[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 242 (Tuesday, December 18, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 64824]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-27307]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC19-11-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-538); Comment
Request; Extension
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
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-538 (Gas Pipelines Certificates: Sections
7(a) Mandatory Initial Service).
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due [insert date
that is 60 days after publication in the Federal Register].
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments (identified by Docket No. IC19-11-
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: Gas Pipelines Certificates: Sections 7(a) Mandatory Initial
Service.
OMB Control No.: 1902-0061.
Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-538 information
collection requirements with no changes to the current reporting
requirements.
Abstract: Under sections 7(a), 10(a) and 16 of Natural Gas Act
(NGA),\1\ upon application by a person or municipality authorized to
engage in the local distribution of natural gas, the Commission may
order a natural gas company to extend or improve its transportation
facilities, and sell natural gas to the municipality or person and, for
such purpose, to extend its transportation facilities to communities
immediately adjacent to such facilities or to territories served by the
natural gas pipeline company. The Commission uses the application data
in order to be fully informed concerning the applicant, and the service
the applicant is requesting.
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\1\ 15 U.S.C. 717f-w.
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Type of Respondents: Persons or municipalities authorized to engage
in the local distribution of natural gas.
Estimate of Annual Burden: \2\ The Commission estimates the annual
reporting burden and cost 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.
FERC-538--Gas Pipeline Certificates: Section 7(a) Mandatory Initial Service
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Annual number Total annual burden
Number of of responses Total number of Average burden & cost hours & total annual Cost per
respondents per respondent responses per response \3\ cost respondent ($)
(1) (2) (1)*(2) = (3) (4)................... (3)*(4) = (5)......... (5)(1)
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Gas Pipeline Certificates........... 1 1 1 240 hrs.; $18,960..... 240 hrs.; $18,960..... $18,960
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\3\ The estimates for cost per response are derived using the following formula: Average Burden Hours per Response * $79.00/hour = Average cost/
response. The figure is the 2018 FERC average hourly cost (for wages and benefits) of $79.00 (and an average annual salary of $164,820/year).
Commission staff is using the FERC average salary because we consider any reporting requirements completed in response to the FERC-538 to be
compensated at rates similar to the work of FERC employees.
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: December 12, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-27307 Filed 12-17-18; 8:45 am]
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