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electric generating unit information for
1998–2000 objected to the public release
of that information.
II. Discussion of Comments
Five companies objected to the release
of the 1998–2000 information on
planned electric generating units but
none specifically addressed how public
release of the information would cause
substantial competitive harm to the
company.
III. Current Actions
The information at issue is planned
electric generating unit data for 1998,
1999 and 2000. As of October 2006, that
information is over six years old.
Planned electric generating unit
information collected after 2000 is
currently treated as non-confidential
and is publicly available. Each survey
respondent was provided with an
opportunity to provide specific details
on why its information for 1998–2000
on planned electric generating units was
sensitive and proprietary and how
public release of the information would
cause substantial competitive harm to
the company. Based on the fact that
most of the responding companies
support this change and the fact that the
small number of companies who
objected provided no details to show
that releasing this historical information
would cause substantial competitive
harm, EIA’s policy regarding the
planned electric generating unit
information for the period 1998–2000
will be considered as non-confidential
and the planned electric generating unit
information for the 1998–2000 time
period will be made publicly available.
Statutory Authority: Section 52 of the
Federal Energy Administration Act
(Pub. L. 93–275, 15 U.S.C. 790a).
Issued in Washington, DC, December 11,
2006.
Jay H. Casselberry,
Agency Clearance Officer, Energy Information
Administration.
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Commission Information Collection
Activities, Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Extension
December 8, 2006.
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, DOE.
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
Notice.
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 August 30, 2006 (71 FR 51589–
51590) and has made this notation in its
submission to OMB.
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due by January 16,
2007.
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 an
original and 14 copies, of 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. IC07–
715–001.
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 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. User assistance for electronic
filings is available at 202–502–8258 or
by e-mail to efiling@ferc.gov. Comments
ADDRESSES:
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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 tollfree 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
715 ‘‘Annual Transmission Planning
and Evaluation Report’’
2. Sponsor: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
3. Control No.: 1902–0171
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 section 213(b) of
the Federal Power Act (FPA), as
amended by the Energy Policy Act of
1992. Through Section 213(b) Congress
requires the Commission to collect
annually from transmitting utilities,
certain transmission system information
and make it available to potential
transmission providers, customers and
state regulatory authorities. This
information collection also supports the
Commission’s responsibilities under
Sections 202, 207, 210–213, 304, 309
and 311 of the FPA, as amended (49
Stat. 838; 16 U.S.C. 791a–825r). The
Commission’s FERC–715 filing
requirements are published in the Code
of Federal Regulations (CFR), 18 CFR
141.300.
Through the FERC–715, the
Commission gathers basic electric
transmission system information. The
Commission staff use the FERC–715
information to evaluate available
transmission capacity and assess
transmission reliability. Electrical
transmission customers and
transmission dependent utilities use the
information, in conjunction with other
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information sources, to assess
transmission availability. Federal and
private agencies use the information in
transmission simulations to test the
impact of changes to the transmission
system, necessary to improve system
functioning. FERC–715 filing
instructions are provided on the
Commission’s Web site at https://
www.ferc.gov/docs-filings/elibrary.asp.
Some or all of the information
collected on the FERC–715 may be
treated as Critical Energy Infrastructure
Information (CEII) (see Order 630, OMB
Control No. 1902–0197). CEII is
information concerning proposed or
existing critical infrastructure (physical
or virtual) that:
1. Relates to the production,
generation, transmission or distribution
of energy;
2. Could be useful to a person
planning an attack on critical
infrastructure;
3. Is exempt from mandatory
disclosure under the Freedom of
Information Act; and
4. Gives strategic information beyond
the location of the critical infrastructure.
CEII is not available to the public. The
Commission has established procedures
for gaining access to CEII that would
otherwise not be available under the
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
requests. These actions are necessary to
keep highly sensitive infrastructure
information out of the public domain
thus decreasing the likelihood that such
information could be used to plan and
execute terrorist attacks.
5. Respondent Description: The
respondent universe currently
comprises 85 companies (on average)
subject to the Commission’s
jurisdiction.
6. Estimated Burden: 9,913 total
hours, 85 respondents (average), 1
response per respondent, and 117 hours
per response (average)
7. Estimated Cost Burden to
respondents: 9,913 hours/2080 hours
per years × $117,321 per year = $
559,136. The cost per respondent is
equal to $6,578.
Statutory Authority: Statutory
provisions of sections 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 14,
16, and 20 of the Natural Gas Act (NPA)
15 U.S.C. 717–717w and Title II, section
311 and sections 501 and 504 of the
Natural Gas Policy Act (Pub. L. 95–621).
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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(202) 273–0873, and by e-mail at
michael.miller@ferc.gov.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC07–6–000; FERC Form 6]
Commission Information Collection
Activities, Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Extension
December 8, 2006.
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. 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 February 16, 2007.
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 from 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 filing, the
original and 14 copies of such
comments should be submitted to the
Secretary of the Commission, Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426
and refer to Docket No. IC07–6–000.
