[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 219 (Wednesday, November 13, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 61614]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-24615]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. IC19-32-000, IC19-33-000, and IC19-40-000]


Commission Information Collection Activities; Requests for 
Emergency Extensions for FERC-725M, FERC-516A, and FERC-539

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE.

ACTION:  Notice of requests for emergency extensions.

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SUMMARY:  In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
(Commission or FERC) has solicited public comments on three information 
collections: FERC-725M (Mandatory Reliability Standard: FAC-003-4, 
Vegetation Management), FERC-516A (Standardization of Small Generator 
Interconnection Agreements and Procedures), and FERC-539 (Gas Pipeline 
Certificates: Import and Export Related Applications). FERC submitted 
requests to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for short-term 
emergency extensions for the three information collections to ensure 
they remain active while FERC completes the pending PRA renewal 
processes. No changes are being made to the reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Ellen Brown may be reached by email 
at [email protected] and telephone at (202) 502-8663.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The PRA renewal process for each of the 
three information collections is ongoing. To ensure that OMB approvals 
of the current information collections remain active during the PRA 
renewal process, FERC has submitted requests to the OMB for short-term 
emergency extensions.
    Title: FERC-725M, Mandatory Reliability Standard: FAC-003-4, 
Vegetation Management (OMB Control No. 1902-0263).
    Docket No. for Ongoing PRA Renewal: IC19-32.
    An emergency extension request and justification (for three 
additional months) were electronically submitted to OMB on September 
20, 2019. OMB disapproved the emergency extension request and 
collection on October 2, 2019. FERC then submitted a formal request to 
OMB on October 8, 2019,\1\ for an emergency reinstatement and three-
month extension. The request is still pending at OMB.
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    \1\ The letter is dated October 7, 2019.
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    Titles: FERC-516A, Standardization of Small Generator 
Interconnection Agreements and Procedures (OMB Control No. 1902-0203); 
and FERC-539, Gas Pipeline Certificates: Import and Export Related 
Applications (OMB Control No. 1902-0062).
    Docket Nos. for Ongoing PRA Renewals: IC19-40 (for FERC-516A) and 
IC19-33 (for FERC-539).
    FERC submitted formal requests to OMB on October 29, 2019, for 
emergency three-month extensions (to January 31, 2020). On October 31, 
2019, OMB approved two-month extensions to December 31, 2019, for FERC-
516A and FERC-539.

    Dated: November 1, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-24615 Filed 11-12-19; 8:45 am]
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