FERC-537 60-day notice (published)

Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 98 / Monday, May 21, 2018 / Notices
Dated: May 11, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.

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.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC18–13–000]

Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–537); Comment
Request; Extension

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of information collection
and request for comments.
AGENCY:

In compliance with the
requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission or FERC) is soliciting
public comment on the currently
approved information collection, FERC–
537 (Gas Pipeline Certificates:
Construction, Acquisition, and
Abandonment).
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due July 20, 2018.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
(identified by Docket No. IC18–13–000)
by either of the following methods:
• eFiling at Commission’s website:
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.
SUMMARY:

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–537 (Gas Pipeline
Certificates: Construction, Acquisition,
and Abandonment.
OMB Control No.: 1902–0060.
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC–537 information collection
requirements with no changes to the
current reporting requirements.
Abstract: The FERC–537 information
collection requires natural gas
companies to file the necessary
information with FERC in order for the
Commission to determine if the
requested certificate should be
authorized. Certain self-implementing
construction and abandonment
programs do not require the filing of
applications. However, those types of
programs do require the filing of annual
reports, so many less significant actions
can be reported in a single filing/

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response and less detail would be
required.
The data required to be submitted in
a normal certificate filing consists of
identification of the company and
responsible officials, factors considered
in the location of the facilities and the
impact on the area for environmental
considerations. Also to be submitted are
the following, as applicable to the
specific request:
• Flow diagrams showing the design
capacity for engineering design
verification and safety determination;
• Cost of proposed facilities, plans for
financing, and estimated revenues and
expenses related to the proposed facility
for accounting and financial evaluation.
• Existing and proposed storage
capacity and pressures and reservoir
engineering studies for requests to
increase storage capacity;
• An affidavit showing the consent of
existing customers for abandonment of
service requests.
Additionally, requests for an increase
of pipeline capacity must include a
statement that demonstrates compliance
with the Commission’s Certificate
Policy Statement by making a showing
that the cost of the expansion will not
be subsidized by existing customers and
that there will not be adverse economic
impacts to existing customers,
competing pipelines or their customers,
nor to landowners and to surrounding
communities.
Type of Respondents: Natural gas
companies.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 1 The
Commission estimates the annual public
reporting burden for the information
collection as:

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[Gas pipeline certificates: Construction, acquisition, and abandonment]

Number of
respondents

Annual
number of
responses
per
respondent

Total
number of
responses

Average burden
and
cost per
response 2

Total annual
burden hours
and
total annual cost

Cost per
respondent

(1)

(2)

(1) * (2) = (3)

(4)

(3) * (4) = (5)

(5) ÷ (1) 3

18 CFR 157.5–.11 (Interstate Certificate and Abandonment Applications).
18 CFR 157.53 (Pipeline Purging/
Testing Exemptions).
18 CFR 157.201–.209; 157.211;
157.214–.218 (Blanket Certificates Prior to Notice Filings).
18 CFR 157.201–.209; 157.211;
157.214–.218 (Blanket Certificates—Annual Reports).
1 ‘‘Burden’’ is defined as the total time, effort, or
financial resources expended by persons to
generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or provide

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1.19

62

500 hrs.;
$39,500.

31,000;
$2,449,000.

1

1

21

129

1

50 hrs.; $3,950 ..

50 hrs.; $3,950 ..

1.86

39

200 hrs; $15,800

7,800 hrs.;
$616,200.

29,343

4 1.05

135

50 hrs.; $3,950 ..

6,750 hrs.;
$533,250.

4,134

information to or for a Federal agency. For further
explanation of what is included in the information

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3,950

collection burden, reference 5 Code of Federal
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FERC–537—Continued
[Gas pipeline certificates: Construction, acquisition, and abandonment]

Number of
respondents

Annual
number of
responses
per
respondent

Total
number of
responses

Average burden
and
cost per
response 2

Total annual
burden hours
and
total annual cost

Cost per
respondent

(1)

(2)

(1) * (2) = (3)

(4)

(3) * (4) = (5)

(5) ÷ (1) 3

83

5 1.01

84

50 hrs.; $3,950 ..

4,200 hrs.;
$331,800.

