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Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 3211–010]

Power Authority of the State of New
York; Notice of Reasonable Period of
Time for Water Quality Certification
Application
On March 11, 2022, the Power
Authority of the State of New York
submitted to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (Commission)
evidence of its application for a Clean
Water Act section 401(a)(1) water
quality certification filed with New
York State Department of
Environmental Conservation (New York
DEC), in conjunction with the above
captioned project. Pursuant to section
401 of the Clean Water Act 1 and section
5.23(b) of the Commission’s
regulations,2 a state certifying agency is
deemed to have waived its certifying
authority if it fails or refuses to act on
a certification request within a
reasonable period of time, which is one
year after the date the certification
request was received. Accordingly, we
hereby notify New York DEC of the
following:
Date that New York DEC Received the
Certification Request: March 11, 2022.
If New York DEC fails or refuses to act
on the water quality certification request
on or before March 11, 2023, then the
agency certifying authority is deemed
waived pursuant to section 401(a)(1) of
the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C.
1341(a)(1).
Dated: April 7, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022–08036 Filed 4–13–22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. RD22–2–000]

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Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–725a, FERC–725d,
FERC–725g, FERC–725m and FERC–
725Z)
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of information collection
and request for comments.
AGENCY:

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U.S.C. 1341(a)(1).
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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 a renewal of
currently approved information
collection, (FERC–725A, FERC–725D,
FERC–725G, FERC–725M and FERC–
725Z) the proposed retirement of FAC–
010–3, the proposed FAC–011–4, FAC–
014–3, IRO–008–3, TOP–001–6 and
proposed corresponding revisions to
FAC–003–5, PRC–002–3, PRC–023–5
and PRC–026–2 Reliability Standards.
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due June 13, 2022.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
(identified by Docket No. RD22–2–000)
by one of the following methods:
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:
Deliver to: Federal Energy Regulatory
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:
Title: FERC–725A, FERC–725D,
FERC–725G, FERC–725M and FERC–
725Z.
OMB Control No.: OMB Control No:
1902–244 (FERC–725A), 1902–247
(FERC–725D), 1902–252 (FERC–725G),
1902–263 (FERC–725M) and 1902–276
(FERC–725Z).
Type of Request: Three-year approval
of the FERC–725A, FERC–725D, FERC–
725G, FERC–725M and FERC–725Z
information collection requirements
SUMMARY:

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with changes to the current reporting
requirements as follows.
Abstract: The Electricity
Modernization Act of 2005, which is
Title XII of the Energy Policy Act of
2005 1 (EPAct 2005), was enacted into
law. Reliability Standards that NERC
proposes to the Commission may
include Reliability Standards that are
proposed by a Regional Entity to be
effective in that region.2 Section 215 of
the FPA requires a Commission-certified
ERO to develop mandatory and
enforceable Reliability Standards,
subject to Commission review and
approval. Once approved, the Reliability
Standards may be enforced by the ERO
subject to Commission oversight or by
the Commission independently.
The number of respondents below is
based on an estimate of the NERC
compliance registry for balancing
authority, transmission operator,
generator operator, generator owner and
reliability coordinator. The Commission
based its paperwork burden estimates
on the NERC compliance registry as of
January 7, 2022. According to the
registry, there are 98 balancing
authorities (BAs), 325 transmission
owners (TOs), 168 transmission
operators (TOPs), 204 transmission
planners (TPs), 1,068 generator owners
(GOs), 945 generator operators (GOPs),
302 distribution providers (DPs), 63
planning coordinators (PCs) and 12
reliability coordinators (RCs). The
estimates are based on the change in
burden from the current standards to the
standards approved in this Order. The
Commission based the burden estimates
on staff experience, knowledge, and
expertise.
The estimates are based combination
on one-time (years 1 and 2) and ongoing
execution (year 3) obligations to follow
the revised Reliability Standards.
The Project 2015–09 Establish and
Communicate System Operating Limits
Standard Drafting Team (SDT): (1)
Developed proposed revisions to
Reliability Standards and their
applicable functional entities: FAC–
011–4 (RC), FAC–014–3 (PC, RC, TO,
TP), IRO–008–3 (RC), and TOP–001–6
(BA, TO, GO, DP); (2) proposed the
retirement of FAC–010–3 (PA/PC) and
developed corresponding revisions to
FAC–003–5 (TO, GO), PRC–002–3 (RC,
TO, GO), PRC–023–5 (TO, GO, DP, PC),
and PRC–026–2 (TO, GO, PC) Reliability
Standards to remove or replace
references to system operating limits
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U.S.C. 824d(a).
U.S.C. 824o(e)(4). A Regional Entity is an
entity that has been approved by the Commission
to enforce Reliability Standards under delegated
authority from the ERO. See 16 U.S.C. 824o(a)(7)
and (e)(4).
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(SOLs) and interconnection reliability
operating limits (IROLs) established by
planning entities.
The developed proposed revisions to
Reliability Standards are:
• FAC–011–4 is applicable to the RC
and its purpose is to ensure that SOLs
used in the reliable operation of the
bulk electric system are determined
based on an established RC
methodology or methodologies. NERC
clarified acceptable system performance
criteria for the operations horizon and
developed an SOL risk-based
notification framework through the RC’s
SOL methodology.
• FAC–014–3 is applicable to the PC,
RC, TOP and TP and its purpose is to
ensure that SOLs used in the reliable
operation of the bulk electric system are
determined based on an established RC
methodology or methodologies and that
Planning Assessment performance
criteria is coordinated with these
methodologies. NERC removed
references to planning horizon SOLs
and IROLs and clearly delineate specific
functional entity responsibility for
determining and communicating each
type of SOL used in operations.
• IRO–008–3 is applicable to the RC
and requires RCs to perform analyses
and assessments to prevent instability,
uncontrolled separation, or cascading.
NERC added a new requirement
requiring a RC to use its SOL
methodology when determining SOL
exceedances for its analyses and
assessments and further revised a
requirement requiring the RC to use its
SOL risk-based notification framework
when communicating SOL or IROL
exceedances.
• TOP–001–6 is applicable to the BA,
TOP, GOP, and DP but the proposed
revisions only impact the TOP. NERC
added a new requirement requiring a

