Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-577); Comment Request; Extension, 13657-13658 [2013-04655]
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instrument and instructions should be
directed to Steven Grape, EI–24, U.S.
Energy Information Administration,
U.S. Department of Energy, 1000
Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20585, fax: (202) 586–
4420, email: steven.grape@eia.gov. The
collection instrument and instructions
are also available on the Internet, at:
https://www.eia.gov/survey/form/
eia_23l/proposed/instructions.pdf
https://www.eia.gov/survey/form/
eia_23l/proposed/form.pdf https://
www.eia.gov/survey/form/eia_64a/
proposed/instructions.pdf https://
www.eia.gov/survey/form/eia_64a/
proposed/form.pdf.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
information collection request contains:
(1) OMB No.: 1905–0057;
(2) Information Collection Request
Title: Oil and Gas Reserves System;
(3) Type of Request: Three-year
extension with changes;
(4) Purpose: EIA has a congressional
mandate to provide accurate annual
estimates of U.S. proved crude oil,
natural gas, and natural gas liquids
reserves. EIA presents annual reserves
data in EIA Web reports to meet this
requirement. This collected data and
EIA’s nationwide estimates are essential
to the development, implementation,
and evaluation of energy policy and
legislation. Data are used directly in EIA
web reports concerning U.S. crude oil,
natural gas, and natural gas liquids
reserves, and are incorporated into other
reports, including EIA’s Annual Energy
Review, Annual Energy Outlook, ShortTerm Energy Outlook, Petroleum Supply
Annual, and Natural Gas Annual.
EIA proposes to suspend the Form
EIA–23S, consolidate some if its
respondents into the Form EIA–23L,
and change the Form EIA–23L sampling
and estimation to streamline
administrative processes and to improve
data quality. The Form EIA–23L
sampling method will change from a
probability proportional to size (PPS)
method to a cut-off sample that excludes
the smallest respondents, who may lack
the resources to effectively report all
requested data, thus reducing the
potential for non-sampling error.
Procedures to estimate data published at
regional summary levels will be
adjusted to reflect the new sampling
method. The Form EIA–23L questions
will not change. The Form EIA–23L
instructions will be updated with the
current EIA definitions of terms used.
The Form EIA–64A is proposed to be
extended without changes.
(5) Annual Estimated Number of
Respondents: 1,450;
(6) Annual Estimated Number of
Total Responses: 1,450;
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(7) Annual Estimated Number of
Burden Hours: 43,650 hours;
(8) Annual Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $0; EIA
estimates that there are no additional
costs to respondents associated with the
surveys other than the costs associated
with the burden hours.
Statutory Authority: Section 13(b) of the
Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974,
Pub. L. 93–275, codified at 15 U.S.C. 772(b)
and Section 657 of the Department of Energy
Organization Act, Pub. L. 95–91.
Issued in Washington, DC, on February 22,
2013.
Stephanie Brown,
Director, Office of Survey Development and
Statistical Integration, U.S. Energy
Information Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. CP13–75–000]
Southwest Gas Storage Company;
Prior Notice of Activity Under Blanket
Certificate
On February 8, 2013, Southwest Gas
Storage Company (Southwest) filed a
prior notice request pursuant to sections
157.205, 157.208(b), 157.213(b) and
157.216(b)(2) of the Commission’s
regulations under the Natural Gas Act
and Southwest’s blanket certificate
issued in Docket No. CP99–230–000.
Southwest seeks authorization to
construct, modify and abandon certain
natural gas storage facilities at the
Howell Storage Field, located in
Livingston County, Michigan, to
improve the storage field’s operation.
Questions regarding this application
may be directed to Stephen Veatch,
Senior Director of Certificates & Tariffs,
Southwest Gas Storage Company, 5051
Westheimer Road, Houston, Texas
77056, or by calling 713 989–2024, by
faxing 713 989–1176, or by emailing
stephen.veatch@sug.com.
Any person or the Commission’s staff
may, within 60 days after issuance of
the instant notice by the Commission,
file pursuant to Rule 214 of the
Commission’s Procedural Rules (18 CFR
385.214) a motion to intervene or notice
of intervention and pursuant to Section
157.205 of the regulations under the
NGA (18 CFR 157.205), a protest to the
request. If no protest is filed within the
time allowed therefore, the proposed
activity shall be deemed to be
authorized effective the day after the
time allowed for filing a protest. If a
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protest is filed and not withdrawn
within 30 days after the allowed time
for filing a protest, the instant request
shall be treated as an application for
authorization pursuant to Section 7 of
the NGA.
Protests will be considered by the
Commission in determining the
appropriate action to be taken, but will
not serve to make protestants parties to
the proceeding. Any person wishing to
become a party must file a notice of
intervention or motion to intervene, as
appropriate. Such motions or protests
must be filed on or before the comment
date. Anyone filing a motion to
intervene or protest must serve a copy
of that document on the Applicant. On
or before the comment date, it is not
necessary to serve motions to intervene
or protests on persons other than the
Applicant.
The Commission encourages
electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper using the
‘‘eFiling’’ link at https://www.ferc.gov.
Persons unable to file electronically
should submit an original and seven
copies of the protest or intervention to
the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20426.
This filing is accessible on-line at
https://www.ferc.gov, using the
‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is available for
review in the Commission’s Public
Reference Room in Washington, DC.
There is an ‘‘eSubscription’’ link on the
Web site that enables subscribers to
receive email notification when a
document is added to a subscribed
docket(s). For assistance with any FERC
Online service, please email
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call
(866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
(202) 502–8659.
Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern
Time on April 22, 2013.
Dated: February 21, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC13–12–000]
Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–577); Comment
Request; Extension
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, DOE.
AGENCY:
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Notice of information collection
and request for comments.
ACTION:
In compliance with the
requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission or FERC) is soliciting
public comment on the currently
approved information collection, FERC–
577, Natural Gas Facilities:
Environmental Review and Compliance
(formerly Gas Pipeline Certificates:
Environmental Impact Statement). The
FERC is proposing to change the title of
the report to more accurately reflect the
nature of the information being
collected.
SUMMARY:
Comments on the collection of
information are due April 29, 2013.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
(identified by Docket No. IC13–12–000)
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/submissionDATES:
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: Natural Gas Facilities:
Environmental Review and Compliance.
OMB Control No.: 1902–0128.
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC–577 information collection
requirements with no changes to the
current reporting requirements.
Abstract: Section 102(2)(c) of the of
the National Environmental Policy Act
of 1969 (NEPA) 1 requires that all
Federal agencies must include in every
recommendation or report on proposals
for legislation and other major federal
actions significantly affecting the
quality of the human environment, a
detailed statement on: the
environmental impact on the proposed
actions; any adverse environmental
effects which cannot be avoided should
the proposal be implemented;
alternatives to the proposed action; the
relationship between local short-term
uses of man’s environment and the
maintenance and enhancement of long
term productivity; and any irreversible
and irretrievable commitment of
resources which would be involved in
the proposed action should it be
implemented.
The Commission’s regulations
implementing NEPA in 18 CFR part 380
require applicants seeking authorization
for the construction and abandonment
of facilities to provide a detailed
environmental report with their
application that describes the impact
the project is likely to have and the
measures the applicant will implement
to mitigate those impacts. This
environmental report normally consists
of at least twelve separate reports, each
addressing a particular resource area.
Type of Respondents: The
respondents include all jurisdictional
natural gas companies seeking
authorization from the Commission to
construct or abandon facilities.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 2 The
Commission estimates the total Public
Reporting Burden for this information
collection as:
FERC–577—NATURAL GAS FACILITIES: ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND COMPLIANCE
Number of
respondents
Number of
responses per
respondent
Total number
of responses
Average
burden hours
per response
Estimated total
annual burden
(A)
Type of respondent
(B)
(A) × (B) = (C)
(D)
(C) × (D)
92
16
1,472
193
284,096
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The total estimated annual cost
burden to respondents is $19,886,720
[284,096 hours * $70/hour 3 =
$19,886,720].
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
1 Public
Law 91–190.
Commission defines burden as the total
time, effort, or financial resources expended by
persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or
2 The
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who are to respond, including the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Dated: February 21, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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Sierrita Gas Pipeline LLC; Notice of
Application
Take notice that on February 8, 2013,
Sierrita Gas Pipeline LLC (Sierrita), P.O.
Box 1087, Colorado Springs, Colorado
80944, filed in the above referenced
docket an application pursuant to
section 3 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA)
requesting a Presidential Permit and
authorization to construct new border
crossing pipeline facilities and export of
natural gas at the International
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.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC13-12-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-577); Comment
Request; Extension
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE.
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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, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or
FERC) is soliciting public comment on the currently approved
information collection, FERC-577, Natural Gas Facilities: Environmental
Review and Compliance (formerly Gas Pipeline Certificates:
Environmental Impact Statement). The FERC is proposing to change the
title of the report to more accurately reflect the nature of the
information being collected.
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due April 29,
2013.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments (identified by Docket No. IC13-12-
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: Natural Gas Facilities: Environmental Review and Compliance.
OMB Control No.: 1902-0128.
Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-577 information
collection requirements with no changes to the current reporting
requirements.
Abstract: Section 102(2)(c) of the of the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) \1\ requires that all Federal agencies must
include in every recommendation or report on proposals for legislation
and other major federal actions significantly affecting the quality of
the human environment, a detailed statement on: the environmental
impact on the proposed actions; any adverse environmental effects which
cannot be avoided should the proposal be implemented; alternatives to
the proposed action; the relationship between local short-term uses of
man's environment and the maintenance and enhancement of long term
productivity; and any irreversible and irretrievable commitment of
resources which would be involved in the proposed action should it be
implemented.
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\1\ Public Law 91-190.
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The Commission's regulations implementing NEPA in 18 CFR part 380
require applicants seeking authorization for the construction and
abandonment of facilities to provide a detailed environmental report
with their application that describes the impact the project is likely
to have and the measures the applicant will implement to mitigate those
impacts. This environmental report normally consists of at least twelve
separate reports, each addressing a particular resource area.
Type of Respondents: The respondents include all jurisdictional
natural gas companies seeking authorization from the Commission to
construct or abandon facilities.
Estimate of Annual Burden: \2\ The Commission estimates the total
Public Reporting Burden for this information collection as:
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\2\ The Commission defines burden 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-577--Natural Gas Facilities: Environmental Review and Compliance
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Number of Average burden
Type of respondent Number of responses per Total number of hours per Estimated total
respondents respondent responses response annual burden
(A) (B) (A) x (B) = (C) (D) (C) x (D)
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Natural Gas Companies.............................................. 92 16 1,472 193 284,096
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The total estimated annual cost burden to respondents is
$19,886,720 [284,096 hours * $70/hour \3\ = $19,886,720].
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\3\ Average salary (per hour) plus benefits per full-time
equivalent employee.
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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: February 21, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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