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Filings in Existing Proceedings
Docket Numbers: RP19–78–014.
Applicants: Panhandle Eastern Pipe
Line Company, LP.
Description: Compliance filing: RP19–
78–000 Revised Refund Report to be
effective N/A.
Filed Date: 6/27/24.
Accession Number: 20240627–5040.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 7/9/24.
Any person desiring to protest in any
the above proceedings must file in
accordance with Rule 211 of the
Commission’s Regulations (18 CFR
385.211) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern
time on the specified comment date.
The filings are accessible in the
Commission’s eLibrary system (https://
elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/search/
fercgensearch.asp) by querying the
docket number.
eFiling is encouraged. More detailed
information relating to filing
requirements, interventions, protests,
service, and qualifying facilities filings
can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/
docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For
other information, call (866) 208–3676
(toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659.
The Commission’s Office of Public
Participation (OPP) supports meaningful
public engagement and participation in
Commission proceedings. OPP can help
members of the public, including
landowners, environmental justice
communities, Tribal members and
others, access publicly available
information and navigate Commission
processes. For public inquiries and
assistance with making filings such as
interventions, comments, or requests for
rehearing, the public is encouraged to
contact OPP at (202) 502–6595 or OPP@
ferc.gov.
Dated: June 27, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
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Commission

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[Docket No. IC24–22–000]

Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–537); Comment
Request; Extension
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of information collection
and request for comments.
AGENCY:

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).
Comments on the collection of
information are due September 3, 2024.
ADDRESSES: You may submit copies of
your comments (identified by Docket
No. IC24–22–000) 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
submitted to FERC as follows:
Æ Mail via U.S. Postal Service Only:
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
Secretary of the Commission, 888 First
Street NE, Washington, DC 20426.
Æ All other services (including
courier): 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: Jean
Sonneman may be reached by email at
[email protected], telephone at
(202) 502–6362.
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
reporting requirements.
Abstract: The FERC–537 information
collection is in place for the
Commission to carry out its
responsibilities under section 7 of the
Natural Gas Act (NGA). Section 7 of the
NGA 1 requires natural gas companies to
obtain Commission approval before
constructing, extending, or abandoning
facilities or service. The Commission
DATES:

In compliance with the
requirements of the Paperwork

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reviews and analyses the information
filed under the FERC–537 to determine
whether to approve or deny the
requested authorization. After reviewing
the supplied information, the
Commission may grant a request to
construct or extend pipeline facilities or
service by issuing a certificate of public
convenience and necessity. If the
Commission failed to collect these data,
it would lose its ability to review
relevant information to determine
whether the requested certificate should
be authorized.
The Commission implements section
7 of the NGA under regulations at 18
CFR part 157.
The data generally required to be
submitted in a 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. As applicable to the
specific request, applicants may
provide:
• 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;
or
• Existing and proposed storage
capacity and pressures and reservoir
engineering studies for requests to
increase storage capacity.
Applications for an order authorizing
abandonment of facilities or service
must contain a statement providing in
detail the reasons for the requested
abandonment and must contain exhibits
listed at 18 CFR 157.18, as well as an
affidavit showing the consent of existing
customers. With some exceptions, such
applications also must include an
environmental report.
Applicants filing in accordance with
18 CFR part 157, subpart A (either for
a certificate or for abandonment)
generally must make a good-faith effort
to provide notice of the application to
all affected landowners, towns,
communities, and government agencies.
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/
response and less detail would be
required. 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

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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: Jurisdictional
natural gas companies.

Estimate of Annual Burden: 2 The
Commission estimates the annual public
reporting burden for the information
collection as:

FERC–537 (GAS PIPELINE CERTIFICATES: CONSTRUCTION, ACQUISITION, AND ABANDONMENT) 3
Number of
respondents

Annual
number of
responses per
respondent

Total number of
responses

Average burden & 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) 5

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).
18 CFR 284.11 (NGPA
Section 311 Construction—Annual Reports).
18 CFR 284.8 6 (Request
for Waiver of Capacity
Release Regulations).
18 CFR 284.13(e) and
284.126(a) (Interstate
and Intrastate Bypass
Notice).
18 CFR 284.221 (Blanket
Certificates).
18 CFR 284.224 (Hinshaw
Blanket Certificates).
18 CFR 157.5–.11;
157.13–.20 (Non-facility
Certificate or Abandonment Applications.
Project based Labor
wages.
Total ...........................

31

1.39

43 (rounded) ....................

500 hrs.; $50,000 .............

21,500 hrs; $2,150,000 ....

$69,355

1

1

1 .......................................

50 hrs.; $5,000 .................

50 hrs.; $5,000 .................

5,000

30

2.125

63.75 ................................

200 hrs.; $20,000 .............

12,750 hrs.; $1,275,000 ...

42,500

176

1

176 ...................................

50 hrs.; $5,000 .................

8,800hrs.; $880,000 .........

5,000

75

1

75 .....................................

50 hrs.; $5,000 .................

3,750 hrs.; $375,000 ........

5,000

31

1.39

43 (rounded) ....................

10 hrs.; $1,000 .................

430 hrs.; $43,000 .............

1,390

2

1

2 .......................................

30 hrs.; $3,000 .................

60 hrs.; $6,000 .................

3,000

1

1

1 .......................................

100 hrs.; $10,000 .............

100 hrs.; $10,000 .............

10,000

2

1

2 .......................................

75 hrs.; $7,500 .................

150 hrs.; $15,000 .............

7,500

11

1.36

15 .....................................

75 hrs.; $7,500 .................

1,125 hrs.; $112,500 ........

10,227

22

1

22 .....................................

15 hrs. $1,500 ..................

330 hrs. $33,000 ..............

1,500

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

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

444 (rounded) ..................

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

49,045 hrs.; $4,539,000 ...

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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
who are to respond, including the use
2 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. Refer to 5
CFR 1320.3 for additional information.
3 Changes to estimated number of respondents
were based on average number of respondents over
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of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Dated: June 27, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 10522–024]

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Malones Next Gen, LLC; Notice of
Proposed Termination of License by
Implied Surrender and Soliciting
Comments, Motions To Intervene, and
Protests
Take notice that the following
hydroelectric proceeding has been
initiated by the Commission and is
available for public inspection:

4 The estimates for cost per response are derived
using the following formula: Average Burden Hours
per Response * $100.00/hour = Average cost/
response. The figure is the 2024 FERC average
hourly cost (for wages and benefits) of 100.00 (and
an average annual salary of $207,786/year).
Commission staff is using the FERC average salary
because we consider any reporting requirements
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compensated at rates similar to the work of FERC
employees.
5 Each of the figures in this column are rounded
to the nearest dollar.
6 A Certificate Abandonment Application would
require waiver of the Commission’s capacity release
regulations in 18 CFR 284.8; therefore this activity
is associated with Interstate Certificate and
Abandonment Applications.

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