36112 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 115 / Wednesday, June 15, 2022 / Notices 

TABLE 1—ISSUED PERMITS AND PERMIT AMENDMENTS

Permit No. RTID Applicant Previous Federal Register 

notice Issuance date 

20455–02 ..... 0648–XF063 Randall Wells, Ph.D., Chicago Zoological Society’s Sarasota 

Dolphin Research Program, c/o Mote Marine Laboratory, 

1600 Ken Thompson Parkway, Sarasota, FL 34236.

81 FR 90781; December 15, 

2016.

May 5, 2022. 

20605–04 ..... 0648–XF381 Robin Baird, Ph.D., Cascadia Research Collective, 218 1⁄2

West Fourth Avenue, Olympia WA, 98501.

82 FR 39776; August 22, 

2017.

May 20, 2022. 

26375 ........... 0648–XB814 Jay Rotella Ph.D., Montana State University, 310 Lewis Hall, 

Bozeman, MT 59717.

87 FR 10341; February 24, 

2022.

May 6, 2022. 

21170–01 ..... 0648–XF399 Keith Ellenbogen, Keith Ellenbogen Photography, 795 Carroll 

Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215.

82 FR 39776; August 22, 

2017.

May 12, 2022. 

20294–01 ..... 0648–XF148 Robert DiGiovanni, Jr., Atlantic Marine Conservation Society, 

P.O. Box 932, Hampton Bays, New York, 11946.

82 FR 29053; June 27, 2017 May 20, 2022. 

In compliance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 

U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), a final 

determination has been made that the 

activities proposed are categorically 

excluded from the requirement to 

prepare an environmental assessment or 

environmental impact statement. 

As required by the ESA, as applicable, 

issuance of these permits was based on 

a finding that such permits: (1) were 

applied for in good faith; (2) will not 

operate to the disadvantage of such 

endangered species; and (3) are 

consistent with the purposes and 

policies set forth in Section 2 of the 

ESA. 

Authority: The requested permits 

have been issued under the MMPA of 

1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et 

seq.), the regulations governing the 

taking and importing of marine 

mammals (50 CFR part 216), the ESA of 

1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et 

seq.), and the regulations governing the 

taking, importing, and exporting of 

endangered and threatened species (50 

CFR parts 222–226), as applicable. 

Dated: June 7, 2022. 

Julia M. Harrison, 

Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, 

Office of Protected Resources, National 

Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2022–12886 Filed 6–14–22; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Atlantic Offshore Wind Transmission 

Convening Workshop on Stakeholder 

Partnership—Sharing the Benefits and 

Opportunities for Atlantic Offshore 

Wind Transmission 

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of virtual Stakeholder 

Convening Workshop. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Energy (DOE) and U.S. Department of 

the Interior (DOI)-Bureau of Ocean 

Energy Management (BOEM) will hold a 

virtual Convening Workshop to discuss 

and receive feedback regarding the 

benefits, opportunities, and strategies 

for transmission development for 

offshore wind (OSW) projects along the 

Atlantic Coast of the mainland United 

States (from Maine to South Carolina). 

This Stakeholder Partnership workshop 

will focus on strategies to support 

sustainable and just development of 

OSW transmission that avoids and 

minimizes impacts to ocean co-users 

and marine environments; creates 

benefits for coastal and underserved 

communities; and minimizes or 

mitigates unavoidable negative impacts. 

This event is part of a series of 

convening workshops to seek individual 

advice and obtain information, in order 

for DOE and BOEM to develop a set of 

recommendations and an associated 

action plan for addressing near-, 

medium-, and long-term OSW 

transmission challenges. In addition, 

DOE encourages written comments on 

these subjects. 

DATES: Tuesday, June 28, 2022 (8:00 

a.m. to 12:00 p.m., Eastern Daylight 

Time). 

ADDRESSES: Registration for this virtual 

workshop is currently available at: 

Atlantic Offshore Wind Stakeholder 

Workshop. Registrants will receive an 

email with call-in and webinar login 

information. Any comments submitted 

must identify the Federal Register 

Notice for the ‘‘Stakeholder 

Partnership—Sharing the Benefits and 

Opportunities for Atlantic Offshore 

Wind Transmission.’’ Comments may be 

submitted via email to 

OSWTransmission@hq.doe.gov. 

Comments are requested no later than 

August 1, 2022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Alissa Baker, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of Electricity, 1000 

Independence Ave. SW, Washington, 

DC 20585; Telephone: (240) 702–4890; 

Email: OSWTransmission@hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DOE and 

BOEM will hold stakeholder workshops 

to identify technical planning and 

development; economics and policy; 

and siting and permitting 

recommendations to address near-, 

medium-, and long-term OSW 

transmission challenges. This workshop 

on ‘‘Sharing the Benefits and 

Opportunities for Atlantic Offshore 

Wind Transmission’’ will be held in a 

virtual format on Tuesday, June 28, 

2022 from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. EDT. 

