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1 Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, L.L.C., 162
FERC 61,167 at 50 (2018).
2 18 CFR 385.214(d)(1).
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Service must be addressed to: Kimberly
D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street
NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426.
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must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue,
Rockville, Maryland 20852.
Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern
Time on September 2, 2020.
Dated: August 12, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC20–20–000]
Commission Information Collection
Activities (Ferc–523); 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 a renewal of
currently approved information
collection, FERC–523 (Application for
Authorization for the Issuance of
Securities or the Assumption of
Liabilities).
SUMMARY:
Comments on the collection of
information are due October 19, 2020.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
(identified by Docket No. IC20–20–000)
by one of the following methods:
• eFiling at Commission’s website:
https://www.ferc.gov.
• U.S. Postal Service Mail: Persons
unable to file electronically may mail
similar pleadings to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street
NE, Washington, DC 20426.
• Effective 7/1/2020, delivery of
filings other than by eFiling or the U.S.
Postal Service should be delivered to
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. For user assistance,
contact FERC Online Support by email
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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.
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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DATES:
50823
Title: FERC–523, Application for
Authorization for the Issuance of
Securities or the Assumption of
Liabilities.
OMB Control No.: 1902–0043.
Type of Request: Three-year approval
of the FERC–523 information collection
requirements with no changes to the
current reporting requirements.
Abstract: The information collected
by FERC–523 is required to implement
the statutory provisions of section 204
of the Federal Power Act (FPA) (16
U.S.C. 824c). Under section 204 of the
FPA, no public utility or licensee shall
issue any security, or assume any
obligation or liability as guarantor,
endorser, surety, or otherwise in respect
of any security of another person, until
the public utility applies for and
receives Commission approval by order
authorizing the issuance or assumption
of the liability. The Commission issues
an order if it finds that such issuance or
assumption (a) is for lawful object,
within the corporate purposes of the
applicant and compatible with the
public interest, which is necessary or
appropriate for or consistent with the
proper performance by the applicant as
a public utility, and which will not
impair its ability to perform that service,
and (b) is reasonably necessary or
appropriate for such purposes.
The Commission uses the information
contained in filings to determine its
acceptance and/or rejection of
applications for authorization to either
issue securities or to assume an
obligation or liability by the public
utilities and licensees who submit these
applications.
The specific application requirements
and filing format are found at 18 CFR
part 34, and 18 CFR 131.43 and 131.50.
This information is filed electronically.
Type of Respondents: Public utilities
subject to the Federal Power Act.
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Estimate of Annual Burden 1 and
cost: 2 The Commission estimates the
reduction in the annual public reporting
burden for the FERC–523, as follows:
FERC–523, APPLICATION FOR AUTHORIZATION FOR ISSUANCE OF SECURITIES OR THE ASSUMPTION OF LIABILITIES
Number of
respondents
Annual number of
responses per
respondent
Total number of
responses 3
Average burden hrs.
& cost ($)
per response
Total annual burden hrs.
& total annual cost
($)
Cost per respondent
($)
(1)
(2)
(1) * (2) = (3)
(4)
(3) * (4) = (5)
(5) ÷ (1)
57
1
57
70 hrs.; $5,810 ...............
3,990 hrs.; $331,170 ......
$5,810
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: August 12, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. EF20–3–001]
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Any person desiring to intervene or to
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Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214).
Protests will be considered by the
Commission in determining the
appropriate action to be taken, but will
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the proceeding. Any person wishing to
1 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
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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. On or before the
comment date, it is not necessary to
serve motions to intervene or protests
on persons other than the Applicant.
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 may
mail similar pleadings to the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426.
Hand delivered submissions in
docketed proceedings should be
delivered to Health and Human
Services, 12225 Wilkins Avenue,
Rockville, Maryland 20852.
In addition to publishing the full text
of this document in the Federal
Register, the Commission provides all
interested persons an opportunity to
view and/or print the contents of this
document via the internet through the
Commission’s Home Page (https://
ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link. Enter
the docket number excluding the last
three digits in the docket number field
to access the document. At this time, the
Commission has suspended access to
the Commission’s Public Reference
Room, due to the proclamation
declaring a National Emergency
concerning the Novel Coronavirus
Disease (COVID–19), issued by the
President on March 13, 2020. For
assistance, contact the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call
toll-free, (886) 208–3676 or TYY, (202)
502–8659.
Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern
Time on September 4, 2020.
Dated: August 11, 2020.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
collection burden, refer to 5 Code of Federal
Regulations 1320.3.
2 Commission staff estimates that the industry’s
skill set and cost (for wages and benefits) for FERC–
523 are approximately the same as the
Commission’s average cost. The FERC 2020 average
salary plus benefits for one FERC full-time
equivalent (FTE) is $172,329/year (or $83.00/hour).
3 The number of responses has decreased from the
collection renewal in 2017 due to normal
fluctuations in industry.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
[OMB 3060–0715; FRS 17001]
Information Collection Being Reviewed
by the Federal Communications
Commission
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
As part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork burdens, and as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (PRA), the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC or
Commission) invites the general public
and other Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on the
following information collections.
Comments are requested concerning:
Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Commission, including whether the
information shall have practical utility;
the accuracy of the Commission’s
burden estimate; ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information collected; ways to minimize
the burden of the collection of
information on the respondents,
including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology; and ways to
further reduce the information
collection burden on small business
concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a
collection of information unless it
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC20-20-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (Ferc-523); 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 a renewal of currently approved
information collection, FERC-523 (Application for Authorization for the
Issuance of Securities or the Assumption of Liabilities).
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due October 19,
2020.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments (identified by Docket No. IC20-20-
000) by one of the following methods:
eFiling at Commission's website: https://www.ferc.gov.
U.S. Postal Service Mail: Persons unable to file
electronically may mail similar pleadings to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426.
Effective 7/1/2020, delivery of filings other than by
eFiling or the U.S. Postal Service should be delivered to 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. 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Brown may be reached by email
at [email protected], telephone at (202) 502-8663.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC-523, Application for Authorization for the Issuance of
Securities or the Assumption of Liabilities.
OMB Control No.: 1902-0043.
Type of Request: Three-year approval of the FERC-523 information
collection requirements with no changes to the current reporting
requirements.
Abstract: The information collected by FERC-523 is required to
implement the statutory provisions of section 204 of the Federal Power
Act (FPA) (16 U.S.C. 824c). Under section 204 of the FPA, no public
utility or licensee shall issue any security, or assume any obligation
or liability as guarantor, endorser, surety, or otherwise in respect of
any security of another person, until the public utility applies for
and receives Commission approval by order authorizing the issuance or
assumption of the liability. The Commission issues an order if it finds
that such issuance or assumption (a) is for lawful object, within the
corporate purposes of the applicant and compatible with the public
interest, which is necessary or appropriate for or consistent with the
proper performance by the applicant as a public utility, and which will
not impair its ability to perform that service, and (b) is reasonably
necessary or appropriate for such purposes.
The Commission uses the information contained in filings to
determine its acceptance and/or rejection of applications for
authorization to either issue securities or to assume an obligation or
liability by the public utilities and licensees who submit these
applications.
The specific application requirements and filing format are found
at 18 CFR part 34, and 18 CFR 131.43 and 131.50. This information is
filed electronically.
Type of Respondents: Public utilities subject to the Federal Power
Act.
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Estimate of Annual Burden \1\ and cost: \2\ The Commission
estimates the reduction in the annual public reporting burden for the
FERC-523, as follows:
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\1\ 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, refer to 5 Code of Federal Regulations 1320.3.
\2\ Commission staff estimates that the industry's skill set and
cost (for wages and benefits) for FERC-523 are approximately the
same as the Commission's average cost. The FERC 2020 average salary
plus benefits for one FERC full-time equivalent (FTE) is $172,329/
year (or $83.00/hour).
FERC-523, Application for Authorization for Issuance of Securities or the Assumption of Liabilities
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Annual number
Number of of responses Total number of Average burden hrs. & cost ($) per Total annual burden hrs. & total Cost per
respondents per respondent responses \3\ response annual cost ($) respondent ($)
(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (3) (4)................................... (3) * (4) = (5)....................... (5) / (1)
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57 1 57 70 hrs.; $5,810....................... 3,990 hrs.; $331,170.................. $5,810
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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.
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\3\ The number of responses has decreased from the collection
renewal in 2017 due to normal fluctuations in industry.
Dated: August 12, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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