Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-576) Comment Request; Extension, 40480-40481 [2024-10221]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
Combined Notice of Filings
Take notice that the Commission has
received the following Natural Gas
Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings:
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Filings Instituting Proceedings
Docket Numbers: PR24–69–000.
Applicants: Intermountain Gas
Company.
Description: § 284.123 Rate Filing:
Revised Statement of Operating
Conditions to be effective 6/1/2024.
Filed Date: 5/6/24.
Accession Number: 20240506–5055.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 5/28/24.
Docket Numbers: RP24–757–000.
Applicants: Florida Gas Transmission
Company, LLC.
Description: Compliance filing:
Compliance with CP23–492–000 South
Louisiana Project to be effective 6/3/
2024.
Filed Date: 5/3/24.
Accession Number: 20240503–5099.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 5/15/24.
Docket Numbers: RP24–758–000.
Applicants: Gulf South Pipeline
Company, LLC.
Description: Compliance filing: OFO
Penalty Waiver Request 2024 to be
effective N/A.
Filed Date: 5/3/24.
Accession Number: 20240503–5142.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 5/15/24.
Docket Numbers: RP24–759–000.
Applicants: Double E Pipeline, LLC.
Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing:
Negotiated Rate & Non-Conforming
Agreements—EOG Resources, Inc.
(Backhaul) to be effective 5/4/2024.
Filed Date: 5/3/24.
Accession Number: 20240503–5145.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 5/15/24.
Docket Numbers: RP24–760–000.
Applicants: Gulf South Pipeline
Company, LLC.
Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing:
Remove Expired Agreements eff 5–3–
2024 to be effective 5/3/2024.
Filed Date: 5/3/24.
Accession Number: 20240503–5148.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 5/15/24.
Docket Numbers: RP24–761–000.
Applicants: ANR Pipeline Company.
Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: ANR—
Citadel 140600 Negotiated Rate
Agreement to be effective 5/3/2024.
Filed Date: 5/3/24.
Accession Number: 20240503–5149.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 5/15/24.
Docket Numbers: RP24–762–000.
Applicants: Texas Gas Transmission,
LLC.
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Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing:
Remove Expired Agreements eff 5–3–
2024 to be effective 5/3/2024.
Filed Date: 5/3/24.
Accession Number: 20240503–5154.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 5/15/24.
Any person desiring to intervene, to
protest, or to answer a complaint in any
of the above proceedings must file in
accordance with Rules 211, 214, or 206
of the Commission’s Regulations (18
CFR 385.211, 385.214, or 385.206) on or
before 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on the
specified comment date. Protests may be
considered, but intervention is
necessary to become a party to the
proceeding.
The filings are accessible in the
Commission’s eLibrary system: (https://
elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/search/fercgen
search.asp) by querying the docket
number.
eFiling is encouraged. More detailed
information relating to filing
requirements, interventions, protests,
service, and qualifying facilities filings
can be found at: https://www.ferc.gov/
docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For
other information, call (866) 208–3676
(toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659.
The Commission’s Office of Public
Participation (OPP) supports meaningful
public engagement and participation in
Commission proceedings. OPP can help
members of the public, including
landowners, environmental justice
communities, Tribal members and
others, access publicly available
information and navigate Commission
processes. For public inquiries and
assistance with making filings such as
interventions, comments, or requests for
rehearing, the public is encouraged to
contact OPP at (202) 502–6595 or OPP@
ferc.gov.
Dated: May 6, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
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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
SUMMARY:
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Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission or FERC) is soliciting
public comment on the currently
approved information collection, FERC–
576, OMB Control Number 1902–0004,
which will be submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review.
Comments on the collection of
information are due June 10, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on
FERC–576 to OMB through
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission Desk Officer. Please
identify the OMB Control Number
(1902–0004) 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. IC24–11–000
and 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 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, Secretary of the
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
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may do so at https://www.ferc.gov/ferconline/overview.
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
60143), a copy of such report must 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.
The Commission published a 60-day
notice for FERC–576 on May 4, 2024 (89
FR 15569), with a due date of May 3,
2024. The Commission received no
public comments in response.
Type of Respondents: Natural gas
companies experiencing service
interruptions or damage to facilities.
Estimate of Annual Burden: The
Commission estimates the average
annual burden 3 and cost 4 for this
information collection as follows.
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)
Notification of Incident—Service Interruption.
Notification of Incident—Damage.
Submittal of DOT Incident Report.
Total ......................
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facilities other than liquefied natural gas
facilities.
The notifications, made to the
Director, Division of Pipeline
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 contacts and telephone
numbers. 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
40481
50
1
50
1 hr.; $100.00 ..............
50 hrs.; $5,000.00 .......
$100.00
22
1
22
0.25 hrs.; $25.00 .........
5.5 hrs.; $550.00 .........
25.00
10
1
10
0.25 hrs.; $25.00 .........
2.5 hrs.; $250.00 .........
25.00
82
........................
........................
.....................................
58 hrs.; $5,800 ............
........................
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: May 6, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
Responsible Agency: Office of Federal
Activities, General Information 202–
564–5632 or https://www.epa.gov/nepa.
Section 309(a) of the Clean Air Act
requires that EPA make public its
comments on EISs issued by other
Federal agencies. EPA’s comment letters
on EISs are available at: https://
cdxapps.epa.gov/cdx-enepa-II/public/
action/eis/search.
EIS No. 20240078, Draft Supplement,
BLM, USFWS, UT, Supplemental
Environmental Impact Statement to
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).
3 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
collection burden, refer to 5 CFR part 1320.
4 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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Statements (EIS)
Filed April 29, 2024 10 a.m. EST
Through May 6, 2024 10 a.m. EST
Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9.
Notice
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
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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 (PRA), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission
or FERC) is soliciting public comment on the currently approved
information collection, FERC-576, OMB Control Number 1902-0004, which
will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review.
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due June 10, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on FERC-576 to OMB through
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission Desk Officer. Please identify the OMB Control Number (1902-
0004) 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. IC24-11-000
and 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 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, Secretary of the 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
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may do so at https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/overview.
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
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 contacts and telephone numbers.
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 must 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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The Commission published a 60-day notice for FERC-576 on May 4,
2024 (89 FR 15569), with a due date of May 3, 2024. The Commission
received no public comments in response.
Type of Respondents: Natural gas companies experiencing service
interruptions or damage to facilities.
Estimate of Annual Burden: The Commission estimates the average
annual burden \3\ and cost \4\ for this information collection as
follows.
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\3\ 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
collection burden, refer to 5 CFR part 1320.
\4\ 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
$100/hour.
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Annual number Total annual burden
Number of of responses Total number Average burden hrs. & hrs. & total annual Cost per
respondents per respondent of responses cost ($) per response cost respondent ($)
(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (4)..................... (3) * (4) = (5)........ (5) / (1)
(3)
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Notification of Incident--Service 50 1 50 1 hr.; $100.00.......... 50 hrs.; $5,000.00..... $100.00
Interruption.
Notification of Incident--Damage..... 22 1 22 0.25 hrs.; $25.00....... 5.5 hrs.; $550.00...... 25.00
Submittal of DOT Incident Report..... 10 1 10 0.25 hrs.; $25.00....... 2.5 hrs.; $250.00...... 25.00
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Total............................ 82 .............. .............. ........................ 58 hrs.; $5,800........ ..............
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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: May 6, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
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