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a standardized cognitive interview 

protocol. Focus groups are useful for 

exploring issues concerning the design 

of a form and the meaning of terms from 

a specific group of respondents, data 

users, or other stakeholders of EIA data. 

Focus groups may also be used to 

explore respondents’ general opinions 

about data collection technologies or 

survey materials other than 

questionnaires. 

(4a) Proposed Changes to Information 

Collection: 

EIA proposes to add several other 

methodologies or techniques to improve 

survey design, pretest questionnaires 

and validate the quality of the data that 

is collected on EIA and DOE survey 

forms. 

Field Techniques. Field techniques 

described in survey research and survey 

methodology literature will be 

employed as appropriate. These include 

follow-up probing, memory cue tasks, 

paraphrasing, confidence rating, 

response latency measurements, free 

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. 

(5) Annual Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 1,800; 

(6) Annual Estimated Number of 

Total Responses: 1,800; 

(7) Annual Estimated Number of 

Burden Hours: 2,200; 

(8) Annual Estimated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $179,630 

(2,200 annual burden hours multiplied 

by $81.65 per hour). EIA estimates that 

respondents will have no additional 

costs associated with the surveys other 

than the burden hours and the 

maintenance of the information during 

the normal course of business. 

Comments are invited on whether or 

not: (a) The proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of agency functions, 

including whether the information will 

have a practical utility; (b) EIA’s 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

collection of information, including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used, is accurate; (c) EIA 

can improve the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information it will collect; 

and (d) EIA can minimize the burden of 

the collection of information on 

respondents, such as automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

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

and 42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq. 

Signed in Washington, DC, on July 14th, 

2021. 

Samson A. Adeshiyan, 

Director, Office of Statistical Methods and 

Research, U.S. Energy Information 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2021–15360 Filed 7–19–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–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: 

Docket Numbers: RP21–653–000. 

Applicants: Ovintiv Marketing Inc., 

Kiwetinohk Marketing US Corp. 

Description: Joint Petition of Ovintiv 

Marketing Inc. and Kiwetinohk 

Marketing US Corp. for Extension of 

Temporary and Limited Waivers. 

Filed Date: 7/12/21. 

Accession Number: 20210712–5024. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/26/21. 

Docket Numbers: RP21–963–000. 

Applicants: Effingham County Power, 

LLC, Oglethorpe Power Corporation (An 

Electric Membership Corporation). 

Description: Joint Petition for 

Temporary Waiver of Capacity Release 

Regulations, et al. of Effingham County 

Power, LLC, et al. 

Filed Date: 7/12/21. 

Accession Number: 20210712–5136. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/19/21. 

The filings are accessible in the 

Commission’s eLibrary system (https://

elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/search/fercgen

search.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: July 13, 2021. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2021–15314 Filed 7–19–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 10821–000] 

Pacific Gas & Electric Company; 

Notice of Authorization for Continued 

Project Operation 

On June 27, 2019, Pacific Gas & 

Electric Company (PG&E), licensee for 

the Camp Far West Transmission Line 

Project No. 10821, filed an Application 

for a Subsequent License pursuant to 

the Federal Power Act (FPA) and the 

Commission’s regulations thereunder. 

The Camp Far West Transmission Line 

Project is located in Placer and Yuba 

Counties, California. 

The license for Project No. 10821 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 


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