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Paso Natural Gas Company, L.L.C., P.O.
Box 1087, Colorado Springs, Colorado
80944, by telephone at (719) 667–7517,
or by fax at (719) 520–4697.
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
protest is filed and not withdrawn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.
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 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 EA.
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.
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environmental mailing list, will receive
copies of the environmental documents,
and will be notified of meetings
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environmental review process.
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required to serve copies of filed
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Commission (except for the mailing of
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to seek court review of the
Commission’s final order.
The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filings of comments, 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 7 copies of the protest or
intervention to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street
NE, Washington, DC 20426.
Dated: July 18, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC18–11–000]
Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–585); 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 submitting its
information collection, FERC–585
(Reporting of Electric Energy Shortages
and Contingency Plans Under PURPA
Section 206) 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
previously issued a Notice in the
Federal Register on April 12, 2018,
requesting public comments. The
Commission received no comments on
the FERC–585 and is making this
notation in its submittal to OMB.
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due August 24, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB,
identified by the OMB Control No.
1902–0138, 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 202–395–8528.
SUMMARY:
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A copy of the comments should also
be sent to the Commission, in Docket
No. IC18–11–000, by either of the
following methods:
• eFiling at Commission’s Website:
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–585 (Reporting of Electric
Energy Shortages and Contingency
Plans Under PURPA 1 Section 206).
OMB Control No.: 1902–0138.
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC–585 information collection
requirements with no changes to the
current reporting requirements.
Abstract: The Commission uses the
information collected under the
requirements of FERC–585 to
implement the statutory provisions of
Section 206 of PURPA. Section 206 of
PURPA amended the Federal Power Act
(FPA) by adding a new subsection (g) to
section 202, under which the
Commission, by rule, was to require
each public utility to report to the
Commission and any appropriate state
regulatory authority:
• Any anticipated shortages of
electric energy or capacity which would
affect the utility’s capability to serve its
wholesale customers; and
• a contingency plan that would
outline what circumstances might give
rise to such occurrences.
• In Order No. 575,2 the Commission
modified the reporting requirements in
18 CFR 294.101(b) to provide that, if a
public utility includes in its rates
1 PURPA = Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act
of 1979 (Pub. L. 95–617, 92 Stat. 3117), enacted 11/
9/1978.
2 Final Rule in Docket RM92–12–000, issued on
1/13/1995.
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schedule, provisions that during electric
energy and capacity shortages:
• It will treat firm power wholesale
customers without undue
discrimination or preference; and
• it will report any modifications to
its contingency plan for accommodating
shortages within 15 days to the
appropriate state regulatory agency and
to the affected wholesale customers,
then the utility need not file with the
Commission an additional statement of
contingency plan for accommodating
such shortages.
This revision merely changed the
reporting mechanism; the public
utility’s contingency plan would be
located in its filed rate rather than in a
separate document.
In Order No. 659,3 the Commission
modified the reporting requirements in
18 CFR 294.101(e) to provide that public
utilities must comply with the
requirements to report shortages and
anticipated shortages by submitting this
information electronically using the
Office of Electric Reliability’s pager
system at emergency@ferc.gov in lieu of
submitting an original and two copies to
the Secretary of the Commission. The
Commission uses the information to
evaluate and formulate an appropriate
option for action in the event an
unanticipated shortage is reported and/
or materializes. Without this
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information, the Commission and State
agencies would be unable to:
• Examine and approve or modify
utility actions;
• prepare a response to anticipated
disruptions in electric energy; and/or
• ensure equitable treatment of all
public utility customers under the
shortage situation.
The Commission implements these
filing requirements in the Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) under 18 CFR
part 294.101.
Type of Respondents: Public Utilities.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 4 The
Commission estimates the annual public
reporting burden for the information
collection as:
FERC–585 (REPORTING OF ELECTRIC SHORTAGES AND CONTINGENCY PLANS UNDER PURPA SECTION 206) 5
Number of
respondents
Annual
number of
responses per
respondent
Total number
of responses
Average burden and
cost per Response 6
Total annual burden
hours and total annual
cost
Cost per
respondent
(1)
(2)
(1) * (2) = ( 3)
(4)
(3) * (4) = (5)
($) 5) ÷ (1)
Contingency Plan ..........
Capacity Shortage ........
1
1
1
1
1
1
73 hrs.; $5,767 ..........
0.25 hrs.; $19.75 .......
73 hrs.; $5,767 .............
0.25 hrs.; $19.75 ..........
$5,767
$19.75
Total .......................
........................
........................
........................
....................................
73.25 hrs.; $5,786.75 ...
........................
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: July 18, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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3 Final Rule in Docket RM05–19–000, issued on
5/27/2005.
4 ‘‘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, refer to 5 Code of Federal
Regulations 1320.3.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2017–0645; FRL–9978–03]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Renewal of an
Existing Collection (EPA ICR No.
0574.18); Comment Request
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), this
document announces that EPA is
planning to submit an Information
Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB). The
ICR, entitled: ‘‘Premanufacture Review
Reporting and Exemption Requirements
for New Chemical Substances and
Significant New Use Reporting
Requirements for Chemical Substances’’
and identified by EPA ICR No. 0574.18
and OMB Control No. 2070–0012,
represents the renewal of an existing
ICR that is scheduled to expire on
SUMMARY:
5 The estimates in this table are slightly different
from the estimates in the 60-day notice. In the 60day notice we used wage figures from 2017. In May
2018, we began using the 2018 cost estimates. There
are no other changes from the 60-day notice other
than the change to wage figures. The difference in
the burden cost is minimal. The burden hours
remain unchanged.
