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WABASH Coordination Agmnt SA No.
7370 to be effective 9/1/2024.
Filed Date: 9/18/24.
Accession Number: 20240918–5025.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 10/9/24.
Docket Numbers: ER24–3065–000.
Applicants: Prairie Center Energy
LLC.
Description: Baseline eTariff Filing:
Market-Based Rate Application to be
effective 10/28/2024.
Filed Date: 9/18/24.
Accession Number: 20240918–5043.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 10/9/24.
Docket Numbers: ER24–3066–000.
Applicants: Alabama Power
Company, Georgia Power Company,
Mississippi Power Company.
Description: Tariff Amendment:
Alabama Power Company submits tariff
filing per 35.15: Middleton Solar Farm
LGIA Termination Filing to be effective
9/18/2024.
Filed Date: 9/18/24.
Accession Number: 20240918–5070.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 10/9/24.
Docket Numbers: ER24–3067–000.
Applicants: Midcontinent
Independent System Operator, Inc.,
Entergy Services, LLC.
Description: Compliance filing:
Midcontinent Independent System
Operator, Inc. submits tariff filing per
35: 2024–09–18_Entergy Order 864
ADIT Compliance to be effective 1/1/
2018.
Filed Date: 9/18/24.
Accession Number: 20240918–5077.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 10/9/24.
Docket Numbers: ER24–3068–000.
Applicants: Maine Yankee Atomic
Power Company.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
2024–09–18 Filing to Update Maine
Yankee Decommissioning Cost Estimate
to be effective 11/18/2024.
Filed Date: 9/18/24.
Accession Number: 20240918–5079.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 10/9/24.
Docket Numbers: ER24–3069–000.
Applicants: Yankee Atomic Electric
Company.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
2024–09–18 Filing to Update Yankee
Atomic Decommissioning Cost Estimate
to be effective 11/18/2024.
Filed Date: 9/18/24.
Accession Number: 20240918–5082.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 10/9/24.
Docket Numbers: ER24–3070–000.
Applicants: Connecticut Yankee
Atomic Power Company.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
2024–09–18 Filing to Update
Connecticut Yankee Decommissioning
Cost Estimate to be effective 11/18/2024.
Filed Date: 9/18/24.
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Accession Number: 20240918–5084.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 10/9/24.
Docket Numbers: ER24–3071–000.
Applicants: ISO New England Inc.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
Revisions to FCM Delivery Financial
Assurance Calculation in the FAP to be
effective 2/1/2025.
Filed Date: 9/18/24.
Accession Number: 20240918–5093.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 10/9/24.
Docket Numbers: ER24–3072–000.
Applicants: PJM Interconnection,
L.L.C.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
Amendment to ISA, SA No. 5382;
Queue No. W3–003/AD2–026/AE1–156
(amend) to be effective 11/18/2024.
Filed Date: 9/18/24.
Accession Number: 20240918–5097.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 10/9/24.
Docket Numbers: ER24–3073–000.
Applicants: Idaho Power Company.
Description: Petition for Limited
Waiver of Idaho Power Co.
Filed Date: 9/13/24.
Accession Number: 20240913–5246.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 10/4/24.
Docket Numbers: ER24–3074–000.
Applicants: Black Hills Colorado
Electric, LLC.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
Amended and Restated LGIAs with
BHCOE and Black Hills Colorado IPP,
LLC to be effective 8/19/2024.
Filed Date: 9/18/24.
Accession Number: 20240918–5101.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 10/9/24.
The filings are accessible in the
Commission’s eLibrary system (https://
elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/search/
fercgensearch.asp) by querying the
docket number.
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.
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
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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: September 18, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC24–22–000]
Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–537); Comment
Request; Extension
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, DOE.
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
approved information collection, FERC–
537 (Gas Pipeline Certificates:
Construction, Acquisition, and
Abandonment). The Commission will
submit this request for comment to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review. No comments were
received on the 60-day notice.
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due October 25, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on
FERC–537 (1902–0060) to OMB through
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission Desk Officer. Please
identify the OMB Control Numbers 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. IC24–22–000)
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.
