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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC21–4–000]
Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–549b); 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), the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (Commission or
FERC) is soliciting public comment on
the currently approved information
collection, FERC–549B (Gas Pipeline
Rates: Annual Capacity Reports and
Index of Customers).
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due December 28, 2020.
SUMMARY:
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You may submit comments
(identified by Docket IC21–4–000) by
any of the following methods:
• eFiling at Commission’s Website:
https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
efiling.asp.
• 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 comments 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 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–549B (Gas Pipeline Rates:
Annual Capacity Reports and Index of
Customers).
OMB Control No.: 1902–0169.
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC–549B information
collection requirements with changes to
the current reporting requirements.
Abstract: As described below, FERC–
549B is comprised of information
collection activities at 18 CFR 284.13(b),
284.13(c), 284.13(d)(1), and
284.13(d)(2). The purpose of these
information collection activities is to
provide reliable information about
capacity availability and price that
shippers need to make informed
decisions in a competitive market, and
to enable shippers and the Commission
to monitor marketplace behavior to
detect, and remedy anti-competitive
behavior.
ADDRESSES:
Reports on Firm and Interruptible
Services and on Capacity and Flow
Information Under 18 CFR 284.13(b)
and 284.13(d)(1)
This information collection activity
enables shippers to release
transportation and storage capacity to
other shippers wanting to obtain
capacity. The information results in
reliable capacity information
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availability and price data that shippers
need to make informed decisions in a
competitive market, and enables
shippers and the Commission to
monitor the market for potential abuses.
Index of Customers Under 18 CFR
284.13(c)
The regulation at 18 CFR 284.13(c)
requires interstate pipelines to file an
index of all its firm transportation and
storage customers under contract. This
index is due on the first business day of
each calendar quarter. In addition, the
index must be posted on the pipeline’s
internet website in a downloadable
format complying with specifications
established by the Commission. The
information posted on the pipeline’s
internet website must be made available
until the next quarterly index is posted.
The requirements for the electronic
index can be obtained from the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission,
Division of Information Services, Public
Reference and Files Maintenance
Branch, Washington, DC 20426.
Peak-Day Annual Capacity Report
Under 284.13(d)(2)
The regulation at 18 CFR 284.13(d)(2)
requires an annual peak-day capacity
report of all interstate pipelines,
including natural gas storage-only
companies. This report is generally a
short report showing the peak day
design capacity or the actual peak day
capacity achieved, with a short
explanation, if needed. The regulation
provides that an interstate pipeline must
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make an annual filing by March 1 of
each year showing the estimated peak
day capacity of the pipeline’s system,
and the estimated storage capacity and
maximum daily delivery capability of
storage facilities under reasonably
representative operating assumptions
and the respective assignments of that
capacity to the various firm services
provided by the pipeline.
Types of Respondents: Respondents
for this data collection are interstate
pipelines and storage facilities subject to
FERC regulation under the Natural Gas
Act.
Estimate of Annual Burden: The
Commission estimates the annual public
reporting burden 1 for the information
collection as shown in the following
table:
FERC–549B (GAS PIPELINE RATES: CAPACITY REPORTS AND INDEX OF CUSTOMERS)
Average
annual number
of respondents
Average
annual number
of responses
per
respondent
Average
annual total
number of
responses
Average burden & cost
per response 2
Total annual burden
hours & total annual
cost
Cost per
respondent
($)
(1)
(2)
(1) * (2) = (3)
(4)
(3) * (4) = (5)
(5) ÷ (1)
146,160 hrs.;
$12,131,280.
2,016 hrs.; $167,328 ..
1,680 hrs.; $139,440 ..
Capacity Reports under 284.13(b) &
284.13(d)(1).
Index of Customers under 18 CFR 284.13(c)
Peak Day Annual Capacity Report under 18
CFR 284.13(d)(2).
Totals .......................................................
168
6
1,008
145 hrs.; $146,160 ......
168
168
4
1
672
168
3 hrs.; $249 .................
10 hrs.; $830 ...............
........................
........................
1,848
.....................................
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: October 20, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020–23655 Filed 10–23–20; 8:45 am]
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1 The Commission defines burden 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
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149,856 hrs.;
$12,438,048.
$72,210
996
830
74,036
The staff of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) will prepare an
environmental document that will
discuss the environmental impacts of
the Hackberry Storage Project involving
construction and operation of facilities
by LA Storage, LLC (LA Storage) in
Cameron and Calcasieu Parishes,
Louisiana. The Commission will use
this environmental document in its
decision-making process to determine
whether the project is in the public
convenience and necessity.
This notice announces the opening of
the scoping process the Commission
will use to gather input from the public
and interested agencies regarding the
project. As part of the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
review process, the Commission takes
into account concerns the public may
have about proposals and the
environmental impacts that could result
from its action whenever it considers
the issuance of a Certificate of Public
Convenience and Necessity. This
gathering of public input is referred to
as ‘‘scoping.’’ The main goal of the
scoping process is to focus the analysis
in the environmental document on the
important environmental issues.
