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include tie-ins to the existing Terminal
loading lines and boil-off gas lines
associated with the five existing LNG
tanks. The Project would also include
the addition of piping, piperacks,
utilities, and other additional
infrastructure to transport LNG to the
Third Berth.
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Background
On March 8, 2018, the Commission
staff granted SPLNG’s request to use the
FERC’s pre-filing environmental review
process and assigned the Project Docket
No. PF18–3–000. On April 20, 2018, the
Commission issued a Notice of Intent to
Prepare an Environmental Assessment
for the Planned SPLNG Third Berth
Expansion Project, and Request for
Comments on Environmental Issues
(NOI). The NOI was issued during the
pre-filing review of the Project in Docket
No. PF18–3–000 and was sent to federal,
state, and local government agencies;
elected officials; affected landowners;
environmental and public interest
groups; Native American tribes and
regional organizations; commenters and
other interested parties; and local
libraries and newspapers. In response to
the NOI, the Commission received
comments from the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, the Louisiana
Department of Wildlife and Fisheries,
and the Choctaw Nation. The primary
issues raised by the commenters include
effects on threatened and endangered
species, wetland mitigation, and water
quality impacts. All substantive
comments will be addressed in the EA.
The U.S. Department of
Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Administration, U.S. Coast
Guard, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and
Fisheries; U.S. Department of Energy,
and U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency are cooperating agencies in the
preparation of the EA.
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Commission’s Office of External Affairs
at (866) 208–FERC or on the FERC
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Dated: December 18, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018–27956 Filed 12–26–18; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC19–13–000]
Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–715); Comment
Request; Extension
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission.
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, FERC–
715 (Annual Transmission Planning and
Evaluation Report).
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due February 25, 2019.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
(identified by Docket No. IC19–13–000)
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
SUMMARY:
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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–715, Annual
Transmission Planning and Evaluation
Report.
OMB Control No.: 1902–0171.
Abstract: Acting under FPA section
213,1 FERC requires each transmitting
utility that operates integrated
transmission system facilities rated
above 100 kilovolts (kV) to submit
annually:
• Contact information for the FERC–
715;
• Base case power flow data (if it does
not participate in the development and
use of regional power flow data);
• Transmission system maps and
diagrams used by the respondent for
transmission planning;
• A detailed description of the
transmission planning reliability criteria
used to evaluate system performance for
time frames and planning horizons used
in regional and corporate planning;
• A detailed description of the
respondent’s transmission planning
assessment practices (including, but not
limited to, how reliability criteria are
applied and the steps taken in
performing transmission planning
studies); and
• A detailed evaluation of the
respondent’s anticipated system
performance as measured against its
stated reliability criteria using its stated
assessment practices.
The FERC–715 enables the
Commission to use the information as
part of their regulatory oversight
functions which includes:
• The review of rates and charges;
• The disposition of jurisdictional
facilities;
• The consolidation and mergers;
• The adequacy of supply and;
• Reliability of the nation’s
transmission grid.
The FERC–715 enables the
Commission to facilitate and resolve
transmission disputes. Additionally, the
Office of Electric Reliability (OER) uses
the FERC–715 data to help protect and
improve the reliability and security of
the nation’s bulk power system. OER
oversees the development and review of
mandatory reliability and security
standards and ensures compliance with
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the approved standards by the users,
owners, and operators of the bulk power
system. OER also monitors and
addresses issues concerning the nation’s
bulk power system including
assessments of resource adequacy and
reliability.
Without the FERC–715 data, the
Commission would be unable to
evaluate planned projects or requests
related to transmission.
Type of Respondent: Integrated
transmission system facilities rated at or
above 100 kilovolts (kV).
Estimate of Annual Burden: 2 The
Commission estimates the total annual
burden and cost 3 for this information
collection as follows.
FERC–715, ANNUAL TRANSMISSION PLANNING AND EVALUATION REPORT
Number of
respondents
Annual
number of
responses per
respondent
Total
number of
responses
Average
burden & cost
per response
Total annual
burden hours
& total
annual cost
Cost per
respondent
$
(1)
(2)
(1) * (2) = (3)
(4)
(3) * (4) = (5)
(5) ÷ (1)
111
1
111
17,760 hrs.;
$1,320,633.60.
$11,897.60
Annual Transmission Planning and
Evaluation Report 4
Take notice that on December 17,
2018, City of Anaheim, California
submitted its tariff filing: City of
Anaheim 2019 Transmission Revenue
Balancing Account Adjustment Update
to be effective 1/1/2019.
Any person desiring to intervene or to
protest this filing must file in
accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of
the Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214).
Protests will be considered by the
Commission in determining the
appropriate action to be taken, but will
not serve to make protestants parties to
the proceeding. Any person wishing to
become a party must file a notice of
intervention or motion to intervene, as
appropriate. Such notices, motions, or
protests must be filed on or before the
comment date. On or before the
comment date, it is not necessary to
serve motions to intervene or protests
on persons other than the Applicant.
The Commission encourages
electronic submission of 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 5 copies
of the protest or intervention to the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
888 First Street NE, Washington, DC
20426.
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
website that enables subscribers to
receive email notification when a
2 ‘‘Burden’’ is 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 Title 5 Code of Federal Regulations
1320.3.
3 The hourly cost (for salary plus benefits) uses
the figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, May
2017, for the listed reporting requirements. These
figures include salary (https://www.bls.gov/oes/
current/naics2_22.htm) and benefits (https://
www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.nr0.htm) and are:
—Management (Code 11–0000), $94.28/hr.
