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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. EL17-14-000]

East Texas Electric Cooperative, Inc.; Notice of Filing

    Take notice that on October 31, 2016, East Texas Electric
Cooperative, Inc. filed an application for cost-based revenue
requirements schedule for reactive power production capability.
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must
file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Protests will be
considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to
be taken, but will

not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Any person
wishing to become a party must file a notice of intervention or motion
to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices, motions, or protests must
be filed on or before the comment date. On or before the comment date,
it is not necessary to serve motions to intervene or protests on
persons other than the Applicant.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'' link at http://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an
original and 5 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC
20426.
    This filing is accessible on-line at http://www.ferc.gov, using the
``eLibrary'' link and is available for electronic review in the
Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC There is an
``eSubscription'' link on the Web site that enables subscribers to
receive email notification when a document is added to a subscribed
docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please email
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll free). For
TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on November 21, 2016.

    Dated: November 4, 2016.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R03-OAR-2010-0856; FRL-9459-1]

Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans;
Virginia; Permits for Major Stationary Sources and Major Modifications
Locating in Prevention of Significant Deterioration Areas

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA is approving a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision
submitted by the Commonwealth of Virginia. The revision establishes the
addition of nitrogen oxides (NOX) as a precursor to ozone in
Virginia for permits of major stationary sources or major modifications
locating in Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) areas. EPA is
approving the addition of NOX as a precursor to ozone based
on the Virginia regulations dated December 31, 2008. A previous PSD
program approval of Virginia's Chapter 80, Article 8 regulations was
provided to the Commonwealth as a ``limited approval'' for reasons that
will not deny this action as being fully approved. This revision to add
NOX as a precursor to ozone is in accordance with the
requirements of the Clean Air Act (CAA).

DATES: This final rule is effective on October 3, 2011.

ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID
Number EPA-R03-OAR-2010-0856. All documents in the docket are listed in
the http://www.regulations.gov Web site. Although listed in the
electronic docket, some information is not publicly available, i.e.,
confidential business information (CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as
copyrighted material, is not placed on the Internet and will be
publicly available only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket
materials are available either electronically through http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy for public inspection during normal
business hours at the Air Protection Division, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Region III, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania 19103. Copies of the State submittal are available at the
Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, 629 East Main Street,
Richmond, Virginia 23219.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sharon McCauley,<PHONE_NUMBER>, or by
e-mail at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    Throughout this document, whenever ``we,'' ``us,'' or ``our'' is
used, we mean EPA. On May 23, 2011 (76 FR 29686), EPA published a
notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR) for the Commonwealth of Virginia.
The NPR proposed approval of including NOX as a precursor to
ozone for permitting and the construction of new major stationary
sources and the significant modification of existing major stationary
sources of air pollutants in areas designated attainment or non-
classifiable for the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) in
Virginia. The formal SIP revision was submitted by Virginia on June 7,
2010.
    This approval establishes NOX as a precursor to ozone,
in addition to volatile organic compounds (VOC), in the definitions of
``major modification'', ``major stationary source'', ``regulated New
Source Review (NSR) pollutant'' and ``significant'' and to the list of
exempted facilities. Virginia's regulations adding NOX as a
precursor to ozone establishes a construction permit program consistent
with the Federal CAA's Title I program and implementing regulations at
40 CFR 51.166, ``Prevention of Significant Deterioration of Air
Quality.'' VADEQ's regulation 9VAC5 Chapter 80, Article 8 is part of
the SIP and sets forth the criteria and procedures for major stationary
sources to obtain a permit to construct, operate and/or modify a major
stationary source.
    Previously, EPA had issued a ``limited approval'' of Virginia's PSD
regulations (9VAC5 Chapter 80, Article 8) for reasons that will not
deny this action as being fully approved. The ``limited approval''
issues can be found in the Technical Support Document contained in this
Docket or in the Federal Register action dated October 22, 2008 (73 FR
62897).

II. Summary of SIP Revision

    Our review of Virginia's SIP revision request indicates that our
approval of this SIP revision is warranted. These changes to the
Virginia program are found in the Virginia Code at 9VAC5 Chapter 80,
Article 8, Permits for Major Stationary Sources and Major Modifications
Locating in Prevention of Significant Deterioration Areas. EPA is
approving NOX as a precursor to ozone in addition to VOCs in
the definitions of ``major modification'', ``major stationary source'',
``regulated New Source Review (NSR) pollutant'' and ``significant'' and
to the list of exempted facilities as a revision to the Virginia SIP.
    This SIP approval for 9VAC5-80-1615 and 9VAC5-80-1695 addresses
regulatory changes needed to be equivalent to the CAA's part C PSD
permit program. It also corrects deficiencies identified by EPA in the
March 27, 2008 Federal Register action entitled, ``Completeness
Findings for Section 110(a) State implementation Plans for the 8-hour
Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (1997 Ozone NAAQS)'' (73
FR 16205). EPA's approval of this SIP submission addresses Virginia's
compliance with the portion of CAA Section 110(a)(2)(C) & (J) relating
to the CAA's part C PSD permit program for the 1997 Ozone NAAQS,
because this approval will allow regulating NOX as a
precursor to ozone in Virginia's SIP in accordance with the Federal
Register action dated November 29, 2005 (70 FR 71612) that finalized
NOX as a precursor for ozone regulations set forth at 40 CFR
51.166 and in 40 CFR 52.21.
    We are fully approving these regulatory citation changes which
became effective in Virginia on December 31, 2008, as referenced here
in this document and in the Virginia Code of Regulations 9VAC5 Chapter
80, Article 8, sections 5-80-1615 and 5-80-1695 which establish
NOX as a precursor to ozone, into the Virginia SIP.

III. General Information Pertaining to SIP Submittals From the
Commonwealth of Virginia

    In 1995, Virginia adopted legislation that provides, subject to
certain conditions, for an environmental assessment (audit)
``privilege'' for voluntary compliance evaluations performed by a
regulated entity. The legislation further addresses the relative burden
of proof for parties either asserting the privilege or seeking
disclosure of documents for which the privilege is claimed. Virginia's

legislation also provides, subject to certain conditions, for a penalty
waiver for violations of environmental laws when a regulated entity
discovers such violations pursuant to a voluntary compliance evaluation
and voluntarily discloses such violations to the Commonwealth and takes
prompt and appropriate measures to remedy the violations. Virginia's
Voluntary Environmental Assessment Privilege Law, Va. Code Sec. 10.1-
1198, provides a privilege that protects from disclosure documents and
information about the content of those documents that are the product
of a voluntary environmental assessment. The Privilege Law does not
extend to documents or information (1) that are generated or developed
before the commencement of a voluntary environmental assessment; (2)
that are prepared independently of the assessment process; (3) that
demonstrate a clear, imminent and substantial danger to the public
health or environment; or (4) that are required by law.
    On January 12, 1998, the Commonwealth of Virginia Office of the
Attorney General provided a legal opinion that states that the
Privilege Law, Va. Code Sec. 10.1-1198, precludes granting a privilege
to documents and information ``required by law,'' including documents
and information ``required by Federal law to maintain program
delegation, authorization or approval,'' since Virginia must ``enforce
Federally authorized environmental programs in a manner that is no less
stringent than their Federal counterparts. * * *'' The opinion
concludes that ``[r]egarding Sec.  10.1-1198, therefore, documents or
other information needed for civil or criminal enforcement under one of
these programs could not be privileged because such documents and
information are essential to pursuing enforcement in a manner required
by Federal law to maintain program delegation, authorization or
approval.''
    Virginia's Immunity Law, Va. Code Sec. 10.1-1199, provides that
``[t]o the extent consistent with requirements imposed by Federal
law,'' any person making a voluntary disclosure of information to a
state agency regarding a violation of an environmental statute,
regulation, permit, or administrative order is granted immunity from
administrative or civil penalty. The Attorney General's January 12,
1998 opinion states that the quoted language renders this statute
inapplicable to enforcement of any Federally authorized programs, since
``no immunity could be afforded from administrative, civil, or criminal
penalties because granting such immunity would not be consistent with
Federal law, which is one of the criteria for immunity.''
    Therefore, EPA has determined that Virginia's Privilege and
Immunity statutes will not preclude the Commonwealth from enforcing its
PSD program consistent with the Federal requirements. In any event,
because EPA has also determined that a state audit privilege and
immunity law can affect only state enforcement and cannot have any
impact on Federal enforcement authorities, EPA may at any time invoke
its authority under the CAA, including, for example, sections 113, 167,
205, 211 or 213, to enforce the requirements or prohibitions of the
state plan, independently of any state enforcement effort. In addition,
citizen enforcement under section 304 of the CAA is likewise unaffected
by this, or any, state audit privilege or immunity law.
    Other specific requirements of NOX as a precursor to
ozone and the rationale for EPA's proposed action are explained in the
NPR and will not be restated here. No public comments were received on
the NPR.

