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1See John A. Dodson, 35 FERC ¶ 62,532 (1986). 

2See John A. Dodson, Village of Highland Falls 

High-Point Utility, LDC, 160 FERC ¶ 62,239 (2017). 

3 18 CFR 16.19(b) (2020) (citing 18 CFR 16.6(b)). 

Section 16.19(b) applies to licenses not subject to 

Parts 14 and 15 of the Federal Power Act. 

4 18 CFR 16.24(b) (2020). 

5The Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure provide that if a filing deadline falls on 

a Saturday, Sunday, holiday, or other day when the 

Commission is closed for business, the filing 

deadline does not end until the close of business 

on the next business day. 18 CFR 2007(a)(2) (2020). 

Because the deadline to file the NOI fell on a federal 

holiday (i.e., Memorial Day), the filing deadline was 

extended until the close of business on Tuesday, 

June 1, 2021. 

6On June 23, 2021, High-Point Utility filed a 

letter indicating that it intended to proceed with 

relicensing for the Buttermilk Falls Hydroelectric 

Project No. 7656, however, the filing was not in 

conformance with the noticing requirements of 

section 5.5 of the Commission’s regulations, 

because among other things, it did not identify the 

principle project works and it did not include the 

names and mailing addresses of nearby 

municipalities, counties, political subdivisions, or 

affected Indian tribes. It also did not include a preapplication document as required by section 5.6 of 

the regulations. 

7 18 CFR 5.5 (2020). 

8 18 CFR 5.6 (2020). 

9 18 CFR 5.3(b) (2020). 

10 18 CFR 16.20 (2020). 

11To the extent an interested applicant files an 

NOI and PAD and elects or is required to use the 

Commission’s ILP, a process plan will be issued 

within 180 days of this notice, which accelerates 

the steps of the ILP to allow for filing a subsequent 

license application by the May 31, 2024 deadline. 

Issue Scoping Document 2—March 2022 

Issue Notice of Ready for Environmental 

Analysis—March 2022 

q. Final amendments to the 

application must be filed with the 

Commission no later than 30 days from 

the issuance date of the notice of ready 

for environmental analysis. 

Dated: August 5, 2021. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2021–17137 Filed 8–10–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 7656–000] 

Village of Highland Falls High-Point 

Utility, LDC; Notice of Existing 

Licensee’s Failure To File a Notice of 

Intent To File a Subsequent License 

Application, and Soliciting; Notices of 

Intent To File a License Application 

and Pre-Application Documents 

The current license for Buttermilk 

Falls Hydroelectric Project No. 7656 

(Buttermilk Falls Project) was issued to 

the original licensee, John A. Dodson, 

on June 24, 1986, for a term of 40 years, 

ending May 31, 2026.1 The project 

became non-operational in 2012 due to 

damage caused by Hurricanes Sandy 

and Irene, and has remained nonoperational since. The license was 

transferred to the current licensee, 

Village of Highland Falls High-Point 

Utility, LDC (High-Point Utility) on 

September 21, 2017.2 The 75-kilowatt 

(kW) project is located on Buttermilk 

Falls Brook, a tributary of the Hudson 

River, in Orange County, New York. 

The principal project works consist 

of: (1) An 18-inch-high, 15-foot-long 

dam; (2) an 18-inch-diameter, 400-footlong PVC penstock; (3) a powerhouse 

containing one 55-kW and one 20-kW 

generating unit, for a total of installed 

generating capacity of 75-kW; (4) two 

480-volt generator leads; (5) a 300-footlong, 480-volt transmission line; and (6) 

a 0.48/13.6-kilovolt cable connecting the 

transformer to the area distribution 

system. 

