Commission Information Collection Activities (Ferc-546) Comment Request; Extension, 4581-4582 [2022-01684]
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Additional Information
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–
546, (Certificated Rate Filings: Gas
Pipeline Rates), which will be submitted
to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review.
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due February 28, 2022.
Send written comments on
FERC–546 to OMB through
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission Desk Officer. Please
identify the OMB Control Number
(1902–0155) in the subject line of your
comments. Comments should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain.
Please submit copies of your
comments to the Commission. You may
submit copies of your comments
(identified by Docket No. IC22–2–000)
by one of the following methods:
Electronic filing through https://
www.ferc.gov, is preferred.
• Electronic Filing: Documents must
be filed in acceptable native
applications and print-to-PDF, but not
in scanned or picture format.
• For those unable to file
electronically, comments may be filed
by USPS mail or by hand (including
courier) delivery.
Æ Mail via U.S. Postal Service Only:
Addressed to: Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the
Commission, 888 First Street NE,
Washington, DC 20426.
Æ Hand (including courier) delivery:
Deliver to: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue,
Rockville, MD 20852.
Instructions: OMB submissions must
be formatted and filed in accordance
with submission guidelines at
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Using the search function under the
‘‘Currently Under Review’’ field, select
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission;
click ‘‘submit,’’ and select ‘‘comment’’
to the right of the subject collection.
FERC 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 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/ferconline/overview.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ellen Brown may be reached by email
at DataClearance@FERC.gov, telephone
at (202) 502–8663.
1 Hinshaw pipelines are those that receive all outof-state gas from entities within or at the boundary
of a state if all the natural gas so received is
ultimately consumed within the state in which it is
received, 15 U.S.C. 717(c). Congress concluded that
Hinshaw pipelines are ‘‘matters primarily of local
concern,’’ and so are more appropriately regulated
by pertinent state agencies rather than by FERC.
The Natural Gas Act section 1(c) exempts Hinshaw
pipelines from FERC jurisdiction. A Hinshaw
pipeline, however, may apply for a FERC certificate
to transport gas outside of state lines.
2 ‘‘Burden’’ is the total time, effort, or financial
resources expended by persons to generate,
ADDRESSES:
Additional information about the
Project is available from the
Commission’s Office of External Affairs,
at (866) 208–FERC, or on the FERC
website at www.ferc.gov using the
eLibrary link. Click on the eLibrary link,
click on ‘‘General Search’’ and enter the
docket number in the ‘‘Docket Number’’
field, excluding the last three digits (i.e.,
CP22–2–000). Be sure you have selected
an appropriate date range. For
assistance, please contact FERC Online
Support at FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov
or (866) 208–3676, or for TTY, contact
(202) 502–8659. The eLibrary link also
provides access to the texts of all formal
documents issued by the Commission,
such as orders, notices, and
rulemakings.
Public sessions or site visits will be
posted on the Commission’s calendar
located at https://www.ferc.gov/newsevents/events along with other related
information.
Dated: January 21, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC22–2–000]
Commission Information Collection
Activities (Ferc–546) Comment
Request; Extension
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of information collection
and request for comments.
AGENCY:
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1. FERC–546
Title: FERC–546, Certificated Rate
Filings: Gas Pipeline Rates.
OMB Control No.: 1902–0155.
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC–546 information collection
requirements with no changes to the
current reporting requirements. There
were no comments received on the 60day comment period (86 FR 63010).
Abstract: The Commission reviews
the FERC–546 materials to decide
whether to approve rates and tariff
changes associated with an application
for a certificate under Natural Gas Act
(NGA) section 7(c) (15 U.S.C. 717f(c)).
Additionally, FERC reviews FERC–546
materials in storage applications under
NGA section 4(f) (15 U.S.C. 717c(f)), to
evaluate an applicant’s market power
and determine whether to grant marketbased rate authority to the applicant.
The Commission uses the information
in FERC–546 to monitor jurisdictional
transportation, natural gas storage, and
unbundled sales activities of interstate
natural gas pipelines and Hinshaw 1
pipelines. In addition to fulfilling the
Commission’s obligations under the
NGA, the FERC–546 enables the
Commission to monitor the activities
and evaluate transactions of the natural
gas industry, ensure competitiveness,
and improve efficiency of the industry’s
operations. In summary, the
Commission uses the information to:
• Ensure adequate customer
protections under NGA section 4(f);
• review rate and tariff changes filed
under NGA section 7(c) for certification
of natural gas pipeline transportation
and storage services;
• provide general industry oversight;
and
• supplement documentation during
the pipeline audits process.
Failure to collect this information
would prevent the Commission from
monitoring and evaluating transactions
and operations of jurisdictional
pipelines and performing its regulatory
functions.
