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Dated: February 26, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024–04418 Filed 3–1–24; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
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Commission
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Dated: February 26, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024–04413 Filed 3–1–24; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC24–11–000]
Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–576); 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 currently
SUMMARY:
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approved information collection FERC–
576 (Report of Service Interruptions or
Damage to Facilities) (OMB Control
Number 1902–0004).
DATES: Comments on the collections of
information are due May 3, 2024.
ADDRESSES: You may submit copies of
your comments (identified by Docket
No. IC24–11–000 and the specific FERC
collection number (FERC–576)) 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 other delivery
services:
Æ Mail via U.S. Postal Service Only:
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
Secretary of the Commission, 888 First
Street NE, Washington, DC 20426.
Æ All other delivery services: Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission,
Secretary of the Commission, 12225
Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, MD 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 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: Jean
Sonneman may be reached by email at
DataClearance@FERC.gov, telephone at
(202) 502–6362.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC–576, Report of Service
Interruptions or Damage to Facilities.
OMB Control No.: 1902–0004.
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC–576 information collection
requirements with no changes to the
current reporting requirements.
Abstract: Per 18 CFR 260.9, natural
gas pipeline companies must report (i)
damage to any jurisdictional natural gas
facilities other than liquefied natural gas
facilities caused by a hurricane,
earthquake or other natural disaster or
terrorist activity that results in a loss of
or reduction in pipeline throughput or
storage deliverability; and (ii) serious
interruptions of service to any shipper
involving jurisdictional natural gas
facilities other than liquefied natural gas
facilities.
The notifications, made to the
Director, Division of Pipeline
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these notifications are kept by the
Commission and are not made part of
the public record.
In addition, if the Department of
Transportation requires an incident
report 1 under the Natural Gas Pipeline
Safety Act (49 U.S.C. 60101 through
60143), a copy of such report shall be
submitted to the Director of the
Commission’s Division of Pipeline
Certificates, within 30 days of the
reportable incident. Natural gas
companies must also send a copy of
submitted incident reports to each state
commission for the state(s) in which the
Certificates via email or fax as soon as
feasibly possible, must state: (1) The
location of the service interruption or
damage to natural gas pipeline or
storage facilities; (2) The nature of any
damage to pipeline or storage facilities;
(3) Specific identification of the
facilities damaged; (4) The time the
service interruption or damage to the
facilities occurred; (5) The customers
affected by the service interruption or
damage to the facilities; (6) Emergency
actions taken to maintain service; and
(7) Company contact and telephone
number. The information provided by
Type of Respondents: Natural gas
companies experiencing service
interruptions or damage to facilities.
Estimate of Annual Burden: The
Commission estimates the average
annual burden and cost 3 for this
information collection as follows.
Number of
respondents
Annual
number of
responses per
respondent
Total number
of responses
Average burden hours
and cost ($) per
response
Total annual burden hours
and total annual cost
Cost per
respondent
($)
(1)
(2)
(1) * (2) = (3)
(4)
(3) * (4) = (5)
(5) ÷ (1)
Notification of Incident—Service
Interruption.
Notification of Incident—Damage ......
Submittal of DOT Incident Report .....
50
1
50
1 hr.; $100.00 .................
50 hrs.; $5,000.00 ...............
$100.00
22
10
1
1
22
10
0.25 hrs.; $25.00 ............
0.25 hrs.; $25.00 ............
5.5 hrs.; $550.00 .................
2.5 hrs.; $250.00 .................
25.00
25.00
Total ............................................
82
........................
........................
.........................................
58 hrs.; $5,800 ....................
........................
Comments: Comments are invited on:
(1) whether the collections 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 4 and cost of the
collections of information, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance
the quality, utility and clarity of the
information collections; and (4) ways to
minimize the burden of the collections
of information on those who are to
respond, including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Dated: February 26, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
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reported service interruption occurred.2
If the Commission did not collect this
information, it would lose a data point
that assists in the monitoring of
transactions, operations, and reliability
of interstate pipelines.
1 The Department of Transportation defines
‘‘incident’’ at 49 CFR 191.3. The regulatory
thresholds for an ‘‘incident report’’ include (1) A
death, or personal injury necessitating in-patient
hospitalization; (2) Estimated property damage of
$122,000 or more; (3) Unintentional estimated gas
loss of three million cubic feet or more; (4)
Emergency shutdown of a facility; or (5) An event
that is significant in the judgment of the operator.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[FRL 11779–01–R3]
Clean Air Act Operating Permit
Program; Order on Petition for
Objection to State Operating Permit for
United States Steel Corporation, Mon
Valley Works Edgar Thompson Plant
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of final order on petition.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) Administrator signed an
order dated February 7, 2024, granting
a petition dated September 26, 2023
from the Environmental Integrity
Project, the Clean Air Council, and
PennFuture. The petition requested that
the EPA object to a Clean Air Act (CAA)
title V operating permit issued by the
Allegheny County Health Department
(ACHD) to the U.S. Steel Mon Valley
Works Edgar Thompson Plant (U.S.
Steel, Edgar Thompson) for its steel
production facility located in Braddock,
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
SUMMARY:
2 See
18 CFR 260.9(d) and 260.9(e).
Commission staff estimates that the average
respondent for FERC–576 is similarly situated to
the Commission, in terms of salary plus benefits.
