Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-567); Consolidated Comment Request; Extension, 17453 [2024-05013]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC24–9–000]
Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–567); Consolidated
Comment Request; Extension
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of information
collections 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
approved information collection, FERC–
567, Gas Pipeline Certificates: Annual
Reports of System Flow Diagrams (OMB
Control Number 1902–0005).
DATES: Comments on the collections of
information are due [INSERT DATE 60
days after date of publication in the
Federal Register].
SUMMARY:
You may submit your
comments (identified by Docket No.
IC24–9–000 and FERC–567) 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: 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, or by
telephone at (202) 502–6362.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC–567, Gas Pipeline
Certificates: Annual Reports of System
Flow Diagrams.
OMB Control No.: 1902–0005.
ADDRESSES:
17453
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC–567 information collection
requirements with no changes to the
current reporting requirements.
Abstract: Per 18 CFR 260.8(a), each
major interstate natural gas company
with a system delivery capacity
exceeding 100,000 Mcf 1 per day is
required to submit, by June 1 of each
year, diagrams reflecting operating
conditions on the pipeline’s main
transmission system during the previous
12 months ending on December 31. The
submitted information must include (i)
configuration and location of installed
pipeline facilities; (ii) receipt and
delivery points between shippers, and
pipeline companies; (iii) location of
compressor stations on a pipeline
system; (iv) pipeline diameters; (v)
maximum allowable operating
pressures; (vi) suction and discharge
pressures at compressor stations; (vii)
installed horsepower and volumes
compressed at each compressor station;
(viii) existing shippers currently
nominating service under firm contracts
on each pipeline company; and (ix)
peak capacity on the system. The
information is collected so that it is
available in the event the Commission
needs to confirm pipeline facility data.
Type of Respondents: Natural gas
pipeline companies with a system
delivery capacity in excess of 100,000
Mcf per day.
Estimate of Annual Burden: The
Commission estimates the annual public
reporting burden 2 and cost 3 for the
information collection as follows.
FERC–567—GAS PIPELINE CERTIFICATES: ANNUAL REPORTS OF SYSTEM FLOW DIAGRAMS
Respondents
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Natural Gas Pipelines .......
Number of
respondents
Annual
number of
responses per
respondent
Total number
of responses
Average burden &
cost per response
Total annual burden
hours & total annual
cost
Cost per
respondent
($)
(1)
(2)
(1) * (2) = (3)
(4)
(3) * (4) = (5)
(5) ÷ (1)
4 hrs.; $400 ..............
496 hrs.; $49,600 .....
124
1
124
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 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
1 Mcf is a unit of measurement for natural gas that
equals, 000 cubic feet.
2 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 CFR 1320.3.
3 The Commission staff estimates that the average
respondent for FERC–567 is similarly situated to
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collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Dated: March 4, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
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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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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC24-9-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-567);
Consolidated Comment Request; Extension
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice of information collections 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-567, Gas Pipeline Certificates: Annual
Reports of System Flow Diagrams (OMB Control Number 1902-0005).
DATES: Comments on the collections of information are due [INSERT DATE
60 days after date of publication in the Federal Register].
ADDRESSES: You may submit your comments (identified by Docket No. IC24-
9-000 and FERC-567) 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: 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], or by telephone at (202) 502-6362.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC-567, Gas Pipeline Certificates: Annual Reports of
System Flow Diagrams.
OMB Control No.: 1902-0005.
Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-567 information
collection requirements with no changes to the current reporting
requirements.
Abstract: Per 18 CFR 260.8(a), each major interstate natural gas
company with a system delivery capacity exceeding 100,000 Mcf \1\ per
day is required to submit, by June 1 of each year, diagrams reflecting
operating conditions on the pipeline's main transmission system during
the previous 12 months ending on December 31. The submitted information
must include (i) configuration and location of installed pipeline
facilities; (ii) receipt and delivery points between shippers, and
pipeline companies; (iii) location of compressor stations on a pipeline
system; (iv) pipeline diameters; (v) maximum allowable operating
pressures; (vi) suction and discharge pressures at compressor stations;
(vii) installed horsepower and volumes compressed at each compressor
station; (viii) existing shippers currently nominating service under
firm contracts on each pipeline company; and (ix) peak capacity on the
system. The information is collected so that it is available in the
event the Commission needs to confirm pipeline facility data.
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\1\ Mcf is a unit of measurement for natural gas that equals,
000 cubic feet.
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Type of Respondents: Natural gas pipeline companies with a system
delivery capacity in excess of 100,000 Mcf per day.
Estimate of Annual Burden: The Commission estimates the annual
public reporting burden \2\ and cost \3\ for the information collection
as follows.
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\2\ 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 CFR 1320.3.
\3\ The Commission staff estimates that the average respondent
for FERC-567 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
$100/hour.
FERC-567--Gas Pipeline Certificates: Annual Reports of System Flow Diagrams
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Annual number Total annual burden
Respondents Number of of responses Total number Average burden & cost hours & total annual Cost per
respondents per respondent of responses per response cost respondent ($)
(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (4)..................... (3) * (4) = (5)........ (5) / (1)
(3)
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Natural Gas Pipelines................ 124 1 124 4 hrs.; $400............ 496 hrs.; $49,600...... $400
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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 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: March 4, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-05013 Filed 3-8-24; 8:45 am]
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