SUMMARY:
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• 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
may do so at https://www.ferc.gov/ferconline/overview.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kayla Williams may be reached by
email at DataClearance@FERC.gov, and
telephone at (202) 502–6468.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC–537: Gas Pipeline
Certificates: Construction, Acquisition,
and Abandonment.
OMB Control No.: 1902–0060.
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC–537 information collection
requirements with no changes to the
reporting requirements.
Abstract: The FERC–537 information
collection is in place for the
Commission to carry out its
responsibilities under section 7 of the
Natural Gas Act (NGA). Section 7 of the
NGA 1 requires natural gas companies to
obtain Commission approval before
constructing, extending, or abandoning
facilities or service. The Commission
reviews and analyses the information
filed under the FERC–537 to determine
whether to approve or deny the
requested authorization. After reviewing
the supplied information, the
Commission may grant a request to
construct or extend pipeline facilities or
service by issuing a certificate of public
convenience and necessity. If the
Commission failed to collect these data,
it would lose its ability to review
relevant information to determine
whether the requested certificate should
be authorized.
The Commission implements section
7 of the NGA under regulations at 18
CFR part 157.
The data generally required to be
submitted in a certificate filing consists
of identification of the company and
responsible officials, factors considered
in the location of the facilities, and the
impact on the area for environmental
considerations. As applicable to the
specific request, applicants may
provide:
• Flow diagrams showing the design
capacity for engineering design
verification and safety determination;
• Cost of proposed facilities, plans for
financing, and estimated revenues and
expenses related to the proposed facility
for accounting and financial evaluation;
or
• Existing and proposed storage
capacity and pressures and reservoir
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engineering studies for requests to
increase storage capacity.
Applications for an order authorizing
abandonment of facilities or service
must contain a statement providing in
detail the reasons for the requested
abandonment and must contain exhibits
listed at 18 CFR 157.18, as well as an
affidavit showing the consent of existing
customers. With some exceptions, such
applications also must include an
environmental report.
Applicants filing in accordance with
18 CFR part 157, subpart A (either for
a certificate or for abandonment)
generally must make a good-faith effort
to provide notice of the application to
all affected landowners, towns,
communities, and government agencies.
Certain self-implementing
construction and abandonment
programs do not require the filing of
applications. However, those types of
programs do require the filing of annual
reports, so many less significant actions
can be reported in a single filing/
response and less detail would be
required. Additionally, requests for an
increase of pipeline capacity must
include a statement that demonstrates
compliance with the Commission’s
Certificate Policy Statement by making
a showing that the cost of the expansion
will not be subsidized by existing
customers and that there will not be
adverse economic impacts to existing
customers, competing pipelines or their
customers, nor to landowners and to
surrounding communities.
Type of Respondents: Jurisdictional
natural gas companies.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 2 The
Commission estimates the annual public
reporting burden for the information
collection as:
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FERC–537 (GAS PIPELINE CERTIFICATES: CONSTRUCTION, ACQUISITION, AND ABANDONMENT) 3
Number of
respondents
Annual
number of
responses per
respondent
Total
number of
responses
Average burden &
cost per response 4
Total annual
burden hours &
total annual cost
Cost per
respondent
($)
(1)
(2)
(1) * (2) = (3)
(4)
(3) * (4) = (5)
(5) ÷ (1) 5
18 CFR 157.5–.11 (Interstate Certificate and
Abandonment Applications).
18 CFR 157.53 (Pipeline Purging/Testing Exemptions).
18 CFR 157.201–.209; 157.211; 157.214–.218
(Blanket Certificates Prior to Notice Filings).
18 CFR 157.201–.209; 157.211; 157.214–.218
(Blanket Certificates—Annual Reports).
18 CFR 284.11 (NGPA Section 311 Construction—Annual Reports).
18 CFR 284.8 6 (Request for Waiver of Capacity
Release Regulations).
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U.S.C. 717f.
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31
1.39
* 43
500 hrs.; $50,000 .......
21,500 hrs; $2,150,000
1
1
1
50 hrs.; 5,000 .............
50 hrs.; 5,000 ...............
30
2.125
63.75
200 hrs.; 20,000 .........
