83 FR 50919 - Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-576); Comment Request; Extension
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 196 (October 10, 2018)
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 196 (October 10, 2018)
| Page Range | 50919-50920 | |
| FR Document | 2018-21890 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 196 (Wednesday, October 10, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 50919-50920] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-21890] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, DOE. 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) and submitting the information collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review. Any interested person may file comments directly with OMB and should address a copy of those comments to the Commission as explained below. On July 23, 2018, the Commission published a Notice in the Federal Register in Docket No. IC18-17-000 requesting public comments. The Commission received no comments. DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due November 9, 2018. ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB, identified by OMB Control No. 1902- 0004, should be sent via email to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs: [email protected]. Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Desk Officer. A copy of the comments should also be sent to the Commission, in 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 [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-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 [email protected] 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 [[Page 50920]] 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 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 average annual burden and cost \6\ for this 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. Refer to 5 CFR 1320.3 for additional information. \6\ Costs (for wages and benefits) are based on wage figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) for May 2016 (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 * $94.28)]. FERC-576, Report of Service Interruptions -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Annual number Number of of responses Total number Average burden hours and Total annual burden hours Cost per respondents per of responses cost ($) per response and total annual cost respondent \7\ 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......... $401.40 Fax. Submittal of Damage Report... 21 3 63 0.25 hrs.; $33.45........... 15.75 hrs.; $2,107.35...... 100.35 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. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \7\ In the 60-day Notice published July 23, 2018, the figures in this column for ``Submittal of Original Email/Fax'' and ``Submittal of Damage Report'' inadvertently showed ``cost per response'' rather than ``cost per respondent.'' Those figures are corrected in this notice to show ``cost per respondent.'' Dated: October 2, 2018. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2018-21890 Filed 10-9-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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Accession Number: 20181001–5320. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY may do so at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/15/18. filing/docs-filing.asp.
Docket Numbers: RP19–24–000. Federal Energy Regulatory FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Applicants: Guardian Pipeline, L.L.C. Commission Ellen Brown may be reached by email
Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: [Docket No. IC18–17–000] at DataClearance@FERC.gov, telephone
Transporter Use Gas Annual at (202) 502–8663, and fax at (202) 273–
Adjustment—Fall 2018 to be effective Commission Information Collection 0873.
11/1/2018. Activities (FERC–576); Comment SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Filed Date: 10/1/18. Request; Extension Title: FERC–576, Report of Service
Accession Number: 20181001–5322. Interruptions.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory OMB Control No.: 1902–0004.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/15/18.
Commission, DOE. Type of Request: Three-year extension
Docket Numbers: RP19–25–000. of the FERC–576 information collection
ACTION: Notice of information collection
Applicants: Texas Gas Transmission, requirements with no changes to the
and request for comments.
LLC. current reporting requirements.
Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: Cap SUMMARY: In compliance with the Abstract: A natural gas company must
Rel Neg Rate Agmt (JERA 37469 to EDR requirements of the Paperwork obtain Commission authorization to
Trading No Amer 37422) to be effective Reduction Act of 1995, the Federal engage in the transportation, sale, or
10/1/2018. Energy Regulatory Commission exchange of natural gas in interstate
Filed Date: 10/1/18. (Commission or FERC) is soliciting commerce under the Natural Gas Act
Accession Number: 20181001–5344. public comment on the currently (NGA).1 The NGA also empowers the
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/15/18. approved information collection FERC– Commission to oversee continuity of
Docket Numbers: RP19–26–000. 576 (Report of Service Interruptions) service in the transportation of natural
Applicants: Algonquin Gas and submitting the information gas in interstate commerce. The
Transmission, LLC. collection to the Office of Management information collected under FERC–576
Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: NCF and Budget (OMB) for review. Any notifies the Commission of: (1) Damage
Agreements—Constellation—511057 & interested person may file comments to jurisdictional natural gas facilities as
511058 to be effective 10/1/2018. directly with OMB and should address a result of a hurricane, earthquake, or
Filed Date: 10/1/18. a copy of those comments to the other natural disaster, or terrorist
Accession Number: 20181001–5345. Commission as explained below. On activity, (2) serious interruptions to
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/15/18. July 23, 2018, the Commission service, and (3) damage to jurisdictional
published a Notice in the Federal natural gas facilities due to natural
Docket Numbers: RP19–28–000.
