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an application under section 7(c) of the
Natural Gas Act to amend the existing
Order Issuing Certificates and
Approving Abandonment issued on
January 19, 2017 (Order) for the Leach
XPress Project (LXP) in Docket No.
CP15–514–000. In the LXP Amendment,
Columbia Gas proposes to modify its
operation of the Ceredo Compressor
Station authorized in the Order and
requests modifying the Order noise level
requirement for the Ceredo and
Crawford Compressor Stations. The
proposed LXP Amendment would allow
Columbia Gas to operate the Ceredo and
Crawford Compressor Stations under
the modified full load scenario, and
ensure that the noise level requirement
associated with the compressor stations
would be consistent with the
Commission’s policy.
On November 19, 2019, the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC
or Commission) issued its Notice of
Application for the LXP Amendment.
Among other things, that notice alerted
agencies issuing federal authorization 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’s staff’s
Environmental Assessment (EA) for the
LXP Amendment. This instant notice
identifies the FERC staff’s planned
schedule for completion of an EA for the
LXP Amendment.
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Schedule for Environmental Review
Issuance of EA—May 7, 2020
90-day Federal Authorization Decision
Deadline—August 5, 2020
If a schedule change becomes
necessary, additional notice will be
provided so that the relevant agencies
are kept informed of the LXP
Amendment’s progress.
Project Description
Columbia Gas is proposing to modify
its operation of the Ceredo Compressor
Station authorized in the Order to
reduce operational noise levels on noise
sensitive areas by: (1) Modifying the
full-load operation of the Ceredo
Compressor Station to limit the use of
the seven existing legacy reciprocating
units operating prior to the LXP Order
to four units at a given time; and (2)
allowing for the use of additional
horsepower (hp) at the Ceredo
Compressor Station that is available
from existing electric-driven compressor
units installed since issuance of the LXP
Order. Columbia Gas also requests
amending the Order noise level
requirement for the Ceredo and
Crawford Compressor Stations to
conform to the Commission staff
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recommended environmental condition
31 in the September 2016 final
Environmental Impact Statement for the
LXP rather than environmental
condition 31 of the Order.
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Dated: April 1, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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Background
On February 26, 2020, the
Commission issued a Notice of Intent to
Prepare an Environmental Assessment
for the Proposed Leach XPress Project
Amendment and Request for Comments
on Environmental Issues (NOI). The NOI
was sent to affected landowners; federal,
state, and local government agencies;
elected officials; other interested parties;
and local libraries and newspapers. In
response to the NOI, the Commission
received one comment letter from the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
raising issues including: Expected noise
impacts and existing and potential
alternative noise mitigation applicable
to noise sensitive receivers in the
vicinity of the compressor stations; and
clarification of what facility
modifications Columbia Gas carried out
at the compressor stations under the
LXP Order. All substantive comments
received from the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency will be addressed in
the EA.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Additional Information
DATES:
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[Docket No. IC20–14–000]
Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–725T); Comment
Request; Extension
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, Department of Energy.
AGENCY:
Notice of information collection
and request for comments.
ACTION:
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–
725T, Mandatory Reliability Standards
for the Bulk-Power System: TRE
Reliability Standards.
SUMMARY:
Comments on the collection of
information are due June 8, 2020.
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 LXP
Amendment 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
Number’’ excluding the last three digits
(i.e., CP20–12), and follow the
instructions. For assistance with access
to eLibrary, the helpline can be reached
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.
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You may submit comments
(identified by Docket No. IC20–14–000)
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, at Health
and Human Services, 12225 Wilkins
Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
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.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ellen Brown may be reached by email
at DataClearance@FERC.gov, telephone
at (202) 502–8663.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Title: FERC–725T, Mandatory
Reliability Standards for the Bulk-Power
System: TRE 1 Reliability Standards.
OMB Control No.: 1902–0273.
