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be viewed or printed on the ‘‘eLibrary’’
link of Commission’s Web site at http://
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp.
Enter the docket number (P–14824) in
the docket number field to access the
document. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support.
Dated: February 17, 2017.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017–03592 Filed 2–23–17; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. EL17–48–000]

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Consumers Energy Company; Notice
of Petition for Declaratory Order
Take notice that on February 16, 2017,
pursuant to Rule 207 of the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission’s
(Commission) Rules of Practice and
Procedure, 18 CFR 385.207(a)(2),
Consumers Energy Company
(Consumers Energy) filed a petition
seeking to terminate a long-standing
controversy, and to remove uncertainty,
between Consumers Energy and
Michigan Electric Transmission
Company regarding the ownership of
Consumer Energy current transmission
assets, as more fully explained in the
petition.
Any person desiring to intervene or to
protest in this proceeding must file in
accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of
the Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and
385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern
time on the specified comment date.
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. Anyone filing a motion
to intervene or protest must serve a copy
of that document on the Petitioner.
The Commission encourages
electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper, using the
FERC Online links at http://
www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic
service, persons with Internet access
who will eFile a document and/or be
listed as a contact for an intervenor
must create and validate an
eRegistration account using the
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link to log on and submit the
intervention or protests.
Persons unable to file electronically
should submit an original and 5 copies
of the intervention or protest to the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
888 First Street NE., Washington, DC
20426.
The filings in the above proceeding
are accessible in the Commission’s
eLibrary system by clicking on the
appropriate link in the above list. They
are also 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 March 20, 2017.
Dated: February 17, 2017.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017–03589 Filed 2–23–17; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC17–2–000]

Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–549D & FERC–733);
Comment Request
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, DOE.
ACTION: Comment request.
AGENCY:

In compliance with the
requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission or FERC) is submitting its
information collection [FERC–549D
(Quarterly Transportation and Storage
Report for Interstate Gas and Hinshaw
Pipelines) and FERC–733 (Demand
Response/Time-Based Rate Programs
and Advanced Metering)] 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
Federal Register (81 FR 91160, 12/16/
2016) requesting public comments. The
Commission received no comments on

SUMMARY:

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neither the FERC–549D nor the FERC–
733 and is making this notation in its
submittal to OMB.
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due by March 27, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB,
identified by the OMB Control No.
1902–0253 (FERC–549D) and 1902–
0271 (FERC–733) should be sent via
email to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs: oira_submission@
omb.gov. 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. IC17–2–000, 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:
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the information collection
requirements for all collections
described below with no changes to the
current reporting requirements. Please
note that each collection is distinct from
the next.
Comments: Comments are invited on:
(1) Whether the collections of
information are 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
estimates of the burden and cost of the
collections of information, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance
the quality, utility and clarity of the
information collections; and (4) ways to
minimize the burden of the collections

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of information on those who are to
respond, including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
FERC–549D, [Quarterly Transportation
and Storage Report for Interstate Gas
and Hinshaw Pipelines]
OMB Control No.: 1902–0253.
Abstract: The reporting requirements
under FERC–549D are required to carry
out the Commission’s policies in
accordance with the general authority in
Sections 1(c) of the Natural Gas Act
(NGA) 1 and Sections 311 of the Natural
Gas Policy Act of 1978 (NGPA).2 This
collection promotes transparency by
collecting and making available
intrastate and Hinshaw pipeline
transactional information. The
Commission collects the data upon a

standardized form with all requirements
outlined in 18 CFR 284.126.
The FERC Form 549D collects the
following information:
• Full legal name and identification
number of the shipper receiving service;
• Type of service performed for each
transaction;
• The rate charged under each
transaction;
• The primary receipt and delivery
points for the transaction, specifying the
rate schedule/name of service and
docket were approved;
• The quantity of natural gas the
shipper is entitled to transport, store,
and deliver for each transaction;
• The term of the transaction,
specifying the beginning and ending
month and year of current agreement;

