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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2022–SCC–0016] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; Annual 

Performance Report for the Gaining 

Early Awareness for Undergraduate 

Programs 

AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary 

Education (OPE), Department of 

Education (ED). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is 

proposing an extension without change 

of a currently approved collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before April 11, 

2022. 

ADDRESSES: To access and review all the 

documents related to the information 

collection listed in this notice, please 

use http://www.regulations.gov by 

searching the Docket ID number ED– 

2022–SCC–0016. Comments submitted 

in response to this notice should be 

submitted electronically through the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://

www.regulations.gov by selecting the 

Docket ID number or via postal mail, 

commercial delivery, or hand delivery. 

If the regulations.gov site is not 

available to the public for any reason, 

ED will temporarily accept comments at 

ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Please include the 

docket ID number and the title of the 

information collection request when 

requesting documents or submitting 

comments. Please note that comments 

submitted by fax or email and those 

submitted after the comment period will 

not be accepted. Written requests for 

information or comments submitted by 

postal mail or delivery should be 

addressed to the PRA Coordinator of the 

Strategic Collections and Clearance 

Governance and Strategy Division, U.S. 

Department of Education, 400 Maryland 

Ave. SW, LBJ, Room 6W208D, 

Washington, DC 20202–8240. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to collection 

activities, please contact Nicole 

Josemans, 202–205–0064. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department of Education (ED), in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general 

public and Federal agencies with an 

opportunity to comment on proposed, 

revised, and continuing collections of 

information. This helps the Department 

assess the impact of its information 

collection requirements and minimize 

the public’s reporting burden. It also 

helps the public understand the 

Department’s information collection 

requirements and provide the requested 

data in the desired format. ED is 

soliciting comments on the proposed 

information collection request (ICR) that 

is described below. The Department of 

Education is especially interested in 

public comment addressing the 

following issues: (1) Is this collection 

necessary to the proper functions of the 

Department; (2) will this information be 

processed and used in a timely manner; 

(3) is the estimate of burden accurate; 

(4) how might the Department enhance 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (5) how 

might the Department minimize the 

burden of this collection on the 

respondents, including through the use 

of information technology. Please note 

that written comments received in 

response to this notice will be 

considered public records. 

Title of Collection: Annual 

Performance Report for the Gaining 

Early Awareness for Undergraduate 

Programs. 

OMB Control Number: 1840–0777. 

Type of Review: An extension without 

change of a currently approved 

collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: State, 

Local, and Tribal Governments; Private 

Sector. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 155. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 1,550. 

Abstract: Gaining Early Awareness 

and Readiness for Undergraduate 

Programs (GEAR UP), created in the 

Higher Education Act Amendments of 

1998 (Title IV, Section 404A–404H), is 

a discretionary grant program which 

encourages applicants to provide 

support and maintain a commitment to 

eligible low-income students, including 

students with disabilities, to assist the 

students in obtaining a secondary 

school diploma and preparing for and 

succeeding in postsecondary education. 

GEAR UP provides grants to states and 

partnerships to provide services at highpoverty middle and high schools. GEAR 

UP grantees serve an entire cohort of 

students beginning no later than the 

seventh grade and follow them through 

graduation and, optionally, the first year 

of college. 

The Annual Performance Report for 

Partnership and State Projects for 

Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness 

for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) 

is a required report that grant recipients 

must submit annually. The purpose of 

this information collection is for 

accountability. The data is used to 

report on progress in meeting the 

performance objectives of GEAR UP, 

program implementation, and student 

outcomes. The data collected includes 

budget data on Federal funds and match 

contributions, demographic data, and 

data regarding services provided to 

students. 

Dated: February 7, 2022. 

Kate Mullan, 

PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and 

Clearance, Governance and Strategy Division, 

Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of 

Planning, Evaluation and Policy 

Development. 

