FERC-577 60-day notice (published)

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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 161 / Friday, August 19, 2016 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC16–16–000]

Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–577); Comment
Request; Extension
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of information collection
and request for comments.
AGENCY:

In compliance with the
requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A), the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (Commission or
FERC) is soliciting public comment on
the currently approved information
collection, FERC–577 (Natural Gas
Facilities: Environmental Review and
Compliance).
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due October 18, 2016.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
(identified by Docket No. IC16–16–000)
by either of the following methods:
SUMMARY:

• 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], telephone
at (202) 502–8663, and fax at (202) 273–
0873.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: FERC–577, Gas Pipeline
Certificates: Environmental Impact
Statement.
OMB Control No.: 1902–0128.
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC–577 information collection
requirements with no changes to the
current reporting requirements.
Abstract: The FERC–577 information
collection contains the Commission’s
information collections pertaining to 18
CFR Parts: 2, 157, 284, and 380. These
regulations implement National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and
include the environmental compliance
conditions portions of the same
regulations. The FERC–577 also
includes the reporting requirements for
landowner notifications. These
requirements are contained within 18
CFR Parts: 2.55(b), 157.203(d), 380.15,
and 2.55(a).
Type of Respondents: Gas pipelines.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 1 The
Commission estimates the annual public
reporting burden and cost (rounded) for
the information collection as:

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Number of
respondents

Annual
number of
responses
per
respondent

Total number
of responses

Average burden & cost per
response 2

Total annual burden hours &
total annual cost

Cost per
respondent
($)

(1)

(2)

(1) * (2) = (3)

(4)

(3) * (4) = (5)

(5) ÷ (1)

Gas Pipeline Certificates 3 ...........
Landowner Notification 4 ..............

92
165

16
144

1,472
23,760

193.518 hrs.; $14,417 ................
2 hrs.; $149 ................................

284,858 hrs.; $21,221,824 .........
47,520 hrs.; $3,540,240 .............

$230,672
21,456

Total .....................................

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

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

25,232

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

332,378 hrs.; 24,762,064 ...........

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

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.

Dated: August 15, 2016.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.

1 The Commission defines burden 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.

2 The estimates for cost per response are derived
using the following formula: Average Burden Hours
per Response * $74.50 per Hour = Average Cost per
Response. The Commission staff believes that the
industry’s level and skill set are comparable to
FERC, so the FERC 2016 average hourly cost (for
salary plus benefits) of $74.50 per hour is used.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[ER–FRL–9028–6]

Environmental Impact Statements;
Notice of Availability
Responsible Agency: Office of Federal
Activities, General Information (202)
564–7146 or http://www.epa.gov/nepa.

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Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact
Statements (EIS)
Filed 08/08/2016 Through 08/12/2016
Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9.

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Section 309(a) of the Clean Air Act
requires that EPA make public its
comments on EISs issued by other
Federal agencies. EPA’s comment letters
on EISs are available at: http://
www.epa.gov/compliance/nepa/
eisdata.html.
EIS No. 20160186, Final, USFWS, NAT,
National Wildlife Refuge System
Revision of Regulations Governing
Non-Federal Oil and Gas Rights,
3 Requirements are found in 18 CFR Parts: 157,
284, 2, and 380.
4 Requirements are found in 18 CFR Parts: 2.55(b),
157.203(d), 380.15, and 2.55(a).

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