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§ 922.122
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a regulatory flexibility analysis was not
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List of Subjects in 15 CFR Part 922
Administrative practice and
procedure, Marine resources, Natural
resources.
Nicole R. LeBoeuf,
Assistant Administrator for Ocean Services
and Coastal Zone Management, National
Ocean Service, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration.
Accordingly, for the reasons set forth
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
18 CFR Part 157
[Docket No. RM81–19–000]
Natural Gas Pipelines; Project Cost
and Annual Limits
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, Energy.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
Pursuant to the authority
delegated by the Commission’s
regulations, the Director of the Office of
Energy Projects (OEP) computes and
publishes the project cost and annual
limits for natural gas pipelines blanket
construction certificates for each
calendar year.
DATES: This final rule is effective
February 14, 2023 and establishes cost
limits applicable from January 1, 2023,
through December 31, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Daniel Green, Chief, Certificates Branch
2, Division of Pipeline Certificates, (202)
502–8755.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
157.208(d) of the Commission’s
Regulations provides for project cost
limits applicable to construction,
acquisition, operation, and
miscellaneous rearrangement of
facilities (Table I) authorized under the
blanket certificate procedure (Order No.
234, 19 FERC ¶ 61,216). Section
157.215(a) specifies the calendar year
dollar limit which may be expended on
underground storage testing and
development (Table II) authorized under
the blanket certificate. Section
157.208(d) requires that the ‘‘limits
specified in Tables I and II shall be
adjusted each calendar year to reflect
the ‘GDP implicit price deflator’
published by the Department of
Commerce for the previous calendar
year.’’
Pursuant to § 375.308(x)(1) of the
Commission’s Regulations, the authority
for the publication of such cost limits,
as adjusted for inflation, is delegated to
the Director of the Office of Energy
Projects. The cost limits for calendar
SUMMARY:
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year 2023, as published in Table I of
§ 157.208(d) and Table II of § 157.215(a),
are hereby issued.
Effective Date
This final rule is effective February
14, 2023. The provisions of 5 U.S.C. 804
regarding Congressional review of Final
Rules does not apply to the Final Rule
because the rule concerns agency
procedure and practice and will not
substantially affect the rights or
obligations of non-agency parties. The
final rule merely updates amounts
published in the Code of Federal
Regulations to reflect the Department of
Commerce’s latest annual determination
of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
implicit price deflator, a mathematical
updating required by the Commission’s
existing regulations.
List of Subjects in 18 CFR Part 157
Administrative practice and
procedure, Natural Gas, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements.
Issued: February 7, 2023.
Terry L. Turpin,
Director, Office of Energy Projects.
Accordingly, 18 CFR part 157 is
amended as follows:
PART 157—APPLICATIONS FOR
CERTIFICATES OF PUBLIC
CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY AND
FOR ORDERS PERMITTING AND
APPROVING ABANDONMENT UNDER
SECTION 7 OF THE NATURAL GAS
ACT
1. The authority citation for part 157
is revised to read as follows:
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Authority: 15 U.S.C. 717–717w, 3301–
3432; 42 U.S.C. 7101–7352.
2. In § 157.208, in paragraph (d),
remove table I to part 157 and add table
1 to paragraph (d) in its place to read as
follows:
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§ 157.208 Construction, acquisition,
operation, replacement, and miscellaneous
rearrangement of facilities.
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(d) * * *
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TABLE I TO PARAGRAPH (d)
Limit
Year
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
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cost limit
(col. 1)
$4,200,000
4,500,000
4,700,000
4,900,000
5,100,000
5,200,000
5,400,000
Prior notice
proj. cost limit
(col. 2)
$12,000,000
12,800,000
13,300,000
13,800,000
14,300,000
14,700,000
15,100,000
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TABLE I TO PARAGRAPH (d)—
Continued
TABLE 1 TO PARAGRAPH (a)(5)—
Continued
Year
Limit
Year
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
Auto. proj.
