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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of the Secretary
Notification of an Open Meeting of the
National Defense University Board of
Visitors (BOV)
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket Nos. RM07–16–000 and RM01–5–
000]
AGENCY:
Revised Information Collection
Activities (FERC–545, FERC–549, and
FERC–550); Comment Request
National Defense University,
DoD.
ACTION:
Notice of open meeting.
Under the provisions of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act of
1972 (5 U.S.C. Appendix, as amended),
the Government in the Sunshine Act of
1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and
41 CFR 102–3.150, the Department of
Defense announces that meeting of the
National Defense University Board of
Visitors. The Board meets twice each
year in proceedings that are open to the
public.
DATES: The meeting will be held on May
20, 2013, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
and will continue on May 21, 2013,
from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The Board of Visitors
meeting will be held at Lincoln Hall,
Building 64, Room 1105, the National
Defense University, 300 5th Avenue
SW., Fort McNair, Washington, DC
20319–5066.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The
point of contact for this notice of open
meeting is Ms. Joycelyn Stevens at (202)
685–0079, Fax (202) 685–3920 or
StevensJ7@ndu.edu.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
to 5 U.S.C. 552b and 41 CFR 102–3.140
through 102–3.165, and the availability
of space, this meeting is open to the
public.
The future agenda will include
discussion on accreditation compliance,
organizational management, strategic
planning, resource management, and
other matters of interest to the National
Defense University. Limited space made
available for observers will be allocated
on a first come, first served basis.
Pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.105(j) and
102–3.140, and section 10(a)(3) of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act of
1972, written statements to the
committee may be submitted to the
committee at any time or in response to
a stated planned meeting agenda by
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person listed in FOR FURTHER
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SUMMARY:
Dated: April 26, 2013.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
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Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, DOE.
ACTION: Request for comment.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (Commission or
FERC) is submitting three information
collections to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review of the
changes to the information collection
requirements relating to the application
of the Commission’s revised Company
Registration procedures to interstate and
intrastate natural gas pipelines and
interstate oil pipelines. The Commission
issued a Notice in the Federal Register,
78 FR 10,614 (February 14, 2013),
requesting public comments by April
15, 2013. FERC received no comments
and is making this notation in its
submittal to OMB.
DATES: Comments regarding the revised
information collections must be
received on or before May 31, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB
should be identified with the OMB
Control Nos. 1902–0154 (FERC–545),
1902–0086 (FERC–549), and 1902–0089
(FERC–550) and 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 Nos. RM07–16 and RM01–5,
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ellen Brown, by email at
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DataClearance@FERC.gov, telephone at
(202) 502–8663, and fax at (202) 273–
0873.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
revisions to these collections of
information relate to the application of
the Commission’s revised Company
Registration procedures to interstate and
intrastate natural gas pipelines and
interstate oil pipelines.
These procedures will replace the use
of random-number generated passwords
to authenticate access to a company
registration account with a superior
method of authentication. Under the
revised procedures, each regulated
natural gas pipeline and oil pipeline
will be able to maintain a list of
eRegistered agents whom the pipeline
has authorized to submit a particular
type of filing. Implementation of these
changes will provide increased
flexibility for regulated entities to
manage their company registration
accounts and to designate agents to
make filings at the Commission. These
changes also will reduce the need for
pipelines to institute measures to
protect password integrity, including
the need to request new passwords if
existing passwords are compromised.1
At the conference on April 16, 2013,
Commission staff made a presentation
on the proposed changes. The Staff
presentation and instructional video, are
available on the Commission’s Web
site.2 The first filings under the revised
company registration system are
scheduled to be made beginning no
sooner than 7/12/2013.
