Commission Information Collection Activities, Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension, 33140-33141 [E5-2880]

Download as PDF 33140 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 108 / Tuesday, June 7, 2005 / Notices [FR Doc. 05–11291 Filed 6–6–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000–01–C DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. IC05–11–000; FERC Form 11] Commission Information Collection Activities, Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension April 28, 2005. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DoE. ACTION: Notice of proposed information collection and request for comments. AGENCY: 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 July 28, 2005. ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed collection of information can be obtained from the Commission’s website (https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filings/ elibrary.asp) or to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Attn: Michael Miller, Office of the Executive Director Officer, 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 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. IC05–11–000. 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 FERCOlineSupport@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 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 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 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: Number of respondents annually (1) Number of responses per respondent (2) Average burden hours per response (3) Total annual burden hours (1)×(2)×(3) 63 4 3 756 Estimated cost burden to respondents is $39,457. (756 hours/2080 hours per year times $108,558 per year average per employee = $ 39,457.). The cost per respondent is $626.30. 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 VerDate jul<14>2003 20:54 Jun 06, 2005 Jkt 205001 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. PO 00000 Frm 00086 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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 E:\FR\FM\07JNN1.SGM 07JNN1 33141 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 108 / Tuesday, June 7, 2005 / Notices other forms of information technology e.g. permitting electronic submission of responses. Linda Mitry, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. E5–2880 Filed 6–6–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. IC05–510–000; FERC–510] Commission Information Collection Activities, Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension May 6, 2005. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DoE. ACTION: Notice of proposed information collection and request for comments. AGENCY: 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 August 5, 2005. ADDRESSES: Copies of sample filings of the proposed collection of information can be obtained from the Commission’s Web site (https://www.ferc.gov/docsfilings/elibrary.asp) or to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Attn: Michael Miller, Office of the Executive Director Officer, 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 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. IC05–510–000. 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. The information collected under the requirements of FERC–510 ‘‘Application for Surrender of Hydropower License’’ (OMB No. 1902–0068) is used by the Commission to implement the statutory provisions of sections 4(e) and 6 and 13 of the Federal Power Act (FPA) 16 U.S.C. sections 797(e), 799 and 806. Section 4(e) gives the Commission authority to issue licenses for the purposes of constructing, operating and maintaining dams, water conduits, reservoirs, powerhouses, transmissions lines or other power project works necessary or convenient for developing SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: and improving navigation, transmissions and utilization of power over which Congress has jurisdiction. Section 6 gives the Commission the authority to prescribe the conditions of licenses including the revocation or surrender of the license. Section 13 defines the Commission’s authority to delegate time periods for when a license must be terminated if project construction has not begun. Surrender of a license may be desired by a licensee when a licensed project is retired or not constructed or natural catastrophes have damaged or destroyed the project facilities. The information collected under the designation FERC–510 is in the form of a written application for a surrender of a hydropower license. The information is used by Commission staff to determine the broad impact of such a surrender. The Commission will issue a notice soliciting comments from the public and other agencies and conduct a careful review of the prepared application before issuing an order for Surrender of a License. The order is the result of an analysis of the information produced, i.e., economic, environmental concerns, etc., which are examined to determine if the application for surrender is warranted. The order implements the existing regulations and is inclusive for surrender of all types of hydropower licenses issued by FERC and its predecessor, the Federal Power Commission. The Commission implements these mandatory filing requirements in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) under 18 CFR 6.1– 6.4. 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: Number of respondents annually (1) Number of responses per respondent (2) Average burden hours per response (3) Total annual burden hours (1)×(2)×(3) 8 1 10 80 Estimated cost burden to respondents is $4,175. (80 hours/2080 hours per year times $108,558 per year average per employee = $4,175). The cost per respondent is $522.00. 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 VerDate jul<14>2003 20:54 Jun 06, 2005 Jkt 205001 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. PO 00000 Frm 00087 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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 E:\FR\FM\07JNN1.SGM 07JNN1

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[FR Doc No: E5-2880]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. IC05-11-000; FERC Form 11]


Commission Information Collection Activities, Proposed 
Collection; Comment Request; Extension

April 28, 2005.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DoE.

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. 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 July 28, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed collection of information can be 
obtained from the Commission's website (https://www.ferc.gov/docs-
filings/elibrary.asp) or to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 
Attn: Michael Miller, Office of the Executive Director Officer, 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 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. IC05-
11-000.
    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 FERCOlineSupport@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 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 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 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      Average burden    Total annual
             Number of respondents annually  (1)                responses per      hours per       burden hours
                                                               respondent  (2)   response  (3)     (1)x(2)x(3)
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63...........................................................               4                3              756
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    Estimated cost burden to respondents is $39,457. (756 hours/2080 
hours per year times $108,558 per year average per employee = $ 
39,457.). The cost per respondent is $626.30.
    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

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other forms of information technology e.g. permitting electronic 
submission of responses.

Linda Mitry,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. E5-2880 Filed 6-6-05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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