At least five years before the 

expiration of a license for a minor water 

power project in which sections 14 and 

15 of the Federal Power Act were 

waived, the Commission’s regulations 

require the licensee to file with the 

Commission a notice of intent (NOI) that 

contains an unequivocal statement of 

the licensee’s intention to file or not to 

file an application for a subsequent 

license, details on the principal project 

works and installed plant capacity, and 

other information.3

If such a licensee does not inform the 

Commission that it intends to file an 

application for, in this case, a 

subsequent license for the project, the 

licensee may not file an application for 

a subsequent license, either individually 

or in conjunction with an entity or 

entities that are not currently licensees 

of the project.4

Because the current license expires on 

May 31, 2026, the NOI was due to be 

filed no later than the close of business 

on May 31, 2021.5 High-Point Utility, 

the current licensee for the Buttermilk 

Falls Project, failed to file an NOI by 

this date.6

Any party interested in filing a license 

application for the Buttermilk Falls 

Project No. 7656 must first file a NOI 7

and pre-application document (PAD) 8

pursuant to Part 5 of the Commission’s 

regulations. Although the integrated 

licensing process is the default prefiling process, section 5.3(b) of the 

Commission’s regulations allows a 

potential license applicant to request to 

use alternative licensing procedures 

when it files its NOI.9

This notice sets a deadline of 120 

days from the date of this notice for 

interested applicants, other than the 

existing licensee, to file NOIs, PADs, 

and requests to use an alternative 

licensing process. 

Applications for a subsequent license 

from potential (non-licensee) applicants 

must be filed with the Commission at 

least 24 months prior to the expiration 

of the current license.10 Because the 

current license expires on May 31, 2026, 

applications for license for this project 

must be filed by May 31, 2024.11

Questions concerning this notice 

should be directed to Samantha Pollak 

at (202) 502–6419 or samantha.pollak@

ferc.gov. 

Dated: August 5, 2021. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

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BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. IC21–36–000] 

Commission Information Collection 

Activities (FERC–725G1 and FERC– 

725G4); Consolidated Comment 

Request; Extension 

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, DOE. 

ACTION: Notice of information 

collections 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 collections, 

FERC–725G1 (Mandatory Reliability 

Standards for the Bulk-Power System: 

Reliability Standard PRC–004–6) and 

FERC–725G4 (Mandatory Reliability 

Standards: Reliability Standard PRC– 

010–2 (Undervoltage Load Shedding)). 

DATES: Comments on the collections of 

information are due October 12, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit your 

comments (identified by Docket No. 

IC21–36–000) on FERC–725G1 and/or 

FERC–725G4 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: 


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1 16 U.S.C. 824o. 

2As defined at 16 U.S.C. 824o(a)(1) and 18 CFR 

39.1, the term ‘‘bulk-power system’’ means facilities 

and control systems necessary for operating an 

interconnected electric energy transmission 

network (or any portion thereof), and electric 

energy from generating facilities needed to maintain 

transmission system reliability. The term does not 

include facilities used in the local distribution of 

electric energy. 

3 16 U.S.C. 824o(e). 

4Using the May 14, 2021 NERC compliance 

registration information for entities that are 

Generator Owners, Transmission Owners, and 

Distribution Providers (in the U.S.), the number of 

potential respondents is 1,405, taking into account 

overlap between functions. However, not every 

entity will have a misoperation event during a year. 

Based on our previous experience with this 

information collection, we are estimating that 

approximately half of the 1,405 potential 

respondents annually will have a reportable 

misoperation, i.e., 703 responses per year for FERC– 

725G1. 

5Commission staff estimates that the average 

industry hourly cost for this information collection 

is approximated by the current FERC 2021 average 

hourly costs for wages and benefits, i.e., $87.00/ 

hour. 

6 If OMB renews FERC–725G4, the Commission 

subsequently may consider requesting that OMB 

combine that information collection activity with 

FERC–725G1. Such action would be administrative 

only and would not indicate the discontinuation of 

the information collection requirements in FERC– 

725G4. 

7 ‘‘Load shedding’’ means disconnecting 

consumers from the grid to prevent demand from 

exceeding supply, which can cause widespread grid 

collapse. A ‘‘UVLS Program’’ provides for automatic 

load shedding, utilizing voltage inputs, in specific 

circumstances and locations. 

8 ‘‘UVLS Entities,’’ as defined at the NERC 

website at https://www.nerc.com/pa/Stand/ 

Reliability%20Standards/PRC-010-2.pdf, are 

distribution providers and transmission owners 

responsible for the ownership, operation, or control 

of UVLS equipment, as required by a UVLS 

Program. 

9Using the May 14, 2021 NERC compliance 

registration information for entities that are 

Transmission Owners and Distribution Providers 

(in the U.S.), the number of potential respondents 

is 494, taking into account overlap between 

functions. However, not every entity has an 

undervoltage load shedding program. 