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BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. IC21–40–000] 

Commission Information Collection 

Activities (FERC–549B, FERC–549D, 

FERC–556, and FERC–561); Comment 

Request; Extension 

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection 

and request for comments. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

requirements of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission 

(Commission or FERC) is soliciting 

public comment on the currently 

approved information collections: 

FERC–549B (Gas Pipeline Rates: Annual 

Capacity Reports and Index of 

Customers); FERC–549D (Quarterly 

Transportation and Storage Report For 

Intrastate Natural Gas and Hinshaw 

Pipelines); FERC–556 (Certification of 

Qualifying Facility (QF) Status for a 

Small Power Production or 

Cogeneration Facility); FERC–561 

(Annual Report of Interlocking 

Directorates). The above four collections 

are a part of this combined notice only 

and are not being combined into one 

OMB Control Number, which will be 

submitted to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for review. The 

Commission issued a 60-day notice on 

November 30, 2021 requesting public 

comments; no comments were received. 

DATES: Comments on the collection of 

information are due March 14, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Send written comments on 

FERC–549B (OMB #1902–0169), FERC– 

549D (OMB #1902–0253), FERC–556 

(OMB #1902–0075), and FERC–561 

(OMB #1902–0099) to OMB through 

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 


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1As provided at 18 CFR 284.8, an interstate 

pipeline that offers transportation service on a firm 

basis must include in its tariff a mechanism for firm 

shippers to release firm capacity to the pipeline for 

resale. 

2No-notice transportation allows for the 

reservation of pipeline capacity on demand without 

incurring any penalties. 

3For FERC–549B, FERC–549D, FERC–556, and 

FERC–561, ‘‘burden’’ 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, refer to 5 CFR 1320.3. 

4For FERC–549B, the Commission staff believes 

that industry is similarly situated to the 

Commission in terms of wages and benefits. 

Therefore, cost estimates are based on FERC’s 2021 

average annual wage (and benefits) for a full-time 

employee of $180,703 (or $87.00/hour). 

Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission Desk Officer. Please 

identify the OMB Control Number the 

specified OMB Control Number 

corresponding to the collection in the 

subject line of your comments. 

Comments should be sent within 30 

days of publication of this notice to 

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 

Please submit copies of your 

comments to the Commission. You may 

submit copies of your comments 

(identified by Docket No. IC21–40–000) 

by one of the following methods: 

Electronic filing through http:// 

www.ferc.gov, is preferred. 

• Electronic Filing: Documents must 

be filed in acceptable native 

applications and print-to-PDF, but not 

in scanned or picture format. 

• For those unable to file 

electronically, comments may be filed 

by USPS mail or by hand (including 

courier) delivery. 

Æ Mail via U.S. Postal Service Only: 

Addressed to: Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the 

Commission, 888 First Street NE, 

Washington, DC 20426. 

Æ Hand (including courier) Delivery: 

Deliver to: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, 

Rockville, MD 20852. 

Instructions: OMB submissions must 

be formatted and filed in accordance 

with submission guidelines at 

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 

Using the search function under the 

‘‘Currently Under Review’’ field, select 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; 

click ‘‘submit,’’ and select ‘‘comment’’ 

to the right of the subject collection. 

FERC submissions must be formatted 

and filed in accordance with submission 

guidelines at: http://www.ferc.gov. For 

user assistance, contact FERC Online 

Support by email at ferconlinesupport@

ferc.gov, or by phone at: (866) 208–3676 

(toll-free). 

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 https://www.ferc.gov/ferconline/overview. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ellen Brown may be reached by email 

at DataClearance@FERC.gov, telephone 

at (202) 502–8663. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

1. FERC–549B 

Title: FERC–549B, Gas Pipeline Rates: 

Capacity Reports and Index of 

Customers. 

OMB Control No.: 1902–0169. 

Type of Request: Three-year extension 

of the FERC–549B information 

collection requirements with no changes 

to the current reporting requirements. 

The Commission issued a 60-day notice 

on November 30, 2021 (86 FR 67943) 

requesting public comments; no 

comments were received. 

