Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 136 / Tuesday, July 20, 2021 / Notices 38329 

1Enhancement of Electricity Market Surveillance 

and Analysis through Ongoing Electronic Delivery 

of Data from Regional Transmission Organizations 

and Independent System Operators, Order No. 760, 

139 FERC ¶ 61,053 (2012). 

2 86 FR 26220. 

applicability of section 15 of the FPA, 

then, based on section 9(b) of the 

Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. 

558(c), and as set forth at 18 CFR 

16.21(a), if the licensee of such project 

has filed an application for a subsequent 

license, the licensee may continue to 

operate the project in accordance with 

the terms and conditions of the license 

after the minor or minor part license 

expires, until the Commission acts on 

its application. If the licensee of such a 

project has not filed an application for 

a subsequent license, then it may be 

required, pursuant to 18 CFR 16.21(b), 

to continue project operations until the 

Commission issues someone else a 

license for the project or otherwise 

orders disposition of the project. 

If the project is subject to section 15 

of the FPA, notice is hereby given that 

an annual license for Project No. 10821 

is issued to the Pacific Gas & Electric 

Company (PG&E), for a period effective 

July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022 or 

until the issuance of a new license for 

the project or other disposition under 

the FPA, whichever comes first. If 

issuance of a new license (or other 

disposition) does not take place on or 

before June 30, 2022, notice is hereby 

given that, pursuant to 18 CFR 16.18(c), 

an annual license under section 15(a)(1) 

of the FPA is renewed automatically 

without further order or notice by the 

Commission, unless the Commission 

orders otherwise. 

If the project is not subject to section 

15 of the FPA, notice is hereby given 

that Pacific Gas & Electric Company 

(PG&E) is authorized to continue 

operation of the Camp Far West 

Transmission Line Project, until such 

time as the Commission acts on its 

application for a subsequent license. 

Dated: July 13, 2021. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2021–15399 Filed 7–19–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. IC21–28–000] 

Commission Information Collection 

Activities (FERC–921); Comment 

Request; Extension 

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, 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 the currently 

approved information collection, FERC– 

921 (Ongoing Electronic Delivery of 

Data from Regional Transmission 

Organization and Independent System 

Operators). 

DATES: Comments on the collection of 

information are due August 19, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Send written comments on 

FERC–921 to OMB through 

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

Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission Desk Officer. Please 

identify the OMB control number 

(1902–0257) in the subject line. Your 

comments should be sent within 30 

days of publication of this notice in the 

Federal Register. 

Please submit copies of your 

comments (identified by Docket No. 

IC21–28–000) to the Commission as 

noted below. 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 http://www.ferc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ellen Brown may be reached by email 

at DataClearance@FERC.gov and 

telephone at (202) 502–8663. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: FERC–921, Ongoing Electronic 

Delivery of Data from Regional 

Transmission Organization and 

Independent System Operators. 

OMB Control No.: 1902–0257. 

Type of Request: Three-year extension 

of the FERC–921 information collection 

requirements with no changes to the 

current reporting requirements. 

Abstract: The collection of data in 

FERC–921 is an effort by the 

Commission, implemented under Order 

No. 760,1 to detect potential anticompetitive or manipulative behavior or 

ineffective market rules by requiring 

Regional Transmission Organizations 

(RTO) and Independent System 

Operators (ISO) to electronically submit, 

on a continuous basis, data relating to 

physical and virtual offers and bids, 

market awards, resource outputs, 

marginal cost estimates, shift factors, 

financial transmission rights, internal 

bilateral contracts, uplift, and 

interchange pricing. Although provision 

was made by the Commission that 

market monitoring units (MMUs) may 

provide datasets, all data for this 

collection has (and is expected to 

continue to) come from each RTO or 

ISO and not the MMUs. Therefore, any 

associated burden is counted as burden 

on RTO and ISO. 

While the ongoing delivery of data 

under FERC–921 is continuous and 

routine, each RTO or ISO makes 

sporadic changes to its individual 

market with Commission approval. 

When those changes occur, the RTO or 

ISO may need to change the data being 

routinely sent to the Commission to 

ensure compliance with Order No. 760. 

Such changes typically require 

respondents to alter the ongoing 

delivery of data under FERC–921. The 

burden associated with a change varies 

considerably based on the significance 

of the specific change; therefore, the 

estimate below is intended to reflect the 

incremental burden for an average 

change. Based on historical patterns, 

staff estimates there to be about one and 

a half changes of this nature per RTO or 

ISO per year. 

Type of Respondent: Regional 

Transmission Organizations (RTO) and 

Independent System Operators (ISO). 

The Commission published a 60-day 

Paperwork Reduction Act Notice 2 on 

May 13, 2021 and no comments were 

received. 


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3 ‘‘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 Title 5 Code of Federal Regulations 

1320.3. 

