Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-542); Comment Request, 29194-29195 [2019-13238]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
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Commission
[Docket No. CP19–191–000]
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Texas Eastern Transmission, L.P.;
Notice of Schedule for Environmental
Review of the Bernville Compressor
Units Replacement Project
On April 18, 2019, Texas Eastern
Transmission, L.P. (Texas Eastern) filed
an application in Docket No. CP19–191–
000 requesting a Certificate of Public
Convenience and Necessity pursuant to
Sections 7(b) and 7(c) of the Natural Gas
Act to abandon, construct, and operate
certain natural gas pipeline facilities at
its existing Bernville Compressor
Station in Berks County, Pennsylvania.
The proposed project is known as the
Bernville Compressor Units
Replacement Project (Project).
On April 30, 2019, the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (Commission or
FERC) issued its Notice of Application
for the Project. Among other things, that
notice alerted agencies issuing federal
authorizations of the requirement to
complete all necessary reviews and to
reach a final decision on a request for
a federal authorization within 90 days of
the date of issuance of the Commission
staff’s Environmental Assessment (EA)
for the Project. This instant notice
identifies the FERC staff’s planned
schedule for the completion of the EA
for the Project.
Schedule for Environmental Review
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90-day Federal Authorization Decision Deadline.
December 29, 2019.
If a schedule change becomes
necessary, additional notice will be
provided so that the relevant agencies
are kept informed of the Project’s
progress.
Project Description
Texas Eastern proposes to replace two
existing compressor units (one 22,000
horsepower [hp] and one 19,800 hp
unit) with two new compressor units
(one 26,000 hp and one 18,100 hp unit).
Texas Eastern would install software
controls to limit the total horsepower of
the 26,000 hp compressor unit to 23,700
hp. Therefore, no additional
compression would occur as a result of
this Project. The replacement activities
would require the use of additional
temporary workspace beyond the
existing facility boundary.
Background
On June 7, 2019 the Commission
issued a Notice of Intent to Prepare an
Environmental Assessment for the
Proposed Bernville Compressor Unit
Replacement Project and Request for
Comments on Environmental Issues
(NOI). The NOI was sent to affected
landowners; federal, state, and local
government agencies; elected officials;
environmental and public interest
groups; Native American tribes; other
interested parties; and local libraries
and newspapers. Comments on the NOI
should be received by the Commission
in Washington, DC on or before 5:00
p.m. Eastern Time on July 8, 2019. All
substantive comments will be addressed
in the EA.
Additional Information
In order to receive notification of the
issuance of the EA and to keep track of
all formal issuances and submittals in
specific dockets, the Commission offers
a free service called eSubscription. This
can reduce the amount of time you
spend researching proceedings by
automatically providing you with
notification of these filings, document
summaries, and direct links to the
documents. Go to www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/esubscription.asp.
Additional information about the
Project is available from the
Commission’s Office of External Affairs
at (866) 208–FERC or on the FERC
website (www.ferc.gov). Using the
‘‘eLibrary’’ link, select ‘‘General Search’’
from the eLibrary menu, enter the
selected date range and ‘‘Docket
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(i.e., CP19–191), and follow the
instructions. For assistance with access
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at (866) 208–3676, TTY (202) 502–8659,
or at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. The
eLibrary link on the FERC website also
provides access to the texts of formal
documents issued by the Commission,
such as orders, notices, and rule
makings.
Dated: June 17, 2019.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC19–19–000]
Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–542); Comment
Request
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–542
(Pipeline Rates: Rate Tracking) 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 (4/10/2019) requesting
public comments. The Commission
received no public comments and is
making this notation in its submittal to
OMB.
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due July 22, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB,
identified by the OMB Control No.
1902–0070 (FERC–542), 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. IC19–19–000, 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,
SUMMARY:
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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–542, Gas Pipelines Rates:
Rate Tracking.
OMB Control No.: 1902–0070.
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC–542 information collection
requirements with no changes to the
current reporting requirements.
Abstract: The information collected
by FERC–542 is used by the
Commission to implement the statutory
provisions of Title IV of the Natural Gas
Policy Act (NGPA), 15 U.S.C. 3301–
3432, and sections 4, 5, and 16 of the
Natural Gas Act (NGA) (Pub. L.75–688)
(15 U.S.C. 717–717w). These statutes
allow the Commission to collect natural
gas transmission cost information from
interstate natural gas pipelines for the
purpose of verifying that these costs,
which are passed on to customers, are
just and reasonable.
Natural gas pipelines are required by
the Commission to track their
transportation costs to allow for the
Commission’s review and, where
appropriate, approve the pass-through
of these costs to pipeline customers.
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FERC–542 accounts for costs involving:
(1) Research, development, and
deployment expenditures; (2) annual
charge adjustments; and (3) periodic
rate adjustments.
FERC–542 filings may be submitted at
any time or on a regularly scheduled
basis in accordance with the pipeline
company’s tariff. Filings may be either:
(1) Accepted; (2) suspended and set for
hearing; (3) minimal suspension; or (4)
suspended for further review, such as
technical conference or some other type
of Commission action.
The Commission implements these
filing requirements in the Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) under 18 CFR
part 154, 154.107, 154.4, 154.7, 154.201,
and 154.401–154.403.
