[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 41 (Monday, March 2, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12281-12282]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-04219]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC20-9-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-549D); Comment
Request; Extension
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of information collection and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: 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
information collection, FERC-549D (Quarterly Transportation and Storage
Report for Intrastate Natural Gas and Hinshaw Pipelines).
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due May 1, 2020.
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ADDRESSES: You may submit comments (identified by Docket No. IC20-9-
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/submission-guide.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/docs-filing/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-549D, Quarterly Transportation and Storage Report for
Intrastate Natural Gas and Hinshaw Pipelines.
OMB Control No.: 1902-0253.
Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-549D information
collection requirements with no changes to the current reporting
requirements.
Abstract: The reporting requirements under FERC-549D are required
to carry out the Commission's policies in accordance with the general
authority in Sections 1(c) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) \1\ and
Sections 311 of the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 (NGPA).\2\ This
collection promotes transparency by collecting and making available
intrastate and Hinshaw pipeline transactional information. The
Commission collects the data upon a standardized form with all
requirements outlined in 18 CFR 284.126.
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\1\ 15 U.S.C. 717-817-w.
\2\ 15 U.S.C. 3301-3432.
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The FERC-549D collects the following information:
Full legal name and identification number of the shipper
receiving service, including whether the pipeline and the shipper are
affiliated;
Type of service performed;
The rate charged under each contract;
The primary receipt and delivery points for each contract;
The quantity of natural gas the shipper is entitled to
transport, store, or deliver for each transaction;
The duration of the contract, specifying the beginning and
(for firm contracts only) ending month and year of current agreement;
Total volumes transported, stored, injected or withdrawn
for the shipper; and
Annual revenues received for each shipper, excluding
revenues from storage services.
Filers submit the Form-549D on a quarterly basis.
Type of Respondents: Intrastate natural gas under NGPA Section 311
authority and Hinshaw pipelines.
Estimate of Annual Burden: \3\ The Commission estimates the annual
public reporting burden and cost for the information collection as
follows:
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\3\ The Commission defines burden 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 explanation of what is included in the
information collection burden, reference 5 Code of Federal
Regulations 1320.3.
FERC-549D--Quarterly Transportation and Storage Report for Intrastate Natural Gas and Hinshaw Pipelines
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Average annual
Average annual number of Average annual Average burden hours Total annual burden hours Cost per
number of responses per total number of & cost ($) per & total annual cost ($) respondent ($)
respondents respondent responses response (rounded)
(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (3) (4)................... (3) * (4) = (5)........... (5) / (1)
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PDF filings.................. 120 4 480 12.5 hrs.; $1,133..... 6,000 hrs.; $543,840...... $4,532
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Total.................... ............... ............... 480 ...................... 6,000 hrs.; $543,840......
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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 of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Dated: February 25, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-04219 Filed 2-28-20; 8:45 am]
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