cost limit
(col. 1)
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5,600,000
5,800,000
6,000,000
6,200,000
6,400,000
6,600,000
6,700,000
6,900,000
7,000,000
7,100,000
7,200,000
7,300,000
7,400,000
7,500,000
7,600,000
7,800,000
8,000,000
9,600,000
9,900,000
10,200,000
10,400,000
10,500,000
10,600,000
10,800,000
11,000,000
11,200,000
11,400,000
11,600,000
11,800,000
12,000,000
12,300,000
12,500,000
12,600,000
13,100,000
14,000,000
Prior notice
proj. cost limit
(col. 2)
15,600,000
16,000,000
16,700,000
17,300,000
17,700,000
18,100,000
18,400,000
18,800,000
19,200,000
19,600,000
19,800,000
20,200,000
20,600,000
21,000,000
21,200,000
21,600,000
22,000,000
27,400,000
28,200,000
29,000,000
29,600,000
29,900,000
30,200,000
30,800,000
31,400,000
31,900,000
32,400,000
32,800,000
33,200,000
33,800,000
34,600,000
35,200,000
35,600,000
37,100,000
39,700,000
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3. In § 157.215, in paragraph (a)(5),
remove table II to part 157 and add table
1 to paragraph (a)(5) in its place to read
as follows:
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§ 157.215 Underground storage testing
and development.
(a) * * *
(5) * * *
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Limit
$2,700,000
2,900,000
3,000,000
3,100,000
3,200,000
3,300,000
3,400,000
3,500,000
3,600,000
3,800,000
3,900,000
4,000,000
4,100,000
4,200,000
4,300,000
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Electronic Availability
This document and additional
Limit
information concerning OFAC are
4,400,000 available on OFAC’s website:
4,500,000 www.treas.gov/ofac.
4,550,000
4,650,000
4,750,000
4,850,000
4,900,000
5,000,000
5,100,000
5,250,000
5,400,000
5,550,000
5,600,000
5,700,000
5,750,000
5,850,000
6,000,000
6,100,000
6,200,000
6,300,000
6,400,000
6,500,000
6,600,000
6,700,000
6,800,000
7,100,000
7,600,000
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of Foreign Assets Control
31 CFR Part 591
Publication of Venezuela Sanctions
Regulations Web General Licenses 16,
17, 18, and Subsequent Iterations
Office of Foreign Assets
Control, Treasury.
ACTION: Publication of web general
licenses.
AGENCY:
The Department of the
Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets
Control (OFAC) is publishing seven
general licenses (GLs) issued in the
Venezuela Sanctions program: GLs 16,
16A, 16B, 16C, 17, 18, and 18A, each of
which was previously made available
on OFAC’s website.
DATES: GLs 16, 17, and 18 were issued
on March 22, 2019. See SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION for additional relevant
dates.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
OFAC: Assistant Director for Licensing,
202–622–2480; Assistant Director for
Regulatory Affairs, 202–622–4855; or
Assistant Director for Sanctions
Compliance & Evaluation, 202–622–
2490.
SUMMARY:
TABLE 1 TO PARAGRAPH (a)(5)
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On March 22, 2019, OFAC issued GLs
16 and 17 to authorize certain
transactions otherwise prohibited by
Executive Order (E.O.) 13850 of
November 1, 2018, ‘‘Blocking Property
of Additional Persons Contributing to
the Situation in Venezuela’’ (83 FR
55243, November 2, 2018).
Subsequently, OFAC issued three
further iterations of GL 16. On April 17,
2019, OFAC issued GL 16A, which
superseded GL 16. On August 5, 2019,
OFAC issued GL 16B, which superseded
GL 16A and also authorized certain
transactions otherwise prohibited by
E.O. 13884 of August 5, 2019, ‘‘Blocking
Property of the Government of
Venezuela’’ (84 FR 38843, August 7,
2019). On November 22, 2019, OFAC
incorporated the prohibitions of E.O.
