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4Commission staff estimates that approximately 

26 section 203 filings will change from full section 

203 filings to the notification filing described above 

and will take one burden hour to complete. The 

number of respondents and responses is based on 

Commission staff’s estimate that 13 percent of the 

approximately 200 section 203 filings received will 

be affected. This represents a significant reduction 

in burden hours. 

5With this amendment each of the 26 affected 

entities and their related filings (i.e., the entities 

that now only have to file the section 203 

notification filings) is reduced to 1 hour. 

1Nat’l Fuel Gas Supply Corp., 158 FERC ¶ 61,145 

(2017) (Certificate Order), order on reh’g and 

motion for waiver determination under Section 401 

of the Clean Water Act, 164 FERC ¶ 61,084 (2018) 

(Rehearing Order), order denying reh’g, 167 FERC 

¶ 61,007 (2019) (Order Denying Rehearing), pet. for 

review denied sub nom., N.Y. State Dep’t of Env’t 

Conservation v. FERC, 991 F.3d 439 (2d Cir. 2021). 2Certificate Order, 158 FERC ¶ 61,145 at ordering 

para. (C)(1). 3Letter Order to National Fuel Gas Supply Corp. 

and Empire Pipeline, Inc., Docket No. CP15–115– 

000 (issued Jan. 31, 2019) (National Fuel Letter 

Order). 

4Contested proceedings are those where an 

intervenor disputes any material issue of the filing. 

18 CFR 385.2201(c)(1) (2019). 

5Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC, 170 FERC 

¶ 61,144, at P 40 (2020). 

6 Id. at P 40. 

7Similarly, the Commission will not re-litigate 

the issuance of an NGA section 3 authorization, 

including whether a proposed project is not 

inconsistent with the public interest and whether 

the Commission’s environmental analysis for the 

permit order complied with NEPA. 

8Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC, 170 FERC 

¶ 61,144, at P 40 (2020). 

FERC–519: APPLICATION UNDER FEDERAL POWER ACT SECTION 203 

Number of 

respondents 

Annual 

number of 

responses 

per 

respondent 

Total 

number of 

responses 

Average burden & 

cost per response 

Total annual 

burden hours 

(total annual cost) 

Cost per 

respondent 

($) 

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

FERC–519 (FPA Section 203 Filings) 4 .................................. 134 1 134 324.43 hr.5; 

$28,225.41.

43,473.62 hrs.; 

$3,782,204.94.

$28,225.41 

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 1, 2022. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2022–02504 Filed 2–4–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP15–115–000; Docket No. 

CP15–115–001] 

National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation 

Empire Pipeline, Inc.; Notice of 

Request for Extension of Time 

Take notice that on January 28, 2021, 

National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation 

(National Fuel) and Empire Pipeline, 

Inc. (Empire) (collectively, Applicants), 

requested that the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (Commission) 

grant an extension of time, until 

December 31, 2024, to complete 

construction of the Northern Access 

Project (Project) and make the Project 

available for service, as authorized in 

the February 3, 2017 Order Granting 

Abandonment and Issuing Certificates 

(Certificate Order).1

The Project consists of approximately 

99 miles of new pipeline, primarily 24- 

inches in diameter, to be constructed in 

McKean County, Pennsylvania, and 

Allegany, Cattaraugus, Erie, and Niagara 

Counties, New York; a new compressor 

station along Empire’s system in Niagara 

County, New York; and additional 

compression at National Fuel’s existing 

Porterville Compressor Station in Erie 

County, New York, as well as new 

pipeline interconnects and various 

auxiliary and appurtenant facilities. The 

Certificate Order required Applicants to 

complete construction of the Project 

facilities and make them available for 

service by February 3, 2019.2 In January 

2019, the Commission granted 

Applicants’ request for a three-year 

extension, until February 3, 2022, to 

complete construction and place the 

Project facilities into service.3 Due to 

legal, regulatory, and procurement 

delays, Applicants now request an 

additional 34-month extension of time, 

until December 31, 2024, to complete 

construction of the Project and place it 

into service. 

This notice establishes a 15-calendar 

day intervention and comment period 

deadline. Any person wishing to 

comment on National Fuel and Empire’s 

request for an extension of time may do 

so. No reply comments or answers will 

be considered. If you wish to obtain 

legal status by becoming a party to the 

proceedings for this request, you 

should, on or before the comment date 

stated below, file 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 Natural 

Gas Act (18 CFR 157.10). 

As a matter of practice, the 

Commission itself generally acts on 

requests for extensions of time to 

complete construction for Natural Gas 

Act facilities when such requests are 

contested before order issuance. For 

those extension requests that are 

contested,4 the Commission will aim to 

issue an order acting on the request 

within 45 days.5 The Commission will 

address all arguments relating to 

whether the applicant has demonstrated 

there is good cause to grant the 

extension.6 The Commission will not 

consider arguments that re-litigate the 

issuance of the certificate order, 

including whether the Commission 

properly found the project to be in the 

public convenience and necessity and 

whether the Commission’s 

environmental analysis for the 

certificate complied with the National 

Environmental Policy Act.7 At the time 

a pipeline requests an extension of time, 

orders on certificates of public 

convenience and necessity are final and 

the Commission will not re-litigate their 

issuance.8 The OEP Director, or his or 

her designee, will act on all of those 

extension requests that are uncontested. 