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November 30, 2018. Before submitting
the ICR to OMB for review and
approval, EPA is soliciting comments on
specific aspects of the proposed
information collection that is
summarized in this document. The ICR
and accompanying material are
available in the docket for public review
and comment.
Comments must be received on
or before September 24, 2018.
DATES:
Submit your comments,
identified by docket identification (ID)
number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2017–0645, by
one of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
Do not submit electronically any
information you consider to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI)
or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute.
• Mail: Document Control Office
(7407M), Office of Pollution Prevention
and Toxics (OPPT), Environmental
ADDRESSES:
6 The estimates for cost per response are derived
using the following formula: Average Burden Hours
per Response * 79.00 per Hour = Average Cost per
Response. This is Based upon FERC’s 2018 FTE
average salary plus benefits. Commission staff
believes that any industry effort applied to FERC–
585 would be compensated similarly to FERC’s
average salary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC18-11-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-585); 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 submitting its information collection, FERC-585 (Reporting of
Electric Energy Shortages and Contingency Plans Under PURPA Section
206) 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 previously issued
a Notice in the Federal Register on April 12, 2018, requesting public
comments. The Commission received no comments on the FERC-585 and is
making this notation in its submittal to OMB.
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due August 24,
2018.
ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB, identified by the OMB Control No.
1902-0138, should be sent via email to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs: [email protected]. Attention: Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission Desk Officer. The Desk Officer may also be
reached via telephone at 202-395-8528.
A copy of the comments should also be sent to the Commission, in
Docket No. IC18-11-000, by either of the following methods:
eFiling at Commission's Website: 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 [email protected], 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
[email protected], telephone at (202) 502-8663, and fax at (202)
273-0873.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC-585 (Reporting of Electric Energy Shortages and
Contingency Plans Under PURPA \1\ Section 206).
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\1\ PURPA = Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1979 (Pub.
L. 95-617, 92 Stat. 3117), enacted 11/9/1978.
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OMB Control No.: 1902-0138.
Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-585 information
collection requirements with no changes to the current reporting
requirements.
Abstract: The Commission uses the information collected under the
requirements of FERC-585 to implement the statutory provisions of
Section 206 of PURPA. Section 206 of PURPA amended the Federal Power
Act (FPA) by adding a new subsection (g) to section 202, under which
the Commission, by rule, was to require each public utility to report
to the Commission and any appropriate state regulatory authority:
Any anticipated shortages of electric energy or capacity
which would affect the utility's capability to serve its wholesale
customers; and
a contingency plan that would outline what circumstances
might give rise to such occurrences.
In Order No. 575,\2\ the Commission modified the reporting
requirements in 18 CFR 294.101(b) to provide that, if a public utility
includes in its rates
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schedule, provisions that during electric energy and capacity
shortages:
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\2\ Final Rule in Docket RM92-12-000, issued on 1/13/1995.
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It will treat firm power wholesale customers without undue
discrimination or preference; and
it will report any modifications to its contingency plan
for accommodating shortages within 15 days to the appropriate state
regulatory agency and to the affected wholesale customers, then the
utility need not file with the Commission an additional statement of
contingency plan for accommodating such shortages.
This revision merely changed the reporting mechanism; the public
utility's contingency plan would be located in its filed rate rather
than in a separate document.
In Order No. 659,\3\ the Commission modified the reporting
requirements in 18 CFR 294.101(e) to provide that public utilities must
comply with the requirements to report shortages and anticipated
shortages by submitting this information electronically using the
Office of Electric Reliability's pager system at [email protected] in
lieu of submitting an original and two copies to the Secretary of the
Commission. The Commission uses the information to evaluate and
formulate an appropriate option for action in the event an
unanticipated shortage is reported and/or materializes. Without this
information, the Commission and State agencies would be unable to:
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\3\ Final Rule in Docket RM05-19-000, issued on 5/27/2005.
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Examine and approve or modify utility actions;
prepare a response to anticipated disruptions in electric
energy; and/or
ensure equitable treatment of all public utility customers
under the shortage situation.
The Commission implements these filing requirements in the Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) under 18 CFR part 294.101.
Type of Respondents: Public Utilities.
Estimate of Annual Burden: \4\ The Commission estimates the annual
public reporting burden for the information collection as:
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\4\ ``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, refer to 5 Code of Federal
Regulations 1320.3.
FERC-585 (Reporting of Electric Shortages and Contingency Plans Under PURPA Section 206) \5\
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Annual number Total annual burden
Number of of responses Total number Average burden and cost per hours and total Cost per
respondents per respondent of responses Response \6\ annual cost respondent
(1) (2) (1) * (2) = ( (4)............................ (3) * (4) = (5)..... ($) 5) / (1)
3)
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Contingency Plan................. 1 1 1 73 hrs.; $5,767................ 73 hrs.; $5,767..... $5,767
Capacity Shortage................ 1 1 1 0.25 hrs.; $19.75.............. 0.25 hrs.; $19.75... $19.75
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Total........................ .............. .............. .............. ............................... 73.25 hrs.; ..............
$5,786.75.
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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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\5\ The estimates in this table are slightly different from the
estimates in the 60-day notice. In the 60-day notice we used wage
figures from 2017. In May 2018, we began using the 2018 cost
estimates. There are no other changes from the 60-day notice other
than the change to wage figures. The difference in the burden cost
is minimal. The burden hours remain unchanged.
\6\ The estimates for cost per response are derived using the
following formula: Average Burden Hours per Response * 79.00 per
Hour = Average Cost per Response. This is Based upon FERC's 2018 FTE
average salary plus benefits. Commission staff believes that any
industry effort applied to FERC-585 would be compensated similarly
to FERC's average salary.
Dated: July 18, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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