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maximum of five minutes to present
their comments.
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writing to Denise Rupp at the address
listed above or at the following Web site:
https://nv.energy.gov/nssab/
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Nevada
Department of Energy.
Notice of Open Meeting.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
This notice announces a
meeting of the Site-Wide Environmental
Impact Statement (EIS) Committee of
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Nevada. The Federal Advisory
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463, 86 Stat.
770) requires that public notice of this
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2011.
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Officer.
Tuesday, October 4, 2011; 2 p.m.
ADDRESSES: Nevada Site Office, 232
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Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–549B); Comment
Request; Submitted for OMB Review
SUMMARY:
DATES:
Denise Rupp, Board Administrator, 232
Energy Way, M/S 505, North Las Vegas,
Nevada 89030. Phone: (702) 657–9088;
Fax (702) 295–5300 or E-mail:
nssab@nv.doe.gov.
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areas of environmental restoration,
waste management, and related
activities.
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purpose of the Committee is to review
and prepare comments on the draft SiteWide EIS.
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members will review and prepare
comments on the draft Site-Wide EIS.
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oral presentations pertaining to agenda
items should contact Denise Rupp at the
telephone number listed above. The
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to the meeting and reasonable provision
will be made to include the presentation
in the agenda. The Deputy Designated
Federal Officer is empowered to
conduct the meeting in a fashion that
will facilitate the orderly conduct of
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. IC11–549B–001]
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)
has submitted the information
collection described below to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review of this information collection
requirement. 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
received no comments in response to an
earlier Federal Register notice of June
23, 2011 (76 FR 36909) and has made
this notation in its submission to OMB.
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due by October 7, 2011.
ADDRESSES: 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–
0203 for reference. The Desk Officer
may be reached by telephone at 202–
395–4638.
A copy of the comments should also
be sent to: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, Secretary of the
Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426. Comments may
be filed either on paper or on CD/DVD,
SUMMARY:
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and should refer to Docket No. IC11–
549B–001. 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 and eSubscription are
not available for Docket No. IC11–549B–
001, due to a system issue.
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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
information collected under the
requirements of FERC–549B, ‘‘Gas
Pipeline Rates: Capacity Information’’,
includes both the Index of Customers
(IOC) report under Commission
regulations at 18 Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) 284.13(c) and three
capacity reporting requirements. One of
these is in Commission regulations at 18
CFR 284.13(b) and requires reports on
firm and interruptible services. The
second is at 18 CFR 284.13(d)(1) and
requires pipelines make information on
capacity and flow information available
on their Internet web sites. The third is
at 18 CFR 284.13(d)(2) and requires an
annual filing of peak day capacity.
Capacity Reports Under 284.13(b) and
284.13(d)(1)
On April 4, 1992, in Order No. 636
(RM91–11–000), the Commission
established a capacity release
mechanism under which shippers could
release firm transportation and storage
capacity on either a short- or long-term
basis to other shippers wanting to obtain
capacity. Pipelines posted available firm
and interruptible capacity information
on their electronic bulletin boards
(EBBs) to inform potential shippers.
On August 3, 1992, in Order No. 636–
A (RM91–11–002), the Commission
determined through staff audits, that the
efficiency of the capacity release
mechanism could be enhanced by
standardizing the content and format of
capacity release information and the
methods by which shippers accessed
this information, which pipelines
posted to their EBBs.
On March 29, 1995, through Order
577 (RM95–5–000), the Commission
amended § 284.243(h) of its regulations
to allow shippers the ability to release
capacity without having to comply with
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the Commission’s advance posting and
bidding requirements.
On February 9, 2000, in Order No. 637
(RM98–10–000), to create greater
substitution between different forms of
capacity and to enhance competition
across the pipeline grid, the
Commission revised its capacity release
regulations regarding scheduling,
segmentation and flexible point rights,
penalties, and reporting requirements.
