Commission Information Collection Activities (Ferc-604); Comment Request; Extension, 29359-29360 [2013-11882]
Download as PDF
<![CDATA[
29359
Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 97 / Monday, May 20, 2013 / Notices
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT in this notice.
Electronic Access to This Document:
The official version of this document is
the document published in the Federal
Register. Free Internet access to the
official edition of the Federal Register
and the Code of Federal Regulations is
available via the Federal Digital System
at: www.gpo.gov/fdsys. At this site you
can view this document, as well as all
other documents of this Department
published in the Federal Register, in
text or Adobe Portable Document
Format (PDF). To use PDF you must
have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is
available free at this site.
You may also access documents of the
Department published in the Federal
Register by using the article search
feature at: www.federalregister.gov.
Specifically, through the advanced
search feature at this site, you can limit
your search to documents published by
the Department.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1087rr.
Dated: May 15, 2013.
James W. Runcie,
Chief Operating Officer, Federal Student Aid.
[FR Doc. 2013–11982 Filed 5–17–13; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4000–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC13–16–000]
Commission Information Collection
Activities (Ferc-604); Comment
Request; Extension
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of information collection
and request for comments.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 USC
SUMMARY:
3506(c)(2)(A), the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (Commission or
FERC) is soliciting public comment on
FERC–604, Cash Management
Agreements, an existing collection of
information that does not have current
OMB approval.
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due July 19, 2013.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
(identified by Docket No. IC13–16–000)
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, telephone
at (202) 502–8663, and fax at (202) 273–
0873.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC–604, Cash Management
Agreements.
OMB Control No.: To be determined.
Type of Request: Three-year approval
of the FERC–604 information collection
requirements.
Abstract: Cash management or
‘‘money pool’’ programs typically
concentrate affiliates’ cash assets in
joint accounts for the purpose of
providing financial flexibility and
lowering the cost of borrowing.
In a 2001 investigation, FERC staff
found that balances in cash management
programs affecting FERC-regulated
entities totaled approximately $16
billion. Additionally, other
investigations revealed large transfers of
funds (amounting to more than $1
billion) between regulated pipeline
affiliates and non-regulated parents
whose financial conditions were
precarious. The Commission found that
these and other fund transfers and the
enormous (mostly unregulated) pools of
money in cash management programs
could detrimentally affect regulated
rates.
To protect customers and promote
transparency the Commission issued
Order 634–A (2003) requiring entities to
formalize in writing and file with the
Commission their cash management
agreements. The Commission obtained
OMB clearance for this new reporting
requirement under the FERC–555
information collection (OMB Control
No. 1902–0098). However, in
subsequent extension requests to OMB
for the FERC–555 collection the
Commission failed to include the cash
management agreement reporting
burden as part of the estimates. In this
proceeding the Commission rectifies the
omission by seeking public comment on
the reporting requirement in order to
update the OMB clearance for cash
management agreement filings. The
Commission intends to put the reporting
requirements under the collection
number, ‘‘FERC–604’’ and request a new
OMB Control Number.
The Commission implemented these
requirements in 18 CFR 141.500,
260.400, and 357.5.
Type of Respondents: Public utilities,
natural gas companies, and oil pipeline
companies.
Estimate of Annual Burden 1: The
Commission estimates the total Public
Reporting Burden for this information
collection as:
FERC–604, CASH MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTS
Number of
responses per
respondent
Total number
of responses
Average
burden hours
per response
Estimated total
annual burden
(A)
mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
Number of
respondents
annually
(B)
(A) × (B) = (C)
(D)
(C) × (D)
2 25
1
25
1.5
37.5
Public utilities and licensees, natural gas companies, and
oil pipeline companies ......................................................
1 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
VerDate Mar<15>2010
19:09 May 17, 2013
Jkt 229001
information collection burden, reference 5 Code of
Federal Regulations 1320.3.
3 This is a loaded cost (wages plus benefits) for
a full-time employee.
Comments: Comments are invited on:
(1) Whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
PO 00000
Frm 00042
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
E:\FR\FM\20MYN1.SGM
20MYN1
29360
Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 97 / Monday, May 20, 2013 / Notices
The total estimated annual cost
burden to respondents is $3,330 [37.5
hours * $70 per hour 3 = $2,625]
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 13, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013–11882 Filed 5–17–13; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC13–11–000]
Commission Information Collection
Activities (Ferc-539); Comment
Request
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, Energy.
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–539, Gas Pipeline
Certificates: Import & Export Related
Applications, 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 12747, 02/25/2013) requesting
mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
SUMMARY:
2 This figure is based on the number of filings
received by the Commission for cash management
agreements over the last several years.
3 This is a loaded cost (wages plus benefits) for
a full-time employee.
VerDate Mar<15>2010
19:09 May 17, 2013
Jkt 229001
public comments. FERC received no
comments on the FERC–539 and is
making this notation in its submittal to
OMB.1
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due by June 19, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB,
identified by the OMB Control No.
1902–0062, 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. IC13–11–000, 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: Gas Pipeline Certificates: Import
& Export Related Applications.
OMB Control No.: 1902–0062.