Abstract: As described below, FERC– 

549B is comprised of information 

collection activities at 18 CFR 284.13(b), 

284.13(c), 284.13(d)(1), and 

284.13(d)(2). The purpose of these 

information collection activities is to 

provide reliable information about 

capacity availability and price that 

shippers need to make informed 

decisions in a competitive market. In 

addition, the information enables 

shippers and the Commission to 

monitor marketplace behavior to detect, 

and remedy, anti-competitive behavior. 

The regulations at 18 CFR 284.13(b) 

and 284.13(d)(1) require each interstate 

pipeline to post information about firm 

and interruptible service on its internet 

website, and in downloadable file 

formats. The information required at 18 

CFR 284.13(b) includes identification of 

the shippers receiving service and 

details about contracts for firm service, 

capacity release transactions,1 and 

agreements for interruptible service. The 

pipeline must maintain access to that 

information for a period not less than 90 

days from the date of posting. The 

regulation at 18 CFR 284.13(d)(1) 

requires equal and timely access to 

information relevant to the availability 

of all transportation services whenever 

capacity is scheduled. In addition, each 

interstate pipeline must provide 

information about the volumes of nonotice transportation 2 provided. The 

regulation and this information 

collection activity enable shippers to 

release transportation and storage 

capacity to other shippers wanting to 

obtain capacity. The information results 

in reliable capacity information 

availability and price data that shippers 

need to make informed decisions in a 

competitive market and enables 

shippers and the Commission to 

monitor the market for potential abuses. 

The regulation at 18 CFR 284.13(c) 

requires each interstate pipeline to file 

with the Commission an index of all its 

firm transportation and storage 

customers under contract on the first 

business day of each calendar quarter. 

The index of customers also must be 

posted on the pipeline’s own internet 

website, in downloadable file formats, 

and must be made available until the 

next quarterly index is posted. The 

requirements for the electronic index 

can be obtained from the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission, Division of 

Information Services, Public Reference 

and Files Maintenance Branch, 

Washington, DC 20426. 

The regulation at 18 CFR 284.13(d)(2) 

requires interstate pipelines to make an 

annual filing by March 1 of each year 

showing the estimated peak day 

capacity of the pipeline’s system, and 

the estimated storage capacity and 

maximum daily delivery capability of 

storage facilities under reasonably 

representative operating assumptions 

and the respective assignments of that 

capacity to the various firm services 

provided by the pipeline. 

Types of Respondents: Respondents 

for this data collection are interstate 

pipelines and storage facilities subject to 

FERC regulation under the Natural Gas 

Act. 

Estimate of Annual Burden: The 

Commission estimates the annual public 

reporting burden 3 and cost 4 for FERC– 

549B as shown in the following table: 


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5The burden per response is based on burden 

expended on similar forms and other similar FERC 

reporting requirements (e.g. capacity reports). 

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

7 15 U.S.C. 3371. 

8For FERC–549D, the hourly wage figure is 

$92.92/hour (rounded). This cost represents the 

average hourly cost (for wages plus benefits) of four 

career fields: 23–0000 Legal ($142.25/hour), 13– 

2011 Accountants ($57.41/hour), 13–1111 

Management Analyst ($68.39/hour), and 11–3021 

Computer and Information Sys. ($103.61/hour). 

These June 2021 figures were compiled using 

Bureau of Labor Statistics data that were specific to 

each occupational category: http://bls.gov/oes/ 

current/naics2_22.htm. 

9 16 U.S.C. 796 and 824i. 

FERC–549B—GAS PIPELINE RATES: CAPACITY REPORTS AND INDEX OF CUSTOMERS

Number of 

respondents 

Annual number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Total number 

of responses 

Average burden 

and cost ($) per 

response 

Total annual burden 

and total annual cost 

($) 

Cost per 

respondent 

($) 

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

Capacity Reports under 284.13(b) & 284.13(d)(1) ....... 168 6 1,008 145 hrs.; $12,615 146,160 hrs.; 

$12,715,920.

