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1 18 CFR, Sections 381.105, 381.106, 381.108, 

381.302, and 381.305. 

2 18 CFR, Sections 382.102, 382.103, 382.105, 

382.106, and 382.201. 

3 31 U.S.C. 9701. 

4 42 U.S.C. 7178. 

5OMB Control No. 1902–0021, described in 18 

CFR 141.1. 

Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 

20852. 

Any person seeking to become a party 

to the proceeding must file a motion to 

intervene pursuant to Rule 214 of the 

Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedures (18 CFR part 385.214). 

Motions to intervene are more fully 

described at https://www.ferc.gov/ferconline/ferc-online/how-guides. Only 

intervenors have the right to seek 

rehearing or judicial review of the 

Commission’s decision. The 

Commission grants affected landowners 

and others with environmental concerns 

intervenor status upon showing good 

cause by stating that they have a clear 

and direct interest in this proceeding 

which no other party can adequately 

represent. Simply filing environmental 

comments will not give you intervenor 

status, but you do not need intervenor 

status to have your comments 

considered. 

Questions? 

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Project is available from the 

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at (866) 208–FERC, or on the FERC 

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Dated: June 17, 2021. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2021–13303 Filed 6–23–21; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. IC21–16–000] 

Commission Information Collection 

Activities (FERC–582); 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 582 (Electric Fees, 

Annual Charges, Waivers, and 

Exemptions), which will be submitted 

to the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review. 

DATES: Comments on the collection of 

information are due July 26, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Send written comments on 

FERC–582 to OMB through 

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 

Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission Desk Officer. Please 

identify the OMB Control Number 

(1902–0132) in the subject line of your 

comments. Comments should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain. 

Please submit copies of your 

comments to the Commission. You may 

submit copies of your comments 

(identified by Docket No. IC21–16–000) 

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: OMB submissions must 

be formatted and filed in accordance 

with submission guidelines at 

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 

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: 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–582, Electric Fees, 

Annual Charges, Waivers, and 

Exemptions. 

OMB Control No.: 1902–0132. 

Type of Request: Three-year extension 

of the FERC–582 information collection 

requirements with no changes to the 

current reporting requirements. 

Abstract: The information required by 

FERC–582 is contained in Title 18 Code 

of Federal Regulations (CFR) Parts 381 1

and 382.2

The Commission uses the FERC–582 

to implement the statutory provisions of 

the Independent Offices Appropriation 

Act of 1952 (IOAA) 3 which authorizes 

the Commission to establish fees for its 

services. In addition, the Omnibus 

Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986 

(OBRA) 4 authorizes the Commission to 

assess and collect fees and annual 

charges in any fiscal year in amounts 

equal to all the costs incurred by the 

Commission in that fiscal year. 

To comply with the FERC–582, 

respondents submit to the Commission 

the sum of the megawatt-hours (MWh) 

of all unbundled transmission 

(including MWh delivered in wheeling 

transactions and MWh delivered in 

exchange transactions) and the 

megawatt-hours of all bundled 

wholesale power sales (to the extent the 

bundled wholesale power sales were not 

separately reported as unbundled 

transmission). The data collected in the 

FERC–582 are drawn directly from the 

FERC Form 1 (Annual Report of Major 

Electric Utilities, Licensees and 

Others) 5 transmission data. The 

Commission sums the costs of its 

electric regulatory program and 

subtracts all electric regulatory program 

filing fee collections to determine the 

total collectible electric regulatory 

program costs. Then, the Commission 

uses the data submitted under FERC– 

582 to determine the total megawatthours of transmission of electric energy 


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6 18 CFR 382.201. 

7 18 CFR parts 381 and 382. 

8 86 FR 20133. 

9Burden 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 part 1320. 

10The Commission staff estimates that the 

average respondent for this collection is similarly 

situated to the Commission, in terms of salary plus 

benefits. Based on FERC’s 2020 annual average of 

$172,329 (for salary plus benefits), the average 

hourly cost is $83/hour. 

11This includes requirements of 18 CFR 381.105 

(methods of payment), 381.106 (waiver), 381.108 

(exemption), 381.302 (declaratory order), 381.303 

(review of DOE remedial order), 381.304 (DOE 

denial of adjustment), and 381.305 (OGC 

interpretation). 

1On March 19, 2021, the Commission granted a 

59-day extension of time of the procedural schedule 

identified in the REA Notice, setting the deadlines 

to file comments on the REA Notice and reply 

comments as May 28 and July 12, 2021, 

respectively. 