TOP to use its RC SOL methodology
when determining SOL exceedances
and further revised a requirement
requiring TOP notifications regarding
SOL exceedances to be done according
to the risk-based approach in the RC’s
SOL methodology.
NERC further proposes the retirement
of currently effective Reliability
Standard FAC–010–3 that requires PCs
and TPs to establish SOLs for the
planning horizon. The proposed
retirement of FAC–010–3 is mainly due
to its redundancy with currently
effective TPL–001–4 Standard and new
requirements in proposed FAC–014–3.
In addition, the proposed retirement
of FAC–010–3 developed corresponding
revisions to proposed Reliability
Standards FAC–003–5, PRC–002–3,
PRC–023–5, and PRC–026–2 as follows:
• FAC–003–5 is applicable to TOs
and GOs and NERC proposes to modify
Applicability Sections 4.2.2 and 4.3.1.2
of FAC–003–5 to replace references to
‘‘elements of an IROL under NERC
Standard FAC–014 by the Planning
Coordinator’’ with references to
facilities:
‘‘identified by the Planning Coordinator or
Transmission Planner, per its Planning
Assessment of the Near-Term Transmission
Planning Horizon as a Facility that if lost or
degraded are expected to result in instances
of instability, Cascading, or uncontrolled
separation that adversely impacts the
reliability of the Bulk Electric System for a
planning event.’’

• PRC–002–3 is applicable to the RC,
TO and GO and NERC proposes to
modify the applicability of the PRC–
002–3 standard to remove PCs as a
responsible entity subject to the
standard and replace any references in
the standard that would have included
PCs with references to RCs. NERC
concluded that the RC was the

appropriate entity to carry out the duties
that currently apply to PCs in certain
interconnections, including the
identification of BES elements that are
part of an IROL or stability-related SOL.
• PRC–023–5 is applicable to the TO,
GO, DP and PC and NERC proposes to
modify Section B2 of Attachment B to
PRC–023–5 as follows:
‘‘B2. The circuit is selected by the Planning
Coordinator or Transmission Planner based
on Planning Assessments of the Near-Term
Transmission Planning Horizon that identify
instances of instability, Cascading, or
uncontrolled separation, that adversely
impact the reliability of the Bulk Electric
System for planning events.‘‘

