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protest in any of the above proceedings
must file in accordance with Rules 211
and 214 of the Commission’s
Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and
385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern
time on the specified comment date.
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Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC20–13–000]
Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–603); 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–
603 (Critical Energy/Electric
Infrastructure Information Data
Request).
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due May 26, 2020.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
(identified by Docket No. IC20–13–000)
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).
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, and
telephone at (202) 502–8663.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC–603, Critical Energy/
Electric Infrastructure Information Data
Request.
OMB Control No.: 1902–0197.
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC–603 information collection
SUMMARY:
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requirements with no changes to the
current reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.1
Abstract: This collection is used by
the Commission to implement
procedures for individuals with a valid
or legitimate need for access to Critical
Energy/Electric Infrastructure
Information (CEII), which is exempt
from disclosure under the Freedom of
Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552), subject
to a non-disclosure agreement.
On February, 21, 2003, the
Commission issued Order No. 630 (66
FR 52917) to address the appropriate
treatment of CEII in the aftermath of the
September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and
to restrict access due to the ongoing
terrorism threat. Given that such
information would typically be exempt
from mandatory disclosure pursuant to
FOIA, the Commission determined that
it was important to have a process for
individuals with a valid or legitimate
need to access certain sensitive energy
infrastructure information. As such, the
Commission’s CEII process is designed
to limit the distribution of sensitive
infrastructure information to those
individuals with a need to know in
order to avoid having sensitive
information fall into the hands of those
who may use it to attack the Nation’s
infrastructure.2 This collection was
prepared as part of the implementation
of the CEII request process.
On December 4, 2015, the President
signed the Fixing America’s Surface
Transportation Act (FAST Act) into law,
which directed the Commission to issue
regulations aimed at securing and
sharing sensitive infrastructure
information.3 On November 17, 2016, in
Order No. 833 (in Docket No. RM16–15),
the Commission adopted a Final Rule
implementing the FAST Act by
1 The CEII request form and five versions of the
non-disclosure agreement (General Non-Disclosure
Agreement, Media Non-Disclosure Agreement,
Federal Agency Acknowledgement and Agreement,
State Agency Employee Non-Disclosure Agreement,
and Consultant Non-Disclosure Agreement) are
posted at https://www.ferc.gov/legal/ceii-foia/
ceii.asp.
2 The Commission defined CEII to include
information about ‘‘existing or proposed critical
infrastructure that: (i) relates to the production,
generation, transportation, transmission, or
distribution of energy; (ii) could be useful to a
person planning an attack on critical infrastructure;
(iii) is exempt from mandatory disclosure under the
Freedom of Information Act, and (iv) does not
simply give the location of the critical
infrastructure. Critical infrastructure means existing
and proposed systems and assets, whether physical
or virtual, the incapacity or destruction of which
would negatively affect security, economic security,
public health or safety, or any combination of those
matters.
3 Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act,
Public Law 114–94, 61,003, 129 Stat. 1312, 1773–
1779 (2015) (to be codified at 16 U.S.C. 824 et seq.)
(FAST Act).
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amending its regulations that pertain to
the designation, protection, and sharing
of CEII. The Final Rule became effective
on February 19, 2017.
The FERC–603, Critical Energy/
Electric Infrastructure Information (CEII)
request form is largely unchanged from
the previously approved version. As in
the previous version, a person seeking
access to CEII must file a request for that
information by providing information
about their identity and the reason the
individual needs the information. With
that information, the Commission is
able to assess the requester’s need for
the information against the sensitivity of
the information. The updated form has
been changed to include one additional
requirement, a signed statement from
the requester attesting to the accuracy of
the information provided in the request.
This requirement was inadvertently
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omitted from the previous form. See 18
CFR 388.113(g)(5)(i)(D). A sample
updated CEII request form is attached to
this notice.
Type of Respondents: Persons seeking
access to CEII.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 4 The
Commission estimates the total annual
burden and cost 5 for this information
collection as follows.
FERC–603—CRITICAL ENERGY/ELECTRIC INFRASTRUCTURE INFORMATION REQUEST
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)
0.3 hrs.; $24 .....................
30 hrs.; $2,400 .................
100 .....................................
1
$24
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Comments: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on
April 22, 2020.
Take notice that on March 19, 2020,
Black Hills Shoshone Pipeline, LLC
filed a petition for a new two-year
waiver of the requirement that an
independent certified public accountant
attest to the conformity of the content
set out in Black Hills Shoshone’s FERC
Form No. 2–A, reflecting activity for
2019.1
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. Anyone filing a motion
to intervene or protest must serve a copy
of that document on the Petitioner.
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 document is added
to a subscribed docket(s).
For assistance with any FERC Online
service, please email
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call
4 ‘‘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.
5 The Commission staff thinks that the average
respondent for this collection is similarly situated
to the Commission, in terms of salary plus benefits.
Based upon the FERC’s 2019 average cost for salary
plus benefits, the average hourly cost is $80/hour.
1 18 CFR 158.11.
