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Docket Numbers: ER17–1135–000.
Applicants: AEP Texas Central
Company.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: TCCAnacacho Wind SUA Cancellation to be
effective 3/1/2017.
Filed Date: 3/9/17.
Accession Number: 20170309–5180.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/30/17.
Docket Numbers: ER17–1136–000.
Applicants: AEP Texas North
Company.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
TNC-Blue Summit Wind SUA
Cancellation to be effective 3/1/2017.
Filed Date: 3/9/17.
Accession Number: 20170309–5187.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/30/17.
Take notice that the Commission
received the following electric
reliability filings.

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Docket Numbers: RD17–4–000.
Applicants: North American Electric
Reliability Corporation.
Description: Petition of the North
American Electric Reliability
Corporation for Approval of Proposed
Reliability Standards IRO–002–5 and
TOP–001–4.
Filed Date: 3/6/17.
Accession Number: 20170306–5233.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/5/17.
The filings are accessible in the
Commission’s eLibrary system by
clicking on the links or 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.

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission

Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission

Notice of Commission Staff
Attendance

[Docket No. IC17–4–000]

The Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (Commission) hereby gives
notice that members of the
Commission’s staff may attend the
following meetings related to the
transmission planning activities of
Tucson Electric Power Company, UNS
Electric, Inc., Public Service Company
of New Mexico, Arizona Public Service
Company, El Paso Electric Company,
Black Hills Power, Inc., Black Hills
Colorado Electric Utility Company, LP,
Cheyenne Light, Fuel, & Power
Company, NV Energy, Inc.; and Xcel
Energy Services, Inc. on behalf of Public
Service Company of Colorado:
Planning Management Committee
Meeting
March 15, 2017, 9 a.m.–3 p.m. (MST)
Planning Management Committee
Meeting
April 19, 2017, 9 a.m.– 3 p.m. (MST)
The March 15, 2017 Planning
Management Committee Meeting will be
held at:
Energy Strategies, 215 State St. #200,
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
The April 19, 2017 Planning
Management Committee Meeting will be
held at:
Xcel Energy, 1800 Larimer St., Denver,
CO 80202
The above-referenced meetings will
be available via web conference and
teleconference.
The above-referenced meetings are
open to stakeholders.
Further information may be found at
http://www.westconnect.com/.
The discussions at the meetings
described above may address matters at
issue in the following proceeding:
ER13–75, Public Service Company of
New Mexico; El Paso Electric
Company
For more information contact Nicole
Cramer, Office of Energy Market
Regulation, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission at (202) 502–6775 or
nicole.cramer@ferc.gov.

Dated: March 9, 2017.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.

Dated: March 13, 2017.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.

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Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–521); Comment
Request; Extension
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of information collection
and request for comments.
AGENCY:

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 FERC–521
(Payments for Benefits from Headwater
Improvements) and will be submitting
FERC–521 to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review of the
information collection requirements.
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due May 22, 2017.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
identified by Docket No. IC17–4–000 by
either of the following methods:
• eFiling at Commission’s Web site:
http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
efiling.asp.
• Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier:
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
Secretary of the Commission, 888 First
Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.
Instructions: All submissions must be
formatted and filed in accordance with
submission guidelines at: http://
www.ferc.gov/help/submissionguide.asp. For user assistance contact
FERC Online Support by email at
ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or by phone
at: (866) 208–3676 (toll-free), or (202)
502–8659 for TTY.
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/docsfiling/docs-filing.asp.
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–521, Payments for
Benefits from Headwater Improvements
OMB Control No.: 1902–0087.
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC–521 information collection
requirements with no changes to the
reporting requirements.
Abstract: The information collected
under the requirements of FERC–521 is
SUMMARY:

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projects that directly benefit from a
headwater improvement must pay an
equitable portion of the annual charges
for interest, maintenance, and
depreciation of the headwater project to
the U.S. Treasury. The regulations
provide for apportionment of these costs
between the headwater project and
downstream projects based on
downstream energy gains and propose
equitable apportionment methodology
that can be applied to all river basins in
which headwater improvements are
built. The Commission requires owners
of non-federal hydropower projects to
file data for determining annual charges
as outlined in 18 Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) Part 11.
Type of Respondents: There are two
types of entities that respond, Federal
and Non-Federal hydropower project

used by the Commission to implement
the statutory provisions of Section 10(f)
of the Federal Power Act (FPA).1 The
FPA authorizes the Commission to
determine headwater benefits received
by downstream hydropower project
owners. Headwater benefits are the
additional energy production possible at
a downstream hydropower project
resulting from the regulation of river
flows by an upstream storage reservoir.
When the Commission completes a
study of a river basin, it determines
headwater benefits charges that will be
apportioned among the various
downstream beneficiaries. A headwater
benefits charge and the cost incurred by
the Commission to complete an
evaluation are paid by downstream
hydropower project owners. In essence,
the owners of non-federal hydropower

owners. The Federal entities that
typically respond are the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers and the U.S.
Department of Interior Bureau of
Reclamation. The Non-Federal entities
may consist of any Municipal or NonMunicipal hydropower project owner.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 2 The
Commission estimates the total Public
Reporting Burden for this information
collection as:
The estimates for cost per response
are derived using the 2017 FERC
average salary plus benefits of $158,754/
year (or $76.50/hour). Commission staff
finds that the work done for this
information collection is typically done
by wage categories similar to those at
FERC.

FERC–521—PAYMENTS FOR BENEFITS FROM HEADWATER IMPROVEMENTS
Number of
respondents

Annual
number of
responses
per
respondent

Total
number of
responses

Average burden &
cost per
response

Total annual burden
hours & total
annual cost

Cost per
respondent
($)

(1)

(2)

(1) * (2) = (3)

(4)

(3) * (4) = (5)

(5) ÷ (1)

Federal and NonFederal hydropower project
owners.
Total cost .........

3

1

3

40 hrs.; $3,060 .......

120 hrs.; $9,180 ........

$3,060

........................

........................

........................

.................................

120 hrs.; $9,180 ........

$3,060

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The total estimated annual cost
burden to each respondent is $3,060 [40
hours * $76.50/hour = $3,060].
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: March 13, 2017.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 2302–085]

Brookfield White Pine Hydro LLC;
Notice of Application Accepted for
Filing, 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 Proceeding: Amendment of
License.
b. Project No.: 2302–085.
c. Date Filed: February 24, 2017.
d. Licensee: Brookfield White Pine
Hydro LLC.
e. Name of Project: Lewiston Falls
Project.
f. Location: The project is located on
the Androscoggin River in the town of
Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine.
generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or provide
information to or for a Federal agency. For further
explanation of what is included in the information

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g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a–825r.
h. Licensee Contact: Mr. Nate Stevens,
Brookfield White Pine Hydro LLC, 150
Main Street, Lewiston, ME 99156, (207)
755–5610, Nathan.Stevens@
brookfieldrenewable.com.
i. FERC Contact: Ms. Rebecca Martin,
(202) 502–6012, Rebecca.martin@
ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for filing comments,
interventions, and protests is April 13,
2017. The Commission strongly
encourages electronic filing. Please file
motions to intervene, protests and
comments using the Commission’s
eFiling system at http://www.ferc.gov/
docs-filing/efiling.asp. 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)
collection burden, refer to 5 Code of Federal
Regulations 1320.3.

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