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pipeline loop and related abandonment
of a 5.8-mile-long portion of the 23.4inch-diameter Leidy Line A Pipeline
(Hensel Replacement) in Clinton
County; modification of existing
Compressor Station 605 in Wyoming
County; modification of existing
Compressor Station 610 in Columbia
County; construction of new
Compressor Station 607 in Luzerne
County; construction of new
Compressor Station 620 in Schuylkill
County; installation of associated
facilities such as mainline valves,
communication facilities, and pig 2
launchers and receivers, and other
appurtenances.
Background
On March 5, 2019, the Commission
issued a Notice of Intent to Prepare an
Environmental Assessment for the
Proposed FM100 Project and the Leidy
South Project and Request for
Comments on Environmental Issues and
Notice of Public Scoping Sessions (NOI).
The NOI was issued during the prefiling review of the Projects in Docket
Nos. PF17–10–000 and PF19–1–000 and
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. In response to
the NOI, the Commission received
comments from the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, Pennsylvania
Department of Agriculture,
Pennsylvania Department of
Conservation and Natural Resources,
Pennsylvania Department of
Transportation; 1 state senator; 1 state
representative; 3 local agencies; 3
special interest groups; 35 landowners;
and 130 individuals.
The majority of issues raised by the
commentors are related to the Leidy
South Project’s proposed Compressor
Station 620 in Hegins, Pennsylvania,
including impacts on air quality, noise,
nearby residences, wildlife, prime
farmland and organic farming, visual
resources, waterbodies, zoning, future
expansion of the facility, emergency
response, and safety. Additional issues
raised on the Projects include impacts
on threatened and endangered species;
the Hensel Replacement impact on the
Tamarack Swamp Natural Area;
landowner requests for removal of the
to-be-abandoned Line FM100 from their
property; and segmentation of projects
2 A ‘‘pig’’ is a tool that the pipeline company
inserts into and pushes through the pipeline for
cleaning the pipeline, conducting internal
inspections, or other purposes.
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under FERC review. All substantive
comments will be addressed in the EA.
The U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers are cooperating agencies in
the preparation of the EA.
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Commission’s Office of External Affairs
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502–8659, or at FERCOnlineSupport@
ferc.gov. The eLibrary link on the FERC
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of formal documents issued by the
Commission, such as orders, notices,
and rule makings.
Dated: November 8, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC19–33–000]
Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–539); 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 (PRA), the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission or FERC) is soliciting
public comment on the currently
approved information collection, FERC–
539 (Gas Pipeline Certificates: Import
SUMMARY:
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and Export Related Applications) and
submitting the information collection to
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review. Any interested
person may file comments directly with
OMB and should address a copy of
those comments to the Commission as
explained below.
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due December 16, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB,
identified by the OMB Control No.
1902–0062, should be sent via email to
the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs: oira_submission@omb.gov.
Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission Desk Office.
A copy of the comments should also
be sent to the Commission, in Docket
No. IC19–33–000, by either of the
following methods:
• eFiling at Commission’s Website:
https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
efiling.asp.
• Mail: 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: On
September 3, 2019 (84 FR 46005), the
Commission published a Notice in the
Federal Register in Docket No. IC19–
33–000 requesting public comments.
The Commission received no comments
and is noting that in the related
submittal to OMB.
Title: FERC–539 (Gas Pipeline
Certificates: Import and Export Related
Applications).
OMB Control No.: 1902–0062.
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC–539 with no changes to the
reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.1
1 On 10/29/2019, FERC submitted a request to
OMB for an emergency extension. On 10/31/2019,
OMB granted a 2-month extension for FERC–539.
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from/to a nation which has a free trade
agreement with the United States, and
requires that such importation or
exportation: (1) Shall be deemed to be
a first sale, i.e., not a sale for a resale,
and (2) Shall be deemed to be consistent
with the public interest, and
applications for such importation or
exportation shall be granted without
modification or delay.
Abstract: Section 3 of the Natural Gas
Act (NGA) (Pub. L. 75–688) (15 U.S.C.
717–717w) provides, in part, that . . .
no person shall export any natural gas
from the United States to a foreign
country or import any natural gas from
a foreign country without first having
secured and order from the Commission
authorizing it to do so. The 1992
amendments to Section 3 of the NGA
concern importation or exportation
With the ratification of the North
American Free Trade Agreement and
the Canadian Free Trade Agreement, the
Federal regulatory focus on
construction, operation, and siting of
import and export facilities increased
significantly.
Estimate of Annual Burden.2 The
Commission estimates the annual public
reporting burden and cost 3 for the
information collection as:
FERC–539, GAS PIPELINE CERTIFICATES: IMPORT & EXPORT RELATED APPLICATIONS
Number of
respondents
Number of
responses per
respondent
Total
number of
responses
Average
burden hours &
average cost per
response
($)
Total annual
burden hours &
total annual cost
($)
Cost per
respondent
($)
(1)
(2)
(1) × (2) = (3)
(4)
(3) × (4) = (5)
(5) ÷ (1) = (6)
6
2
12
15 hours; $1,200 ............