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC–725T information
collection requirements with no changes
to the current reporting requirements.
Abstract: TRE Reliability Standards
apply to entities registered as Generator
Owners (GOs), Generator Operators
(GOPs), and Balancing Authorities (BAs)
within the Texas Reliability Entity
region.
The information collection
requirements entail the setting or
configuration of the Control System
software, identification and recording of
events, data retention, and submitting
frequency measurable events to the
compliance enforcement authority
(Regional Entity or NERC).
Submitting frequency measurable
events. The BA has to identify and post
information regarding Frequency
Measurable Events (FME). Further, the
BA has to calculate and report to the
Compliance Enforcement Authority data
related to Primary Frequency Response
(PFR) performance of each generating
unit/generating facility.
Data retention. The BA, GO, and GOP
shall keep data or evidence to show
compliance, as identified below, unless
directed by its Compliance Enforcement
Authority to retain specific evidence for
a longer period of time as part of an
investigation. Compliance audits are
generally about three years apart.
• The BA shall retain a list of
identified Frequency Measurable Events
and shall retain FME information since
its last compliance audit.
• The BA shall retain all monthly
PFR performance reports since its last
compliance audit.
• The BA shall retain all annual
Interconnection minimum Frequency
Response calculations, and related
methodology and criteria documents,
relating to time periods since its last
compliance audit.
• The BA shall retain all data and
calculations relating to the
Interconnection’s Frequency Response,
and all evidence of actions taken to
increase the Interconnection’s
Frequency Response, since its last
compliance audit.
• Each GOP and GO shall retain
evidence since its last compliance audit.
Type of Respondents: NERC
Registered entities: Balancing
Authorities, Generator Owners,
Generator Operators.
Estimate of Annual Burden : 2 The
Commission estimates the annual public
reporting burden for the information
collection as:
FERC–725T (MANDATORY RELIABILITY STANDARDS FOR THE BULK-POWER SYSTEM: TRE RELIABILITY STANDARDS)
Number of
respondents
Annual
number of
responses per
respondent
Total
number of
responses
Average
burden & cost per
response 3
Total annual burden
hours & total annual
cost
Cost per
respondent
($)
(1)
(2)
(1) * (2) = (3)
(4)
(3) * (4) = (5)
(5) ÷ (1)
Maintenance and Submission of Event Log
Data.
Evidence Retention ......
41
1
1
16 hrs.; $821.44 ..........
16 hrs.; $821.44 ..........
821.44
5 130
1
130
2 hrs.; 102.68 ..............
260 hrs.; 13,348.4 .......
102.68
Total ......................
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131
.....................................
276 hrs.; 14,169.84 .....
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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.
1 Texas
Reliability Entity.
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 Burden
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Dated: April 1, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
In accordance with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and
the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission’s regulations, 18 CFR part
380 (Order No. 486, 52 FR 47879), the
Office of Energy Projects has reviewed
the application for non-capacity license
amendment for the North Platte/
Keystone Diversion Dam Hydroelectric
Project, located on the North/South
Platte Rivers in Lincoln and Keith
counties, Nebraska, and has prepared an
Environmental Assessment (EA). In the
EA, Commission staff analyzes the
potential environmental effects of the
proposed license amendment and
concludes that issuing an order
approving the proposal, with
appropriate environmental measures,
would not constitute a major federal
action significantly affecting the quality
of the human environment.
In addition to publishing the full text
of this document in the Federal
Register, the Commission provides all
3 The figures for May 2018 posted by the Bureau
of Labor Statistics for the Utilities sector (available
at https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm)
and updated March 2019 for benefits information
(at https://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.nr0.htm).
The hourly estimates for salary plus benefits are:
—File Clerks (code 43–4071), $34.50.
—Electrical Engineer (code 17–2071), $68.17.
The average hourly burden cost for this collection
is $51.34 [$34.50 + $68.17 = 51.335] and is rounded
to $51.34.