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
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The
information collected under the
requirements of FERC Form 6 ‘‘Annual
Report of Oil Pipeline Companies’’
(OMB No. 1902–0022) is used by the
Commission to carry out its
responsibilities in implementing the
statutory provisions of the Interstate
Commerce Act (ICA), (49 U.S.C.). The
ICA authorizes the Commission to make
investigations and to collect and record
data and to prescribe rules and
regulations concerning accounts,
records and memoranda as necessary or
appropriate for purposes of
administering the ICA. The Commission
may prescribe a system of accounts for
jurisdictional companies and, after
notice and opportunity for hearing may
determine the accounts in which
particular outlays and receipts will be
entered, charged or credited. Every
pipeline carrier subject to the provisions
of Section 20 of the ICA must
electronically file with the Commission
through Commission-provided software.
The Commission’s Office of
Enforcement uses the FERC Form 6 data
collected to assist in the implementation
of its financial audits and investigation
programs, in the continuous review of
the financial condition of regulated
companies and in the assessment of
energy markets. The Office of Energy
Markets and Reliability (OEMR) uses the
data collected for its various rate
proceedings and economic analyses.
The Office of Administrative Litigation
(OAL) uses the data collected for
background research for use in
litigation. The Office of General Counsel
uses the data in its programs relating to
the administration of the ICA.
Additionally, the Office of the Executive
Director (OED) uses the data contained
on certain schedules of the FERC Form
6 to compute annual charges which are
then assessed against oil pipeline
companies to recover the Commission’s
annual costs. These annual charges are
required by Section 3401 of the Budget
Act.
Most notably, the ICA mandates the
collection of information needed by the
Commission to perform it regulatory
responsibilities in the setting of the just
and reasonable rates. The Commission
could be held in violation of the ICA if
the information was not collected.
The Commission implements these
filing requirements in the Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) under 18 CFR
Section 357.1 and 357.2.
Action: The Commission is requesting
a three-year extension of the current
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[IC06-715-001, FERC 715]
Commission Information Collection Activities, Proposed
Collection; Comment Request; Extension
December 8, 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 August 30, 2006 (71 FR 51589-51590) and has made
this notation in its submission to OMB.
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due by January 16,
2007.
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 an original and 14 copies, of 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. IC07-715-001.
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 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. 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 715 ``Annual Transmission
Planning and Evaluation Report''
2. Sponsor: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
3. Control No.: 1902-0171
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 section
213(b) of the Federal Power Act (FPA), as amended by the Energy Policy
Act of 1992. Through Section 213(b) Congress requires the Commission to
collect annually from transmitting utilities, certain transmission
system information and make it available to potential transmission
providers, customers and state regulatory authorities. This information
collection also supports the Commission's responsibilities under
Sections 202, 207, 210-213, 304, 309 and 311 of the FPA, as amended (49
Stat. 838; 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r). The Commission's FERC-715 filing
requirements are published in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), 18
CFR 141.300.
Through the FERC-715, the Commission gathers basic electric
transmission system information. The Commission staff use the FERC-715
information to evaluate available transmission capacity and assess
transmission reliability. Electrical transmission customers and
transmission dependent utilities use the information, in conjunction
with other
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information sources, to assess transmission availability. Federal and
private agencies use the information in transmission simulations to
test the impact of changes to the transmission system, necessary to
improve system functioning. FERC-715 filing instructions are provided
on the Commission's Web site at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filings/
elibrary.asp.
Some or all of the information collected on the FERC-715 may be
treated as Critical Energy Infrastructure Information (CEII) (see Order
630, OMB Control No. 1902-0197). CEII is information concerning
proposed or existing critical infrastructure (physical or virtual)
that:
1. Relates to the production, generation, transmission or
distribution of energy;
2. Could be useful to a person planning an attack on critical
infrastructure;
3. Is exempt from mandatory disclosure under the Freedom of
Information Act; and
4. Gives strategic information beyond the location of the critical
infrastructure.
CEII is not available to the public. The Commission has established
procedures for gaining access to CEII that would otherwise not be
available under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests. These
actions are necessary to keep highly sensitive infrastructure
information out of the public domain thus decreasing the likelihood
that such information could be used to plan and execute terrorist
attacks.
5. Respondent Description: The respondent universe currently
comprises 85 companies (on average) subject to the Commission's
jurisdiction.
6. Estimated Burden: 9,913 total hours, 85 respondents (average), 1
response per respondent, and 117 hours per response (average)
7. Estimated Cost Burden to respondents: 9,913 hours/2080 hours per
years x $117,321 per year = $ 559,136. The cost per respondent is equal
to $6,578.
Statutory Authority: Statutory provisions of sections 4, 5, 7, 8,
10, 14, 16, and 20 of the Natural Gas Act (NPA) 15 U.S.C. 717-717w and
Title II, section 311 and sections 501 and 504 of the Natural Gas
Policy Act (Pub. L. 95-621).
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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