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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC13–12–000]
Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–577); Comment
Request
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, DOE.
ACTION: Comment request.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 USC
3507(a)(1)(D), the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (Commission or
FERC) is submitting the information
collection FERC–577, Natural Gas
Facilities: Environmental Review and
Compliance, 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
(78 FR 13657, 2/28/2013) requesting
public comments. FERC received no
comments on the FERC–577 and is
making this notation in its submittal to
OMB.
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due by June 17, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB,
identified by the OMB Control No.
1902–0128, should be sent via email to
the Office of Information and Regulatory
SUMMARY:
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. 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/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: 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
reporting requirements.
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Abstract: Section 102(2)(c) 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.
In order to comply with NEPA, the
Commission requires applicants seeking
authorization for the construction and
abandonment of facilities to provide
specific environmental information
during the pre-filing process (18 CFR
157.21) and to provide a detailed
environmental report with their
application (18 CFR 380.12) that
describes the impact the project is likely
to have and the measures the applicant
will implement to mitigate those
impacts.
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)
(B)
(A)×(B)=(C)
(D)
(C) × (D)
92
16
1,472
193
284, 096
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Natural Gas Pipelines ............................
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
1 Public
Law 91–190.
is defined as the total time, effort, or
financial resources expended by persons to
generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or provide
2 Burden
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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.
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.
3 Average salary (per hour) plus benefits per fulltime equivalent employee
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Dated: May 9, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
document. For assistance, call toll-free
1–866–208–3372.
Dated: May 10, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[ Project No. 6440–008]
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Lakeport Hydroelectric Associates,
Lakeport Hydroelectric Corporation,
Lakeport Hydroelectric One, LLC;
Notice of Application for Transfer of
License, and Soliciting Comments and
Motions To Intervene
On April 4, 2013, Lakeport
Hydroelectric Associates and Lakeport
Hydroelectric Corporation (transferors)
and Lakeport Hydroelectric One, LLC
(transferee) filed an application for the
transfer of license for the Lakeport
Project, FERC No. 6440, located on the
Winnipesaukee River in Belknap
County, New Hampshire.
Applicants seek Commission approval
to transfer the license for the Lakeport
Project from the transferors to the
transferee.
Applicants’ Contact: Shannon P.
Coleman, Director, Legal Regulatory
Strategy, Algonquin-Liberty Business
Services, 2865 Bristol Circle, Oakville,
ON, Canada L6H 6X5, telephone (905)
465–4462.
FERC Contact: Patricia W. Gillis (202)
502–8735, patricia.gillis@ferc.gov.
Deadline for filing comments and
motions to intervene: 30 days from the
issuance date of this notice by the
Commission. Comments and motions to
intervene may be filed electronically via
the Internet. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)
and the instructions on the
Commission’s Web site under https://
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp.
Commenters can submit brief comments
up to 6,000 characters, without prior
registration, using the eComment system
at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
ecomment.asp. You must include your
name and contact information at the end
of your comments. If unable to be filed
electronically, documents may be paperfiled. To paper-file, an original plus
seven copies should be mailed to:
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.
More information about this project can
be viewed or printed on the eLibrary
link of Commission’s Web site at https://
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp.
Enter the docket number (P–6440) in the
docket number field to access the
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Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project 2629–014]
Village of Morrisville, Vermont; Notice
of Application Tendered for Filing With
the Commission and Establishing
Procedural Schedule for Licensing and
Deadline for Submission of Final
Amendments
Take notice that the following
hydroelectric application has been filed
with the Commission and is available
for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: New Major
License.
b. Project No.: 2629–014.
c. Date Filed: April 25, 2013.
d. Applicant: Village of Morrisville,
Vermont (Morrisville).
e. Name of Project: Morrisville
Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Green River,
Elmore Pond Brook, and Lamoille River,
in Lamoille County, Vermont. The
project does not occupy any federal
lands.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Craig Myotte,
Village of Morrisville, Water & Light
Department, P.O. Box 460—857 Elmore
Street, Morrisville, Vermont, 05661–
0460; (802) 888–6521 or
cmyotte@mwlvt.com.
i. FERC Contact: Steve Kartalia, (202)
502–6131 or stephen.kartalia@ferc.gov.
j. This application is not ready for
environmental analysis at this time.
k. The Project Description: The
existing Morrisville Hydroelectric
Project consists of four developments
with a total installed capacity of 4,990
kilowatts (kW). The project’s average
annual generation is 9,032,221 kilowatthours. The power generated by the
Morrisville Project is used by
Morrisville to meet the power needs of
its regional retail customers within the
Village of Morrisville and surrounding
communities.