Additional information about the
Commission’s NEPA process is
described below in the NEPA Process
and Environmental Document section of
this notice.
By this notice, the Commission
requests public comments on the scope
of issues to address in the
environmental document. To ensure
that your comments are timely and
properly recorded, please submit your
further explanation of what is included in the
information collection burden, reference 5 CFR
1320.3.
2 The current average cost for one FERC full-time
equivalent ($83.00 per hour for wages plus benefits)
is used as a proxy for industry’s hourly cost.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. PF20–5–000]
Notice of Scoping Period Requesting
Comments on Environmental Issues
for the Planned LA Storage, LLC
Hackberry Storage Project
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC21-4-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-549b); 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), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) is
soliciting public comment on the currently approved information
collection, FERC-549B (Gas Pipeline Rates: Annual Capacity Reports and
Index of Customers).
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due December 28,
2020.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments (identified by Docket IC21-4-000) by
any of the following methods:
eFiling at Commission's Website: https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp.
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 comments 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/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-549B (Gas Pipeline Rates: Annual Capacity Reports and
Index of Customers).
OMB Control No.: 1902-0169.
Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-549B information
collection requirements with changes to the current reporting
requirements.
Abstract: As described below, FERC-549B is comprised of information
collection activities at 18 CFR 284.13(b), 284.13(c), 284.13(d)(1), and
284.13(d)(2). The purpose of these information collection activities is
to provide reliable information about capacity availability and price
that shippers need to make informed decisions in a competitive market,
and to enable shippers and the Commission to monitor marketplace
behavior to detect, and remedy anti-competitive behavior.
Reports on Firm and Interruptible Services and on Capacity and Flow
Information Under 18 CFR 284.13(b) and 284.13(d)(1)
This information collection activity enables shippers to release
transportation and storage capacity to other shippers wanting to obtain
capacity. The information results in reliable capacity information
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availability and price data that shippers need to make informed
decisions in a competitive market, and enables shippers and the
Commission to monitor the market for potential abuses.
Index of Customers Under 18 CFR 284.13(c)
The regulation at 18 CFR 284.13(c) requires interstate pipelines to
file an index of all its firm transportation and storage customers
under contract. This index is due on the first business day of each
calendar quarter. In addition, the index must be posted on the
pipeline's internet website in a downloadable format complying with
specifications established by the Commission. The information posted on
the pipeline's internet website must be made available until the next
quarterly index is posted. The requirements for the electronic index
can be obtained from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Division
of Information Services, Public Reference and Files Maintenance Branch,
Washington, DC 20426.
Peak-Day Annual Capacity Report Under 284.13(d)(2)
The regulation at 18 CFR 284.13(d)(2) requires an annual peak-day
capacity report of all interstate pipelines, including natural gas
storage-only companies. This report is generally a short report showing
the peak day design capacity or the actual peak day capacity achieved,
with a short explanation, if needed. The regulation provides that an
interstate pipeline must make an annual filing by March 1 of each year
showing the estimated peak day capacity of the pipeline's system, and
the estimated storage capacity and maximum daily delivery capability of
storage facilities under reasonably representative operating
assumptions and the respective assignments of that capacity to the
various firm services provided by the pipeline.
Types of Respondents: Respondents for this data collection are
interstate pipelines and storage facilities subject to FERC regulation
under the Natural Gas Act.
Estimate of Annual Burden: The Commission estimates the annual
public reporting burden \1\ for the information collection as shown in
the following table:
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\1\ The Commission defines burden 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 CFR 1320.3.
FERC-549B (Gas Pipeline Rates: Capacity Reports and Index of Customers)
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Average annual
Average annual number of Average annual Average burden & cost Total annual burden Cost per
number of responses per total number per response \2\ hours & total annual respondent ($)
respondents respondent of responses cost
(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (4)..................... (3) * (4) = (5)........ (5) / (1)
(3)
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Capacity Reports under 284.13(b) & 168 6 1,008 145 hrs.; $146,160...... 146,160 hrs.; $72,210
284.13(d)(1). $12,131,280.
Index of Customers under 18 CFR 168 4 672 3 hrs.; $249............ 2,016 hrs.; $167,328... 996
284.13(c).
Peak Day Annual Capacity Report under 168 1 168 10 hrs.; $830........... 1,680 hrs.; $139,440... 830
18 CFR 284.13(d)(2).
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Totals........................... .............. .............. 1,848 ........................ 149,856 hrs.; 74,036
$12,438,048.
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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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\2\ The current average cost for one FERC full-time equivalent
($83.00 per hour for wages plus benefits) is used as a proxy for
industry's hourly cost.
Dated: October 20, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-23655 Filed 10-23-20; 8:45 am]
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