OMB’s regulations 3 require approval
of certain information collection
requirements that impose identical
reporting or recordkeeping requirements
on ten or more persons. Without
consideration of potential cost savings
in reduced password management and
requests for new passwords, the onetime burden on interstate and intrastate
natural gas and oil pipelines to
transition to the revised system is
1 A general description of the procedures can be
found in the Commission’s order in Filing Via the
Internet, Docket Nos. RM07–16–000 and RM01–5–
000, 142 FERC ¶ 61,097 (2013) (https://
elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/common/
OpenNat.asp?fileID=13174100) and in Revisions to
Electric Quarterly Report Filing Process, Order No.
770, 77 Fed. Reg. 71,288 (Nov. 30, 2012), FERC
Stats. & Regs. ¶ 31,338, at PP 30 and 33–36 (2012)
(Docket No. RM12–3–000). On March 8, 2013, the
Commission issued a Notice of Technical
Conference in this proceeding, available at https://
elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/common/
opennat.asp?fileID=13199806.
2 See https://www.ferc.gov/EventCalendar/Files/
20130412144329CompanyRegistrationPresentation.pdf and https://
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/etariff/company-reg/
company-reg-04-16-13.htm.
3 5 CFR 1320 (2012).
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estimated to be one hour per respondent
at a cost of $35.99/hour for support
staff.4
Information Collection Costs: The
Commission estimates the average
annual burden and cost of compliance
Number of
respondents 6
Data collection
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FERC–545—NGA Pipelines ............................................................................
FERC–549—NGPA Pipelines ..........................................................................
FERC–550—Oil Pipelines ...............................................................................
We estimate that pipelines will have
the initial implementation burden of
one hour and may annually review or
make revisions to their list of designated
agents. The total annual burden and cost
for all of the 469 respondents (for
FERC–545, –549, and –550) for this
requirement are: 469 hours or $16,879.
Title: FERC–545, Gas Pipeline Rates:
Rate Change (Non-Formal), OMB
Control No. 1902–0154; FERC–549, Gas
Pipeline Rates: NGPA Title III
Transactions and Part 341, OMB Control
No. 1902–0086; and FERC–550, Oil
Pipeline Rates: Tariff Filings, OMB
Control No. 1902–0089.
Action: Revised and new company
registration information requirements.
Respondents: Interstate and intrastate
natural gas pipelines and interstate oil
pipelines.
Frequency of Responses: One-time
initial implementation and periodic
updates as needed.
Need for Information: The changes are
being implemented to enhance the
security of natural gas and oil pipelines’
company registration accounts and to
provide pipelines with an enhanced
ability to manage filing permissions.
Internal Review: We have reviewed
the changes and determined that the
changes are necessary, conforming to
the Commission’s need for efficient
information collection, communication,
and management within the energy
industry. We have assured ourselves, by
means of internal review, that there is
specific, objective support for the
burden estimates associated with the
information collection requirements.
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
4 The estimated burden on electric utilities for
compliance with this requirement was included in
Order No. 770, 77 FR 71,288 (Nov. 30, 2012), FERC
Stats. & Regs. ¶ 31,338, at PP 58–62 (2012) (Docket
No. RM12–3–000) and is incorporated in FERC–
920, Electric Quarterly Report, OMB Control No.
1902–0255. Those reporting requirements are
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Dated: April 25, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[ Docket No. CP13–2–000]
Sabine Pass LNG, L.P., Sabine Pass
Liquefaction, LLC; Notice of
Availability of the Environmental
Assessment for the Proposed Sabine
Pass Liquefaction Project Modification
The staff of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared an
environmental assessment (EA) for the
Sabine Pass Liquefaction Project
Modification (Modification Project),
proposed by Sabine Pass Sabine Pass
LNG, L.P. and Sabine Pass Liquefaction,
LLC (Sabine Pass) in the abovereferenced docket. Sabine Pass requests
authorization to enhance the operation
and reliability, and facilitate the
construction at the existing Sabine Pass
LNG terminal in Cameron Parish,
Louisiana.
The EA assesses the potential
environmental effects of the
construction and operation of the
currently pending review at OMB in ICR No.
201302–1902–003.
5 The estimated number of respondents and
related totals for hours and cost have been updated
since the Notice issued on 2/8/2013 (at https://
elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/common/
opennat.asp?fileID=13174410).
