Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-542); Comment Request; Extension, 45609-45610 [2010-18970]
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: The President directed that
the Blue Ribbon Commission on
America’s Nuclear Future (the
Commission) be established to conduct
a comprehensive review of policies for
managing the back end of the nuclear
fuel cycle. The Commission will
provide advice and make
recommendations on issues including
alternatives for the storage, processing,
and disposal of civilian and defense
spent nuclear fuel and nuclear waste.
The Co-chairs of the Commission
requested the formation of the T&S
Subcommittee to answer the question:
‘‘[S]hould the U.S. change the way in
which it is storing used nuclear fuel and
high level waste while one or more final
disposal locations are established?’’
Purpose of the Meeting: The session
will provide the T&S Subcommittee
with a range of input from public health
and safety officials, industry
representatives, public policy experts,
and nongovernmental organizations.
The presenters will focus on technical,
regulatory, safety, and risk perception
issues related to onsite storage of spent
nuclear fuel at operating and shutdown
commercial nuclear facilities.
Discussion will include issues related to
ongoing and planned transport of such
materials for eventual treatment and/or
disposal.
Tentative Agenda: The public meeting
will begin at approximately 8:30 a.m. at
the Washington Marriott Hotel, 1221
22nd Street, NW., Washington, DC. The
Subcommittee will hear presentations
from a series of panelists, ask questions
of presenters, and conclude with a
public comment session. The public
session is expected to conclude
by 5 p.m.
Public Participation: Subcommittee
meetings are not required to be open to
the public; however, the Commission
has elected to open the presentation
sessions of the meeting to the public.
Individuals and representatives of
organizations who would like to offer
comments and suggestions may do so at
the end of the public session on
Thursday, August 19, 2010.
Approximately 45 minutes will be
reserved for public comments from 4:15
p.m. to 5 p.m. Time allotted per speaker
will depend on the number who wish to
speak but will not exceed 5 minutes.
The Designated Federal Officer is
empowered to conduct the meeting in a
fashion that will facilitate the orderly
conduct of business. Those wishing to
speak should register to do so beginning
at 8 a.m. on August 19, 2010, at the
Washington Marriott Hotel.
Those not able to attend the meeting
or have insufficient time to address the
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subcommittee are invited to send a
written statement to Timothy A. Frazier,
U.S. Department of Energy, 1000
Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585, e-mail to
CommissionDFO@nuclear.energy.gov, or
post comments on the Commission Web
site at https://www.brc.gov.
Additionally, the meeting will be
available via live video Webcast. The
link will be available at https://
www.brc.gov.
Minutes: The minutes of the meeting
will be available at https://www.brc.gov
or by contacting Mr. Frazier. He may be
reached at the postal address or e-mail
address above.
Issued in Washington, DC, on July 28,
2010.
Carol A. Matthews,
Committee Management Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC10–542–000]
Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–542); Comment
Request; Extension
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of proposed information
collection and request for comments.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
requirements of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A) (2006) (Pub. L.
104–13), the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (Commission or FERC) is
soliciting public comment on the
proposed information collection
described below.
DATES: Comments in consideration of
the collection of information are due
October 4, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be filed
either electronically (eFiled) or in paper
format, and should refer to Docket No.
IC10–542–000. Documents must be
prepared in an acceptable filing format
and in compliance with Commission
submission guidelines at https://
www.ferc.gov/help/submissionguide.asp. eFiling instructions are
available at: https://www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/efiling.asp. First-time users must
follow eRegister instructions at: https://
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
eregistration.asp, to establish a user
name and password before eFiling. The
Commission will send an automatic
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acknowledgement to the sender’s e-mail
address upon receipt of eFiled
comments. Commenters making an
eFiling should not make a paper filing.
Commenters that are not able to file
electronically must send an original and
two (2) paper copies of their comments
to: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, Secretary of the
Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426.
Users interested in receiving
automatic notification of activity in this
docket may do so through eSubscription
at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
esubscription.asp. In addition, all
comments and FERC issuances may be
viewed, printed or downloaded
remotely through FERC’s eLibrary at:
https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
elibrary.asp, by searching on Docket No.
IC10–542. For user assistance, contact
FERC Online Support by e-mail at
ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or by
phone, toll-free, at: (866) 208–3676, or
(202) 502–8659 for TTY.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ellen Brown may be reached by e-mail
at DataClearance@FERC.gov, telephone
at (202) 502–8663, and fax at (202) 273–
0873.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
information collected under the
requirements of FERC–542 ‘‘Gas
Pipeline Rates: Rate Tracking’’ (OMB
No. 1902–0070) is used by the
Commission to implement the statutory
provisions of Title IV of the Natural Gas
Policy Act (NGPA), 15 U.S.C. 3301–
3432, and Sections 4, 5 and 16 of the
Natural Gas Act (NGA) (Pub. L. 75–688)
(15 U.S.C. 717–717w). These statutes
empower the Commission to collect
natural gas transmission cost
information from interstate natural gas
transporters for the purpose of verifying
that these costs, which are passed on to
pipeline customers, are just and
reasonable.
