83 FR 34841 - Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-576); Comment Request; Extension
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 141 (July 23, 2018)
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 141 (July 23, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-15701 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 141 (Monday, July 23, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 34841-34842] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-15701] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. IC18-17-000] Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-576); 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-576, Report of Service Interruptions. DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due September 21, 2018. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments (identified by Docket No. IC18-17- 000) by either of the following methods:eFiling at Commission's Website: 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 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/docs-filing/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-576, Report of Service Interruptions. OMB Control No.: 1902-0004. Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-576 information collection requirements with no changes to the current reporting requirements. Abstract: A natural gas company must obtain Commission authorization to engage in the transportation, sale, or exchange of natural gas in interstate commerce under the Natural Gas Act (NGA).\1\ The NGA also empowers the Commission to oversee continuity of service in the transportation of natural gas in interstate commerce. The information collected under FERC-576 notifies the Commission of: (1) Damage to jurisdictional natural gas facilities as a result of a hurricane, earthquake, or other natural disaster, or terrorist activity, (2) serious interruptions to service, and (3) damage to jurisdictional natural gas facilities due to natural disaster or terrorist activity, that creates the potential for serious delivery problems on the pipeline's own system or the pipeline grid. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ Public Law 75 688; 15 U.S.C. 717 & 717w. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Filings (in accordance with the provisions of section 4(d) of the NGA) \2\ must contain information necessary to advise the Commission when a change in service has occurred. Section 7(d) of the NGA \3\ authorizes the Commission to issue a temporary certificate in cases of emergency to assure maintenance of adequate service or to serve particular customers, without notice or hearing. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \2\ (15 U.S.C. 717c). \3\ (15 U.S.C. 717f). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Respondents to the FERC-576 are encouraged to submit the reports by email to pipeline.outage@ferc.gov but also have the option of faxing the reports to the Director of the Division of Pipeline Certificates. 18 CFR 260.9(b) requires that a report of service interruption or damage to natural gas facilities state: (1) The location of the service interruption or damage to natural gas pipeline or storage facilities; (2) The nature of any damage to pipeline or storage facilities; (3) Specific identification of the facilities damaged; (4) The time the service interruption or damage to the facilities occurred; (5) The customers affected by the service interruption or damage to the facilities; (6) Emergency actions taken to maintain service; and (7) Company contact and telephone number. The Commission may contact pipelines reporting damage or other pipelines to determine availability of supply, and if necessary, authorize transportation or construction [[Page 34842]] of facilities to alleviate constraints in response to these reports. A report required by 18 CFR 260.9(a)(1)(i) of damage to natural gas facilities resulting in loss of pipeline throughput or storage deliverability shall be reported to the Director of the Commission's Division of Pipeline Certificates at the earliest feasible time when pipeline throughput or storage deliverability has been restored. In any instance in which an incident or damage report involving jurisdictional natural gas facilities is required by Department of Transportation (DOT) reporting requirements under the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968, a copy of such report shall be submitted to the Director of the Commission's Division of Pipeline Certificates, within 30 days of the reportable incident.\4\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \4\ 18 CFR 260.9(d) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- If the Commission failed to collect these data, it would lose the ability to monitor and evaluate transactions, operations, and reliability of interstate pipelines and perform its regulatory functions. These reports are kept by the Commission Staff as non-public information and are not made part of the public record. Type of Respondents: Natural gas companies. Estimate of Annual Burden: \5\ The Commission estimates the total annual burden and cost \6\ for the information collection as follows. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \5\ ``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, refer to 5 Code of Federal Regulations 1320.3. \6\ Costs (for wages and benefits) are based on wage figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) for May 2017 (at https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm) and benefits information (for December 2017, issued March 20, 2018, at https://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.nr0.htm). Commission staff estimates that 20% of the work is performed by a manager, and 80% is performed by legal staff members. The hourly costs for wages plus benefits are: $94.28 for management services (code 11-0000), and $143.68 for legal services (code 23-0000). Therefore, the weighted hourly cost (for wages plus benefits) is $133.80 [or (0.80 * $143.68) + (0.20 * $94.28)]. FERC-576--Report of Service Interruptions -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Annual number Number of of responses Total number Average burden hours and Total annual burden hours and Cost per respondents per respondent of responses cost ($) per response total annual cost respondent ($) (1) (2) (1) * (2) = (4)....................... (3) * (4) = (5)............... (5) / (1) (3) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submittal of Original Email/ 21 3 63 1 hr.; $133.80............ 63 hrs.; $8,429.40............ $133.80 Fax. Submittal of Damage Report.. 21 3 63 0.25 hrs.; $33.45......... 15.75 hrs.; $2,107.35......... 33.45 Submittal of DOT Incident 21 1 21 0.25 hrs.; $33.45......... 5.25 hrs.; $702.45............ 33.45 Report. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total................... .............. .............. .............. .......................... 84 hrs.; $11,239.20........... .............. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: July 17, 2018. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2018-15701 Filed 7-20-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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document is added to a subscribed concerning any deliberations in these SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
docket(s). For assistance with any FERC dockets. Title: FERC–576, Report of Service
Online service, please email Matthew Estes Interruptions.
