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1 ‘‘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 5 CFR 1320.3. 

2FERC staff estimates that industry costs for 

salary plus benefits are similar to Commission 

costs. The cost figure is the FY2021 FERC average 

annual salary plus benefits ($180,702/year or $87/ 

hour). 

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: 

Addressed to: Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the 

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, telephone 

at (202) 502–8663, and fax at: (202) 273– 

0873. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: FERC–729, Electric 

Transmission Facilities. 

OMB Control No.: 1902–0238. 

Type of Request: Three year extension 

of the existing information collection. 

Abstract: This information collection 

consists of the filing requirements for 

entities seeking to construct electric 

transmission facilities pursuant to the 

Commission’s authority under section 

216 of the Federal Power Act (FPA). 

Specifically, section 216(b) of the FPA 

authorizes the Commission, under 

certain circumstances, to issue permits 

for the construction of electric 

transmission facilities within national 

interest electric transmission corridors 

designated by the Secretary of Energy. 

The purpose of the Commission’s part 

50 regulations (18 CFR part 50) is to 

provide for efficient and timely review 

of requests for permits for the siting of 

proposed electric transmission facilities 

under section 216 of the FPA. The 

regulations include filing requirements 

associated with the Commission’s prefiling and application review processes. 

For the Commission’s pre-filing process, 

the regulations require applicants to file 

a pre-filing request (50.5(c)) and 

subsequent information after the 

commencement of the pre-filing process 

(50.5(e)), including a finalized Project 

Participation Plan, a summary of project 

alternatives, draft resource reports, and 

monthly status reports. After the 

conclusion of the pre-filing process, the 

regulations require applicants to file an 

application consisting of general project 

information (50.6) and ten exhibits 

(50.7), including project maps, an 

environmental report, engineering data, 

and system analysis data. 

Type of Respondent: Entities 

proposing to construct electric 

transmission facilities pursuant to the 

Commission’s authority under section 

216 of the FPA. 

Estimate of Annual Burden: The 

Commission estimates the annual public 

reporting burden 1 for the information 

collection as: 

FERC–729 (OMB CONTROL NO. 1902–0238): ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION FACILITIES

Number of 

respondents 

Annual number 

of responses 

per respondent 

Total number 

of responses 

Average burden & 

cost per response 2

Total annual burden 

hours & total annual 

cost 

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

Electric Transmission Facilities ......................... 1 1 1 9,600, $835,200 ..... 9,600, $835,200. 

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: April 11, 2022. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2022–08124 Filed 4–14–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. DI22–2–000] 

Saranac Hydro Energy, LLC; Notice of 

Declaration of Intention and Soliciting 

Comments, Protests, and Motions To 

Intervene 

Take notice that the following 

application has been filed with the 

Commission and is available for public 

inspection: 

a. Application Type: Declaration of 

Intention. 

b. Docket No: DI22–2–000. 

c. Date Filed: December 20, 2021. 

d. Applicant: Saranac Hydro Energy 

LLC. 

e. Name of Project: 1925 Leffel 

Hydroelectric Restoration Project. 

f. Location: The proposed 1925 Leffel 

Hydroelectric Restoration Project would 

be located on the Saranac River near the 

City of Plattsburgh, in Clinton County, 

New York. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Section 23(b)(1) 

of the Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 

817(b). 

h. Applicant Contact: Saranac Hydro 

Energy LLC; P.O. Box 224, Rhinebeck, 

NY, 12572; telephone: (917) 244–3607; 

email: joel@currenthydro.com. 

i. FERC Contact: Jennifer Polardino, 

(202) 502–6437, or Jennifer.Polardino@

ferc.gov. 

j. Deadline for filing comments, 

protests, and motions to intervene is: 

May 9, 2022. 

The Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filing. Please file comments, 

protests, and motions to intervene using 

the Commission’s eFiling at http://

www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. 


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Commenters can submit brief comments 

up to 6,000 characters, without prior 

registration, using the eComment system 

at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

ecomment.asp. You must include your 

name and contact information at the end 

of your comments. For assistance, 

please contact FERC Online Support at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) 

208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659 

(TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, you 

may submit a paper copy. Submissions 

sent via the U.S. Postal Service must be 

addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 

1A, Washington, DC 20426. 

Submissions sent via any other carrier 

must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, 

Rockville, Maryland 20852. The first 

page of any filing should include docket 

number DI22–2–000. Comments 

emailed to Commission staff are not 

considered part of the Commission 

record. 

k. Description of Project: The 

proposed 1925 Leffel Hydroelectric 

Restoration Project would consist of: (1) 

A 26-foot-high, 715-foot-long concrete 

and earth gravity dam forming an 84 

acre reservoir with a normal storage 

capacity of 830 acre-feet; (2) a 

powerhouse containing one 200 

kilowatt (kW) and one 400 kW turbinegenerator units for a total installed 

capacity of 600 kW; (3) a 600-foot-long 

transmission line to a hydrogen 

production plant; and (4) appurtenant 

facilities. 

