[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 51 (Friday, March 15, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16485-16486]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-06059]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. IC13-7-000]


Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-607); Comment 
Request

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE.

ACTION: Comment request.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D), the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission (Commission or FERC) is submitting the information 
collection, FERC-607 (Report on Decision or Action on Request for 
Federal Authorization.), to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
for review of the information collection requirements. Any interested 
person may file comments directly with OMB and should address a copy of 
those comments to the Commission as explained below. The Commission 
issued a Notice in the Federal Register (77 FR 76015, December 26, 
2012) requesting public comments. FERC received no comments on the 
FERC-607 and is making this notation in its submittal to OMB.

DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due by April 15, 
2013.

ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB, identified by the OMB Control No. 
1902-0240, should be sent via email to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs: [email protected]. Attention: Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission Desk Officer. The Desk Officer may also be 
reached via telephone at 202-395-4718.
    A copy of the comments should also be sent to the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, identified by the Docket

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No. IC13-7-000, by either of the following methods:
     eFiling at Commission's Web Site: http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp.
     Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, Secretary of the Commission, 888 First Street NE., 
Washington, DC 20426.
    Instructions: All submissions must be formatted and filed in 
accordance with submission guidelines at: http://www.ferc.gov/help/submission-guide.asp. For user assistance contact FERC Online Support 
by email at [email protected], or by phone at: (866) 208-3676 
(toll-free), or (202) 502-8659 for TTY.
    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 http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/docs-filing.asp.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Brown may be reached by email at 
[email protected], by telephone at (202) 502-8663, and by fax at 
(202) 273-0873.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: FERC-607: Report on Decision or Action on Request for 
Federal Authorization.
    OMB Control No.: 1902-0240.
    Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-607 information 
collection requirements with no changes to the reporting requirements.
    Abstract: The FERC-607 information collection requires agencies 
(Federal agency or officer, or State agency or officer acting pursuant 
to delegated Federal authority, responsible for a Federal 
authorization) to submit to the Commission a copy of a decision or 
action on a request for Federal authorization and an accompanying index 
to the documents and materials relied on in reaching a conclusion. The 
Commission authorizes the construction and operation of proposed 
natural gas projects under Natural Gas Act Sections 3 and 7; however, 
the Commission does not have jurisdiction over every aspect of each 
natural gas project. Hence, for a natural gas project to go forward, in 
addition to Commission approval, several different agencies must 
typically reach favorable findings regarding other aspects of the 
project. The Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct 2005) modified FERC's 
role in order to better coordinate the activities of the separate 
agencies with varying responsibilities over proposed natural gas 
projects. Section 313 of EPAct 2005 \1\ directs FERC to compile a 
record of each agency's decision along with the record of the 
Commission's decision. The Commission compiles this record in order to 
serve as a consolidated record for the purpose of appeal or review 
(including judicial review).
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    \1\ Amended 15 U.S.C. 717n (Section 15).
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    Type of Respondents: Government agencies responsible for issuing 
authorizations for proposed natural gas projects.
    Estimate of Annual Burden \2\: The Commission estimates the total 
Public Reporting Burden for this 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. For 
further explanation of what is included in the information 
collection burden, reference 5 Code of Federal Regulations 1320.3.

                   FERC-607--Report on Decision or Action on Request for Federal Authorization
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                        Number of responses      Total number of      Average burden hours     Estimated total
Number of respondents      per respondent           responses             per response          annual burden
(A)                                  (B)          (A) x (B) = (C)                  (D)                      (C)
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                1                      1                      1                      6                      6
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    The total estimated annual cost burden to respondents is $414 [6 
hours / 2080 hours/year \3\ * $143,540/year \4\ = $414]
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    \3\ 2080 hours = 52 weeks * 40 hours per week (i.e. 1 year of 
full-time employment).
    \4\ Average salary plus benefits per full-time equivalent 
employee.
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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: March 11, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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