Document ID: FERC-2018-1164-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Errata
Posted Date: 2018-09-11T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 176 (Tuesday, September 11, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 45924]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-19696]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. IC18-13-000 (FERC-537)]

Errata Notice

    On August 14, 2018, the Commission issued a 30-day public notice 
regarding the extension of the FERC-537 information collection. That 
same 30-day notice also responded to comments received on FERC-537 (Gas 
Pipeline Certificates: Construction, Acquisition and Abandonment, OMB 
Control No. 1902-0060) in response to a previous 60-day notice (issued 
on May, 14, 2018). This Errata Notice corrects the 30-day notice and 
the presentation and responses to the two public comments.
    In reference to the 30-day notice issued on August 14, 2018, the 
section labeled ``Response to public comments'' should be corrected to 
read as follows:
    On 5/30/2018, Ms. Joanne Collins submitted the following comment:

    I am in favor of the collection of all information necessary for 
the proper performance of the function of the Commission. I am not 
in favor of deciding to collect less information because it is a 
burden. Using automated collection techniques or other form of 
technology is fine as long as it is not required for collection.

    To the comment received from Ms. Joanne Collins, FERC responds:

    Commenter concurs in the collection of information necessary for 
the Commission to make an informed decision and take appropriate 
action is appropriate, but does not want less information that is 
needed to not be collected solely because it is a burden on those 
seeking authorizations. We confirm that all the information required 
by FERC-537 continues to be necessary and that no data collections 
have been revised in this current review on FERC-537. Commenter 
notes that automated ways to collect information, such as eFiling 
are good, as long as they are not ultimately required of all fliers.

    On 6/4/2018, Ms. Laurie Lubsen submitted the following comment:

    I oppose the above proposal because it minimizes the input from 
the citizenry that will be directly affected by energy projects. We 
the PEOPLE are the most important voices to be heard from a 
functioning democracy, especially those directly affected by the 
FERC activities.

    To the comment received from Ms. Laurie Lubsen, FERC responds:

    Commenter points out that the collection of data and information 
from applicants requesting authorization to construct and operate 
natural gas pipelines can create a secondary burden on the general 
citizenry to learn about the Commission's rules and process; and 
further to perhaps take costly and time consuming efforts to 
participate in the Commission's proceedings. The Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995 was not intended to measure this type of secondary 
burden; only the primary burden on those applicant entities to 
collect and compile the information necessary for the Government to 
make an informed decision and take appropriate action. The 
Commission has multiple ways, times, and methods for the general 
citizenry to appropriately input their views on the Commission's 
rules and process, or its individual proceedings.

    Dated: September 5, 2018.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-19696 Filed 9-10-18; 8:45 am]
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