FERC-538 60-day notice (published)

Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 70 / Tuesday, April 12, 2022 / Notices
Dated: April 6, 2022.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022–07763 Filed 4–11–22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC22–11–000]

Commission Information Collection
Activities (Ferc–538) Comment
Request; Extension
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, DOE.
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–
538 (Gas Pipeline Certificates: Section
7(a) Mandatory Initial Service).
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due June 13, 2022.
ADDRESSES: You may submit your
comments (identified by Docket No.
IC22–11–000) by one of the following
methods:
SUMMARY:

Electronic filing through http://
www.ferc.gov, is preferred.
• Electronic Filing: Documents must
be filed in acceptable native
applications and print-to-PDF, but not
in scanned or picture format.
• For those unable to file
electronically, comments may be filed
by USPS mail or by hand (including
courier) delivery:
Æ Mail via U.S. Postal Service Only:
Addressed to: Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the
Commission, 888 First Street NE,
Washington, DC 20426.
Æ Hand (Including Courier) Delivery:
Addressed to: Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the
Commission,12225 Wilkins Avenue,
Rockville, MD 20852.
Instructions: All submissions 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ellen Brown may be reached by email
at [email protected], telephone
at (202) 502–8663.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

21655

Title: Gas Pipeline Certificates:
Section 7(a) Mandatory Initial Service.
OMB Control No.: 1902–0061.
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC–538 information collection
requirements with no changes to the
current reporting requirements.
Abstract: The purpose of FERC–537 is
to implement the information
collections pursuant to sections 7(a),
10(a) and 16 of Natural Gas Act (NGA),1
and part 156 of the Commission
Regulations.2 These statutes and
regulations upon application by a
person or municipality authorized to
engage in the local distribution of
natural gas, allow for the Commission to
order a natural gas company to extend
or improve its transportation facilities
and sell natural gas to the municipality
or person and, for such purpose, to
extend its transportation facilities to
communities immediately adjacent to
such facilities or to territories served by
the natural gas pipeline company. The
Commission uses the application data in
order to be fully informed concerning
the applicant, and the service the
applicant is requesting.
Type of Respondents: Persons or
municipalities authorized to engage in
the local distribution of natural gas.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 3 The
Commission estimates the annual
reporting burden and cost for the
information collection as:

FERC–538—GAS PIPELINE CERTIFICATES: SECTION 7(a) MANDATORY INITIAL SERVICE
Number of
respondents

Annual
number of
responses per
respondent

Total
number of
responses

Average
burden hrs.
& cost
($) per
response 4

Total annual
burden hours
& total
annual cost
($)

Cost per
respondent
($)

(1)

(2)

(1) * (2) = (3)

(4)

(3) * (4) = (5)

(5) ÷ (1)

240 hrs.; $20,880 ......

240 hrs.; $20,880 ......

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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
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U.S.C. 717f–w.
CFR 156.
3 ‘‘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. For further
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who are to respond, including the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Dated: April 5, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.

$20,880

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 5261–023]

[FR Doc. 2022–07730 Filed 4–11–22; 8:45 am]
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Green Mountain Power Corporation;
Notice of Application Ready for
Environmental Analysis and Soliciting
Comments, Recommendations, Terms
and Conditions, and Prescriptions
Take notice that the following
hydroelectric application has been filed

explanation of what is included in the information
collection burden, reference 5 CFR 1320.3.
4 The estimates for cost per response are derived
using the following formula: Average Burden Hours
per Response * $87.00/hour = Average cost/
response. The figure is the 2021 FERC average

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hourly cost (for wages and benefits) of $87.00 (and
an average annual cost of $180,703/year).
Commission staff is using the FERC average salary
plus benefits because we consider people
completing the FERC–538 to be compensated at
rates similar to FERC employees.

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