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11The reductions in burden and cost shown in 

the table are the same figures as those in the current 

OMB-approved inventory for the reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements, now being retired. 12The hourly cost (for salary plus benefits) uses 

the figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for 

three positions involved in the reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements. These figures include 

salary (http://bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm) 

and benefits (http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ 

ecec.nr0.htm) and are: Manager: $89.07/hour, 

Engineer: $64.91/hour, and File Clerk: $31.19/hour. 

The hourly cost for the reporting requirements 

($76.99) is an average of the cost of a manager and 

engineer. The hourly cost for recordkeeping 

requirements uses the cost of a file clerk. 

Estimate of Changes to Burden Due to 

Docket No. RD18–3: The Commission 

estimates the reduction in the annual 

public reporting burden for the FERC– 

725E (due to the retirement of regional 

Reliability Standard PRC–004–WECC–2) 

as follows: 11 12

FERC–725E, MANDATORY RELIABILITY STANDARDS FOR THE WESTERN ELECTRIC COORDINATING COUNCIL, REDUCTIONS

DUE TO DOCKET NO. RD18–3–000 

Entity Number of 

respondents 

Annual 

number of 

responses per 

respondents 

Annual 

number of 

response 

Average burden 

hours and cost per 

response 

($) 

Total annual burden 

hours and total 

annual cost 

($) 

Cost per respondent 

($) 

(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (3) (4) (3) * (4) = (5) (5) ÷ (1) = (6) 

Retirement of regional Reliability Standard PRC–004–WECC–2 and Associated Reductions 

Reporting Requirements (Annually): 

Transmission 

Owners that 

operate qualified transfer 

paths.

5 2 10 40 hr.; $3,079.60 ..... 400 hr.; $30,796 (reduction).$6,159 (reduction). 

Recordkeeping Requirements (Annually): 

Transmission 

Owners that 

operate qualified transfer 

paths.

5 1 5 6 hr.; $187.14 .......... 30 hr.; $936 (reduction).$187 (reduction). 

Total Reduction......................... ........................ 15 .................................. 430 hr.; $31,732 (reduction).

Total Reduction in Burden for FERC– 

725E, for Submittal to OMB. The total 

reduction in burden due to the proposed 

retirements of regional Reliability 

Standards VAR–002–WECC–2 and PRC– 

004–WECC–2 is detailed below: 

• Total Reduction of Annual 

Responses: 901. 

• Total Reduction of Burden Hours: 

6,722. 

• Total Reduction of Burden Cost: 

$489,955. 

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: July 12, 2018. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2018–15325 Filed 7–17–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket Nos. CP18–512–000; CP18–513– 

000; PF15–26–000] 

Notice of Application: Corpus Christi 

Liquefaction Stage III, LLC; Corpus 

Christi Liquefaction, LLC; Cheniere 

Corpus Christi Pipeline, LP 

Take notice that on June 28, 2018, 

Corpus Christi Liquefaction Stage III, 

LLC (CCL Stage III) filed an application 

under section 3(a) of the Natural Gas 

Act (NGA) and parts 153 and 380 of the 

Commission’s regulations for 

authorization to site, construct, and 

operate an expansion of the Corpus 

Christi Liquefaction Project, previously 

approved by the Commission in Docket 

No. CP12–507–000. The proposed 

expansion project consists of the 

addition of seven midscale liquefaction 

trains and one liquefied natural gas 

(LNG) storage tank (Stage 3 LNG 

Facilities). Corpus Christi Liquefaction, 

LLC (CCL) is currently constructing the 

liquefaction project, and would provide 

interconnects between the liquefaction 

project and the Stage 3 LNG Facilities, 

as well as control building 

modifications to accommodate the Stage 

3 LNG Facilities. 

In addition, pursuant to section 7(c) of 

the NGA, and in accordance with parts 

157 and 380 of the Commission’s 

regulations, Cheniere Corpus Christi 

Pipeline, LP (CCPL) filed an application 

for authorization to construct, own, 

operate, and maintain new interstate 

natural gas pipeline, compression, and 

related facilities in San Patricio County, 

Texas (Stage 3 Pipeline). The Stage 3 

Pipeline, which would be 

approximately 21 miles long and 42 

inches in diameter, would originate at 

CCPL’s Sinton Compressor Station and 

generally run parallel to CCPL’s existing 

48-inch-diameter interstate natural gas 

pipeline (Corpus Christi Pipeline) 


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previously authorized by the 

Commission in Docket No. CP12–508– 

000. This new pipeline would be 

capable of supplying feed gas to, and 

bringing natural gas from, the Stage 3 

LNG Facilities. The Stage 3 Pipeline 

would be integrated and operated as 

part of the Corpus Christi Pipeline 

system, all as more fully set forth in the 

application which is on file with the 

Commission and open for public 

inspection. 

On June 9, 2015, the Commission staff 

granted the applicants’ request to utilize 

the National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA) Pre-Filing Process and assigned 

Docket No. PF15–26–000 to staff 

activities involving the project. Now, as 

of the filing of this application on June 

28, 2018, the NEPA Pre-Filing Process 

for this project has ended. From this 

time forward, this proceeding will be 

conducted in Docket Nos. CP18–512– 

000 and CP18–513–000, as noted in the 

caption of this Notice. 