• Total volumes transported, stored,
injected or withdrawn for the shipper;
and
• Annual revenues received for each
shipper, excluding revenues from
storage services.
Filers submit the Form–549D on a
quarterly basis.
Access to the FERC–549D Information
Collection Materials: A copy of the
current form and related materials can
be found at http://www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/forms.asp#549d, but will not be
included in the Federal Register. The
Commission will not publish these
materials in the Federal Register.
Type of Respondent: Intrastate natural
gas and Hinshaw pipelines.
Estimate of Annual Burden: The
Commission estimates the annual public
reporting burden for the information
collection as:

FERC–549D
[Quarterly Transportation and Storage Report for Interstate Natural Gas and Hinshaw Pipelines]
Number of
respondents

Annual
number of
responses per
respondent

Total number
of responses

Average
burden hours
& cost per
response 3

Total annual
burden hours
& total annual
cost

Cost per
respondent
($)

(1)

(2)

(1) * (2) = (3)

(4)

(3) * (4) = (5)

(5) ÷ (1)

PDF filings ................................................

76

4

304

XML filings ...............................................

33

4

132

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

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

436

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

FERC–733, [Demand Response/TimeBased Rate Programs and Advanced
Metering]
Note: The Commission previously issued a
60-day Notice in the Federal Register (81 FR
91160, 12/16/2016) requesting public
comments. In that 60-day notice, the burden
estimate for FERC–733 information collection
was incorrect. The burden estimate below
provides the corrected numbers. Footnotes 6,
7, 8, 9, and 10 illustrate the previous figures
(presented in the 60-day notice) and the
corrected figures. FERC did not receive any
comments on this or any other issue
concerning the FERC–733 information
collection.

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OMB Control No.: 1902–0271.
Abstract: Section 1252(e)(3) of the
Energy Policy Act of 2005,4 requires the

1 15

U.S.C. 717–817–w.
U.S.C. 3301–3432.
3 The hourly wage figure is $83.82/hour. This cost
represents the average cost of four career fields:
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12.5
$1,048
10
$832

3,800
$318,516
1,320
$110,642

5,120
$429,158

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$4,191
........................
$3,352

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
(FERC or Commission) to prepare and
publish an annual report, by appropriate
region, that assesses demand response
resources, including those available
from all consumer classes. Specifically,
EPAct 2005 Section 1252(e)(3) requires
that the Commission identify and
review:
(A) saturation and penetration rate of
advanced meters and communications
technologies, devices and systems;
(B) existing demand response
programs and time-based rate programs;
(C) the annual resource contribution
of demand resources;
(D) the potential for demand response
as a quantifiable, reliable resource for
regional planning purposes;

(E) steps taken to ensure that, in
regional transmission planning and
operations, demand resources are
provided equitable treatment as a
quantifiable, reliable resource relative to
the resource obligations of any loadserving entity, transmission provider, or
transmitting party; and
(F) regulatory barriers to improved
customer participation in demand
response, peak reduction and critical
period pricing programs.
Type of Respondent: Persons
interested in the above topics.
Estimate of Annual Burden: The
Commission estimates the annual public
reporting burden for the information
collection as:

Legal ($129.12/hour), Accountants ($53.86/hour),
Management Analyst ($60.53/hour), and Computer
and Information ($91.76/hour); this cost also
includes benefit costs within the hourly estimates.
These figures were compiled using Bureau of Labor

Statistics data that were specific to each
occupational category: http://bls.gov/oes/current/
naics2_22.htm.
4 Public Law 109–58, 1252(e)(3), 119 Stat. 594,
966 (2005) (EPAct 2005).

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Number of respondents

Annual number of
responses per
respondent

Total number of
responses

Average burden
hours & cost per
response 5

Total annual
burden hours &
total annual cost

Cost per
respondent
($)

(1)

(2)

(1) * (2) = (3)

(4)

(3) * (4) = (5)

(5) ÷ (1)

3,400 ......................................................

