78864 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 187 / Thursday, September 26, 2024 / Notices 

1 The definition of ‘‘natural-gas company’’ is at 

15 U.S.C. 717a(6). 

2 15 U.S.C. 717f(c)(1)(A). 

3 18 CFR 284.261. 

4 ‘‘Burden’’ is 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, refer to 5 CFR 1320.3. 

5 The Commission staff believes that industry is 

similarly situated to the Commission in terms of 

cost for wages and benefits. Based on FERC’s 

current annual average cost of $207,786 (for salary 

plus benefits) for a full-time equivalent, the average 

hourly cost is $100/hour. Therefore, the hourly cost 

used in the burden calculation is $100. 

Title: FERC–588 (Emergency Natural 

Gas Transportation, Sale, and Exchange 

Transactions). 

OMB Control No.: 1902–0144. 

Type of Request: Three-year extension 

of the FERC–588 information collection 

requirements with no changes to the 

current reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements. 

Abstract: FERC–588 is an existing 

information collection consisting of 

filing requirements and notice 

procedures applicable to responses to 

natural gas emergency circumstances. 

Two sets of information collection 

activities pertain to such responses. 

One set applies to responses by a 

jurisdictional ‘‘natural-gas company,’’ 

i.e., a person engaged in the 

transportation of natural gas in 

interstate commerce, or the sale in 

interstate commerce of such gas for 

resale.1 Section 7(c)(1)(A) of the Natural 

Gas Act 2 requires any natural-gas 

company to obtain a certificate of public 

convenience and necessity issued by the 

Commission before engaging in the 

transportation or sale of natural gas in 

interstate commerce, or undertaking the 

construction or extension of any 

facilities for the transportation or sale of 

natural gas in interstate commerce. 

Under 18 CFR 157.17, a jurisdictional 

natural-gas company may file an 

application for a temporary certificate 

authorizing the construction and 

operation of extensions of existing 

facilities, interconnections of pipeline 

systems, or sales of natural gas that may 

be required to assure maintenance of 

adequate service, or to service particular 

customers. 

The other set of responses to a natural 

gas emergency, at 18 CFR part 284 

subpart I, exempts a person who 

engages in an emergency natural gas 

transaction in interstate commerce from 

the certificate requirements of section 7 

of the Natural Gas Act.3 The term 

‘‘emergency natural gas transaction’’ is 

defined at 18 CFR 284.262 as the sale, 

transportation, or exchange of natural 

gas (including the construction and 

operation of necessary facilities) 

conducted pursuant to this subpart, that 

is: 

(1) Necessary to alleviate an 

emergency; and 

(2) Not anticipated to extend for more 

than 60 days in duration. 

A non-jurisdictional company that 

engages in an emergency natural gas 

transactions must file information with 

the Commission under 18 CFR 284.270, 

so that the Commission may ensure 

compliance with relevant legal 

requirements. 

Types of Respondent: Providers and 

recipients of assistance in natural gas 

emergency circumstances. 

Estimate of Annual Burden: 4 The 

Commission estimates the total annual 

burden and cost 5 for this information 

collection in the following table: 

A. 

Number of 

respondents 

B. 

Annual number of 

responses per 

respondent 

C. 

Total number of 

responses 

D. 

Average hr. 

burden and cost 

per response 

E. 

Total annual hr. 

burden and cost 

(Col. A × Col. B) (Col. C × Col D) 

10 ............................................................................................ 3 30 10 hrs; $1,000 ...... 300 hrs.; $30,000. 

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: September 20, 2024. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Acting Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2024–22091 Filed 9–25–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. RM01–5–000] 

Electronic Tariff Filings; Notice of 

Posting of Revised Type of Filing and 

Validation Error Codes for Testing 

Take notice that revised Type of 

Filing and Validation Error Codes have 

been posted for testing the compliance 

filing revisions to be implemented 

November 25, 2024, as indicated in the 

September 6, 2024, notice in this 

docket. The revised codes will ensure 

that parties differentiate between (1) 

compliance filings in a current 

proceeding for which the filer has a 

filing identifier, which are assigned a 

sub-docket, and (2) compliance filings, 

such as compliance with complaint 

orders and rulemakings, where the filer 

has no existing filing identifier and 

therefore must establish a new docket. 

New filing codes also will be assigned 

to allow utilities to distinguish baseline 

rate change filings from baseline initial 

rate filings. 