Attachment B sets the criteria used to
determine the circuits in a Planning
Coordinator area for which
Transmission Owners, Generator
Owners, and Distribution Providers
must comply with certain requirements
in the standard applicable to protective
relays.
• PRC–026–2 is applicable to the GO,
PC and TO and NERC proposes
modification to the PRC–026–2
standard, Requirement R1, Criteria 1, 2,
and 4 to replace references to planning
horizon SOLs with references to the
TPL–001–4 Planning Assessment.
The Commission estimates that the
NERC proposal, which would retire
FAC–010–3, moves impacted and
revised Reliability Standards without
adding new obligations on registered
entities resulting in a change in burden
for industry of 128 hours. The proposed
retirement of FAC–010–3 is mainly due
to its redundancy with currently
effective TPL–001–4 Standard and new
requirements in proposed FAC–014–3.
The Commission based the change in
burden estimates on staff experience,
knowledge, and expertise.

PROPOSED CHANGES DUE TO THE APPROVAL OF NERC’S PROPOSED RELIABILITY STANDARDS AND THE RETIREMENT OF
FAC–010–3 IN DOCKET NO. RD22–2
Reliability standard

Type 3 and number
of entity

Number
of annual
responses per
entity

Total number
of responses

Average number of burden
hours per response

Total burden hours

(1)

(2)

(1) * (2) = (3)

(4)

(3) * (4) = (5)

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FERC–725D
FAC–010–3 4 Retire
(marked in red).
FAC–010–2.1, R5 5
(FERC–725D).
Total Retirement for
FAC–010–3 6.
One Time Estimate
Years 1 and 2:
FAC–011–4 ......
FAC–014–3 ......

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PA/PC (63) .............

1

(63)

(220.6 hrs.); ($19,192) ............

(13,898 hrs.); ($1,209,109).

PA ...........................

1

(63)

(25.4 hrs.); ($2,209.8) .............

(1,600 hrs.); ($139,217).

PA ...........................

1

(63)

(246) ........................................

(15,498 hrs.); ($1,348,326).

RC (12) ...................
RC (12) ...................

1
1

12
12

176 hrs.; $15,312 ....................
64 hrs.; $5,568 ........................

2,112 hrs.; $183,744.
768 hrs.; $66,816.

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PROPOSED CHANGES DUE TO THE APPROVAL OF NERC’S PROPOSED RELIABILITY STANDARDS AND THE RETIREMENT OF
FAC–010–3 IN DOCKET NO. RD22–2—Continued
Reliability standard

FAC–014–3 ......
FAC–014–3 ......
FAC–014–3 ......
Ongoing Estimate
Year 3 ongoing:
FAC–011–4 ......
FAC–014–3 ......
FAC–014–3 ......
FAC–014–3 ......
FAC–014–3 ......
Sub-Total
for
FERC–
725D.

Type 3 and number
of entity

Number
of annual
responses per
entity

Total number
of responses

Average number of burden
hours per response

Total burden hours

(1)

(2)

(1) * (2) = (3)

(4)

(3) * (4) = (5)

PA/PC (63) .............
TP (204) ..................
TOP (168) ...............

1
1
1

63
204
168

96 hrs.; $8,352 ........................
96 hrs.; $8,352 ........................
32 hrs.; $2,784 ........................

6,048 hrs.; $526,176.
19,584 hrs.; $1,703,808.
5,376 hrs.; $467,712.

RC (12) ...................
RC (12) ...................
PA/PC (63) .............
TP (204) ..................
TOP (168) ...............

1
1
1
1
1

12
12
63
204
168

16
16
16
16
16

192 hrs.; $16,704.
192 hrs.; $16,704.
1,008 hrs.; $87,696.
3,264 hrs.; $334,080.
2,688 hrs.; $233,856.

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

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

918

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

41,232hrs; $3,637,296.

hrs.;
hrs.;
hrs.;
hrs.;
hrs.;

$1,392
$1,392
$1,392
$1,392
$1,392

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

FERC–725M 7
One Time Estimate
Years 1 and 2:
FAC–003–5 ......
FAC–003–5 ......
Ongoing Estimate
Year 3 ongoing:
Sub-Total
for
FERC–
725M.

TO (325) .................
GO (1068) ...............

4
4

1,300
4,272

8 hrs.; $696 .............................
8 hrs.; $696 .............................

10,400 hrs.; $904,800.
34,176 hrs.; $2,973,312.

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

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

5,572

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

44,576hrs; $3,878,112.

