Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-515); Comment Request; Extension, 71919-71920 [2019-28065]
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Dated: December 20, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019–28126 Filed 12–27–19; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC19–35–000]
Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–515); 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 (PRA), the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission or FERC) is soliciting
public comment on the currently
approved information collection FERC–
515 (Declaration of Intention) 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 January 29, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB,
identified by OMB Control No. 1902–
0079, should be sent via email to the
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs: oira_submission@omb.gov,
Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission Desk Officer.
SUMMARY:
A copy of the comments should also
be sent to the Commission, in Docket
No. IC19–35–000, by either of the
following methods:
• eFiling at Commission’s Web site:
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:
Title: FERC–515 (Declaration of
Intention)
OMB Control No.: 1902–0079
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC–515 information collection
requirements with no changes to the
current reporting requirements.
Abstract: On October 16, 2019, the
Commission published a Notice in the
Federal Register (84 FR 55313) in
Docket No. IC19–35–000 requesting
public comments. The Commission
received no public comments.
The Commission uses the information
collected under the requirements of
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FERC–515 to implement the statutory
provisions of section 23(b) of the
Federal Power Act (FPA).1 section 23(b)
authorizes the Commission to make a
determination as to whether it has
jurisdiction over a proposed water
project 2 not affecting navigable waters 3
but across, along, over, or in waters over
which Congress has jurisdiction under
its authority to regulate commerce with
foreign nations and among the several
States. Section 23(b) requires that any
person intending to construct project
works on such waters must file a
declaration of their intention with the
Commission. If the Commission finds
the proposed project will have an
impact on interstate or foreign
commerce, then the entity intending to
construct the project must obtain a
Commission license or exemption
before starting construction.4
The information is collected in the
form of a written application, containing
sufficient details to allow the
Commission staff to research the
jurisdictional aspects of the project.
This research includes examining maps
and land ownership records to establish
whether or not there is Federal
jurisdiction over the lands and waters
affected by the project. A finding of nonjurisdictional by the Commission
eliminates a substantial paperwork
burden for the applicant who might
otherwise have to file for a license or
exemption application. The
Commission implements these filing
requirements under 18 CFR part 24.
Type of Respondents: Persons
intending to construct project works on
certain waters described above.
Estimate of Annual Burden.5 The
Commission estimates the annual public
reporting burden and cost 6 for the
information collection as:
FERC–515: DECLARATION OF INTENTION
Number of respondents
Annual
number of
responses per
respondent
Total
number of
responses
Average
burden hours &
cost ($) per
response
Total annual
burden hours &
total annual cost
($)
Cost per
respondent
($)
(1)
(2)
(1)*(2) = (3)
(4)
(3)*(4) = (5)
(5)÷(1)
80 hrs.; $6,400 ..........................
480 hrs.; $38,400 ......................
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Comments: Comments are invited on:
(1) Whether the collection of
1 16
U.S.C. 817.
or project works (16 U.S.C. 817).
3 See 16 U.S.C. 796 (8) for the definition of
Navigable Waters.
4 Upon a finding of non-jurisdictional by the
Commission, and if the project does not utilize
surplus water or waterpower from a government
2 Dams
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$6,400
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Commission, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
dam and no public lands or reservations are
affected, permission is granted upon compliance
with State laws.
5 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.
6 Commission staff considers resources
completing the FERC–515 to be compensated at
rates similar to FERC employees. Therefore we are
using the 2019 FERC average hourly cost (for wages
and benefits for one full-time employee) of $80.00/
hour (or $167,091/year).
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(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: December 17, 2019.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. CP20–22–000]
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Notice of Request Under Blanket
Authorization: Southern Star Central
Gas Pipeline, Inc.
Take notice that on December 9, 2019,
Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc.
(Southern Star), 4700 State Highway 56,
Owensboro, Kentucky 42301, filed in
Docket No. CP20–22–000 a prior notice
request pursuant to sections 157.205,
and 157.208 of the Commission’s
regulations under the Natural Gas Act
(NGA), and Southern Star’s blanket
certificate issued in Docket No. CP82–
479–000, to increase the maximum
allowable operating pressure on
Southern Star’s Lines TLB (Hobart
Ranch Lateral), TLB–001, TLB–002,
TLB–004, and TLB–005 in Hemphill
County, Texas, all as more fully set forth
in the application which is on file with
the Commission and open to public
inspection.
The filing may also be viewed on the
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 assistance, please contact
FERC Online Support at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll
free at (866) 208–3676, or TTY, contact
(202) 502–8659.
Any questions concerning this
application may be directed to Cindy C.
Thompson, Manager, Regulatory,
Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc.,
4700 State Highway 56, Owensboro,
Kentucky 42301, by telephone at (270)
852–4655, or by email at
cindy.thompson@southernstar.com.
Any person or the Commission’s staff
may, within 60 days after issuance of
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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 final
environmental impact statement (FEIS)
or 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 FEIS or 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.