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC–539 information collection
requirements with no changes to the
current reporting requirements.
Abstract: Section 3 of the Natural Gas
Act (NGA) 2 provides, in part, that ‘‘. . .
1 The Commission has issued two notices
regarding this collection in this docket. Neither
notice contained the correct burden estimates. This
notice corrects the burden estimates and provides
the public with an additional 30 days for public
comment.
2 15 U.S.C. 717–717w.
PO 00000
Frm 00043
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
no person shall export any natural gas
from the United States to a foreign
country or import any natural gas from
a foreign country without first having
secured an order from the Commission
authorizing it to do so.’’ The 1992
amendments to Section 3 of the NGA
concern importation or exportation
from/to a nation which has a free trade
agreement with the United States and
requires that such importation or
exportation: (1) Shall be deemed to be
a ‘‘first sale’’ (i.e. not a sale for a resale)
and (2) shall be deemed to be consistent
with the public interest. Applications
for such importation or exportation
should be granted without modification
or delay.
The regulatory functions of Section 3
are shared by the Commission and the
Secretary of Energy, Department of
Energy (DOE). The Commission has the
authority to approve or disapprove the
construction and operation of particular
facilities, the site at which such
facilities shall be located, and, with
respect to natural gas that involves the
construction of new domestic facilities,
the place of entry for imports or exit for
exports. The DOE approves the
importation or exportation of the natural
gas commodity.3
Additionally, pursuant to the DOE
Delegation Order and Executive Order
Nos. 10485 and 12038, the Commission
has the authority to issue Presidential
Permits for natural gas facilities which
cross an international border of the
United States. Persons seeking Section 3
authorizations or Presidential Permits
from the Commission file applications
for such requests pursuant to Part 153
of the Commission’s Regulations: Part
153, Subpart B and Subpart C.
Type of Respondents: The
respondents include all jurisdictional
natural gas companies seeking
authorization from the Commission to
import or export natural gas
Estimate of Annual Burden4: The
Commission estimates the total Public
Reporting Burden for this information
collection as:
3 Secretary of DOE’s current delegation of
authority to the Commission relating to import and
export facilities was renewed by the Secretary’s
Delegation Order No. 00–004.00A, effective May 16,
2006.
4 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.
E:\FR\FM\20MYN1.SGM
20MYN1
]]>Agencies
[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 97 (Monday, May 20, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29359-29360]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-11882]
=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC13-16-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (Ferc-604); Comment
Request; Extension
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of information collection and request for comments.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, 44 USC 3506(c)(2)(A), the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (Commission or FERC) is soliciting public comment on FERC-
604, Cash Management Agreements, an existing collection of information
that does not have current OMB approval.
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due July 19, 2013.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments (identified by Docket No. IC13-16-
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-604, Cash Management Agreements.
OMB Control No.: To be determined.
Type of Request: Three-year approval of the FERC-604 information
collection requirements.
Abstract: Cash management or ``money pool'' programs typically
concentrate affiliates' cash assets in joint accounts for the purpose
of providing financial flexibility and lowering the cost of borrowing.
In a 2001 investigation, FERC staff found that balances in cash
management programs affecting FERC-regulated entities totaled
approximately $16 billion. Additionally, other investigations revealed
large transfers of funds (amounting to more than $1 billion) between
regulated pipeline affiliates and non-regulated parents whose financial
conditions were precarious. The Commission found that these and other
fund transfers and the enormous (mostly unregulated) pools of money in
cash management programs could detrimentally affect regulated rates.
To protect customers and promote transparency the Commission issued
Order 634-A (2003) requiring entities to formalize in writing and file
with the Commission their cash management agreements. The Commission
obtained OMB clearance for this new reporting requirement under the
FERC-555 information collection (OMB Control No. 1902-0098). However,
in subsequent extension requests to OMB for the FERC-555 collection the
Commission failed to include the cash management agreement reporting
burden as part of the estimates. In this proceeding the Commission
rectifies the omission by seeking public comment on the reporting
requirement in order to update the OMB clearance for cash management
agreement filings. The Commission intends to put the reporting
requirements under the collection number, ``FERC-604'' and request a
new OMB Control Number.
The Commission implemented these requirements in 18 CFR 141.500,
260.400, and 357.5.
Type of Respondents: Public utilities, natural gas companies, and
oil pipeline companies.
Estimate of Annual Burden \1\: The Commission estimates the total
Public Reporting Burden for this information collection as:
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ 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-604, Cash Management Agreements
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Number of Number of Average burden
respondents responses per Total number of hours per Estimated total
annually respondent responses response annual burden
(A) (B) (A) x (B) = (C) (D) (C) x (D)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Public utilities and licensees, natural gas companies, and oil \2\ 25 1 25 1.5 37.5
pipeline companies................................................
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[[Page 29360]]
The total estimated annual cost burden to respondents is $3,330
[37.5 hours * $70 per hour \3\ = $2,625]
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
\2\ This figure is based on the number of filings received by
the Commission for cash management agreements over the last several
years.
\3\ This is a loaded cost (wages plus benefits) for a full-time
employee.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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 13, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-11882 Filed 5-17-13; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