3,998

178
2

0
1

0
2

N/A ....................
30 hrs.; $2,370 ..

N/A ....................
60 hrs.; $4,740 ..

N/A
2,370

5

7 1.4

7

100 hrs.; $7,900

2

1

2

75 hrs.; $5,925 ..

3

1

3

75 hrs.; $5,925 ..

700 hrs.;
$55,300.
150 hrs.;
$11,850.
225 hrs.;
$17,775.

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18 CFR 284.11 (NGPA Section
311 Construction—Annual Reports).
18 CFR 284.8 .................................
18 CFR 284.13(e) and 284.126(a)
(Interstate and Intrastate Bypass
Notice).
18 CFR 284.221 (Blanket Certificates) 6.
18 CFR 224 (Hinshaw Blanket
Certificates).
18 CFR 157.5–.11; 157.13–.20
(Non-facility Certificate or Abandonment Applications).
Total ........................................

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Comments: Comments are invited on:
(1) Kwhether 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 The estimates for cost per response are derived
using the following formula: Average Burden Hours
per Response * $79.00/hour = Average cost/
response. The figure is the 2018 FERC average
hourly cost (for wages and benefits) of $79.00 (and
an average annual salary of $164,820/year).
Commission staff is using the FERC average salary
because we consider any reporting requirements
completed in response to the FERC–537 to be
compensated at rates similar to the work of FERC
employees.
3 Each of the figures in this column are rounded
to the nearest dollar.
4 This figure was derived from 135 responses ÷
129 respondents = 1.046 or ∼1.05 responses/
respondent.
5 This figure was derived from 84 responses ÷ 83
respondents = 1.012 or ∼1.01 responses/respondent.
6 One-time filings, new tariff and rate design
proposal, or request for exemptions.
7 This figure was derived from 7 responses ÷ 5
respondents = 1.4 responses/respondent.
8 The 335 responses are derived from 214
individual respondents.

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Dated: May 14, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project Nos. 2897–048, 2932–047, 2941–
043, 2931–042, 2942–051]

Notice of Applications Accepted for
Filing, Soliciting Motions To Intervene
and Protests, Ready for Environmental
Analysis, and Soliciting Comments,
Terms and Conditions,
Recommendations, and Prescriptions;
S.D. Warren Company
Take notice that the following
hydroelectric applications have been
filed with the Commission and are
available for public inspection:
a. Type of Applications: Surrender of
License; Amendment of Licenses.
b. Project Nos.: 2897–048 (Surrender);
2932–047, 2941–043, 2931–042, 2942–
051 (Amendments).
c. Date Filed: March 23, 2018.
d. Applicant: S.D. Warren Company.
e. Name of Projects: Saccarappa
Hydroelectric Project (Surrender);
Mallison Falls, Little Falls, Gambo, and
Dundee Hydroelectric Projects
(Amendments).
f. Location: On the Presumpscot River
in Westbrook, Cumberland County,
Maine.

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50,935 hrs.;
$4,023,865.

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5,925
5,925

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g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a–825r.
h. Applicant Contact: Barry Stemm,
Engineering Manager, Sappi North
America, P.O. Box 5000, Westbrook, ME
04098, (207) 856–4584, and Briana K.
O’Regan, Esq., Assistant General
Counsel, Sappi North America, 179 John
Roberts Road, South Portland, ME
04106, (207) 854–7070.
i. FERC Contact: Dr. Jennifer Ambler,
(202) 502–8586, or jennifer.ambler@
ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for filing motions to
intervene and protests, comments, terms
and conditions, recommendations, and
prescriptions: 30 Days from the issuance
date of this notice.
The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing. Please file motions to
intervene and protests, comments, terms
and conditions, recommendations, and
prescriptions using the Commission’s
eFiling system at http://www.ferc.gov/
docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can
submit brief comments up to 6,000
characters, without prior registration,
using the eComment system at http://
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
ecomment.asp. You must include your
name and contact information at the end
of your comments. For assistance,
please contact FERC Online Support at
[email protected], (866)
208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659
(TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please
send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426.
The first page of any filing should
include docket numbers P–2897–048,

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