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Notice of revision of listing of
covered facilities.
ACTION:
SUMMARY: Periodically, the Department
of Energy (‘‘Department’’ or ‘‘DOE’’)
publishes a list of facilities covered
under the Energy Employees
Occupational Illness Compensation
Program Act of 2000 (‘‘Act’’), Title 36 of
Public Law 106–398 (66 FR 4003; 66 FR
31218). This Notice revises the previous
lists because it has been found that
some designated atomic weapons
employers (AWE) should not have been
so designated. Previous lists were
published on November 30, 2005,
August 23, 2004, July 21, 2003,
December 27, 2002, June 11, 2001, and
January 17, 2001.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Patricia R. Worthington, PhD, Director,
Office of Health and Safety (HS–10),
(301) 903–5392.
ADDRESSES: The Department welcomes
comments on this Notice. Comments
should be addressed to: Patricia R.
Worthington, PhD, Director, Office of
Health and Safety (HS–10), U.S.
Department of Energy, 1000
Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Purpose
The Act establishes a program to
provide compensation to certain
employees who developed illnesses as a
result of their employment with DOE,
its predecessor Agencies, and certain of
its contractors and subcontractors.
Section 3621 defines an AWE as an
entity, other than the United States, that
(a) Processed or produced, for use by the
United States, material that emitted
radiation and was used in the
production of an atomic weapon,
excluding uranium mining and milling;
and (b) is designated by the Secretary of
Energy as an AWE for the purposes of
the compensation program. Section
3621 goes on to define an AWE facility
as a facility, owned by an AWE, that is
or was used to process or produce, for
use by the United States, material that
emitted radiation and was used in the
production of an atomic weapon,
excluding uranium mining or milling.
It has recently come to the attention
of the Department that a number of
entities previously designated as AWEs
failed the basic definitional test for an
AWE because the designated entities
were Agencies of the U.S. Government.
Since the definition of an AWE
specifically excludes the United States,
these previously made designations are
invalid. To make it clear that these
entities are not covered under the Act,
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this Notice formally removes the
following entities from the list.
• Naval Research Laboratory,
previously designated as an AWE in the
District of Columbia.
• Philadelphia Navy Yard, previously
designated as an AWE in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania.
• Watertown Arsenal (Building 421),
previously designated as an AWE in
Watertown, Massachusetts.
Issued in Washington, DC, on June 14,
2007.
Glenn S. Podonsky,
Chief Health, Safety and Security
Officer,Office of Health, Safety and Security.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[IC07–549B–001, FERC 549B]
Commission Information Collection
Activities, ProposedCollection;
Comment Request; Extension
June 20, 2007.
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, Department of Energy.
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 did not receive any
comments in response to an earlier
Federal Register notice of March 19,
2007 (72 FR 12786–12787) and has
made a notation in its submission to
OMB.
Comments on the collection of
information are due by July 28, 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.
DATES:
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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–
549B–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
549B ‘‘Gas Pipeline Rates: Capacity
Information’’.
2. Sponsor: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission.
3. Control No.: 1902–0169.
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
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information is necessary for the
Commission to carry out its
responsibilities in implementing the
statutory provisions of sections 4, 5, and
16 of the NGA, 15 U.S.C. 717c–717o,
Public Law 75–688, 52 Stat. 822 and 830
and Title III of the NGPA, 15 U.S.C.
3301–3432, Public Law 95–621.
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Capacity Reports
On April 4, 1992, in Order No. 636,
the Commission established a capacity
release mechanism under which
shippers could release firm
transportation and storage capacity on
either a short or long term basis to other
shippers wanting to obtain capacity.
Pipelines posted available firm and
interruptible capacity information on
their electronic bulletin boards (EBBs)
to inform potential shippers. On
September 11, 1992, in Order No. 636–
A, the Commission determined, through
staff audits, that the efficiency of the
capacity release mechanism could be
enhanced by standardizing the content
and format of capacity release
information and the methods by which
shippers access this information, posted
to EBBs.
