[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 95 (Thursday, May 16, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28825-28826]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-11663]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. IC13-12-000]


Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-577); 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 USC 3507(a)(1)(D), the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission (Commission or FERC) is submitting the information 
collection FERC-577, Natural Gas Facilities: Environmental Review and 
Compliance, 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 (78 FR 13657, 2/28/2013) requesting public 
comments. FERC received no comments on the FERC-577 and is making this 
notation in its submittal to OMB.

DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due by June 17, 
2013.

ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB, identified by the OMB Control No. 
1902-0128, 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 No. IC13-12-000, 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: Natural Gas Facilities: Environmental Review and Compliance.
    OMB Control No.: 1902-0128.
    Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-577 information 
collection requirements with no changes to the reporting requirements.
    Abstract: Section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy 
Act of 1969 (NEPA) \1\ requires that all Federal agencies must include 
in every recommendation or report on proposals for legislation and 
other major federal actions significantly affecting the quality of the 
human environment, a detailed statement on: the environmental impact on 
the proposed actions; any adverse environmental effects which cannot be 
avoided should the proposal be implemented; alternatives to the 
proposed action; the relationship between local short-term uses of 
man's environment and the maintenance and enhancement of long term 
productivity; and any irreversible and irretrievable commitment of 
resources which would be involved in the proposed action should it be 
implemented.
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    \1\ Public Law 91-190.
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    In order to comply with NEPA, the Commission requires applicants 
seeking authorization for the construction and abandonment of 
facilities to provide specific environmental information during the 
pre-filing process (18 CFR 157.21) and to provide a detailed 
environmental report with their application (18 CFR 380.12) that 
describes the impact the project is likely to have and the measures the 
applicant will implement to mitigate those impacts.
    Type of Respondents: The respondents include all jurisdictional 
natural gas companies seeking authorization from the Commission to 
construct or abandon facilities.
    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-577: Natural Gas Facilities: Environmental Review and Compliance
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                                                                               Number of
                                                           Number of         responses per      Total number of     Average burden      Estimated total
                                                          respondents         respondent           responses      hours per response     annual burden
                                                                    (A)                 (B)           (A)x(B)=(C)               (D)                   (C) x (D)
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Natural Gas Pipelines...............................                 92                  16               1,472                 193            284, 096
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    The total estimated annual cost burden to respondents is 
$19,886,720 [284,096 hours $70/hour \3\ = $19,886,720]
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    \3\ Average salary (per hour) 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.


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    Dated: May 9, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-11663 Filed 5-15-13; 8:45 am]
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