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Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 213 / Monday, November 4, 2019 / Notices

Dated: October 28, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.

You may submit comments
(identified by Docket No. IC20–2–000)
by either of the following methods:
• eFiling at Commission’s Website:
http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
efiling.asp.
• Mail: 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, Natural Gas
Facilities: Environmental Review and
Compliance.
OMB Control No.: 1902–0128.
ADDRESSES:

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC20–2–000]

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 (PRA), the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission or FERC) is soliciting
public comment on the currently
approved requirements and burden in
information collection, FERC–577
(Natural Gas Facilities: Environmental
Review and Compliance).
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due January 3, 2020.
SUMMARY:

Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC–577 with no changes to the
current reporting requirements.
Abstract: The FERC–577 contains the
Commission’s information collection
pertaining to regulations which
implement the National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA) as well as the
reporting requirements for landowner
notifications. These requirements are
contained in 18 CFR parts 2, 157, 284,
and 380. The information to be
submitted includes draft environmental
material in accordance with the
provisions of Part 380 of FERC’s
regulations in order to implement the
Commission’s procedures under NEPA.
Without such information, the
Commission would be unable to fulfill
its statutory responsibilities under the
Natural Gas Act (NGA), NEPA, and the
Energy Policy Act of 2005. Specifically,
these responsibilities include ensuring
company activities remain consistent
with the public interest, which is
specified in the NGA and inherent in
the other statutes.
Type of Respondents: Companies
proposing Natural Gas Projects under
section 7 and Jurisdictional Gas Pipeline
and Storage Companies.
Estimate of Annual Burden.1 The
Commission estimates the annual public
reporting burden and cost 2 for the
information collection as follows.

FERC–577, NATURAL GAS FACILITIES: ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND COMPLIANCE

Gas Pipeline

Certificates 3

Number of
respondents

Number of
responses
per
respondent

Total
number of
responses

Average
burden hours
& average
cost per
response ($)
(rounded)

Total annual
burden hours &
total annual
cost ($)
(rounded)

Cost per
respondent
($)
(rounded)

(1)

(2)

(1) * (2) = (3)

(4)

(3) * (4) = (5)

(5) ÷ (1) = (6)

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

101

16

1,616

312,725 hours;
$25,018,007.
47,232 hours;
$3,778,560.

$247,703

23,616

193.518 hours;
$15,481.
2 hours; $160 ....

Landowners Notification 4 ................

164

144

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

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

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

25,232

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

359,957 hours;
$28,796,567.

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

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

1 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. See 5 CFR
1320 for additional information on the definition of
information collection burden.

2 The Commission staff estimates that industry is
similarly situated in terms of hourly cost (for wages
plus benefits). Based on the Commission’s FY
(Fiscal Year) 2019 average cost (for wages plus
benefits), $80.00/hour is used.

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other forms of information technology.
Dated: October 28, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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3 Requirements are found in 18 CFR Parts 2, 157,
and 380.
4 Requirements are found in 18 CFR 157(d),
157(f), 2.55(a), 2.55(b), 284.11, and 380.15.

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