83 FR 42282 - Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-537); Comment Request
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 162 (August 21, 2018)
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 162 (August 21, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-18002 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 162 (Tuesday, August 21, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 42282-42284] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-18002] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. IC18-13-000] Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-537); Comment Request AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Department of Energy. ACTION: Comment request. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) is submitting its information collection FERC-537 (Gas Pipeline Certificates: Construction, Acquisition, and Abandonment) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review of the information collection requirements. Any interested person may file comments directly with OMB and should address a copy of those comments to the Commission as explained below. The Commission previously issued a Notice in the Federal Register on May 21, 2018, requesting public comments. The Commission received two comments on the FERC-537 and is making this notation in its submittal to OMB. DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due by September 20, 2018. ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB, identified by the OMB Control No. 1902-0060, should be sent via email to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs: [email protected]. Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Desk Officer. The Desk Officer may also be reached via telephone at 202-395-8528. A copy of the comments should also be sent to the Commission, in Docket No. IC18-13-000, 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 [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], by telephone at (202) 502-8663, and by fax at (202) 273-0873. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: FERC-537 (Gas Pipeline Certificates: Construction, Acquisition, and Abandonment). OMB Control No.: 1902-0060. Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-537 information collection requirements with no changes to the reporting requirements. Abstract: The FERC-537 information collection requires natural gas companies to file the necessary information with FERC in order for the Commission to determine if the requested certificate should be authorized. Certain self-implementing construction and abandonment programs do not require the filing of applications. However, those types of programs do require the filing of annual reports, so many less significant actions can be reported in a single filing/response and less detail would be required. The data required to be submitted in a normal certificate filing consists of identification of the company and responsible officials, factors considered in the location of the facilities and the impact on the area for environmental considerations. Also to be submitted are the following, as applicable to the specific request: Flow diagrams showing the design capacity for engineering design verification and safety determination; Cost of proposed facilities, plans for financing, and estimated revenues and expenses related to the proposed facility for accounting and financial evaluation. Existing and proposed storage capacity and pressures and reservoir [[Page 42283]] engineering studies for requests to increase storage capacity; An affidavit showing the consent of existing customers for abandonment of service requests. Additionally, requests for an increase of pipeline capacity must include a statement that demonstrates compliance with the Commission's Certificate Policy Statement by making a showing that the cost of the expansion will not be subsidized by existing customers and that there will not be adverse economic impacts to existing customers, competing pipelines or their customers, nor to landowners and to surrounding communities. Type of Respondents: Natural gas companies. Responses to public comments: To the comment received from Ms. Joanne Collins on 5/30/2018, FERC responds: Commenter points out that the collection of data and information from applicants requesting authorization to construct and operate natural gas pipelines can create a secondary burden on the general citizenry to learn about the Commission's rules and process; and further to perhaps take costly and time consuming efforts to participate in the Commission's proceedings. The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 was not intended to measure this type of secondary burden; only the primary burden on those applicant entities to collect and compile the information necessary for the Government to make an informed decision and take appropriate action. The Commission has multiple ways, times, and methods for the general citizenry to appropriately input their views on the Commission's rules and process, or its individual proceedings. To the comment received from Ms. Laurie Lubsen on 6/4/2018, FERC responds: Commenter concurs in the collection of information necessary for the Commission to make an informed decision and take appropriate action is appropriate, but does not want less information that is needed to not be collected solely because it is a burden on those seeking authorizations. We confirm that all the information required by FERC-537 continues to be necessary and that no data collections have been revised in this