Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-923); Comment Request; Extension, 1373-1374 [2023-00265]

Download as PDF 1373 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 6 / Tuesday, January 10, 2023 / Notices n. The applicant must file no later than 60 days following the date of issuance of this notice: (1) a copy of the water quality certification; (2) a copy of the request for certification, including proof of the date on which the certifying agency received the request; or (3) evidence of waiver of water quality certification. Please note that the certification request must comply with 40 CFR 121.5(b), including documentation that a pre-filing meeting request was submitted to the certifying authority at least 30 days prior to submitting the certification request. Please also note that the certification request must be sent to the certifying authority and to the Commission concurrently. o. Procedural Schedule: The application will be processed according to the following schedule. Revisions to the schedule will be made as appropriate. Milestone Target date Deadline for Filing Comments, Recommendations, and Agency Terms and Conditions/Prescriptions .................................... Licensee’s Reply to REA Comments .......................................................................................................................................... p. Final amendments to the application must be filed with the Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of this notice. Dated: January 4, 2023. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2023–00264 Filed 1–9–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. IC23–2–000] Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC–923); 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 requirements and burden of the information collection FERC–923 (Communication of Operational Information between Natural Gas Pipelines and Electric Transmission Operators), described below, which will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review. The Commission published a 60-day notice on October 27, 2022 in the Federal Register and received no comments. DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due February 9, 2023. ADDRESSES: Send written comments on FERC–923 (identified by Docket No. IC23–2–000) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) through www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Desk Officer. Please identify the OMB Control Number khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:32 Jan 09, 2023 Jkt 259001 1902–0265 (Mandatory Reliability Standard: Transmission Vegetation Management) in the subject line. Your comments should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice in the Federal Register. Please submit copies of your comments (identified by Docket No. IC23–2–000 and FERC–923) to the Commission as noted below. 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: D Mail via U.S. Postal Service only, addressed to: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. D Hand (including courier) delivery to: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, MD 20852. Please reference the specific collection number(s) (FERC–923) and/or title(s) (Communication of Operational Information between Natural Gas Pipelines and Electric Transmission Operators) in your comments. 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 PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 March 2023. April 2023. 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 and telephone at (202) 502–8663. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: FERC–923, Communication of Operational Information between Natural Gas Pipelines and Electric Transmission Operators. OMB Control No.: 1902–0265. Type of Request: Three-year extension of the information collection requirements described below with no changes to the current reporting requirements. Abstract: In 2013, the Commission revised its regulations to provide explicit authority to interstate natural gas pipelines and public utilities that own, operate, or control facilities used for the transmission of electric energy in interstate commerce to voluntarily share non-public, operational information with each other for the purpose of promoting reliable service and operational planning on either the pipeline’s or public utility’s system. This helped ensure the reliability of natural gas pipeline and public utility transmission services by permitting transmission operators to share with each other the information that they deem necessary to promote the reliability and integrity of their systems. FERC removed actual or perceived prohibitions to the information sharing and communications between industry entities. The information shared is not submitted to FERC. Rather, the nonpublic information is shared voluntarily between industry entities. FERC does not prescribe the content, medium, format, or frequency for the information sharing and communications. Those decisions are made by the industry entities, depending on their needs and the situation. Type of Respondent: Natural gas pipelines and public utilities. E:\FR\FM\10JAN1.SGM 10JAN1 1374 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 6 / Tuesday, January 10, 2023 / Notices Estimate of Annual Burden: 1 The Commission estimates the annual public reporting burden and cost 2 for FERC– 923 as: FERC–923—COMMUNICATION OF OPERATIONAL INFORMATION BETWEEN NATURAL GAS PIPELINES AND ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION OPERATORS Number of respondents Annual number of responses per respondent Total number of responses 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) Public Utility Transmission Operator, communications. Interstate Natural Gas Pipelines, communications. 3 155 12 1,860 0.5 hrs.; $45.50 .......... 930 hrs.; $84,630 ....... 546 4 191 12 2,292 0.5 hrs.; $45.50 .......... 1,146 hrs.; $104,286 .. 546 Total .......................................................... ........................ ........................ 4,152 .................................... 2,076 hrs.; $188,916 .. ........................ 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 4, 2023. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2023–00265 Filed 1–9–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. RM98–1–000] Records Governing Off-the-Record Communications; Public Notice This constitutes notice, in accordance with 18 CFR 385.2201(b), of the receipt of prohibited and exempt off-the-record communications. Order No. 607 (64 FR 51222, September 22, 1999) requires Commission decisional employees, who make or receive a prohibited or exempt off-the-record communication relevant to the merits of a contested proceeding, to deliver to the Secretary of the Commission, a copy of the communication, if written, or a summary of the substance of any oral communication. Prohibited communications are included in a public, non-decisional file associated with, but not a part of, the decisional record of the proceeding. Unless the Commission determines that the prohibited communication and any responses thereto should become a part of the decisional record, the prohibited off-the-record communication will not be considered by the Commission in reaching its decision. Parties to a proceeding may seek the opportunity to respond to any facts or contentions made in a prohibited off-the-record communication and may request that the Commission place the prohibited communication and responses thereto in the decisional record. The Commission will grant such a request only when it determines that fairness so requires. Any person identified below as having made a prohibited off-the-record Docket Nos. File date khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES Prohibited: NONE. Exempt: 1. P–9690–000; P–10481–000; P–10482–000 .................................. 1 Comments 1–3–2023 Presenter or requester FERC Staff.1 dated 12/30/2022 from Nancy Herter of the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. 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. See 5 CFR 1320 for additional information on the definition of information collection burden. 2 Commission staff estimates that the industry’s skill set (wages and benefits) for FERC–923 is VerDate Sep<11>2014 communication shall serve the document on all parties listed on the official service list for the applicable proceeding in accordance with Rule 2010, 18 CFR 385.2010. Exempt off-the-record communications are included in the decisional record of the proceeding, unless the communication was with a cooperating agency as described by 40 CFR 1501.6, made under 18 CFR 385.2201(e)(1)(v). The following is a list of off-therecord communications recently received by the Secretary of the Commission. This filing may be viewed on the Commission’s website at https:// www.ferc.gov using the eLibrary link. Enter the docket number, excluding the last three digits, in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ ferc.gov or toll free at (866) 208–3676, or for TTY, contact (202) 502–8659. 17:32 Jan 09, 2023 Jkt 259001 comparable to the Commission’s skill set. The FERC 2022 average salary plus benefits for one FERC fulltime equivalent (FTE) is $188,992 year (or $91 per hour [rounded]). 3 The estimate for the number of respondents is based on the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) Compliance Registry as of PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 October 12, 2022, minus the Transmission Operators within ERCOT. 4 The estimate is based on the number of respondents to the 2021 FERC Forms 2 and 2A (Major and Non-major Natural Gas Pipeline Annual Reports). E:\FR\FM\10JAN1.SGM 10JAN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 6 (Tuesday, January 10, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1373-1374]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-00265]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. IC23-2-000]


Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-923); 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 requirements and burden of 
the information collection FERC-923 (Communication of Operational 
Information between Natural Gas Pipelines and Electric Transmission 
Operators), described below, which will be submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review. The Commission published a 60-
day notice on October 27, 2022 in the Federal Register and received no 
comments.

DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due February 9, 
2023.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments on FERC-923 (identified by Docket No. 
IC23-2-000) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) through 
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission Desk Officer. Please identify the OMB Control Number 1902-
0265 (Mandatory Reliability Standard: Transmission Vegetation 
Management) in the subject line. Your comments should be sent within 30 
days of publication of this notice in the Federal Register.
    Please submit copies of your comments (identified by Docket No. 
IC23-2-000 and FERC-923) to the Commission as noted below. 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:
    [ssquf] Mail via U.S. Postal Service only, addressed to: Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the Commission, 888 First 
Street NE, Washington, DC 20426.
    [ssquf] Hand (including courier) delivery to: Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, MD 20852.
    Please reference the specific collection number(s) (FERC-923) and/
or title(s) (Communication of Operational Information between Natural 
Gas Pipelines and Electric Transmission Operators) in your comments.
    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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Ellen Brown may be reached by email 
at [email protected] and telephone at (202) 502-8663.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: FERC-923, Communication of Operational Information between 
Natural Gas Pipelines and Electric Transmission Operators.
    OMB Control No.: 1902-0265.
    Type of Request: Three-year extension of the information collection 
requirements described below with no changes to the current reporting 
requirements.
    Abstract: In 2013, the Commission revised its regulations to 
provide explicit authority to interstate natural gas pipelines and 
public utilities that own, operate, or control facilities used for the 
transmission of electric energy in interstate commerce to voluntarily 
share non-public, operational information with each other for the 
purpose of promoting reliable service and operational planning on 
either the pipeline's or public utility's system. This helped ensure 
the reliability of natural gas pipeline and public utility transmission 
services by permitting transmission operators to share with each other 
the information that they deem necessary to promote the reliability and 
integrity of their systems. FERC removed actual or perceived 
prohibitions to the information sharing and communications between 
industry entities. The information shared is not submitted to FERC. 
Rather, the non-public information is shared voluntarily between 
industry entities. FERC does not prescribe the content, medium, format, 
or frequency for the information sharing and communications. Those 
decisions are made by the industry entities, depending on their needs 
and the situation.
    Type of Respondent: Natural gas pipelines and public utilities.

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    Estimate of Annual Burden: \1\ The Commission estimates the annual 
public reporting burden and cost \2\ for FERC-923 as:
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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. See 5 
CFR 1320 for additional information on the definition of information 
collection burden.
    \2\ Commission staff estimates that the industry's skill set 
(wages and benefits) for FERC-923 is comparable to the Commission's 
skill set. The FERC 2022 average salary plus benefits for one FERC 
full-time equivalent (FTE) is $188,992 year (or $91 per hour 
[rounded]).

                  FERC-923--Communication of Operational Information Between Natural Gas Pipelines and Electric Transmission Operators
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                                                       Annual  number                                              Total annual burden
                                          Number of     of  responses   Total number     Average burden hrs. &     hrs. & total annual       Cost per
                                         respondents   per respondent   of responses    cost ($) per  response           cost ($)         respondent ($)
                                                  (1)             (2)     (1) * (2) =  (4).....................  (3) * (4) = (5)........       (5) / (1)
                                                                                  (3)
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Public Utility Transmission Operator,         \3\ 155              12           1,860  0.5 hrs.; $45.50........  930 hrs.; $84,630......             546
 communications.
Interstate Natural Gas Pipelines,             \4\ 191              12           2,292  0.5 hrs.; $45.50........  1,146 hrs.; $104,286...             546
 communications.
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    Total............................  ..............  ..............           4,152  ........................  2,076 hrs.; $188,916...  ..............
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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 estimate for the number of respondents is based on the 
North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) Compliance 
Registry as of October 12, 2022, minus the Transmission Operators 
within ERCOT.
    \4\ The estimate is based on the number of respondents to the 
2021 FERC Forms 2 and 2A (Major and Non-major Natural Gas Pipeline 
Annual Reports).

    Dated: January 4, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-00265 Filed 1-9-23; 8:45 am]
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