[Federal Register: April 25, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 79)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[IC06-567-001, FERC-567]
Commission Information Collection Activities, Proposed
Collection; Comment Request; Extension
April 18, 2006.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE.
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 February 14, 2006 (71 FR 7751-7852) and has made
this notation in its OMB submission.
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due by May 31,
2006.
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-34,
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 Secretary of
the Commission, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street,
NE., Washington, DC 20426 and should refer to Docket No. IC06-567-001.
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 this 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 (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-567 ``Gas Pipeline Certificates:
Annual Reports of System Flow Diagrams and Systems Capacity''.
2. Sponsor: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
3. Control No. 1902-0005.
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
4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10(a) and 16 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA), sections
301(a), 303(a), 304(d), sections 401 and 402, section 508 of the
Natural Gas Policy Act (NGPA).
The information collected under the requirements of FERC-567 is
used by the Commission to obtain accurate data on pipeline facilities.
Specifically, the FERC-567 data is used in determining the
configuration and location of installed pipeline interconnections and
receipt and delivery points; and developing and evaluating alternatives
to proposed facilities as a means to mitigate the environmental impact
of new pipeline construction.
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FERC-567 also contains valuable information that can be used to
assist federal officials in maintaining adequate natural gas service in
times of national emergency. The Commission implements these filing
requirements in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) under 18 CFR
260.8 and 284.13.
5. Respondent Description: The respondent universe currently
comprises 91 companies (on average) subject to the Commission's
jurisdiction.
6. Estimated Burden: 12,724 total hours, 91 respondents (average),
1.714 responses per respondent (derived by dividing the total number of
responses expected annually (156) by the number of respondents (91) and
rounding to three places), and 81.58 hours per response (average).
7. Estimated Cost Burden to respondents: 12,724 hours/2080 hours
per years x $112,767 per year = $689,830. The cost per respondent is
equal to $7,580.
Statutory Authority: Sections 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10(a) and 16 of the
Natural Gas Act (NGA), 15 U.S.C. 717-717w and Title III, sections
301(a), 303(a), 304(d), Title IV, sections 401 and 402, Title V,
section 508 of the Natural Gas Policy Act (Pub. L. 95-621).
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E6-6179 Filed 4-24-06; 8:45 am]
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