Approximately five percent of the potential 

respondents have such a program. Therefore, we 

estimate 25 responses per year for FERC–725G4. 

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, or by 

telephone at (202) 502–8663. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

FERC–725G1 

Title: Mandatory Reliability Standards 

for the Bulk-Power System: Reliability 

Standard PRC–004–6. 

OMB Control No.: 1902–0284. 

Type of Request: Three-year extension 

of the FERC–725G1 information 

collection requirements. 

Abstract: The Commission collects 

information under FERC–725G1 in 

accordance with section 215 of the 

Federal Power Act (FPA) 1 and 18 CFR 

parts 39 and 40. Section 215 of the FPA 

gives the Commission and the North 

American Electric Reliability 

Corporation (as the Commissionapproved Electric Reliability 

Organization) to establish and enforce 

reliability standards for all users, 

owners, and operators of the bulk-power 

system.2 Once approved, the Reliability 

Standards may be enforced by the 

Electric Reliability Organization subject 

to Commission oversight, or by the 

Commission independently.3

Reliability Standard PRC–004–6 

requires transmission owners, generator 

owners, and distribution providers to 

identify and correct causes of 

misoperations of certain protection 

systems for bulk-power system 

elements. It also requires retention of 

evidence of misoperations for a 

minimum of 12 calendar months. 

Types of Respondents: Transmission 

Owners, Generator Owners, and 

Distribution Providers for FERC–725G1. 

Transmission Owners and Distribution 

Providers for FERC–725G4. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion. 

Estimate of Annual Burden: The 

Commission estimates 703 responses 

annually, and per-response burdens of 

16.5 hours and $1,435.50.4 The total 

estimated burdens per year are 703 

responses, 11,599.5 hours, and 

$1,009,156.50. These burdens are 

itemized in the following table: 

FERC–725G1—ANNUAL ESTIMATES OF RESPONDENTS’ BURDENS

Number of respondents 

Annual number 

of responses 

per 

respondent 

Total number 

of responses 

Average burden and cost 

per response 5

Total annual burden hours 

and total annual cost 

Cost per 

respondent 

($) 

A. B. C. (column A 

× column B) 

D. E. (column C × column D) F. (column E 

÷ column A) 

703 ........................................ 1 703 16.5 hrs.; $1,435.50 ............. 11,599.5 hrs.; $1,009,156.50 $1,435.50 

FERC–725G4 

Title: Mandatory Reliability 

Standards: Reliability Standard PRC– 

010–2 (Undervoltage Load Shedding). 

OMB Control No.: 1902–0282. 

Type of Request: Three-year extension 

of the FERC–725G4 information 

collection requirements.6

Abstract: The Commission collects 

information under FERC–725G4 in 

accordance with section 215 of the FPA 

and 18 CFR parts 39 and 40. Reliability 

Standard PRC–010–2 requires 

respondents to submit date-stamped 

documentation of their compliance with 

the relevant UVLS Program.7

Types of Respondents: UVLS 

Entities.8

Frequency of Response: On occasion. 

Estimate of Annual Burden: The 

Commission estimates 25 responses 

annually, and per-response burdens of 

48 hours and $4,176.9 The total 

estimated burdens per year are 25 

responses, 1,200 hours, and $104,400. 

These burdens are itemized in the 

following table: 


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10Commission staff estimates that the average 

industry hourly cost for this information collection 

is approximated by the current FERC 2021 average 

hourly costs for wages and benefits, i.e., $87.00/ 

hour. 

FERC–725G4—ANNUAL ESTIMATES OF RESPONDENTS’ BURDENS

Number of respondents 

Annual number 

of responses 

per 

respondent 

Total number 

of responses 

(column A 

× column B) 

Average burden 

and cost per response 10

Total annual burden hours and total annual cost (column C × column D) 

Cost per 

respondent 

($) (column E 

÷ column A) 

A B C D E F 

25 ................... 1 25 48 hrs.; $4,176 ...... 1,200 hrs.; $104,400 ................................................... $4,176 

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: August 5, 2021. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

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BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

Combined Notice of Filings #1 

Take notice that the Commission 

received the following electric rate 

filings: 

Docket Numbers: ER21–1790–005. 

