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OMB Control No: 1902-0128	ICR Reference No: 201212-1902-004
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 201003-1902-006
Agency/Subagency: FERC	Agency Tracking No: FERC-577
Title: FERC-577 (NOPR in RM12-11), Gas Pipeline Certificates: Environmental Impact Statement
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Comment filed on proposed rule and continue	Conclusion Date: 05/30/2013
	Date Received in OIRA: 01/07/2013
Terms of Clearance: OMB files this comment in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.11(c) of the Paperwork Reduction Act and is withholding approval of this collection at this time. This OMB action is not an approval to conduct or sponsor an information collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The agency shall examine public comment in response to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and will include in the supporting statement of the next ICR, to be submitted to OMB at the final rule stage, a description of how the agency has responded to any public comments on the ICR. This action has no effect on any current approvals.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	05/31/2013	36 Months From Approved	07/31/2013
Responses	1,474	0	1,474
Time Burden (Hours)	285,226	0	285,226
Cost Burden (Dollars)	18,906,383	0	18,906,383

Abstract: Section 102(2) (c) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) (Pub.L 91-190) (42 U.S.C. 4321) requires that all Federal agencies must include in every recommendation or report on proposals for legislation and other major federal actions significantly affecting the quality of human environment, a detailed statement on: the environmental impact on the proposed actions; any adverse environmental effects which cannot be avoided should the proposal be implemented; alternatives to the proposed action; the relationship between local short-term uses of man's environment, and the maintenance and enhancement of resources which would be involved in the proposed action should it be implemented. FERC-577 identifies the Commission's information collections relating to Parts 2, 157, 284, and 380 of its regulations implementing NEPA and includes the environmental compliance conditions of Parts 2, 157, 284, and 380. One part of the FERC-577 pertains to land owner notification. Commission staff has received numerous requests from landowners asking that we require companies to notify landowners in advance of any activity that will take place on their land. In response to these requests, the Commission proposes in the NOPR to add landowner notification requirements for both auxiliary installations and replacement facilities under section 2.55 and for siting and maintenance activities under section 380.15.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 15 USC 717 to 717w Name of Law: Natural Gas Act
US Code: 42 USC 4321 Name of Law: National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA)

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
1902-AE62	Proposed rulemaking	78 FR 679	01/04/2013

Federal Register Notices & Comments
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
FERC-577, Gas Pipeline Certificates: Environmental Impact Statement
Landowner Notification Requirements (RM12-11)

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The increase in burden is due to the proposed landowner notification requirement. As noted in item 12 of the supporting statement, the Commission estimates a total increase of 53,000 hours (approximately 321 hours per entity). As noted in the supporting statement, this new information collection requirement comes out of requests from the landowners for better notification when work is being done on their land.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $4,881,948

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

Agency Contact: Howard Wheeler 202 502-8688 howard.wheeler@ferc.gov

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