Document ID: FERC-2020-0261-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Posted Date: 2020-03-02T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 41 (Monday, March 2, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12281-12282]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-04219]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. IC20-9-000]

Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-549D); Comment 
Request; Extension

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of information collection and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995 (PRA), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission 
or FERC) is soliciting public comment on the currently approved 
information collection, FERC-549D (Quarterly Transportation and Storage 
Report for Intrastate Natural Gas and Hinshaw Pipelines).

DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due May 1, 2020.

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ADDRESSES: You may submit comments (identified by Docket No. IC20-9-
000) by either of the following methods:
     eFiling at Commission's Website: http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp.
     Mail: 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 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-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.
    Abstract: The reporting requirements under FERC-549D are required 
to carry out the Commission's policies in accordance with the general 
authority in Sections 1(c) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) \1\ and 
Sections 311 of the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 (NGPA).\2\ This 
collection promotes transparency by collecting and making available 
intrastate and Hinshaw pipeline transactional information. The 
Commission collects the data upon a standardized form with all 
requirements outlined in 18 CFR 284.126.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 717-817-w.
    \2\ 15 U.S.C. 3301-3432.
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    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 under NGPA Section 311 
authority and Hinshaw pipelines.
    Estimate of Annual Burden: \3\ The Commission estimates the annual 
public reporting burden and cost for the information collection as 
follows:
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    \3\ The Commission defines burden 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.

                         FERC-549D--Quarterly Transportation and Storage Report for Intrastate Natural Gas and Hinshaw Pipelines
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                                                Average  annual
                               Average  annual      number of      Average  annual    Average  burden hours  Total annual  burden hours      Cost per
                                   number of     responses per    total  number of       & cost ($)  per      &  total annual cost  ($)  respondent  ($)
                                 respondents       respondent         responses             response                  (rounded)
                                          (1)              (2)     (1) * (2) = (3)   (4)...................  (3) * (4) = (5)...........       (5) / (1)
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PDF filings..................             120                4                 480   12.5 hrs.; $1,133.....  6,000 hrs.; $543,840......          $4,532
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    Total....................  ...............  ...............                480   ......................  6,000 hrs.; $543,840......
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    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 25, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-04219 Filed 2-28-20; 8:45 am]
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