Applicants: California Independent 

System Operator Corporation. 

Description: Compliance filing: 2021– 

08–04 Supplemental to Pending 

Compliance Filing—LEW to be effective 

12/31/9998. 

Filed Date: 8/4/21. 

Accession Number: 20210804–5089. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/25/21. 

Docket Numbers: ER21–2087–001. 

Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, 

Inc. 

Description: Tariff Amendment: The 

Empire District Electric Company 

Amended Formula Rate to be effective 

5/14/2021. 

Filed Date: 8/4/21. 

Accession Number: 20210804–5096. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/25/21. 

Docket Numbers: ER21–2138–001. 

Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, 

Inc. 

Description: Tariff Amendment: 

1518R21 Arkansas Electric Cooperative 

Corp NITSA NOA Amended to be 

effective 8/1/2021. 

Filed Date: 8/5/21. 

Accession Number: 20210805–5114. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/26/21. 

Docket Numbers: ER21–2230–001. 

Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, 

Inc. 

Description: Tariff Amendment: 

2415R15 Kansas Municipal Energy 

Agency NITSA and NOA Amended to 

be effective 9/1/2021. 

Filed Date: 8/5/21. 

Accession Number: 20210805–5052. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/26/21. 

Docket Numbers: ER21–2611–000. 

Applicants: Wisconsin Public Service 

Corporation. 

Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: 

Filing of Revised LBAAOCA with WPL 

to be effective 10/4/2021. 

Filed Date: 8/4/21. 

Accession Number: 20210804–5097. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/25/21. 

Docket Numbers: ER21–2612–000. 

Applicants: Niagara Mohawk Power 

Corporation, New York Independent 

System Operator, Inc. 

Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: Joint 

Section 205 SGIA among NYISO, NMPC 

and SunEast Hilltop Solar SA No. 2638 

to be effective 7/28/2021. 

Filed Date: 8/5/21. 

Accession Number: 20210805–5082. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/26/21. 

Docket Numbers: ER21–2613–000. 

Applicants: PJM Interconnection, 

L.L.C., Trans-Allegheny Interstate Line 

Company. 

Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: 

TrAILCo submits One ECSA, SA No. 

5954 to be effective 10/5/2021. 

Filed Date: 8/5/21. 

Accession Number: 20210805–5096. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/26/21. 

Docket Numbers: ER21–2614–000. 

Applicants: Mid-Atlantic Interstate 

Transmission, LLC, PJM 

Interconnection, L.L.C. 

Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: 

MAIT submits One ECSA, SA No. 5953 

to be effective 10/5/2021. 

Filed Date: 8/5/21. 

Accession Number: 20210805–5107. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/26/21. 

Docket Numbers: ER21–2615–000. 

Applicants: American Transmission 

Systems, Incorporated, PJM 

Interconnection, L.L.C. 

Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: 

ATSI submits Four ECSAs, SA Nos. 

6034–6037 to be effective 10/5/2021. 

Filed Date: 8/5/21. 

Accession Number: 20210805–5109. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/26/21. 

Docket Numbers: ER21–2616–000. 

Applicants: El Paso Electric Company. 

Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: Rate 

Schedule No. 361 Cost Reimbursement 

Agreement with SunZia to be effective 

7/19/2021. 

Filed Date: 8/5/21. 

Accession Number: 20210805–5112. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/26/21. 

Docket Numbers: ER21–2617–000. 

Applicants: PJM Interconnection, 

L.L.C. 

Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: 

Original IISA, Service Agreement No. 

6124; Queue No. AD1–101 to be 

effective 7/6/2021. 

Filed Date: 8/5/21. 

Accession Number: 20210805–5113. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/26/21. 

Docket Numbers: ER21–2618–000. 

Applicants: PJM Interconnection, 

L.L.C. 

Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: 

Amendment to WMPA, Service 

Agreement No. 5522; Queue No. AE1– 

075 to be effective 10/14/2019. 

Filed Date: 8/5/21. 

Accession Number: 20210805–5116. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/26/21. 

The filings are accessible in the 

Commission’s eLibrary system (https://

elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/search/ 

fercgensearch.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 


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