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1. Collection of Information: FERC
Form 2A ‘‘Annual Report of Nonmajor
Natural Gas Companies’’
2. Sponsor: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
3. Control No.: 1902–0030
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 the Natural Gas
Act (NGA) 15 U.S.C. 717. The FERC
Form 2–A is a financial and operating
report for natural gas rate regulation for
nonmajor pipeline owners. A
‘‘nonmajor’’ pipeline owner is one that
has combined gas sales for resale and
has gas transported or stored for a fee
that exceeds 200,000 Dth but which is
less than 50 million Dth, in each of the
three previous calendar years. Under the
Form 2–A, the Commission investigates,
collects and records data, and prescribes
rules and regulations concerning
accounts, records and memoranda as
necessary to administer the NGA. The
Commission is empowered to prescribe
a system of accounts for jurisdictional
gas pipelines and after notice and
opportunity for hearing, may determine
the accounts in which particular outlays
and receipts will be entered, charged or
credited.
FERC staff uses the data in the
continuous review of the financial
condition of jurisdictional companies,
in various rate proceedings and in the
Commission’s audit program. FERC
Form 2–A data are also used to compute
annual charges which are assessed
against each jurisdictional natural gas
pipeline and which are necessary to
recover the Commission’s annual costs.
The annual charges are required by
section 3401 of the Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act of 1986.
The annual financial information filed
with the Commission is a mandatory
requirement submitted in a prescribed
format which is filed electronically and
on paper. The Commission implements
these filing requirements in 18 CFR
Parts 158, 201, 260.2 and 385.2011.
5. Respondent Description: The
respondent universe currently
comprises 43 companies (on average)
subject to the Commission’s
jurisdiction.
6. Estimated Burden: 4,945 total
hours, 43 respondents (average), 1
response per respondent, and 115 hours
per response (average).
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7. Estimated Cost Burden to
respondents: 4,945 hours/2080 hours
per years × $117,321 per year =
$290,369. The cost per respondent is
equal to $6,753.
Statutory Authority: Statutory provisions
of sections 205 (a) and (e) of the Federal
Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 824d.
Philis J. Posey,
Acting Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[IC07–6–001, FERC FORM 6]
Commission Information Collection
Activities, Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Extension
March 30, 2007.
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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 comments from
one entity in response to an earlier
Federal Register notice of December 15,
2006 (71 FR 75522–75523) and has
provided a response to the commenters
in its submission to OMB. Copies of the
submission were also submitted to the
commenter.
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due by May 4, 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
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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. IC07–6–
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
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 6
‘‘Annual Report of Oil Pipeline
Companies.’’
2. Sponsor: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission.
3. Control No.: 1902–0022.
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
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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 collected FERC
Form 6 data 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.
5. Respondent Description: The
respondent universe currently
comprises 155 companies (on average)
subject to the Commission’s
jurisdiction.
6. Estimated Burden: 28,830 total
hours, 155 respondents (average), 1
response per respondent, and 189 hours
per response (average).
7. Estimated Cost Burden to
respondents: 28,830 hours/2080 hours
per years × $117,321 per year =
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$1,692,889. The cost per respondent is
equal to $10,922.
Statutory Authority: Statutory provisions
of 49 App. U.S.C. §§ 1–85 (1988).
Philis J. Posey,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7–6321 Filed 4–4–07; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[IC07–6Q–001, FERC 6Q]
Commission Information Collection
Activities, Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Extension
March 30, 2007.
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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 December 15, 2006 (71 FR
75523–75524) and has made this
notation in its submission to OMB.
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due by May 4, 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
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comments should be submitted to the
Secretary of the Commission, Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street, NE., Washington, D.C.
20426 and should refer to Docket No.
IC07–6Q–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
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 6Q
‘‘Quarterly Financial Report of Oil
Pipeline Companies.’’
2. Sponsor: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission.
3. Control No.: 1902–0206.
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 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
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[IC07-6-001, FERC FORM 6]
Commission Information Collection Activities, Proposed
Collection; Comment Request; Extension
March 30, 2007.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
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 comments from one entity in response to an
earlier Federal Register notice of December 15, 2006 (71 FR 75522-
75523) and has provided a response to the commenters in its submission
to OMB. Copies of the submission were also submitted to the commenter.
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due by May 4,
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. IC07-6-001.
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 6 ``Annual Report of Oil
Pipeline Companies.''
2. Sponsor: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
3. Control No.: 1902-0022.
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
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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 collected FERC Form
6 data 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.
5. Respondent Description: The respondent universe currently
comprises 155 companies (on average) subject to the Commission's
jurisdiction.
6. Estimated Burden: 28,830 total hours, 155 respondents (average),
1 response per respondent, and 189 hours per response (average).
7. Estimated Cost Burden to respondents: 28,830 hours/2080 hours
per years x $117,321 per year = $1,692,889. The cost per respondent is
equal to $10,922.
Statutory Authority: Statutory provisions of 49 App. U.S.C.
Sec. Sec. 1-85 (1988).
Philis J. Posey,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7-6321 Filed 4-4-07; 8:45 am]
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