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No. IC13–7–000, 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/submissionguide.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/docsfiling/docs-filing.asp.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ellen Brown may be reached by email
at [email protected], by

telephone at (202) 502–8663, and by fax
at (202) 273–0873.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC–607: Report on Decision
or Action on Request for Federal
Authorization.
OMB Control No.: 1902–0240.
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC–607 information collection
requirements with no changes to the
reporting requirements.
Abstract: The FERC–607 information
collection requires agencies (Federal
agency or officer, or State agency or
officer acting pursuant to delegated
Federal authority, responsible for a
Federal authorization) to submit to the
Commission a copy of a decision or
action on a request for Federal
authorization and an accompanying
index to the documents and materials
relied on in reaching a conclusion. The
Commission authorizes the construction
and operation of proposed natural gas
projects under Natural Gas Act Sections
3 and 7; however, the Commission does
not have jurisdiction over every aspect

of each natural gas project. Hence, for a
natural gas project to go forward, in
addition to Commission approval,
several different agencies must typically
reach favorable findings regarding other
aspects of the project. The Energy Policy
Act of 2005 (EPAct 2005) modified
FERC’s role in order to better coordinate
the activities of the separate agencies
with varying responsibilities over
proposed natural gas projects. Section
313 of EPAct 2005 1 directs FERC to
compile a record of each agency’s
decision along with the record of the
Commission’s decision. The
Commission compiles this record in
order to serve as a consolidated record
for the purpose of appeal or review
(including judicial review).
Type of Respondents: Government
agencies responsible for issuing
authorizations for proposed natural gas
projects.
Estimate of Annual Burden 2: The
Commission estimates the total Public
Reporting Burden for this information
collection as:

FERC–607—REPORT ON DECISION OR ACTION ON REQUEST FOR FEDERAL AUTHORIZATION
Number of respondents

Number of
responses per
respondent

Total number
of responses

Average
burden hours
per response

Estimated
total
annual burden

(A)

(B)

(A) × (B) = (C)

(D)

(C) × (D)

1

1

1

6

6

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The total estimated annual cost
burden to respondents is $414 [6 hours
÷ 2080 hours/year 3 * $143,540/year 4 =
$414]
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.

1 Amended

15 U.S.C. 717n (Section 15).
is defined as the total time, effort, or
financial resources expended by persons to
generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or provide
2 Burden

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Dated: March 11, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the
requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C.
3507(a)(1)(D), the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (Commission or

FERC) is submitting the information
collection, FERC–606 (Notification of
Request for Federal Authorization and
Requests for Further Information), to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review of the information
collection requirements. Any interested
person may file comments directly with
OMB and should address a copy of
those comments to the Commission as
explained below. The Commission
issued a Notice in the Federal Register
(77 FR 76016, 12/26/2012) requesting
public comments. FERC received no
comments on the FERC–606 and is
making this notation in its submittal to
OMB.
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due by April 15, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB
(identified by the OMB Control No.
1902–0241) should be sent via email to
the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs: [email protected].
Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory

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 2080 hours = 52 weeks * 40 hours per week (i.e.
1 year of full-time employment).
4 Average salary plus benefits per full-time
equivalent employee.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC13–6–000]

Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–606); Comment
Request
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, DOE.
ACTION: Comment request.
AGENCY:

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Commission Desk Officer. The Desk
Officer may also be reached via
telephone at 202–395–4718.
A copy of the comments should also
be sent to the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, identified by the Docket
No. IC13–6–000, 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/submissionguide.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/docsfiling/docs-filing.asp.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ellen Brown may be reached by email
at [email protected], by
telephone at (202) 502–8663, and by fax
at (202) 273–0873.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC–606: Notification of
Request for Federal Authorization and
Requests for Further Information.
OMB Control No.: 1902–0241.
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC–606 information collection
requirements with no changes to the
reporting requirements.
Abstract: The FERC–606 information
collection requires agencies (Federal
agency or officer, or State agency or
officer acting pursuant to delegated
Federal authority, responsible for a
Federal authorization) responsible for
issuing, conditioning, or denying
requests for Federal authorizations for a
proposed natural gas project to report
regarding the status of an authorization
request. This reporting requirement is
intended to allow agencies to assist the
Commission to make better informed

decisions in establishing due dates for
agencies’ decisions. The Commission
authorizes the construction and
operation of proposed natural gas
projects under NGA Sections 3 and 7.
However, the Commission does not
have jurisdiction over every aspect of
each natural gas project. For a natural
gas project to progress the Commission
must approve and several different
agencies must typically reach favorable
findings regarding other aspects of the
project. To coordinate better the
activities of the separate agencies with
varying responsibilities over proposed
natural gas projects, the Energy Policy
Act of 2005 (EPAct 2005) modified
FERC’s role. Section 313 of EPAct 2005 1
directs FERC to establish a schedule for
agencies to review requests for federal
authorizations required for a project.
Type of Respondents: Government
agencies responsible for issuing
authorizations for proposed natural gas
projects.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 2 The
Commission estimates the total Public
Reporting Burden for this information
collection as:

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FERC–606: NOTIFICATION OF REQUEST FOR FEDERAL AUTHORIZATION AND REQUESTS FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
Number of respondents

Number of responses
per respondent

Total number of responses

Average burden hours
per response

Estimated total annual
burden

(A)

(B)

(A) × (B) = (C)

(D)

(C) × (D)

1

1

1

4

4

The total estimated annual cost
burden to respondents is $276 [4 hours
÷ 2,080 hours/year 3 * $143,540/year 4 =
$276].
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.

1 Amended

15 U.S.C. 717n (Section 15).
is defined as the total time, effort, or
financial resources expended by persons to
generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or provide
2 Burden

VerDate Mar<14>2013

17:37 Mar 14, 2013

Jkt 229001

Dated: March 11, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the
requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C.
3507(a)(1)(D), the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission (Commission or
FERC) is submitting the information
collection FERC Form No. 556,
‘‘Certification of Qualifying Facility
(QF) Status for a Small Power
Production or Cogeneration Facility’’
(Form No. 556), to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review of the information collection
requirements. Any interested person
may file comments directly with OMB
and should address a copy of those
comments to the Commission as
explained below. The Commission
issued a Notice in the Federal Register
(77 FR 77067, 12/31/2012) requesting
public comments. FERC received no
comments on the FERC–556 and is
making this notation in its submittal to
OMB.
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due by April 15, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB,
identified by the OMB Control No.

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 2,080 hours = 52 weeks * 40 hours per week
(i.e., 1 year of full-time employment).
4 Average salary plus benefits per full-time
equivalent employee.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC13–08–000]

Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–556); Comment
Request
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, DOE.
ACTION: Comment request.
AGENCY:

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