FERC–725G
One Time Estimate
Years 1 and 2:
PRC–002–3 8 ...
PRC–002–3 9
Retired
(marked in
red).
PRC–023–5 10 ..
PRC–026–2 11 ..
Ongoing Estimate
Year 3 ongoing:
PRC–002–3 .....
Sub-Total
for
FERC–
725G.

RC (12) ...................
PA/PC (35) .............

1
1

12
(35)

32 hrs.; $2,784 ........................
(32 hrs.); ($2,784) ...................

384 hrs.; $33,408.
(2,016 hrs.); ($175,392).

PA/PC (63) .............
PA/PC (63) .............

1
1

63
63

32 hrs.; $2,784 ........................
32 hrs.; $2,784 ........................

2,016 hrs.; $175,392.
2,016 hrs.; $175,392.

RC (12) ...................

1

12

16 hrs.; $1,392 ........................

192 hrs.; $16,704.

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

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

150

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

4,608hrs; $400,896.

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FERC–725Z
One Time Estimate
Years 1 and 2:
IRO–008–3 ......
Ongoing Estimate
Year 3 ongoing:
IRO–008–3 ......
Sub-Total
for
FERC–
725Z.

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RC (12) ...................

1

12

32 hrs.; $2784 .........................

384 hrs.; $33,408.

RC (12) ...................

1

12

16 hrs.; $1,392 ........................

144 hrs.; $16,704.

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

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

24

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

528 hrs.; $50,112.

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PROPOSED CHANGES DUE TO THE APPROVAL OF NERC’S PROPOSED RELIABILITY STANDARDS AND THE RETIREMENT OF
FAC–010–3 IN DOCKET NO. RD22–2—Continued
Reliability standard

Type 3 and number
of entity

Number
of annual
responses per
entity

Total number
of responses

Average number of burden
hours per response

Total burden hours

(1)

(2)

(1) * (2) = (3)

(4)

(3) * (4) = (5)

FERC–725A
One Time Estimate
Years 1 and 2:
TOP–001–6 12 ..
Ongoing Estimate
Year 3 ongoing:
TOP–001–6 .....
Sub-Total
for
FERC–
725A.
Total Reductions
Due to
Docket
No.
RD22–2–
000.

TOP (168) ...............

1

168

32 hrs.; $2,784 ........................

5,376 hrs.; $467,712.

TOP (168) ...............

1

168

16 hrs.; $1,392 ........................

2,688hrs; $233,856.

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

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

336

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

8,064 hrs.; $701,568.

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

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

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

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

99,008 hrs.; $8,667,984.

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Titles: FERC–725A, Mandatory
Reliability Standard: TOP–001–6;
FERC–725D, Mandatory Reliability
Standards for the Bulk Power System:
Reliability Standards FAC–010, FAC–
011, FAC–014; FERC–725G, Mandatory
Reliability Standards for Bulk-Power
System: Reliability Standard PRC;
FERC–725Z, Mandatory Reliability
Standards for the Bulk-Power System:
Reliability Standard IRO; FERC–725M,
Mandatory Reliability Standards:
3 RC=Reliability Coordinator; BA=Balancing
Authority; TP=Transmission Planner;
TOP=Transmission Operator; TO=Transmission
Owner; GO=Generator Owner; DP=Distribution
Provider; PA/PC=Planning Coordinator; and
RC=Reliability Coordinator.
4 FAC–010–2, FAC–011–2 and FAC–014 –2 were
all approved by the Commission in ((Docket No.
IC14–5–000 COMMISSION INFORMATION
COLLECTION ACTIVITIES (FERC–725D);
COMMENT REQUEST; EXTENSION (February 21,
2014)) with a burden of 138,979 hours. Staff
estimates that the PC burden under FAC–010–3
from that estimate is 10 percent of the total or
13,898 hours. FERC staff estimates that industry
costs for salary plus benefits are similar to
Commission costs. The FERC 2021 average salary
plus benefits for one FERC full-time equivalent
(FTE) is $180,703/year (or $87.00/hour) posted by
the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the Utilities sector
(available at https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/
naics3_221000.htm).
5 In Docket No. RM13–8–000 FERC 725D OMB
Control: From 1902–0247 for the FAC–010–2.1
Requirement R5 burden of 1,600hrs should be
retired with full retirement of FAC–010–3.
6 The total of manhours associated FAC–010–3
equals the sum of 13,898 hrs. + 1,600 hrs. = 15,498
hrs.
7 Proposed revision is a one-time change to align
updated terminology in the NERC Standards.

