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1 60 FR 4859 (25 Jan 1995). 

2 70 FR 35028 (16 Jun 2005). 

3Burden 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 

explanation of what is included in the information 

collection burden, reference 5 Code of Federal 

Regulations 1320.3(b)(1). 

4Not applicable. 

5 2080 hours = 40 hours/week * 52 weeks (1 year). 

6Average annual salary per employee in 2012. 

of any anticipated shortages of electric 

energy or capacity which would affect 

the utility’s capability to serve its 

wholesale customers; and (2) report to 

the Commission and any appropriate 

state regulatory authority contingency 

plan that would outline what 

circumstances might give rise to such 

occurrences. 

In Order No. 575,1 the Commission 

modified the reporting requirements in 

18 CFR 294.101(b) to provide that, if a 

public utility includes in its rates 

schedule, provisions that: (a) During 

electric energy and capacity shortages it 

will treat firm power wholesale 

customers without undue 

discrimination or preference; and (b) it 

will report any modifications to its 

contingency plan for accommodating 

shortages within 15 days to the 

appropriate state regulatory agency and 

to the affected wholesale customers, 

then the utility need not file with the 

Commission an additional statement of 

contingency plan for accommodating 

such shortages. This revision merely 

changed the reporting mechanism; the 

public utility’s contingency plan would 

be located in its filed rate rather than in 

a separate document. 

In Order No. 659, 2 the Commission 

modified the reporting requirements in 

18 CFR 294.101(e) to provide that the 

means by which public utilities must 

comply with the requirements to report 

shortages and anticipated shortages is to 

submit this information electronically 

using the Office of Electric Reliability’s 

pager system at emergency@ferc.gov in 

lieu of submitting an original and two 

copies with the Secretary of the 

Commission. 

The Commission uses the information 

to evaluate and formulate an 

appropriate option for action in the 

event an unanticipated shortage is 

reported and/or materializes. Without 

this information, the Commission and 

State agencies would be unable to: (1) 

Examine and approve or modify utility 

actions, (2) prepare a response to 

anticipated disruptions in electric 

energy, and (3) ensure equitable 

treatment of all public utility customers 

under the shortage situations. The 

Commission implements these filing 

requirements in the Code of Federal 

Regulations (CFR) under 18 CFR part 

294. 

Type of Respondents: Public utilities. 

Estimate of Annual Burden 3: The 

Commission estimates the total Public 

Reporting Burden for this information 

collection as: 

FERC–585 (IC12–6–000): REPORTING OF ELECTRIC ENERGY SHORTAGES AND CONTINGENCY PLANS UNDER PURPA 

Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Total number 

of responses 

Average 

burden hours 

per response 

Estimated total 

annual burden 

(A) (B) (A) × (B) = (C) (D) (C) × (D) 

Contingency Plan ................................................................. 1 1 1 73 73 

Capacity Shortage ............................................................... 1 1 1 0.25 0.25 

Total .............................................................................. N/A4 N/A4 2 N/A4 73.25 

The total estimated annual cost 

burden to respondents is $5,054 [73.25 

hours ÷ 2,080 5 hours/year = 0.03521 * 

$143,540/year 6 = $5,054]. 

The estimated annual cost of filing the 

FERC–585 per response is $2,527.02 

[$5,054 ÷ 2 responses = $2,527/ 

response]. 

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 17, 2012. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2012–4417 Filed 2–24–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. IC12–8–000] 

Commission Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; 

Extension 

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, DOE. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection 

and request for comments. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

requirements of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A), the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission is soliciting 

public comment on the currently 

approved information collection, FERC– 

567, Gas Pipeline Certificates: Annual 

Reports of System Flow Diagrams and 

System Capacity. 

DATES: Comments on the collection of 

information are due April 27, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

(identified by Docket No. IC12–8–000) 

by either of the following methods: 

• eFiling at Commission’s Web site: 

http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

efiling.asp. 

• Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: 

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 

ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, 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 


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1Burden 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 

explanation of what is included in the information 

collection burden, reference 5 Code of Federal 

Regulations 1320.3(b)(1). 

2 2080 hours = 40 hours/week * 52 weeks (1 year). 

