| Page Range | 91160-91162 | |
| FR Document | 2016-30208 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 242 (Friday, December 16, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 91160-91162] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-30208] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. IC17-2-000] Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-549D and FERC- 733); Consolidated Comment Request; Extension AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Department of Energy. ACTION: Notice of information collections and request for comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) is soliciting public comment on the requirements and burden \1\ of the information collections described below. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ The Commission defines burden as 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, reference 5 Code of Federal Regulations 1320.3. DATES: Comments on the collections of information are due February 14, --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2017. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments (identified by Docket No. IC17-2- 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. Please reference the specific collection number and/or title in your comments. [[Page 91161]] Instructions: All submissions must be formatted and filed in accordance with submission guidelines at: http://www.ferc.gov/help/submission-guide.asp. For user assistance contact FERC Online Support by email at [email protected], 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/docs-filing/docs-filing.asp. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Brown may be reached by email at [email protected], telephone at (202) 502-8663, and fax at (202) 273-0873. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Type of Request: Three-year extension of the information collection requirements for all collections described below with no changes to the current reporting requirements. Please note that each collection is distinct from the next. Comments: Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the collections of information are 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 estimates of the burden and cost of the collections of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information collections; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the collections of information on those who are to respond, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. FERC-549D [Quarterly Transportation and Storage Report for Interstate Gas and Hinshaw Pipelines] OMB Control No.: 1902-0253. Abstract: The reporting requirements under FERC-549D are required to carry out the Commission's policies in accordance with the general authority in Sections 1(c) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) \2\ and Sections 311 of the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 (NGPA).\3\ This collection promotes transparency by collecting and making available intrastate and Hinshaw pipeline transactional information. The Commission collects the data upon a standardized form with all requirements outlined in 18 CFR 284.126. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \2\ 15 U.S.C. 717-817-w. \3\ 15 U.S.C. 3301-3432. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The FERC Form 549D collects the following information: Full legal name and identification number of the shipper receiving service; Type of service performed for each transaction; The rate charged under each transaction; The primary receipt and delivery points for the transaction, specifying the rate schedule/name of service and docket were approved; The quantity of natural gas the shipper is entitled to transport, store, and deliver for each transaction; The term of the transaction, specifying the beginning and ending month and year of current agreement; Total volumes transported, stored, injected or withdrawn for the shipper; and Annual revenues received for each shipper, excluding revenues from storage services. Filers submit the Form-549D on a quarterly basis. Access to the FERC-549D Information Collection Materials: A copy of the current form and related materials can be found at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/forms.asp#549d, but will not be included in the Federal Register. The Commission will not publish these materials in the Federal Register. Type of Respondent: Intrastate natural gas and Hinshaw pipelines. Estimate of Annual Burden: The Commission estimates the annual public reporting burden for the information collection as: FERC-549D [Quarterly transportation and storage report for interstate natural gas and hinshaw pipelines] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total annual Number of Annual number Total number of Average burden burden hours Cost per respondents of responses responses and cost per and total annual respondent ($) per respondent response \4\ cost (1) (2) (1) * (2) = (3) (4) (3) * (4) = (5) (5) / (1) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PDF filings...................................... 76 4 304 12.5, $1,048 3,800, $318,516 $4,191 XML filings...................................... 33 4 132 10, $832 1,320, $110,642 3,352 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total........................................ .............. ............... 436 ................ 5,120, $429,158 ............... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FERC-733 [Demand Response/Time-Based Rate Programs and Advanced Metering] --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \4\ The hourly wage figure is $83.82/hour. This cost represents the average cost of four career fields: Legal ($129.12/hour), Accountants ($53.86/hour), Management Analyst ($60.53/hour), and Computer and Information ($91.76/hour); this cost also includes benefit costs within the hourly estimates. These figures were compiled using Bureau of Labor Statistics data that were specific to each occupational category: http://bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- OMB Control No.: 1902-0271. Abstract: Section 1252(e)(3) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005,\5\ requires the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) to prepare and publish an annual report, by appropriate region, that assesses demand response resources, including those available from all consumer classes. Specifically, EPAct 2005 Section 1252(e)(3) requires that the Commission identify and review: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \5\ Public Law 109-58, 1252(e)(3), 119 Stat. 594, 966 (2005) (EPAct 2005). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- (A) Saturation and penetration rate of advanced meters and communications technologies, devices and systems; (B) existing demand response programs and time-based rate programs; (C) the annual resource contribution of demand resources; (D) the potential for demand response as a quantifiable, reliable resource for regional planning purposes; (E) steps taken to ensure that, in regional transmission planning and operations, demand resources are provided equitable treatment as a quantifiable, reliable resource relative to the resource obligations of any load-serving entity, transmission provider, or transmitting party; and [[Page 91162]] (F) regulatory barriers to improved customer participation in demand response, peak reduction and critical period pricing programs. Type of Respondent: Persons interested in the above topics. Estimate of Annual Burden: The Commission estimates the annual public reporting burden for the information collection as: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Annual number of Average burden Total annual burden Number of respondents responses per Total number of and cost per hours and total Cost per respondent responses response \6\ annual cost respondent ($) (1) (2) (1) * (2) = (3) (4) (3) * (4) = (5) (5) / (1) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3,400................................................ 1 3,400 260.75, $19,426 886,550, $66,047,975 $19,426 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \6\ The estimates for cost per response are derived using the 2016 FERC average salary plus benefits of $154,647/year (or $74.50/ hour). Commission staff finds that the work done for this information collection is typically done by wage categories similar to those at FERC. Dated: December 9, 2016. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2016-30208 Filed 12-15-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
| Category | Regulatory Information | |
| Collection | Federal Register | |
| sudoc Class | AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: | |
| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Notice of information collections and request for comments. | |
| Dates | Comments on the collections of information are due February 14, | |
| Contact | Ellen Brown may be reached by email at [email protected], telephone at (202) 502-8663, and fax at (202) 273-0873. | |
| FR Citation | 81 FR 91160 |