2The Council on Environmental Quality’s (CEQ) 

regulations under 40 CFR 1501.10(b)(1) require that 

EAs be completed within 1 year of the federal 

action agency’s decision to prepare an EA. This 

notice establishes the Commission’s intent to 

prepare an EA for the Mongaup River Projects. 

Therefore, in accordance with CEQ’s regulations, 

the EA must be issued within 1 year of the issuance 

date of this notice. 

in interstate commerce. Respondents 

(public utilities and power marketers) 

subject to these annual charges must 

submit FERC–582 data to the 

Commission by April 30 of each year.6

The Commission issues bills for annual 

charges to respondents. Then, 

respondents must pay the charges 

within 45 days of the Commission’s 

issuance of the bill. 

Respondents file requests for waivers 

and exemptions of fees and charges 7

based on need. The Commission’s staff 

uses the filer’s financial information to 

evaluate the request for a waiver or 

exemption of the obligation to pay a fee 

or an annual charge. The 60-day notice 

published to the Federal Register on 

April 16, 2021 and received no 

comments.8

Estimate of Annual Burden: 9 The 

Commission estimates the burden and 

cost 10 for this information collection as 

follows. 

FERC–582, ELECTRIC FEES, ANNUAL CHARGES, WAIVERS, AND EXEMPTIONS DOCKET NO. IC21–16–000 11

Number of respondents 

Annual number 

of responses 

per respondent 

Total number 

of responses 

Average burden & cost 

per response 

Total annual burden 

hrs. & cost 

Cost per 

respondent 

(1) (2) (1) × (2) = (3) (4) (3) * (4) = (5) (5) / (1) = (5) 

53 .......................................... 1 53 2.39 hrs.; $198.37 ................ 126.67 hrs.; $10,513.61 ....... $198.37 

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: June 17, 2021. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2021–13296 Filed 6–23–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 10482–122: Eagle Creek Hydro 

Power, LLC, Eagle Creek Water Resources, 

LLC, Eagle Creek Land Resources, LLC; 

Project No. 10481–069: Eagle Creek Hydro 

Power, LLC, Eagle Creek Water Resources, 

LLC, Eagle Creek Land Resources, LLC; 

Project No. 9690–115: Eagle Creek Hydro 

Power, LLC, Eagle Creek Water Resources, 

LLC, Eagle Creek Land Resources, LLC] 

Notice of Intent To Prepare an 

Environmental Assessment 

On March 31, 2020, Eagle Creek 

Hydro Power, LLC, Eagle Creek Water 

Resources, LLC, and Eagle Creek Land 

Resources, LLC (co-licensees 

collectively referred to as Eagle Creek) 

jointly filed an application for a new 

license for each of the ‘‘Mongaup River 

Projects’’ consisting of: (1) The 7.85- 

megawatt (MW) Swinging Bridge 

Hydroelectric Project (Swinging Bridge 

Project); (2) the 4.0-MW Mongaup Falls 

Hydroelectric Project (Mongaup Falls 

Project); and (3) the 10.8-MW Rio 

Hydroelectric Project (Rio Project). The 

Swinging Bridge Project is located on 

the Mongaup River and Black Lake 

Creek in Sullivan County, New York. 

The Mongaup Falls Project is located on 

the Mongaup River and Black Brook in 

Sullivan County, New York. The Rio 

Project is located on the Mongaup River 

in Sullivan and Orange Counties, New 

York. The projects do not occupy any 

federal land. 

In accordance with the Commission’s 

regulations, on January 29, 2021, 

Commission staff issued a notice that 

the project was ready for environmental 

analysis (REA notice).1 Based on the 

information in the record, including 

comments filed on the REA notice and 

an Offer of Settlement (Settlement 

Agreement), filed on May 28, 2021, staff 

does not anticipate that licensing the 

project would constitute a major federal 

action significantly affecting the quality 

of the human environment. Therefore, 

staff intends to prepare a multi-project 

Environmental Assessment (EA) on the 

application to license each of the 

Mongaup River Projects. 

The EA will be issued and circulated 

for review by all interested parties. All 

comments filed on the EA will be 

analyzed by staff and considered in the 

Commission’s final licensing decision. 

The application will be processed 

according to the following schedule. 

Revisions to the schedule may be made 

as appropriate. 

Milestone Target date 

Commission issues EA ............ October 2021.2

Comments on EA ..................... November 2021. 

Any questions regarding this notice 

may be directed to Nicholas Ettema at 

(312) 596–4447 or nicholas.ettema@

ferc.gov. 


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