III. Final Action

    EPA is approving the addition of NOX as a precursor to
ozone for PSD as a revision to the Virginia SIP.

IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

A. General Requirements

    Under the CAA, the Administrator is required to approve a SIP
submission that complies with the provisions of the CAA and applicable
Federal regulations. 42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a). Thus, in
reviewing SIP submissions, EPA's role is to approve state choices,
provided that they meet the criteria of the CAA. Accordingly, this
action merely approves state law as meeting Federal requirements and
does not impose additional requirements beyond those imposed by state
law. For that reason, this action:
     Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' subject to
review by the Office of Management and Budget under Executive Order
12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993);
     Does not impose an information collection burden under the
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);
     Is certified as not having a significant economic impact
on a substantial number of small entities under the Regulatory
Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
     Does not contain any unfunded mandate or significantly or
uniquely affect small governments, as described in the Unfunded
Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-4);
     Does not have Federalism implications as specified in
Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999);
     Is not an economically significant regulatory action based
on health or safety risks subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR
19885, April 23, 1997);
     Is not a significant regulatory action subject to
Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001);
     Is not subject to requirements of Section 12(d) of the
National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272
note) because application of those requirements would be inconsistent
with the CAA; and
     Does not provide EPA with the discretionary authority to
address, as appropriate, disproportionate human health or environmental
effects, using practicable and legally permissible methods, under
Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
    In addition, this rule does not have tribal implications as
specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000),
because the SIP is not approved to apply in Indian country located in
the state, and EPA notes that it will not impose substantial direct
costs on tribal governments or preempt tribal law.

B. Submission to Congress and the Comptroller General

    The Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, generally
provides that before a rule may take effect, the agency promulgating
the rule must submit a rule report, which includes a copy of the rule,
to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller General of the
United States. EPA will submit a report containing this action and
other required information to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of
Representatives, and the Comptroller General of the United States prior
to publication of the rule in the Federal Register. A major rule cannot
take effect until 60 days after it is published in the Federal
Register. This action is not a ``major rule'' as defined by 5 U.S.C.
804(2).

C. Petitions for Judicial Review

    Under section 307(b)(1) of the CAA, petitions for judicial review
of this action must be filed in the United States Court of Appeals for
the appropriate circuit by November 1, 2011. Filing a petition for
reconsideration by the Administrator of this final rule does not affect
the finality of this action for the

purposes of judicial review nor does it extend the time within which a
petition for judicial review may be filed, and shall not postpone the
effectiveness of such rule or action. This action to approve
NOX as a precursor to ozone in Virginia may not be
challenged later in proceedings to enforce its requirements. (See
section 307(b)(2).)

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Incorporation by
reference, Intergovernmental relations, Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone,
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

    Dated: August 22, 2011.
W.C. Early,
Acting, Regional Administrator, Region III.

    40 CFR part 52 is amended as follows:

PART 52--[AMENDED]

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1. The authority citation for 40 CFR part 52 continues to read as
follows:

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.

Subpart VV--Virginia

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2. In Sec.  52.2420, the table in paragraph (c) is amended by revising
the entries for Sections 5-80-1615 and 5-80-1695 to read as follows:

Sec.  52.2420  Identification of plan.

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    (c) * * *

                                 EPA-Approved Virginia Regulations and Statutes
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                                                             State                           Explanation [former
          State citation              Title/subject     effective date   EPA approval date      SIP citation]
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                               9 VAC 5, Chapter 80 Permits for Stationary Sources
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  Article 8 Permits for Major Stationary Sources and Major Modifications Locating in Prevention of Significant
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5-80-1615........................  Definitions........        12/31/08  9/2/11 [Insert page  Adds NOX as a
                                                                         number where the     precursor to
                                                                         document begins].    ozone. Limited
                                                                                approval remains
                                                                                in effect.

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5-80-1695........................  Exemptions.........        12/31/08  9/2/11 [Insert page  Adds NOX as a
                                                                         number where the     precursor to
                                                                         document begins].    ozone. Limited
                                                                                approval remains
                                                                                in effect.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 174

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2018-0040; FRL-9973-57]

Receipt of a Pesticide Petition Filed for Residues of Pesticide
Chemicals in or on Various Commodities

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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SUMMARY: This document announces the Agency's receipt of an initial
filing of a pesticide petition requesting the establishment or
modification of regulations for residues of pesticide chemicals in or
on various commodities.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before April 2, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2018-0040, by one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Do not submit
electronically any information you consider to be Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted
by statute.
     Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental Protection Agency Docket
Center (EPA/DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC
20460-0001.
     Hand Delivery: To make special arrangements for hand
delivery or delivery of boxed information, please follow the
instructions at http://www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html.
    Additional instructions on commenting or visiting the docket, along
with more information about dockets generally, is available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert McNally, Biopesticides and
Pollution Prevention Division (7511P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington,
DC 20460-0001; main telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email address:
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this action apply to me?

    You may be potentially affected by this action if you are an
agricultural producer, food manufacturer, or pesticide manufacturer.
The following list of North American Industrial Classification System
(NAICS) codes is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides a
guide to help readers determine whether this document applies to them.
Potentially affected entities may include:
     Crop production (NAICS code 111).
     Animal production (NAICS code 112).
     Food manufacturing (NAICS code 311).
     Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS code 32532).

B. What should I consider as I prepare my comments for EPA?

    1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through
regulations.gov or email. Clearly mark the part or all of the
information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk or
CD-ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD-ROM as
CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD-ROM the
specific information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one
complete version of the comment that includes information claimed as
CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain the information
claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket.
Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with
procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.
    2. Tips for preparing your comments. When preparing and submitting
your comments, see the commenting tips at http://www.epa.gov/dockets/comments.html.
    3. Environmental justice. EPA seeks to achieve environmental
justice, the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of any group,
including minority and/or low-income populations, in the development,
implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and
policies. To help address potential environmental justice issues, the
Agency seeks information on any groups or segments of the population
who, as a result of their location, cultural practices, or other
factors, may have atypical or disproportionately high and adverse human
health impacts or environmental effects from exposure to the pesticides
discussed in this document, compared to the general population.

II. What action is the Agency taking?

    EPA is announcing receipt of a pesticide petition filed under
section 408 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), 21
U.S.C. 346a, requesting the establishment or modification of
regulations in 40 CFR part 174 for residues of pesticide chemicals in
or on various food commodities. The Agency is taking public comment on
the request before responding to the petitioner. EPA is not proposing
any particular action at this time. EPA has determined that the
pesticide petition described in this document contains data or
information prescribed in FFDCA section 408(d)(2), 21 U.S.C.
346a(d)(2); however, EPA has not fully evaluated the sufficiency of the
submitted data at this time or whether the data supports granting of
the pesticide petition. After considering the public comments, EPA
intends to evaluate whether and what action may be warranted.
Additional data may be needed before EPA can make a final determination
on this pesticide petition.
    Pursuant to 40 CFR 180.7(f), a summary of the petition that is the
subject of this document, prepared by the petitioner, is included in a
docket EPA has created for this rulemaking. The docket for this
petition is available at http://www.regulations.gov.
    As specified in FFDCA section 408(d)(3), 21 U.S.C. 346a(d)(3), EPA
is publishing notice of the petition so that the public has an
opportunity to comment on this request for the establishment or
modification of regulations for residues of pesticides in or on food
commodities. Further information on the petition may be obtained
through the petition summary referenced in this unit.
    PP 7G8630. Southern Gardens Citrus Nursery, LLC, 1820 County Road
833, Clewiston, FL 33440, requests to amend an exemption from the
requirement of a tolerance in 40 CFR 174.535 for residues of the plant-
incorporated protectant (PIP), Spinach Defensin Proteins, in or on
citrus. The petitioner believes no analytical method is needed because
an exemption from the requirement is being sought.