Environmental commenters will be
placed on the Commission’s
environmental mailing list, and will be
notified of any meetings associated with
the Commission’s environmental review
process. Environmental commenters
will not be required to serve copies of
filed documents on all other parties.
However, the non-party commenters,
will not receive copies of all documents
filed by other parties or issued by the
Commission and will not have the right
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 two
copies of the protest or intervention to
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the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street NE,
Washington, DC 20426.
Dated: December 17, 2019.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[P–2311–068]
Great Lakes Hydro America, LLC;
Notice of Application Accepted for
Filing and Soliciting Comments,
Motions To Intervene, and Protests
Take notice that the following
hydroelectric application has been filed
with the Commission and is available
for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Temporary
variance of reservoir elevation.
b. Project No.: 2311–068.
c. Date Filed: November 26, 2019, and
supplemented December 3, 2019.
d. Applicant: Great Lakes Hydro
America, LLC.
e. Name of Project: Goreham
Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: The project is located on
the Androscoggin River in Coo¨s County,
New Hampshire.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act, 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)–825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Kyle
Murphy, 972 Main Street, Berlin, NH
03570, (207) 458–5861.
i. FERC Contact: Mr. Steven Sachs,
(202) 502–8666, Steven.Sachs@ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for filing comments,
motions to intervene, and protests is 30
days from the issuance of this notice by
the Commission. The Commission
strongly encourages electronic filing.
Please file comments, motions to
intervene, and protests using the
Commission’s eFiling system at https://
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp.
Commenters can submit brief comments
up to 6,000 characters, without prior
registration, using the eComment system
at https://www.ferc.gov/doc-sfiling/
ecomment.asp. You must include your
name and contact information at the end
of your comments. For assistance,
please contact FERC Online Support at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866)
208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659
(TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please
send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426.
The first page of any filing should
include docket number P–2311–068.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC19-35-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-515); 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 (PRA), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission
or FERC) is soliciting public comment on the currently approved
information collection FERC-515 (Declaration of Intention) 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 January 29,
2020.
ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB, identified by OMB Control No. 1902-
0079, 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. IC19-35-000, by either of the following methods:
eFiling at Commission's Web site: 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:
Title: FERC-515 (Declaration of Intention)
OMB Control No.: 1902-0079
Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-515 information
collection requirements with no changes to the current reporting
requirements.
Abstract: On October 16, 2019, the Commission published a Notice in
the Federal Register (84 FR 55313) in Docket No. IC19-35-000 requesting
public comments. The Commission received no public comments.
The Commission uses the information collected under the
requirements of FERC-515 to implement the statutory provisions of
section 23(b) of the Federal Power Act (FPA).\1\ section 23(b)
authorizes the Commission to make a determination as to whether it has
jurisdiction over a proposed water project \2\ not affecting navigable
waters \3\ but across, along, over, or in waters over which Congress
has jurisdiction under its authority to regulate commerce with foreign
nations and among the several States. Section 23(b) requires that any
person intending to construct project works on such waters must file a
declaration of their intention with the Commission. If the Commission
finds the proposed project will have an impact on interstate or foreign
commerce, then the entity intending to construct the project must
obtain a Commission license or exemption before starting
construction.\4\
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\1\ 16 U.S.C. 817.
\2\ Dams or project works (16 U.S.C. 817).
\3\ See 16 U.S.C. 796 (8) for the definition of Navigable
Waters.
\4\ Upon a finding of non-jurisdictional by the Commission, and
if the project does not utilize surplus water or waterpower from a
government dam and no public lands or reservations are affected,
permission is granted upon compliance with State laws.
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The information is collected in the form of a written application,
containing sufficient details to allow the Commission staff to research
the jurisdictional aspects of the project. This research includes
examining maps and land ownership records to establish whether or not
there is Federal jurisdiction over the lands and waters affected by the
project. A finding of non-jurisdictional by the Commission eliminates a
substantial paperwork burden for the applicant who might otherwise have
to file for a license or exemption application. The Commission
implements these filing requirements under 18 CFR part 24.
Type of Respondents: Persons intending to construct project works
on certain waters described above.
Estimate of Annual Burden.\5\ The Commission estimates the annual
public reporting burden and cost \6\ for the information collection as:
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\5\ 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.
\6\ Commission staff considers resources completing the FERC-515
to be compensated at rates similar to FERC employees. Therefore we
are using the 2019 FERC average hourly cost (for wages and benefits
for one full-time employee) of $80.00/hour (or $167,091/year).
FERC-515: Declaration of Intention
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Annual number
Number of respondents of responses Total number of Average burden hours & cost Total annual burden hours & Cost per
per respondent responses ($) per response total annual cost ($) respondent ($)
(1) (2) (1)*(2) = (3) (4)........................ (3)*(4) = (5).............. (5)/(1)
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6....................................... 1 6 80 hrs.; $6,400............ 480 hrs.; $38,400.......... $6,400
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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;
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(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: December 17, 2019.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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