[Federal Register: March 20, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 55)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC08-11-000; FERC Form No. 11]
Commission Information Collection Activities, Proposed
Collection; Comment Request; Extension
March 13, 2008.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice of proposed information collection and request for
comments.
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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. No. 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 May 19, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed collection of information can be
obtained from the Commission's Web site (http://www.ferc.gov/docs-
filing/elibrary.asp) or from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
Attn: Michael Miller, Office of the Executive Director Officer, 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 filing,
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. IC08-
11-000.
Documents filed electronically via the Internet must be prepared in
an acceptable filing format and in compliance with the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission's submission guidelines. Complete filing
instructions and acceptable filing formats are available at (http://
www.ferc.gov/help/submission-guide/electronic-media.asp). To file the
document electronically, access the Commission's Web site and click on
Documents & Filing, E-Filing (http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
efiling.asp), 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 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, the Commission's
Information Collection Officer, 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 Form No. 11 ``Natural Gas Monthly Quarterly
Statement of Monthly Data'' (OMB No. 1902-0032) is used by the
Commission to implement 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 No. 11. The Commission
implements these filing requirements in the Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR) under 18 CFR 260.3 and 385.2011.
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.
Action: The Commission is requesting a one-year extension of the
current expiration date, while it assesses its information needs with
respect to the Form 11. There are no changes to the existing collection
of data. This is a mandatory information collection requirement.
Burden Statement: Public reporting burden for this collection is
estimated as:
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Number of respondents Number of responses per Average burden hours per
annually respondent response Total annual burden hours
(1) (2) (3) (1) x (2) x (3)
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70 4 3 840
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Estimated total cost to respondents is $51,040. (840 hours divided
by 2080 hours \1\ per year times $126,384 \2\ equals $51,040.) The
average estimated cost per respondent is $729.14.
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\1\ Number of hours an employee works each year.
\2\ Average annual salary per employee.
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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) using
technology and systems for the purpose of providing the information;
(3) completing and reviewing the information; and (4) filing the
information.
The cost estimate 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) The accuracy of the agency's burden
estimate for the information collection, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used to calculate the reporting burden; and
(2) ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information
to be collected.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-5594 Filed 3-19-08; 8:45 am]
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