Register in Docket No. IC18–17–000 disaster or terrorist activity, that creates
Applicants: WBI Energy the potential for serious delivery
Transmission, Inc. requesting public comments. The
Commission received no comments. problems on the pipeline’s own system
Description: Annual Penalty Credit or the pipeline grid.
Revenue Report of WBI Energy DATES: Comments on the collection of
Filings (in accordance with the
Transmission, Inc. information are due November 9, 2018.
provisions of section 4(d) of the NGA) 2
Filed Date: 10/1/18. ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB, must contain information necessary to
Accession Number: 20181001–5378. identified by OMB Control No. 1902– advise the Commission when a change
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/15/18. 0004, should be sent via email to the in service has occurred. Section 7(d) of
The filings are accessible in the Office of Information and Regulatory the NGA 3 authorizes the Commission to
Commission’s eLibrary system by Affairs: oira_submission@omb.gov. issue a temporary certificate in cases of
clicking on the links or querying the Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory emergency to assure maintenance of
docket number. Commission Desk Officer. adequate service or to serve particular
Any person desiring to intervene or A copy of the comments should also customers, without notice or hearing.
protest in any of the above proceedings be sent to the Commission, in Docket Respondents to the FERC–576 are
must file in accordance with Rules 211 No. IC18–17–000, by either of the encouraged to submit the reports by
and 214 of the Commission’s following methods: email to pipeline.outage@ferc.gov but
Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and • eFiling at Commission’s Website: also have the option of faxing the
385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ reports to the Director of the Division of
time on the specified comment date. efiling.asp. Pipeline Certificates. 18 CFR 260.9(b)
Protests may be considered, but • Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: requires that a report of service
intervention is necessary to become a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, interruption or damage to natural gas
party to the proceeding. Secretary of the Commission, 888 First facilities state: (1) The location of the
eFiling is encouraged. More detailed Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. service interruption or damage to
information relating to filing Instructions: All submissions must be natural gas pipeline or storage facilities;
requirements, interventions, protests, formatted and filed in accordance with (2) The nature of any damage to pipeline
service, and qualifying facilities filings submission guidelines at: http:// or storage facilities; (3) Specific
can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/ www.ferc.gov/help/submission- identification of the facilities damaged;
docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For guide.asp. For user assistance, contact (4) The time the service interruption or
other information, call (866) 208–3676 FERC Online Support by email at damage to the facilities occurred; (5)
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(toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or by phone The customers affected by the service
at: (866) 208–3676 (toll-free), or (202) interruption or damage to the facilities;
Dated: October 2, 2018. 502–8659 for TTY. (6) Emergency actions taken to maintain
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Docket: Users interested in receiving
Deputy Secretary. automatic notification of activity in this 1 Public Law 75 688; 15 U.S.C. 717–717w.
[FR Doc. 2018–21934 Filed 10–9–18; 8:45 am] docket or in viewing/downloading 2 15 U.S.C. 717c.
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P comments and issuances in this docket 3 15 U.S.C. 717f.
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service; and (7) Company contact and when pipeline throughput or storage monitor and evaluate transactions,
telephone number. The Commission deliverability has been restored. operations, and reliability of interstate
may contact pipelines reporting damage In any instance in which an incident pipelines and perform its regulatory
or other pipelines to determine or damage report involving functions. These reports are kept by the
availability of supply, and if necessary, jurisdictional natural gas facilities is Commission Staff as non-public
authorize transportation or construction required by Department of information and are not made part of the
of facilities to alleviate constraints in Transportation (DOT) reporting public record.
response to these reports. requirements under the Natural Gas
A report required by 18 CFR Pipeline Safety Act of 1968, a copy of Type of Respondents: Natural gas
260.9(a)(1)(i) of damage to natural gas such report shall be submitted to the companies.
facilities resulting in loss of pipeline Director of the Commission’s Division of Estimate of Annual Burden: 5 The
throughput or storage deliverability Pipeline Certificates, within 30 days of Commission estimates the average
shall be reported to the Director of the the reportable incident.4 annual burden and cost 6 for this
Commission’s Division of Pipeline If the Commission failed to collect information collection as follows.