$75,690 

Peak Day Annual Capacity Report under 284.13(d)(2) 168 1 168 10 hrs.; $870 ........ 1,680 hrs.; $146,160 .. 870 

Index of Customers under 284.13(c)5 ........................... 168 4 672 3 hrs.; $261 .......... 2,016 hrs.; $175,392 .. 1,044 

Total ....................................................................... .................... ........................ 1,848 ............................... 149,856 hrs.; 

$13,037,47240.

77,604 

2. FERC–549D 

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. 

The Commission issued a 60-day notice 

on November 30, 2021 (86 FR 67943) 

requesting public comments; no 

comments were received. 

Abstract: The reporting requirements 

under FERC–549D are required to carry 

out the Commission’s policies in 

accordance with the general authority in 

Section 1(c) of the Natural Gas Act 

(NGA) 6 and Section 311 of the Natural 

Gas Policy Act of 1978 (NGPA).7 This 

collection promotes transparency by 

making available intrastate and 

Hinshaw pipeline transactional 

information. The Commission collects 

the data on a standardized form with all 

requirements outlined in 18 CFR 

284.126. 

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 pipelines under NGPA 

Section 311 authority and Hinshaw 

pipelines. 

Estimate of Annual Burden: The 

Commission estimates the annual public 

reporting burden and cost 8 for the 

information collection as follows: 

FERC–549D—QUARTERLY TRANSPORTATION AND STORAGE REPORT FOR INTRASTATE NATURAL GAS AND HINSHAW

PIPELINES

Average 

annual 

number of 

respondents 

Average 

annual number 

of responses 

per respondent 

Average 

annual total 

number of 

responses 

Average burden 

hours and cost ($) 

per response 

Total annual burden 

hours and total annual 

cost ($) (rounded) 

Cost per 

respondent 

($) 

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

PDF filings ................................................................... 120 4 480 12.5 hrs.; 

$1,161.50.

6,000 hrs.; $557,520 .. $4,646 

Total ..................................................................... .................... .......................... 480 ............................... 6,000 hrs.; $557,520 ..

3. FERC–556 

Title: FERC–556, Certification of 

Qualifying Facility (QF) Status for a 

Small Power Production or 

Cogeneration Facility. 

OMB Control No.: 1902–0075. 

Type of Request: Three-year extension 

of the FERC–556 information collection 

requirements with no changes to the 

current reporting requirements. The 

Commission issued a 60-day notice on 

November 30, 2021 (86 FR 67943) 

requesting public comments; no 

comments were received. 

Abstract: Form No. 556 is required to 

implement sections 201 and 210 of the 

Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 

1978 9 (PURPA). FERC is authorized, 

under those sections, to encourage 

cogeneration and small power 

production and to prescribe such rules 

as necessary to carry out the statutory 

directives. 

A primary statutory objective is 

efficient use of energy resources and 

facilities by electric utilities. One means 

of achieving this goal is to encourage 

production of electric power by 

cogeneration facilities which makes use 

of reject heat associated with 

commercial or industrial processes, and 

by small power production facilities 

which use other wastes and renewable 

resources. PURPA encourages the 

development of small power production 


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10 16 U.S.C. 791a, et seq. 

11 42 U.S.C. 16451 through 165463. 

12The Commission staff believes that industry is 

similarly situated in terms of wages and benefits. 

Therefore, cost estimates are based on FERC’s 2021 

average annual wage (and benefits) for a full-time 

employee of $180,703 (or $87.00/hour). 

13MW = megawatt. 14The regulation at 18 CFR 292.203(d) exempts 

small power production facilities and cogeneration 

facilities from self-certification if they have a net 

power production capacity of 1 MW or less. 

However, we are disclosing burdens for these filings 

because some facilities seek status as qualifying 

facilities regardless of their capacity. 

15Commission staff estimates that the industry’s 

skill set and cost (for wages and benefits) for FERC– 

561 are approximately the same as the 

Commission’s average cost. The FERC 2021 average 

salary plus benefits for one FERC full-time 

equivalent (FTE) is $180,703/year (or $87.00/hour). 

facilities and cogeneration facilities that 

meet certain technical and corporate 

criteria through establishment of various 

regulatory benefits. Facilities that meet 

these criteria are called Qualifying 

Facilities (QFs). 

FERC’s regulations in 18 CFR part 

292, as relevant here, specify: (a) The 

certification procedures which must be 

followed by owners or operators of 

small power production and 

cogeneration facilities; (b) the criteria 

which must be met; (c) the information 

which must be submitted to FERC in 

order to obtain qualifying status; and (d) 

the PURPA benefits which are available 

to QFs to encourage small power 

production and cogeneration. 

18 CFR part 292 also exempts QFs 

from certain corporate, accounting, 

reporting, and rate regulation 

requirements of the Federal Power 

Act,10 certain state laws, and the Public 

Utility Holding Company Act of 2005.11

Type of Respondents: Facilities that 

are self-certifying their status as a cogenerator or a Small Power Producer 

that is submits an application for FERC 

certification of their status as a cogenerator. 

Estimate of Annual Burden: The 

Commission estimates the burden and 

cost for this information collection as 

follows: 

FERC–556—CERTIFICATION OF QUALIFYING FACILITY STATUS FOR A SMALL POWER PRODUCTION OR COGENERATION

FACILITY

Facility type Filing type Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Total 

number of 

responses 

Average burden 

hours and cost 

per response 12

Total annual burden hours 

and total annual cost 

(rounded) 

Cost per 

respondent 

($) 

(rounded) 

(1) (2) (1) * (2) = 

(3) 

(4) (3) * (4) = (5) (5) ÷ (1) 

Cogeneration Facility >1 

MW 13.

Self-certification ................ 68 2.14 145.52 3.54 hrs; 

$307.98.

515.14 hrs; $44,817.18 .... $659.07 

Cogeneration Facility >1 

MW.

Application for FERC certification.28.89 2.14 61.81 50 hrs; $4,350 ... 3,090.52 hrs; $268,875.24 930.26 

Small Power Production 

Facility >1 MW.

Self-certification ................ 2,698 2.14 5,773.72 3.54 hrs; 

$307.98.

20,438.97 hrs; 

$1,778,190.39.

659.07 

Small Power Production 

Facility >1 MW.

Application for FERC certification.0 2.14 0 50 hrs; $4,350 ... 0 hrs; $0 ........................... 0 

Cogeneration and Small 

Power Production Facility ≤1 MW (Self-Certification) 14.

Self-certification ................ 697 2.14 1,491.58 3.54 hrs; 

$307.98.

2,237.37 hrs; $194,651.19 279.27 

Total .......................... .......................................... 3,469 ........................ 7,423.66 ........................... 26,282 hrs; $2,286,534 .... ....................

4. FERC–561 

Title: FERC–561, Interlocking 

Directorates. 

OMB Control No.: 1902–0099. 

Type of Request: Three-year extension 

of the FERC–561 information collection 

requirements with no changes to the 

current reporting requirements. The 

Commission issued a 60-day notice on 

November 30, 2021 (86 FR 67943) 

requesting public comments; no 

comments were received. 

Abstract: The FERC Form 561 

responds to the Federal Power Act 

(FPA) requirements for annual reporting 

of similar types of positions which 

public utility officers and directors hold 

with financial institutions, insurance 

companies, utility equipment and fuel 

providers, and with any of an electric 

utility’s 20 largest purchasers of electric 

energy (i.e., the 20 entities with high 

expenditures of electricity). The FPA 

specifically defines most of the 

information elements in the Form 561 

including the information that must be 

filed, the required filers, the directive to 

make the information available to the 

public, and the filing deadline. 

The Commission uses the information 

required by 18 CFR 131.31 and collected 

by the Form 561 to implement the FPA 

requirement that those who are 

authorized to hold interlocked 

directorates annually disclose all the 

interlocked positions held within the 

prior year. The Form 561 data identifies 

persons holding interlocking positions 

between public utilities and other 

entities, allows the Commission to 

review these interlocking positions, and 

allows identification of possible 

conflicts of interest. 

Type of Respondents: Each officer or 

director of a public utility also holding 

the position of officer, director, partner, 

appointee, or representative of any other 

entity listed in section 305(c)(2) of the 

FPA (including but not limited to 

organizations primarily engaged in the 

business of providing financial services 

or credit, insurance companies, security 

underwriters, electrical equipment 

suppliers, fuel provider, and any entity 

which is controlled by one or more of 

these entities). 

Estimate of Annual Burden: The 

Commission estimates the total annual 

burden and cost 15 for this information 

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FERC FORM 561—ANNUAL REPORT OF INTERLOCKING DIRECTORATES

Number of respondents 

Annual 

number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Total number 

of responses 

Average burden 

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) 

2,700 ................................................................. 1 2,700 0.25 hrs.; $21.75 ... 675 hrs.; $58,725 .. $21.75 

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 4, 2022. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

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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: RP22–534–000. 

Applicants: Viking Gas Transmission 

Company. 

Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: 

Negotiated Rate PAL—World Fuel 

Services, Inc. to be effective 2/3/2022. 

Filed Date: 2/2/22. 

Accession Number: 20220202–5140. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 2/14/22. 

Docket Numbers: RP22–535–000. 

Applicants: Guardian Pipeline, L.L.C. 

Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: 

Negotiated Rate PAL Agreements—Koch 

and Mercuria to be effective 2/2/2022. 

Filed Date: 2/2/22. 

Accession Number: 20220202–5172. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 2/14/22. 

Docket Numbers: RP22–536–000. 

Applicants: Transcontinental Gas 

Pipe Line Company, LLC. 

Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: Rate 

Schedule S–2 Tracker Filing eff 2–1– 

2022 to be effective 2/1/2022. 

Filed Date: 2/3/22. 

Accession Number: 20220203–5111. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 2/15/22. 

Docket Numbers: RP22–537–000. 

Applicants: Viking Gas Transmission 

Company. 

Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: 

Negotiated Rate PAL—World Fuel 

Services, Inc. Agreements VR1089 and 

VR1090 to be effective 2/4/2022. 

Filed Date: 2/3/22. 

Accession Number: 20220203–5113. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 2/15/22. 

Docket Numbers: RP22–538–000. 

Applicants: Puget Sound Energy. 

Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: 

Amendment No. 14 and 15 to be 

effective 1/14/2015. 

Filed Date: 2/3/22. 

Accession Number: 20220203–5137. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 2/15/22. 

Any person desiring to intervene or 

protest in any of the above proceedings 

must file in accordance with Rules 211 

and 214 of the Commission’s 

Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and 

385.214) 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. 

Dated: February 4, 2022. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2022–02849 Filed 2–9–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP22–42–000] 

Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice 

of Application and Establishing 

Intervention Deadline 

Take notice that on January 21, 2022, 

Northern Natural Gas Company 

(Northern), 1111 South 103rd Street, 

Omaha, NE 68124, filed an application 

under sections 7(c) and 7(b) of the 

Natural Gas Act (NGA), and Part 157 of 

the Commission’s regulations requesting 

authorization to: (1) Abandon in-place 

the A-line and appurtenances in Boone, 

Webster, Wright, and Hancock counties, 

Iowa; and (2) install the D-line 

extension and above-ground facilities, 

all with appurtenances, in Wright 

County, Iowa. Northern estimates the 

cost for the project to be $31,245,046. 

Specifically, Northern proposes to 

abandon approximately 82.70 miles of 

20-inch-diameter pipeline on Northern’s 

IAM60601 A-line system and 

appurtenances. Northern also requests 

authorization to construct and operate 

an approximately 6.04-mile extension of 

its 30-inch-diameter Ogden to Ventura 

IAM60604 D-line and appurtenances to 

replace the capacity associated with the 

abandoned A-line, all as more fully set 

forth in the application 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:// 

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 

time, the Commission has suspended 

access to the 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 the Federal Energy 


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