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Action: Changes to Existing
Collections of Information, FERC–725A,
FERC–725G, FERC–725M, FERC–725Z,
725D, and Elimination of Collections of
Information.
OMB Control Nos: 1902–0244 (FERC–
725A); 1902–0247 (FERC–725D); 1902–
0252 (FERC–725G); 1902–0263 (FERC–
725M) and 1902–0276 (FERC–725Z).
Respondents: Business or other for
profit, and not for profit institutions.
Frequency of Responses: On occasion
(and proposed for deletion).
Necessity of the Information: This
proceeding approves the retirement of
FAC–010–3 (System Operating Limits
Methodology for the Planning Horizon)
Reliability Standards. Reliability
Standards FAC–011–4 (System
Operating Limits Methodology for the
Operations Horizon), FAC–014–3
(Establish and Communicate System
Operating Limits), FAC–003–5
(Transmission Vegetation Management),
PRC–002–3 (Disturbance Monitoring
and Reporting Requirements), PRC–
023–5 (Transmission Relay Loadability), PRC–026–2 (Transmission
8 Proposed

revision adds burden to the RC only.
removal of the PC from PRC–002–3 is a onetime reduction in burden. Eastern and ERCOT
interconnection impacted.
10 Proposed revision adds burden to the PA/PC
only and is a one-time change to align updated
terminology in the NERC Standards.
11 Proposed revision adds burden to the PA/PC
only and is a one-time change to align updated
terminology in the NERC Standards.
12 Proposed revision adds burden to the TOP
only.
9 The

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Relay Load-ability), IRO–008–3
(Reliability Coordinator Operational
Analyses and Real-time Assessments),
TOP–001–6 (Transmission Operations)
are part of the implementation of the
Congressional mandate of the Energy
Policy Act of 2005 to develop
mandatory and enforceable Reliability
Standards to better ensure the reliability
of the nation’s Bulk Power system.
Specifically, the revised standards
ensure generating resources are
prepared for local cold weather events
and that entities will effectively
communicate information need
operating the Bulk Power System.
Internal review: The Commission has
reviewed NERC’s proposal and
determined that its action is necessary
to implement section 215 of the FPA.
The Commission has assured itself, by
means of its internal review, that there
is specific, objective support for the
burden reduction estimates associated
with the information requirements
approved for retirement.
Interested persons may obtain
information on the reporting
requirements by contacting the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, Office
of the Executive Director, 888 First
Street NE, Washington, DC 20426
[Attention: Ellen Brown, email:
[email protected], phone: (202)
502–8663, fax: (202) 273–0873].
Comments concerning the
information collections and
requirements approved for retirement in
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burden estimates, should be sent to the
Commission in this docket and may also
be sent to the Office of Management and
Budget, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs [Attention: Desk
Officer for the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission]. For security
reasons, comments should be sent by
email to OMB at the following email
address: [email protected].
Please refer to the appropriate OMB
Control Number(s) and Docket No.
RD22–2–000 in your submission.

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Environmental Analysis
The Commission is required to
prepare an Environmental Assessment
or an Environmental Impact Statement
for any action that may have a
significant adverse effect on the human
environment.13 The Commission has
categorically excluded certain actions
from this requirement as not having a
significant effect on the human
environment. Included in the exclusion
are rules that are clarifying, corrective,
or procedural or that do not
substantially change the effect of the
regulations being amended.14 The
actions approved here fall within this
categorical exclusion in the
Commission’s regulations.
Document Availability
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://
www.ferc.gov) and in the Commission’s
Public Reference Room during normal
business hours (8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Eastern time) at 888 First Street NE,
Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426.
From the Commission’s Home Page
on the internet, this information is
available on eLibrary. The full text of
this document is available on eLibrary
in PDF and Microsoft Word format for
viewing, printing, and/or downloading.
To access this document in eLibrary,
type the docket number excluding the
last three digits of this document in the
docket number field.
User assistance is available for
eLibrary and the Commission’s website
during normal business hours from the
Commission’s Online Support at (202)
502–6652 (toll free at 1–866–208–3676)
or email at [email protected],
or the Public Reference Room at (202)
502–8371, TTY (202) 502–8659. Email
13 Regulations Implementing the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969, Order No. 486,
52 FR 47897 (Dec. 17, 1987), FERC Stats. & Regs.,
Regulations Preambles 1986–1990 ¶ 30,783 (1987).
14 18 CFR 380.4(a)(2)(ii).