When a Declaration of Intention is 

filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, the Federal Power Act 

requires the Commission to investigate 

and determine if the project would 

affect the interests of interstate or 

foreign commerce. 

l. Locations of the Application: This 

filing may be viewed on the 

Commission’s website at http://

www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. 

Enter the docket number excluding the 

last three digits in the docket number 

field to access the document. You may 

also register online at http://

www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

esubscription.asp to be notified via 

email of new filings and issuances 

related to this or other pending projects. 

For assistance, call 1–866–208–3676 or 

email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, for 

TTY, call (202) 502–8659. 

m. Individuals desiring to be included 

on the Commission’s mailing list should 

so indicate by writing to the Secretary 

of the Commission. 

n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to 

Intervene: Anyone may submit 

comments, a protest, or a motion to 

intervene in accordance with the 

requirements of Rules of Practice and 

Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, and 

.214. In determining the appropriate 

action to take, the Commission will 

consider all protests or other comments 

filed, but only those who file a motion 

to intervene in accordance with the 

Commission’s Rules may become a 

party to the proceeding. Any comments, 

protests, or motions to intervene must 

be received on or before the specified 

comment date for the particular 

application. 

o. Filing and Service of Responsive 

Documents: All filings must bear in all 

capital letters the title ‘‘COMMENTS’’, 

‘‘PROTESTS’’, and ‘‘MOTIONS TO 

INTERVENE’’, as applicable, and the 

Docket Number of the particular 

application to which the filing refers. A 

copy of any Motion to Intervene must 

also be served upon each representative 

of the Applicant specified in the 

particular application. 

p. Agency Comments: Federal, state, 

and local agencies are invited to file 

comments on the described application. 

A copy of the application may be 

obtained by agencies directly from the 

Applicant. If an agency does not file 

comments within the time specified for 

filing comments, it will be presumed to 

have no comments. One copy of an 

agency’s comments must also be sent to 

the Applicant’s representatives. 

Dated: April 7, 2022. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2022–08034 Filed 4–14–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. AD22–3–000] 

Review of Cost Submittals by Other 

Federal Agencies for Administering 

Part I of the Federal Power Act; Notice 

Requesting Questions and Comments 

on Fiscal Year 2021 Other Federal 

Agency Cost Submissions 

In its Order On Rehearing 

Consolidating Administrative Annual 

Charges Bill Appeals And Modifying 

Annual Charges Billing Procedures, 109 

FERC ¶ 61,040 (2004) (October 8 Order), 

the Commission set forth an annual 

process for Other Federal Agencies 

(OFAs) to submit their costs related to 

Administering Part I of the Federal 

Power Act. Pursuant to the established 

process, the Chief of Financial 

Operations, Financial Management 

Division, Office of the Executive 

Director, on October 25, 2021, issued a 

letter requesting the OFAs to submit 

their costs by December 31, 2021 using 

the OFA Cost Submission Form. 

Upon receipt of the agency 

submissions, the Commission posted 

the information in eLibrary, and issued, 

on March 10, 2022, a notice announcing 

the date for a technical conference to 

review the submitted costs. On March 

24, 2022 the Commission held the 

technical conference. Technical 

conference transcripts, submitted cost 

forms, and detailed supporting 

documents are all available for review 

under Docket No. AD22–3. These 

documents are accessible on-line at 

http://www.ferc.gov, using the 

‘‘eLibrary’’ link and are available for 

review in the Commission’s Public 

Reference Room in Washington, DC. 

Interested parties may file specific 

questions and comments on the FY 2021 

OFA cost submissions with the 

Commission under Docket No. AD22–3, 

no later than May 2, 2022. Once filed, 

the Commission will forward the 

questions and comments to the OFAs 

for response. 

Anyone with questions pertaining to 

the technical conference or this notice 

should contact Raven A. Rodriguez at 

(202) 502–6276 (via email at 

raven.rodriguez@ferc.gov). 

Dated: April 7, 2022. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2022–08035 Filed 4–14–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket Nos. CP22–138–000] 

Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice 

of Applications and Establishing 

Intervention Deadline 

Take notice that on March 28, 2022, 

Northern Natural Gas Company 

(Northern), 1111 South 103rd Street, 

Omaha, Nebraska 68124, filed an 

application pursuant to section 7(c) of 

the Natural Gas Act (NGA), in Docket 

No. CP22–138–000, for authorization to 

construct and operate construct 

facilities associated with, and to own, 

and operate six segments of pipeline 

facilities totaling 9.38 miles, with 

appurtenances in Minnesota and 

Wisconsin to expand the capacity of the 

Northern Market. (‘‘Northern Lights 

2023 expansion’’). The new 


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