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Applicants: Duke Energy Indiana,
LLC.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: DEI–
NIPSCO Construction Agreement RS
No. 279 to be effective 4/27/2022.
Filed Date: 4/26/22.
Accession Number: 20220426–5105.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 5/17/22.
Docket Numbers: ER22–1687–000.
Applicants: Tampa Electric Company.
Description: Motion of Tampa Electric
Company for Waiver of Rate Schedule
Provisions, and for Shortened Comment
Period.
Filed Date: 4/26/22.
Accession Number: 20220426–5127.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 5/17/22.
The filings are accessible in the
Commission’s eLibrary system (https://
elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/search/fercgen
search.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: April 26, 2022.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 5062–048]

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Quinebaug Associates, LLC; Notice of
Intent To File License Application,
Filing of Pre-Application Document,
and Approving Use of the Traditional
Licensing Process
a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to
File License Application and Request to
Use the Traditional Licensing Process.
b. Project No.: 5062–048.
c. Date Filed: February 28, 2022.
d. Submitted by: Quinebaug
Associates, LLC (QA).
e. Name of Project: Quinebaug—Five
Mile Pond Project (project).

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f. Location: On the Quinebaug and
Five Mile Rivers, in Windham County,
Connecticut. No federal lands are
occupied by the project works or located
within the project boundary.
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 and
5.5 of the Commission’s regulations.
h. Potential Applicant Contact:
Celeste Fay, Gravity Renewables; 5
Dartmouth Drive, Suite 104, Auburn,
NH 03032; (413) 262–9466; or email at
celeste@gravityrenewables.com.
i. FERC Contact: Amanda Gill at (202)
502–6773; or email at amanda.gill@
ferc.gov.
j. QA filed its request to use the
Traditional Licensing Process on
February 28, 2022, and provided public
notice of its request on the same day. In
a letter dated April 26, 2022, the
Director of the Division of Hydropower
Licensing approved QA’s request to use
the Traditional Licensing Process.
k. With this notice, we are initiating
informal consultation with the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service and NOAA
Fisheries under section 7 of the
Endangered Species Act and the joint
agency regulations thereunder at 50 CFR
part 402; and NOAA Fisheries under
section 305(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act and implementing regulations at 50
CFR 600.920. We are also initiating
consultation with the Connecticut State
Historic Preservation Officer, as
required by section 106 of the National
Historic Preservation Act, and the
implementing regulations of the
Advisory Council on Historic
Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2.
l. With this notice, we are designating
QA as the Commission’s non-federal
representative for carrying out informal
consultation pursuant to section 7 of the
Endangered Species Act and section
305(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act; and
consultation pursuant to section 106 of
the National Historic Preservation Act.
m. On February 28, 2022, QA filed a
Pre-Application Document (PAD;
including a proposed process plan and
schedule) with the Commission,
pursuant to 18 CFR 5.6 of the
Commission’s regulations.
n. A copy of the PAD may be viewed
and/or printed on the Commission’s
website (http://www.ferc.gov), using the
‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket
number, excluding the last three digits
in the docket number field to access the
document. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866)
208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659
(TTY).
o. The licensee states its unequivocal
intent to submit an application for a

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new license for Project No. 5062.
Pursuant to 18 CFR 16.8, 16.9, and
16.10, each application for a new
license and any competing license
applications must be filed with the
Commission at least 24 months prior to
the expiration of the existing license.
All applications for license for this
project must be filed by February 28,
2025.
p. Register online at https://
ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx to
be notified via email of new filings and
issuances related to this or other
pending projects. For assistance, contact
FERC Online Support.
Dated: April 26, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC22–13–000]

Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–914) 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 the currently
approved information collection, FERC–
914 (Cogeneration and Small Power
Production—Tariff Filings).
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due July 1, 2022.
ADDRESSES: You may submit your
comments (identified by Docket No.
IC22–13–000) 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.
SUMMARY:

