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requirements, interventions, protests,
service, and qualifying facilities filings
can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/
docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For
other information, call (866) 208–3676
(toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659.
Dated: July 29, 2015.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC15–5–000]

Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–552); 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 its information
collection [FERC–552, Annual Report of
Natural Gas Transactions.] 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
previously issued a Notice in the

SUMMARY:

Federal Register (80 FR 20217,
4/15/2015) requesting public comments.
The Commission received no comments
on the FERC–552 and is making this
notation in its submittal to OMB.
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due by September 3,
2015.
ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB,
identified by the OMB Control No.
1902–0242, 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.
A copy of the comments should also
be sent to the Commission, in Docket
No. IC15–5–000, 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: Annual Report of Natural Gas
Transactions.
OMB Control No.: 1902–0242.
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC–552 information collection
requirements with no changes to the
reporting requirements.
Abstract: The Commission uses the
information collected within the FERC–
552 to provide greater transparency
concerning the use of indices to price
natural gas and how well index prices
reflect market forces. The collection also
includes transactions that contribute to,
or may contribute to natural gas price
indices. Many market participants rely
on indices as a way to reference market
prices without taking on the risks of
active trading.
FERC–552 had its genesis in the
Energy Policy Act of 2005,1 which
added section 23 of the Natural Gas Act
(NGA). Section 23 of the NGA, among
other things, directs the Commission ‘‘to
facilitate price transparency in markets
for the sale or transportation of physical
natural gas in interstate commerce,
having due regard for the public
interest, the integrity of those markets,
and the protection of consumers.’’ 2
Type of Respondents: Wholesale
natural gas market participants.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 3 The
Commission estimates the annual public
reporting burden for the information
collection as:

FERC–552—ANNUAL REPORT OF NATURAL GAS TRANSACTIONS

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Wholesale natural market participants ....................................................

The total estimated annual cost
burden to respondents is $478,652
[6,660 hours ÷ 2,080 4 hours/year =
3.201923 * $149,489/year 5 = $478,652].
The estimated annual cost of filing the
FERC–552 per response is $719
[$478,652 ÷ 666 responses = $719/
response].
1 Pub.

L. 109–58.
U.S.C. 717t–2.
3 The Commission defines burden as the total
time, effort, or financial resources expended by
persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or
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Number of
respondents 6

Number of
responses
per
respondent

Total
number of
responses

Average
burden
hours per
response

Estimated
total
annual
burden

(A)

(B)

(D)

(C) × (D)

666

1

(A) × (B) =
(C)
666

10

6,660

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

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.
4 2080 hours = 40 hours/week * 52 weeks (1 year).

5 Average annual salary per FERC employee in
2015. We are using FERC cost (salary and benefits)
as it fairly reflects an estimate for the industry cost.
6 Number of respondents as of the 2013 Form 552
survey

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Dated: July 28, 2015.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.

Dated: July 29, 2015.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.

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[FR Doc. 2015–19059 Filed 8–3–15; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission

Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission

Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission

Notice Of Revised Procedural
Schedule

[Docket No. CP15–532–000]

of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Dated: July 28, 2015.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015–19065 Filed 8–3–15; 8:45 am]
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[Docket No. EL14–23–000]
Project Nos.

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ISO New England Inc.; Notice of Filing
Take notice that on July 23, 2015, ISO
New England Inc. filed a compliance
filing in response to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission’s March 20,
2014 Order to Show Cause.1
Any person desiring to intervene or to
protest this filing must file in
accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of
the Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214).
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 notices, motions, or
protests must be filed on or before the
comment date. 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 protests and
interventions in lieu of paper using the
‘‘eFiling’’ link at http://www.ferc.gov.
Persons unable to file electronically
should submit an original and 14 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.
Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern
Time on August 18, 2015.
1 Posting of Offers to Purchase Capacity, Order to
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Clean River
LLC.
Clean River
LLC.
Clean River
LLC.
Clean River
LLC.
Clean River
LLC.
Clean River
LLC.

Power MR–3,

P–13404–002

Power MR–1,

P–13405–002

Power MR–5,

P–13406–002

Power MR–2,

P–13407–002

Power MR–7,

P–13408–002

Power MR–6,

P–13411–002

On October 31, 2012, Clean River
Power MR–3, LLC, Clean River Power
MR–1, LLC, Clean River Power MR–5,
LLC, Clean River Power MR–2, LLC,
Clean River Power MR–7, LLC, and
Clean River Power MR–6, LLC, filed
applications for original licenses to
construct, operate, and maintain the 3megawatt (MW) Beverly Lock and Dam
Water Power Project No. 13404, 4–MW
Devola Lock and Dam Water Power
Project No. 13405, 4–MW Malta/
McConnelsville Lock and Dam Water
Power Project No. 13406, 5–MW Lowell
Lock and Dam Water Power Project No.
13407, 3–MW Philo Lock and Dam
Water Power Project No. 13408, and 4–
MW Rokeby Lock and Dam Water Power
Project No. 13411 (Muskingum River
Projects), respectively. On January 14,
2014, the Commission issued a Notice of
Application Ready for Environmental
Analysis, and Soliciting Comments,
Recommendations, Preliminary Terms
and Conditions, and Preliminary
Fishway Prescriptions (REA Notice) for
the Muskingum River Projects. The REA
Notice included a procedural schedule.
The above applications will be
processed according to the following
revised procedural schedule.
Milestone

Target date

Issue EA ...........................
Comments on EA due ......

August 2015.
September 2015.

Any questions regarding this notice
may be directed to Aaron Liberty at
(202) 502–6862, or by email at
[email protected].

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Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC;
Notice of Application
Take notice that on July 14, 2015,
Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC
(Columbia), 5151 San Felipe, Suite
2500, Houston, TX 77056, filed in
Docket No. CP15–531–000, an
application pursuant to section 7(b) of
the Natural Gas Act and Part 157 of the
Commission’s regulations, seeking
authorization to abandon by sale certain
natural gas facilities located in various
Counties in Pennsylvania to Columbia
Gas of Pennsylvania. The facilities
consist of 3.6 miles of pipeline, 213
measuring stations, 7 mainline
consumer taps and appurtenances. In
addition, Columbia further request that
the Commission find that following
abandonment by sale, the facilities will
perform distribution activities and thus
be exempt from the Commission’s
jurisdiction pursuant to Section 1(b) of
the NGA, all as more fully set forth in
the application, which is on file with
the Commission and open to public
inspection. The filing may also be
viewed on the web 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, contact FERC at
[email protected] or call
toll-free, (866) 208–3676 or TTY, (202)
502–8659.
Any questions regarding this
application should be directed to Tyler
R. Brown, Senior Counsel, Columbia
Gas Transmission, LLC, 5151 San
Felipe, Suite 2500, Houston, TX 77056,
phone: (713) 386–3797 or email:
[email protected].
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

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