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the Public Reference Room at
[email protected].
By direction of the Commission.
Dated: April 8, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022–07987 Filed 4–13–22; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. CP21–44–000]

LA Storage, LLC; Notice of Availability
of the Final Environmental Impact
Statement for the Proposed Hackberry
Storage Project
The staff of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared a final
environmental impact statement (EIS)
for the Hackberry Storage Project
(Project), proposed by LA Storage, LLC
(LA Storage) in the above-referenced
docket. LA Storage requests
authorization to construct and operate
natural gas storage and transmission
facilities in Louisiana. The Project is
designed to provide 20.03 billion cubic
feet of working gas storage capacity and
1.5 billion cubic feet per day of gas
deliverability and injectability, and
interconnecting with the Cameron
Interstate Pipeline (CIP) facilities
operated by Cameron Interstate
Pipeline, LLC and the Port Arthur
Pipeline Louisiana Connector (PAPLC)
facilities to be operated by Port Arthur
Pipeline, LLC.
The final EIS assesses the potential
environmental effects of the
construction and operation of the
Project in accordance with the
requirements of the National
Environmental Policy Act. FERC staff
concludes that approval of the proposed
Project, with the mitigation measures
recommended in the EIS, would result
in some adverse environmental impacts;
however, with the exception of climate
change impacts, those impacts would
not be significant. The EIS does not
characterize the Project’s greenhouse gas
emissions as significant or insignificant
because the Commission is conducting
a generic proceeding to determine
whether and how the Commission will
conduct climate change significance
determinations going forward.1
The final EIS addresses the potential
environmental effects of the
1 Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in
Natural Gas Infrastructure Project Reviews, 178
FERC ¶ 61,108 (2022); 178 FERC ¶ 61,197 (2022).

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construction and operation of the
following Project facilities: The Project
would involve the conversion of three
existing salt dome caverns to natural gas
storage service and the development of
one new salt dome cavern for additional
natural gas storage service, all within a
permanent natural gas storage facility on
a 160-acre tract of land owned by LA
Storage in Cameron Parish, Louisiana.
In addition to the storage caverns, LA
Storage would construct and operate onsite compression facilities (Pelican
Compressor Station) and up to six
solution mining water supply wells at
the storage facility on LA Storage’s
property. LA Storage would also
construct and operate the following
natural gas facilities in Cameron and
Calcasieu Parishes, Louisiana: The
Hackberry Pipeline, consisting of
approximately 11.1 miles of 42-inchdiameter natural gas pipeline
connecting the certificated PAPLC
pipeline (CP18–7) to the natural gas
storage caverns; the CIP Lateral, an
approximately 4.9-mile-long, 42-inchdiameter natural gas pipeline extending
from the existing CIP to the planned
natural gas storage caverns; metering
and regulating at the CIP and PAPLC
interconnects; and an approximately
6.2-mile-long, 16-inch-diameter brine
disposal pipeline that would transport
brine from the caverns to four saltwater
disposal wells located on two new pads
north of the facility.
The Commission mailed a copy of the
Notice of Availability of the Final
Environmental Impact Statement for the
Proposed Hackberry Storage Project to
federal, state, and local government
representatives and agencies; local
libraries; newspapers; elected officials;
Native American Tribes; and other
interested parties. The final EIS is only
available in electronic format. It may be
viewed and downloaded from the
FERC’s website (www.ferc.gov), on the
natural gas environmental documents
page (https://www.ferc.gov/industriesdata/natural-gas/environment/
environmental-documents). In addition,
the final EIS may be accessed by using
the eLibrary link on the FERC’s website.
Click on the eLibrary link (https://
elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/search) select
‘‘General Search’’ and enter the docket
number in the ‘‘Docket Number’’ field
(i.e., CP21–44–000). Be sure you have
selected an appropriate date range. For
assistance, please contact FERC Online
Support at [email protected]
or toll free at (866) 208–3676, or for
TTY, contact (202) 502–8659.
Additional information about the
Project is available from the
Commission’s Office of External Affairs,
at (866) 208–FERC, or on the FERC

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