The workshop will include 

presentations, panel discussions, and 

moderated discussion. The workshop 

will present educational background on 

OSW transmission and related ongoing 

federal activities. Participants will 

individually have the opportunity to ask 

questions, provide input, and share 

feedback. Persons interested in 

attending this virtual workshop must 

register online at: Atlantic Offshore 

Wind Stakeholder Workshop no later 

than Tuesday, June 21, 2022. Please 

check the website for additional 

information, including a detailed 

agenda, list of presentations, resource 

materials, and instructions to submit 

comments. 

Signing Authority 

This document of the Department of 

Energy was signed on June 9, 2022, by 

Gilbert C. Bindewald III, Acting 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, 

Office of Electricity pursuant to 

delegated authority from the Secretary 

of Energy. That document with the 

original signature and date is 

maintained by DOE. For administrative 

purposes only, and in compliance with 

requirements of the Office of the Federal 

Register, the undersigned DOE Federal 

Register Liaison Officer has been 

authorized to sign and submit the 

document in electronic format for 

publication, as an official document of 

the Department of Energy. The 

administrative process in no way alters 


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Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 115 / Wednesday, June 15, 2022 / Notices 36113 

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. 

2The Commission staff estimates that the 

industry’s hourly cost for wages plus benefits is 

similar to the Commission’s $87.00 FY 2021 average 

hourly cost for wages and benefits. 

the legal effect of this document upon 

publication in the Federal Register. 

Signed in Washington, DC, on June 10, 

2022. 

Treena V. Garrett, 

Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. 

Department of Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2022–12871 Filed 6–14–22; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. IC22–16–000] 

Commission Information Collection 

Activity (FERC–542); Comment 

Request; Extension 

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission. 

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 collections, 

FERC–542 (Gas Pipeline Rates: Rate 

Tracking). 

DATES: Comments on the collections of 

information are due August 15, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit your 

comments (identified by Docket No. 

IC22–16–000) on FERC–542 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: 

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: 

Title: FERC–542, Gas Pipelines Rates: 

Rate Tracking. 

OMB Control No.: 1902–0070. 

Type of Request: Three-year extension 

of the FERC–542 information collection 

requirements with no changes to the 

current reporting requirements. 

Abstract: The Commission uses 

FERC–542 filings to verify that costs 

which are passed through to pipeline 

customers as rate adjustments are 

consistent with the Natural Gas Policy 

Act (NGPA), 15 U.S.C. 3301–3432, and 

sections 4 and 5 of the Natural Gas Act 

(NGA), 15 U.S.C. 717c and 717d. These 

statutory provisions require FERC to 

regulate the transmission and sale of 

natural gas for resale in interstate 

commerce at just and reasonable rates. 

This collection of information is also in 

accordance with section 16 of the NGA, 

15 U.S.C. 717o, which authorizes FERC 

to implement the NGA through its rules 

and regulations. 

The regulations at 18 CFR part 154 

include provisions that allow an 

interstate natural gas pipeline to submit 

filings seeking to: 

• Recover research, development and 

demonstration expenditures (18 CFR 

154.401); 

• Recover annual charges assessed by 

the Commission under 18 CFR part 382 

(18 CFR 154.402); and 

• Pass through, on a periodic basis, a 

single cost or revenue item such as fuel 

use and unaccounted-for natural gas in 

kind (18 CFR 154.403). 

FERC–542 filings may be submitted at 

any time or on a regularly scheduled 

basis in accordance with the pipeline 

company’s tariff. Filings may be: (1) 

accepted; (2) suspended and set for 

hearing; (3) minimal suspension; or (4) 

suspended for further review, such as 

technical conference or some other type 

of Commission action. The Commission 

implements these filing requirements 

under 18 CFR part 154. 

Type of Respondents: Jurisdictional 

Natural Gas Pipelines. 

Estimate of Annual Burden: 1 The 

Commission estimates the total burden 

and cost for this information collection 

as follows: 

Type of response 

Average 

annual number 

of respondents 

Average 

annual number 

of responses per 

respondent 

Total number 

of responses 

Average 

burden hours 

& cost per 

respondent 

Total annual 

burden hours & total 

annual cost 

(rounded) 

Cost per 

respondent 

(rounded) 

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

Request to Recover Costs from Customers ....... 94 2 188 2 hrs; $174 ..... 324 hrs; $28,188 ...... $174 

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: June 9, 2022. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

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