Type of Respondents: Jurisdictional
Natural Gas Pipelines.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 1 The
Commission estimates the total burden
and cost 2 for this information collection
as follows:
FERC–542 (GAS PIPELINE RATES: RATE TRACKING)
FERC data collection
Number of
respondents
Annual
number of
responses per
respondent
Total number
of responses
Average burden
hours & cost
per response
Total annual burden
hours & total annual
cost ($)
(rounded)
Cost ($) per
respondent
(rounded)
(1)
(2)
(1) * (2) = (3)
(4)
(3) * (4) = (5)
(5) ÷ (1)
FERC–542 ...............................
90
2
180
2 hrs; $158 ............
360 hrs; $28,440 ...
$316
Total .................................
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360 hrs; $28,440 ...
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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 13, 2019.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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1 ‘‘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
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. CP19–473–000; PF18–2–000]
Equitrans, L.P.; Notice of Application
Take notice that on May 31, 2019,
Equitrans, L.P. (Equitrans), 2200 Energy
Drive, Canonsburg, Pennsylvania 15317,
filed in Docket No. CP19–473–000 an
application pursuant to section 7(c) of
the Natural Gas Act (NGA) requesting a
certificate of public convenience and
necessity to construct and operate new
facilities as part of its Tri-State Corridor
Project. Specifically, Equitrans proposes
to construct: (i) Approximately 16.7
miles of pipeline in Washington County,
Pennsylvania and Brooke County, West
Virginia; (ii) three new receipt
interconnects in Washington County,
Pennsylvania with Rover Pipeline LLC
and two non-jurisdictional facilities;
burden, refer to Title 5 Code of Federal Regulations
1320.3.
2 FERC staff estimates that industry costs for
salary plus benefits are similar to Commission
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(iii) a new delivery interconnect in
Brooke County, West Virginia with the
proposed power facility; and (iv)
additional ancillary facilities. The TriState Corridor Project is designed to
provide up to 140,000 dekatherms per
day of east to west firm capacity on
Equitrans’ proposed Tri-State Corridor
System to deliver natural gas to a
proposed power facility. Equitrans
estimates the cost of the Tri-State
Corridor Project to be $ 96,249,417, all
as more fully described in the
application which is on file with the
Commission and open to public
inspection.
The filing is available for review at
the Commission in the Public Reference
Room or may be viewed on the
Commission’s website web at https://
www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link.
Enter the docket number excluding the
last three digits in the docket number
field to access the document. For
costs. The cost figure is the FY2018 FERC average
annual salary plus benefits ($164,820/year or $79/
hour).
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC19-19-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-542); Comment
Request
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-542 (Pipeline
Rates: Rate Tracking) 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 (4/10/2019)
requesting public comments. The Commission received no public comments
and is making this notation in its submittal to OMB.
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due July 22, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB, identified by the OMB Control No.
1902-0070 (FERC-542), 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. IC19-19-000, 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,
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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-542, Gas Pipelines Rates: Rate Tracking.
OMB Control No.: 1902-0070.
Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-542 information
collection requirements with no changes to the current reporting
requirements.
Abstract: The information collected by FERC-542 is used by the
Commission to implement the statutory provisions of Title IV of the
Natural Gas Policy Act (NGPA), 15 U.S.C. 3301-3432, and sections 4, 5,
and 16 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) (Pub. L.75-688) (15 U.S.C. 717-
717w). These statutes allow the Commission to collect natural gas
transmission cost information from interstate natural gas pipelines for
the purpose of verifying that these costs, which are passed on to
customers, are just and reasonable.
Natural gas pipelines are required by the Commission to track their
transportation costs to allow for the Commission's review and, where
appropriate, approve the pass-through of these costs to pipeline
customers. FERC-542 accounts for costs involving: (1) Research,
development, and deployment expenditures; (2) annual charge
adjustments; and (3) periodic rate adjustments.
FERC-542 filings may be submitted at any time or on a regularly
scheduled basis in accordance with the pipeline company's tariff.
Filings may be either: (1) Accepted; (2) suspended and set for hearing;
(3) minimal suspension; or (4) suspended for further review, such as
technical conference or some other type of Commission action.
The Commission implements these filing requirements in the Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) under 18 CFR part 154, 154.107, 154.4, 154.7,
154.201, and 154.401-154.403.
Type of Respondents: Jurisdictional Natural Gas Pipelines.
Estimate of Annual Burden: \1\ The Commission estimates the total
burden and cost \2\ for this information collection as follows:
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\1\ ``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.
\2\ FERC staff estimates that industry costs for salary plus
benefits are similar to Commission costs. The cost figure is the
FY2018 FERC average annual salary plus benefits ($164,820/year or
$79/hour).
FERC-542 (Gas Pipeline Rates: Rate Tracking)
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Annual number
Number of of responses Total number Average burden hours & Total annual burden hours Cost ($) per
FERC data collection respondents per of responses cost per response & total annual cost ($) respondent
respondent (rounded) (rounded)
(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (4)........................ (3) * (4) = (5)........... (5) / (1)
(3)
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FERC-542....................... 90 2 180 2 hrs; $158................ 360 hrs; $28,440.......... $316
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Total...................... .............. .............. .............. ........................... 360 hrs; $28,440.......... ..............
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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 13, 2019.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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