6 As of April 5, 2013.
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Hours per
response (1
response per
respondent)
169
107
193
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.
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with these regulations to be the
following: 5
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1
1
Total hours
169
107
193
Total cost 7
$6,082
3,851
6,946
Modification Project in accordance with
the requirements of the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The
FERC staff concludes that approval of
the proposed project, with appropriate
mitigating measures, would not
constitute a major federal action
significantly affecting the quality of the
human environment.
The U.S. Department of
Transportation participated as a
cooperating agency in the preparation of
the EA. Cooperating agencies have
jurisdiction by law or special expertise
with respect to resources potentially
affected by the proposal and participate
in the NEPA analysis.
The proposed Modification Project
includes the following facilities:
• four feed-gas pipeline meter
stations to interconnect with the
Liquefaction Project;
• one (heavies removal unit) HRU
comprised of a heavies removal column,
a heavies removal column reboiler, a
debutanizer system, and a condensate
stabilizer system to be located inside the
battery limits within each of the four
liquefaction trains;
• two 143-gallon per minute (gpm)
debutanizer reflux pumps, three 358gpm heavies removal column reflux
pumps, and two 166-gpm heavies
removal column heavies reflux pumps
dedicated to each of the four
liquefactions.
• two 240,493-gallon condensate
storage tanks and two 100-gpm
condensate pipeline send-out pumps;
• one condensate send-out meter
station and a 4-inch-diameter send out
pipe from the condensate storage tanks
that would connect to an existing
condensate pipeline;
• additional workspaces, laydown
and parking areas;
• two additional 12-inch and 24-inch
potable; each 5,623 feet long water
7 Hourly average cost ($35.99/hour) was
calculated using Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS),
Occupational Employment Statistics data for May
2011 (for NAICS 221100—Electric Power
Generation, Transmission and Distribution, at
https://bls.gov/oes/current/naics4_221100.htm#000000) for the support staff.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket Nos. RM07-16-000 and RM01-5-000]
Revised Information Collection Activities (FERC-545, FERC-549,
and FERC-550); Comment Request
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE.
ACTION: Request for comment.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC)
is submitting three information collections to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review of the changes to the information
collection requirements relating to the application of the Commission's
revised Company Registration procedures to interstate and intrastate
natural gas pipelines and interstate oil pipelines. The Commission
issued a Notice in the Federal Register, 78 FR 10,614 (February 14,
2013), requesting public comments by April 15, 2013. FERC received no
comments and is making this notation in its submittal to OMB.
DATES: Comments regarding the revised information collections must be
received on or before May 31, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB should be identified with the OMB
Control Nos. 1902-0154 (FERC-545), 1902-0086 (FERC-549), and 1902-0089
(FERC-550) and 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 Nos. RM07-16 and RM01-5, 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Brown, by email at
DataClearance@FERC.gov, telephone at (202) 502-8663, and fax at (202)
273-0873.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The revisions to these collections of
information relate to the application of the Commission's revised
Company Registration procedures to interstate and intrastate natural
gas pipelines and interstate oil pipelines.
These procedures will replace the use of random-number generated
passwords to authenticate access to a company registration account with
a superior method of authentication. Under the revised procedures, each
regulated natural gas pipeline and oil pipeline will be able to
maintain a list of eRegistered agents whom the pipeline has authorized
to submit a particular type of filing. Implementation of these changes
will provide increased flexibility for regulated entities to manage
their company registration accounts and to designate agents to make
filings at the Commission. These changes also will reduce the need for
pipelines to institute measures to protect password integrity,
including the need to request new passwords if existing passwords are
compromised.\1\ At the conference on April 16, 2013, Commission staff
made a presentation on the proposed changes. The Staff presentation and
instructional video, are available on the Commission's Web site.\2\ The
first filings under the revised company registration system are
scheduled to be made beginning no sooner than 7/12/2013.
