[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 45 (Thursday, March 7, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 14877]
[FR Doc No: 2013-05336]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

[Docket ID PHMSA-2013-0028]

Pipeline Safety: Incident and Accident Reports

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA),
DOT.

ACTION: Notice of online availability of revised incident and accident
report forms and request for supplemental reports.

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SUMMARY: In December 2012, PHMSA revised forms PHMSA F 7100.2--Incident
Report--Natural and Other Gas Transmission and Gathering Pipeline
Systems and PHMSA F 7000-1--Accident Report--Hazardous Liquid Pipeline
Systems. These revised forms are now available for electronic submittal
in the PHMSA Portal. As described in this notice, PHMSA requests
supplemental reports to improve the quality of the incident and
accident data.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Blaine Keener by telephone at 202-366-
0970 or by email at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA)
requires that an operator of a covered pipeline facility file a written
report within 30 days of certain adverse events, defined by regulation
as either an incident or accident, 49 CFR part 191 and part 195,
subpart B.\1\ PHMSA further requires that gas transmission and
gathering pipeline operators and hazardous liquid pipeline operators
file those reports on the following forms respectively: (1) PHMSA Form
F 7100.2, Incident Report--Natural and Other Gas Transmission and
Gathering Pipeline Systems; and (2) PHMSA Form F 7000-1--Accident
Report--Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Systems. PHMSA uses the information
collected from these forms to identify trends in the occurrence of
safety-related problems, to appropriately target its performance of
risk-based inspections, and to assess the overall effectiveness of its
regulatory program.
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    \1\ Reportable events are referred to as ``incidents'' for gas
pipelines, 49 CFR 191.3, and ``accidents'' for hazardous liquid
pipelines, 49 CFR 195.50. An operator may also be required to file a
supplemental report in certain circumstances.
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    PHMSA published a Federal Register notice on April 13, 2012, (77 FR
22387) inviting public comment on a proposal to make several minor
revisions to the ``Accident Report--Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Systems''
and the ``Incident Report--Natural and Other Gas Transmission and
Gathering Pipeline Systems'' forms. On September 21, 2012, PHMSA
published a subsequent Federal Register notice (77 FR 58616) to respond
to comments requested by (77 FR 22387), provide the public with an
additional 30 days to comment on the proposed revisions to the forms
and instructions, and announce that the revised Information Collections
would be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for
approval. On December 5, 2012, OMB approved revisions to the gas
transmission and gathering incident report form under OMB control
number 2137-0522 and the hazardous liquid accident report form under
OMB control number 2137-0047.
    The revised forms and instructions are available at http://www.phmsa.dot.gov/pipeline/library/forms, and should be used for all
incidents/accidents that have occurred on or after January 1, 2010.

Form PHMSA F 7100.2--Incident Report--Natural and Other Gas
Transmission and Gathering Pipeline Systems

    PHMSA requests supplemental reports from operators who submitted
reports for incidents occurring after January 1, 2010, with any of the
following:
    (1) ``Pipe girth weld'' was selected as the ``item involved in
incident'' in Part C3 of the report. The revised report collects data
about the pipe adjacent to the girth weld.
    (2) ``Function of pipeline system'' is null in Part E5f of the
report. The revised report collects the function of the pipeline system
for all incidents.

Form PHMSA F 7000-1--Accident Report--Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Systems

    PHMSA requests supplemental reports from operators who submitted
reports for accidents occurring after January 1, 2010, with any of the
following:
    (1) The commodity value in Part A8 is crude oil, refined and/or
petroleum product, or biofuel and the ``estimated volume of intentional
and/or controlled release/blowdown'' is greater than zero. Volume of
intentional release is not reported for these commodities. The revised
instructions include guidance for reporting release volumes.
    (2) Volume of commodity consumed by fire was included in the
``estimated volume of commodity released unintentionally'' in Part A9
of the report. The revised instructions include guidance for reporting
release volumes.
    (3) ``Pipe girth weld'' was selected as the ``item involved in
incident'' in Part C3 of the report. The revised report collects data
about the pipe adjacent to the girth weld.
    (4) ``Function of pipeline system'' is null in Part E5f of the
report. The revised report collects the function of the pipeline system
for all accidents.

