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Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC12–12–000]
Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–576); Comment
Request; Extension
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of information collection
and request for comments.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A), the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (Commission or
FERC) is soliciting public comment on
the currently approved information
collection FERC–576, Report of Service
Interruptions.
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due July 13, 2012.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
(identified by Docket No. IC12–12–000)
by either of the following methods:
• eFiling at Commission’s Web Site:
https://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: https://
www.ferc.gov/help/submissionSUMMARY:
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guide.asp. For user assistance contact
FERC Online Support by email at
ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, 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: https://www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/docs-filing.asp.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ellen Brown may be reached by email
at DataClearance@FERC.gov, 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.
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.
Respondents to the FERC–576 may
submit the initial reports by email to
pipelineoutage@ferc.gov. 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
1 Public
Law 75 688; 15 U.S.C. 717 & 717w.
U.S.C. 717c).
3 (15 U.S.C. 717f).
2 (15
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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
service; and (7) Company contact and
telephone number. The Commission
may contact other pipelines to
determine available supply, and if
necessary, authorize transportation or
construction of facilities to alleviate the
problem 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 of 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
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.
Type of Respondents: Pipeline and
storage company operators.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 5 The
Commission estimates the total Public
Reporting Burden for this information
collection as:
FERC–576 (IC12–12–000): REPORT OF SERVICE INTERRUPTIONS
Number of
respondents
Number of
responses per
respondent
Total number
of responses
Average
burden hours
per response
Estimated total
annual burden
(A)
(B)
(A) × (B) = (C)
(D)
(C) × (D)
Submittal of original email ...................................................
Submittal of damage reports ...............................................
Submittal of DOT incident report .........................................
40
40
40
2
1
1
80
40
40
1
.25
.25
80
10
10
Total ..............................................................................
........................
........................
........................
........................
100
The total estimated annual cost
burden to respondents is $6,901 [100
hours ÷ 2080 hours 6 per year = 0.04808
* $143,540/year 7 = $6,900.96].
Comments: Comments are invited on:
(1) Whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Commission, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
of the burden and cost of the collection
of information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(3) ways to enhance the quality, utility
and clarity of the information collection;
and (4) ways to minimize the burden of
the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Dated: May 8, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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4 18
CFR 260.9(d).
is defined as the total time, effort, or
financial resources expended by persons to
generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or provide
5 Burden
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC12–10–000]
Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–545); Comment
Request; Extension
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, Energy.
ACTION: Notice of information collection
and request for comments.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A), the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (Commission or
FERC) is soliciting public comment on
the currently approved information
collection, Gas Pipeline Rates: NonFormal, FERC–545.
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due July 13, 2012.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
(identified by Docket No. IC12–10–000)
by either of the following methods:
• eFiling at Commission’s Web Site:
https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
efiling.asp.
• Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier:
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
SUMMARY:
information to or for a Federal agency. For further
explanation of what is included in the information
collection burden, reference 5 Code of Federal
Regulations 1320.3.
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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: https://
www.ferc.gov/help/submissionguide.asp. For user assistance contact
FERC Online Support by email at
ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, 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 https://www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/docs-filing.asp.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ellen Brown may be reached by email
at DataClearance@FERC.gov, telephone
at (202) 502–8663, and fax at (202) 273–
0873.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC–545, Gas Pipeline Rates:
Non-Formal.
OMB Control No.: 1902–0154.
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC–545 information collection
requirements with no changes to the
current reporting requirements.
Abstract: The FERC–545 information
collection applies to filings made
pursuant to the Natural Gas Act (NGA) 1
6 2080
hours = 40 hours/week * 52 weeks (1 year).
annual salary per employee in 2012.
1 15 U.S.C. 717c–717o, Public Law 75–688, 52
Stat. 822 and 830.
7 Average
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC12-12-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-576); Comment
Request; Extension
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice of information collection and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A), the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (Commission or FERC) is soliciting public comment on the
currently approved information collection FERC-576, Report of Service
Interruptions.
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due July 13, 2012.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments (identified by Docket No. IC12-12-
000) by either of the following methods:
eFiling at Commission's Web Site: https://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: https://www.ferc.gov/help/submission-guide.asp. For user assistance contact FERC Online Support
by email at ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, 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: https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/docs-filing.asp.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Brown may be reached by email at
DataClearance@FERC.gov, 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.
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\1\ Public Law 75 688; 15 U.S.C. 717 & 717w.
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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.
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\2\ (15 U.S.C. 717c).
\3\ (15 U.S.C. 717f).
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Respondents to the FERC-576 may submit the initial reports by email
to pipelineoutage@ferc.gov. 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
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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 service; and (7) Company contact
and telephone number. The Commission may contact other pipelines to
determine available supply, and if necessary, authorize transportation
or construction of facilities to alleviate the problem 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 of 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\
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\4\ 18 CFR 260.9(d).
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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.
Type of Respondents: Pipeline and storage company operators.
Estimate of Annual Burden: \5\ The Commission estimates the total
Public Reporting Burden for this information collection as:
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\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. For
further explanation of what is included in the information
collection burden, reference 5 Code of Federal Regulations 1320.3.
FERC-576 (IC12-12-000): Report of Service Interruptions
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Number of Average Estimated
Number of responses per Total number burden hours total annual
respondents respondent of responses per response burden
(A) (B) (A) x (B) = (D) (C) x (D)
(C)
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Submittal of original email..... 40 2 80 1 80
Submittal of damage reports..... 40 1 40 .25 10
Submittal of DOT incident report 40 1 40 .25 10
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Total....................... .............. .............. .............. .............. 100
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The total estimated annual cost burden to respondents is $6,901
[100 hours / 2080 hours \6\ per year = 0.04808 * $143,540/year \7\ =
$6,900.96].
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\6\ 2080 hours = 40 hours/week * 52 weeks (1 year).
\7\ Average annual salary per employee in 2012.
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Comments: Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the Commission, including whether the information will have practical
utility; (2) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden and
cost of the collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information collection; and (4) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are
to respond, including the use of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Dated: May 8, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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