current review on FERC-537. Commenter notes that automated ways to collect information, such as eFiling are good, as long as they are not ultimately required of all fliers. Estimate of Annual Burden: \1\ The Commission estimates the annual public reporting burden for the information collection as: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \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. Refer to 5 CFR 1320.3 for additional information. \2\ The estimates for cost per response are derived using the following formula: Average Burden Hours per Response * $79.00/hour = Average cost/response. The figure is the 2018 FERC average hourly cost (for wages and benefits) of $79.00 (and an average annual salary of $164,820/year). Commission staff is using the FERC average salary because we consider any reporting requirements completed in response to the FERC-537 to be compensated at rates similar to the work of FERC employees. \3\ Each of the figures in this column are rounded to the nearest dollar. \4\ This figure was derived from 135 responses / 129 respondents = 1.046 or ~1.05 responses/respondent. \5\ This figure was derived from 84 responses / 83 respondents = 1.012 or ~1.01 responses/respondent. \6\ One-time filings, new tariff and rate design proposal, or request for exemptions. \7\ This figure was derived from 7 responses / 5 respondents = 1.4 responses/respondent. \8\ The 335 responses are derived from 214 individual respondents. FERC-537 (Gas Pipeline Certificates: Construction, Acquisition, and Abandonment) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Annual number Number of of responses Total number Average burden and cost per response Total annual burden hours and total annual Cost per respondents per respondent of responses \2\ cost respondent ($) (1) (2) (1) * (2) = (4)................................... (3) * (4) = (5).............................. (5) / (1) \3\ (3) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 18 CFR 157.5-.11 (Interstate Certificate 52 1.19 62 500 hrs.; $39,500..................... 31,000; $2,449,000........................... $47,096 and Abandonment Applications. 18 CFR 157.53 (Pipeline Purging/Testing 1 1 1 50 hrs.; $3,950....................... 50 hrs.; $3,950.............................. 3,950 Exemptions). 18 CFR 157.201-.209; 157.211; 157.214- 21 1.86 39 200 hrs.; $15,800..................... 7,800 hrs.; $616,200......................... 29,343 .218 (Blanket Certificates Prior to Notice Filings). 18 CFR 157.201-.209; 157.211; 157.214- 129 \4\ 1.05 135 50 hrs.; $3,950....................... 6,750 hrs.; $533,250......................... 4,134 .218 (Blanket Certificates--Annual Reports). 18 CFR 284.11 (NGPA Section 311 83 \5\ 1.01 84 50 hrs.; $3,950....................... 4,200 hrs.; $331,800......................... 3,998 Construction--Annual Reports). 18 CFR 284.8............................. 178 0 0 N/A................................... N/A.......................................... N/A [[Page 42284]] 18 CFR 284.13(e) and 284.126(a) 2 1 2 30 hrs.; $2,370....................... 60 hrs.; $4,740.............................. 2,370 (Interstate and Intrastate Bypass Notice). 18 CFR 284.221 (Blanket Certificates) \6\ 5 \7\ 1.4 7 100 hrs.; $7,900...................... 700 hrs.; $55,300............................ 11,060 18 CFR 224 (Hinshaw Blanket Certificates) 2 1 2 75 hrs.; $5,925....................... 150 hrs.; $11,850............................ 5,925 18 CFR 157.5-.11; 157.13-.20 (Non- 3 1 3 75 hrs.; $5,925....................... 225 hrs.; $17,775............................ 5,925 facility Certificate or Abandonment Applications. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total................................ .............. .............. \8\ 335 ...................................... 50,935 hrs.; $4,023,865...................... .............. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: August 14, 2018. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2018-18002 Filed 8-20-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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Dated: August 14, 2018.. Public Reference Room in Washington, • eFiling at Commission’s website:
Kimberly D. Bose, DC. There is an eSubscription link on http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
Secretary. the website that enables subscribers to efiling.asp.
[FR Doc. 2018–18003 Filed 8–20–18; 8:45 am] receive email notification when a • Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier:
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P document is added to a subscribed Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Secretary of the Commission, 888 First
Online service, please email Street NE, Washington, DC 20426.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. or call Instructions: All submissions must be
(866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call formatted and filed in accordance with
Federal Energy Regulatory (202) 502–8659. submission guidelines at: http://
Commission www.ferc.gov/help/submission-
Dated: August 15, 2018.
guide.asp. For user assistance contact
[Docket No. ER18–2216–000] Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., FERC Online Support by email at
Deputy Secretary. ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or by phone
Supplemental Notice That Initial
Market-Based Rate Filing Includes
[FR Doc. 2018–17999 Filed 8–20–18; 8:45 am] at: (866) 208–3676 (toll-free), or (202)
Request for Blanket Section 204 BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 502–8659 for TTY.
