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12635 (Mineville Project or project). The
project would be located in a
decommissioned subterranean mine
complex 1 in the town of Moriah, Essex
County, New York. No federal lands
would be occupied by the project works
or located within the project boundary.
In accordance with the National
Environmental Policy Act and the
Commission’s regulations, Commission
staff held public scoping meetings for
the proposed Mineville Project on
December 7, 2016, in Warrensburg, New
York, and on December 8, 2016, in Port
Henry, New York. Commission staff
originally intended to prepare an
Environmental Assessment (EA) to
analyze project effects.2 However,
during preparation of the EA and review
of the project record, staff has
determined that the Mineville Project
may constitute a major federal action
significantly affecting the quality of the
human environment. Therefore, staff
now intends to prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
that addresses the licensing of the
Mineville Project.
A draft EIS will be issued and
circulated for review by all interested
parties. All comments filed on the draft
EIS will be analyzed by the staff and
considered in the final EIS. The staff’s
conclusions and recommendations will
be available for the Commission’s
consideration in reaching its final
licensing decision.
The application will be processed
according to the following schedule.
Revisions to the schedule may be made
as appropriate.
Milestone
Target date
Issue draft EIS ....................
Draft EIS public meeting ....
Comments on draft EIS due
Commission issues final
EIS.
June 2019.
July 2019.
August 2019.
February 2020.
This notice informs all interested
individuals, organizations, and agencies
with environmental expertise and
concerns, that: (1) The Commission staff
has decided to prepare an EIS
addressing the licensing of the
Mineville Project; and (2) the prior
scoping conducted on this project by
Commission staff and comments filed
with the Commission on the application
will be taken into account in the EIS.
Any questions regarding this notice
may be directed to Chris Millard (202)
1 The existing mine complex comprises the
interconnected Old Bed Mine, Harmony Mine, and
21 Mine and pit.
2 See November 4, 2016, Notice of Scoping
Meetings and Environmental Site Review and
Soliciting Scoping Comments.
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Dated: April 25, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC19–12–000]
Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–592); Comment
Request
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Comment request.
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–592
(Standards of Conduct for Transmission
Provider and Marketing Affiliates of
Interstate Pipelines) 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 published a Notice in the
Federal Register on December 18, 2018
(83 FR 63818), requesting public
comments. The Commission received no
comments and is making this notation
in its submittal to OMB.
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due by May 31, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB,
identified by the OMB Control No.
1902–0157, should be sent via email to
the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs: oira_submission@omb.gov.
Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission Desk Officer.
A copy of the comments should also
be sent to the Commission, in Docket
No. IC19–12–000, 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://
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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: Standards of Conduct for
Transmission Provider and Marketing
Affiliates of Interstate Pipelines.
OMB Control No.: 1902–0157.
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC–592 information collection
requirements with no changes to the
current reporting requirements.
Abstract: The Commission uses the
information maintained and posted by
the respondents to monitor the
pipeline’s transportation, sales, and
storage activities for its marketing
affiliate to deter undue discrimination
by pipeline companies in favor of their
marketing affiliates. Non-affiliated
shippers and other entities (e.g., state
commissions) also use information to
determine whether they have been
harmed by affiliate preference and to
prepare evidence for proceedings
following the filing of a complaint.
18 CFR Part 358 (Standards of Conduct)
Respondents maintain and provide
the information required by part 358 on
their internet websites. When the
Commission requires a pipeline to post
information on its website following a
disclosure of non-public information to
its marketing affiliate, non-affiliated
shippers obtain comparable access to
the non-public transportation
information, which allows them to
compete with marketing affiliates on a
more equal basis.
18 CFR 250.16, and the FERC–592 Log/
Format
This form (log/format) provides the
electronic formats for maintaining
information on discounted
transportation transactions and capacity
allocation to support monitoring of
activities of interstate pipeline
marketing affiliates. Commission staff
considers discounts given to shippers in
litigated rate cases.
Without this information collection:
• The Commission would be unable
to effectively monitor whether pipelines
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harmed by affiliate preference or
prepare evidence for proceedings
following the filing of a complaint.
Type of Respondents: Natural gas
pipelines.
are giving discriminatory preference to
their marketing affiliates; and
• non-affiliated shippers and state
commissions and others would be
unable to determine if they have been
Estimate of Annual Burden: 1 The
Commission estimates the annual
reporting burden and cost for the
information collection as:
FERC–592—STANDARDS FOR CONDUCT FOR TRANSMISSION PROVIDERS MARKETING AFFILIATES OF INTERSTATE
PIPELINES
FERC
592 3
Number of
respondents
Annual
number of
responses
per
respondent
Total
number of
responses
Average burden & cost per
response 2
Total annual burden hours &
total annual cost
Cost per
respondent
($)
(1)
(2)
(1) * (2) = (3)
(4)
(3) * (4) = (5)
(5) ÷ (1)
116.62 hrs.; $9,212.98 ...............
9,913 hrs.; $783,127 ..................
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The Export-Import Bank of
the United States (EXIM), as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork
and respondent burden, invites the
general public and other Federal
Agencies to comment on the proposed
information collection, as required by
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Financial institutions interested in
becoming an Approved Finance
Provider (AFP) with EXIM must
complete this application in order to
obtain approval to make loans under
EXIM insurance policies and/or enter
into one or more Master Guarantee
Agreements (MGA) with EXIM.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before May 31, 2019 to be assured of
consideration.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be
submitted electronically on
WWW.REGULATIONS.GOV (EIB 10–06)
or by email to Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, 725 17th Street NW,
Washington, DC 20038, Attn: OMB
3048–0032.