The filing may also be viewed on the 

web at http://www.ferc.gov using the 

‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket 

number excluding the last three digits in 

the docket number field to access the 

document. For assistance, please contact 

FERC at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov 

or toll free at (866) 208–3676, or TTY, 

(202) 502–8659. 

Any questions regarding the proposed 

project should be directed to Karri 

Mahmoud, Cheniere Energy, Inc., 700 

Milam Street, Suite 1900, Houston, 

Texas 77002, or by calling (713) 375– 

5000 or by email at Karri.Mahmoud@

cheniere.com. 

Pursuant to section 157.9 of the 

Commission’s rules, 18 CFR 157.9, 

within 90 days of this Notice the 

Commission staff will either: Complete 

its environmental assessment (EA) and 

place it into the Commission’s public 

record (eLibrary) for this proceeding; or 

issue a Notice of Schedule for 

Environmental Review. If a Notice of 

Schedule for Environmental Review is 

issued, it will indicate, among other 

milestones, the anticipated date for the 

Commission staff’s issuance of the EA 

for this proposal. The filing of the EA 

in the Commission’s public record for 

this proceeding or the issuance of a 

Notice of Schedule for Environmental 

Review will serve to notify federal and 

state agencies of the timing for the 

completion of all necessary reviews, and 

the subsequent need to complete all 

federal authorizations within 90 days of 

the date of issuance of the Commission 

staff’s EA. 

There are two ways to become 

involved in the Commission’s review of 

this project. First, any person wishing to 

obtain legal status by becoming a party 

to the proceedings for this project 

should, on or before the comment date 

stated below, file with the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426, 

a motion to intervene in accordance 

with the requirements of the 

Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211) 

and the Regulations under the NGA (18 

CFR 157.10). A person obtaining party 

status will be placed on the service list 

maintained by the Secretary of the 

Commission and will receive copies of 

all documents filed by the applicant and 

by all other parties. A party must submit 

7 copies of filings made with the 

Commission and must mail a copy to 

the applicant and to every other party in 

the proceeding. Only parties to the 

proceeding can ask for court review of 

Commission orders in the proceeding. 

However, a person does not have to 

intervene in order to have comments 

considered. The second way to 

participate is by filing with the 

Secretary of the Commission, as soon as 

possible, an original and two copies of 

comments in support of or in opposition 

to this project. The Commission will 

consider these comments in 

determining the appropriate action to be 

taken, but the filing of a comment alone 

will not serve to make the filer a party 

to the proceeding. The Commission’s 

rules require that persons filing 

comments in opposition to the project 

provide copies of their protests only to 

the party or parties directly involved in 

the protest. 

Persons who wish to comment only 

on the environmental review of this 

project should submit an original and 

two copies of their comments to the 

Secretary of the Commission. 

Environmental commenters will be 

placed on the Commission’s 

environmental mailing list, will receive 

copies of the environmental documents, 

and will be notified of meetings 

associated with the Commission’s 

environmental review process. 

Environmental commenters will not be 

required to serve copies of filed 

documents on all other parties. 

However, the non-party commenters 

will not receive copies of all documents 

filed by other parties or issued by the 

Commission (except for the mailing of 

environmental documents issued by the 

Commission) and will not have the right 

to seek court review of the 

Commission’s final order. 

The Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filings of comments, protests 

and interventions in lieu of paper using 

the ‘‘eFiling’’ link at http://

www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file 

electronically should submit an original 

and 5 copies of the protest or 

intervention to the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street 

NE, Washington, DC 20426. 

Comment Date: August 2, 2018. 

Dated: July 12, 2018. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

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BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP18–506–000] 

Notice of Intent To Prepare an 

Environmental Assessment for the 

Proposed Portland Xpress Project, and 

Request for Comments on 

Environmental Issues: Portland 

Natural Gas Transmission System 

The staff of the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (FERC or 

Commission) will prepare an 

environmental assessment (EA) that will 

discuss the environmental impacts of 

the Portland Xpress Project involving 

construction and operation of facilities 

by Portland Natural Gas Transmission 

Systems (Portland) to Portland owned, 

and Portland and Maritime jointly 

owned, facilities in Cumberland and 

York Counties, Maine and Middlesex 

County, Massachusetts. The 

Commission will use this EA 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 about issues 

regarding the project. The National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) 

requires the Commission to take into 

account the environmental impacts that 

could result from its action whenever it 

considers the issuance of a Certificate of 

Public Convenience and Necessity. 

NEPA also requires the Commission to 

discover concerns the public may have 

about proposals. This process is referred 

to as ‘‘scoping.’’ The main goal of the 

scoping process is to focus the analysis 

in the EA on the important 

environmental issues. By this notice, the 

Commission requests public comments 

on the scope of the issues to address in 

the EA. To ensure that your comments 

are timely and properly recorded, please 

submit your comments so that the 

Commission receives them in 

Washington, DC on or before 5:00 p.m. 

Eastern Time on August 13, 2018. 


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