Interstate natural gas pipeline
companies are required by the
Commission to track their
transportation-associated costs to allow
for the Commission’s review and, where
appropriate, approve the pass-through
of these costs to pipeline customers.
These FERC–542 tracking filings are
accountings of the cost of (1) research,
development, and deployment
expenditures; (2) annual charge
adjustments and (3) periodic rate
adjustments.
Tracking filings may be submitted at
any time or on a regularly scheduled
basis in accordance with the pipeline
company’s tariff. Filings may be either:
(1) Accepted; (2) suspended and set for
hearing; (3) suspended, but not set for
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hearing; or (4) suspended for further
review, such as technical conference or
some other type of Commission action.
The Commission implements these
filing requirements in the Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) under 18 CFR
parts 154, 154.4, 154.7, 154.307,
154.201, 154.207–154.208 and 154.401–
154.403.
Action: The Commission is requesting
a three-year extension of the current
expiration date, with no changes to the
existing collection of data.
Burden Statement: Public reporting
burden for this collection is estimated
as:
Annual number
of respondents
Number of
responses per
respondent
Average burden
hours per
response
Total annual
burden hours
(1)
FERC data collection
(2)
(3)
(1) × (2) × (3)
95
3.5
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Estimated cost burden to respondents
is $881,598 (13,300 hours/2,080 hours 1
times $137,874 2). The cost per
respondent is $9,280.
The reporting burden includes the
total time, effort, or financial resources
expended to generate, maintain, retain,
disclose, or provide the information
including: (1) Reviewing instructions;
(2) developing, acquiring, installing, and
utilizing technology and systems for the
purposes of collecting, validating,
verifying, processing, maintaining,
disclosing and providing information;
(3) adjusting the existing ways to
comply with any previously applicable
instructions and requirements; (4)
training personnel to respond to a
collection of information; (5) searching
data sources; (6) completing and
reviewing the collection of information;
and (7) transmitting, or otherwise
disclosing the information.
The estimate of cost for respondents
is based upon salaries for professional
and clerical support, as well as direct
and indirect overhead costs. Direct costs
include all costs directly attributable to
providing this information, such as
administrative costs and the cost for
information technology. Indirect or
overhead costs are costs incurred by an
organization in support of its mission.
These costs apply to activities which
benefit the whole organization rather
than any one particular function or
activity.
Comments are invited on: (1) Whether
the proposed 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 of
the proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (3)
ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (4) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
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2 Average
of hours an employee works each year.
annual salary per employee.
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on those who are to respond, including
the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. CP05–92–007]
Liberty Gas Storage LLC; Notice of
Amendment
Take notice that on July 26, Liberty
Gas Storage LLC (‘‘Liberty’’), 101 Ash
Street, San Diego, CA 92101, filed in the
above referenced docket, an application
pursuant to section 7 of the Natural Gas
Act (NGA), to amend its Application to
Amend Certificate of Public
Convenience and Necessity that was
filed with the Commission on December
14, 2009, all as more fully set forth in
the application which is on file with the
Commission and open to public
inspection. The filing may also be
viewed on the Web at https://
www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link.
Enter the docket number excluding the
last three digits in the docket number
field to access the document. For
assistance, please contact FERC Online
Support at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll
free at (866) 208–3676, or TTY, contact
(202) 502–8659.
Any questions regarding this
application should be directed to
William Rapp, Liberty Gas Storage, 101
Ash Street, San Diego, CA 92101, phone
(619) 699–5050.
The filing is available for review at
the Commission in the Public Reference
Room or may be viewed on the
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Commission’s Web site at https://
www.ferc.gov using the eLibrary link.
Enter the docket number excluding the
last three digits in the docket number
field to access the document. For
assistance, contact FERC at
FERCOnlineSupport@gerc.gov or call
toll-free, (886) 208–3676 or TYY, (202)
502–8659.
There are two ways to become
involved in the Commission’s review of
this project. First, any person wishing to
obtain legal status by becoming a party
to the proceedings for this project
should, on or before the comment date
stated below file with the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426,
a motion to intervene in accordance
with the requirements of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211)
and the Regulations under the NGA (18
CFR 157.10). A person obtaining party
status will be placed on the service list
maintained by the Secretary of the
Commission and will receive copies of
all documents filed by the applicant and
by all other parties. A party must submit
14 copies of filings made in the
proceeding with the Commission and
must mail a copy to the applicant and
to every other party. Only parties to the
proceeding can ask for court review of
Commission orders in the proceeding.