Docket: Users interested in receiving
Authorization; Plumsted 537 LLC
automatic notification of activity in this
This is a supplemental notice in the DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY docket or in viewing/downloading
above-referenced proceeding of comments and issuances in this docket
Plumsted 537 LLC’s application for Federal Energy Regulatory may do so at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-
market-based rate authority, with an Commission filing/docs-filing.asp.
accompanying rate tariff, noting that [Docket No. IC18–13–000] FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
such application includes a request for Ellen Brown may be reached by email
blanket authorization, under 18 CFR Commission Information Collection at DataClearance@FERC.gov, by
part 34, of future issuances of securities Activities (FERC–537); Comment telephone at (202) 502–8663, and by fax
and assumptions of liability. Request at (202) 273–0873.
Any person desiring to intervene or to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
protest should file with the Federal AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, Department of Energy. Title: FERC–537 (Gas Pipeline
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 Certificates: Construction, Acquisition,
First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426, ACTION: Comment request.
and Abandonment).
in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 SUMMARY: In compliance with the OMB Control No.: 1902–0060.
of the Commission’s Rules of Practice requirements of the Paperwork Type of Request: Three-year extension
and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and Reduction Act of 1995, the Federal of the FERC–537 information collection
385.214). Anyone filing a motion to Energy Regulatory Commission requirements with no changes to the
intervene or protest must serve a copy (Commission or FERC) is submitting its reporting requirements.
of that document on the Applicant. information collection FERC–537 (Gas Abstract: The FERC–537 information
Notice is hereby given that the Pipeline Certificates: Construction, collection requires natural gas
deadline for filing protests with regard Acquisition, and Abandonment) to the companies to file the necessary
to the applicant’s request for blanket Office of Management and Budget information with FERC in order for the
authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of (OMB) for review of the information Commission to determine if the
future issuances of securities and collection requirements. Any interested requested certificate should be
assumptions of liability, is September 4, person may file comments directly with authorized. Certain self-implementing
2018. OMB and should address a copy of construction and abandonment
The Commission encourages programs do not require the filing of
those comments to the Commission as
electronic submission of protests and applications. However, those types of
explained below. The Commission
interventions in lieu of paper, using the programs do require the filing of annual
previously issued a Notice in the
FERC Online links at http:// reports, so many less significant actions
Federal Register on May 21, 2018,
www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic can be reported in a single filing/
requesting public comments. The
service, persons with internet access response and less detail would be
Commission received two comments on
who will eFile a document and/or be required.
the FERC–537 and is making this
listed as a contact for an intervenor The data required to be submitted in
notation in its submittal to OMB.
must create and validate an a normal certificate filing consists of
DATES: Comments on the collection of
eRegistration account using the identification of the company and
eRegistration link. Select the eFiling information are due by September 20,
responsible officials, factors considered
link to log on and submit the 2018.
in the location of the facilities and the
intervention or protests. ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB, impact on the area for environmental
Persons unable to file electronically identified by the OMB Control No. considerations. Also to be submitted are
should submit an original and 5 copies 1902–0060, should be sent via email to the following, as applicable to the
of the intervention or protest to the the Office of Information and Regulatory specific request:
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Affairs: oira_submission@omb.gov. • Flow diagrams showing the design
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES
888 First Street NE, Washington, DC Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory capacity for engineering design
20426. Commission Desk Officer. The Desk verification and safety determination;
The filings in the above-referenced Officer may also be reached via • Cost of proposed facilities, plans for
proceeding are accessible in the telephone at 202–395–8528. financing, and estimated revenues and
Commission’s eLibrary system by A copy of the comments should also expenses related to the proposed facility
clicking on the appropriate link in the be sent to the Commission, in Docket for accounting and financial evaluation.
above list. They are also available for No. IC18–13–000, by either of the • Existing and proposed storage
electronic review in the Commission’s following methods: capacity and pressures and reservoir
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FERC–537 (GAS PIPELINE CERTIFICATES: CONSTRUCTION, ACQUISITION, AND ABANDONMENT)—Continued
Annual Total annual
Average burden Cost per
Number of number of Total number burden hours
and cost per respondent
respondents responses per of responses and total
response 2 ($)
respondent annual cost
(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (3) (4) (3) * (4) = (5) (5) ÷ (1) 3
18 CFR 284.13(e) 2 1 2 30 hrs.; $2,370 .......... 60 hrs.; $4,740 ................... 2,370
and 284.126(a)
(Interstate and
Intrastate Bypass
Notice).