13850, as well as any other Executive
orders issued pursuant to the national
emergency declared in E.O. 13692 of
March 8, 2015, ‘‘Blocking Property and
Suspending Entry of Certain Persons
Contributing to the Situation in
Venezuela,’’ into the Venezuela
Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 591
(VSR). On March 12, 2020, OFAC issued
GL 16C, which superseded GL 16B,
pursuant to the VSR. GL 17 expired on
May 21, 2019.
Also on March 22, 2019, OFAC issued
GL 18 to authorize certain transactions
otherwise prohibited by E.O. 13808 of
August 24, 2017, ‘‘Imposing Additional
Sanctions with Respect to the Situation
in Venezuela’’ (82 FR 41155, August 29,
2017) or E.O. 13850. On August 5, 2019,
OFAC issued GL 18A, which
superseded GL 18 and also authorized
certain transactions otherwise
prohibited by E.O. 13884.
Each GL was made available on
OFAC’s website (www.treas.gov/ofac)
when it was issued. The text of these
GLs is provided below.
OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
Executive Order 13850 of November 1, 2018
Blocking Property of Additional Persons
Contributing to the Situation in Venezuela
GENERAL LICENSE NO. 16
Authorizing Maintenance of U.S. Person
Accounts and Noncommercial, Personal
Remittances Involving Certain Banks
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (d) of
this general license, the following
transactions and activities involving Banco
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
18 CFR Part 157
[Docket No. RM81-19-000]
Natural Gas Pipelines; Project Cost and Annual Limits
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Energy.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the authority delegated by the Commission's
regulations, the Director of the Office of Energy Projects (OEP)
computes and publishes the project cost and annual limits for natural
gas pipelines blanket construction certificates for each calendar year.
DATES: This final rule is effective February 14, 2023 and establishes
cost limits applicable from January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel Green, Chief, Certificates
Branch 2, Division of Pipeline Certificates, (202) 502-8755.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 157.208(d) of the Commission's
Regulations provides for project cost limits applicable to
construction, acquisition, operation, and miscellaneous rearrangement
of facilities (Table I) authorized under the blanket certificate
procedure (Order No. 234, 19 FERC ] 61,216). Section 157.215(a)
specifies the calendar year dollar limit which may be expended on
underground storage testing and development (Table II) authorized under
the blanket certificate. Section 157.208(d) requires that the ``limits
specified in Tables I and II shall be adjusted each calendar year to
reflect the `GDP implicit price deflator' published by the Department
of Commerce for the previous calendar year.''
Pursuant to Sec. 375.308(x)(1) of the Commission's Regulations,
the authority for the publication of such cost limits, as adjusted for
inflation, is delegated to the Director of the Office of Energy
Projects. The cost limits for calendar year 2023, as published in Table
I of Sec. 157.208(d) and Table II of Sec. 157.215(a), are hereby
issued.
Effective Date
This final rule is effective February 14, 2023. The provisions of 5
U.S.C. 804 regarding Congressional review of Final Rules does not apply
to the Final Rule because the rule concerns agency procedure and
practice and will not substantially affect the rights or obligations of
non-agency parties. The final rule merely updates amounts published in
the Code of Federal Regulations to reflect the Department of Commerce's
latest annual determination of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
implicit price deflator, a mathematical updating required by the
Commission's existing regulations.
List of Subjects in 18 CFR Part 157
Administrative practice and procedure, Natural Gas, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements.
Issued: February 7, 2023.
Terry L. Turpin,
Director, Office of Energy Projects.
Accordingly, 18 CFR part 157 is amended as follows:
PART 157--APPLICATIONS FOR CERTIFICATES OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND
NECESSITY AND FOR ORDERS PERMITTING AND APPROVING ABANDONMENT UNDER
SECTION 7 OF THE NATURAL GAS ACT
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1. The authority citation for part 157 is revised to read as follows:
Authority: 15 U.S.C. 717-717w, 3301-3432; 42 U.S.C. 7101-7352.
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2. In Sec. 157.208, in paragraph (d), remove table I to part 157 and
add table 1 to paragraph (d) in its place to read as follows:
Sec. 157.208 Construction, acquisition, operation, replacement, and
miscellaneous rearrangement of facilities.