    Authority: 21 U.S.C. 346a.

    Dated: February 20, 2018.
Robert C. McNally,
Director, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division, Office of
Pesticide Programs.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Combined Notice of Filings #1

    Take notice that the Commission received the following electric
corporate filings:

    Docket Numbers: EC17-23-000.
    Applicants: Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC, NextEra Energy,
Inc., EFH Merger Co., LLC, WSS Acquisition Company, T & D Equity
Acquisition, LLC.
    Description: Amendment to November 1, 2016 Joint Application for
Approval of the Disposition of Jurisdictional Facilities Under Section
203 of the Federal Power Act of Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC,
et. al.
    Filed Date: 11/14/16.
    Accession Number: 20161114-5392.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/5/16.

    Docket Numbers: EC17-31-000.
    Applicants: Deerfield Wind Energy, LLC.
    Description: Authorization Under Section 203 of the FPA for the
Disposition of Jurisdictional Facilities, and Request for Expedited
Consideration and Confidential Treatment of Deerfield Wind Energy, LLC,
et al.
    Filed Date: 11/14/16.
    Accession Number: 20161114-5386.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/5/16.

    Docket Numbers: EC17-32-000.
    Applicants: American Illuminating Company, LLC.
    Description: Application for Authorization under Section 203 of the
FPA of American Illuminating Company, LLC.
    Filed Date: 11/14/16.
    Accession Number: 20161114-5389.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/5/16.

    Take notice that the Commission received the following exempt
wholesale generator filings:

    Docket Numbers: EG17-29-000.
    Applicants: Rocksprings Val Verde Wind LLC.
    Description: Notice of Self-Certification of Exempt Wholesale
Generator of Rocksprings Val Verde Wind LLC.
    Filed Date: 11/14/16.
    Accession Number: 20161114-5024.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/5/16.

    Take notice that the Commission received the following electric
rate filings:

    Docket Numbers: ER10-1910-013; ER10-1911-013.
    Applicants: Duquesne Light Company, Duquesne Power, LLC.
    Description: Notice of Change in Status of Duquesne Light Company
and Duquesne Power, LLC.
    Filed Date: 11/14/16.
    Accession Number: 20161114-5399.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/5/16.

    Docket Numbers: ER10-2805-006; ER10-2289-008; ER10-2564-008; ER10-
2600-008
    Applicants: Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation, Tucson
Electric Power Company, UNS Electric, Inc., UniSource Energy
Development Company.
    Description: Notice of Non-Material Change in Status of Fortis MBR
Entities.
    Filed Date: 11/14/16.
    Accession Number: 20161114-5381.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/5/16.

    Docket Numbers: ER16-2703-000.
    Applicants: Deerfield Wind Energy, LLC.
    Description: Second Supplement to September 29, 2016 Deerfield Wind
Energy, LLC tariff filing.
    Filed Date: 11/14/16.
    Accession Number: 20161114-5380.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/25/16.

    Docket Numbers: ER17-350-000.
    Applicants: ITC Lake Erie Connector, LLC.
    Description: Request for Order Confirming Negotiated Rate Authority
of ITC Lake Erie Connector LLC.
    Filed Date: 11/14/16.
    Accession Number: 20161114-5385.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/5/16.

    The filings are accessible in the Commission's eLibrary system by
clicking on the links or querying the docket number.

    Any person desiring to intervene or protest in any of the above
proceedings must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the
Commission's Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214) on or before 5:00
p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment date. Protests may be
considered, but intervention is necessary to become a party to the
proceeding.
    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<PHONE_NUMBER>
(toll free). For TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Dated: November 15, 2016.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2018-D-1329]

Recommended Content and Format of Non-Clinical Bench Performance
Testing Information in Premarket Submissions; Guidance for Industry and
Food and Drug Administration Staff; Availability

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing
the availability of a final guidance entitled ``Recommended Content and
Format of Non-Clinical Bench Performance Testing Information in
Premarket Submissions.'' FDA has developed this document to describe
relevant information that should be included in test report summaries,
test protocols, and complete test reports for non-clinical bench
performance testing provided in a premarket submission

(i.e., premarket approval (PMA) applications, humanitarian device
exemption (HDE) applications, premarket notification (510(k))
submissions, investigational device exemption (IDE) applications, and
De Novo requests).

DATES: The announcement of the guidance is published in the Federal
Register on April 26, 2019.

ADDRESSES: You may submit either electronic or written comments on
Agency guidances at any time as follows:

Electronic Submissions

    Submit electronic comments in the following way:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Comments submitted
electronically, including attachments, to https://www.regulations.gov
will be posted to the docket unchanged. Because your comment will be
made public, you are solely responsible for ensuring that your comment
does not include any confidential information that you or a third party
may not wish to be posted, such as medical information, your or anyone
else's Social Security number, or confidential business information,
such as a manufacturing process. Please note that if you include your
name, contact information, or other information that identifies you in
the body of your comments, that information will be posted on https://www.regulations.gov.
     If you want to submit a comment with confidential
information that you do not wish to be made available to the public,
submit the comment as a written/paper submission and in the manner
detailed (see ``Written/Paper Submissions'' and ``Instructions'').

Written/Paper Submissions

    Submit written/paper submissions as follows:
     Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier (for written/paper
submissions): Dockets Management Staff (HFA-305), Food and Drug
Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
     For written/paper comments submitted to the Dockets
Management Staff, FDA will post your comment, as well as any
attachments, except for information submitted, marked and identified,
as confidential, if submitted as detailed in ``Instructions.''
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the Docket No.
FDA-2018-D-1329 for ``Recommended Content and Format of Non-Clinical
Bench Performance Testing Information in Premarket Submissions.''
Received comments will be placed in the docket and, except for those
submitted as ``Confidential Submissions,'' publicly viewable at https://www.regulations.gov or at the Dockets Management Staff between 9 a.m.
and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.
     Confidential Submissions--To submit a comment with
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should submit two copies total. One copy will include the information
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``THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.'' The Agency will
review this copy, including the claimed confidential information, in
its consideration of comments. The second copy, which will have the
claimed confidential information redacted/blacked out, will be
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Submit both copies to the Dockets Management Staff. If you do not wish
your name and contact information to be made publicly available, you
can provide this information on the cover sheet and not in the body of
your comments and you must identify this information as
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be disclosed except in accordance with 21 CFR 10.20 and other
applicable disclosure law. For more information about FDA's posting of
comments to public dockets, see 80 FR 56469, September 18, 2015, or
access the information at: https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-09-18/pdf/2015-23389.pdf.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
the electronic and written/paper comments received, go to https://www.regulations.gov and insert the docket number, found in brackets in
the heading of this document, into the ``Search'' box and follow the
prompts and/or go to the Dockets Management Staff, 5630 Fishers Lane,
Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
    You may submit comments on any guidance at any time (see 21 CFR
10.115(g)(5)).
    An electronic copy of the guidance document is available for
download from the internet. See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section
for information on electronic access to the guidance. Submit written
requests for a single hard copy of the guidance document entitled
``Recommended Content and Format of Non-Clinical Bench Performance
Testing Information in Premarket Submissions'' to the Office of Policy,
Guidance and Policy Development, Center for Devices and Radiological
Health, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg.
66, Rm. 5431, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002. Send one self-addressed
adhesive label to assist that office in processing your request.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jismi Johnson, Center for Devices and
Radiological Health, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire
Ave., Bldg. 66, Rm. 1524, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    FDA is announcing the availability of the guidance for industry and
FDA staff entitled ``Recommended Content and Format of Non-Clinical
Bench Performance Testing Information in Premarket Submissions.'' FDA
has developed this document to describe relevant information that
should be included in test report summaries, test protocols, and
complete test reports for non-clinical bench performance testing
provided in a premarket submission (i.e., PMA, HDE applications, 510(k)
submissions, IDE applications, and De Novo requests).
    Non-clinical bench performance testing is defined as performance
testing, performed by either a device manufacturer or a third-party
testing facility (e.g., test laboratory), which encompasses all bench
testing and will be dependent upon the specifics of the actual device
or device type. Non-clinical bench performance testing includes, but is
not limited to, mechanical and biological engineering performance (such
as fatigue, wear, tensile strength, compression, burst pressure); bench
tests using ex vivo, in vitro, and in situ animal or human tissue; and
animal carcass or human cadaveric testing.
    Non-clinical bench performance testing excludes biocompatibility
evaluation, reprocessing or sterilization validation, human factors,
software verification and validation, and computational modeling
because relevant information on these assessments are included in
associated guidance documents. Test reports for clinical studies,
animal studies, and studies evaluating the performance characteristics
of in vitro diagnostic devices are also excluded from the scope of this
document.
    This guidance is intended to help ensure that clear and consistent
information is provided in premarket submissions containing non-
clinical bench performance testing. The information in this guidance is
intended

