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to access the document. At this time, the
Commission has suspended access to
the Commission’s Public Reference
Room, due to the proclamation
declaring a National Emergency
concerning the Novel Coronavirus
Disease (COVID–19), issued by the
President on March 13, 2020. For
assistance, contact the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission at
[email protected] or call
toll-free, (886) 208–3676 or TYY, (202)
502–8659.
Dated: October 19, 2020.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020–23643 Filed 10–23–20; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. ER21–136–000]

Supplemental Notice That Initial
Market-Based Rate Filing Includes
Request for Blanket Section 204
Authorization; Flat Ridge 3 Wind
Energy, LLC
This is a supplemental notice in the
above-referenced Flat Ridge 3 Wind
Energy, LLC’s application for marketbased rate authority, with an
accompanying rate tariff, noting that
such application includes a request for
blanket authorization, under 18 CFR
part 34, of future issuances of securities
and assumptions of liability.
Any person desiring to intervene or to
protest should file with the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426,
in accordance with Rules 211 and 214
of the Commission’s Rules of Practice
and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and
385.214). Anyone filing a motion to
intervene or protest must serve a copy
of that document on the Applicant.
Notice is hereby given that the
deadline for filing protests with regard
to the applicant’s request for blanket
authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of
future issuances of securities and
assumptions of liability, is November 9,
2020.
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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eRegistration link. Select the eFiling
link to log on and submit the
intervention or protests.
Persons unable to file electronically
may mail similar pleadings to the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
888 First Street NE, Washington, DC
20426. Hand delivered submissions in
docketed proceedings should be
delivered to Health and Human
Services, 12225 Wilkins Avenue,
Rockville, Maryland 20852.
In addition to publishing the full text
of this document in the Federal
Register, the Commission provides all
interested persons an opportunity to
view and/or print the contents of this
document via the internet through the
Commission’s Home Page (http://
ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link. Enter
the docket number excluding the last
three digits in the docket number field
to access the document. At this time, the
Commission has suspended access to
the Commission’s Public Reference
Room, due to the proclamation
declaring a National Emergency
concerning the Novel Coronavirus
Disease (COVID–19), issued by the
President on March 13, 2020. For
assistance, contact the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission at
[email protected] or call
toll-free, (886) 208–3676 or TYY, (202)
502–8659.
Dated: October 19, 2020.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020–23644 Filed 10–23–20; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC21–4–000]

Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–549b); Comment
Request; Extension
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of information collection
and request for comments.
AGENCY:

In compliance with the
requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act), the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (Commission or
FERC) is soliciting public comment on
the currently approved information
collection, FERC–549B (Gas Pipeline
Rates: Annual Capacity Reports and
Index of Customers).
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due December 28, 2020.
SUMMARY:

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You may submit comments
(identified by Docket IC21–4–000) by
any of the following methods:
• eFiling at Commission’s Website:
http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
efiling.asp.
• U.S. Postal Service Mail: Persons
unable to file electronically may mail
similar pleadings to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street
NE, Washington, DC 20426.
• Effective 7/1/2020, delivery of
filings other than by eFiling or the U.S.
Postal Service should be delivered to
Health and Human Services, 12225
Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland
20852.
Instructions: All comments must be
formatted and filed in accordance with
submission guidelines at: http://
www.ferc.gov. For user assistance,
contact FERC Online Support by email
at [email protected], or by
phone at: (866) 208–3676 (toll-free).
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] and
telephone at (202) 502–8663.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC–549B (Gas Pipeline Rates:
Annual Capacity Reports and Index of
Customers).
OMB Control No.: 1902–0169.
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC–549B information
collection requirements with changes to
the current reporting requirements.
Abstract: As described below, FERC–
549B is comprised of information
collection activities at 18 CFR 284.13(b),
284.13(c), 284.13(d)(1), and
284.13(d)(2). The purpose of these
information collection activities is to
provide reliable information about
capacity availability and price that
shippers need to make informed
decisions in a competitive market, and
to enable shippers and the Commission
to monitor marketplace behavior to
detect, and remedy anti-competitive
behavior.
ADDRESSES:

