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are assessed to plan and inform efforts 

to improve or maintain the quality of 

service offered to the public. Advances 

in technology and service delivery 

systems in the private sector, have 

increased the public’s expectations of 

the Government’s customer service 

promise. The Federal Government has a 

responsibility to streamline and make 

more efficient its service delivery to 

better serve the public. 

(5) Annual Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 80,600; 

(6) Annual Estimated Number of 

Total Responses: 80,600; 

(7) Annual Estimated Number of 

Burden Hours: 8,600; 

(8) Annual Estimated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $717,068 

(8,600 annual burden hours multiplied 

by $83.38 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. 

Statutory Authority: Executive Order 

12,862 (1993) and Executive Order 

13,571 (2011). 

Signed in Washington, DC, on May 18, 

2022. 

Samson Adeshiyan, 

Director, Office of Statistical Methods and 

Research, U.S. Energy Information 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2022–11032 Filed 5–20–22; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Energy Information Administration 

Agency Information Collection 

Proposed Extension 

AGENCY: U.S. Energy Information 

Administration (EIA), Department of 

Energy (DOE). 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: EIA invites public comment 

on the proposed three-year extension, 

with changes, to the Electric Power & 

Renewable Electricity Surveys (EPRES) 

as required under the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995. EPRES consists 

of nine surveys, including annual, 

monthly and one daily survey. These 

surveys collect data from entities 

involved in the production, 

transmission, delivery, and sale of 

electricity, and in maintaining the 

reliable operation of the power system. 

The data collected are the primary 

source of information on the nation’s 

electric power system. The renewable 

energy survey collects information on 

the manufacture, shipment, import, and 

export of photovoltaic cells and 

modules, and is the primary national 

source of information on these topics. 

DATES: EIA must receive all comments 

on this proposed information collection 

no later than July 22, 2022. If you 

anticipate any difficulties in submitting 

your comments by the deadline, contact 

the person listed in the ADDRESSES

section of this notice as soon as 

possible. 

ADDRESSES: Send your comments to 

Sara Hoff, Office of Energy Production, 

Conversion & Delivery, U.S. Energy 

Information Administration, Forrestal 

Building, U.S. Department of Energy, 

1000 Independence Ave. SW, EI–23, 

Washington, DC 20585. Submission via 

email to Electricity2023@eia.gov is 

recommended. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sara 

Hoff, (202) 586–1242 email: 

Electricity2023@eia.gov. The forms and 

instructions are available on EIA’s 

website at https://www.eia.gov/survey/. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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. 

This information collection request 

contains: 

(1) OMB No.: 1905–0129. 

(2) Information Collection Request 

Title: Electric Power & Renewable 

Electricity Surveys. 

(3) Type of Request: Three-year 

extension with changes. 

(4) Purpose: EIA’s EPRES consists of 

the following nine surveys: 

Form EIA–63B Photovoltaic Module 

Shipments Report tracks photovoltaic 

module manufacturing, shipments, 

technology types, revenue, and related 

information. 

Form EIA–860 Annual Electric 

Generator Report collects data on 

existing and planned electric generation 

plants, and associated equipment 

including generators, boilers, cooling 

systems, and environmental control 

systems. Data are collected from all 

existing units and from planned units 

scheduled for initial commercial 

operation within ten years of the 

specified reporting period (depending 

on the type of power plant). 

Form EIA–860M Monthly Update to 

the Annual Electric Generator Report 

collects data on the status of proposed 

new generators scheduled to begin 

commercial operation within the future 

12-month period; and existing 

generators that have proposed 

modifications that are scheduled for 

completion within one month. The 

information is needed to ensure a 

complete and accurate inventory of the 

nation’s generating fleet, for such 

purposes as reliability and 

environmental analysis. 

Form EIA–861 Annual Electric 

Power Industry Report collects annual 

information on the retail sale, 

distribution, transmission, and 

generation of electric energy in the 

United States and its territories. The 

data include related activities such as 

energy efficiency and demand response 

programs. In combination with Form 

EIA–861S short form and the monthly 

Form EIA–861M, this annual survey 

provides coverage of sales to ultimate 

customers of electric power and related 

activities. 

Form EIA–861S Annual Electric 

Power Industry Report (Short Form) 

collects a limited set of information 

annually from small companies 

involved in the retail sale of electricity. 

A complete set of annual data are 

collected from large companies on Form 

EIA–861. The small utilities that 

currently report on Form EIA–861S are 

required to complete Form EIA–861 

once every eight years to provide 

updated information for the statistical 

estimation of uncollected data. 

Form EIA–861M Monthly Electric 

Power Industry Report collects monthly 

information from a sample of electric 

utilities, energy service providers, and 

distribution companies that sell or 

deliver electric power to end users. Data 

included on this form includes sales 

and revenue for end-use sectors— 

residential, commercial, industrial, and 

transportation. This survey is the 

monthly complement to the annual data 

collection from the universe of 

respondents that report on Form EIA– 

861 and Form EIA–861S. 

