[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 185 (Monday, September 24, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48299-48300]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-20684]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. IC18-16-000]


Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-567); 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, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or 
FERC) is soliciting public comment on the currently approved 
information collection, FERC-567 [Gas Pipeline Certificates: Annual 
Reports of System Flow Diagrams and System Capacity], which will be 
submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for a review of 
the information collection requirements.

DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due October 24, 
2018.

ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB, identified by OMB Control No. 1902-
0005, 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 202-395-8528.
    A copy of the comments should also be sent to the Commission, in 
Docket No. IC18-16-000 by either of the following methods:
     eFiling at Commission's website: 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-567, Gas Pipeline Certificates: Annual Reports of 
System Flow Diagrams and System Capacity.
    OMB Control No.: 1902-0005.
    Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-567 information 
collection requirements with no changes to the current reporting 
requirements.
    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 \1\ 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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    \1\ Mcf = Thousand cubic feet.
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    Type of Respondents: Applicants with a system delivery capacity in 
excess of 100,000 Mcf per day.
    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. For 
further explanation of what is included in the information 
collection burden, reference 5 Code of Federal Regulations 1320.3.
    \3\ The estimates for cost per response are derived using the 
following formula: 2018 Average Burden Hours per Response * $79 per 
Hour = Average Cost per Response. The hourly cost figure of $79 is 
the 2018 average FERC hourly cost for wages plus benefits. We assume 
for FERC-567 that respondents earn at a similar rate.

                             FERC-567--Gas Pipeline Certificates: Annual Reports of System Flow Diagrams and System Capacity
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                                                                                                                          Total annual
                                                         Number of     Annual number   Total number of  Average burden  burden hours and     Cost per
                                                        respondents    of responses       responses      and cost per     total annual    respondent ($)
                                                                      per respondent                     response \3\         cost
                                                                 (1)             (2)   (1) * (2) = (3)             (4)   (3) * (4) = (5)       (5) / (1)
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Natural Gas.........................................             121               1               121               3               363            $237
Pipelines...........................................  ..............  ..............  ................            $237           $28,677  ..............
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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: September 12, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-20684 Filed 9-21-18; 8:45 am]
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