1

Dated: February 17, 2017.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017–03590 Filed 2–23–17; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket Nos. CP17–56–000 and CP17–57–
000]

Texas Eastern Transmission, LP;
Brazoria Interconnector Gas Pipeline
LLC; Notice of Application

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Take notice that on February 3, 2017,
Texas Eastern Transmission, LP (Texas
Eastern) in Docket No. CP17–56–000
and Brazoria Interconnector Gas
Pipeline LLC (Brazoria Pipeline) in
Docket No. CP17–57–000, 5400
Westheimer Court, Houston, Texas
77056, jointly filed an application
pursuant to section 7(c) of the Natural
Gas Act and Part 157 of the
Commission’s regulations for the
proposed Stratton Ridge Expansion
Project (Project) located in Brazoria
County, Texas. The Project will create
322,000 Dth/d of firm transportation
capacity to deliver natural gas from
multiple receipt points on Texas
Eastern’s interstate pipeline system to a
delivery point on Brazoria Pipeline’s
5 The estimates for cost per response are derived
using the 2016 FERC average salary plus benefits of
$154,647/year (or $74.50/hour). Commission staff
finds that the work done for this information
collection is typically done by wage categories
similar to those at FERC.
6 This figure was incorrectly presented as 260.75
hours in the 60-day notice pertaining to the FERC–
733 renewal. It is corrected to 3.5 hours in this
notice.
7 This figure was incorrectly presented as $19,426
in the 60-day notice pertaining to the FERC–733
renewal. It is corrected to $260.75 in this notice.
8 This figure was incorrectly presented as 886,550
hours in the 60-day notice pertaining to the FERC–
733 renewal. It is corrected to 11,900 hours in this
notice.
9 This figure was incorrectly presented as
$66,047,975 in the 60-day notice pertaining to the
FERC–733 renewal. It is corrected to $886,550 in
this notice.
10 This figure was incorrectly presented as
$19,436 in the 60-day notice pertaining to the
FERC–733 renewal. It is corrected to $260.75 in this
notice.

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6 3.5

8 11,900

7 $260.75

9 $886,550

3,400

intrastate pipeline system at Stratton
Ridge in Brazoria County, Texas.
Specifically, the applicants request: (i)
A certificate of public convenience and
necessity for Texas Eastern to construct,
install, own, operate and maintain the
Project facilities, as proposed in the
application, and acquire, by lease,
capacity on the Brazoria Pipeline’s nonjurisdictional facilities; (ii)
authorization for Texas Eastern to
charge the initial incremental recourse
rates, an incremental fuel percentage
and incremental electric power costs for
firm service on the Project; (iii)
authorization for Texas Eastern to
establish separate initial incremental
recourse rates and an applicable fuel
percentage for service under Rate
Schedules FT–1 and IT–1 applicable to
shippers desiring access to the capacity
leased on Brazoria Pipeline’s facilities;
and (iv) a limited jurisdiction certificate
of public convenience and necessity
authorizing Brazoria Pipeline to lease
322,000 Dth/d of pipeline capacity on
its non-jurisdictional facilities to Texas
Eastern. The Project is part of Texas
Eastern’s plan to develop firm bidirectional transportation service to
connect diverse supply basins with
emerging Gulf Coast markets, 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 Berk
Donaldson, General Manager, Rates and
Certificates, Texas Eastern
Transmission, LP and Brazoria
Interconnector Gas Pipeline LLC, P.O.
Box 1642, Houston, Texas 77251, or
phone by: (713) 627–4488, or fax: (713)
627–5947 or by email: bdonaldson@
spectraenergy.com.
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

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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
7 copies of filings made with the
Commission and must mail a copy to
the applicant and to every other party in
the proceeding. Only parties to the
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

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