This resulted in more reliable capacity
information availability and price data
that shippers needed to make informed
decisions in a competitive market as
well as to improve shipper’s and the
Commission’s ability to monitor the
market for potential abuses. This order
also required company postings to be on
the company Web site instead of
outdated EBBs.
Peak Day Annual Capacity Report
Under 284.13(d)(2)
18 CFR 284.13(d)(2) requires an
annual peak day capacity report of all
interstate pipelines, including natural
gas storage only companies. This report
is generally a short report showing the
peak day design capacity or the actual
peak day capacity achieved, with a short
explanation, if needed. The regulation
states:
An interstate pipeline must make an annual
filing by March 1 of each year showing the
estimated peak day capacity of the pipeline’s
system, and the estimated storage capacity
and maximum daily delivery capability of
storage facilities under reasonably
representative operating assumptions and the
respective assignments of that capacity to the
various firm services provided by the
pipeline.
This annual report/filing is publicly
available, while other more specific
interstate pipeline and storage capacity
details are filed as CEII, such as the
Annual System Flow Diagram (FERC–
567) which are not publicly available.
Index of Customers Under 284.13(c)
In Order 581, issued September 28,
1995 (Docket No. RM95–4–000), the
Commission established the IOC
quarterly information requirement. This
Order required the reporting of five data
elements in the IOC filing: The customer
name, the rate schedule under which
service is rendered, the contract
effective date, the contract termination
date, and the maximum daily contract
quantity, for either transportation or
storage service, as appropriate.
In a notice issued separate from Order
581 in Docket No. RM95–4–000, issued
February 29, 1996, the Commission,
through technical conferences with
industry, determined that the IOC data
reported should be in tab delimited
format on diskette and in a form as
proscribed in Appendix A of the
rulemaking. In a departure from past
practice, a three-digit code, instead of a
six-digit code, was established to
identify the respondent.
In Order 637, issued February 9, 2000
(Docket Nos. RM98–10–000 and RM98–
12–000), the Commission required the
filing of: The receipt and delivery points
held under contract and the zones or
segments in which the capacity is held,
the common transaction point codes,
the contract number, the shipper
identification number, an indication
whether the contract includes
negotiated rates, the names of any
agents or asset managers that control
capacity in a pipeline rate zone, and any
affiliate relationship between the
pipeline and the holder of capacity. It
was stated in the Order that the changes
to the Commission’s reporting
requirements would enhance the
reliability of information about capacity
availability and price that shippers need
to make informed decisions in a
competitive market as well as improve
shippers’ and the Commission’s ability
to monitor marketplace behavior to
detect, and remedy anti-competitive
behavior. Order 637 required a pipeline
post the information quarterly on its
Internet Web sites instead of on the
outdated EBBs.
Action: The Commission is requesting
a three-year extension of the FERC–
549B reporting requirements, with no
changes.
Burden Statement: The estimated
annual public reporting burden for this
collection is estimated as:
Number of respondents annually
(1)
Number of responses per
respondent
(2)
Average burden hours per
response
(3)
Total annual
burden hours
(1) × (2) × (3)
Capacity Reports under 284.13(b) and 284.13(d)(1) ......................................
Peak Day Annual Capacity Report under 284.13(d)(2) ..................................
Index of Customers under 284.13(c) ...............................................................
129
129
129
6
1
4
145
10
3
112,230
1,290
1,548
Total ..........................................................................................................
........................
........................
........................
115,068
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FERC–549B requirement
The total estimated annual cost
burden to respondents is $7,876,183
(115,068 hours/2,080 hours 1 per year,
times $142,372 2). The estimated annual
burden per respondent is $61,056
(rounded).
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,
1 Estimated number of hours an employee works
each year.
2 Estimated average annual cost per employee.
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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
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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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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 30, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
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Combined Notice of Filings #1
Take notice that the Commission
received the following electric rate
filings:
Docket Numbers: ER11–3225–001.