to be used in conjunction with other FDA guidance documents, including
device-specific guidances, as well as in conjunction with specific test
reporting recommendations in FDA-recognized standards.
    FDA considered comments received on the draft guidance that
appeared in the Federal Register of May 31, 2018 (83 FR 25014). FDA
revised the guidance as appropriate in response to the comments.

II. Significance of Guidance

    This guidance is being issued consistent with FDA's good guidance
practices regulation (21 CFR 10.115). The guidance represents the
current thinking of FDA on recommended content and format of non-
clinical bench performance testing information in premarket
submissions. It does not establish any rights for any person and is not
binding on FDA or the public. You can use an alternative approach if it
satisfies the requirements of the applicable statutes and regulations.
This guidance is not subject to Executive Order 12866.

III. Electronic Access

    Persons interested in obtaining a copy of the guidance may do so by
downloading an electronic copy from the internet. A search capability
for all Center for Devices and Radiological Health guidance documents
is available at https://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/DeviceRegulationandGuidance/GuidanceDocuments/default.htm. This
guidance document is also available at https://www.regulations.gov.
Persons unable to download an electronic copy of ``Recommended Content
and Format of Non-Clinical Bench Performance Testing Information in
Premarket Submissions'' may send an email request to [email protected] to receive an electronic copy of the document.
Please use the document number 18011 to identify the guidance you are
requesting.

IV. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

    This guidance refers to previously approved collections of
information. These collections of information are subject to review by
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520). The collections of information in
the following FDA regulations and guidance have been approved by OMB as
listed in the following table:

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                                                            OMB control
21 CFR part; guidance; or FDA form          Topic               No.
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807, subpart E....................  Premarket                  0910-0120
                                     notification.
814, subparts A through E.........  Premarket approval..       0910-0231
814, subpart H....................  Humanitarian Device        0910-0332
                                     Exemption.
812...............................  Investigational            0910-0078
                                     Device Exemption.
``De Novo Classification Process    De Novo                    0910-0844
 (Evaluation of Automatic Class      classification
 III Designation)``.                 process.
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    Dated: April 23, 2019.
Lowell J. Schiller,
Principal Associate Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2019-08466 Filed 4-25-19; 8:45 am]
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 217 (Monday, November 15, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63010-63015]
[FR Doc No: 2021-24860]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. IC22-2-000]

Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-519, FERC-545,
FERC-546, FERC-549C, and FERC-732); Comment Request; Extension

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

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, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or
FERC) is soliciting public comment on the currently approved
information collection, FERC-519, (Application under Federal Power Act
Section 203); FERC-545, (Gas Pipeline Rates: Rate Change (Non-Formal));
FERC-546, (Certification of Qualifying Facility (QF) Status for a Small
Power Production or Cogeneration Facility); FERC-549C, (Standards for
Business Practices of Interstate Natural Gas Pipelines); FERC-732,
(Electric Rate Schedule and Tariffs: Long-Term Firm Transmission Rights
in Organized Electricity Markets). The above five collections are a
part of a combined notice only and are not being combined into one OMB
Collection number.

DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due January 14,
2022.

ADDRESSES: You may submit copies of your comments (identified by Docket
No. IC22-2-000) by one of the following methods:
    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: Deliver to: Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, MD 20852.
    Instructions: All 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]ferc.gov, or by phone at<PHONE_NUMBER> (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], telephone at<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

1. FERC-519

    Title: FERC-519, Application under Federal Power Act Section
203.\1\
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    \1\ 16 U.S.C. 824b.
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    OMB Control No.: 1902-0082.
    Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-519 information
collection requirements with no changes to the current reporting
requirements.
    Abstract: The Commission requires that public utility officers must
seek authorization under amended section 203(a)(1)(B) of the Federal
Power Act (FPA) to merge or consolidate, directly or indirectly, its
facilities subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission, or any part
thereof, with the facilities of any other person, or any part thereof,
that are subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission and have a value
in excess of $10 million, by any means

whatsoever. In addition, as required by the Act, the Commission
establishes a requirement to submit a notification filing for mergers
or consolidations by a public utility if the facilities to be acquired
have a value in excess of $1 million and such public utility is not
required to secure Commission authorization under amended section
203(a)(1)(B). The information collected under the FERC-519 enables the
Commission to meet its statutory responsibilities regarding public
utility disposition, merger, consolidation of facilities, purchase, or
acquisition oversight and enforcement in accordance with the FPA as
referenced above. Without this information, FERC would be unable to
meet these responsibilities. The required information includes
descriptions of corporate attributes of the party or parties to the
proposed transaction (e.g. a sale, lease, or other disposition, merger,
or consolidation of facilities, or purchase of other acquisition of the
securities of a public utility and the facilities or other property
involved in the transaction), statements about effect of the
transaction, and the applicant's proof that the transaction will be
consistent with the public interest. It will enable the Commission to
meet its statutory responsibilities regarding its FPA section 203
oversight of public utility dispositions, mergers, or consolidation of
facilities, and associated oversight and enforcement responsibilities
under the FPA as referenced above. The required information to be
collected in the notification filing (established by the addition of 18
CFR part 33.12) for certain transactions includes descriptions of
corporate attributes of the party or parties to the transaction and the
facilities involved. FPA section 203 requires a filing on the occasion
that a public utility proposes to dispose of jurisdictional facilities,
merge such facilities, or acquire the securities of another public
utility. Public Utilities consist of:

 Corporate;
 Information Technology Management;
 General Accounting;
 Personnel and Payroll;
 Transportation;
 Tariffs and Rates;
 Insurance;
 Operations and Maintenance;
 Plant and Depreciation;
 Purchase and Stores;
 Revenue Accounting and Collection;
 Tax;
 Treasury; and
 Miscellaneous.

    Type of Respondents: Public utility officers regulated by the FPA.
    Estimate of Annual Burden: \2\ The Commission estimates the total
annual burden and cost \3\ for this information collection as follows:
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    \2\ ``Burden'' is 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, refer to Title 5 Code of Federal Regulations 1320.3.
    \3\ Commission staff estimates that the industry's skill set and
cost (for wages and benefits) for FERC-519 are approximately the
same as the Commission's average cost. The FERC 2021 average salary
plus benefits for one FERC full-time equivalent (FTE) is $180,703/
year (or $87.00/hour).

