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Applicants: Brookfield Renewable 

Trading and Marketing LP. 

Description: Refund Report: Refund 

Report to be effective N/A. 

Filed Date: 7/8/22. 

Accession Number: 20220708–5097. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 7/29/22. 

Docket Numbers: ER21–384–002. 

Applicants: Upper Missouri G. & T. 

Electric Cooperative, Inc. 

Description: Compliance filing: 

Compliance Filing—Partial Settlement 

to be effective 1/12/2021. 

Filed Date: 7/8/22. 

Accession Number: 20220708–5016. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 7/29/22. 

Docket Numbers: ER21–385–002. 

Applicants: Upper Missouri G. & T. 

Electric Cooperative, Inc. 

Description: Compliance filing: 

Compliance Filing—Partial Settlement 

to be effective 1/12/2021. 

Filed Date: 7/8/22. 

Accession Number: 20220708–5015. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 7/29/22. 

Docket Numbers: ER22–2007–001. 

Applicants: Duke Energy Florida, 

LLC, Duke Energy Progress, LLC, Duke 

Energy Carolinas, LLC. 

Description: Tariff Amendment: Duke 

Energy Carolinas, LLC submits tariff 

filing per 35.17(b): Response to 

Deficiency Letter—Gen Replacement to 

be effective 8/1/2022. 

Filed Date: 7/8/22. 

Accession Number: 20220708–5118. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 7/29/22. 

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 

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 8, 2022. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2022–15060 Filed 7–13–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. IC22–20–000] 

Commission Information Collection 

Activity (FERC–740); Comment 

Request; Extension 

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, Department of Energy. 

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 collection, FERC– 

740 (Availability of E-Tag Information to 

Commission Staff). 

DATES: Comments on the collections of 

information are due September 12, 

2022. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit your 

comments (identified by Docket No. 

IC22–20–000) on FERC–740 by one of 

the following methods: Electronic filing 

through https://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: https://

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 https://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–740, Availability of E-Tag 

Information to Commission Staff. 

OMB Control No.: 1902–0254. 

Type of Request: Three-year extension 

of the FERC–740 information collection 

requirements with no changes to the 

current reporting requirements. 

Abstract: This collection of 

information is authorized by 18 CFR 

366.2(d), which requires Commission 

access, on a non-public and view-only 

basis, to information that is located on 

‘‘electronic tags,’’ also known as ‘‘eTags.’’ Each e-Tag consists of an 

electronic record of a transaction to 

transfer energy from a generation source 

to a Balancing Authority (BA). Each BA 

operates a portion of the grid, balancing 

supply and demand and assuring 

compliance with federal reliability 

standards. E-Tag ‘‘authors’’ are typically 

Purchasing-Selling Entities (PSEs). A 

PSE purchases or sells energy, capacity, 

and Interconnected Operations Services. 

Transmission system operators, which 

are among the addressees of e-Tags, use 

e-Tags to ascertain the transactions 

affecting their local systems, and to 

prevent damage to the power grid. 

Commission access to e-Tags helps the 

Commission detect and prevent market 

manipulation and anti-competitive 

behavior, and monitor the efficiency of 

markets. Both transmission system 

operators and the Commission need the 

e-Tag information to understand the use 

of the interconnected electricity grid, 

particularly transactions occurring at 

interchanges. Due to the nature of the 

electric grid, an individual transaction’s 

impact on an interchange cannot be 

assessed adequately in all cases without 

information from all connected systems, 

which is included in the e-Tags. 

The inclusion of the Commission is 

completely automatic and is part of the 

normal business requirement. Thus, the 

time, effort, and financial resources 

necessary to comply with this collection 

of information are ‘‘usual and 

customary’’ within the meaning of the 

OMB regulation at 5 CFR 1320.3 (b)(2) 

(excluding such activities from the 

definition of ‘‘burden’’). In view of these 

circumstances, FERC is including only a 

‘‘placeholder’’ burden of one hour to 

account for the rare event where a new 

BA qualifies for exemption under the 

Commission’s regulations (e.g., 

transmissions from a new non-U.S. BA 

into another non-U.S. BA using a path 

that does not go through a U.S. BA). In 

that case, this administrative function 

would be expected to require at most an 

hour of effort total from both the BA and 

e-Tag administrator to include the BA 

on the exemption list. New exempt BAs 

are not common—years may pass 

between them—but for the purpose of 

estimation, we will conservatively 

assume one appears each year creating 


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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 part 1320. 

2 The estimated hourly cost (wages plus benefits) 

provided in this section is based on the figures for 

June 2022 posted by the Bureau of Labor Statistics 

for the Utilities sector (available at https://

www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm), assuming: 

—15 minutes legal (code 23–0000), at $73.09/ 

hour median hourly wage. 

—45 minutes information and record clerk (code 

43–4199), at $24.84/hour median hourly wage. 

