[Federal Register: October 19, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 202)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC07-538-000; FERC-538]
Commission Information Collection Activities, Proposed
Collection; Comment Request; Extension
October 13, 2006.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of Section 3506(c) (2) (a)
of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13), the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) is soliciting public comment
on the specific aspects of the information collection described below.
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due by December
21, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed collection of information can be
obtained from and written comments may be submitted to the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, Attn: Michael Miller, Office of the
Executive Director, ED-34, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.
Comments may be filed either in paper format or electronically. Those
parties filing electronically do not need to make a paper filing. For
paper filings, the original and 14 copies of such comments should be
submitted to the Office of the Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426 and refer to
Docket No. IC07-538-000.
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.
All comments may be viewed, printed or downloaded remotely via the
Internet
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through FERC's homepage using the eLibrary link. 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 (202)273-0873, and by e-mail at
michael.miller@ferc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The information collected under the
requirements of FERC-538 ``Gas Pipeline Certificates: Initial Service
(OMB No. 1902-0061) is used by the Commission to implement the
statutory provisions of sections 7(a), 10(a) and 16 of the Natural Gas
Act (NGA) (Pub. L. 75-688) (15 U.S.C. 717-717w). The reporting
requirements contained in this collection of information are used by
the Commission to determine whether a distributor applicant can
economically construct and manage its facilities. Requests are made to
the Commission by individuals or entities to have the Commission, by
order, direct a natural gas pipeline to extend or improve its
transportation facilities, and sell gas to an individual, entity or
municipality for the specific purpose indicated in the order, and to
extend the pipeline's transportation facilities to communities
immediately adjacent to the municipality's facilities or to territories
served by the natural gas company. In addition, the Commission reviews
the supply data to determine if the pipeline company can provide the
service without curtailing certain of its existing customers. The flow
data and market data are also used to evaluate existing and future
customer requirements on the system to find if sufficient capacity will
be available. Likewise, the cost of facilities and the rate data are
used to evaluate the financial impact of the cost of the project to
both the pipeline company and its customers. The Commission implements
these filing requirements in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
under 18 CFR part 156.
Action: The Commission is requesting a three-year extension of the
current expiration date, with no changes to the existing collection of
data.
Burden Statement: Public reporting burden for this collection is
estimated as:
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Number of Number of Average burden
respondents responses per hours per Total annual
annually respondent response burden hours
(1) (2) (3) (1)x(2)x(3)
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1 1 240 240
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The estimated total cost to respondents is $13,537 (240 hours
divided by 2,080 hours per employee per year times $117,321 per year
average salary (including overhead) per employee = $13,537 (rounded
off)).
The reporting burden includes the total time, effort, or financial
resources expended to generate, maintain, retain, disclose, or provide
the information including: (1) Reviewing instructions; (2) developing,
acquiring, installing, and utilizing technology and systems for the
purposes of collecting, validating, verifying, processing, maintaining,
disclosing and providing information; (3) adjusting the existing ways
to comply with any previously applicable instructions and requirements;
(4) training personnel to respond to a collection of information; (5)
searching data sources; (6) completing and reviewing the collection of
information; and (7) transmitting or otherwise disclosing the
information.
The estimate of cost for respondents is based upon salaries for
professional and clerical support, as well as direct and indirect
overhead costs. Direct costs include all costs directly attributable to
providing this information, such as administrative costs and the cost
for information technology. Indirect or overhead costs are costs
incurred by an organization in support of its mission. These costs
apply to activities which benefit the whole organization rather than
any one particular function or activity.
Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the proposed 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 of the
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are
to respond, including the use of appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms
of information technology e.g. permitting electronic submission of
responses.
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E6-17501 Filed 10-18-06; 8:45 am]
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