                                                FERC-519: Application Under Federal Power Act Section 203
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                                                Annual
                                              number of
                                 Number of    responses    Total number       Average burden & cost per        Total annual burden hours       Cost per
                                respondents      per       of responses               response                    (total annual cost)         respondent
                                              respondent
                                        (1)          (2)     (1) * (2) =  (4).............................  (3) * (4) = (5)................    (5) / (1)
                                                                     (3)
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FERC-519 (FPA Section 203               131            1             131  324.43 hr.\5\; $28,225.41.......  42,500.33 hrs.; $3,697,528.71..   $28,225.41
 Filings) \4\.
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2. FERC-545

    Title: FERC-545, Gas Pipeline Rates: Rate Change (Non-Formal)
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    \4\ Commission staff estimates that approximately 26 section 203
filings will change from full section 203 filings to the
notification filing described above and will take one burden hour to
complete. The number of respondents and responses is based on
Commission staff's estimate that 13 percent of the approximately 200
section 203 filings received will be affected. This represents a
significant reduction in burden hours.
    \5\ With this amendment each of the 26 affected entities and
their related filings (i.e., the entities that now only have to file
the section 203 notification filings) is reduced to 1 hour.
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    OMB Control No.: 1902-0154.
    Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-545 information
collection requirements with no changes to the current reporting
requirements.
    Abstract: FERC-545 is required to implement Sections 4, 5, and 16
of the Natural Gas Act (NGA), (15 U.S.C. 717c, 717d, and 717o). NGA
Sections 4, 5, and 16 authorize the Commission to inquire into rate
structures and methodologies and to set rates at a just and reasonable
level. Specifically, a natural gas company must obtain Commission
authorization for all rates and charges made, demanded, or received in
connection with the transportation or sale of natural gas in interstate
commerce.
    Under the NGA, a natural gas company's rates must be just and
reasonable and not unduly discriminatory or preferential. The
Commission may act under different sections of the NGA to effect a
change in a natural gas company's rate. When the Commission reviews
rate increases that a natural gas company has proposed, it is subject
to the requirement of Section 4(e) of the NGA. Under Section 4(e), the
natural gas company bears the burden of proving that its proposed rates
are just and reasonable. On the other hand, when the Commission seeks
to impose its own rate determination, it must do so in compliance with
Section 5(a) of the NGA. Under Section 5, the Commission must first
establish that its alternative rate proposal is both just and
reasonable.
    Section 16 of the NGA states that the Commission ``shall have the
power to perform any and all acts, and to prescribe, issue, make,
amend, and rescind such orders, rules, and regulations as it may find
necessary or appropriate to carry out provisions of [the NGA].'' In
other words, Section 16 of the NGA grants the Commission the power to
define accounting, technical and trade terms, prescribe forms,
statements, declarations or reports and to prescribe rules and
regulations.
    Pipelines adjust their tariffs to meet market and customer needs.
The Commission's review of these proposed changes is required to ensure
rates remain just and reasonable and that services are not provided in
an unduly or preferential manner. The Commission's regulations in 18
CFR part 154 specify what changes are

allowed and the procedures for requesting Commission approval.
    The Commission uses information in FERC-545 to examine rates,
services, and tariff provisions related to natural gas transportation
and storage services. The following filing categories are subject to
FERC-545: (1) Tariff Filings--filings regarding proposed changes to a
pipeline's tariff (including Cost Recovery Mechanisms for Modernization
of Natural Gas Facilities filings in Docket No. PL15-1) and any related
compliance filings; (2) Rate Filings--rate-related filings under NGA
sections 4 and 5 and any related compliance filings and settlements;
(3) Informational Reports; (4) Negotiated Rate and Non-Conforming
Agreement Filings; (5) North American Energy Standards Board (NAESB)
(RM96-1-042) Version 3.2; and (6) Market-Based Rates for Storage
Filings (Part 284.501-505).
    Type of Respondents: Natural gas pipelines under the jurisdiction
of NGA.
    Estimate of Annual Burden: \6\ The public reporting burden has
increased for this information collection due to normal fluctuations in
industry and the inclusion of tariff filings in compliance with Order
No. 587-Z. On July 15, 2021, in Docket No. RM96-1-042, the Commission
amended its regulations to incorporate by reference the North American
Energy Standards Board (NAESB) Wholesale Quadrant Version 3.2
standards. The revisions made by NAESB Version 3.2 are designed to
enhance the natural gas industries' cyber security measures.
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    \6\ 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.
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    The Commission estimates the annual public reporting burden and
cost for the information collection as follows:

                                                 FERC-545: Gas Pipeline Rates: Rate Change (Non-Formal)
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                                               Average
                                              number of                                                                                Cost per
                                 Number of    responses    Total  number    Average  burden and cost  per    Total annual  burden hours and   respondent
                                respondents      per       of  responses            response \7\                   total annual cost             ($)
                                              respondent
                                        (1)          (2)     (1) * (2) =  (4).............................  (3) * (4) = (5)................    (5) / (1)
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Tariff Filings................          109        2.768         301.712  211 hrs.; $20,467...............  63,661.232 hrs.; $6,175,139.50.   $56,652.66
Rate Filings..................           32            2              64  354 hrs.; $34,338...............  22,656 hrs.; $2,197,632........       56,980
Informational Reports.........          100        1.770             177  235 hrs.; $22,795...............  41,595 hrs.; $4,034,715........    40,347.15
Negotiated Rates & Non-                  69           11             759  233 hrs.; $22,601...............  176,847 hrs.; $17,154,159......      248,611
 Conforming Agreement Filings.
Market-Base Rates for Storage             2            1               2  230 hrs.; $22,310...............  460 hrs.; $44,620..............       22,310
 Filings.
NAESB (version 3.2) one time            178            1             178  3.33 hrs.; $323.01..............  592.74 hrs.; $57,495.78........       323.01
 over 3 years carried over
 from RM96-1-42.
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    Total.....................  ...........  ...........           1,482  ................................  305,811.97 hrs.; $29,663,761.28  ...........
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3. FERC-546

    Title: FERC-546, Certificated Rate Filings: Gas Pipeline Rates.
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    \7\ The estimated hourly cost (salary plus benefits) provided in
this section is based on the salary figures for May 2021 posted by
the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the Utilities sector (available
at https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics3_221000.htm) and scaled to
reflect benefits using the relative importance of employer costs for
employee compensation from June 2021 (available at https://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.nr0.htm). The hourly estimates for
salary plus benefits are:
    Computer and Information Systems Manager (Occupation Code: 11-
3021), $103.61.
    Computer and Information Analysts (Occupation Code: 15-
1120(1221), $67.99.
    Electrical Engineer (Occupation Code: 17-2071), $72.15.
    Legal (Occupation Code: 23-0000), $142.25.
    The average hourly cost (salary plus benefits), weighting all of
these skill sets evenly, is $96.50. We round it to $97/hour.
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    OMB Control No.: 1902-0155.
    Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-546 information
collection requirements with no changes to the current reporting
requirements.
    Abstract: The Commission reviews the FERC-546 materials to decide
whether to approve rates and tariff changes associated with an
application for a certificate under Natural Gas Act (NGA) section 7(c)
(15 U.S.C. 717). Additionally, FERC reviews FERC-546 materials in NGA
section 4(f) (15 U.S.C. 717), storage applications, to evaluate an
applicant's market power and determine whether to grant market-based
rate authority to the applicant. The Commission uses the information in
FERC-546 to monitor jurisdictional transportation, natural gas storage,
and unbundled sales activities of interstate natural gas pipelines and
Hinshaw \8\ pipelines. In addition to fulfilling the Commission's
obligations under the NGA, the FERC-546 enables the Commission to
monitor the activities and evaluate transactions of the natural gas
industry, ensure competitiveness, and improve efficiency of the
industry's operations. In summary, the Commission uses the information
to:
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    \8\ Hinshaw pipelines are those that receive all out-of-state
gas from entities within or at the boundary of a state if all the
natural gas so received is ultimately consumed within the state in
which it is received, 15 U.S.C. 717(c). Congress concluded that
Hinshaw pipelines are ``matters primarily of local concern,'' and so
are more appropriately regulated by pertinent state agencies rather
than by FERC. The Natural Gas Act section 1(c) exempts Hinshaw
pipelines from FERC jurisdiction. A Hinshaw pipeline, however, may
apply for a FERC certificate to transport gas outside of state
lines.
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     ensure adequate customer protections under NGA section
4(f);
     review rate and tariff changes filed under NGA section
7(c) for certification of natural gas pipeline transportation and
storage services;
     provide general industry oversight; and
     supplement documentation during the pipeline audits
process.
    Failure to collect this information would prevent the Commission
from monitoring and evaluating transactions and operations of
jurisdictional pipelines and performing its regulatory functions.
    Type of Respondents: Jurisdictional pipeline companies and storage
operators.
    Estimate of Annual Burden: \9\ The Commission estimates the burden
and cost for this information collection as follows:
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    \9\ ``Burden'' is 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, refer to Title 5 Code of Federal Regulations 1320.3.