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call Kristopher Fitzpatrick OMB Control No.: 1902–0004.
(866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call Emma Nicholson Type of Request: Three-year extension
(202) 502–8659. Dated: July 17, 2018. of the FERC–576 information collection
Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Kimberly D. Bose, requirements with no changes to the
Time on August 6, 2018. current reporting requirements.
Secretary.
Dated: July 17, 2018. Abstract: A natural gas company must
[FR Doc. 2018–15699 Filed 7–20–18; 8:45 am]
Kimberly D. Bose, obtain Commission authorization to
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Secretary.
engage in the transportation, sale, or
exchange of natural gas in interstate
[FR Doc. 2018–15698 Filed 7–20–18; 8:45 am]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY commerce under the Natural Gas Act
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(NGA).1 The NGA also empowers the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to oversee continuity of
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Commission service in the transportation of natural
gas in interstate commerce. The
[Docket No. IC18–17–000]
Federal Energy Regulatory information collected under FERC–576
Commission Commission Information Collection notifies the Commission of: (1) Damage
Activities (FERC–576); Comment to jurisdictional natural gas facilities as
a result of a hurricane, earthquake, or
[Docket Nos. EL16–49–000, ER18–1314–000, Request; Extension
ER18–1314–001, EL18–178–000 other natural disaster, or terrorist
(Consolidated), EL18–169–000]
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory activity, (2) serious interruptions to
Commission. service, and (3) damage to jurisdictional
Notice of Designation of Commission ACTION: Notice of information collection natural gas facilities due to natural
Staff as Non-Decisional and request for comments. disaster or terrorist activity, that creates
the potential for serious delivery
Calpine Corporation, Dynegy Inc., SUMMARY: In compliance with the problems on the pipeline’s own system
Eastern Generation, LLC, Homer requirements of the Paperwork or the pipeline grid.
City Generation, L.P., NRG Power Reduction Act of 1995, the Federal
Filings (in accordance with the
Marketing LLC, GenOn Energy Energy Regulatory Commission
provisions of section 4(d) of the NGA) 2
Management, LLC, Carroll County (Commission or FERC) is soliciting
must contain information necessary to
Energy LLC, C.P. Crane LLC, public comment on the currently
advise the Commission when a change
Essential Power, LLC, Essential approved information collection, FERC–
in service has occurred. Section 7(d) of
Power OPP, LLC, Essential Power 576, Report of Service Interruptions.
the NGA 3 authorizes the Commission to
Rock Springs, LLC, Lakewood DATES: Comments on the collection of issue a temporary certificate in cases of
Cogeneration, L.P., GDF SUEZ information are due September 21, emergency to assure maintenance of
Energy Marketing NA, Inc., Oregon 2018. adequate service or to serve particular
Clean Energy, LLC and Panda ADDRESSES: You may submit comments customers, without notice or hearing.