On April 4, 1995, through Order 577
(RM95–5–000), the Commission
amended §284.243(h) of its regulations
to allow shippers the ability to release
capacity without having to comply with
the Commission’s advance posting and
bidding requirements.
To create greater substitution between
different forms of capacity and to
enhance competition across the pipeline
grid, on February 25, 2000, in Order No.
637 RM98–10–000), the Commission
revised its capacity release regulations
regarding scheduling, segmentation and
flexible point rights, penalties, and
reporting requirements. This resulted in
more reliable capacity information
availability and price data that shippers
needed to make informed decisions in a
competitive market as well as to
improve shipper’s and the
Commission’s availability to monitor
marketplace behavior.
Index of Customers
In Order 581, issued September 28,
1995, the Commission established the
Index of Customers (IOC) information
requirement. The Index of Customers
had two functions, first, for analyzing
capacity held on pipelines and second,
for providing capacity information to
the market. The Index of Customers
information aids the capacity release
system by enabling shippers to identify
and locate those holding capacity rights
that the shippers may want to acquire.
The information was required to be
posted on the pipeline’s EBB and filed
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on electronic media with the
Commission. This first Index contained,
for all firm customers under contract as
of the first day of the calendar quarter,
the full legal name of the shipper, the
rate schedule number for which service
is contracted, the contract effective and
expiration dates, and the contract
quantities.
In Order 637, the Commission
required the following additional
information: the receipt and delivery
points held under contract and the
zones or segments in which the capacity
is held; the common transaction point
codes; the contract number; a shipper
identification number, such as DUNS;
an indication whether the contract
includes negotiated rates; the names of
any agents or asset managers that
control capacity in a pipeline rate zone;
and any affiliate relationship between
the pipeline and the holder of capacity.
The Index is now provided through a
quarterly filing on electronic media to
the Commission and is posted on
pipelines’ Internet Web sites.
5. Respondent Description: The
respondent universe currently
comprises 103 companies (on average)
subject to the Commission’s
jurisdiction. Capacity reports: 179,838
hours/2080 work hours per year ×
$122,137 = $10,560,035; Index of
Customers (IOC): 1,236 hours/2080
work hours per year × $122,137 =
$72,578 Total Costs = $10,632,613. The
estimated annual cost per respondent is:
Capacity Reports: $102,525; Index of
Customers: $705.
6. Estimated Burden: 181,074 total
hours, 103 respondents (average), 6
(Capacity Reports), 4 (Index of
Customers) responses per respondent,
and 291 (Capacity Reports), 3 (Index of
Customers) hours per response (rounded
off and average time)
7. Estimated Cost Burden to
respondents: 181,074 hours/2080 hours
per years × $122,137 per year =
$10,560,035. The cost per respondent is
equal to $102,525; Index of Customers:
$705.
Statutory Authority: Statutory provisions
of sections 4, 5 and 16 Natural Gas Act, 15
U.S.C. 717c–717o.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. RP07–413–001]
Columbia Gas Transmission
Corporation; Notice of Compliance
Filing
June 20, 2007.
Take notice that on June 18, 2007,
Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation
(Columbia) tendered for filing as part of
its FERC Gas Tariff, Second Revised
Volume No. 1, with an effective date of
August 1, 2007:
Seventh Revised Sheet No. 538
First Revised Sheet No. 538A
Third Revised Sheet No. 540
Columbia states that it is making this
filing in compliance with the
Commission’s Order in this docket,
issued June 5, 2007.
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 in
accordance with the provisions of
section 154.210 of the Commission’s
regulations (18 CFR 154.210). 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 on-line 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.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[IC07-549B-001, FERC 549B]
Commission Information Collection Activities, ProposedCollection;
Comment Request; Extension
June 20, 2007.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Department of Energy.
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 did not receive any comments in response to an earlier
Federal Register notice of March 19, 2007 (72 FR 12786-12787) and has
made a notation in its submission to OMB.
