[Federal Register: September 2, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 170)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[IC05-11-001, FERC-11]
Commission Information Collection Activities, Proposed
Collection; Comment Request; Extension
August 26, 2005.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of section 3507 of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3507, the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (Commission) has submitted the information
collection described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
for review and extension of this information collection requirement.
Any interested person may file comments directly with OMB and should
address a copy of those comments to the Commission as explained below.
The Commission received no comments in response to an earlier Federal
Register notice of June 7, 2005 (70 FR 33140-41) and has made this
notation in its submission to OMB.
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due by September
23, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Address comments on the collection of information to the
Office of Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Desk Officer.
Comments to OMB should be filed electronically, c/o
oira_submission@omb.eop.gov and include the OMB Control No. as a point of
reference. The Desk Officer may be reached by telephone at (202) 395-
4650. A copy of the comments should also be sent to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, Office of the Executive Director, ED-33,
Attention: Michael Miller, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
Comments may be filed either in paper format or electronically. Those
persons filing electronically do not need to make a paper filing. For
paper filings, such comments should be submitted to the Office of the
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426 and should refer to Docket No. IC05-11-001.
Documents filed electronically via the Internet must be prepared in
WordPerfect, MS Word, Portable Document Format, or ASCII format. To
file the document, access the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov
and click on ``Make an E-Filing,'' and then follow the
instructions for each screen. First time users will have to establish a
user name and password. The Commission will send an automatic
acknowledgement to the sender's e-mail address upon receipt of
comments. User assistance for electronic filings is available at (202)
502-8258 or by e-mail to efiling@ferc.gov. Comments should not be
submitted to e-mail address.
All comments may be viewed, printed or downloaded remotely via the
Internet through FERC's homepage using the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the
docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number
field to access the document. For user assistance, contact
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll-free at (866) 208-3676, or for TTY,
contact (202) 502-8659.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Miller may be reached by
telephone at (202) 502-8415, by fax at
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(202) 273-0873, and by e-mail at michael.miller@ferc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description
The information collection submitted for OMB review contains the
following:
1. Collection of Information: FERC Form 11 ``Natural Gas Monthly
Quarterly Statement of Monthly Data''.
2. Sponsor: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
3. Control No. 1902-0032.
The Commission is now requesting that OMB approve and extend the
expiration date for an additional three years with no changes to the
existing collection. The information filed with the Commission is
mandatory.
4. Necessity of the Collection of Information: Submission of the
information is necessary for the Commission to carry out its
responsibilities in implementing the statutory provisions of sections
10(a) and 16 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) 15 U.S.C. 717-717w and the
Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 (NGPA) (15 U.S.C. 3301-3432). The NGA
and NGPA authorize the Commission to prescribe rules and regulations
requiring natural gas pipeline companies whose gas was transported or
stored for a fee, which exceeded 50 million dekatherms in each of the
three previous calendar years to submit FERC Form 11. Although the
submission of the form is quarterly, the information is reported on a
monthly basis. This permits the Commission to follow developing trends
on a pipeline's system. Gas revenues and quantities of gas by rate
schedule, transition cost from upstream pipelines, and reservation
charges are reported. This information is used by the Commission to
assess the reasonableness of the various revenues and cost of service
items claimed in rate filings. It also provides the Commission with a
view of the status pipeline activities, allows revenue comparisons
between pipelines, and provides the financial status of the regulated
pipelines.
The Commission implements these filing requirements in the Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) under 18 CFR section 260.3 and section
385.2011.
5. Respondent Description: The respondent universe currently
comprises 63 companies (on average) subject to the Commission's
jurisdiction.
6. Estimated Burden: 756 total hours, 63 respondents (average), 4
responses per respondent, and 3 hours per response (average).
7. Estimated Cost Burden to respondents: 756 hours/2080 hours per
year x $108,558 per year = $39,457. The cost per respondent is equal to
$626.
Statutory Authority: Sections 10(a) and 16 of the Natural Gas
Act (NGA) 15 U.S.C. 717-717w and the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978
(NGPA) (15 U.S.C. 3301-3432).
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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