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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC12–12–000]
Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–576); Comment
Request
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, DOE.
ACTION: Comment request.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C.
3507(a)(1)(D), the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (Commission or
FERC) is submitting the information
collection FERC–576 (Report of Service
Interruptions) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review of the information collection
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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
(77 FR 28369, May 14, 2012) requesting
public comments. FERC received no
comments on the FERC–576 and is
making this notation in its submittal to
OMB.
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due by September 4,
2012.
ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB,
identified by the OMB Control No.
1902–0004, should be sent via email to
the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs: oira_submission@omb.gov,
Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission Desk Officer. The Desk
Officer may also be reached via
telephone at 202–395–4718.
A copy of the comments should also
be sent to the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, identified by the 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/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, by
telephone at (202) 502–8663, and by fax
at (202) 273–0873.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC Form 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
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
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(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.
In cases of emergency and pending
the determination of any application on
file with the Commission for a
certificate of public convenience and
necessity pursuant to section 7 of the
Natural Gas Act, an application may be
made for a temporary certificate
authorizing the construction and
operation of extensions of existing
facilities, interconnections of pipeline
systems, sales of natural gas that may be
required to assure maintenance of
adequate service or to service particular
customers.
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. 18 CFR 157.17
authorizes the Commission to issue an
application for a temporary certificate
authorizing the construction and
operation of extensions of existing
facilities, interconnections of pipeline
systems, or sales of natural gas that may
be required to assure maintenance of
adequate service, or to service particular
customers. 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 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
1 Public Law 75–688; 15 U.S.C. 717 & 15 U.S.C.
717(w).
2 15 U.S.C. 717f(c).
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facilities to alleviate the problem in
response to these reports.
Additionally, 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 provided to the Director of the
Commission’s Division of Pipeline
Certificates at the earliest feasible time
and again 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.3
Type of Respondents: Pipeline and
storage company operators.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 4 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 ÷ 2,080 5 hours/year = 0.04808 *
$143,540/year 6 = $6,900.96].
The estimated annual cost of filing the
FERC–576 per response is $43.13
[$6,901 ÷ 160 responses = $43.13/
response].
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: July 27, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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3 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
4 Burden
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 14066–002]
Inside Passage Electric Cooperative;
Notice of Application Accepted for
Filing With the Commision, Soliciting
Motions To Intervene and Protests,
Ready for Environmental Analysis,
Intent To Waive Scoping, Soliciting
Comments, Terms and Conditions,
Recommendations, and Prescriptions,
and Establishing an Expedited
Schedule for Processing
Take notice that the following
hydroelectric application has been filed
with the Commission and is available
for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Original
Minor License.
b. Project No.: 14066–002.
c. Date filed: May 25, 2012.
d. Applicant: Inside Passage Electric
Cooperative.
e. Name of Project: Gartina Falls
Hydropower Project.
f. Location: On Gartina Creek, near the
Town of Hoonah, Alaska. The project
would not occupy any federal lands.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r) (2006).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Peter A.
Bibb, Operations Manager, Inside
Passage Electric Cooperative, P.O. Box
210149, 12480 Mendenhall Loop Road,
Auke Bay, AK 99821, (907) 789–3196,
pbibb@ak.net.
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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i. FERC Contact: Ryan Hansen, (202)
502–8074, or email at
ryan.hansen@ferc.gov.
j. A copy of the application is
available for review at the Commission
in the Public Reference Room or may be
viewed on the 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 (P–14066). For assistance,
contact FERC Online Support at
FERCONlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll
free at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY
(202) 502–8659.
Register online at https://www.ferc.
gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be
notified via email of new filings and
issuances related to this or other
pending projects. For assistance, contact
FERC Online Support.
k. This application has been accepted
for filing and is now ready for
environmental analysis.
l. The proposed Gartina Falls project
would consist of: (1) A 56-foot-long, 14foot-high concrete diversion structure at
the head of Gartina Falls; (2) a
sluiceway constructed on the left side of
the center diversion section to convey
flow to an intake chamber; (3) an
approximately 54-inch-diameter, 225foot-long steel penstock that would
convey water from the intake chamber
to the powerhouse; (4) a powerhouse
containing a single 445-kilowatt crossflow turbine/generator unit, discharging
flows directly to Gartina Creek; (5) an
approximately 3.8-mile-long, 12.55 2080
hours = 40 hours/week * 52 weeks (1 year).
annual salary plus benefits per
employee in 2012.
6 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
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE.
ACTION: Comment request.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D), the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (Commission or FERC) is submitting the information
collection FERC-576 (Report of Service Interruptions) 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
(77 FR 28369, May 14, 2012) requesting public comments. FERC received
no comments on the FERC-576 and is making this notation in its
submittal to OMB.
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due by September
4, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB, identified by the OMB Control No.
1902-0004, should be sent via email to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs: oira_submission@omb.gov, Attention: Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission Desk Officer. The Desk Officer may also be
reached via telephone at 202-395-4718.
A copy of the comments should also be sent to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, identified by the 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, by telephone at (202) 502-8663, and by fax at
(202) 273-0873.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC Form 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 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 & 15 U.S.C. 717(w).
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In cases of emergency and pending the determination of any
application on file with the Commission for a certificate of public
convenience and necessity pursuant to section 7 of the Natural Gas Act,
an application may be made for a temporary certificate authorizing the
construction and operation of extensions of existing facilities,
interconnections of pipeline systems, sales of natural gas that may be
required to assure maintenance of adequate service or to service
particular customers.
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. 18 CFR 157.17 authorizes the
Commission to issue an application for a temporary certificate
authorizing the construction and operation of extensions of existing
facilities, interconnections of pipeline systems, or sales of natural
gas that may be required to assure maintenance of adequate service, or
to service particular customers. 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 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
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Additionally, 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 provided to the Director of the
Commission's Division of Pipeline Certificates at the earliest feasible
time and again 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.\3\
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\3\ 18 CFR 260.9(d).
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Type of Respondents: Pipeline and storage company operators.
Estimate of Annual Burden: \4\ The Commission estimates the total
Public Reporting Burden for this information collection as:
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\4\ 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 burden Estimated
Number of responses per Total number of hours per total annual
respondents respondent responses response burden
(A) (B) (A) x (B) = (C) (D) (C) x (D)
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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 40 1 40 .25 10
report.....................
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Total................... .............. .............. .................. .............. 100
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The total estimated annual cost burden to respondents is $6,901
[100 hours / 2,080 \5\ hours/year = 0.04808 * $143,540/year \6\ =
$6,900.96].
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\5\ 2080 hours = 40 hours/week * 52 weeks (1 year).
\6\ Average annual salary plus benefits per employee in 2012.
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The estimated annual cost of filing the FERC-576 per response is
$43.13 [$6,901 / 160 responses = $43.13/response].
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: July 27, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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