                                                FERC-546 (Certificated Rate Filings: Gas Pipeline Rates)
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                                                Annual
                                   Annual     number of    Total  number                                                                       Cost per
                                 number of    responses    of  responses    Average  burden and cost  per    Total annual burden hours and    respondent
                                respondents      per         (rounded)        response \10\  (rounded)        total annual cost (rounded)        ($)
                                              respondent                                                                                (rounded)
                                        (1)          (2)     (1) * (2) =  (4).............................  (3) * (4) = (5)................    (5) / (1)
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Pipeline Certificate Filings             47   \11\ 1.595          74.965  500 hrs.; $41,652...............  37,482.50 hrs.; $3,122,442.18..   $66,434.94
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4. FERC-549C

    Title: FERC-549C, Standards for Business Practices of Interstate
Natural Gas Pipelines.
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    \10\ The hourly cost (for salary plus benefits) uses the figures
from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, June 2021, for positions
involved in the reporting and recordkeeping requirements. These
figures include salary (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm) and benefits http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.nr0.htm) and are:
     Electrical Engineer (Occupation Code: 17-2071; $72.15/hour).
     Management Analyst (Occupation Code: 13-1111; $68.39/hour).
     Accounting (Occupation Code: 13-2011; $57.41/hours).
     Computer and Mathematical (Occupation Code: 15-0000; $65.73/
hour).
     Legal (Occupation Code: 23-0000; $142.25/hour).
    The average hourly cost (salary plus benefits) is calculated
weighting each of the previously mentioned wage categories as
follows: $72.15/hour (0.4) + $68.39/hour (0.2) + $57.41/hour (0.1) +
$65.73/hour (0.1) + $142.25/hour (0.2) = $83.304/hour. The
Commission rounds this figure to $83/hour.
    \11\ This figure was calculated by dividing the total number of
responses ( ) by the total number of respondents (47). The resulting
figure was then rounded to the nearest thousandth place.
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    OMB Control No.: 1902-0174.
    Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-549C information
collection requirements with no changes to the current reporting
requirements.
    Abstract: The business practice standards under FERC-549C are
required to carry out the Commission's policies in accordance with the
general authority in sections 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 14, 16, and 20 of the
Natural Gas Act (NGA),\12\ and sections 311, 501, and 504 of the
Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 (NGPA).\13\ The Commission adopted these
business practice standards in order to update and standardize the
natural gas industry's business practices and procedures in addition to
improving the efficiency of the gas market and the means by which the
gas industry conducts business across the interstate pipeline grid.
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    \12\ 15 U.S.C. 717c-717w.
    \13\ 15 U.S.C. 3301-3432.
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    In various orders since 1996, the Commission has adopted
regulations to standardize the business practices and communication
methodologies of interstate natural gas pipelines proposed by the North
American Energy Standards Board (NAESB) in order to create a more
integrated and efficient pipeline industry.\14\ Generally, when and if
NAESB-proposed standards (e.g. consensus standards developed by the
Wholesale Gas Quadrant (WGQ) \15\) are approved by the Commission, the
Commission incorporates them by reference into its approval. The
process of standardizing business practices in the natural gas industry
began with a Commission initiative to standardize electronic
communication of capacity release transactions. The outgrowth of the
initial Commission standardization efforts produced working groups
composed of all segments of the natural gas industry and, ultimately,
the Gas Industry Standards Board (GISB), a consensus organization open
to all members of the gas industry was created. GISB was succeeded by
NAESB.
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    \14\ This series of orders began with the Commission's issuance
of Standards for Business Practices of Interstate Natural Gas
Pipelines, Order No. 587, FERC Stats. & Regs. ] 31,038 (1996).
    \15\ An accredited standards organization under the auspices of
the American National Standards Institute (ANSI).
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    NAESB is a voluntary non-profit organization comprised of members
from the retail and wholesale natural gas and electric industries.
NAESB's mission is to take the lead in developing standards across
these industries to simplify and expand electronic communication and to
streamline business practices. NAESB's core objective is to facilitate
a seamless North American marketplace for natural gas, as recognized by
its customers, the business community, industry participants, and
regulatory bodies. NAESB has divided its efforts among four quadrants
including two retail quadrants, a wholesale electric quadrant, and the
WGQ. The NAESB WGQ standards are a product of this effort. Industry
participants seeking additional or amended standards (to include
principles, definitions, standards, data elements, process
descriptions, and technical implementation instructions) must submit a
request to the NAESB office, detailing the change, so that the
appropriate process may take place to amend the standards.
    Failure to collect the FERC-549C data would prevent the Commission
from monitoring and properly evaluating pipeline transactions and/or
meeting statutory obligations under both the NGA and NGPA.
    On August 17, 2020, NAESB filed a report informing the Commission
that it had adopted and ratified WGQ Version 3.2 of its business
practice standards applicable to interstate natural gas pipelines.
Version 3.2 of the WGQ includes business practice standards developed
and modified in response to industry requests and directives from the
NAESB Board of Directors. This version also includes the standards
developed in response to the recommendations of Sandia National
Laboratory (Sandia),\16\ which in 2019 issued a cybersecurity surety
assessment of the NAESB standards sponsored by DOE (Sandia Surety
Assessment),\17\ and the standards developed to enable the use of
distributed ledger technologies when transacting the NAESB Base
Contract for Sale and Purchase of Natural Gas. The NAESB report
identifies all the changes made to the WGQ Version 3.1 Standards and
summarizes the deliberations that led to the changes being made. It
also

identifies changes to the existing standards that were considered but
not adopted due to a lack of consensus or other reasons.
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    \16\ Sandia is a multidisciplinary national laboratory and
federally funded research and development center for the U.S.
Department of Energy's (DOE) National Nuclear Security
Administration that supports numerous federal, state, and local
government agencies, companies, and organizations.
    \17\ In April 2017, NAESB announced that Sandia, through funding
provided by DOE, would be performing a surety assessment of the
NAESB standards. As determined by Sandia and DOE, the purpose of the
surety assessment was to analyze cybersecurity elements within the
standards, focusing on four areas: (1) The NAESB Certification
Program for Accredited Certification Authorities, including the
Wholesale Electric Quadrant (WEQ)-012 Public Key Infrastructure
Business Practice Standards, the NAESB Accreditation Requirements
for Authorized Certificate Authorities, and the Authorized
Certification Authority Process; (2) the WEQ Open Access Same-Time
Information Systems suite of standards; (3) the WGQ and Retail
Markets Quadrant internet Electronic Transport (IET) and Quadrant
Electronic Delivery Mechanism (EDM) Related Standards Manual; and
(4) a high-level dependency analysis between the gas and electric
markets to evaluate the different security paradigms the markets
employ.
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    Type of Respondents: Natural gas pipelines under the jurisdiction
of NGA and NGPA.
    Estimate of Annual Burden: \18\ The Commission estimates the total
annual burden and cost \19\ for this information collection as follows:
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    \18\ ``Burden'' is 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, refer to Title 5 Code of Federal Regulations
1320.3.
    \19\ Commission staff estimates that the industry's skill set
and cost (for wages and benefits) for FERC-549C are approximately
the same as the Commission's average cost. The FERC 2021 average
salary plus benefits for one FERC full-time equivalent (FTE) is
$180,703/year (or $87.00/hour) posted by the Bureau of Labor
Statistics for the Utilities sector (available at https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics3_221000.htm).