Power Generation Infrastructure (identified by Docket No. IC18–17–000) Respondents to the FERC–576 are
Fund, LLC by either of the following methods: encouraged to submit the reports by
v. • eFiling at Commission’s Website: email to pipeline.outage@ferc.gov but
PJM Interconnection, L.L.C., PJM http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ also have the option of faxing the
Interconnection, L.L.C., PJM efiling.asp. reports to the Director of the Division of
Interconnection, L.L.C., CPV Power • Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: Pipeline Certificates. 18 CFR 260.9(b)
Holdings, L.P., Calpine Corporation Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, requires that a report of service
and Eastern Generation, LLC Secretary of the Commission, 888 First interruption or damage to natural gas
Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. facilities state: (1) The location of the
v.
Instructions: All submissions must be service interruption or damage to
PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. formatted and filed in accordance with natural gas pipeline or storage facilities;
With respect to an order issued by the submission guidelines at: http:// (2) The nature of any damage to pipeline
Commission on June 29, 2018,1 the www.ferc.gov/help/submission- or storage facilities; (3) Specific
following staff of the Office of the guide.asp. For user assistance contact identification of the facilities damaged;
General Counsel, the Office of Energy FERC Online Support by email at (4) The time the service interruption or
Market Regulation, and the Office of ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or by phone damage to the facilities occurred; (5)
Energy Policy and Innovation are hereby at: (866) 208–3676 (toll-free), or (202) The customers affected by the service
designated as non-decisional in 502–8659 for TTY. interruption or damage to the facilities;
deliberations by the Commission in Docket: Users interested in receiving (6) Emergency actions taken to maintain
these dockets. Accordingly, pursuant to automatic notification of activity in this service; and (7) Company contact and
18 CFR 385.2202 (2017), they will not docket or in viewing/downloading telephone number. The Commission
serve as advisors to the Commission or comments and issuances in this docket may contact pipelines reporting damage
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take part in the Commission’s review of may do so at http://www.ferc.gov/docs- or other pipelines to determine
any offer of settlement. Likewise, as filing/docs-filing.asp. availability of supply, and if necessary,
non-decisional staff, pursuant to 18 CFR FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: authorize transportation or construction
385.2201 (2017), they are prohibited Ellen Brown may be reached by email
from communicating with advisory staff at DataClearance@FERC.gov, telephone 1 Public Law 75 688; 15 U.S.C. 717 & 717w.
at (202) 502–8663, and fax at (202) 273– 2 (15 U.S.C. 717c).
1 Calpine Corp, et al., 163 FERC ¶ 61,236 (2018). 0873. 3 (15 U.S.C. 717f).
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of facilities to alleviate constraints in jurisdictional natural gas facilities is operations, and reliability of interstate
response to these reports. required by Department of pipelines and perform its regulatory
A report required by 18 CFR Transportation (DOT) reporting functions. These reports are kept by the
260.9(a)(1)(i) of damage to natural gas requirements under the Natural Gas Commission Staff as non-public
facilities resulting in loss of pipeline Pipeline Safety Act of 1968, a copy of information and are not made part of the
throughput or storage deliverability such report shall be submitted to the public record.
shall be reported to the Director of the Director of the Commission’s Division of Type of Respondents: Natural gas
Commission’s Division of Pipeline Pipeline Certificates, within 30 days of
Certificates at the earliest feasible time companies.
the reportable incident.4 Estimate of Annual Burden: 5 The
when pipeline throughput or storage
deliverability has been restored. If the Commission failed to collect Commission estimates the total annual
In any instance in which an incident these data, it would lose the ability to burden and cost 6 for the information
or damage report involving monitor and evaluate transactions, collection as follows.
