82 FR 14888 - Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-588), Comment Request; Extension

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 55 (March 23, 2017)

Page Range		14888-14888
FR Document		2017-05782

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 information collection FERC- 588 (Emergency Natural Gas Transportation, Sale and Exchange Transactions) and will be submitting FERC-588 to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review of the information collection requirements.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. IC17-5-000]


Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-588), Comment 
Request; Extension

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of information collection and request for comments.

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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 information collection FERC-
588 (Emergency Natural Gas Transportation, Sale and Exchange 
Transactions) and will be submitting FERC-588 to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review of the information collection 
requirements.

DATES: Comments in consideration of the collection of information are 
due May 22, 2017.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Docket No. IC17-5-000 
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/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: 
    Title: FERC-588, Emergency Natural Gas Transportation, Sale and 
Exchange Transactions.
    OMB Control No.: 1902-0144.
    Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-588 information 
collection requirements with no changes to the reporting requirements.
    Abstract: The FERC-588 is used by the Commission to implement the 
statutory provisions of sections 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) 
(Pub. L. 75-688) (15 U.S.C. 717-717w) and provisions of the Natural Gas 
Policy Act of 1978 (NGPA), 15 U.S.C. 3301-3432. Under the NGA, a 
natural gas company must obtain Commission approval to engage in the 
transportation, sale or exchange of natural gas in interstate commerce. 
However, section 7(c) exempts from certificate requirements ``temporary 
acts or operations for which the issuance of a certificate will not be 
required in the public interest.'' The NGPA also provides for non-
certificated interstate transactions involving intrastate pipelines and 
local distribution companies.
    A temporary operation, or emergency, is defined as any situation in 
which an actual or expected shortage of gas supply would require an 
interstate pipeline company, intrastate pipeline, or local distribution 
company, or Hinshaw pipeline to curtail deliveries of gas or provide 
less than the projected level of service to the customer. The natural 
gas companies which provide the temporary assistance to the companies 
which are having the ``emergency'' must file the necessary information 
described in Part 284, Subpart I of the Commission's Regulations with 
the Commission, so that it may determine if their assisting 
transaction/operation qualifies for exemption. The assisting company 
may or may not be under the Commission's jurisdiction and if their 
assisting actions qualify for the exemption, they will not become 
subject to the Commission's jurisdiction for such actions.
    A report within forty-eight hours of the commencement of the 
transportation, sale or exchange, a request to extend the sixty-day 
term of the emergency transportation, if needed, and a termination 
report are required. The data required to be filed for the forty-eight 
hour report is specified by 18 CFR 284.270.
    Type of Respondents: Natural Gas Pipelines.
    Estimate of Annual Burden: \1\ The Commission estimates the Public 
Reporting Burden for this information collection as:
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    \1\ Burden is defined 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.

                                     FERC-588--Emergency Natural Gas Transportation, Sale and Exchange Transactions
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                                                   Annual number
                                     Number of     of responses    Total number   Average burden & cost per  Total annual burden hours &     Cost per
                                    respondents   per respondent   of responses          response \2\             total annual Cost       respondent ($)
                                             (1)             (2)     (1) * (2) =  (4)......................  (3) * (4) = (5)............       (5) / (1)
                                                                             (3)
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Natural Gas Pipelines...........              10               3              30  10 hrs.; $765.00.........  300 hrs $22,950.00.........         2295.00
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\2\ 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.