—$36.90 = (15 minutes / 60 minutes) * $73.09/ 

hour median hourly wage for legal + (45 minutes 

/ 60 minutes) * $24.84/hour median hourly wage 

for information and record clerk. 

1Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc, 20 

FERC ¶ 62,592 (1982). 

2 18 CFR (Code of Federal Regulations) § 157.9. 

a burden and cost associated with the 

Commission’s FERC–740 of one hour 

and $36.90. 

Type of Respondents: PurchasingSelling Entities and Balancing 

Authorities. 

Estimate of Annual Burden: 1 The 

Commission estimates the burden and 

cost for FERC–740 as follows based on 

the distinct e-Tags submitted to the 

Commission in 2021 (the most recent 

full year available). 

A 

Number of 

respondents 

B 

Annual number of responses (E-tags) per 

respondent 

C 

Total number of responses 

D 

Average burden & cost 

per 

response 2

E 

Total annual burden 

hours & total annual cost 

F 

Cost per 

respondent 

($) 

(Column A × Column B) (Column C × Column D) (Column E ÷ Column A) 

435 PSE/BAs ................... 3,403 E-Tags .................. 1,480,305 E-Tags ........... Automatic, so 0 burden 

and cost.

Automatic, so 0 burden 

and cost.

Automatic, so 0 burden 

and cost. 

1 E-Tag administrator ...... 1 response to add new 

non-jurisdictional Balancing Authority.

1 response to add new 

non-jurisdictional Balancing Authority.

1 hr.; $36.90 ................... 1 hr.; $36.90 ................... $36.90. 

Totals ........................ 3,404 ............................... 1,480,306 ........................ 1 hr.; $36.90 ................... 1 hr.; $36.90 ................... $36.90. 

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: July 8, 2022. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2022–15053 Filed 7–13–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP22–481–000] 

Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, 

Inc.; Notice of Request Under Blanket 

Authorization and Establishing 

Intervention and Protest Deadline 

Take notice that on July 1, 2022, 

Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc. 

(Southern Star), 4700 State Route 56, 

Owensboro, Kentucky 42301 filed in the 

above referenced docket a prior notice 

pursuant to Section 157.205, 157.208 

and 157.213 of the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission’s regulations 

under the Natural Gas Act, requesting 

that the Commission authorize its North 

Welda Well O–2 Conversion Project 

(Project) under Southern Star’s blanket 

certificate authority issued in Docket 

No. CP82–479–000.1

Specifically, Southern Star requests 

authorization to convert Well O–2 from 

an observation well to an injection/ 

withdrawal well at its North Welda 

Storage Field in Anderson County, 

Kansas. Southern Star states that the 

purpose of the proposed Project is to 

supplement Southern Star’s ability to 

meet the current certificated 

deliverability level of its North Welda 

Storage Field. Southern Star asserts that 

requested changes will allow for greater 

reliability and redundancy in meeting 

the needs of Southern Star’s storage 

customers without any change to 

working or cushion gas or to the 

certificated parameters of any storage 

field (i.e., total inventory, reservoir 

pressure, reservoir and buffer 

boundaries, and certificated capacity of 

all fields will remain unchanged). 

The total cost of the abandonment is 

estimated to be approximately $1.3 

million, all as more fully set forth in the 

request which is on file with the 

Commission and open to public 

inspection. 

In addition to publishing the full text 

of this document in the Federal 

Register, the Commission provides all 

interested persons an opportunity to 

view and/or print the contents of this 

document via the internet through the 

Commission’s Home Page (http://

ferc.gov) using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. 

Enter the docket number excluding the 

last three digits in the docket number 

field to access the document. At this 

time, the Commission has suspended 

access to the Commission’s Public 

Reference Room, due to the 

proclamation declaring a National 

Emergency concerning the Novel 

Coronavirus Disease (COVID–19), issued 

by the President on March 13, 2020. For 

assistance, contact the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call 

toll-free, (886) 208–3676 or TYY, (202) 

502–8659. 

Any questions concerning this 

application should be directed to Cindy 

Thompson, Director, Regulatory, 

Compliance & Information Governance, 

Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc., 

4700 State Route 56, Owensboro, 

Kentucky 42301, by phone at (270) 852– 

4655 or by email to cindy.thompson@

southernstar.com. 

Pursuant to Section 157.9 of the 

Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure,2 within 90 days of this 

Notice the Commission staff will either: 

complete its environmental review and 

place it into the Commission’s public 

record (eLibrary) for this proceeding; or 

issue a Notice of Schedule for 

Environmental Review. If a Notice of 

Schedule for Environmental Review is 

issued, it will indicate, among other 

milestones, the anticipated date for the 

Commission staff’s issuance of the final 

environmental impact statement (FEIS) 

or environmental assessment (EA) for 

this proposal. The filing of an EA in the 

Commission’s public record for this 

proceeding or the issuance of a Notice 


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