3Average annual salary per employee in 2012. 

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 DataClearance@FERC.gov, telephone 

at (202) 502–8663, and fax at (202) 273– 

0873. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: FERC–567, Gas Pipeline 

Certificates: Annual Reports of System 

Flow Diagrams and System Capacity. 

OMB Control No.: 1902–0005. 

Type of Request: Three-year extension 

of the FERC–567 information collection 

requirements with no changes to the 

current reporting requirements. 

Abstract: The Commission uses the 

information from the FERC–567 to 

obtain accurate data on pipeline 

facilities and the peak capacity of these 

facilities. Additionally, the Commission 

validates the need for new facilities 

proposed by pipelines in certificate 

applications. By modeling an 

applicant’s pipeline system, 

Commission staff utilizes the FERC–567 

data to determine configuration and 

location of installed pipeline facilities; 

verify and determine the receipt and 

delivery points between shippers, 

producers and pipeline companies; 

determine the location of receipt and 

delivery points and emergency 

interconnections on a pipeline system; 

determine the location of pipeline 

segments, laterals and compressor 

stations on a pipeline system; verify 

pipeline segment lengths and pipeline 

diameters; justify the maximum 

allowable operating pressures and 

suction and discharge pressures at 

compressor stations; verify the installed 

horsepower and volumes compressed at 

each compressor station; determine the 

existing shippers and producers 

currently using each pipeline company; 

verify peak capacity on the system; and 

develop and evaluate alternatives to the 

proposed facilities as a means to 

mitigate environmental impact of new 

pipeline construction. 

18 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 

260.8(a) requires each major natural gas 

pipeline with a system delivery capacity 

exceeding 100,000 Mcf per day to 

submit by June 1 of each year, diagrams 

reflecting operating conditions on the 

pipeline’s main transmission system 

during the previous 12 months ended 

December 31. 18 CFR 284.13 requires 

each interstate pipeline that provides 

transportation subject to the provisions 

of Subparts B and G of Part 284 to make 

an annual filing by March 1 of each year 

showing the estimated peak day 

capacity of the pipeline’s system. These 

physical/engineering data are not 

included as part of any other data 

collection requirement. 

Type of Respondents: Natural gas 

pipelines. 

Estimate of Annual Burden: 1 The 

Commission estimates the total Public 

Reporting Burden for this information 

collection as: 

Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Total 

number of 

responses 

Average 

burden hours 

per response 

Estimated 

total annual 

burden 

(A) (B) (A) × (B) = (C) (D) (C) × (D) 

Natural Gas Pipelines ...................................... 103 1 103 1 103 

The total estimated annual cost 

burden to respondents is $ [103 hours 

÷ 2,080 2 hours/year = 0.04952 * 

$143,540/year 3 = $7,108]. 

The estimated annual cost of filing the 

FERC–567 per response is $69 [$7,108 ÷ 

103 responses = $69/response]. 

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 17, 2012. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2012–4419 Filed 2–24–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP12–56–000] 

ANR Pipeline Company; Notice of 

Application 

Take notice that on February 3, 2012, 

ANR Pipeline Company (ANR), 717 

Texas Street, Houston, Texas 77002– 

2761 filed with the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (Commission) 

an application under section 7(b) of the 

Natural Gas Act for permission and 

approval to abandon its present and any 

future obligation to perform 

transportation service through 

approximately 7.0 miles of 20-inch 

pipeline extending from High Island 

Block A–552 to High Island Block A– 

539, located in federal waters, offshore 

Texas, all as more fully set forth in the 

application which is on file with the 

Commission and open to public 

inspection. This filing is available for 

review at the Commission in the Public 

Reference Room or may be viewed on 

the Commission’s Web site 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, contact FERC at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call 

toll-free, (886) 208–3676 or TYY, (202) 

502–8659. 

Any questions regarding the 

application should be directed to Rene 

Staeb, Manager, Project Determinations 

& Regulatory Administration, ANR 

Pipeline Company, 717 Texas Street, 

Houston, Texas 77002–2761, or 

telephone (832) 320–5215 or fax (832) 

320–6215 or by email 

Rene_Staeb@transcanada.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 


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