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stakeholder representative will fulfill
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applicant’s past experience(s) working
collaboratively with a group of
individuals representing varied interests
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on the Corps by the Endangered Species
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Dated: June 10, 2013.
Mary S. Roth,
Project Manager for the Missouri River,
Recovery Implementation Committee
(MRRIC).
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[Docket No. IC13–17–000]
Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–551); 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, the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission or FERC) is soliciting
public comment on the currently
approved information collection,
Reporting of Flow Volume and Capacity
by Interstate Natural Gas Pipelines. This
collection originally affected both
intrastate and interstate natural gas
pipelines, but for reasons described
below only pertains to interstate natural
gas pipelines.
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due August 16, 2013.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
(identified by Docket No. IC13–17–000)
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.
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Title: Reporting of Flow Volume and
Capacity by Interstate Natural Gas
Pipelines.
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC–551 information collection
requirements with no changes to the
current reporting requirements except as
described below.
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control No.: 1902–0243.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
SUMMARY:
Ellen Brown
may be reached by email at
DataClearance@FERC.gov, telephone at
(202) 502–8663, and fax at (202) 273–
0873.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:
Abstract: Interstate pipelines are
required to post on their Web sites the
volumes of no-notice service flows 1 at
each receipt and delivery point before
11:30 a.m. central clock time three days
after the day of gas flow.
FERC implemented Order Nos. 720
and 720–A to comply with the Energy
Policy Act of 2005 (‘‘EPAct 2005’’) and
specifically Section 23 of EPAct 2005,
which amended the NGA to direct FERC
to ‘‘facilitate price transparency in
markets for the sale or transportation of
physical natural gas in interstate
commerce.’’ On October 24, 2011, the
United States Court of Appeals for the
Fifth Circuit issued a decision granting
the Texas Pipeline Association and the
Railroad Commission’s petition for
review and vacating FERC’s Order Nos.
720 and 720–A. In its order, the 5th
Circuit held that Order Nos. 720 and
720–A exceeded the scope of FERC’
authority under the Natural Gas Act of
1938 and FERC could not require
intrastate natural gas pipelines to post
the information. However, the court’s
decision did not disrupt the reporting
and posting obligations of interstate
natural gas pipelines.2
Type of Respondents: Interstate
Natural Gas Pipelines.
Estimate of Annual Burden:3 The
Commission estimates the total Public
Reporting Burden for this information
collection for Interstate Natural Gas
1 See 18 CFR 284.7(a)(4) (requiring pipelines to
provide no-notice service).
2 Order Granting Motion to Clarify Opinion,
Texas Pipelines Ass’n v. FERC, 661 F.3d 258 (Dec.
20. 2011).
3 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.
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Pipelines has not changed since the
Final Rule on Rehearing was issued on
January 21, 2012 in Docket No. RM08–
2–001.4
Number of respondents
Number of
daily
postings per
respondent
Estimated
annual burden
hours per
respondent
Total annual
hours for all
respondents
101 ...............................................................................................................................................
1
183
18,483
The Commission estimates $1,040,038
as the total collection cost based on
18,483 hours at $56.27/hour 5 (18,483
hours*$56.27/hour=1,040,038
(rounded)).
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: June 10, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
Any questions regarding this
application should be directed Lois M.
Henry, Senior Counsel, Dominion
Resources Services, Inc. 120 Tredegar
Street, Richmond, VA 23219, telephone
No. (804) 819–2946, facsimile No. (804)
819–2183 and email:
lois.m.henry@dom.com.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[ Docket No. CP13–486–000]
Dominion Transmission, Inc.; Notice of
Application
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Take notice that on May 29, 2013,
Dominion Transmission, Inc. (DTI), 120
Tredegar Street, Richmond, VA 23219,
filed in Docket No. CP13–486–000, a
request for authority, pursuant section
7(b) of the Natural Gas Act and
Commission regulations, to abandon
Line No. M–3350 located in Magnolia
District, Wetzel County, West Virginia.
Specifically, DTI proposes to abandon
4 18 CFR still lists the posting requirements for
intrastate pipelines at 284.14. The Commission
notes that because of the court’s decision, FERC no
longer requires intrastate pipelines to report this
information.
5 This figure includes wages plus benefits and
comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Management Analyst category (13–1111) (https://
bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm and https://
www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.nr0.htm).
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by sale approximately 5,687 feet of twoinch diameter pipe, along with meters
and associated equipment to Hope Gas,
Inc. d/b/a Dominion Hope. DTI avers
that the requested abandonment will not
affect the operation of the remain of
DTI’s pipeline system, all as more fully
set forth in the application, which is on
file with the Commission and open to
public inspection. 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.
