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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC11–588–001]
Commision Information Collection
Activities [FERC–588]; Comment
Request; Submitted for OMB Review
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
requirements of section 3507 of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44
U.S.C. 3507, the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (Commission or
FERC) has submitted the information
collection described below 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
issued a Notice in the Federal Register
(76 FR 30928, 05/27/2011) requesting
public comments. FERC received no
comments on the FERC–588 and has
made this notation in its submission to
OMB.
DATES: Comments in consideration of
the collection of information are due
September 22, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be filed
either electronically (eFiled) or in paper
format, and should refer to Docket No.
IC11–588–001. Documents must be
prepared in an acceptable filing format
and in compliance with Commission
SUMMARY:
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
username 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 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.
IC11–588. For user assistance, contact
FERC Online Support by e-mail at
ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or by phone
at: (866) 208–3676 (toll-free), 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–588, ‘‘Emergency
Natural Gas Transportation, Sale and
Exchange Transactions’’ (OMB No.
1902–0144), 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 USC 717–
717w) and provisions of the Natural Gas
Policy Act of 1978 (NGPA), 15 USC
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.
Action: The Commission is requesting
a three-year approval of the collection of
data. This is a mandatory information
collection requirement.
Burden Statement: Public reporting
burden for this collection is estimated as
follows:
Number of responses per
respondent
(2)
Average burden hours per
response
(3)
Total annual burden hours
(1) × (2) × (3)
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Number of respondents annually
(1)
1
8
64
The estimated total cost to
respondents is $4,381 (64 hours divided
by 2,080 hours per employee per year
times $142,372 per year average salary
per employee = $4,381 (rounded)). The
estimated annual cost per respondent is
$548 (rounded).
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The above hour and cost estimates are
different than what was in the public
notice published May 27, 2011. In that
notice, the Commission erroneously
used an average burden hours per
response of 10 hours instead of 8 hours
that is used here. By using the correct
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burden hour figure, the Commission
notes that total annual burden and cost
are less by 16 hours less and $1,095 as
compared to the numbers in the May,
2011 notice. The corrected estimates are
consistent with the burden estimates in
the last submission to OMB.
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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.
Dated: August 16, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC11–583–001]
Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–583); Comment
Request; Submitted for OMB Review
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, DOE.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
requirements of section 3507 of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44
U.S.C. 3507, the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (Commission or
FERC) has submitted the information
collection described below 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
issued a notice in the Federal Register
(76 FR 34689, 06/14/2011) requesting
public comments. FERC received no
comments on the FERC–583 and is
making this notation in its submission
to OMB.
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due by September 22,
2011.
SUMMARY:
Address comments on the
collection of information to the Office of
Management and Budget, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission Desk Officer. Comments to
OMB should be filed electronically, c/o
oira_submission@omb.eop.gov and
include OMB Control Number 1902–
0136 for reference. The Desk Officer
may be reached by telephone at 202–
395–4638.
A copy of the comments should also
be sent to the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission and should refer to Docket
No. IC11–583–001. Comments may be
filed either electronically or in paper
format. Those persons filing
electronically do not need to make a
paper filing. Documents filed
electronically via the Internet must be
prepared in an acceptable filing format
and in compliance with the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission
submission guidelines. Complete filing
instructions and acceptable filing
formats are available at https://
www.ferc.gov/help/submissionguide.asp. To file the document
electronically, access the Commission’s
Web site and click on Documents &
ADDRESSES:
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Filing, E-Filing (https://www.ferc.gov/
docs-filing/efiling.asp), and then follow
the instructions for each screen. First
time users will have to establish a user
name and password. The Commission
will send an automatic
acknowledgement to the sender’s e-mail
address upon receipt of comments.
For paper filings, the comments
should be submitted to the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission,
Secretary of the Commission, 888 First
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, and
should refer to Docket No. IC11–583–
001.
Users interested in receiving
automatic notification of activity in
FERC Docket Number IC11–583 may do
so through eSubscription at https://
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
esubscription.asp. All comments may be
viewed, printed or downloaded
remotely via the Internet through
FERC’s homepage using the ‘‘eLibrary’’
link. For user assistance, contact
ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov or toll-free
at (866) 208–3676, or for TTY, contact
(202) 502–8659.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ellen Brown may be reached by e-mail
at DataClearance@FERC.gov, by
telephone at (202) 502–8663, and by fax
at (202) 273–0873.
The
information collected under the
requirements of FERC–583, ‘‘Annual
Kilowatt Generating Report (Annual
Charges)’’ (OMB No. 1902–0136), is
used by the Commission to implement
the statutory provisions of section 10(e)
of the Federal Power Act (FPA) (16
U.S.C. 803(e)), which requires the
Commission to collect annual charges
from hydropower licensees for, among
other things, the cost of administering
part I of the FPA and for the use of
United States dams. In addition, section
3401 of the Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act of 1986 (OBRA)
authorizes the Commission to ‘‘assess
and collect fees and annual charges in
any fiscal year in amounts equal to all
of the costs incurred by the Commission
in that fiscal year.’’ The information is
collected annually and used to
determine the amounts of the annual
charges to be assessed licensees for
reimbursable government administrative
costs and for the use of government
dams. The Commission implements
theses filing requirements in the Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) under 18 CFR
part 11.
Action: The Commission is requesting
a three-year extension of the current
expiration date, with no changes to the
existing collection of data.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC11-588-001]
Commision Information Collection Activities [FERC-588]; Comment
Request; Submitted for OMB Review
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of section 3507 of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3507, the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) has submitted the
information collection described below 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 issued a Notice in the Federal Register (76 FR 30928,
05/27/2011) requesting public comments. FERC received no comments on
the FERC-588 and has made this notation in its submission to OMB.
DATES: Comments in consideration of the collection of information are
due September 22, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be filed either electronically (eFiled) or in
paper format, and should refer to Docket No. IC11-588-001. 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 username 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 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. IC11-588. For user assistance, contact FERC Online
Support by e-mail at ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or by phone at: (866)
208-3676 (toll-free), 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-588, ``Emergency Natural Gas Transportation, Sale
and Exchange Transactions'' (OMB No. 1902-0144), 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 USC 717-717w) and
provisions of the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 (NGPA), 15 USC 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.
Action: The Commission is requesting a three-year approval of the
collection of data. This is a mandatory information collection
requirement.
Burden Statement: Public reporting burden for this collection is
estimated as follows:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Number of Number of Average burden Total annual
respondents responses per hours per burden hours (1)
annually (1) respondent (2) response (3) x (2) x (3)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
8 1 8 64
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The estimated total cost to respondents is $4,381 (64 hours divided
by 2,080 hours per employee per year times $142,372 per year average
salary per employee = $4,381 (rounded)). The estimated annual cost per
respondent is $548 (rounded).
The above hour and cost estimates are different than what was in
the public notice published May 27, 2011. In that notice, the
Commission erroneously used an average burden hours per response of 10
hours instead of 8 hours that is used here. By using the correct burden
hour figure, the Commission notes that total annual burden and cost are
less by 16 hours less and $1,095 as compared to the numbers in the May,
2011 notice. The corrected estimates are consistent with the burden
estimates in the last submission to OMB.
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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.
Dated: August 16, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-21453 Filed 8-22-11; 8:45 am]
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