Based on FERC’s current annual average of
$207,786 (for salary plus benefits), the average
hourly cost is $100/hour.
3 The
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Mr.
David Talley, EPA Region 3, (215) 814–
2117, talley.david@epa.gov. The final
order and petition are available
electronically at: www.epa.gov/title-voperating-permits/title-v-petitiondatabase.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
The EPA
received a petition from the
Environmental Integrity Project, the
Clean Air Council, and PennFuture
dated September 26, 2023, requesting
that the EPA object to the issuance of
operating permit no. 0051–OP23, issued
by ACHD to U.S. Steel, Edgar Thompson
in Braddock, Allegheny County,
Pennsylvania.
On February 7, 2024, the EPA
Administrator issued an order granting
the petition.
The order itself explains the basis for
the EPA’s decision.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Cristina Ferna´ndez,
Director, Air and Radiation Division, Region
III.
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4 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
collections burden, reference 5 Code of Federal
Regulations 1320.3.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC24-11-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-576); 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 currently approved
information collection FERC-576 (Report of Service Interruptions or
Damage to Facilities) (OMB Control Number 1902-0004).
DATES: Comments on the collections of information are due May 3, 2024.
ADDRESSES: You may submit copies of your comments (identified by Docket
No. IC24-11-000 and the specific FERC collection number (FERC-576)) 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 other delivery services:
[cir] Mail via U.S. Postal Service Only: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, Secretary of the Commission, 888 First Street NE,
Washington, DC 20426.
[cir] All other delivery services: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, Secretary of the Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue,
Rockville, MD 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: Jean Sonneman may be reached by email
at [email protected], telephone at (202) 502-6362.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC-576, Report of Service Interruptions or Damage to
Facilities.
OMB Control No.: 1902-0004.
Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-576 information
collection requirements with no changes to the current reporting
requirements.
Abstract: Per 18 CFR 260.9, natural gas pipeline companies must
report (i) damage to any jurisdictional natural gas facilities other
than liquefied natural gas facilities caused by a hurricane, earthquake
or other natural disaster or terrorist activity that results in a loss
of or reduction in pipeline throughput or storage deliverability; and
(ii) serious interruptions of service to any shipper involving
jurisdictional natural gas facilities other than liquefied natural gas
facilities.
The notifications, made to the Director, Division of Pipeline
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Certificates via email or fax as soon as feasibly possible, must state:
(1) The location of the service interruption or damage to natural gas
pipeline or storage facilities; (2) The nature of any damage to
pipeline or storage facilities; (3) Specific identification of the
facilities damaged; (4) The time the service interruption or damage to
the facilities occurred; (5) The customers affected by the service
interruption or damage to the facilities; (6) Emergency actions taken
to maintain service; and (7) Company contact and telephone number. The
information provided by these notifications are kept by the Commission
and are not made part of the public record.
In addition, if the Department of Transportation requires an
incident report \1\ under the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act (49
U.S.C. 60101 through 60143), a copy of such report shall be submitted
to the Director of the Commission's Division of Pipeline Certificates,
within 30 days of the reportable incident. Natural gas companies must
also send a copy of submitted incident reports to each state commission
for the state(s) in which the reported service interruption
occurred.\2\ If the Commission did not collect this information, it
would lose a data point that assists in the monitoring of transactions,
operations, and reliability of interstate pipelines.
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\1\ The Department of Transportation defines ``incident'' at 49
CFR 191.3. The regulatory thresholds for an ``incident report''
include (1) A death, or personal injury necessitating in-patient
hospitalization; (2) Estimated property damage of $122,000 or more;
(3) Unintentional estimated gas loss of three million cubic feet or
more; (4) Emergency shutdown of a facility; or (5) An event that is
significant in the judgment of the operator.
\2\ See 18 CFR 260.9(d) and 260.9(e).
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Type of Respondents: Natural gas companies experiencing service
interruptions or damage to facilities.
Estimate of Annual Burden: The Commission estimates the average
annual burden and cost \3\ for this information collection as follows.
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\3\ The Commission staff estimates that the average respondent
for FERC-576 is similarly situated to the Commission, in terms of
salary plus benefits. Based on FERC's current annual average of
$207,786 (for salary plus benefits), the average hourly cost is
$100/hour.
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Annual number
Number of of responses Total number Average burden hours and Total annual burden hours and Cost per
respondents per respondent of responses cost ($) per response total annual cost respondent ($)
(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (4)....................... (3) * (4) = (5)............... (5) / (1)
(3)
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Notification of Incident-- 50 1 50 1 hr.; $100.00............ 50 hrs.; $5,000.00............ $100.00
Service Interruption.
Notification of Incident-- 22 1 22 0.25 hrs.; $25.00......... 5.5 hrs.; $550.00............. 25.00
Damage.
Submittal of DOT Incident 10 1 10 0.25 hrs.; $25.00......... 2.5 hrs.; $250.00............. 25.00
Report.
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Total................... 82 .............. .............. .......................... 58 hrs.; $5,800............... ..............
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Comments: Comments are invited on: (1) whether the collections 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 \4\
and cost of the collections of information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information collections; and (4) ways to
minimize the burden of the collections 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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\4\ 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
collections burden, reference 5 Code of Federal Regulations 1320.3.
Dated: February 26, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-04412 Filed 3-1-24; 8:45 am]
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