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Issued at Washington, DC, on August 26,
2013.
LaTanya R. Butler,
Deputy Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013–21223 Filed 8–29–13; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. CP13–533–000]

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Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC;
Prior Notice of Activity Under Blanket
Certificate
On August 14, 2013, Columbia Gas
Transmission, LLC (Columbia) filed
with the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (Commission) an
application under section 7 of the
Natural Gas Act and Sections 157.205
and 157.210 of the Commission’s
regulations and Columbia’s
authorization in Docket No. CP83–76–
000, 22 FERC ¶62,029 (1983), to convert
some existing compressor units from
base load to standby operational mode
at three compressor stations. As
explained in the application, the
affected stations are located in Braxton
County, Hardy Elk County, and
Pendleton County, West Virginia.
Questions regarding this application
may be directed to Fredric J. George,
Senior Counsel, Columbia Gas
Transmission, LLC, P.O. Box 1273,
Charleston, West Virginia 25325–1273,
by calling 304–357–2359 or fax 304–
357–3206.
Pursuant to Section 157.9 of the
Commission’s rules, 18 CFR 157.9,
within 90 days of this Notice the
Commission staff will either: complete
its environmental assessment (EA) and
place it into the Commission’s public
record (eLibrary) for this proceeding; or
issue a Notice of Schedule for
Environmental Review (NSER). If a
Notice of Schedule for Environmental
Review is issued, it will indicate, among
other milestones, the anticipated date
for the Commission staff’s issuance of
the final environmental impact
statement (FEIS) or EA for this proposal.
The filing of the EA in the
Commission’s public record for this
proceeding or the issuance of a NSER
will serve to notify federal and state
agencies of the timing for the
completion of all necessary reviews, and
the subsequent need to complete all
federal authorizations within 90 days of
the date of issuance of the Commission
staff’s FEIS or EA.
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the instant notice by the Commission,
file pursuant to Rule 214 of the
Commission’s Procedural Rules (18 CFR
385.214) a motion to intervene or notice
of intervention and pursuant to Section
157.205 of the regulations under the
NGA (18 CFR 157.205), a protest to the
request. If no protest is filed within the
time allowed therefore, the proposed
activity shall be deemed to be
authorized effective the day after the
time allowed for filing a protest. If a
protest is filed and not withdrawn
within 30 days after the allowed time
for filing a protest, the instant request
shall be treated as an application for
authorization pursuant to Section 7 of
the NGA.
Protests will be considered by the
Commission in determining the
appropriate action to be taken, but will
not serve to make protestants parties to
the proceeding. Any person wishing to
become a party must file a notice of
intervention or motion to intervene, as
appropriate. Such motions or protests
must be filed on or before the comment
date. Anyone filing a motion to
intervene or protest must serve a copy
of that document on the Applicant, on
or before the comment date. It is not
necessary to serve motions to intervene
or protests on persons other than the
Applicant.
The Commission encourages
electronic submission of comments,
protests and interventions in lieu of
paper using the ‘‘eFiling’’ link at http://
www.fere.gov. Persons unable to file
electronically should submit an original
and five copies of the protest or
intervention to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street
NE., Washington, DC 20426.
This filing is accessible on-line at
http://www.ferc.gov using the
‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is available for
review in the Commission’s Public
Reference Room in Washington, DC.
There is an ‘‘eSubscription’’ link on the
Web site that enables subscribers to
receive email notification when a
document is added to a subscribed
docket(s). For assistance with any FERC
Online service, please email
[email protected], or call
(866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
(202) 502–8659.
Dated: August 22, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC13–15–000]

Commission Information Collection
Activities (Ferc-582); Comment
Request
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, DOE.
ACTION: Comment request.
AGENCY:

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–582 (Electric Fees,
Annual Charges, Waivers, and
Exemptions) 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
(78 FR 47310, 8/5/2013) requesting
public comments. FERC received no
comments on the FERC–582 and is
making this notation in its submittal to
OMB.

SUMMARY:

Note: Commission staff is issuing this
notice to highlight a change in the estimated
total annual burden from what was shown in
two recent notices. In each prior notice,1
FERC estimated the total annual burden at
114 hours. FERC has revised the estimation
of the total annual burden to 300 hours,
which better reflects past burden estimates
for this collection. More specifically, portions
of the total annual burden were increased
from 1 hour per response to 3 hours per
response (Annual Charges) and 2 hours per
response (Declaratory Order), consistent with
estimates for this collection since the last
time it was approved by OMB. The total
number of respondents remained static.
Further detail regarding the total annual
burden is provided below in the ‘‘Estimate of
Annual Burden’’ section of this notice.