180 hours; $14,400 ........
$2,400
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
estimates 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: November 5, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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Environmental Impact Statements;
Notice of Availability
Responsible Agency: Office of Federal
Activities, General Information 202–
564–5632 or https://www.epa.gov/nepa/.
Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact
Statements
Filed 11/04/2019 10 a.m. ET Through
11/11/2019 10 a.m. ET
Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9.
2 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. See 5 CFR
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requires that EPA make public its
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cdxnodengn.epa.gov/cdx-enepa-public/
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1320 for additional information on the definition of
information collection burden.
3 The Commission staff estimates that industry is
similarly situated in terms of hourly cost (for wages
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The companies listed in this notice
have applied to the Board for approval,
pursuant to the Bank Holding Company
Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841 et seq.)
(BHC Act), Regulation Y (12 CFR part
225), and all other applicable statutes
and regulations to become a bank
holding company and/or to acquire the
assets or the ownership of, control of, or
the power to vote shares of a bank or
bank holding company and all of the
banks and nonbanking companies
owned by the bank holding company,
including the companies listed below.
The applications listed below, as well
as other related filings required by the
Board, if any, are available for
immediate inspection at the Federal
Reserve Bank indicated. The
applications will also be available for
inspection at the offices of the Board of
Governors. Interested persons may
express their views in writing on the
standards enumerated in the BHC Act
(12 U.S.C. 1842(c)). If the proposal also
involves the acquisition of a nonbanking
company, the review also includes
whether the acquisition of the
nonbanking company complies with the
standards in section 4 of the BHC Act
(12 U.S.C. 1843), and interested persons
may express their views in writing on
the standards enumerated in section 4.
Unless otherwise noted, nonbanking
activities will be conducted throughout
the United States.
plus benefits). Based on the Commission’s FY
(Fiscal Year) 2019 average cost (for wages plus
benefits), $80.00/hour is used.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC19-33-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-539); 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 (PRA), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission
or FERC) is soliciting public comment on the currently approved
information collection, FERC-539 (Gas Pipeline Certificates: Import and
Export Related Applications) and submitting the information collection
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review. Any interested
person may file comments directly with OMB and should address a copy of
those comments to the Commission as explained below.
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due December 16,
2019.
ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB, identified by the OMB Control No.
1902-0062, should be sent via email to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs: [email protected]. Attention: Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission Desk Office.
A copy of the comments should also be sent to the Commission, in
Docket No. IC19-33-000, by either of the following methods:
eFiling at Commission's Website: https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp.
Mail: 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: On September 3, 2019 (84 FR 46005), the
Commission published a Notice in the Federal Register in Docket No.
IC19-33-000 requesting public comments. The Commission received no
comments and is noting that in the related submittal to OMB.
Title: FERC-539 (Gas Pipeline Certificates: Import and Export
Related Applications).
OMB Control No.: 1902-0062.
Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-539 with no
changes to the reporting and recordkeeping requirements.\1\
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\1\ On 10/29/2019, FERC submitted a request to OMB for an
emergency extension. On 10/31/2019, OMB granted a 2-month extension
for FERC-539.
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Abstract: Section 3 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) (Pub. L. 75-688)
(15 U.S.C. 717-717w) provides, in part, that . . . no person shall
export any natural gas from the United States to a foreign country or
import any natural gas from a foreign country without first having
secured and order from the Commission authorizing it to do so. The 1992
amendments to Section 3 of the NGA concern importation or exportation
from/to a nation which has a free trade agreement with the United
States, and requires that such importation or exportation: (1) Shall be
deemed to be a first sale, i.e., not a sale for a resale, and (2) Shall
be deemed to be consistent with the public interest, and applications
for such importation or exportation shall be granted without
modification or delay.
With the ratification of the North American Free Trade Agreement
and the Canadian Free Trade Agreement, the Federal regulatory focus on
construction, operation, and siting of import and export facilities
increased significantly.
Estimate of Annual Burden.\2\ The Commission estimates the annual
public reporting burden and cost \3\ for the information collection as:
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\2\ 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. See 5
CFR 1320 for additional information on the definition of information
collection burden.
\3\ The Commission staff estimates that industry is similarly
situated in terms of hourly cost (for wages plus benefits). Based on
the Commission's FY (Fiscal Year) 2019 average cost (for wages plus
benefits), $80.00/hour is used.
FERC-539, Gas Pipeline Certificates: Import & Export Related Applications
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Number of
Number of responses per Total number of Average burden hours & average cost Total annual burden hours & total Cost per
respondents respondent responses per response ($) annual cost ($) respondent ($)
(1) (2) (1) x (2) = (3) (4)................................... (3) x (4) = (5)....................... (5) / (1) = (6)
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6 2 12 15 hours; $1,200...................... 180 hours; $14,400.................... $2,400
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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 estimates 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: November 5, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-24568 Filed 11-14-19; 8:45 am]
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