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of the FPA requires that every public
utility must provide notice to the
Commission and the public of any
changes to its jurisdictional rates and
tariffs, file such changes with the
Commission, and make them available
for public inspection as directed by the
Commission. In addition, FPA section
206 requires the Commission, upon
complaint or its own motion, to modify
existing rates or services that are found
to be unjust, unreasonable, unduly
discriminatory, or preferential. FPA
section 207 requires the Commission
upon complaint by a state commission
and a finding of insufficient interstate
service, to order the rendering of
adequate interstate service by public
utilities, the rates for which would be
filed in accordance with FPA sections
205 and 206.
In Order Nos. 671 and 671–A,1 the
Commission revised its regulations that
govern qualifying small power
production and cogeneration facilities.
The Commission eliminated certain
exemptions from rate regulation that
were previously available to qualifying
facilities (QFs). New qualifying facilities
may need to make tariff filings if they
do not meet the exemption
requirements.
FERC implemented the Congressional
mandate of the Energy Policy Act of
2005 (EPAct 2005) to establish criteria
for new qualifying cogeneration
facilities by: (1) Amending the

Æ Hand (including courier) delivery:
Addressed to: Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the
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, telephone
at (202) 502–8663.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC–914, Cogeneration and
Small Power Production—Tariff Filings.
OMB Control No.: 1902–0231.
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC–914 information collection
requirements with no changes to the
current reporting requirements.
Abstract: Section 205(c) of the Federal
Power Act (FPA) and 18 CFR 292
require that every public utility have all
its jurisdictional rates and tariffs on file
with the Commission and make them
available for public inspection, within
such time and in such form as the
Commission designates. Section 205(d)

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exemptions available to qualifying
facilities from the FPA and from Public
Utility Holding Company Act (PUHCA)
[resulting in the burden imposed by
FERC–914, the subject of this notice]; (2)
ensuring that these facilities are using
their thermal output in a productive and
beneficial manner; that the electrical,
thermal, chemical and mechanical
output of new qualifying cogeneration
facilities is used fundamentally for
commercial, residential or industrial
purposes; and there is continuing
progress in the development of efficient
electric energy generating technology;
(3) amending the FERC Form 556 2 to
reflect the criteria for new qualifying
cogeneration facilities; and (4)
eliminating ownership limitations for
qualifying cogeneration and small
power production facilities. The
Commission satisfied the statutory
mandate and its continuing obligation to
review its policies encouraging
cogeneration and small power
production, energy conservation,
efficient use of facilities and resources
by electric utilities, and equitable rates
for energy customers.
Type of Respondents: New qualifying
facilities and small power producers
that do not meet Commission exemption
criteria.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 3 The
Commission estimates the annual public
reporting burden and cost 4 for the
information collection as:

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FERC–914—COGENERATION AND SMALL POWER PRODUCTION—TARIFF FILINGS
Number of
respondents

Annual
number of
responses per
respondent

Total number
of responses

Average burden
hours & cost
($) per response

Total annual burden
hours & total
annual cost
($)

Cost per
respondent
($)

(1)

(2)

(1) * (2) = (3)

(4)

(3) * (4) = (5)

(5) ÷ (1)

FPA Section 205 Filings ........................
Electric Quarterly Reports ......................
Change of Status ...................................

40
35
10

1
4
1

40
140
10

185 hrs.; $16,095 .......
6 hrs.; $522 ................
3 hrs.; $261 ................

7,400 hrs.; $643,800 .......
840 hrs,; $73,080 ............
30 hrs.; $2,610 ................

$16,095
2,088
261

Total ................................................

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

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

190

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

8,270 hrs.; $719,490 .......

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

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: April 26, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.

1 Revised Regulations Governing Small Power
Production and Cogeneration Facilities, Order No.
671, 71 FR 7852 (2/15/2006), FERC Stats. & Regs.
¶ 31,203 (2006); and Revised Regulations Governing
Small Power Production and Cogeneration
Facilities, Order 671–A, 71 FR 30585 (5/30/2006),
in Docket No. RM05–36.

2 The FERC Form 556 (Certification of Qualifying
Facility (QF) Status for a Small Power Production
or Cogeneration Facility) is cleared separately as
OMB Control No. 1902–0075 and is not a subject
of this notice.
3 Burden is the total time, effort, or financial
resources expended by persons to generate,
maintain, retain, disclose, or provide information to

a Federal agency. For further explanation of what
is included in the information collection burden,
refer to 5 Code of Federal Regulations 1320.3.
4 FERC 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).

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