12,750 hrs.; 1,275,000
176
1
176
50 hrs.; 5,000 .............
8,800hrs.; 880,000 .......
5,000
75
1
75
50 hrs.; 5,000 .............
3,750 hrs.; 375,000 ......
5,000
31
1.39
* 43
10 hrs.: 1,000 .............
430 hrs.; 43,000 ...........
1,390
2 Burden is defined as the total time, effort, or
financial resources expended by persons to
generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or provide
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$69,355
5,000
42,500
information to or for a Federal agency. Refer to 5
CFR 1320.3 for additional information.
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FERC–537 (GAS PIPELINE CERTIFICATES: CONSTRUCTION, ACQUISITION, AND ABANDONMENT) 3—Continued
Number of
respondents
Annual
number of
responses per
respondent
Total
number of
responses
Average burden &
cost per response 4
Total annual
burden hours &
total annual cost
Cost per
respondent
($)
(1)
(2)
(1) * (2) = (3)
(4)
(3) * (4) = (5)
(5) ÷ (1) 5
18 CFR 284.13(e) and 284.126(a) (Interstate and
Intrastate Bypass Notice).
18 CFR 284.221 (Blanket Certificates) .................
18 CFR 284.224 (Hinshaw Blanket Certificates) ..
18 CFR 157.5–.11; 157.13–.20 (Non-facility Certificate or Abandonment Applications.
Project based; Labor wages .................................
2
1
2
30 hrs.; 3,000 .............
60 hrs.; 6,000 ...............
3,000
1
2
11
1
1
1.36
1
2
15
100 hrs.; 10,000 .........
75 hrs.; 7,500 .............
75 hrs.; 7,500 .............
100 hrs.; 10,000 ...........
150 hrs.; 15,000 ...........
1,125 hrs.; 112,500 ......
10,000
7,500
10,227
22
1
22
15 hrs. 1,500 ..............
330 hrs. 33,000 ............
1,500
Total ...............................................................
....................
........................
* 444
.....................................
49,045 hrs.; 4,539,000
....................
* Rounded.
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: September 18, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
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3 Changes to estimated number of respondents
were based on average number of respondents over
the past three years.
4 The estimates for cost per response are derived
using the following formula: Average Burden Hours
per Response * $100.00/hour = Average cost/
response. The figure is the 2024 FERC average
hourly cost (for wages and benefits) of 100.00 (and
an average annual salary of $207,786/year).
Commission staff is using the FERC average salary
because we consider any reporting requirements
completed in response to the FERC–537 to be
compensated at rates similar to the work of FERC
employees.
5 Each of the figures in this column are rounded
to the nearest dollar.
6 A Certificate Abandonment Application would
require waiver of the Commission’s capacity release
regulations in 18 CFR 284.8; therefore this activity
is associated with Interstate Certificate and
Abandonment Applications.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[FRL 12137–01–OAR]
Cross-Media Electronic Reporting:
Electronic Submission of Reports,
Notifications, and Other Submission
Types
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This notice announces the
Environmental Protection Agency’s
(EPA) allowance of the electronic
submission of reports, notifications, or
other required submission types (in an
acceptable digital format) in certain
Clean Air Act (CAA) regulations that do
not already have electronic reporting
requirements (i.e., reports, notifications,
or other submission types required to be
submitted in paper format or as
specified in this notice, an email). This
action is consistent with the provisions
of the Cross-Media Electronic Reporting
Rule (CROMERR) and streamlines
reporting requirements by allowing
regulated entities to submit specified
reports, notifications, or other
submission types electronically via the
Compliance and Emissions Data
Reporting Interface (CEDRI) on the
EPA’s Central Data Exchange (CDX) (see
https://cdx.epa.gov), or to another EPA
managed electronic document receiving
system that may be designated for the
receipt of specified submissions in the
future. Additionally, performance test
reports that do not already have
CROMERR compliant electronic
reporting requirements may utilize the
Electronic Reporting Tool (ERT) (see
https://www.epa.gov/electronicreporting-air-emissions/electronicreporting-tool-ert) to submit those
reports to CEDRI in the form of an ERT
submission package. The authority for
the designation of alternative EPA
electronic document receiving systems
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may not be redelegated to state, local, or
tribal authorities. When a report,
notification, or other submission type
submitted under this new electronic
submission option contains confidential
business information (CBI), a file with
the CBI omitted or redacted must be
submitted to the CEDRI system and a
separate, complete submission
containing the claimed CBI information
must be submitted through the
described CBI submission process.
