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7The applicant has 15 days from the submittal of 

a motion to intervene to file a written objection to 

the intervention. 

8 18 CFR 385.214(c)(1). 

9 18 CFR 385.214(b)(3) and (d). 

1 16 U.S.C. 824p. 

2 18 CFR part 50. 

3 18 CFR part 50(c). 

4 18 CFR part 50(e). 

All timely, unopposed 7 motions to 

intervene are automatically granted by 

operation of Rule 214(c)(1).8 Motions to 

intervene that are filed after the 

intervention deadline are untimely, and 

may be denied. Any late-filed motion to 

intervene must show good cause for 

being late and must explain why the 

time limitation should be waived and 

provide justification by reference to 

factors set forth in Rule 214(d) of the 

Commission’s Rules and Regulations.9

A person obtaining party status will be 

placed on the service list maintained by 

the Secretary of the Commission and 

will receive copies (paper or electronic) 

of all documents filed by the applicant 

and by all other parties. 

Tracking the Proceeding 

Throughout the proceeding, 

additional information about the project 

will be available from the Commission’s 

Office of External Affairs, at (866) 208– 

FERC, or on the FERC website at http:// 

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

as described above. The eLibrary link 

also provides access to the texts of all 

formal documents issued by the 

Commission, such as orders, notices, 

and rulemakings. 

In addition, the Commission offers a 

free service called eSubscription which 

allows you to keep track of all formal 

issuances and submittals in specific 

dockets. This can reduce the amount of 

time you spend researching proceedings 

by automatically providing you with 

notification of these filings, document 

summaries, and direct links to the 

documents. For more information and to 

register, go to www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

esubscription.asp. 

Intervention Deadline: 5:00 p.m. 

Eastern Time on July 19, 2022. 

Dated: June 28, 2022. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2022–14236 Filed 7–1–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. IC22–12–000] 

Commission Information Collection 

Activities (Ferc–729); 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 collection, FERC– 

729 (Electric Transmission Facilities), 

which will be submitted to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review. 

DATES: Comments on the collection of 

information are due August 4, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Send written comments on 

FERC–729 to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) through 

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, 

Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission Desk Officer. Please 

identify the OMB Control Number 

1902–0238 (Electric Transmission 

Facilities) in the subject line. Your 

comments should be sent within 30 

days of publication of this notice in the 

Federal Register. 

Please submit copies of your 

comments (identified by Docket No. 

IC22–12–000 and FERC–729) to the 

Commission as noted below. 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 

to: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, 

Rockville, MD 20852. 

Please reference the specific 

collection number(s) (FERC–729) and/or 

title(s) (Electric Transmission Facilities) 

in your comments. 

Instructions: OMB submissions must 

be formatted and filed in accordance 

with submission guidelines at: 

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 

Using the search function under the 

‘‘Currently Under Review field,’’ select 

‘‘Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission,’’ click ‘‘submit,’’ and 

select ‘‘comment’’ to the right of the 

subject collection. FERC 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 and 

telephone at (202) 502–8663. 

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).1

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 2 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 pre-filing and 

application review processes. For the 

Commission’s pre-filing process, the 

regulations require applicants to file a 

pre-filing request 3 and subsequent 

information after the commencement of 

the pre-filing process,4 including a 

finalized Project Participation Plan, a 

summary of project alternatives, draft 

resource reports, and monthly status 

reports. After the conclusion of the prefiling process, the regulations require 

applicants to file an application 

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5 18 CFR part 50.6. 

6 18 CFR part 50.7. 

7 ‘‘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. 

8FERC 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). 

information 5 and ten exhibits,6

including project maps, an 

environmental report, engineering data, 

and system analysis data. 

The Commission published a 60-day 

notice for this information collection 

request in the Federal Register on April 

15, 2022 (87 FR 22524), and received no 

comments on the 60-day notice. 

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 7 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 8

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: June 28, 2022. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2022–14234 Filed 7–1–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–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: PR22–52–000. 

Applicants: Columbia Gas of Ohio, 

Inc. 

Description: § 284.123 Rate Filing: 

COH Rates effective May 31 2022 to be 

effective 5/31/2022. 

Filed Date: 6/28/22. 

Accession Number: 20220628–5022. 

Comments Protest Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/ 

19/22. 

Docket Numbers: RP22–993–000. 

Applicants: Chesapeake Energy 

Marketing, L.L.C. 

Description: Petition for Limited 

Waiver of Capacity Release Regulations, 

et al. of Chesapeake Energy Marketing, 

L.L.C. under RP22–993. 

Filed Date: 6/27/22. 

Accession Number: 20220627–5113. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 7/11/22. 

Docket Numbers: RP22–994–000. 

Applicants: Eastern Gas Transmission 

and Storage, Inc. 

Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: 

EGTS—June 28, 2022 Administrative 

Change to be effective 8/1/2022. 

Filed Date: 6/28/22. 

Accession Number: 20220628–5016. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 7/11/22. 

Docket Numbers: RP22–995–000. 

Applicants: Cove Point LNG, LP. 

Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: Cove 

Point—June 28, 2022 Administrative 

Change to be effective 8/1/2022. 

Filed Date: 6/28/22. 

Accession Number: 20220628–5018. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 7/11/22. 

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. 

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: 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: June 28, 2022. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2022–14222 Filed 7–1–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[P–2315–171] 

Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc.; 

Notice of Application Accepted for 

Filing and Soliciting Comments, 

Motions To Intervene, and Protests 

Take notice that the following 

hydroelectric application has been filed 

with the Commission and is available 

for public inspection. 

a. Type of Application: Request for a 

temporary amendment of the reservoir 

drawdown limit. 

b. Project No.: 2315–171. 

c. Date Filed: May 24, 2022. 

d. Applicant: Dominion Energy South 

Carolina, Inc. 

e. Name of Project: Neal Shoals 

Hydroelectric Project. 

f. Location: The project is located on 

the Broad River in Union and Chester 

Counties, South Carolina. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r). 

h. Applicant Contact: Ms. Amy 

Bresnahan, Dominion Energy South 

Carolina, Inc., 220 Operations Way, MC 

B223, Cayce, SC 29033, (803) 217–9965. 


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