—Computer and mathematical (Code 15–0000),
$63.25/hr.
—Electrical Engineers (Code 17–2071), $66.90/hr.
—Economist (Code 19–3011), $71.98/hr.
—Computer and Information Systems Managers
(Code 11–3021), $96.51/hr.
—Accountants and Auditors (Code 13–2011),
$56.59/hr.
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: December 19, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. NJ19–5–000]
City of Anaheim, California; Notice of
Filing
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160 hrs.;
$11,897.60.
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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.
Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern
Time on January 7, 2019.
Dated: December 18, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018–27954 Filed 12–26–18; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
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Commission
Combined Notice of Filings
Take notice that the Commission has
received the following Natural Gas
Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings:
Filings Instituting Proceedings
Docket Numbers: RP19–441–001.
Applicants: WTG Hugoton, LP.
Description: WTG Hugoton LP
submits tariff filing per 260.402
Corrected FERC Form 501–G Filing to
be effective N/A.
Filed Date: 12/11/18.
Accession Number: 20181211–5116.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/24/18.
Docket Numbers: RP19–442–001.
Applicants: West Texas Gas, Inc.
—Transportation, Storage, and Distribution
Managers (Code 11–3071), $88.61/hr.
—Power Distributors and Dispatchers (Code 51–
8012), $56.74/hr.
—We are using the average hourly cost (for wages
plus benefits, for these categories) of $74.36/hour.
4 In 2018, FERC had 111 direct filings (responses)
from entities. However there were 239 total
respondents if Transmitting Utilities that have their
filing submitted by a designated reporting agent,
such as a regional entity, are counted
independently.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC19-13-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-715); Comment
Request; Extension
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
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, FERC-715 (Annual Transmission Planning and
Evaluation Report).
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due February 25,
2019.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments (identified by Docket No. IC19-13-
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 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-715, Annual Transmission Planning and Evaluation
Report.
OMB Control No.: 1902-0171.
Abstract: Acting under FPA section 213,\1\ FERC requires each
transmitting utility that operates integrated transmission system
facilities rated above 100 kilovolts (kV) to submit annually:
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Contact information for the FERC-715;
Base case power flow data (if it does not participate in
the development and use of regional power flow data);
Transmission system maps and diagrams used by the
respondent for transmission planning;
A detailed description of the transmission planning
reliability criteria used to evaluate system performance for time
frames and planning horizons used in regional and corporate planning;
A detailed description of the respondent's transmission
planning assessment practices (including, but not limited to, how
reliability criteria are applied and the steps taken in performing
transmission planning studies); and
A detailed evaluation of the respondent's anticipated
system performance as measured against its stated reliability criteria
using its stated assessment practices.
The FERC-715 enables the Commission to use the information as part
of their regulatory oversight functions which includes:
The review of rates and charges;
The disposition of jurisdictional facilities;
The consolidation and mergers;
The adequacy of supply and;
Reliability of the nation's transmission grid.
The FERC-715 enables the Commission to facilitate and resolve
transmission disputes. Additionally, the Office of Electric Reliability
(OER) uses the FERC-715 data to help protect and improve the
reliability and security of the nation's bulk power system. OER
oversees the development and review of mandatory reliability and
security standards and ensures compliance with
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the approved standards by the users, owners, and operators of the bulk
power system. OER also monitors and addresses issues concerning the
nation's bulk power system including assessments of resource adequacy
and reliability.
Without the FERC-715 data, the Commission would be unable to
evaluate planned projects or requests related to transmission.
Type of Respondent: Integrated transmission system facilities rated
at or above 100 kilovolts (kV).
Estimate of Annual Burden: \2\ The Commission estimates the total
annual burden and cost \3\ for this information collection as follows.
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\2\ ``Burden'' is 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 Title 5 Code of Federal Regulations 1320.3.
\3\ The hourly cost (for salary plus benefits) uses the figures
from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2017, for the listed
reporting requirements. These figures include salary (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm) and benefits (https://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.nr0.htm) and are:
--Management (Code 11-0000), $94.28/hr.
--Computer and mathematical (Code 15-0000), $63.25/hr.
--Electrical Engineers (Code 17-2071), $66.90/hr.
--Economist (Code 19-3011), $71.98/hr.
--Computer and Information Systems Managers (Code 11-3021),
$96.51/hr.
--Accountants and Auditors (Code 13-2011), $56.59/hr.
--Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers (Code 11-
3071), $88.61/hr.
--Power Distributors and Dispatchers (Code 51-8012), $56.74/hr.
--We are using the average hourly cost (for wages plus benefits,
for these categories) of $74.36/hour.
\4\ In 2018, FERC had 111 direct filings (responses) from
entities. However there were 239 total respondents if Transmitting
Utilities that have their filing submitted by a designated reporting
agent, such as a regional entity, are counted independently.
FERC-715, Annual Transmission Planning and Evaluation Report
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Annual number Total annual burden
Number of of responses Total number of Average burden & cost hours & total annual Cost per
respondents per respondent responses per response cost respondent $
(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (3) (4)................... (3) * (4) = (5)....... (5) / (1)
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Annual Transmission Planning and 111 1 111 160 hrs.; $11,897.60.. 17,760 hrs.; $11,897.60
Evaluation Report \4\ $1,320,633.60.
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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: December 19, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-28052 Filed 12-26-18; 8:45 am]
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