DATES: The allowance to electronically
submit reports and notifications to
CEDRI is effective September 25, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Aiden Titel, Measurement Policy Group,
Sector Policies and Programs Division,
Office of Air Quality Planning and
Standards, Office of Air and Radiation,
Environmental Protection Agency, 109
T.W. Alexander Drive, P.O. Box 12055,
RTP, NC 27711; telephone number:
(919) 541–4836; email address:
titel.aiden@@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Electronic Submission of Reports,
Notifications, and Other Submission
Types, and CROMERR Compliance
On October 13, 2005, the final
CROMERR program was published in
the Federal Register (70 FR 59748) and
codified as part 3 of title 40 of the Code
of Federal Regulations (CFR).
CROMERR establishes electronic
reporting as an acceptable regulatory
alternative to paper reporting and
establishes requirements to assure that
electronic documents are as legally
dependable as their paper counterparts.
In accordance with 40 CFR 3.2(a), this
notice announces that the EPA is
prepared to receive, in electronic form,
40 CFR parts 59, 60, 61, 62, and 63
reports, notifications, or other
submission types that do not already
have electronic reporting requirements
(i.e., paper reports, notifications, or
other submission types), and emailed
submissions that are associated with 40
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC24-22-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-537); Comment
Request; Extension
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE.
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-537 (Gas Pipeline Certificates:
Construction, Acquisition, and Abandonment). The Commission will submit
this request for comment to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
for review. No comments were received on the 60-day notice.
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due October 25,
2024.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on FERC-537 (1902-0060) to OMB through
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission Desk Officer. Please identify the OMB Control Numbers 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. IC24-22-000)
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.
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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 may do so at https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/overview.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kayla Williams may be reached by email
at [email protected], and telephone at (202) 502-6468.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC-537: Gas Pipeline Certificates: Construction,
Acquisition, and Abandonment.
OMB Control No.: 1902-0060.
Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-537 information
collection requirements with no changes to the reporting requirements.
Abstract: The FERC-537 information collection is in place for the
Commission to carry out its responsibilities under section 7 of the
Natural Gas Act (NGA). Section 7 of the NGA \1\ requires natural gas
companies to obtain Commission approval before constructing, extending,
or abandoning facilities or service. The Commission reviews and
analyses the information filed under the FERC-537 to determine whether
to approve or deny the requested authorization. After reviewing the
supplied information, the Commission may grant a request to construct
or extend pipeline facilities or service by issuing a certificate of
public convenience and necessity. If the Commission failed to collect
these data, it would lose its ability to review relevant information to
determine whether the requested certificate should be authorized.
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The Commission implements section 7 of the NGA under regulations at
18 CFR part 157.
The data generally required to be submitted in a certificate filing
consists of identification of the company and responsible officials,
factors considered in the location of the facilities, and the impact on
the area for environmental considerations. As applicable to the
specific request, applicants may provide:
Flow diagrams showing the design capacity for engineering
design verification and safety determination;
Cost of proposed facilities, plans for financing, and
estimated revenues and expenses related to the proposed facility for
accounting and financial evaluation; or
Existing and proposed storage capacity and pressures and
reservoir engineering studies for requests to increase storage
capacity.
Applications for an order authorizing abandonment of facilities or
service must contain a statement providing in detail the reasons for
the requested abandonment and must contain exhibits listed at 18 CFR
157.18, as well as an affidavit showing the consent of existing
customers. With some exceptions, such applications also must include an
environmental report.
Applicants filing in accordance with 18 CFR part 157, subpart A
(either for a certificate or for abandonment) generally must make a
good-faith effort to provide notice of the application to all affected
landowners, towns, communities, and government agencies.