Comments on the collection of
information are due by September 20,
2013.
ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB,
identified by the OMB Control No.
1902–0132, 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 202–395–4718.
DATES:

1 78 FR 30912, 5/23/2013; and 78 FR 47310, 8/
5/2013.

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A copy of the comments should also
be sent to the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, identified by the Docket
No. IC13–15–000, 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: Electric Fees, Annual Charges,
Waivers, and Exemptions.
OMB Control No.: 1902–0132.

Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC–582 information collection
requirements with no changes to the
reporting requirements.
Abstract: The information required by
FERC–582 is contained within 18 Code
of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 381 2
and part 382.3
The Commission uses the FERC–582
to implement the statutory provisions of
the Independent Offices Appropriation
Act of 1952 (IOAA) 4 which authorizes
the Commission to establish fees for its
services. In addition, the Omnibus
Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986
(OBRA) 5 authorizes the Commission to
assess and collect fees and annual
charges in any fiscal year in amounts
equal to all the costs incurred by the
Commission in that fiscal year.
To comply with the FERC–582,
respondents submit to the Commission
the sum of the megawatt-hours (MWh)
of all unbundled transmission
(including MWh delivered in wheeling
transactions and MWh delivered in
exchange transactions) and the
megawatt-hours of all bundled
wholesale power sales (to the extent the
bundled wholesale power sales were not
separately reported as unbundled
transmission). The data collected within
the FERC–582 is drawn directly from
the FERC Form 1 transmission data. The
Commission sums the costs of its
electric regulatory program and

subtracts all electric regulatory program
filing fee collections to determine the
total collectible electric regulatory
program costs. Then, the Commission
uses the data submitted under FERC–
582 to determine the total megawatthours of transmission of electric energy
in interstate commerce.
Respondents (public utilities, power
marketers) subject to these annual
charges must submit FERC–582 data to
the Commission by April 30 of each
year.6 The Commission issues bills for
annual charges to respondents. Then,
respondents must pay the charges
within 45 days of the Commission’s
issuance of the bill.
Respondents may file requests for
waivers and exemptions of fees and
charges 7 based on need. The
Commission’s staff uses the filer’s
financial information to evaluate the
request for a waiver or exemption of the
obligation to pay a fee or an annual
charge.
Respondents may also file petitions
for declaratory orders and requests for
OGC interpretations.
Type of Respondents: Public utilities
and power marketers.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 8 The
Commission revises its estimate of the
total Public Reporting Burden for this
information collection as: 9

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FERC–582 10

Number of
respondents

Number of
responses per
respondent

Total number of
responses

Average burden
hours per
response

Estimated total
annual burden

(A)

(B)

(A)x(B)=(C)

(D)

(C)x(D)

Annual Charges .....................................
Declaratory Order ..................................
OGC Interpretation ................................

73
40
1

1
1
1

73
40
1

3
2
1

219
80
1

TOTAL ............................................

114

..............................

114

..............................

300

The total estimated annual cost
burden to respondents is $21,000 [300
hours * $70 per hour 11 = $21,000]
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.

2 Title 18 CFR, Sections 381.105, 381.106,
381.108, 381.302, and 381.305.
3 Title 18 CFR, Sections 382.102, 382.103,
382.105, 382.106, and 382.201.
4 31 U.S.C. 9701.
5 42 U.S.C. 7178.
6 18 CFR 382.201.
7 18 CFR 381 and 382.
8 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.
9 See ‘‘Summary’’ section above for more
information about the revision to the burden
estimates as compared to recent notices.
10 Includes requirements of:
• 18 CFR 381.105 (methods of payment), 381.106
(waiver), 381.108 (exemption), 381.302 (declaratory

order), 381.303 (review of DOE remedial order),
381.304 (DOE denial of adjustment, and 381.305
(OGC interpretation).
• 18 CFR 382.102, 382.103, 382.105, 382.106,
382.106 (annual charges).
Parts not shown in the table are not shown
because we don’t expect to see any of these filings
in the next three years.
11 This is a loaded cost (wages plus benefits) for
a full-time employee.

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Dated: August 23, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013–21200 Filed 8–29–13; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket Nos. CP13–534–000; PF13–6–000]

