OMB files this
comment in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.11(c) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act and is withholding approval of this collection at
this time. This OMB action is not an approval to conduct or sponsor
an information collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995. The agency shall examine public comment in response to the
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and will include in the supporting
statement of the next ICR, to be submitted to OMB at the final rule
stage, a description of how the agency has responded to any public
comments on the ICR. This action has no effect on any current
approvals.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
05/31/2013
36 Months From Approved
07/31/2013
1,474
0
1,474
285,226
0
285,226
18,906,383
0
18,906,383
Section 102(2) (c) of the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) (Pub.L 91-190) (42 U.S.C.
4321) requires that all Federal agencies must include in every
recommendation or report on proposals for legislation and other
major federal actions significantly affecting the quality of human
environment, a detailed statement on: the environmental impact on
the proposed actions; any adverse environmental effects which
cannot be avoided should the proposal be implemented; alternatives
to the proposed action; the relationship between local short-term
uses of man's environment, and the maintenance and enhancement of
resources which would be involved in the proposed action should it
be implemented. FERC-577 identifies the Commission's information
collections relating to Parts 2, 157, 284, and 380 of its
regulations implementing NEPA and includes the environmental
compliance conditions of Parts 2, 157, 284, and 380. One part of
the FERC-577 pertains to land owner notification. Commission staff
has received numerous requests from landowners asking that we
require companies to notify landowners in advance of any activity
that will take place on their land. In response to these requests,
the Commission proposes in the NOPR to add landowner notification
requirements for both auxiliary installations and replacement
facilities under section 2.55 and for siting and maintenance
activities under section 380.15.
US Code:
15 USC 717 to 717w Name of Law: Natural Gas Act
US Code: 42
USC 4321 Name of Law: National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(NEPA)
The increase in burden is due
to the proposed landowner notification requirement. As noted in
item 12 of the supporting statement, the Commission estimates a
total increase of 53,000 hours (approximately 321 hours per
entity). As noted in the supporting statement, this new information
collection requirement comes out of requests from the landowners
for better notification when work is being done on their land.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Final RM12-11 NOPR Supporting Statement.docx
USCODE-2011-title42-chap55-sec4321.pdf
FERC-577, Gas Pipeline Certificates: Environmental Impact Statement