Type of Respondents: Jurisdictional
pipeline companies and storage
operators.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 2 The
Commission estimates the burden and
cost for this information collection as
follows:
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.
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FERC–546 (CERTIFICATED RATE FILINGS: GAS PIPELINE RATES)
Annual
number of
respondents
Annual
number of
responses
per
respondent
Total
number of
responses
(rounded)
Average burden &
cost per
response 3
(rounded)
Total
annual burden
hours & total annual cost
(rounded)
Cost per
respondent
($)
(rounded)
(1)
(2)
(1) * (2) = (3)
(4)
(3) * (4) = (5)
(5) ÷ (1)
500 hrs.; $41,652 ..........
37,482.50 hrs.; $3,122,442.18 ............
Pipeline Certificate Filings and Storage Applications.
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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: January 21, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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3 The hourly cost (for salary plus benefits) uses
the figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, June
2021, for positions involved in the reporting and
recordkeeping requirements. These figures include
salary (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_
22.htm) and benefits https://www.bls.gov/
news.release/ecec.nr0.htm) and are:
Electrical Engineer (Occupation Code: 17–2071;
$72.15/hour)
Management Analyst (Occupation Code: 13–1111;
$68.39/hour)
Accounting (Occupation Code: 13–2011; $57.41/
hours)
Computer and Mathematical (Occupation Code:
15–0000; $65.73/hour)
Legal (Occupation Code: 23–0000; $142.25/hour)
The average hourly cost (salary plus benefits) is
calculated weighting each of the previously
mentioned wage categories as follows: $72.15/hour
(0.4) + $68.39/hour (0.2) + $57.41/hour (0.1) +
$65.73/hour (0.1) + $142.25/hour (0.2) = $83.304/
hour. The Commission rounds this figure to $83/
hour.
4 This figure was calculated by dividing the total
number of responses (1.595) by the total number of
respondents (47). The resulting figure was then
rounded to the nearest thousandth place.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 2188–263]
Northwestern Corporation; 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. Application Type: Temporary
Variance of Article 420.
b. Project No: 2188–263.
c. Date Filed: January 7, 2022.
d. Applicant: Northwestern
Corporation (licensee).
e. Name of Project: Missouri-Madison
Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: The project consists of
nine hydroelectric developments
located on the Madison and Missouri
Rivers in Gallatin, Madison, Lewis and
Clark, and Cascade counties, Montana.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a–825r.
h. Applicant Contact: Mary Gail
Sullivan, Director, Environmental and
Lands; Northwestern Corporation; 11
East Park Street; Butte, Montana 59701;
(406) 497–3382; marygail.sullivan@
northwestern.com.
i. FERC Contact: Joy Kurtz, (202) 502–
6760, Joy.Kurtz@ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for filing comments,
motions to intervene, and protests:
February 10, 2022.
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/docs-filing/
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
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(TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, you
may submit a paper copy. Submissions
sent via the U.S. Postal Service must be
addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room
1A, Washington, DC 20426.
Submissions sent via any other carrier
must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue,
Rockville, Maryland 20852. The first
page of any filing should include the
docket number P–2188–263. Comments
emailed to Commission staff are not
considered part of the Commission
record.
The Commission’s Rules of Practice
and Procedure require all intervenors
filing documents with the Commission
to serve a copy of that document on
each person whose name appears on the
official service list for the project.
Further, if an intervenor files comments
or documents with the Commission
relating to the merits of an issue that
may affect the responsibilities of a
particular resource agency, they must
also serve a copy of the document on
that resource agency.
k. Description of Request: The
licensee requests a temporary variance
from the its River Flow Restoration Plan
(Plan), required by Article 420 of the
project license and approved by the
Commission on February 7, 2014. The
proposed variance would occur from
March 1, 2022 to November 30, 2022 in
support of the initial phase of a spill
gate replacement project at Morony
Dam. The replacement project in its
entirety entails replacing the dam’s nine
radial spill gates with vertical slide
gates over a three-year period. During
the proposed variance period, the
licensee would replace spill gates 4–7,
and would therefore be unable to use
them to restore flows during full plant
trips, as required by the Plan. The
licensee proposes to use a combination
of spill gates 1–3 for flow restoration
during any full plant trips while spill
gates 4–7 are out of service. Consistent
with the Plan, during the variance
period, the licensee will provide a 7minute long warning siren to alert the
public that the spill gates are opening
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC22-2-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (Ferc-546) 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-546, (Certificated Rate Filings: Gas
Pipeline Rates), which will be submitted to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review.
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due February 28,
2022.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on FERC-546 to OMB through
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission Desk Officer. Please identify the OMB Control Number (1902-
0155) in the subject line of your comments. Comments should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Please submit copies of your comments to the Commission. You may
submit copies of your comments (identified by Docket No. IC22-2-000) by
one of the following methods: Electronic filing through https://www.ferc.gov, is preferred.