Jeffrey D. Wiese,
Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety.
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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 249 (Friday, December 27, 2013)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 78808-78809]
[FR Doc No: 2013-30952]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

44 CFR Part 67

[Docket ID FEMA-2013-0002; Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-B-7748]

Proposed Flood Elevation Determinations for Pierce County,
Washington, and Incorporated Areas

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Proposed rule; withdrawal.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is withdrawing
its proposed rule concerning proposed flood elevation determinations
for Pierce County, Washington, and Incorporated Areas.

DATES: The proposed rule published December 6, 2007, at 72 FR 68784,
corrected April 16, 2012, at 77 FR 22551, is withdrawn effective
December 27, 2013.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. FEMA-B-
7748, to Luis Rodriguez, Chief, Engineering Management Branch, Federal
Insurance and Mitigation Administration, Federal Emergency Management
Agency, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472,<PHONE_NUMBER>, or
(email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Luis Rodriguez, Chief, Engineering
Management Branch, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration,
Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC
20472,<PHONE_NUMBER>, or (email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 6, 2007, FEMA published a
proposed rulemaking at 72 FR 68784, proposing flood elevation
determinations along one or more flooding sources in Pierce County,
Washington. On April 16, 2012, FEMA published a proposed rulemaking at
77 FR 22551, proposing corrected flood elevation determinations along
one or more flooding sources in Pierce County, Washington. Because FEMA
has or will be issuing a Revised Preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Map,
and if necessary a Flood Insurance Study report, featuring updated
flood hazard information, the proposed rulemaking is being withdrawn. A
Notice of Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations will be published in the
Federal Register and in

the affected community's local newspaper.

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4104; 44 CFR 67.4.

    Dated: November 22, 2013.
Roy E. Wright,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Mitigation, Department of Homeland
Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 135 (Friday, July 15, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42451-42452]
[FR Doc No: 2022-15162]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. IC22-13-000]

Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-914) Comment
Request; Extension

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of information collections and request for comments.

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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 collection, FERC-914 (Cogeneration and Small Power
Production--Tariff Filings), which will be submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for review.

