[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 161 (Friday, August 19, 2016)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. IC16-16-000]


Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-577); Comment 
Request; Extension

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Department of Energy.

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, 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A), the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission (Commission or FERC) is soliciting public comment on the 
currently approved information collection, FERC-577 (Natural Gas 
Facilities: Environmental Review and Compliance).

DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due October 18, 
2016.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments (identified by Docket No. IC16-16-
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], telephone at (202) 502-8663, and fax at (202) 
273-0873.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: FERC-577, Gas Pipeline Certificates: Environmental Impact 
Statement.
    OMB Control No.: 1902-0128.
    Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-577 information 
collection requirements with no changes to the current reporting 
requirements.
    Abstract: The FERC-577 information collection contains the 
Commission's information collections pertaining to 18 CFR Parts: 2, 
157, 284, and 380. These regulations implement National Environmental 
Policy Act (NEPA) and include the environmental compliance conditions 
portions of the same regulations. The FERC-577 also includes the 
reporting requirements for landowner notifications. These requirements 
are contained within 18 CFR Parts: 2.55(b), 157.203(d), 380.15, and 
2.55(a).
    Type of Respondents: Gas pipelines.
    Estimate of Annual Burden: \1\ The Commission estimates the annual 
public reporting burden and cost (rounded) for the information 
collection as:
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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.

                                                                        FERC-577
                                              [Natural gas facilities: environmental review and compliance]
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                                                          Annual
                                                        number of                                                                              Cost per
                                           Number of    responses    Total number    Average burden & cost per    Total annual burden hours   respondent
                                          respondents      per       of responses           response \2\             & total annual cost         ($)
                                                        respondent
                                                  (1)          (2)     (1) * (2) =  (4)........................  (3) * (4) = (5)...........    (5) / (1)
                                                                               (3)
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Gas Pipeline Certificates \3\...........           92           16           1,472  193.518 hrs.; $14,417......  284,858 hrs.; $21,221,824.     $230,672
Landowner Notification \4\..............          165          144          23,760  2 hrs.; $149...............  47,520 hrs.; $3,540,240...       21,456
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    Total...............................  ...........  ...........          25,232  ...........................  332,378 hrs.; 24,762,064..  ...........
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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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    \2\ The estimates for cost per response are derived using the 
following formula: Average Burden Hours per Response * $74.50 per 
Hour = Average Cost per Response. The Commission staff believes that 
the industry's level and skill set are comparable to FERC, so the 
FERC 2016 average hourly cost (for salary plus benefits) of $74.50 
per hour is used.
    \3\ Requirements are found in 18 CFR Parts: 157, 284, 2, and 
380.
    \4\ Requirements are found in 18 CFR Parts: 2.55(b), 157.203(d), 
380.15, and 2.55(a).

    Dated: August 15, 2016.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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