4 BA (balancing authority).
5 BA (balancing authority), GO (generator owner),
and GOP (generator operator).
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Commission
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of Availability of Environmental
Assessment
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC20-14-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-725T); Comment
Request; Extension
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Department of Energy.
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-725T, Mandatory Reliability Standards for
the Bulk-Power System: TRE Reliability Standards.
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due June 8, 2020.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments (identified by Docket No. IC20-14-
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, at Health and Human Services,
12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
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], telephone at (202) 502-8663.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Title: FERC-725T, Mandatory Reliability Standards for the Bulk-
Power System: TRE \1\ Reliability Standards.
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\1\ Texas Reliability Entity.
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OMB Control No.: 1902-0273.
Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-725T information
collection requirements with no changes to the current reporting
requirements.
Abstract: TRE Reliability Standards apply to entities registered as
Generator Owners (GOs), Generator Operators (GOPs), and Balancing
Authorities (BAs) within the Texas Reliability Entity region.
The information collection requirements entail the setting or
configuration of the Control System software, identification and
recording of events, data retention, and submitting frequency
measurable events to the compliance enforcement authority (Regional
Entity or NERC).
Submitting frequency measurable events. The BA has to identify and
post information regarding Frequency Measurable Events (FME). Further,
the BA has to calculate and report to the Compliance Enforcement
Authority data related to Primary Frequency Response (PFR) performance
of each generating unit/generating facility.
Data retention. The BA, GO, and GOP shall keep data or evidence to
show compliance, as identified below, unless directed by its Compliance
Enforcement Authority to retain specific evidence for a longer period
of time as part of an investigation. Compliance audits are generally
about three years apart.
The BA shall retain a list of identified Frequency
Measurable Events and shall retain FME information since its last
compliance audit.
The BA shall retain all monthly PFR performance reports
since its last compliance audit.
The BA shall retain all annual Interconnection minimum
Frequency Response calculations, and related methodology and criteria
documents, relating to time periods since its last compliance audit.
The BA shall retain all data and calculations relating to
the Interconnection's Frequency Response, and all evidence of actions
taken to increase the Interconnection's Frequency Response, since its
last compliance audit.
Each GOP and GO shall retain evidence since its last
compliance audit.
Type of Respondents: NERC Registered entities: Balancing
Authorities, Generator Owners, Generator Operators.
Estimate of Annual Burden : \2\ The Commission estimates the annual
public reporting burden 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. For
further explanation of what is included in the information
collection burden, reference 5 Code of Federal Regulations 1320.3.
\3\ The figures for May 2018 posted by the Bureau of Labor
Statistics for the Utilities sector (available at https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm) and updated March 2019 for
benefits information (at https://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.nr0.htm). The hourly estimates for salary plus benefits are:
--File Clerks (code 43-4071), $34.50.
--Electrical Engineer (code 17-2071), $68.17.
The average hourly burden cost for this collection is $51.34
[$34.50 + $68.17 = 51.335] and is rounded to $51.34.
\4\ BA (balancing authority).
\5\ BA (balancing authority), GO (generator owner), and GOP
(generator operator).
FERC-725T (Mandatory Reliability Standards for the Bulk-Power System: TRE Reliability Standards)
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Annual number Total annual burden
Number of of responses Total number Average burden & cost hours & total annual Cost per
respondents per respondent of responses per response \3\ cost respondent ($)
(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (4)..................... (3) * (4) = (5)........ (5) / (1)
(3)
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Maintenance and Submission of Event \4\ 1 1 1 16 hrs.; $821.44........ 16 hrs.; $821.44....... 821.44
Log Data.
Evidence Retention................... \5\ 130 1 130 2 hrs.; 102.68.......... 260 hrs.; 13,348.4..... 102.68
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Total............................ .............. .............. 131 ........................ 276 hrs.; 14,169.84.... ..............
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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 1, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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