DATES: Comments on collections of information are due August 15, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments on FERC-914 (IC22-13-000) to OMB
through www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, Attention: Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission Desk Officer. Please identify the OMB Control
Number 1902-0231 (Cogeneration and Small Power Production--Tariff
Filings) in the subject line. Your comments should be sent within 30
days of publication of this notice in the Federal Register.
    Please submit copies of your comments (identified by Docket No.
IC22-13-000) to the Commission as noted below. 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.
    [cir] Mail via U.S. Postal Service only, addressed to: Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the Commission, 888 First
Street NE, Washington, DC 20426.
    [cir] Hand (including courier) delivery 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 [email protected], 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 http://www.ferc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Brown may be reached by email at
[email protected] and telephone at<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: FERC-914, Cogeneration and Small Power Production--Tariff
Filings.
    OMB Control No.: 1902-0231.
    Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-914 information
collection requirements with no changes to the current reporting
requirements.
    Abstract: The Commission published a 60-day notice in the Federal
Register on May 2, 2022.\1\ The Commission received no comments.
Section 205(c) of the Federal Power Act (FPA) (16 U.S.C. 824d(c)) and
18 CFR 292 require that every public utility have all its
jurisdictional rates and tariffs on file with the Commission and make
them available for public inspection, within such time and in such form
as the Commission designates. Section 205(d) of the FPA (16 U.S.C.
824d(d)) requires that every public utility must provide notice to the
Commission and the public of any changes to its jurisdictional rates
and tariffs, file such changes with the Commission, and make them
available for public inspection as directed by the Commission. In
addition, FPA section 206 (16 U.S.C. 82e) requires the Commission, upon
complaint or its own motion, to modify existing rates or services that
are found to be unjust, unreasonable, unduly discriminatory, or
preferential. FPA section 207 (16 U.S.C. 824f) requires the Commission
upon complaint by a state commission and a finding of insufficient
interstate service, to order the rendering of adequate interstate
service by public utilities, the rates for which would be filed in
accordance with FPA sections 205 and 206.
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    \1\ Federal Register citation: 87 FR 25634: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/05/02/2022-09347/commission-information-collection-activities-ferc-914-comment-request-extension.
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    In Order Nos. 671 and 671-A,\2\ the Commission revised its
regulations that govern qualifying small power production and
cogeneration facilities. The Commission eliminated certain exemptions
from rate regulation that were previously available to qualifying
facilities (QFs). New QFs may need to make tariff filings if they do
not meet the exemption requirements.
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    \2\ Revised Regulations Governing Small Power Production and
Cogeneration Facilities, Order No. 671, 71 FR 7852 (2/15/2006), FERC
Stats. & Regs. ] 31,203 (2006); and Revised Regulations Governing
Small Power Production and Cogeneration Facilities, Order 671-A, 71
FR 30585 (5/30/2006), in Docket No. RM05-36.
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    FERC implemented the Congressional mandate of the Energy Policy Act
of 2005 (EPAct 2005) to establish criteria for new qualifying
cogeneration facilities by: (1) amending the exemptions available to
qualifying facilities from the FPA and from Public Utility Holding
Company Act (PUHCA) [resulting in the burden imposed by FERC-914, the
subject of this notice]; (2) ensuring that these facilities are using
their thermal output in a productive and beneficial manner; that the
electrical, thermal, chemical and mechanical output of new qualifying
cogeneration facilities is used fundamentally for commercial,
residential or industrial purposes; and there is continuing progress in
the development of efficient electric energy generating technology; (3)
amending the FERC Form No. 556 \3\ to reflect the criteria for new
cogeneration QFs; and (4) eliminating ownership limitations for
cogeneration and small power production QFs. The Commission satisfied
the statutory mandate and its continuing obligation to review its
policies encouraging cogeneration and small power production, energy
conservation, efficient use of facilities and resources by electric
utilities, and equitable rates for energy customers.
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    \3\ The FERC Form 556 (Certification of Qualifying Facility (QF)
Status for a Small Power Production or Cogeneration Facility) is
cleared separately as OMB Control No. 1902-0075 and is not a subject
of this notice.
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    Type of Respondents: New QFs and small power producers that do not
meet Commission exemption criteria.

    Estimate of Annual Burden: \4\ The Commission estimates the annual
public reporting burden and cost \5\ for the information collection as:
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    \4\ Burden is the total time, effort, or financial resources
expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, disclose, or
provide information to a Federal agency. For further explanation of
what is included in the information collection burden, refer to 5
Code of Federal Regulations 1320.3.
    \5\ FERC staff estimates that industry costs for salary plus
benefits are similar to Commission costs. The cost figure is the
FY2021 FERC average annual salary plus benefits ($180,702/year or
$87/hour).

                                            FERC-914--Cogeneration and Small Power Production--Tariff Filings
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                                                       Annual number                                                Total annual burden
                                         Number of     of responses    Total number of    Average burden hours &   hours & total annual      Cost per
                                        respondents   per respondent      responses       cost ($) per response          cost ($)         respondent ($)
                                                 (1)             (2)    (1) * (2) = (3)  (4)....................  (3) * (4) = (5).......       (5) / (1)
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FPA Section 205 Filings.............              40               1                 40  185 hrs.; $16,095......  7,400 hrs.; $643,800..         $16,095
Electric Quarterly Reports..........              35               4                140  6 hrs.; $522...........  840 hrs,; $73,080.....           2,088
Change of Status....................              10               1                 10  3 hrs.; $261...........  30 hrs.; $2,610.......             261
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    Total...........................  ..............  ..............                190  .......................  8,270 hrs.; $719,490..  ..............
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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: July 11, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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