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: March 23, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. AC20–72–000]
Black Hills Shoshone Pipeline, LLC;
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AGENCY
[ER–FRL–9050–1]
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 (EIS) Filed March 16,
2020, 10 a.m. EST Through March 23,
2020, 10 a.m. EST Pursuant to 40 CFR
1506.9.
Section 309(a) of the Clean Air Act
requires that EPA make public its
comments on EISs issued by other
Federal agencies. EPA’s comment letters
on EISs are available at: https://
cdxnodengn.epa.gov/cdx-enepa-public/
action/eis/search.
EIS No. 20200071, Final, UDOT, UT, I–
15 Milepost 11 Interchange, Contact:
Elisa Albury 801–834–5284. Pursuant
to 23 U.S.C. 139(n)(2), UDOT has
issued a single FEIS and ROD.
Therefore, the 30-day wait/review
period under NEPA does not apply to
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC20-13-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-603); 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-603 (Critical Energy/Electric
Infrastructure Information Data Request).
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due May 26, 2020.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments (identified by Docket No. IC20-13-
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 [email protected], or by phone at: (866) 208-3676
(toll-free).
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], and telephone at (202) 502-8663.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC-603, Critical Energy/Electric Infrastructure
Information Data Request.
OMB Control No.: 1902-0197.
Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-603 information
collection requirements with no changes to the current reporting and
recordkeeping requirements.\1\
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\1\ The CEII request form and five versions of the non-
disclosure agreement (General Non-Disclosure Agreement, Media Non-
Disclosure Agreement, Federal Agency Acknowledgement and Agreement,
State Agency Employee Non-Disclosure Agreement, and Consultant Non-
Disclosure Agreement) are posted at https://www.ferc.gov/legal/ceii-foia/ceii.asp.
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Abstract: This collection is used by the Commission to implement
procedures for individuals with a valid or legitimate need for access
to Critical Energy/Electric Infrastructure Information (CEII), which is
exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C.
552), subject to a non-disclosure agreement.
On February, 21, 2003, the Commission issued Order No. 630 (66 FR
52917) to address the appropriate treatment of CEII in the aftermath of
the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and to restrict access due to
the ongoing terrorism threat. Given that such information would
typically be exempt from mandatory disclosure pursuant to FOIA, the
Commission determined that it was important to have a process for
individuals with a valid or legitimate need to access certain sensitive
energy infrastructure information. As such, the Commission's CEII
process is designed to limit the distribution of sensitive
infrastructure information to those individuals with a need to know in
order to avoid having sensitive information fall into the hands of
those who may use it to attack the Nation's infrastructure.\2\ This
collection was prepared as part of the implementation of the CEII
request process.
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\2\ The Commission defined CEII to include information about
``existing or proposed critical infrastructure that: (i) relates to
the production, generation, transportation, transmission, or
distribution of energy; (ii) could be useful to a person planning an
attack on critical infrastructure; (iii) is exempt from mandatory
disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, and (iv) does not
simply give the location of the critical infrastructure. Critical
infrastructure means existing and proposed systems and assets,
whether physical or virtual, the incapacity or destruction of which
would negatively affect security, economic security, public health
or safety, or any combination of those matters.
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On December 4, 2015, the President signed the Fixing America's
Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) into law, which directed the
Commission to issue regulations aimed at securing and sharing sensitive
infrastructure information.\3\ On November 17, 2016, in Order No. 833
(in Docket No. RM16-15), the Commission adopted a Final Rule
implementing the FAST Act by
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amending its regulations that pertain to the designation, protection,
and sharing of CEII. The Final Rule became effective on February 19,
2017.
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\3\ Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act, Public Law 114-
94, 61,003, 129 Stat. 1312, 1773-1779 (2015) (to be codified at 16
U.S.C. 824 et seq.) (FAST Act).
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The FERC-603, Critical Energy/Electric Infrastructure Information
(CEII) request form is largely unchanged from the previously approved
version. As in the previous version, a person seeking access to CEII
must file a request for that information by providing information about
their identity and the reason the individual needs the information.
With that information, the Commission is able to assess the requester's
need for the information against the sensitivity of the information.
The updated form has been changed to include one additional
requirement, a signed statement from the requester attesting to the
accuracy of the information provided in the request. This requirement
was inadvertently omitted from the previous form. See 18 CFR
388.113(g)(5)(i)(D). A sample updated CEII request form is attached to
this notice.
Type of Respondents: Persons seeking access to CEII.
Estimate of Annual Burden: \4\ The Commission estimates the total
annual burden and cost \5\ for this information collection as follows.
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\4\ ``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.
\5\ The Commission staff thinks that the average respondent for
this collection is similarly situated to the Commission, in terms of
salary plus benefits. Based upon the FERC's 2019 average cost for
salary plus benefits, the average hourly cost is $80/hour.
FERC-603--Critical Energy/Electric Infrastructure Information Request
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Annual number
Number of respondents of responses per Total number of Average burden & cost per Total annual burden hours & Cost per
respondent responses response total annual cost respondent ($)
(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (3) (4)........................ (3) * (4) = (5)............ (5) / (1)
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100..................................... 1 100 0.3 hrs.; $24.............. 30 hrs.; $2,400............ $24
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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: March 23, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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