DataClearance@FERC.gov, telephone 

at (202) 502–8663. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: FERC–912, PURPA Section 

210(m) Notification Requirements 

Applicable to Cogeneration and Small 

Power Production Facilities. 

OMB Control No.: 1902–0237. 

Type of Request: Three-year extension 

of the FERC–912 information collection 

requirements with no changes to the 

current reporting requirements. 

Abstract: On 8/8/2005, the Energy 

Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct 2005) 1 was 

signed into law. Section 1253(a) of 

EPAct 2005 amends Section 210 of the 

Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 

1978 (PURPA) by adding subsection 

‘‘(m),’’ that provides, based on a 

specified showing, for the termination 

and subsequent reinstatement of an 

electric utility’s obligation to purchase 

from, and sell energy and capacity to, 

qualifying facilities (QFs). In 2019 the 

Commission revised its regulations in 

18 CFR 292.309–292.313 in Docket No. 

RM19–15–000 to account for industry 

changes. These industry changes 

include: The decrease in reliance on oil 

and natural gas, the increase of natural 

gas supply due to access of shale 

reserves, and the decreasing costs of 

renewable energy sources. Due to the 

modifications in the rulemaking, the 

Commission revised its information 

collection requirements. The 

Commission now collects the following 

information on FERC Form 912: 

• § 292.310: An electric utility’s 

application for the termination of its 

obligation to purchase energy from a 

QF, 

• § 292.311: An affected entity or 

person’s application to the Commission 

for an order reinstating the electric 

utility’s obligation to purchase energy 

from a QF, 

• § 292.312: An electric utility’s 

application for the termination of its 

obligation to sell energy and capacity to 

QFs, and 

• § 292.313: An affected entity or 

person’s application to the Commission 

for an order reinstating the electric 

utility’s obligation to sell energy and 

capacity to QFs.2

Type of Respondents: Electric 

utilities. 

Estimate of Annual Burden: 3 The 

Commission estimates the total Public 

Reporting Burden and cost for this 

information collection as follows: 


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4The estimates for cost per response are derived 

using the following formula: Average Burden Hours 

per Response * $87.00 per Hour = Average Cost per 

Response. The hourly cost figure comes from the 

FERC average salary ($180,702/year). Commission 

staff believes the 2021 FERC average salary to be a 

representative wage for industry respondents. 

FERC–912 (IC22–9–000): COGENERATION AND SMALL POWER PRODUCTION, PURPA SECTION 210(m) REGULATIONS

FOR TERMINATION OR REINSTATEMENT OF OBLIGATION TO PURCHASE OR SELL

Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Total number 

of responses 

Average burden hours 

and average cost 

per response 

($) 4

Total annual burden 

hours and total 

annual cost 

($) 

Cost per 

respondent 

($) 

(1) (2) (1) × (2) = (3) (4) (3) × (4) = (5) (5) ÷ (1) = (6) 

Termination of obligation to purchase ............ 10 1.5 15 12, $1,044 .................. 180, $15,660 .............. $1,566 

Reinstatement of obligations to purchase ...... 0 0 0 0, $0 ........................... 0, $0 ........................... 0 

Termination of obligation to sell ...................... 2 1 2 8, $696 ....................... 16, $1,392 .................. 696 

Reinstatement of obligation to sell .................. 0 0 0 0, $0 ........................... 0, $0 ........................... 0 

Total ......................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ ..................................... 196 hours, $17,052 .... 2,262 

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: March 23, 2022. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2022–06573 Filed 3–28–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

Combined Notice of Filings 

Take notice that the Commission has 

received the following Natural Gas 

Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings: 

Filings in Existing Proceedings 

Docket Numbers: RP22–710–000. 

Applicants: Midwestern Gas 

Transmission Company. 

Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: 

Negotiated Rate PAL Remove Twin 

Eagle RP3067 to be effective 4/22/2022. 

Filed Date: 3/22/22. 

Accession Number: 20220322–5009. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 4/4/22. 

Docket Numbers: RP22–711–000. 

Applicants: Viking Gas Transmission 

Company. 

Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: 

Negotiated Rate PAL Remove World 

Fuel Services Feb 2022 to be effective 

4/22/2022. 

Filed Date: 3/22/22. 

Accession Number: 20220322–5017. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 4/4/22. 

Any person desiring to protest in any 

the above proceedings must file in 

accordance with Rule 211 of the 

Commission’s Regulations (18 CFR 

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

time on the specified comment date. 

The filings are accessible in the 

Commission’s eLibrary system (https://

elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/search/fercgen

search.asp) by querying the docket 

number. 

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: March 22, 2022. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2022–06502 Filed 3–28–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. ER22–1418–000] 

Trailstone Renewables, LLC; 

Supplemental Notice That Initial 

Market-Based Rate Filing Includes 

Request for Blanket Section 204 

Authorization 

This is a supplemental notice in the 

above-referenced proceeding of 

Trailstone Renewables, LLC’s 

application for market-based rate 

authority, with an accompanying rate 

tariff, noting that such application 

includes a request for blanket 

authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of 

future issuances of securities and 

assumptions of liability. 

Any person desiring to intervene or to 

protest should file with the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426, 

in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 

of the Commission’s Rules of Practice 

and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 

385.214). Anyone filing a motion to 

intervene or protest must serve a copy 

of that document on the Applicant. 

Notice is hereby given that the 

deadline for filing protests with regard 

to the applicant’s request for blanket 

authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of 

future issuances of securities and 

assumptions of liability, is April 11, 

2022. 

The Commission encourages 

electronic submission of protests and 

interventions in lieu of paper, using the 

FERC Online links at http://

www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic 

service, persons with internet access 

who will eFile a document and/or be 

listed as a contact for an intervenor 

must create and validate an 

eRegistration account using the 

eRegistration link. Select the eFiling 

link to log on and submit the 

intervention or protests. 

Persons unable to file electronically 

may mail similar pleadings to the 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 

20426. Hand delivered submissions in 

docketed proceedings should be 

delivered to Health and Human 

Services, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, 

Rockville, Maryland 20852. 

In addition to publishing the full text 

of this document in the Federal 

Register, the Commission provides all 

interested persons an opportunity to 

view and/or print the contents of this 

document via the internet through the 

Commission’s Home Page (http://

www.ferc.gov) using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. 

Enter the docket number excluding the 

last three digits in the docket number 

field to access the document. At this 


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