Applicants: Midwest Independent
Transmission System Operator, Inc.
Description: Midwest Independent
Transmission System Operator, Inc.
submits tariff filing per 35: 08–25–11
Att. C Compliance Amendment to be
effective 4/1/2011.
Filed Date: 08/25/2011.
Accession Number: 20110825–5089.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on Thursday, September 15, 2011.
Docket Numbers: ER11–3306–000.
Applicants: Duke Energy Corporation,
Progress Energy, Inc.
Description: Minor Amendments to
the pro forma Joint Dispatch Agreement
filed by the Applicants.
Filed Date: 07/18/2011.
Accession Number: 20110718–5121.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on Tuesday, September 6, 2011.
Docket Numbers: ER11–4368–000.
Applicants: Southern California
Edison Company.
Description: Southern California
Edison Company submits tariff filing
per 35.13(a)(2)(iii: Letter Agreement for
Mammoth Pacific, L.P., Casa Diablo 4
Project to be effective 8/14/2011.
Filed Date: 08/25/2011.
Accession Number: 20110825–5000.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on Thursday, September 15, 2011.
Docket Numbers: ER11–4369–000.
Applicants: North American Power
and Gas, LLC.
Description: North American Power
and Gas, LLC submits tariff filing per
35.1: North American Power and Gas,
LLC MBR Tariff to be effective 8/25/
2011.
Filed Date: 08/25/2011.
Accession Number: 20110825–5029.
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Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on Thursday, September 15, 2011.
Docket Numbers: ER11–4370–000.
Applicants: Cleco Power LLC.
Description: Cleco Power LLC submits
tariff filing per 35.13(a)(2)(iii: RS25
revised to be effective 8/25/2011.
Filed Date: 08/25/2011.
Accession Number: 20110825–5037.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on Thursday, September 15, 2011.
Docket Numbers: ER11–4371–000.
Applicants: PacifiCorp.
Description: PacifiCorp submits tariff
filing per 35.13(a)(2)(iii: PAC Energy
NITSA Rev 9 to be effective 7/28/2011.
Filed Date: 08/25/2011.
Accession Number: 20110825–5038.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on Thursday, September 15, 2011.
Docket Numbers: ER11–4372–000.
Applicants: PacifiCorp.
Description: PacifiCorp submits tariff
filing per 35.15: Termination of City of
Nephi Construction Agreement to be
effective 9/16/2011.
Filed Date: 08/25/2011.
Accession Number: 20110825–5039.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on Thursday, September 15, 2011.
Docket Numbers: ER11–4373–000.
Applicants: PacifiCorp.
Description: PacifiCorp submits tariff
filing per 35.13(a)(2)(iii: UMPA Revised
ARTSOA to be effective 6/18/2011.
Filed Date: 08/25/2011.
Accession Number: 20110825–5040.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on Thursday, September 15, 2011.
Docket Numbers: ER11–4374–000.
Applicants: Portland General Electric
Company.
Description: Portland General Electric
Company submits tariff filing per
35.13(a)(2)(iii: PGE Volume 12 to be
effective 10/24/2011.
Filed Date: 08/25/2011.
Accession Number: 20110825–5061.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on Thursday, September 15, 2011.
Docket Numbers: ER11–4375–000.
Applicants: City of Pasadena,
California.
Description: City of Pasadena,
California submits tariff filing per
35.13(a)(1): TRR and TO Tariff Update
to be effective 9/1/2011.
Filed Date: 08/25/2011.
Accession Number: 20110825–5080.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on Thursday, September 15, 2011.
The filings are accessible in the
Commission’s eLibrary system by
clicking on the links or querying the
docket number.
Any person desiring to intervene or
protest in any of the above proceedings
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must file in accordance with Rules 211
and 214 of the Commission’s
Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and
385.214) on or before 5 p.m. Eastern
time on the specified comment date.