Certain self-implementing construction and abandonment programs do
not require the filing of applications. However, those types of
programs do require the filing of annual reports, so many less
significant actions can be reported in a single filing/response and
less detail would be required. Additionally, requests for an increase
of pipeline capacity must include a statement that demonstrates
compliance with the Commission's Certificate Policy Statement by making
a showing that the cost of the expansion will not be subsidized by
existing customers and that there will not be adverse economic impacts
to existing customers, competing pipelines or their customers, nor to
landowners and to surrounding communities.
Type of Respondents: Jurisdictional natural gas companies.
Estimate of Annual Burden: \2\ The Commission estimates the annual
public reporting burden for the information collection as:
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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. Refer to
5 CFR 1320.3 for additional information.
FERC-537 (Gas Pipeline Certificates: Construction, Acquisition, and Abandonment) \3\
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Annual number Cost per
Number of of responses Total number Average burden & cost per Total annual burden hours & respondent
respondents per respondent of responses response \4\ total annual cost ($)
(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (4)......................... (3) * (4) = (5).............. (5) / (1)
(3) \5\
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18 CFR 157.5-.11 (Interstate 31 1.39 * 43 500 hrs.; $50,000........... 21,500 hrs; $2,150,000....... $69,355
Certificate and Abandonment
Applications).
18 CFR 157.53 (Pipeline Purging/ 1 1 1 50 hrs.; 5,000.............. 50 hrs.; 5,000............... 5,000
Testing Exemptions).
18 CFR 157.201-.209; 157.211; 30 2.125 63.75 200 hrs.; 20,000............ 12,750 hrs.; 1,275,000....... 42,500
157.214-.218 (Blanket
Certificates Prior to Notice
Filings).
18 CFR 157.201-.209; 157.211; 176 1 176 50 hrs.; 5,000.............. 8,800hrs.; 880,000........... 5,000
157.214-.218 (Blanket
Certificates--Annual Reports).
18 CFR 284.11 (NGPA Section 311 75 1 75 50 hrs.; 5,000.............. 3,750 hrs.; 375,000.......... 5,000
Construction--Annual Reports).
18 CFR 284.8 \6\ (Request for 31 1.39 * 43 10 hrs.: 1,000.............. 430 hrs.; 43,000............. 1,390
Waiver of Capacity Release
Regulations).
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18 CFR 284.13(e) and 284.126(a) 2 1 2 30 hrs.; 3,000.............. 60 hrs.; 6,000............... 3,000
(Interstate and Intrastate
Bypass Notice).
18 CFR 284.221 (Blanket 1 1 1 100 hrs.; 10,000............ 100 hrs.; 10,000............. 10,000
Certificates).
18 CFR 284.224 (Hinshaw Blanket 2 1 2 75 hrs.; 7,500.............. 150 hrs.; 15,000............. 7,500
Certificates).
18 CFR 157.5-.11; 157.13-.20 (Non- 11 1.36 15 75 hrs.; 7,500.............. 1,125 hrs.; 112,500.......... 10,227
facility Certificate or
Abandonment Applications.
Project based; Labor wages....... 22 1 22 15 hrs. 1,500............... 330 hrs. 33,000.............. 1,500
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Total........................ ........... .............. * 444 ............................ 49,045 hrs.; 4,539,000....... ...........
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* Rounded.
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\ Changes to estimated number of respondents were based on
average number of respondents over the past three years.
\4\ The estimates for cost per response are derived using the
following formula: Average Burden Hours per Response * $100.00/hour
= Average cost/response. The figure is the 2024 FERC average hourly
cost (for wages and benefits) of 100.00 (and an average annual
salary of $207,786/year). Commission staff is using the FERC average
salary because we consider any reporting requirements completed in
response to the FERC-537 to be compensated at rates similar to the
work of FERC employees.
\5\ Each of the figures in this column are rounded to the
nearest dollar.
\6\ A Certificate Abandonment Application would require waiver
of the Commission's capacity release regulations in 18 CFR 284.8;
therefore this activity is associated with Interstate Certificate
and Abandonment Applications.
Dated: September 18, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-21890 Filed 9-24-24; 8:45 am]
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