However, a person does not have to
intervene in order to have comments
considered. The second way to
participate is by filing with the
Secretary of the Commission, as soon as
possible, an original and two copies of
comments in support of or in opposition
to this project. The Commission will
consider these comments in
determining the appropriate action to be
taken, but the filing of a comment alone
will not serve to make the filer a party
to the proceeding. The Commission’s
rules require that persons filing
comments in opposition to the project
provide copies of their protests only to
the party or parties directly involved in
the protest.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC10-542-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-542); Comment
Request; Extension
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of proposed information collection and request for
comments.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of section 3506(c)(2)(A)
of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A) (2006)
(Pub. L. 104-13), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission
or FERC) is soliciting public comment on the proposed information
collection described below.
DATES: Comments in consideration of the collection of information are
due October 4, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be filed either electronically (eFiled) or in
paper format, and should refer to Docket No. IC10-542-000. Documents
must be prepared in an acceptable filing format and in compliance with
Commission submission guidelines at https://www.ferc.gov/help/submission-guide.asp. eFiling instructions are available at: https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. First-time users must follow
eRegister instructions at: https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/eregistration.asp, to establish a user name and password before
eFiling. The Commission will send an automatic acknowledgement to the
sender's e-mail address upon receipt of eFiled comments. Commenters
making an eFiling should not make a paper filing. Commenters that are
not able to file electronically must send an original and two (2) paper
copies of their comments to: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
Secretary of the Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC
20426.
Users interested in receiving automatic notification of activity in
this docket may do so through eSubscription at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp. In addition, all comments and FERC
issuances may be viewed, printed or downloaded remotely through FERC's
eLibrary at: https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp, by searching
on Docket No. IC10-542. For user assistance, contact FERC Online
Support by e-mail at ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or by phone, toll-
free, at: (866) 208-3676, or (202) 502-8659 for TTY.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Brown may be reached by e-mail
at DataClearance@FERC.gov, telephone at (202) 502-8663, and fax at
(202) 273-0873.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The information collected under the
requirements of FERC-542 ``Gas Pipeline Rates: Rate Tracking'' (OMB No.
1902-0070) is used by the Commission to implement the statutory
provisions of Title IV of the Natural Gas Policy Act (NGPA), 15 U.S.C.
3301-3432, and Sections 4, 5 and 16 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) (Pub.
L. 75-688) (15 U.S.C. 717-717w). These statutes empower the Commission
to collect natural gas transmission cost information from interstate
natural gas transporters for the purpose of verifying that these costs,
which are passed on to pipeline customers, are just and reasonable.
Interstate natural gas pipeline companies are required by the
Commission to track their transportation-associated costs to allow for
the Commission's review and, where appropriate, approve the pass-
through of these costs to pipeline customers. These FERC-542 tracking
filings are accountings of the cost of (1) research, development, and
deployment expenditures; (2) annual charge adjustments and (3) periodic
rate adjustments.
Tracking filings may be submitted at any time or on a regularly
scheduled basis in accordance with the pipeline company's tariff.
Filings may be either: (1) Accepted; (2) suspended and set for hearing;
(3) suspended, but not set for
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hearing; or (4) suspended for further review, such as technical
conference or some other type of Commission action. The Commission
implements these filing requirements in the Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR) under 18 CFR parts 154, 154.4, 154.7, 154.307, 154.201, 154.207-
154.208 and 154.401-154.403.
Action: The Commission is requesting a three-year extension of the
current expiration date, with no changes to the existing collection of
data.
Burden Statement: Public reporting burden for this collection is
estimated as:
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Number of Average burden
FERC data collection Annual number of responses per hours per Total annual burden
respondents respondent response hours
(1) (2) (3) (1) x (2) x (3)
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FERC-542........................ 95 3.5 40 13,300
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Estimated cost burden to respondents is $881,598 (13,300 hours/
2,080 hours \1\ times $137,874 \2\). The cost per respondent is $9,280.
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\1\ Number of hours an employee works each year.
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The reporting burden includes the total time, effort, or financial
resources expended to generate, maintain, retain, disclose, or provide
the information including: (1) Reviewing instructions; (2) developing,
acquiring, installing, and utilizing technology and systems for the
purposes of collecting, validating, verifying, processing, maintaining,
disclosing and providing information; (3) adjusting the existing ways
to comply with any previously applicable instructions and requirements;
(4) training personnel to respond to a collection of information; (5)
searching data sources; (6) completing and reviewing the collection of
information; and (7) transmitting, or otherwise disclosing the
information.
The estimate of cost for respondents is based upon salaries for
professional and clerical support, as well as direct and indirect
overhead costs. Direct costs include all costs directly attributable to
providing this information, such as administrative costs and the cost
for information technology. Indirect or overhead costs are costs
incurred by an organization in support of its mission. These costs
apply to activities which benefit the whole organization rather than
any one particular function or activity.
Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the proposed 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 of the
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are
to respond, including the use of appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms
of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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