[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 78 (Monday, April 22, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17691-17692]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-9816]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[FERC-567]


Proposed Information Collection and Request for Comments

April 17, 1996.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

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. No. 104-13), the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) is soliciting public 
comment on the specific aspects of the information collection described 
below.

DATES: Consideration will be given to comments submitted on or before 
June 21, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on the proposed collection of information 
may be submitted to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Attn: 
Michael P. Miller, Information Services Division, ED-12.4, 888 First 
Street N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael P. Miller may be reached by telephone at (202) 208-1415, by fax 
at (202) 273-0873 and by e-mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Abstract: The FERC-567, ``Annual Reports of System Flow Diagrams 
and System Capacity'' (OMB No. 1902-0005) consists of two related 
filing requirements as defined in 18 CFR Sections 260.8 and 284.12. The 
information collected under the requirements of FERC-567 is used by the 
Commission to obtain accurate data on pipeline facilities and the peak 
day capacity of these facilities. Specifically, the FERC-567 is used in 
determining the configuration and location of installed pipeline 
facilities; evaluating the need for proposed facilities to serve market 
expansions; determining pipeline interconnections and receipt and 
delivery points; and developing and evaluating alternatives to proposed 
facilities as a means to mitigate environmental impact of new pipeline 
construction. The FERC-5567 also contains valuable information that 
could be used to assist federal officials in maintaining adequate 
natural gas service in times of national emergency.
    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:

                                                                                                                
                                             Annual                                                             
                                            responses   Average burden hours per                                
          Number of respondents                per              response             Total annual burden hours  
                                           respondent                                                           
(1)                                              (2)   (3).......................  (1) x (2) x (3)              
                                                                                                                
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89.......................................      1.618   85.1 Hours................  12,255 Hours.                

    Estimated cost burden to respondents is $598,950; (i.e., 12,255 
hours divided by 2,087 hours per full time employee per year multiplied 
by $102,000 per year equals $598,950).
    There is a net increase of 508 hours in the total burden hours over 
the last Office of Management and Budget clearance of the FERC-567 data 
collection, from 11,747 hours to 12,255. This increase is an adjustment 
and results from a determination that the number of respondents has 
decreased from 101 to 89 with a simultaneous increase in the number of 
responses per respondent, from 1.366 to 1.618. The number of responses 
per respondent is

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greater than 1.0 because some respondents are required to submit both 
of the FERC-567 filing requirements while others are required to submit 
only one of the two.
    The reporting burden includes the total time, effort, or financial 
resources expended to generate, maintain, retain, or 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 other forms 
of information technology e.g., permitting electronic submission of 
responses.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-9816 Filed 4-19-96; 8:45 am]
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