FERC–576—REPORT OF SERVICE INTERRUPTIONS
Annual Average burden hours Total annual Cost per
Number of number of Total number and cost ($) burden hours and total respondent
respondents responses per of responses per response annual cost ($)
respondent
(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (3) (4) (3) * (4) = (5) (5) ÷ (1)
Submittal of Original Email/Fax ......... 21 3 63 1 hr.; $133.80 ................. 63 hrs.; $8,429.40 ............... $133.80
Submittal of Damage Report ............. 21 3 63 0.25 hrs.; $33.45 ............ 15.75 hrs.; $2,107.35 .......... 33.45
Submittal of DOT Incident Report ..... 21 1 21 0.25 hrs.; $33.45 ............ 5.25 hrs.; $702.45 ............... 33.45
Total ............................................ ........................ ........................ ........................ ......................................... 84 hrs.; $11,239.20 ............. ........................
Comments: Comments are invited on: DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY conference will also be webcast and
(1) Whether the collection of transcribed. Anyone with internet
information is necessary for the proper Federal Energy Regulatory access who desires to listen to this event
performance of the functions of the Commission can do so by navigating to the Calendar
Commission, including whether the of Events at http://www.ferc.gov and
[Docket No. AD18–11–000] locating this event in the Calendar. The
information will have practical utility;
(2) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate Supplemental Notice of Technical event will contain a link to the webcast.
of the burden and cost of the collection Conference; Reliability Technical The Capitol Connection provides
of information, including the validity of Conference technical support for webcasts and
the methodology and assumptions used; offers the option of listening to the
(3) ways to enhance the quality, utility Take notice that the Federal Energy meeting via phone-bridge for a fee. If
and clarity of the information collection; Regulatory Commission (Commission) you have any questions, visit http://
and (4) ways to minimize the burden of will hold a Technical Conference on www.CapitolConnection.org or call (703)
the collection of information on those Tuesday, July 31, 2018, from 9:00 a.m. 993–3100. Transcripts of the technical
who are to respond, including the use to 5:00 p.m. This Commissioner-led conference will be available for a fee
conference will be held in the from Ace-Federal Reporters, Inc. at (202)
of automated collection techniques or
Commission Meeting Room at the 347–3700.
other forms of information technology.
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
Dated: July 17, 2018. Commission conferences are
888 First Street, NE, Washington, DC
accessible under section 508 of the
Kimberly D. Bose, 20426. The purpose of the conference is
to discuss policy issues related to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For
Secretary. accessibility accommodations, please
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reliability of the Bulk-Power System.
Attached is the final agenda for this send an email to accessibility@ferc.gov
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event. or call toll free 1 (866) 208–3372 (voice)
The conference will be open for the or (202) 502–8659 (TTY), or send a fax
public to attend. There is no fee for to (202) 208–2106 with the required
attendance. However, members of the accommodations.
public are encouraged to preregister For more information about this
online at: https://www.ferc.gov/whats- technical conference, please contact
new/registration/07-31-18-form.asp. Lodie White (202) 502–8453,
Information on this event will be Lodie.White@ferc.gov. For information
posted on the Calendar of Events on the related to logistics, please contact Sarah
Commission’s website, http:// McKinley at (202) 502–8368,
www.ferc.gov, prior to the event. The Sarah.Mckinley@ferc.gov.
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4 18 CFR 260.9(d) 6 Costs (for wages and benefits) are based on wage legal staff members. The hourly costs for wages plus
5 ‘‘Burden’’is defined as the total time, effort, or figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) for benefits are: $94.28 for management services (code
financial resources expended by persons to May 2017 (at https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/ 11–0000), and $143.68 for legal services (code 23–
generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or provide naics2_22.htm) and benefits information (for 0000). Therefore, the weighted hourly cost (for
information to or for a Federal agency. For further December 2017, issued March 20, 2018, at https:// wages plus benefits) is $133.80 [or (0.80 * $143.68)
explanation of what is included in the information www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.nr0.htm).
+ (0.20 * $94.28)].
collection burden, refer to 5 Code of Federal Commission staff estimates that 20% of the work is
Regulations 1320.3. performed by a manager, and 80% is performed by
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| Dates | Comments on the collection of information are due September 21, 2018. | |
| Contact | Ellen Brown may be reached by email at [email protected], telephone at (202) 502-8663, and fax at (202) 273-0873. | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 34841 |
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