Reports on Firm and Interruptible
Services and on Capacity and Flow
Information Under 18 CFR 284.13(b)
and 284.13(d)(1)
This information collection activity
enables shippers to release
transportation and storage capacity to
other shippers wanting to obtain
capacity. The information results in
reliable capacity information

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availability and price data that shippers
need to make informed decisions in a
competitive market, and enables
shippers and the Commission to
monitor the market for potential abuses.
Index of Customers Under 18 CFR
284.13(c)
The regulation at 18 CFR 284.13(c)
requires interstate pipelines to file an
index of all its firm transportation and
storage customers under contract. This
index is due on the first business day of
each calendar quarter. In addition, the
index must be posted on the pipeline’s
internet website in a downloadable
format complying with specifications
established by the Commission. The
information posted on the pipeline’s
internet website must be made available

until the next quarterly index is posted.
The requirements for the electronic
index can be obtained from the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission,
Division of Information Services, Public
Reference and Files Maintenance
Branch, Washington, DC 20426.
Peak-Day Annual Capacity Report
Under 284.13(d)(2)
The regulation at 18 CFR 284.13(d)(2)
requires an annual peak-day capacity
report of all interstate pipelines,
including natural gas storage-only
companies. This report is generally a
short report showing the peak day
design capacity or the actual peak day
capacity achieved, with a short
explanation, if needed. The regulation
provides that an interstate pipeline must

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make an annual filing by March 1 of
each year showing the estimated peak
day capacity of the pipeline’s system,
and the estimated storage capacity and
maximum daily delivery capability of
storage facilities under reasonably
representative operating assumptions
and the respective assignments of that
capacity to the various firm services
provided by the pipeline.
Types of Respondents: Respondents
for this data collection are interstate
pipelines and storage facilities subject to
FERC regulation under the Natural Gas
Act.
Estimate of Annual Burden: The
Commission estimates the annual public
reporting burden 1 for the information
collection as shown in the following
table:

FERC–549B (GAS PIPELINE RATES: CAPACITY REPORTS AND INDEX OF CUSTOMERS)
Average
annual number
of respondents

Average
annual number
of responses
per
respondent

Average
annual 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)

146,160 hrs.;
$12,131,280.
2,016 hrs.; $167,328 ..
1,680 hrs.; $139,440 ..

Capacity Reports under 284.13(b) &
284.13(d)(1).
Index of Customers under 18 CFR 284.13(c)
Peak Day Annual Capacity Report under 18
CFR 284.13(d)(2).
Totals .......................................................

168

6

1,008

145 hrs.; $146,160 ......

168
168

4
1

672
168

3 hrs.; $249 .................
10 hrs.; $830 ...............

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

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

1,848

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

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: October 20, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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1 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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149,856 hrs.;
$12,438,048.

$72,210
996
830
74,036

The staff of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) will prepare an
environmental document that will
discuss the environmental impacts of
the Hackberry Storage Project involving
construction and operation of facilities
by LA Storage, LLC (LA Storage) in
Cameron and Calcasieu Parishes,
Louisiana. The Commission will use
this environmental document in its
decision-making process to determine
whether the project is in the public
convenience and necessity.
This notice announces the opening of
the scoping process the Commission

will use to gather input from the public
and interested agencies regarding the
project. As part of the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
review process, the Commission takes
into account concerns the public may
have about proposals and the
environmental impacts that could result
from its action whenever it considers
the issuance of a Certificate of Public
Convenience and Necessity. This
gathering of public input is referred to
as ‘‘scoping.’’ The main goal of the
scoping process is to focus the analysis
in the environmental document on the
important environmental issues.
Additional information about the
Commission’s NEPA process is
described below in the NEPA Process
and Environmental Document section of
this notice.
By this notice, the Commission
requests public comments on the scope
of issues to address in the
environmental document. To ensure
that your comments are timely and
properly recorded, please submit your

further explanation of what is included in the
information collection burden, reference 5 CFR
1320.3.

2 The current average cost for one FERC full-time
equivalent ($83.00 per hour for wages plus benefits)
is used as a proxy for industry’s hourly cost.

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. PF20–5–000]

Notice of Scoping Period Requesting
Comments on Environmental Issues
for the Planned LA Storage, LLC
Hackberry Storage Project

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