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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC05–73–000; FERC Form 73]
Commission Information Collection
Activities, Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Extension
January 21, 2005.
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, DOE.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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 by March 29, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed
collection of information can be
obtained from Michael Miller, Office of
the Executive Director, ED–33, 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. IC05–73–000.
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 https://
www.ferc.gov and click on ‘‘Make an Efiling,’’ 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 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 73 ‘‘Oil
Pipelines Service Life Data’’ (OMB No.
1902–0019) is used by the Commission
to implement the statutory provisions of
sections 306 and 402 of the Department
of Energy Organization Act, 42 U.S.C.
7155 and 7172, and Executive Order No.
12009, 42 FR 46277 (September 13,
1977). The Commission has authority
over interstate oil pipelines as stated in
the Interstate Commerce Act, 49 U.S.C.
6501 et al. As part of the information
necessary for the subsequent
investigation and review of an oil
pipeline company’s proposed
depreciation rates, the pipeline
companies are required to provide
service life data as part of their data
submissions if the proposed
depreciation rates are based on the
remaining physical life calculations.
This service life data is submitted on
FERC Form No. 73.
The data submitted are used by the
Commission to assist in the selection of
appropriate service lives and book
depreciation rates. Book depreciation
rates are used by oil pipeline companies
to compute the depreciation portion of
their operating expense which is a
component of their cost of service
which in turn is used to determine the
transportation rate to assess customers.
FERC staff’s recommended book
depreciation rates become legally
binding when issued by Commission
order. These rates remain in effect until
a subsequent review is requested and
the outcome indicates that a
modification is justified. The
Commission implements these filings in
18 CFR parts 347 and 357.
Action: The Commission is requesting
a three-year approval of the collection of
data with no changes to the information
that is collected on Form 73. This is a
mandatory information collection
requirement.
Burden Statement: Public reporting
burden for this collection is estimated as
follows:
Number of respondents annually
(1)
Number of
responses per
respondent
(2)
Average
burden hours
per response
(3)
Total annual
burden hours
(1)x(2)x(3)
2 ...................................................................................................................................................
1
40
80
The estimated total cost to
respondents is $4,176.00 (80 hours
divided by 2,080 hours per employee
per year times $108,588 per year average
salary per employee = $4,176.00
(rounded)).
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
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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.
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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
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e.g. permitting electronic submission of
responses.
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E5–331 Filed 1–28–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket Nos. CP04–370–000 and RP96–383–
058]
Dominion Transmission, Inc.; Notice of
Motion To Withdraw Application for
Approval of Negotiated Rate
Agreement and To Terminate
Proceeding
January 19, 2005.
On December 22, 2004, Dominion
Transmission, Inc. (Dominion) tendered
for filing a motion to withdraw its
application for approval of a negotiated
rate agreement between Dominion and
PSEG Energy Resources & Trade, LLC
(PSEG), and to terminate the proceeding
in the above referenced dockets.
Rule 216 of the Commission’s Rules of
Practice and Procedure provides that the
withdrawal of any pleading becomes
effective 15 days after notice of
withdrawal, unless it is opposed and the
Commission finds good cause to
disallow the withdrawal. No comments
in opposition to Dominion’s motion
were filed.
Pursuant to Rule 216, Dominion’s
motion to withdraw its application and
to terminate the subject proceeding will
take effect by operation of law.
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E5–343 Filed 1–28–05; 8:45 am]
all parties on the official service list in
the above-captioned proceeding.
Any person desiring to protest this
filing must file in accordance with Rule
211 of the Commission’s Rules of
Practice and Procedure (18 CFR
385.211). Protests to this filing will be
considered by the Commission in
determining the appropriate action to be
taken, but will not serve to make
protestants parties to the proceeding.
Such protests must be filed on or before
the date as indicated below. Anyone
filing a protest must serve a copy of that
document on all the parties to the
proceeding.
The Commission encourages
electronic submission of protests in lieu
of paper using the ‘‘eFiling’’ link at
https://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to
file electronically should submit an
original and 14 copies of the protest to
the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426.
This filing is accessible online at
https://www.ferc.gov, using the
‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is available for
review in the Commission’s Public
Reference Room in Washington, DC.
There is an ‘‘eSubscription’’ link on the
Web site that enables subscribers to
receive e-mail notification when a
document is added to a subscribed
docket(s). For assistance with any FERC
Online service, please e-mail
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call
(866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
(202) 502–8659.
Protest Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on
January 26, 2005.