Certificates at the earliest feasible time these data, it would lose the ability to
FERC–576, REPORT OF SERVICE INTERRUPTIONS
Annual Total annual burden Cost per
Number of number of Total number Average burden hours hours and total respondent 7
respondents responses per of responses and cost ($) 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 ........... $401.40
Submittal of Damage Report ................ 21 3 63 0.25 hrs.; $33.45 ............. 15.75 hrs.; $2,107.35 ...... 100.35
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 Notice is hereby given that the
(1) Whether the collection of deadline for filing protests with regard
information is necessary for the proper Federal Energy Regulatory to the applicant’s request for blanket
performance of the functions of the Commission authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of
Commission, including whether the future issuances of securities and
information will have practical utility; [Docket No. ER19–28–000] assumptions of liability, is October 22,
(2) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 2018.
of the burden and cost of the collection Supplemental Notice That Initial The Commission encourages
of information, including the validity of Market-Based Rate Filing Includes electronic submission of protests and
the methodology and assumptions used; Request for Blanket Section 204 interventions in lieu of paper, using the
Authorization: Flanders Energy LLC FERC Online links at http://
(3) ways to enhance the quality, utility
and clarity of the information collection; www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic
This is a supplemental notice in the service, persons with internet access
and (4) ways to minimize the burden of above-referenced proceeding Flanders who will eFile a document and/or be
the collection of information on those Energy LLC’s application for market- listed as a contact for an intervenor
who are to respond, including the use based rate authority, with an must create and validate an
of automated collection techniques or accompanying rate tariff, noting that eRegistration account using the
other forms of information technology. such application includes a request for eRegistration link. Select the eFiling
Dated: October 2, 2018. blanket authorization, under 18 CFR link to log on and submit the
Kimberly D. Bose,
part 34, of future issuances of securities intervention or protests.
and assumptions of liability. Persons unable to file electronically
Secretary.
Any person desiring to intervene or to should submit an original and 5 copies
[FR Doc. 2018–21890 Filed 10–9–18; 8:45 am]
protest should file with the Federal of the intervention or protest to the
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC
in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 20426.
of the Commission’s Rules of Practice The filings in the above-referenced
and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and proceeding are accessible in the
385.214). Anyone filing a motion to Commission’s eLibrary system by
intervene or protest must serve a copy clicking on the appropriate link in the
of that document on the Applicant. above list. They are also available for
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4 18 CFR 260.9(d). naics2_22.htm) and benefits information (for wages plus benefits) is $133.80 [or (0.80 * $143.68)
5 Burden is defined as the total time, effort, or December 2017, issued March 20, 2018, at https:// + (0.20 * $94.28)].
financial resources expended by persons to www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.nr0.htm). 7 In the 60-day Notice published July 23, 2018,
generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or provide Commission staff estimates that 20% of the work is the figures in this column for ‘‘Submittal of Original
information to or for a Federal agency. Refer to 5 performed by a manager, and 80% is performed by Email/Fax’’ and ‘‘Submittal of Damage Report’’
CFR 1320.3 for additional information. legal staff members. The hourly costs for wages plus inadvertently showed ‘‘cost per response’’ rather
6 Costs (for wages and benefits) are based on wage benefits are: $94.28 for management services (code than ‘‘cost per respondent.’’ Those figures are
figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) for 11–0000), and $143.68 for legal services (code 23– corrected in this notice to show ‘‘cost per
May 2016 (at https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/ 0000). Therefore, the weighted hourly cost (for respondent.’’
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| Dates | Comments on the collection of information are due November 9, 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 50919 |
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