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East Tennessee Natural Gas, LLC;
Notice of Application
Take notice that on August 14, 2013,
East Tennessee Natural Gas, LLC (East
Tennessee), 5400 Westheimer Court,
Houston, Texas 77056–5310, filed an
application pursuant to Section 7(b) and
7(c) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and
Part 157 of the Commission’s
regulations, for authorization to
construct, own, and operate the
Kingsport Expansion Project (Project)
located in Sullivan County, Tennessee
and Washington County, Virginia. This
filing may also be viewed on the
Commission’s Web site at http://
www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link.
Enter the docket number, excluding the
last three digits, in the docket number
field to access the document. For
assistance, call (866) 208–3676 or TTY,
(202) 502–8659.
The Project is designed to provide
natural gas service to Eastman Chemical
Company’s (Eastman) existing
manufacturing facility in Sullivan
County, Tennessee. East Tennessee and
Eastman have executed a precedent
agreement for 61,000 Dth/day of firm
transportation service for a primary term
of 25 years from the service
commencement date. East Tennessee
proposes to construct approximately 6.5
miles of new 16-inch diameter natural
gas pipeline mainline extension and
related facilities in Sullivan County,
Tennessee. East Tennessee proposes to
abandon in place, removal, and relay of
8-inch diameter pipeline with 24-inch
diameter pipeline and construct
approximately 3.3 miles, 16-inch
diameter loop of the existing Nora Line
in Washington County, Virginia. Also,
East Tennessee will construct
approximately 5.7 miles of pipeline in
Smyth County, Virginia. East Tennessee
estimates that the proposed project will
cost approximately $113.5 million and
proposes an initial incremental recourse
rate for firm transportation service on
the Kingsport Project under Rate
Schedule FT–A. East Tennessee
proposes an in-service date for the
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Any questions regarding this
application should be directed to Lisa
A. Connolly, General Manager, Rates &
Certificates, East Tennessee Natural Gas,
LLC, 5400 Westheimer Court, P.O. Box
1642, Houston, Texas 77251–1642, by
telephone at (713) 627–4102, or by
email at [email protected].
On January 23, 2013, the Commission
staff granted East Tennessee’s request to
use the pre-filing process and assigned
Docket No. PF13–6–000 to staff
activities involving the Project. Now, as
of the filing of this application on
August 14, 2013, the NEPA Pre-Filing
Process for this project has ended. From
this time forward, this proceeding will
be conducted in Docket No. CP13–534–
000, as noted in the caption of this
Notice.
Pursuant to Section 157.9 of the
Commission’s rules, 18 CFR 157.9,
within 90 days of this Notice the
Commission staff will either: Complete
its environmental assessment (EA) and
place it into the Commission’s public
record (eLibrary) for this proceeding, or
issue a Notice of Schedule for
Environmental Review. If a Notice of
Schedule for Environmental Review is
issued, it will indicate, among other
milestones, the anticipated date for the
Commission staff’s issuance of the final
environmental impact statement (FEIS)
or EA for this proposal. The filing of the
EA in the Commission’s public record
for this proceeding or the issuance of a
Notice of Schedule for Environmental
Review will serve to notify federal and
state agencies of the timing for the
completion of all necessary reviews, and
the subsequent need to complete all
federal authorizations within 90 days of
the date of issuance of the Commission
staff’s FEIS or EA.
There are two ways to become
involved in the Commission’s review of
this project. First, any person wishing to
obtain legal status by becoming a party
to the proceedings for this project
should, on or before the comment date
stated below, file with the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426,
a motion to intervene in accordance
with the requirements of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211)
and the Regulations under the NGA (18
CFR 157.10). A person obtaining party
status will be placed on the service list
maintained by the Secretary of the
Commission and will receive copies of
all documents filed by the applicant and
by all other parties. A party must submit
5 copies of filings made with the
Commission and must mail a copy to
the applicant and to every other party in
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proceeding can ask for court review of
Commission orders in the proceeding.
However, a person does not have to
intervene in order to have comments
considered. The second way to
participate is by filing with the
Secretary of the Commission, as soon as
possible, an original and two copies of
comments in support of or in opposition
to this project. The Commission will
consider these comments in
determining the appropriate action to be
taken, but the filing of a comment alone
will not serve to make the filer a party
to the proceeding. The Commission’s
rules require that persons filing
comments in opposition to the project
provide copies of their protests only to
the party or parties directly involved in
the protest.
Persons who wish to comment only
on the environmental review of this
project should submit an original and
two copies of their comments to the
Secretary of the Commission.
Environmental commenters will be
placed on the Commission’s
environmental mailing list, will receive
copies of the environmental documents,
and will be notified of meetings
associated with the Commission’s
environmental review process.
Environmental commenters will not be
required to serve copies of filed
documents on all other parties.
However, the non-party commenters
will not receive copies of all documents
filed by other parties or issued by the
Commission (except for the mailing of
environmental documents issued by the
Commission) and will not have the right
to seek court review of the
Commission’s final order.
Motions to intervene, protests and
comments may be filed electronically
via the internet in lieu of paper; see, 18
CFR 385.2001(a) (1) (iii) and the
instructions on the Commission’s Web
site under the ‘‘e-Filing’’ link. The
Commission strongly encourages
electronic filings.
Comment Date: September 12, 2013.
Dated: August 22, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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