                                     FERC-549C: Standards for Business Practices of Interstate Natural Gas Pipelines
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                                               Average
                                              number of                                                                                Cost per
                                 Number of    responses    Total  number     Average  burden & cost  per      Total annual  burden hours &    respondent
                                respondents      per       of  responses            response \20\                  total annual cost             ($)
                                              respondent
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                                        (1)          (2)     (1) * (2) =  (4).............................  (3) * (4) = (5)................    (5) / (1)
                                                                     (3)
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Standards for Business                  178            1             178  33.33 hrs.; $3,135.39...........  5,932.74 hrs.; $558,098.78.....    $3,135.39
 Practices of Interstate
 Natural Gas Pipelines.
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5. FERC-732
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    \20\ The estimated hourly cost (salary plus benefits) provided
in this section is based on the salary figures for May 2021 posted
by the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the Utilities sector
(available at http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm#13-0000)
and scaled to reflect benefits using the relative importance of
employer costs in employee compensation from June 2021 (available at
https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm). The hourly estimates
for salary plus benefits are:
    Petroleum Engineer (Occupation Code: 17-2171), $74.20.
    Computer Systems Analysts (Occupation Code: 15-1120), $67.99.
    Legal (Occupation Code: 23-0000), $142.25.
    Economist (Occupation Code: 19-3011), $75.75.
    The average hourly cost (salary plus benefits) is calculated
weighting each of the aforementioned wage categories as follows:
$74.20 (0.3) + $142.25 (0.3) + $67.99 (0.15) + $75.75 (0.25) =
$94.07. The Commission rounds it to $90/hour.
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    Title: FERC-732, Electric Rate Schedule and Tariffs: Long-Term Firm
Transmission Rights in Organized Electricity Markets.
    OMB Control No.: 1902-0245.
    Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-732 information
collection requirement with no changes to the current reporting
requirements.
    Abstract: 18 CFR part 42 provides the reporting requirements of
FERC-732 as they pertain to long-term transmission rights. To implement
section 1233 \21\ of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct 2005),\22\
the Commission requires each transmission organization that is a public
utility with one or more organized electricity markets to make
available long-term firm transmission rights that satisfy each of the
Commission's guidelines.\23\
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    \21\ 16 U.S.C. 824.
    \22\ 16 U.S.C. 824q.
    \23\ 18 CFR 42.1(d).
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    The FERC-732 regulations require that transmission organizations
(that are public utilities with one or more organized electricity
markets) choose one of two ways to file:
     File tariff sheets making long-term firm transmission
rights available that are consistent with each of the guidelines
established by FERC.
     File an explanation describing how their existing tariffs
already provide long-term firm transmission rights that are consistent
with the guidelines.
    Additionally, the Commission requires each transmission
organization to make its transmission planning and expansion procedures
and plans available to the public. FERC-732 enables the Commission to
exercise its wholesale electric rate and electric power transmission
oversight and enforcement responsibilities in accordance with the FPA,
the Department of Energy Organization Act (DOE Act), and EPAct 2005.
    Type of Respondents: Public utility with one or more organized
electricity markets.
    Estimate of Annual Burden: \24\ The Commission estimates the total
burden and cost \25\ for this information collection as follows.
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    \24\ 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, refer to 5 CFR 1320.3.
    \25\ FERC staff estimates that industry costs for salary plus
benefits are similar to Commission costs. The FERC 2021 average
salary plus benefits for one FERC full-time equivalent (FTE) is
$180,703/year (or $87.00/hour) posted by the Bureau of Labor
Statistics for the Utilities sector (available at https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics3_221000.htm.)

                   FERC-732, Electric Rate Schedules and Tariffs: Long-Term Firm Transmission Rights in Organized Electricity Markets
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                                                                 Annaul
                                                               number of                                                                       Cost per
                                                  Number of    responses    Total  number   Total annual  burden hours &  total annual cost   respondent
                                                 respondents      per       of  responses                         ($)                            ($)
                                                               respondent
                                                         (1)          (2)     (1) * (2) =  (3) * (4) = (5).................................    (5) / (1)
                                                                                (3)
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Public utility with one or more organized                  1            1          \26\ 1  1,180 hrs.; $102,660............................     $102,660
 electricity markets.
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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.
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    \26\ The ``1'' Tariff filing is a placeholder for future
fillers.

    Dated: November 1, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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[Federal Register: March 30, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 61)]
[Notices]
[Page 16141-16143]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. PF06-16-000]

Kinder Morgan Louisiana Pipeline, L.L.C.; Notice of Intent To
Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Kinder
Morgan Pipeline Project and Request for Comments on Environmental
Issues

March 24, 2006.
    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) will prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) for
the Kinder Morgan Pipeline Project proposed in southwest Louisiana by
Kinder Morgan Louisiana Pipeline, L.L.C. This notice describes the
proposed project, the EIS process and how the public can participate in
our \1\ analysis.
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    \1\ ``We,'' ``us,'' and ``our'' refer to the environmental staff
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    This notice is being sent to affected landowners; federal, state,
and local government agencies; elected officials; environmental and
public interest groups; Native American tribes; other interested
parties; and local libraries and newspapers. We encourage government
representatives to notify their constituents of this proposed project
and encourage them to comment on their areas of concern.

Summary of the Proposed Project

    Kinder Morgan proposes to construct, operate and maintain
approximately 133 miles of natural gas pipeline in Cameron, Calcasieu,
Jefferson Davis, Acadia and Evangeline Parishes, Louisiana. According
to Kinder Morgan, the purpose of this project is to provide an
additional source of long-term, competitively priced natural gas from
the Sabine Pass Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Terminal to intrastate and
interstate natural gas markets. Kinder Morgan has stated that this
project is necessary to help meet the growing imbalance between
national supply and demand.
    Specifically, Kinder Morgan is proposing to construct, operate and
maintain:
     130 miles of 42-inch-diameter pipeline beginning within
the Sabine Pass LNG Terminal in Cameron Parish and extending northward
and easterly through Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis and Acadia Parishes
until it connects with an existing Columbia Gulf Transmission
interstate pipeline in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.
     1 mile of 36-inch-diameter bi-directional pipeline
beginning within the Sabine Pass LNG Terminal and extending northward
until it connects with the existing Natural Gas Pipeline Company of
America pipeline approximately one mile north of the LNG terminal in
Cameron Parish, Louisiana.
     2.2 miles of 24-inch-diameter pipeline extending
eastwardly from approximately Milepost 109 of the 130-mile leg
described above until it connects with the existing Florida Gas
Transmission Company's Compressor Station 7 near the town of
Williams in Acadia Parish, Louisiana.
     Associated mainline block valves, metering, tie-in and
pigging facilities.
    The Kinder Morgan Pipeline would deliver approximately 3.4 million
decatherms (Dth) of natural gas per day and would connect with fourteen
intrastate and interstate pipeline facilities. No compressor stations
would be included as part of the project.
    A general location of the proposed pipeline is provided in Appendix
1.\2\

Land Requirements

    Kinder Morgan is proposing that construction of the 42-inch-
diameter and 36-inch-diameter pipelines would require between 85-130
feet of construction right-of-way (ROW). Construction of the 24-inch-
diameter pipeline would require the use of 75-95 feet of construction
ROW. Temporary work spaces (TWS) would also be required for
construction of the proposed project. The size of construction ROW and
TWS required for construction would vary depending on land type and
construction method. Approximately 1,600 acres of land would be
temporarily affected by construction of the proposed project. In
addition, during construction additional lands would also be
temporarily affected by pipeline storage yards, contractor staging
areas, temporary work spaces and access roads.
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    \2\ The appendices referenced in this notice are not being
printed in the Federal Register. Copies of all appendices, other
than Appendix 1 (maps), are available on the Commission's Web site
at the ``eLibrary'' link or from the Commission's Public Reference
Room, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, or call (202)
502-8371. For instructions on connecting to eLibrary refer to the
Public Participation section of this notice. Copies of the
appendices were sent to all those receiving this notice in the mail.
Requests for detailed maps of the proposed facilities should be made
directly to Kinder Morgan.
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    Kinder Morgan proposes that 50 feet of permanent ROW would be
necessary for all three pipeline segments. Approximately 800 acres of
land would be permanently affected by operation of the proposed
project.
    If you are a landowner receiving this notice, you may be contacted
by a Kinder Morgan representative about the acquisition of an easement
to construct, operate and maintain the proposed project facilities. The
pipeline company would seek to negotiate a mutually acceptable
agreement. However, if the project is approved by the FERC, that
approval conveys with it the right of eminent domain. Therefore, if
easement negotiations fail to produce an agreement, the pipeline
company could initiate condemnation proceedings in accordance with
state law.