* * * * *
(d) * * *
Table I to Paragraph (d)
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Limit
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Year Auto. proj. Prior notice
cost limit proj. cost
(col. 1) limit (col. 2)
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1982.................................... $4,200,000 $12,000,000
1983.................................... 4,500,000 12,800,000
1984.................................... 4,700,000 13,300,000
1985.................................... 4,900,000 13,800,000
1986.................................... 5,100,000 14,300,000
1987.................................... 5,200,000 14,700,000
1988.................................... 5,400,000 15,100,000
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1989.................................... 5,600,000 15,600,000
1990.................................... 5,800,000 16,000,000
1991.................................... 6,000,000 16,700,000
1992.................................... 6,200,000 17,300,000
1993.................................... 6,400,000 17,700,000
1994.................................... 6,600,000 18,100,000
1995.................................... 6,700,000 18,400,000
1996.................................... 6,900,000 18,800,000
1997.................................... 7,000,000 19,200,000
1998.................................... 7,100,000 19,600,000
1999.................................... 7,200,000 19,800,000
2000.................................... 7,300,000 20,200,000
2001.................................... 7,400,000 20,600,000
2002.................................... 7,500,000 21,000,000
2003.................................... 7,600,000 21,200,000
2004.................................... 7,800,000 21,600,000
2005.................................... 8,000,000 22,000,000
2006.................................... 9,600,000 27,400,000
2007.................................... 9,900,000 28,200,000
2008.................................... 10,200,000 29,000,000
2009.................................... 10,400,000 29,600,000
2010.................................... 10,500,000 29,900,000
2011.................................... 10,600,000 30,200,000
2012.................................... 10,800,000 30,800,000
2013.................................... 11,000,000 31,400,000
2014.................................... 11,200,000 31,900,000
2015.................................... 11,400,000 32,400,000
2016.................................... 11,600,000 32,800,000
2017.................................... 11,800,000 33,200,000
2018.................................... 12,000,000 33,800,000
2019.................................... 12,300,000 34,600,000
2020.................................... 12,500,000 35,200,000
2021.................................... 12,600,000 35,600,000
2022.................................... 13,100,000 37,100,000
2023.................................... 14,000,000 39,700,000
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3. In Sec. 157.215, in paragraph (a)(5), remove table II to part 157
and add table 1 to paragraph (a)(5) in its place to read as follows:
Sec. 157.215 Underground storage testing and development.
(a) * * *
(5) * * *
Table 1 to Paragraph (a)(5)
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Year Limit
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1982.................................................... $2,700,000
1983.................................................... 2,900,000
1984.................................................... 3,000,000
1985.................................................... 3,100,000
1986.................................................... 3,200,000
1987.................................................... 3,300,000
1988.................................................... 3,400,000
1989.................................................... 3,500,000
1990.................................................... 3,600,000
1991.................................................... 3,800,000
1992.................................................... 3,900,000
1993.................................................... 4,000,000
1994.................................................... 4,100,000
1995.................................................... 4,200,000
1996.................................................... 4,300,000
1997.................................................... 4,400,000
1998.................................................... 4,500,000
1999.................................................... 4,550,000
2000.................................................... 4,650,000
2001.................................................... 4,750,000
2002.................................................... 4,850,000
2003.................................................... 4,900,000
2004.................................................... 5,000,000
2005.................................................... 5,100,000
2006.................................................... 5,250,000
2007.................................................... 5,400,000
2008.................................................... 5,550,000
2009.................................................... 5,600,000
2010.................................................... 5,700,000
2011.................................................... 5,750,000
2012.................................................... 5,850,000
2013.................................................... 6,000,000
2014.................................................... 6,100,000
2015.................................................... 6,200,000
2016.................................................... 6,300,000
2017.................................................... 6,400,000
2018.................................................... 6,500,000
2019.................................................... 6,600,000
2020.................................................... 6,700,000
2021.................................................... 6,800,000
2022.................................................... 7,100,000
2023.................................................... 7,600,000
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