Electronic Filing: Documents must be filed in acceptable
native applications and print-to-PDF, but not in scanned or picture
format.
For those unable to file electronically, comments may be
filed by USPS mail or by hand (including courier) delivery.
[cir] Mail via U.S. Postal Service Only: Addressed to: Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the Commission, 888 First
Street NE, Washington, DC 20426.
[cir] Hand (including courier) delivery: Deliver to: Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, MD 20852.
Instructions: OMB submissions must be formatted and filed in
accordance with submission guidelines at www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Using the search function under the ``Currently Under Review''
field, select Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; click ``submit,''
and select ``comment'' to the right of the subject collection.
FERC 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/ferc-online/overview.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Brown may be reached by email at
[email protected], telephone at (202) 502-8663.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1. FERC-546
Title: FERC-546, Certificated Rate Filings: Gas Pipeline Rates.
OMB Control No.: 1902-0155.
Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-546 information
collection requirements with no changes to the current reporting
requirements. There were no comments received on the 60-day comment
period (86 FR 63010).
Abstract: The Commission reviews the FERC-546 materials to decide
whether to approve rates and tariff changes associated with an
application for a certificate under Natural Gas Act (NGA) section 7(c)
(15 U.S.C. 717f(c)). Additionally, FERC reviews FERC-546 materials in
storage applications under NGA section 4(f) (15 U.S.C. 717c(f)), to
evaluate an applicant's market power and determine whether to grant
market-based rate authority to the applicant. The Commission uses the
information in FERC-546 to monitor jurisdictional transportation,
natural gas storage, and unbundled sales activities of interstate
natural gas pipelines and Hinshaw \1\ pipelines. In addition to
fulfilling the Commission's obligations under the NGA, the FERC-546
enables the Commission to monitor the activities and evaluate
transactions of the natural gas industry, ensure competitiveness, and
improve efficiency of the industry's operations. In summary, the
Commission uses the information to:
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\1\ Hinshaw pipelines are those that receive all out-of-state
gas from entities within or at the boundary of a state if all the
natural gas so received is ultimately consumed within the state in
which it is received, 15 U.S.C. 717(c). Congress concluded that
Hinshaw pipelines are ``matters primarily of local concern,'' and so
are more appropriately regulated by pertinent state agencies rather
than by FERC. The Natural Gas Act section 1(c) exempts Hinshaw
pipelines from FERC jurisdiction. A Hinshaw pipeline, however, may
apply for a FERC certificate to transport gas outside of state
lines.
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Ensure adequate customer protections under NGA section
4(f);
review rate and tariff changes filed under NGA section
7(c) for certification of natural gas pipeline transportation and
storage services;
provide general industry oversight; and
supplement documentation during the pipeline audits
process.
Failure to collect this information would prevent the Commission
from monitoring and evaluating transactions and operations of
jurisdictional pipelines and performing its regulatory functions.
Type of Respondents: Jurisdictional pipeline companies and storage
operators.
Estimate of Annual Burden: \2\ The Commission estimates the burden
and cost for this information collection as follows:
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\2\ ``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.
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FERC-546 (Certificated Rate Filings: Gas Pipeline Rates)
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Annual
Annual number of Total number Cost per
number of responses of responses Average burden & cost per response \3\ Total annual burden hours & total annual cost respondent
respondents per (rounded) (rounded) (rounded) ($)
respondent (rounded)
(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (4).................................... (3) * (4) = (5)...................................... (5) / (1)
(3)
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Pipeline Certificate Filings and Storage 47 \4\ 1.595 74.965 500 hrs.; $41,652...................... 37,482.50 hrs.; $3,122,442.18........................ $66,434.94
Applications.
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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 hourly cost (for salary plus benefits) uses the figures
from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, June 2021, for positions
involved in the reporting and recordkeeping requirements. These
figures include salary (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm) and benefits https://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.nr0.htm) and are:
Electrical Engineer (Occupation Code: 17-2071; $72.15/hour)
Management Analyst (Occupation Code: 13-1111; $68.39/hour)
Accounting (Occupation Code: 13-2011; $57.41/hours)
Computer and Mathematical (Occupation Code: 15-0000; $65.73/
hour)
Legal (Occupation Code: 23-0000; $142.25/hour)
The average hourly cost (salary plus benefits) is calculated
weighting each of the previously mentioned wage categories as
follows: $72.15/hour (0.4) + $68.39/hour (0.2) + $57.41/hour (0.1) +
$65.73/hour (0.1) + $142.25/hour (0.2) = $83.304/hour. The
Commission rounds this figure to $83/hour.
\4\ This figure was calculated by dividing the total number of
responses (1.595) by the total number of respondents (47). The
resulting figure was then rounded to the nearest thousandth place.
Dated: January 21, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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