18 CFR 284.221 5 7 1.4 7 100 hrs.; $7,900 ........ 700 hrs.; $55,300 ............... 11,060
(Blanket Certifi-
cates) 6.
18 CFR 224 2 1 2 75 hrs.; $5,925 .......... 150 hrs.; $11,850 ............... 5,925
(Hinshaw Blanket
Certificates).
18 CFR 157.5–.11; 3 1 3 75 hrs.; $5,925 .......... 225 hrs.; $17,775 ............... 5,925
157.13–.20 (Non-
facility Certificate
or Abandonment
Applications.
Total ................. ........................ ........................ 8 335 .................................... 50,935 hrs.; $4,023,865 ..... ........................
Comments: Comments are invited on: going discussion of potential impacts to DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
(1) Whether the collection of cultural resources from the proposed
information is necessary for the proper Hydro Battery Pearl Hill Pumped Federal Energy Regulatory
performance of the functions of the Storage Project. The meeting will be Commission
Commission, including whether the held at the location and time listed
information will have practical utility; Combined Notice of Filings #1
below:
(2) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate Take notice that the Commission
of the burden and cost of the collection Executive Conference Room at the
received the following electric corporate
of information, including the validity of Executive Conference Center at the
filings:
the methodology and assumptions used; Spokane International Airport, 9000 W.
Airport Drive, Spokane, Washington Docket Numbers: EC18–139–000.
(3) ways to enhance the quality, utility Applicants: Lower Mount Bethel
and clarity of the information collection; 99224, (located adjacent to the lower
Energy, LLC, Martins Creek, LLC, LMBE
and (4) ways to minimize the burden of level baggage claim and parking areas),
Project Company LLC, MC Project
the collection of information on those August 30, 2018, 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Company LLC.
who are to respond, including the use PST, Call-in lines will be available. Description: Joint Application for
of automated collection techniques or Members of the public and Approval under Section 203 of the
other forms of information technology. intervenors in the referenced proceeding Federal Power Act, et al. of Lower
Dated: August 14, 2018. may attend and observe this meeting, in Mount Bethel Energy, LLC, et al.
Kimberly D. Bose, person or via telephone. If tribal Filed Date: 8/14/18.
Secretary. representatives decide to disclose Accession Number: 20180814–5143.
[FR Doc. 2018–18002 Filed 8–20–18; 8:45 am] information about a specific location Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/4/18.
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P which could create a risk or harm to an Take notice that the Commission
archeological site or Native American received the following electric rate
cultural resource, the public will be filings:
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY excused for that portion of the meeting. Docket Numbers: ER18–1584–000.
A summary of the meeting will be Applicants: Mississippi Power
Federal Energy Regulatory entered into the Commission’s Company.
Commission Description: Response of Mississippi
administrative record.
Power Company to July 13, 2018 letter
[Project No. 14795–002] If you plan to attend this meeting, in
requesting additional information.
person or via telephone, please contact Filed Date: 8/14/18.
Shell Energy North America (US), L.P.; Brent Hicks of HRA Associates Accession Number: 20180814–5140.
Notice of Meeting (contractor for Shell Energy) at (206) Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/4/18.
Environmental staff of the Federal 343–0226 or bhicks@hrassoc.com.
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES
Docket Numbers: ER18–1731–001.
Energy Regulatory Commission Dated: August 14, 2018. Applicants: Midcontinent
(Commission) will participate in a Kimberly D. Bose, Independent System Operator, Inc.
meeting, via telephone, with Secretary. Description: Tariff Amendment:
representatives of Shell Energy North [FR Doc. 2018–18005 Filed 8–20–18; 8:45 am]
2018–08–15_Deficiency response of
America, the Confederated Tribes of the MISO TOs for Cost Recovery to be
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
Colville Reservation, and the U.S. Army effective 8/1/2018.
Corps of Engineers to continue the on- Filed Date: 8/15/18.
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| Dates | Comments on the collection of information are due by September 20, 2018. | |
| Contact | Ellen Brown may be reached by email at [email protected], by telephone at (202) 502-8663, and by fax at (202) 273-0873. | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 42282 |
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