The information collection tool can be
reviewed at: https://www.exim.gov/
sites/default/files/pub/pending/EIB1006.pdf.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: An AFP
may participate in the Medium-Term
Insurance, Bank Letter of Credit, and
Financial Institution Buyer Credit
programs as an insured lender, while
AFPs approved for an MGA may apply
for multiple loan or lease transactions to
be guaranteed by EXIM.
EXIM uses the information provided
in the form and the supplemental
information required to be submitted
with the form to determine whether the
lender qualifies to participate in its
lender insurance and guarantee
programs. The details are necessary to
evaluate whether the lender has the
capital to fund potential transactions,
proper due diligence procedures, and
the monitoring capacity to carry out
transactions.
Title and Form Number: EIB 10–06
Application for Approved Finance
Provider.
1 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.
2 The estimates for cost per response are derived
using the following formula: Average Burden Hours
per Response $79.00/hour = Average cost/response.
The figure is the 2018 FERC average hourly cost (for
wages and benefits) of $79.00 (and an average
annual salary of $164,820/year). Commission staff
is using the FERC average salary because we
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: April 25, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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EXPORT–IMPORT BANK
[Public Notice 2019–3011]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Comment Request
Export-Import Bank of the
United States.
ACTION: Submission for OMB review and
comments request.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY:
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OMB Number: 3048–0032.
Type of Review: Renew.
Need and Use: The information
collected will allow EXIM to determine
compliance and content for transaction
requests submitted to the Export-Import
Bank under its insurance, guarantee,
and direct loan programs.
Affected Public: This form affects
entities involved in the export of U.S.
goods and services.
Annual Number of Respondents: 50.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 30
minutes.
Annual Burden Hours: 25 hours.
Frequency of Reporting of Use: As
required.
Government Expenses:
Reviewing time per year: 25 hours.
Average Wages per Hour: $42.50.
Average Cost per Year: $1,062.50
(time*wages).
Benefits and Overhead: 20%.
Total Government Cost: $1,275.
Bassam Doughman,
IT Specialist.
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BILLING CODE 6690–01–P
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
Privacy Act of 1974; System of
Records
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of a modified System of
Records.
AGENCY:
The Federal Communications
Commission (FCC, Commission, or
Agency) has modified an existing
SUMMARY:
consider any reporting requirements completed in
response to the FERC–592 to be compensated at
rates similar to the work of FERC employees.
3 The requirements for this collection are
contained in 18 CFR part 358 and 18 CFR part
250.16.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC19-12-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-592); Comment
Request
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Comment request.
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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-592 (Standards of
Conduct for Transmission Provider and Marketing Affiliates of
Interstate Pipelines) 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 published a Notice in the Federal Register on December 18,
2018 (83 FR 63818), requesting public comments. The Commission received
no comments and is making this notation in its submittal to OMB.
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due by May 31,
2019.
ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB, identified by the OMB Control No.
1902-0157, should be sent via email to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs: [email protected]. Attention: Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission Desk Officer.
A copy of the comments should also be sent to the Commission, in
Docket No. IC19-12-000, 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], by telephone at (202) 502-8663, and by fax at
(202) 273-0873.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Standards of Conduct for Transmission Provider and Marketing
Affiliates of Interstate Pipelines.
OMB Control No.: 1902-0157.
Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-592 information
collection requirements with no changes to the current reporting
requirements.
Abstract: The Commission uses the information maintained and posted
by the respondents to monitor the pipeline's transportation, sales, and
storage activities for its marketing affiliate to deter undue
discrimination by pipeline companies in favor of their marketing
affiliates. Non-affiliated shippers and other entities (e.g., state
commissions) also use information to determine whether they have been
harmed by affiliate preference and to prepare evidence for proceedings
following the filing of a complaint.
18 CFR Part 358 (Standards of Conduct)
Respondents maintain and provide the information required by part
358 on their internet websites. When the Commission requires a pipeline
to post information on its website following a disclosure of non-public
information to its marketing affiliate, non-affiliated shippers obtain
comparable access to the non-public transportation information, which
allows them to compete with marketing affiliates on a more equal basis.
18 CFR 250.16, and the FERC-592 Log/Format
This form (log/format) provides the electronic formats for
maintaining information on discounted transportation transactions and
capacity allocation to support monitoring of activities of interstate
pipeline marketing affiliates. Commission staff considers discounts
given to shippers in litigated rate cases.
Without this information collection:
The Commission would be unable to effectively monitor
whether pipelines
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are giving discriminatory preference to their marketing affiliates; and
non-affiliated shippers and state commissions and others
would be unable to determine if they have been harmed by affiliate
preference or prepare evidence for proceedings following the filing of
a complaint.
Type of Respondents: Natural gas pipelines.
Estimate of Annual Burden: \1\ The Commission estimates the annual
reporting burden and cost for the information collection as:
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\1\ 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.
\2\ The estimates for cost per response are derived using the
following formula: Average Burden Hours per Response $79.00/hour =
Average cost/response. The figure is the 2018 FERC average hourly
cost (for wages and benefits) of $79.00 (and an average annual
salary of $164,820/year). Commission staff is using the FERC average
salary because we consider any reporting requirements completed in
response to the FERC-592 to be compensated at rates similar to the
work of FERC employees.
\3\ The requirements for this collection are contained in 18 CFR
part 358 and 18 CFR part 250.16.
FERC-592--Standards for Conduct for Transmission Providers Marketing Affiliates of Interstate Pipelines
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Annual
number of Cost per
Number of responses Total number Average burden & cost per Total annual burden hours respondent
respondents per of responses response \2\ & total annual cost ($)
respondent
(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (4)........................ (3) * (4) = (5)........... (5) / (1)
(3)
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FERC 592 \3\............................ 85 1 85 116.62 hrs.; $9,212.98..... 9,913 hrs.; $783,127...... $9,212.98
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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: April 25, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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