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\1\ A general description of the procedures can be found in the
Commission's order in Filing Via the Internet, Docket Nos. RM07-16-
000 and RM01-5-000, 142 FERC ] 61,097 (2013) (https://elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/common/OpenNat.asp?fileID=13174100) and in
Revisions to Electric Quarterly Report Filing Process, Order No.
770, 77 Fed. Reg. 71,288 (Nov. 30, 2012), FERC Stats. & Regs. ]
31,338, at PP 30 and 33-36 (2012) (Docket No. RM12-3-000). On March
8, 2013, the Commission issued a Notice of Technical Conference in
this proceeding, available at https://elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/common/opennat.asp?fileID=13199806.
\2\ See https://www.ferc.gov/EventCalendar/Files/20130412144329-CompanyRegistrationPresentation.pdf and https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/etariff/company-reg/company-reg-04-16-13.htm.
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OMB's regulations \3\ require approval of certain information
collection requirements that impose identical reporting or
recordkeeping requirements on ten or more persons. Without
consideration of potential cost savings in reduced password management
and requests for new passwords, the one-time burden on interstate and
intrastate natural gas and oil pipelines to transition to the revised
system is
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estimated to be one hour per respondent at a cost of $35.99/hour for
support staff.\4\
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\3\ 5 CFR 1320 (2012).
\4\ The estimated burden on electric utilities for compliance
with this requirement was included in Order No. 770, 77 FR 71,288
(Nov. 30, 2012), FERC Stats. & Regs. ] 31,338, at PP 58-62 (2012)
(Docket No. RM12-3-000) and is incorporated in FERC-920, Electric
Quarterly Report, OMB Control No. 1902-0255. Those reporting
requirements are currently pending review at OMB in ICR No. 201302-
1902-003.
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Information Collection Costs: The Commission estimates the average
annual burden and cost of compliance with these regulations to be the
following: \5\
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\5\ The estimated number of respondents and related totals for
hours and cost have been updated since the Notice issued on 2/8/2013
(at https://elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/common/opennat.asp?fileID=13174410).
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Hours per
Number of response (1
Data collection respondents response per Total hours Total cost \7\
\6\ respondent)
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FERC-545--NGA Pipelines......................... 169 1 169 $6,082
FERC-549--NGPA Pipelines........................ 107 1 107 3,851
FERC-550--Oil Pipelines......................... 193 1 193 6,946
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We estimate \\that pipelines will have the initial implementation
burden of one hour and may annually review or make revisions to their
list of designated agents. The total annual burden and cost for all of
the 469 respondents (for FERC-545, -549, and -550) for this requirement
are: 469 hours or $16,879.
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\6\ As of April 5, 2013.
\7\ Hourly average cost ($35.99/hour) was calculated using
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Occupational Employment Statistics
data for May 2011 (for NAICS 221100--Electric Power Generation,
Transmission and Distribution, at https://bls.gov/oes/current/naics4_221100.htm#00-0000) for the support staff.
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Title: FERC-545, Gas Pipeline Rates: Rate Change (Non-Formal), OMB
Control No. 1902-0154; FERC-549, Gas Pipeline Rates: NGPA Title III
Transactions and Part 341, OMB Control No. 1902-0086; and FERC-550, Oil
Pipeline Rates: Tariff Filings, OMB Control No. 1902-0089.
Action: Revised and new company registration information
requirements.
Respondents: Interstate and intrastate natural gas pipelines and
interstate oil pipelines.
Frequency of Responses: One-time initial implementation and
periodic updates as needed.
Need for Information: The changes are being implemented to enhance
the security of natural gas and oil pipelines' company registration
accounts and to provide pipelines with an enhanced ability to manage
filing permissions.
Internal Review: We have reviewed the changes and determined that
the changes are necessary, conforming to the Commission's need for
efficient information collection, communication, and management within
the energy industry. We have assured ourselves, by means of internal
review, that there is specific, objective support for the burden
estimates associated with the information collection requirements.
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: April 25, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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