4Costs (for wages and benefits) are based on the 

mean wage estimate by the Bureau of Labor 

Statistics’ (BLS) Occupational Employment and 

Wage Statistics (OEWS) program from May 2020 

(https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm.) 

and benefits information, accounting for 70.3% of 

average employment (released March 2021) for 

private industry workers (https://www.bls.gov/ 

news.release/ecec.nr0.htm). We estimate the total 

time required per change to be 320 hours. Because 

a response encompasses one year where there are, 

on average, 1.5 changes, the total time per response 

is 480 hours (1.5 × 320 hours). 

5The loaded hourly wage for each occupation is 

as follows: 

• Computer Systems Analysts: $47.63 (base 

hourly wage) ÷ 70.3% (benefits) = $67.75. 

• Legal: $100 (base hourly wage) ÷ 70.3% 

(benefits) = $142.25. 

• Database Administrators and Architects: $50.65 

(base hourly wage) ÷ 70.3% (benefits) = $71.92. 

6 Each RTO/ISO electronically submits data daily. 

To match with past filings, we are considering the 

collection of daily responses to be a single response. 

7 Each RTO/ISO is estimated to make one and a 

half changes yearly. To be consistent with the 

formulation that the submissions over the course of 

a year constitute a single response, for the purpose 

of this calculation, we are assuming that each 

response requires one and a half changes over the 

course of the year and estimating burden 

accordingly. 

8 The rounded weighted hourly cost breakdown 

includes: [(0.75 * $67.75) + (0.125 * $142.25) + 

(0.125 * $71.92)] = $77.59. 

Estimate of Annual Burden: 3 The 

Commission estimates the total annual 

burden and cost 4 for this information 

collection as follows. The ongoing 

electronic delivery of data requires the 

following occupations (which includes 

wages and benefits): 5

• 75% of the time is spent by 

Computer Systems Analysts 

(Occupational Code: 15–1211) at 

$67.75/hr., 

• 12.5% of the time is spent by Legal 

(Occupation Code: 23–0000) at $142.25/ 

hr., and 

• 12.5% of the time is spent by 

Database Administrators and Architects 

(Occupational Code: 15–1245) at 

$71.92/hr., 

Therefore, we use the weighted 

hourly cost (for wages and benefits) of 

$77.59.8

FERC–921 (ONGOING ELECTRONIC DELIVERY OF DATA FROM REGIONAL TRANSMISSION ORGANIZATIONS AND

INDEPENDENT SYSTEM OPERATORS) 

Category Number of 

respondents 

Annual 

number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Total number 

of responses 

Average annual burden 

& cost per response 

Total average annual 

burden hours & cost 

Annual 

cost per 

respondent 

($) 

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

Ongoing electronic delivery of data ..... 6 1 6 6 52 hrs.; $4,034.68 ............ 312 hrs.; $24,208.08 ........ $4,034.68 

Data Delivery Changes over the year 6 1 7 6 480 hrs.; $37,243.20 ........ 2,880 hrs.; $223,459.20 ... 37,243.20 

Total .............................................. 6 2 12 ........................................... 3,192 hrs.; $247,667.28 ... 41,277.88 

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: July 13, 2021. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2021–15400 Filed 7–19–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 3251–000] 

Cornell University; Notice of 

Authorization for Continued Project 

Operation 

On June 28, 2019, Cornell University, 

licensee for the Cornell University 

Hydroelectric Project No.3251, filed an 

Application for a Subsequent License 

pursuant to the Federal Power Act 

(FPA) and the Commission’s regulations 

thereunder. The Cornell University 

Hydroelectric Project is located on Fall 

Creek within the Cornell University 

campus in the City of Ithaca, Tompkins 

County, New York. 

The license for Project No. 3251 was 

issued for a period ending June 30, 

2021. Section 15(a)(1) of the FPA, 16 

U.S.C. 808(a)(1), requires the 

Commission, at the expiration of a 

license term, to issue from year-to-year 

an annual license to the then licensee(s) 

under the terms and conditions of the 

prior license until a new license is 

issued, or the project is otherwise 

disposed of as provided in section 15 or 

any other applicable section of the FPA. 

If the project’s prior license waived the 

applicability of section 15 of the FPA, 

then, based on section 9(b) of the 

Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. 

558(c), and as set forth at 18 CFR 

16.21(a), if the licensee of such project 

has filed an application for a subsequent 

license, the licensee may continue to 

operate the project in accordance with 

the terms and conditions of the license 

after the minor or minor part license 

expires, until the Commission acts on 

its application. If the licensee of such a 

project has not filed an application for 

a subsequent license, then it may be 

required, pursuant to 18 CFR 16.21(b), 

to continue project operations until the 

Commission issues someone else a 

license for the project or otherwise 

orders disposition of the project. 

If the project is subject to section 15 

of the FPA, notice is hereby given that 

an annual license for Project No. 3251 

is issued to Cornell University for a 

period effective July 1, 2021 through 

June 30, 2022 or until the issuance of a 

new license for the project or other 

disposition under the FPA, whichever 

comes first. If issuance of a new license 

(or other disposition) does not take 

place on or before June 30, 2022, notice 

is hereby given that, pursuant to 18 CFR 

16.18(c), an annual license under 

section 15(a)(1) of the FPA is renewed 

automatically without further order or 


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