Protests may be considered, but
intervention is necessary to become a
party to the proceeding.
eFiling is encouraged. More detailed
information relating to filing
requirements, interventions, protests,
service, and qualifying facilities filings
can be found at: https://www.ferc.gov/
docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For
other information, call (866) 208–3676
(toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659.
Dated: August 26, 2011.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
Combined Notice of Filings #1
Take notice that the Commission
received the following electric rate
filings:
Docket Numbers: ER11–4051–001.
Applicants: CSOLAR IV South, LLC.
Description: CSOLAR IV South, LLC
submits tariff filing per 35.17(b):
Amendment to Application for MarketBased Rate Authorization to be effective
9/11/2011.
Filed Date: 08/30/2011.
Accession Number: 20110830–5063.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on Friday, September 09, 2011.
Docket Numbers: ER11–4200–000.
Applicants: TC Ravenswood, LLC.
Description: AMENDMENT TO
MOTION OF TC RAVENSWOOD, LLC.
Filed Date: 08/26/2011.
Accession Number: 20110826–5052.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on Friday, September 16, 2011.
Docket Numbers: ER11–4200–000.
Applicants: TC Ravenswood, LLC.
Description: AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO
MOTION OF TC RAVENSWOOD, LLC.
Filed Date: 08/26/2011.
Accession Number: 20110826–5053.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on Friday, September 16, 2011.
Docket Numbers: ER11–4394–000.
Applicants: Snowflake White
Mountain Power, LLC.
Description: Snowflake White
Mountain Power, LLC submits notice of
cancellation of its market based rate
tariff and tariff ID.
Filed Date: 08/29/2011.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC11-549B-001]
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-549B); 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) has submitted the information
collection described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
for review of this information collection requirement. 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
received no comments in response to an earlier Federal Register notice
of June 23, 2011 (76 FR 36909) and has made this notation in its
submission to OMB.
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due by October 7,
2011.
ADDRESSES: 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 1902-0203 for
reference. The Desk Officer may be reached by telephone at 202-395-
4638.
A copy of the comments should also be sent to: Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the Commission, 888 First Street,
NE., Washington, DC 20426. Comments may be filed either on paper or on
CD/DVD, and should refer to Docket No. IC11-549B-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 and eSubscription are not available for
Docket No. IC11-549B-001, due to a system issue.
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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The information collected under the
requirements of FERC-549B, ``Gas Pipeline Rates: Capacity
Information'', includes both the Index of Customers (IOC) report under
Commission regulations at 18 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
284.13(c) and three capacity reporting requirements. One of these is in
Commission regulations at 18 CFR 284.13(b) and requires reports on firm
and interruptible services. The second is at 18 CFR 284.13(d)(1) and
requires pipelines make information on capacity and flow information
available on their Internet web sites. The third is at 18 CFR
284.13(d)(2) and requires an annual filing of peak day capacity.
Capacity Reports Under 284.13(b) and 284.13(d)(1)
On April 4, 1992, in Order No. 636 (RM91-11-000), the Commission
established a capacity release mechanism under which shippers could
release firm transportation and storage capacity on either a short- or
long-term basis to other shippers wanting to obtain capacity. Pipelines
posted available firm and interruptible capacity information on their
electronic bulletin boards (EBBs) to inform potential shippers.
On August 3, 1992, in Order No. 636-A (RM91-11-002), the Commission
determined through staff audits, that the efficiency of the capacity
release mechanism could be enhanced by standardizing the content and
format of capacity release information and the methods by which
shippers accessed this information, which pipelines posted to their
EBBs.
On March 29, 1995, through Order 577 (RM95-5-000), the Commission
amended Sec. 284.243(h) of its regulations to allow shippers the
ability to release capacity without having to comply with
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the Commission's advance posting and bidding requirements.