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E5–348 Filed 1–28–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. ER05–67–000]
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
Metcalf Energy Center, LLC; Notice of
Issuance of Order
[Docket No. CP00–6–012]
Gulfstream Natural Gas System, L.L.C.;
Notice of Compliance Filing
January 19, 2005.
Take notice that, on January 12, 2005,
Gulfstream Natural Gas System, L.L.C.
(Gulfstream) submitted a compliance
filing pursuant to the October 8, 2003
order in the above-captioned docket.
Gulfstream states that copies of the
filing were served on all customers,
interested state commissions, as well as
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January 19, 2005.
Metcalf Energy Center, LLC (Metcalf)
filed an application for market-based
rate authority, with an accompanying
tariff. The proposed tariff provides for
wholesale sales of energy, capacity and
ancillary services at market-based rates.
Metcalf also requested waiver of various
Commission regulations. In particular,
Metcalf requested that the Commission
grant blanket approval under 18 CFR
part 34 of all future issuances of
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securities and assumptions of liability
by Metcalf.
On January 12, 2005, the Commission
granted the request for blanket approval
under part 34, subject to the following:
Any person desiring to be heard or to
protest the blanket approval of
issuances of securities or assumptions of
liability by Metcalf should file a motion
to intervene or protest with the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426,
in accordance with Rules 211 and 214
of the Commission’s Rules of Practice
and Procedure. 18 CFR 385.211, 385.214
(2004).
Notice is hereby given that the
deadline for filing motions to intervene
or protest, is February 11, 2005.
Absent a request to be heard in
opposition by the deadline above,
Metcalf is authorized to issue securities
and assume obligations or liabilities as
a guarantor, indorser, surety, or
otherwise in respect of any security of
another person; provided that such
issuance or assumption is for some
lawful object within the corporate
purposes of Metcalf, compatible with
the public interest, and is reasonably
necessary or appropriate for such
purposes.
The Commission reserves the right to
require a further showing that neither
public nor private interests will be
adversely affected by continued
approval of Metcalf’s issuances of
securities or assumptions of liability.
Copies of the full text of the
Commission’s Order are available from
the Commission’s Public Reference
Room, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426. The Order may
also be viewed on the Commission’s
Web site at https://www.ferc.gov, using
the eLibrary link. Enter the docket
number excluding the last three digits in
the docket number filed to access the
document. Comments, protests, and
interventions may be filed electronically
via the Internet in lieu of paper. See, 18
CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the
instructions on the Commission’s Web
site under the ‘‘e-Filing’’ link. The
Commission strongly encourages
electronic filings.
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E5–345 Filed 1–28–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC05-73-000; FERC Form 73]
Commission Information Collection Activities, Proposed
Collection; Comment Request; Extension
January 21, 2005.
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. 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 by March 29,
2005.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed collection of information can be
obtained from Michael Miller, Office of the Executive Director, ED-33,
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. IC05-73-
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 https://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 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 Form 73 ``Oil Pipelines Service Life Data'' (OMB
No. 1902-0019) is used by the Commission to implement the statutory
provisions of sections 306 and 402 of the Department of Energy
Organization Act, 42 U.S.C. 7155 and 7172, and Executive Order No.
12009, 42 FR 46277 (September 13, 1977). The Commission has authority
over interstate oil pipelines as stated in the Interstate Commerce Act,
49 U.S.C. 6501 et al. As part of the information necessary for the
subsequent investigation and review of an oil pipeline company's
proposed depreciation rates, the pipeline companies are required to
provide service life data as part of their data submissions if the
proposed depreciation rates are based on the remaining physical life
calculations. This service life data is submitted on FERC Form No. 73.
The data submitted are used by the Commission to assist in the
selection of appropriate service lives and book depreciation rates.
Book depreciation rates are used by oil pipeline companies to compute
the depreciation portion of their operating expense which is a
component of their cost of service which in turn is used to determine
the transportation rate to assess customers. FERC staff's recommended
book depreciation rates become legally binding when issued by
Commission order. These rates remain in effect until a subsequent
review is requested and the outcome indicates that a modification is
justified. The Commission implements these filings in 18 CFR parts 347
and 357.
Action: The Commission is requesting a three-year approval of the
collection of data with no changes to the information that is collected
on Form 73. This is a mandatory information collection requirement.
Burden Statement: Public reporting burden for this collection is
estimated as follows:
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Number of Average burden Total annual
Number of respondents annually (1) responses per hours per burden hours
respondent (2) response (3) (1)x(2)x(3)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2............................................................ 1 40 80
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The estimated total cost to respondents is $4,176.00 (80 hours
divided by 2,080 hours per employee per year times $108,588 per year
average salary per employee = $4,176.00 (rounded)).
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
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Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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