Under the eTariff XML schema, filers 

that are making a filing related to an 

existing proceeding with a Filing 

Identifier must include an Associated 

Filing Identifier at the Filing level for 

the filing to receive a sub-docket. In this 

situation, filers must submit the filing 

using the compliance type category and 

must include an associated filing 

identifier at the Filing level, so they are 

assigned a sub-docket of the original 

docket. Failure to include the associated 

filing identifier will result in a rejection 

of the filing (Error code 28—An 

Associated Filing Identifier is required 

at filing level.). Type of Filing Codes 

designated under the compliance new 

type category apply to filings that will 

receive a new docket number. If the 

filing using these codes includes an 

associated filing identifier at the Filing 

level, the filing be rejected (Error code 

187—This type of filing code establishes 

a new docket, so the associated filing 

identifier is not needed). 


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Starting on September 30, 2024, the 

currently deployed test sandbox will 

include the revised Type of Filing and 

Validation Error Codes. These codes are 

for testing purposes only; they cannot be 

used to make official tariff filings 

through eFiling. 

The revised Type of Filing and 

Validation Error Codes, along with a 

marked version highlighting the 

revisions, will be posted at the same 

eLibrary Accession Number as this 

Notice. The posting also will include all 

the files associated with the addition of 

the lead applicant field in the XML 

schemas and the addition of the 

flexibility to file tariff records using 

Microsoft Word and Excel formats. 

Questions on these changes should be 

directed to: Michael Goldenberg at 

Michael.Goldenberg@ferc.gov or James 

Sarikas at James.Sarikas@ferc.gov. 

Dated: September 20, 2024. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Acting Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2024–22083 Filed 9–25–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

Combined Notice of Filings 

Take notice that the Commission has 

received the following Natural Gas 

Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings: 

Filings Instituting Proceedings 

Docket Numbers: RP24–1069–000. 

Applicants: Algonquin Gas 

Transmission, LLC. 

Description: 4(d) Rate Filing: 

Negotiated Rates—Yankee Gas to Emera 

eff 9–20–24 to be effective 9/20/2024. 

Filed Date: 9/20/24. 

Accession Number: 20240920–5030. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 10/2/24. 

Any person desiring to intervene, to 

protest, or to answer a complaint in any 

of the above proceedings must file in 

accordance with Rules 211, 214, or 206 

of the Commission’s Regulations (18 

CFR 385.211, 385.214, or 385.206) on or 

before 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on the 

specified comment date. Protests may be 

considered, but intervention is 

necessary to become a party to the 

proceeding. 

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: September 20, 2024. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Acting Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2024–22087 Filed 9–25–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP24–518–000] 

Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line 

Company, LP; Notice of Request Under 

Blanket Authorization and Establishing 

Intervention and Protest Deadline 

Take notice that on September 12, 

2024, Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line 

Company, LP (Panhandle), 1300 Main 

Street, Houston, Texas 77002, filed in 

the above referenced docket a prior 

notice request pursuant to sections 

157.205 and 157.208(f)(2) of the 

Commission’s regulations under the 

Natural Gas Act (NGA), and Panhandle’s 

blanket certificate issued in Docket No. 

CP83–83–000, for authorization to 

reduce the maximum allowable 

operating pressure (MAOP) of its 1.65- 

mile-long, six-inch-diameter Mexico 

Lateral located in Audrain County, 

Missouri (Project). Specifically, 

Panhandle proposes to lower the MAOP 

of the Mexico Lateral from 960 pounds 

per square inch gauge (psig) to 900 psig, 

thus making the requirements for 

inspection of the Mexico Lateral not 

applicable, all as more fully set forth in 

the request which is on file with the 

Commission and open to public 

inspection. 

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). 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 

FERC Online Support at (202) 502–6652 

(toll free at 1–866–208–3676) or email at 

ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or the 

Public Reference Room at (202) 502– 

8371, TTY (202) 502–8659. Email the 

Public Reference Room at 

public.referenceroom@ferc.gov. 

Any questions concerning this request 

should be directed to Blair 

Lichtenwalter, Senior Director of 

Certificates, Panhandle Eastern Pipe 

Line Company, LP, 1300 Main Street, 

Houston, Texas 77002, by telephone at 

(713) 989–2605, or by email at 

blair.lichtenwalter@energytransfer.com. 

Public Participation 

There are three ways to become 

involved in the Commission’s review of 

this project: you can file a protest to the 

project, you can file a motion to 

intervene in the proceeding, and you 

can file comments on the project. There 

is no fee or cost for filing protests, 

motions to intervene, or comments. The 

deadline for filing protests, motions to 

intervene, and comments is 5:00 p.m. 

Eastern Time on November 18, 2024. 

How to file protests, motions to 

intervene, and comments is explained 

below. 

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. 

Protests 

Pursuant to section 157.205 of the 

Commission’s regulations under the 


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