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due by July 28,
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. IC07-549B-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 549B ``Gas Pipeline Rates:
Capacity Information''.
2. Sponsor: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
3. Control No.: 1902-0169.
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
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information is necessary for the Commission to carry out its
responsibilities in implementing the statutory provisions of sections
4, 5, and 16 of the NGA, 15 U.S.C. 717c-717o, Public Law 75-688, 52
Stat. 822 and 830 and Title III of the NGPA, 15 U.S.C. 3301-3432,
Public Law 95-621.
Capacity Reports
On April 4, 1992, in Order No. 636, the Commission established a
capacity release mechanism under which shippers could release firm
transportation and storage capacity on either a short or long term
basis to other shippers wanting to obtain capacity. Pipelines posted
available firm and interruptible capacity information on their
electronic bulletin boards (EBBs) to inform potential shippers. On
September 11, 1992, in Order No. 636-A, the Commission determined,
through staff audits, that the efficiency of the capacity release
mechanism could be enhanced by standardizing the content and format of
capacity release information and the methods by which shippers access
this information, posted to EBBs.
On April 4, 1995, through Order 577 (RM95-5-000), the Commission
amended Sec. 284.243(h) of its regulations to allow shippers the
ability to release capacity without having to comply with the
Commission's advance posting and bidding requirements.
To create greater substitution between different forms of capacity
and to enhance competition across the pipeline grid, on February 25,
2000, in Order No. 637 RM98-10-000), the Commission revised its
capacity release regulations regarding scheduling, segmentation and
flexible point rights, penalties, and reporting requirements. This
resulted in more reliable capacity information availability and price
data that shippers needed to make informed decisions in a competitive
market as well as to improve shipper's and the Commission's
availability to monitor marketplace behavior.
Index of Customers
In Order 581, issued September 28, 1995, the Commission established
the Index of Customers (IOC) information requirement. The Index of
Customers had two functions, first, for analyzing capacity held on
pipelines and second, for providing capacity information to the market.
The Index of Customers information aids the capacity release system by
enabling shippers to identify and locate those holding capacity rights
that the shippers may want to acquire. The information was required to
be posted on the pipeline's EBB and filed on electronic media with the
Commission. This first Index contained, for all firm customers under
contract as of the first day of the calendar quarter, the full legal
name of the shipper, the rate schedule number for which service is
contracted, the contract effective and expiration dates, and the
contract quantities.
In Order 637, the Commission required the following additional
information: the receipt and delivery points held under contract and
the zones or segments in which the capacity is held; the common
transaction point codes; the contract number; a shipper identification
number, such as DUNS; an indication whether the contract includes
negotiated rates; the names of any agents or asset managers that
control capacity in a pipeline rate zone; and any affiliate
relationship between the pipeline and the holder of capacity. The Index
is now provided through a quarterly filing on electronic media to the
Commission and is posted on pipelines' Internet Web sites.
5. Respondent Description: The respondent universe currently
comprises 103 companies (on average) subject to the Commission's
jurisdiction. Capacity reports: 179,838 hours/2080 work hours per year
x $122,137 = $10,560,035; Index of Customers (IOC): 1,236 hours/2080
work hours per year x $122,137 = $72,578 Total Costs = $10,632,613. The
estimated annual cost per respondent is: Capacity Reports: $102,525;
Index of Customers: $705.
6. Estimated Burden: 181,074 total hours, 103 respondents
(average), 6 (Capacity Reports), 4 (Index of Customers) responses per
respondent, and 291 (Capacity Reports), 3 (Index of Customers) hours
per response (rounded off and average time)
7. Estimated Cost Burden to respondents: 181,074 hours/2080 hours
per years x $122,137 per year = $10,560,035. The cost per respondent is
equal to $102,525; Index of Customers: $705.
Statutory Authority: Statutory provisions of sections 4, 5 and
16 Natural Gas Act, 15 U.S.C. 717c-717o.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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