Pursuant to section 157.9 of the
Commission’s rules, 18 CFR 157.9,
within 90 days of this Notice the
Commission staff will either: Complete
its environmental assessment (EA) and
place it into the Commission’s public
record (eLibrary) for this proceeding; or
issue a Notice of Schedule for
Environmental Review. If a Notice of
Schedule for Environmental Review is
issued, it will indicate, among other
milestones, the anticipated date for the
Commission staff’s issuance of the final
environmental impact statement (FEIS)
or EA for this proposal. The filing of the
EA in the Commission’s public record
for this proceeding or the issuance of a
Notice of Schedule for Environmental
Review will serve to notify federal and
state agencies of the timing for the
completion of all necessary reviews, and
the subsequent need to complete all
federal authorizations within 90 days of
the date of issuance of the Commission
staff’s FEIS or EA.
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There are two ways to become
involved in the Commission’s review of
this project. First, any person wishing to
obtain legal status by becoming a party
to the proceedings for this project
should, on or before the comment date
stated below file with the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426,
a motion to intervene in accordance
with the requirements of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211)
and the Regulations under the NGA (18
CFR 157.10). A person obtaining party
status will be placed on the service list
maintained by the Secretary of the
Commission and will receive copies of
all documents filed by the applicant and
by all other parties. A party must submit
7 copies of filings made in the
proceeding with the Commission and
must mail a copy to the applicant and
to every other party. Only parties to the
proceeding can ask for court review of
Commission orders in the proceeding.
However, a person does not have to
intervene in order to have comments
considered. The second way to
participate is by filing with the
Secretary of the Commission, as soon as
possible, an original and two copies of
comments in support of or in opposition
to this project. The Commission will
consider these comments in
determining the appropriate action to be
taken, but the filing of a comment alone
will not serve to make the filer a party
to the proceeding. The Commission’s
rules require that persons filing
comments in opposition to the project
provide copies of their protests only to
the party or parties directly involved in
the protest.
Persons who wish to comment only
on the environmental review of this
project should submit an original and
two copies of their comments to the
Secretary of the Commission.
Environmental commentors will be
placed on the Commission’s
environmental mailing list, will receive
copies of the environmental documents,
and will be notified of meetings
associated with the Commission’s
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC13-17-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-551); Comment
Request; Extension
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE.
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, Reporting of Flow Volume and Capacity by
Interstate Natural Gas Pipelines. This collection originally affected
both intrastate and interstate natural gas pipelines, but for reasons
described below only pertains to interstate natural gas pipelines.
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due August 16,
2013.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments (identified by Docket No. IC13-17-
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: 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: Reporting of Flow Volume and Capacity by Interstate Natural
Gas Pipelines.
OMB Control No.: 1902-0243.
Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-551 information
collection requirements with no changes to the current reporting
requirements except as described below.
Abstract: Interstate pipelines are required to post on their Web
sites the volumes of no-notice service flows \1\ at each receipt and
delivery point before 11:30 a.m. central clock time three days after
the day of gas flow.
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\1\ See 18 CFR 284.7(a)(4) (requiring pipelines to provide no-
notice service).
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FERC implemented Order Nos. 720 and 720-A to comply with the Energy
Policy Act of 2005 (``EPAct 2005'') and specifically Section 23 of
EPAct 2005, which amended the NGA to direct FERC to ``facilitate price
transparency in markets for the sale or transportation of physical
natural gas in interstate commerce.'' On October 24, 2011, the United
States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a decision
granting the Texas Pipeline Association and the Railroad Commission's
petition for review and vacating FERC's Order Nos. 720 and 720-A. In
its order, the 5th Circuit held that Order Nos. 720 and 720-A exceeded
the scope of FERC' authority under the Natural Gas Act of 1938 and FERC
could not require intrastate natural gas pipelines to post the
information. However, the court's decision did not disrupt the
reporting and posting obligations of interstate natural gas
pipelines.\2\
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\2\ Order Granting Motion to Clarify Opinion, Texas Pipelines
Ass'n v. FERC, 661 F.3d 258 (Dec. 20. 2011).
\3\ 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.
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Type of Respondents: Interstate Natural Gas Pipelines.
Estimate of Annual Burden:\3\ The Commission estimates the total
Public Reporting Burden for this information collection for Interstate
Natural Gas
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Pipelines has not changed since the Final Rule on Rehearing was issued
on January 21, 2012 in Docket No. RM08-2-001.\4\
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Estimated
Number of daily annual burden Total annual
Number of respondents postings per hours per hours for all
respondent respondent respondents
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101.......................................................... 1 183 18,483
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The Commission estimates $1,040,038 as the total collection cost
based on 18,483 hours at $56.27/hour \5\ (18,483 hours*$56.27/
hour=1,040,038 (rounded)).
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\4\ 18 CFR still lists the posting requirements for intrastate
pipelines at 284.14. The Commission notes that because of the
court's decision, FERC no longer requires intrastate pipelines to
report this information.
\5\ This figure includes wages plus benefits and comes from the
Bureau of Labor Statistics Management Analyst category (13-1111)
(https://bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm and https://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.nr0.htm).
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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: June 10, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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