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) using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. 

Enter the docket number excluding the 

last three digits in the docket number 

field to access the document. At this 


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time, the Commission has suspended 

access to Commission’s Public 

Reference Room, due to the 

proclamation declaring a National 

Emergency concerning the Novel 

Coronavirus Disease (COVID–19), issued 

by the President on March 13, 2020. For 

assistance, contact FERC at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call 

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

502–8659. 

The Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filings of comments, protests 

and interventions in lieu of paper using 

the ‘‘eFile’’ link at http://www.ferc.gov. 

Persons unable to file electronically may 

mail similar pleadings to the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. 

Hand delivered submissions in 

docketed proceedings should be 

delivered to Health and Human 

Services, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, 

Rockville, Maryland 20852. 

Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern 

Time on February 16, 2022. 

Dated: February 1, 2022. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2022–02500 Filed 2–4–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[OMB 3060–0718; FR ID 70187] 

Information Collection Being Reviewed 

by the Federal Communications 

Commission 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort 

to reduce paperwork burdens, and as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal 

Communications Commission (FCC or 

Commission) invites the general public 

and other Federal agencies to take this 

opportunity to comment on the 

following information collections. 

Comments are requested concerning: 

Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

Commission, including whether the 

information shall have practical utility; 

the accuracy of the Commission’s 

burden estimate; ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information collected; ways to minimize 

the burden of the collection of 

information on the respondents, 

including the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology; and ways to 

further reduce the information 

collection burden on small business 

concerns with fewer than 25 employees. 

The FCC may not conduct or sponsor 

a collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. No person shall be subject to 

any penalty for failing to comply with 

a collection of information subject to the 

PRA that does not display a valid OMB 

control number. 

DATES: Written PRA comments should 

be submitted on or before April 8, 2022. 

If you anticipate that you will be 

submitting comments but find it 

difficult to do so within the period of 

time allowed by this notice, you should 

advise the contact listed below as soon 

as possible. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to 

Cathy Williams, FCC, via email to PRA@

fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

additional information about the 

information collection, contact Cathy 

Williams at (202) 418–2918. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB Control Number: 3060–0718. 

Title: Part 101 Rule Sections 

Governing the Terrestrial Microwave 

Fixed Radio Service. 

Form Number: N/A. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities, not-for-profit institutions, 

and state, local, or tribal government. 

Number of Respondents: 9,500 

respondents; 33,914 responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 0.25– 

2.85 hours. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion 

and every 10 year reporting 

requirements, third party disclosure 

requirement, and recordkeeping 

requirement. 

Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits or retain 

benefits. Statutory authority for this 

information collection is contained in 

47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 301, 303(f), 303(g), 

303(r), 307, 308, 309, 310, and 316. 

Total Annual Burden: 39,096 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: $3,884,100. 

Needs and Uses: The Commission 

will submit this information collection 

to the Office of Management and Budget 

for a three-year extension of OMB 

Control Number 3060–0718. Part 101 

rule sections require respondents to 

report or disclose information to the 

Commission or third parties, 

respectively, and to maintain records. 

These requirements are necessary for 

the Commission staff to carry out its 

duties to determine technical, legal and 

other qualifications of applicants to 

operate and remain licensed to operate 

a station(s) in the common carrier and/ 

or private fixed microwave services. In 

addition, the information is used to 

determine whether the public interest, 

convenience, and necessity are being 

served as required by 47 U.S.C. 309 and 

to ensure that applicants and licenses 

comply with ownership and transfer 

restrictions imposed by 47 US.C. 310. 

Without this information, the 

Commission would not be able to carry 

out its statutory responsibilities. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Katura Jackson, 

Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2022–02496 Filed 2–4–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[OMB 3060–0084; FR ID 70085] 

Information Collection Being Reviewed 

by the Federal Communications 

Commission Under Delegated 

Authority 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort 

to reduce paperwork burdens, and as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal 

Communications Commission (FCC or 

Commission) invites the general public 

and other Federal agencies to take this 

opportunity to comment on the 

following information collections. 

Comments are requested concerning: 

Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

Commission, including whether the 

information shall have practical utility; 

the accuracy of the Commission’s 

burden estimate; ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information collected; ways to minimize 

the burden of the collection of 

information on the respondents, 

including the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology; and ways to 

further reduce the information 

collection burden on small business 

concerns with fewer than 25 employees. 

The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a 

collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. No person shall be subject to 

any penalty for failing to comply with 

a collection of information subject to the 


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