Green River Development
The existing Green River
Development is located on the Green
River and consists of: (1) A 360-foot-
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long, 105-foot-high concrete arch dam
that includes, near its center, a 60-footlong ungated spillway with a crest
elevation of 1,220 feet above mean sea
level (msl); (2) a 45-foot-long, 15-foothigh concrete gravity weir that creates a
180-foot-long, 11-foot-deep stilling pool
downstream of the concrete arch dam;
(3) a 200-foot-long, 16-foot-high earthen
embankment with 2-foot-high wooden
wave barriers approximately 1.25 miles
southeast of the concrete arch dam; (4)
a 690-acre impoundment with a storage
capacity of 17,400-acre-feet and a
normal maximum elevation of 1,220 feet
msl; (5) a 16-foot-long, 12-foot-high
gated intake structure; (6) a 22-foot-long,
16-foot-wide intake-valve house and a
14-foot-long, 13-foot-wide outlet-valve
house; (7) a 116-foot-long penstock, that
includes a 6-foot-diameter, 94.5-footlong buried, steel section that bifurcates
into two 3-foot-diameter, 21.5-foot-long
steel sections; (8) a 32-foot-long, 37-footwide concrete powerhouse containing
two 945-kW turbine-generator units for
a total installed capacity of 1,890 kW;
(9) a 14.5-foot-long, concrete tailrace;
(10) a 5-mile-long, 34.5-kilovolt (kV)
transmission line connecting the
powerhouse to the regional grid; and
(11) appurtenant facilities.
The Green River Development
bypasses approximately 180 feet of the
Green River, including the stilling pool.
Lake Elmore Development
The existing Lake Elmore
Development is located on Elmore Pond
Brook and consists of: (1) A 26-footlong, 10-foot-high concrete gravity dam
and spillway with a crest elevation of
1,139 feet msl; (2) a 300-acre
impoundment (Lake Elmore) with a
1,000-acre-foot storage capacity and a
normal maximum water surface
elevation of 1,139 feet msl; (3) a 8.5foot-long, 7.5-foot-wide gatehouse; (4) a
8.3-foot-long, 3.5-foot-high gated intake
structure; (5) a 2.5-foot-long concretelined tailrace; and (6) appurtenant
facilities.
Morrisville Development
The existing Morrisville Development
is located on the Lamoille River and
consists of: (1) A 384-foot-long, 37-foothigh concrete gravity dam comprised of
a 138-foot-long concrete retaining wall,
a 30-foot-long intake and gatehouse
section, and a 216-foot-long spillway
with two 108-foot-long, 4-foot-high
Obermeyer inflatable crest gates and a
crest elevation of 627.79 feet msl; (2) a
141-foot-long, 8-foot-high concrete wall
approximately 260 feet northwest of the
dam that includes a 60-foot-long
overflow section (back spillway) with 2foot-high wooden flashboards ; (3) a 15-
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC13-12-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-577); 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 USC 3507(a)(1)(D), the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (Commission or FERC) is submitting the information
collection FERC-577, Natural Gas Facilities: Environmental Review and
Compliance, 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 (78 FR 13657, 2/28/2013) requesting public
comments. FERC received no comments on the FERC-577 and is making this
notation in its submittal to OMB.
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due by June 17,
2013.
ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB, identified by the OMB Control No.
1902-0128, 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. 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, by telephone at (202) 502-8663, and by 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 reporting requirements.
Abstract: Section 102(2)(c) 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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In order to comply with NEPA, the Commission requires applicants
seeking authorization for the construction and abandonment of
facilities to provide specific environmental information during the
pre-filing process (18 CFR 157.21) and to provide a detailed
environmental report with their application (18 CFR 380.12) that
describes the impact the project is likely to have and the measures the
applicant will implement to mitigate those impacts.
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\ 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-577: Natural Gas Facilities: Environmental Review and Compliance
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Number of
Number of responses per Total number of Average burden Estimated total
respondents respondent responses hours per response annual burden
(A) (B) (A)x(B)=(C) (D) (C) x (D)
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Natural Gas Pipelines............................... 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.
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Dated: May 9, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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