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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
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expiration date, with no changes to the
existing collection of data.
Burden Statement: Public reporting
burden for this collection is estimated
as:
Average
burden hours
per response
(3)
Total annual
burden hours
(1) × (2) × (3)
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Number of respondents annually
(1)
Number of
responses per
respondent
(2)
1
186
29,016
Estimated cost burden to respondents
is $1,703,811. (29,016 hours/2080 hours
per year times $122,137 per year average
per employee = $1,703,811). The cost
per respondent is $10,922).
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 or other technological
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collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E6–21384 Filed 12–14–06; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC07–6Q–000; FERC Form 6Q]
Commission Information Collection
Activities, Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Extension
December 8, 2006.
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, DOE.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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. IC07–6Q–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
SUMMARY:
PO 00000
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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.
The
information collected under the
requirements of FERC Form 6Q
‘‘Quarterly Financial Report of Oil
Pipeline Companies’’ (OMB No. 1902–
0206) 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.).
Although the Commission requires
jurisdictional entities to file financial
information, a general weakness in this
reporting program has been the
frequency with which the financial
reports are required. In a rapidly
changing business environment, annual
reporting is simply insufficient.
Financial accounting and reporting
provides needed information
concerning a company’s past
performance and its future prospects.
Without reliable financial statements
prepared in accordance with the
Commission’s Uniform System of
Accounts and related regulations, the
Commission would be unable to
accurately determine the costs that
relate to a particular time period, service
or line of business. Additionally, it
would be difficult to determine whether
a given entity has previously been given
the opportunity to recover its cost
through rates, or to compare how the
financial performance and results of
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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.
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. 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/docs-filings/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 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 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
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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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Average burden
Number of hours per Total annual
Number of respondents annually (1) responses per response (3) burden hours
respondent (2) (1) x (2) x (3)
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156.......................................................... 1 186 29,016
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Estimated cost burden to respondents is $1,703,811. (29,016 hours/
2080 hours per year times $122,137 per year average per employee =
$1,703,811). The cost per respondent is $10,922).
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 or other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information technology.
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E6-21384 Filed 12-14-06; 8:45 am]
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