[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 69 (Friday, April 10, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19308-19310]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-08234]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. IC15-3-000]


Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-567 and FERC-
587); 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, 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A), the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission (Commission or FERC) is soliciting public comment on the 
requirements and burden \1\ of the information collections described 
below.
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    \1\ The Commission defines burden 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.

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DATES: Comments on the collections of information are due June 9, 2015.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments (identified by Docket No. IC15-3-
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.
Please reference the specific collection number and/or title in your 
comments.
    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], telephone at (202) 502-8663, and fax at (202) 
273-0873.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Type of Request: Three-year extension of the information collection 
requirements for all collections described below with no changes to the 
current reporting requirements. Please note that each collection is 
distinct from the next.
    Comments: Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the collections of 
information are 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 estimates 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

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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.

FERC-567, [Gas Pipeline Certificates: Annual Reports of System Flow 
Diagrams and System Capacity]

    OMB Control No.: 1902-0005
    Abstract: The Commission uses the information from the FERC-567 to 
obtain accurate data on pipeline facilities and the peak capacity of 
these facilities. Additionally, the Commission validates the need for 
new facilities proposed by pipelines in certificate applications. By 
modeling an applicant's pipeline system, Commission staff utilizes the 
FERC-567 data to determine configuration and location of installed 
pipeline facilities; verify and determine the receipt and delivery 
points between shippers, producers and pipeline companies; determine 
the location of receipt and delivery points and emergency 
interconnections on a pipeline system; determine the location of 
pipeline segments, laterals and compressor stations on a pipeline 
system; verify pipeline segment lengths and pipeline diameters; justify 
the maximum allowable operating pressures and suction and discharge 
pressures at compressor stations; verify the installed horsepower and 
volumes compressed at each compressor station; determine the existing 
shippers and producers currently using each pipeline company; verify 
peak capacity on the system; and develop and evaluate alternatives to 
the proposed facilities as a means to mitigate environmental impact of 
new pipeline construction.
    18 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 260.8(a) requires each major 
natural gas pipeline with a system delivery capacity exceeding 100,000 
Mcf \2\ per day to submit by June 1 of each year, diagrams reflecting 
operating conditions on the pipeline's main transmission system during 
the previous 12 months ended December 31. These physical/engineering 
data are not included as part of any other data collection requirement.
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    \2\ ``Mcf'' is an abbreviation denoting a thousand cubic feet of 
natural gas.
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    Type of Respondent: Applicants proposing hydropower projects on (or 
changes to existing projects located within) lands owned by the United 
States.
    Estimate of Annual Burden: The Commission estimates the annual 
public reporting burden for the information collection as:

                             FERC-567: Gas Pipeline Certificates: Annual Reports of System Flow Diagrams and System Capacity
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                                                                          Annual  number                      Average      Total annual
                                                             Number of     of  responses   Total number    burden hours   burden hours &     Cost per
                                                            respondents         per        of responses     & cost per     total annual   respondent ($)
                                                                            respondent                     response \3\        cost
                                                                     (1)             (2)     (1)*(2)=(3)             (4)     (3)*(4)=(5)         (5)/(1)
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FERC-567................................................              93               1              93               3             279            $216
Applicants..............................................  ..............  ..............  ..............            $216         $20,088  ..............
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\3\ The estimates for cost per response are derived using the following formula: Average Burden Hours per Response * $72 per Hour = Average Cost per
  Response. The hourly cost figure comes from the FERC average salary. Subject matter experts found that industry employment costs closely resemble
  FERC's regarding the FERC-567 information collection.

FERC-587, [Land Description (Public Land States/Non-Public Land States 
[Rectangular or Non-Rectangular Survey System Lands in Public Land 
States])]

    OMB Control No.: 1902-0145
    Abstract: The Commission requires the FERC-587 information 
collection to satisfy the requirements of section 24 of the Federal 
Power Act (FPA). The Federal Power Act grants the Commission authority 
to issue licenses for the development and improvement of navigation and 
for the development, transmission, and utilization of power across, 
along, from or in any of the steams or other bodies of water over which 
Congress has jurisdiction.\4\ The Electric Consumers Protection Act 
(ECPA) amends the FPA to allow the Commission the responsibility of 
issuing licenses for nonfederal hydroelectric plants.\5\ Section 24 of 
the FPA requires that applicants proposing hydropower projects on (or 
changes to existing projects located within) lands owned by the United 
States to provide a description of the applicable U.S. land. 
Additionally, the FPA requires the notification of the Commission and 
Secretary of the Interior of the hydropower proposal. FERC-587 
consolidates the information required and identifies hydropower project 
boundary maps associated with the applicable U.S. land.
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    \4\ 16 U.S.C. Section 797d (2010).
    \5\ Public Law 99-495, 100 Stat. 1243 (1996).
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    The information consolidated by the Form No. 587 verifies the 
accuracy of the information provided for the FERC-587 to the Bureau of 
Land Management (BLM) and the Department of the Interior (DOI). 
Moreover, this information ensures that U.S. lands can be reserved as 
hydropower sites and withdrawn from other uses.
    Type of Respondent: Applicants proposing hydropower projects on (or 
changes to existing projects located within) lands owned by the United 
States.
    Estimate of Annual Burden: The Commission estimates the annual 
public reporting burden for the information collection as:

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    FERC-587: Land Description (Public Land States/Non-Public Land States [Rectangular or Non-Rectangular Survey System Lands in Public Land States])
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                                                                          Annual  number                      Average      Total annual
                                                             Number of     of  responses   Total number   burden &  cost  burden hours &     Cost per
                                                            respondents         per        of responses    per  response   total annual   respondent ($)
                                                                            respondent                          \3\            cost
                                                                     (1)             (2)     (1)*(2)=(3)             (4)     (3)*(4)=(5)         (5)/(1)
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Hydropower..............................................             137               1             137               1             137             $72
 Project Applicants.....................................  ..............  ..............  ..............             $72          $9,864  ..............
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    Dated: April 3, 2015.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-08234 Filed 4-9-15; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 6717-01-P