    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 17, 2017.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY submission guidelines at: http:// NGPA also provides for non-certificated
www.ferc.gov/help/submission- interstate transactions involving
Federal Energy Regulatory guide.asp. For user assistance contact intrastate pipelines and local
Commission FERC Online Support by email at distribution companies.
[Docket No. IC17–5–000] ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or by phone A temporary operation, or emergency,
at: (866) 208–3676 (toll-free), or (202) is defined as any situation in which an
Commission Information Collection 502–8659 for TTY. actual or expected shortage of gas
Activities (FERC–588), Comment Docket: Users interested in receiving supply would require an interstate
Request; Extension automatic notification of activity in this pipeline company, intrastate pipeline,
docket or in viewing/downloading or local distribution company, or
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory comments and issuances in this docket Hinshaw pipeline to curtail deliveries of
Commission. may do so at http://www.ferc.gov/docs- gas or provide less than the projected
ACTION: Notice of information collection filing/docs-filing.asp. level of service to the customer. The
and request for comments. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: natural gas companies which provide
Ellen Brown may be reached by email the temporary assistance to the
SUMMARY: In compliance with the at DataClearance@FERC.gov, telephone companies which are having the
requirements of the Paperwork at (202) 502–8663, and fax at (202) 273– ‘‘emergency’’ must file the necessary
Reduction Act of 1995, the Federal 0873. information described in Part 284,
Energy Regulatory Commission Subpart I of the Commission’s
(Commission or FERC) is soliciting SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC–588, Emergency Natural Regulations with the Commission, so
public comment on the information that it may determine if their assisting
collection FERC–588 (Emergency Gas Transportation, Sale and Exchange
Transactions. transaction/operation qualifies for
Natural Gas Transportation, Sale and exemption. The assisting company may
Exchange Transactions) and will be OMB Control No.: 1902–0144.
Type of Request: Three-year extension or may not be under the Commission’s
submitting FERC–588 to the Office of jurisdiction and if their assisting actions
Management and Budget (OMB) for of the FERC–588 information collection
requirements with no changes to the qualify for the exemption, they will not
review of the information collection become subject to the Commission’s
requirements. reporting requirements.
Abstract: The FERC–588 is used by jurisdiction for such actions.
DATES: Comments in consideration of the Commission to implement the A report within forty-eight hours of
the collection of information are due statutory provisions of sections 7(c) of the commencement of the
May 22, 2017. the Natural Gas Act (NGA) (Pub. L. 75– transportation, sale or exchange, a
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 688) (15 U.S.C. 717–717w) and request to extend the sixty-day term of
identified by Docket No. IC17–5–000 by provisions of the Natural Gas Policy Act the emergency transportation, if needed,
either of the following methods: of 1978 (NGPA), 15 U.S.C. 3301–3432. and a termination report are required.
• eFiling at Commission’s Web site: Under the NGA, a natural gas company The data required to be filed for the
http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ must obtain Commission approval to forty-eight hour report is specified by 18
efiling.asp. engage in the transportation, sale or CFR 284.270.
• Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: exchange of natural gas in interstate Type of Respondents: Natural Gas
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, commerce. However, section 7(c) Pipelines.
Secretary of the Commission, 888 First exempts from certificate requirements Estimate of Annual Burden: 1 The
Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. ‘‘temporary acts or operations for which Commission estimates the Public
Instructions: All submissions must be the issuance of a certificate will not be Reporting Burden for this information
formatted and filed in accordance with required in the public interest.’’ The collection as:

FERC–588—EMERGENCY NATURAL GAS TRANSPORTATION, SALE AND EXCHANGE TRANSACTIONS
Annual Average burden Total annual burden Cost per
Number of number of Total number & cost per hours & total annual respondent
respondents responses per of responses response 2 Cost ($)
respondent

(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (3) (4) (3) * (4) = (5) (5) ÷ (1)

Natural Gas Pipelines ................. 10 3 30 10 hrs.; $765.00 300 hrs $22,950.00 2295.00
2 Theestimates for cost per response are derived using the 2017 FERC average salary plus benefits of $158,754/year (or $76.50/hour). Com-
mission staff finds that the work done for this information collection is typically done by wage categories similar to those at FERC.

Comments:Comments are invited on: of information, including the validity of of automated collection techniques or
(1) Whether the collection of the methodology and assumptions used; other forms of information technology.
information is necessary for the proper (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility Dated: March 17, 2017.
performance of the functions of the and clarity of the information collection;
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Kimberly D. Bose,
Commission, including whether the and (4) ways to minimize the burden of
information will have practical utility; Secretary.
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(2) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate [FR Doc. 2017–05782 Filed 3–22–17; 8:45 am]
who are to respond, including the use
of the burden and cost of the collection BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

1 Burden is defined as the total time, effort, or information to or for a Federal agency. For further collection burden, reference 5 Code of Federal
financial resources expended by persons to explanation of what is included in the information Regulations 1320.3.
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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of information collection and request for comments.
Dates		Comments in consideration of the collection of information are due May 22, 2017.
Contact		Ellen Brown may be reached by email at [email protected], telephone at (202) 502-8663, and fax at (202) 273-0873.
FR Citation		82 FR 14888

82 FR 14888 - Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-588), Comment Request; Extension

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGYFederal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 55 (March 23, 2017)

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission