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1 15 U.S.C. 717f–w. 

2 18 CFR 156. 

future issuances of securities and 

assumptions of liability, is July 5, 2022. 

The Commission encourages 

electronic submission of protests and 

interventions in lieu of paper, using the 

FERC Online links at http://

www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic 

service, persons with internet access 

who will eFile a document and/or be 

listed as a contact for an intervenor 

must create and validate an 

eRegistration account using the 

eRegistration link. Select the eFiling 

link to log on and submit the 

intervention or protests. 

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. 

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 

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 

Regulatory Commission at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call 

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

502–8659. 

Dated: June 15, 2022. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2022–13337 Filed 6–21–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. IC22–11–000] 

Commission Information Collection 

Activities (FERC–538) 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 FERC– 

538 (Gas Pipeline Certificates: Section 

7(a) Mandatory Initial Service), which 

will be submitted to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review. No Comments were received on 

the 60-day notice published on April 12, 

2022. 

DATES: Comments on the collection of 

information are due July 22, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Send written comments on 

FERC–538 to OMB through 

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

Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission Desk Officer. Please 

identify the OMB Control Number 

(1902–0061) 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. IC22–11–000) 

by one of the following methods: 

Electronic filing through https://

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, Secretary of the 

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: https://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: 

Title: Gas Pipeline Certificates: 

Section 7(a) Mandatory Initial Service. 

OMB Control No.: 1902–0061. 

Type of Request: Three-year extension 

of the FERC–538 information collection 

requirements with no changes to the 

current reporting requirements. 

Abstract: The purpose of FERC–538 is 

to implement the information 

collections pursuant to Sections 7(a), 

10(a) and 16 of Natural Gas Act (NGA),1

and part 156 of the Commission 

Regulations.2 These statutes and 

regulations upon application by a 

person or municipality authorized to 

engage in the local distribution of 

natural gas allows for the Commission 

to order a natural gas company to 

extend or improve its transportation 

facilities and sell natural gas to the 

municipality or person. Additionally, 

the natural gas company must for such 

purpose, extend its transportation 

facilities to communities immediately 

adjacent to such facilities or to 

territories served by the natural gas 

pipeline company. The Commission 

uses the application data (in FERC–538) 

in order to be fully informed concerning 

the applicant, and the service the 

applicant is requesting. 


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3 ‘‘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, reference 5 Code of Federal 

Regulations 1320.3. 

4The estimates for cost per response are derived 

using the following formula: Average Burden Hours 

per Response * $87.00/hour = Average cost/ 

response. The figure is the 2021 FERC average 

hourly cost (for wages and benefits) of $87.00 (and 

an average annual cost of $180,703/year). 

Commission staff is using the FERC average salary 

plus benefits because we consider people 

completing the FERC–538 to be compensated at 

rates similar to FERC employees. 

Type of Respondents: Persons or 

municipalities authorized to engage in 

the local distribution of natural gas. 

Estimate of Annual Burden: 3 The 

Commission estimates the annual 

reporting burden and cost for the 

information collection as: 

FERC–538: GAS PIPELINE CERTIFICATES: SECTION 7(A) MANDATORY INITIAL SERVICE

Number of 

respondents 

Annual 

number 

of responses 

per 

respondent 

Total number 

of responses 

Average 

burden hrs. & 

cost ($) per 

response 4

Total annual 

burden hours 

& total annual 

cost 

($) 

Cost per 

respondent 

($) 

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

Gas Pipeline Certificates ......................... 1 1 1 240 hrs.; 

$20,880.

240 hrs.; 

$20,880.

$20,880 

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: June 14, 2022. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2022–13279 Filed 6–21–22; 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 in Existing Proceedings 

Docket Numbers: RP22–980–000. 

Applicants: Texas Gas Transmission, 

LLC. 

Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: 

Remove Exp Agmts from Tariff eff 6– 

15–2022 to be effective 6/15/2022. 

Filed Date: 6/15/22. 

Accession Number: 20220615–5037. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 6/27/22. 

Docket Numbers: RP22–981–000. 

Applicants: Gulf South Pipeline 

Company, LLC. 

Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: 

Remove Expired Agmts from Tariff eff 

6–15–22 to be effective 6/15/2022. 

Filed Date: 6/15/22. 

Accession Number: 20220615–5038. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 6/27/22. 

Any person desiring to protest in any 

the above proceedings must file in 

accordance with Rule 211 of the 

Commission’s Regulations (18 CFR 

385.211) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern 

time on the specified comment date. 

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: June 15, 2022. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2022–13333 Filed 6–21–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP22–227–000] 

Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC ; 

Notice of Scoping Period Requesting 

Comments on Environmental Issues 

for the Proposed Coco B Wells 

Replacement Project 

The staff of the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (FERC or 

Commission) will prepare an 

environmental document that will 

discuss the environmental impacts of 

the Coco B Wells Replacement Project 

involving construction and operation of 

facilities by Columbia Gas 

Transmission, LLC (Columbia) in 

Kanawha County, West Virginia. The 

Commission will use this environmental 

document 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 regarding the 

project. As part of the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) 

review process, the Commission takes 

into account concerns the public may 

have about proposals and the 

environmental impacts that could result 

from its action whenever it considers 

the issuance of a Certificate of Public 

Convenience and Necessity. This 

gathering of public input is referred to 

as ‘‘scoping.’’ The main goal of the 

scoping process is to focus the analysis 

in the environmental document on the 

important environmental issues. 

Additional information about the 

Commission’s NEPA process is 


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