On February 9, 2000, in Order No. 637 (RM98-10-000), to create
greater substitution between different forms of capacity and to enhance
competition across the pipeline grid, the Commission revised its
capacity release regulations regarding scheduling, segmentation and
flexible point rights, penalties, and reporting requirements. This
resulted in more reliable capacity information availability and price
data that shippers needed to make informed decisions in a competitive
market as well as to improve shipper's and the Commission's ability to
monitor the market for potential abuses. This order also required
company postings to be on the company Web site instead of outdated
EBBs.
Peak Day Annual Capacity Report Under 284.13(d)(2)
18 CFR 284.13(d)(2) requires an annual peak day capacity report of
all interstate pipelines, including natural gas storage only companies.
This report is generally a short report showing the peak day design
capacity or the actual peak day capacity achieved, with a short
explanation, if needed. The regulation states:
An interstate pipeline must make an annual filing by March 1 of each
year showing the estimated peak day capacity of the pipeline's
system, and the estimated storage capacity and maximum daily
delivery capability of storage facilities under reasonably
representative operating assumptions and the respective assignments
of that capacity to the various firm services provided by the
pipeline.
This annual report/filing is publicly available, while other more
specific interstate pipeline and storage capacity details are filed as
CEII, such as the Annual System Flow Diagram (FERC-567) which are not
publicly available.
Index of Customers Under 284.13(c)
In Order 581, issued September 28, 1995 (Docket No. RM95-4-000),
the Commission established the IOC quarterly information requirement.
This Order required the reporting of five data elements in the IOC
filing: The customer name, the rate schedule under which service is
rendered, the contract effective date, the contract termination date,
and the maximum daily contract quantity, for either transportation or
storage service, as appropriate.
In a notice issued separate from Order 581 in Docket No. RM95-4-
000, issued February 29, 1996, the Commission, through technical
conferences with industry, determined that the IOC data reported should
be in tab delimited format on diskette and in a form as proscribed in
Appendix A of the rulemaking. In a departure from past practice, a
three-digit code, instead of a six-digit code, was established to
identify the respondent.
In Order 637, issued February 9, 2000 (Docket Nos. RM98-10-000 and
RM98-12-000), the Commission required the filing of: The receipt and
delivery points held under contract and the zones or segments in which
the capacity is held, the common transaction point codes, the contract
number, the shipper identification number, an indication whether the
contract includes negotiated rates, the names of any agents or asset
managers that control capacity in a pipeline rate zone, and any
affiliate relationship between the pipeline and the holder of capacity.
It was stated in the Order that the changes to the Commission's
reporting requirements would enhance the reliability of information
about capacity availability and price that shippers need to make
informed decisions in a competitive market as well as improve shippers'
and the Commission's ability to monitor marketplace behavior to detect,
and remedy anti-competitive behavior. Order 637 required a pipeline
post the information quarterly on its Internet Web sites instead of on
the outdated EBBs.
Action: The Commission is requesting a three-year extension of the
FERC-549B reporting requirements, with no changes.
Burden Statement: The estimated annual public reporting burden for
this collection is estimated as:
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Number of Total annual
Number of responses per Average burden burden hours
FERC-549B requirement respondents respondent hours per (1) x (2) x
annually (1) (2) response (3) (3)
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Capacity Reports under 284.13(b) and 129 6 145 112,230
284.13(d)(1)...................................
Peak Day Annual Capacity Report under 129 1 10 1,290
284.13(d)(2)...................................
Index of Customers under 284.13(c).............. 129 4 3 1,548
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Total....................................... .............. .............. .............. 115,068
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The total estimated annual cost burden to respondents is $7,876,183
(115,068 hours/2,080 hours \1\ per year, times $142,372 \2\). The
estimated annual burden per respondent is $61,056 (rounded).
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\1\ Estimated number of hours an employee works each year.
\2\ Estimated average annual cost per employee.
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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
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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.
Dated: August 30, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-22712 Filed 9-6-11; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
