[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 37 (Monday, February 25, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12747-12748]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-04272]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC13-11-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-539); 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, 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A), the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (Commission or FERC) is soliciting public comment on the
currently approved information collection, FERC-539, Gas Pipeline
Certificates: Import/Export Related.
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due April 26,
2013.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments (identified by Docket No. IC13-11-
000) by either of the following methods:
eFiling at Commission's Web Site: http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp.
Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: 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 [email protected], 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
[email protected], telephone at (202) 502-8663, and fax at (202)
273-0873.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Gas Pipeline Certificates: Import/Export Related.
OMB Control No.: 1902-0062.
Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-539 information
collection requirements with no changes to the current reporting
requirements.
Abstract: Section 3 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) \1\ provides, in
part, that ``* * * no person shall export any natural gas from the
United States to a foreign country or import any natural gas from a
foreign country without first having secured an order from the
Commission authorizing it to do so.'' The 1992 amendments to Section 3
of the NGA concern importation or exportation from/to a nation which
has a free trade agreement with the United States and requires that
such importation or exportation: (1) Shall be deemed to be a ``first
sale'' (i.e. not a sale for a resale) and (2) shall be deemed to be
consistent with the public interest. Applications for such importation
or exportation should be granted without modification or delay.
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\1\ 15 U.S.C. 717-717w.
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Type of Respondents: Facilities proposing to import or export
natural gas.
Estimate of Annual Burden: \2\ The Commission estimates the total
Public
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Reporting Burden for this information collection as:
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\2\ 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-539: Gas Pipeline Certificates: Import/Export Related
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Number of responses Total number of Average burden hours Estimated total
Number of respondents per respondent responses per response annual burden
(A) (B) (A) x (B) = (C) (D) (C) x (D)
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7 1 7 12 84
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The total estimated annual cost burden to respondents is $5,880[84
hours * $70/hour \3\ = $5,880].
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\3\ Average salary (per hour) plus benefits per full-time
equivalent employee.
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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 19, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-04272 Filed 2-22-13; 8:45 am]
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