Form EIA–923 Power Plant 

Operations Report collects information 

from electric power plants in the United 

States on electric power generation, 

energy source consumption, end of 

reporting period fossil fuel stocks, as 

well as the quality and cost of fossil fuel 

receipts. 

Form EIA–930 Balancing Authority 

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comprehensive set of the current day’s 

system demand data on an hourly basis 

and the prior day’s basic hourly electric 

system operating data on a daily basis. 

The data provide a basic measure of the 

current status of electric systems in the 

United States and can be used to 

compare actual system demand with the 

day-ahead forecast thereby providing a 

measure of the accuracy of the 

forecasting used to commit resources. In 

addition, the data can be used to 

address smart grid related issues such as 

integrating wind and solar generation, 

improving the coordination of natural 

gas and electric short-term operations 

and expanding the use of demand 

response, storage, and electric vehicles 

in electric systems operations. 

(4a) Proposed Changes to Information 

Collection: 

Form EIA–860 Annual Electric 

Generator Report 

EIA proposes to add battery storage 

questions for proposed applications, 

including planned design attributes, 

energy storage capacity, and use case. 

For energy storage applications that are 

operationally connected to renewable 

technologies, EIA proposes to add a 

question that identifies the related 

plants and generators. 

EIA also proposes to add ‘bifacial’ as 

a solar photovoltaic technology option. 

Form EIA–861 Annual Electric Power 

Industry Report 

EIA proposes to expand questions 

about battery storage on the net 

metering and non net-metered 

distributed generators schedules. EIA is 

dropping two questions on net metering 

‘storage’ and adding six questions 

pertaining to batteries. 

For non net-metered EIA is dropping 

one ‘storage’ question and adding two 

questions about batteries. EIA is 

proposing to add one question about 

Photovoltaic generators. 

Form EIA–861M Monthly Electric 

Power Industry Report 

EIA proposes to expand questions 

about battery storage on the net 

metering and non net-metered 

distributed generators schedules. EIA is 

dropping two questions on net metering 

‘storage’ and adding six questions 

pertaining to batteries. 

For non net-metered EIA is dropping 

one ‘storage’ question and adding two 

questions about batteries. EIA is 

proposing to add one question about 

Photovoltaic generators. 

Form EIA–930 Hourly and Daily 

Balancing Authority Operations Report 

EIA proposes to improve the EIA–930 

by adding an information technology 

security requirement and limiting 

reported values to integers. EIA also 

proposes adding demand response and 

energy storage to the list of options for 

which net generation is to be reported. 

Form EIA–930A Annual Balancing 

Authority Generator Inventory Report 

EIA proposes to improve the ability to 

reconcile Form EIA–930 data with data 

reported on Form EIA–860 and Form 

EIA–923 by collecting the plants and 

generators used by each balancing 

authority. 

(5) Annual Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 21,488: 

Form EIA–63B has 57 respondents; 

Form EIA–860 has 5,716 respondents; 

Form EIA–860M has 478 respondents; 

Form EIA–861 has 1,735 respondents; 

Form EIA–861S has 1,692 

respondents; 

Form EIA–861M has 650 respondents; 

Form EIA–923 has 10,997 

respondents; 

Form EIA–930 has 63 respondents; 

Pretesting methodology consists of 

100 respondents. 

(6) Annual Estimated Number of 

Total Responses: 84,881. 

(7) Annual Estimated Number of 

Burden Hours: 198,781 hours. 

(8) Annual Estimated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping Cost Burden: 

$16,574,360 (198,781 burden hours 

times $83.38 per hour). EIA estimates 

that there are no additional costs to 

respondents associated with the surveys 

other than the costs associated with the 

burden hours since the information is 

maintained during normal course of 

business. 

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

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

Signed in Washington, DC, on May 18, 

2022. 

Samson A. Adeshiyan, 

Director, Office of Statistical Methods & 

Research, U.S. Energy Information 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2022–11012 Filed 5–20–22; 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: 

Filings Instituting Proceedings 

Docket Numbers: RP22–926–000. 

Applicants: Millennium Pipeline 

Company, LLC. 

Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: System 

Map URL Update to be effective 6/16/ 

2022. 

Filed Date: 5/16/22. 

Accession Number: 20220516–5242. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 5/30/22. 

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. 

Filings in Existing Proceedings 

Docket Numbers: RP21–1188–000. 

Applicants: Texas Eastern 

Transmission, LP. 

Description: Report Filing: TETLP 

Test Period Updates—RP21–1188–000 

to be effective N/A. 

Filed Date: 5/16/22. 

Accession Number: 20220516–5200. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 5/30/22. 

Any person desiring to protest in any 

the above proceedings must file in 

accordance with Rule 211 of the 

Commission’s Regulations (18 CFR 

385.211) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern 

time on the specified comment date. 

The filings are accessible in the 

Commission’s eLibrary system (https://

elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/search/ 

fercgensearch.asp) by querying the 

docket number. 

eFiling is encouraged. More detailed 

information relating to filing 

requirements, interventions, protests, 

service, and qualifying facilities filings 

can be found at: https://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: May 17, 2022. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2022–11035 Filed 5–20–22; 8:45 am] 

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