The EIS Process

    The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requires the
Commission to take into account the environmental impacts that could
result from the approval of an interstate natural gas pipeline. The
FERC will use the EIS to assess the environmental impact that could
result if the Kinder Morgan Pipeline Project is authorized under
section 7 of the Natural Gas Act. NEPA also requires us to discover and
address concerns the public may have about proposals under
consideration by the Commission. This process is referred to as
``scoping.'' The main goal of the scoping process is to focus the
analysis in the EIS on the important environmental issues. With this
Notice of Intent, the Commission staff is requesting public comments on
the scope of the issues to be addressed in the EIS. All comments
received will be considered during preparation of the EIS. Please note
that the scoping period will close on April 24, 2006.
    In the EIS, we will discuss impacts that could occur as a result of
the construction and operation of the proposed project under these
general headings:
     Geology and soils;
     Water resources;
     Wetlands and vegetation;
     Fish and wildlife;
     Threatened and endangered species;
     Land use, recreation and visual resources;
     Air quality and noise;
     Cultural resources;
     Socioeconomics;
     Reliability and safety; and
     Cumulative impacts.
    In the EIS, we will also evaluate possible alternatives to the
proposed project or portions of the project and make recommendations on
how to lessen or avoid impacts on affected resources.
    Our independent analysis of the issues will be included in a draft
EIS. The draft EIS will be mailed to Federal, State and local
government agencies; elected officials; environmental and public
interest groups; Native American tribes; affected landowners;
commentors; other interested parties; local libraries and newspapers;
and the FERC's official service list for this proceeding. A 45-day
comment period will be allotted for review of the draft EIS. We will
consider all comments on the draft EIS and revise the document, as
necessary, before issuing a final EIS. We will consider all comments on
the final EIS before we make our recommendations to the Commission. To
ensure that your comments are considered, please follow the
instructions in the Public Participation section of this notice.
    Although no formal application has been filed, the FERC staff has
already initiated its NEPA review under its Pre-filing Process. The
purpose of the Pre-filing Process is to encourage the early involvement
of interested stakeholders and to identify and resolve issues before an
application is filed.
    With this notice, we are asking Federal, State and local
governmental agencies with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with
respect to environmental issues to express their interest in becoming
cooperating agencies for the preparation of the EIS. These agencies may
choose to participate once they have evaluated the proposal relative to
their responsibilities. Agencies that would like to request cooperating
status should send a letter expressing that interest and expected level
of involvement to the Secretary of the Commission at the address
provided in the public participation section of this notice.

Currently Identified Environmental Issues

    The EIS will discuss impacts that could occur as a result of the
construction, operation and maintenance of the proposed project. We
have already identified several issues that we think deserve attention
based on a preliminary review of the project site and the facility
information provided by Kinder Morgan. This preliminary list of issues
may be changed based on your comments and our analysis.
     Potential impacts to Sabine Lake, including oyster reefs.
     Potential impacts to perennial and intermittent
waterbodies, including waterbodies with Federal and/or State
designations.
     Evaluation of temporary and permanent impacts on wetlands
and development of appropriate mitigation.
     Potential impacts to fish and wildlife habitat, including
the potential for impacts to federally and state-listed threatened and
endangered species, as well as the potential for impacts to wildlife
refuges.
     Potential impacts to existing land uses, including
residences, agricultural and managed forested lands.
     Potential impacts and potential benefits of construction
workforce on local housing, infrastructure, public services and
economy.
     Alternative alignments for the pipeline route, alternative
construction methods and alternative sites for associated surface
facilities, such as staging areas temporarily used during construction.

Public Participation

    You can make a difference by providing us with your specific
comments or concerns about the proposed project. By becoming a
commentor, your concerns will be addressed in the EIS and considered by
the Commission. Your comments should focus on the potential
environmental effects, reasonable

alternatives (including alternative facility sites and pipeline
routes), and measures to avoid or lessen environmental impacts. The
more specific your comments, the more useful they will be. To ensure
that your comments are timely and properly recorded, please carefully
follow these instructions:
     Send an original and two copies of your letter to: Magalie
R. Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First
St., NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426.
     Label one copy of your comments for the attention of Gas
Branch 2, DG2E.
     Reference Docket No. PF06-16-000 on the original and both
copies.
     Mail your comments so that they will be received in
Washington, DC on or before April 24, 2006.
    Please note that we are continuing to experience delays in mail
deliveries from the U.S. Postal Service. As a result, we will include
all comments that we receive within a reasonable time frame in our
environmental analysis of this project. The Commission strongly
encourages electronic filing of any comments in response to this Notice
of Intent. For information on electronically filing comments, please
see the instructions on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov
 under the ``e-Filing'' link and the link to the User's

Guide, as well as information in 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii). Before you
can submit comments you will need to create a free account, which can
be created on-line.
    Public scoping meetings are designed to provide another opportunity
to offer comments on the proposed project. The FERC is arranging and
will announce plans for public scoping meetings in the vicinity of the
proposed project before the close of the scoping period on April 24,
2006. Interested groups and individuals are encouraged to attend these
meetings and to present comments on the environmental issues they
believe should be addressed in the EIS. A transcript of each meeting
will be generated so that your comments will be accurately recorded.
    Once Kinder Morgan formally files its application with the
Commission, you may want to become an official party to the proceeding
known as an ``intervenor.'' Intervenors play a more formal role in the
process and are able to file briefs, appear at hearings and be heard by
the courts if they choose to appeal the Commission's final ruling. An
intervenor formally participates in a Commission proceeding by filing a
request to intervene. Instructions for becoming an intervenor are
included in the User's Guide under the ``e-filing'' link on the
Commission's Web site. Please note that you may not request intervenor
status at this time. You must wait until a formal application is filed
with the Commission.

Environmental Mailing List

    An effort is being made to send this notice to all individuals,
organizations and government entities interested in and/or potentially
affected by the proposed project. This includes all landowners who are
potential right-of-way grantors, whose property may be used temporarily
for project purposes or who own homes within distances defined in the
Commission's regulations of certain aboveground facilities.
    If you received this notice, you are on the environmental mailing
list for this project. If you do not want to send comments at this
time, but still want to remain on our mailing list, please return the
Information Request (Appendix 2). If you do not return the Information
Request, you will be removed from the Commission's environmental
mailing list.

Availability of Additional Information

    Additional information about this project can be obtained by
contacting the Commission's Office of External Affairs, at 1-866-208-
FERC (3372). Additional information is also available on the Internet
at http://www.ferc.gov. The ``eLibrary link'' on the FERC Web site

provides access to documents submitted to and issued by the Commission,
such as comments, orders, notices and rulemakings. Once on the FERC
website, click on the ``eLibrary link,'' select ``General Search'' and
in the ``Docket Number'' field enter the project docket number
excluding the last three digits (PF06-16). When researching information
be sure to select an appropriate date range. In addition, the FERC now
offers a free e-mail service called eSubscription that allows you to
keep track of all formal issuances and submittals in specific dockets.
This can reduce the amount of time you spend researching proceedings by
automatically providing you with notification of these filings,
document summaries and direct links to the documents. To register for
this service, go to http://www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm.

    Public meetings or site visits will be posted on the Commission's
calendar located at http://www.ferc.gov/EventCalendar/EventsList.aspx

along with other related information.
    For assistance with the FERC Web site or with eSubscription, please
contact FERC Online Support at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or toll free
at 1-866-208-3676, or TTY, contact<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Kinder Morgan has also established an Internet Web site for this
project at http://www.kindermorgan.com/business/gas_pipelines/KMLP.

This Web site includes a description of the project, a map of the
proposed pipeline route and answers to frequently asked questions. You
can also request additional information or provide comments directly to
Kinder Morgan at 1-877-751-7626 or by e-mail at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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