[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 164 (Thursday, August 22, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 43349]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-21383]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[FERC-567]


Agency Information Collection Under Review by the Office of 
Management and Budget

August 16, 1996.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of request submitted for review to the Office of 
Management and Budget.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) has 
submitted the energy information collection listed in this notice to 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review under provisions 
of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13). Any interested 
person may file comments on the collection of information directly with 
OMB and should address a copy of those comments to the Commission, as 
explained below. The Commission is also responding in this submission 
to comments it received to an earlier Federal Register notice of April 
22, 1996 (61 FR 17692).

DATES: Comments must be filed on or before September 23, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Address comments to Office of Management and Budget, Office 
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Federal Energy 
Commission Desk Officer, 726 Jackson Place NW., Washington, DC 20503. A 
copy of the comments should also be sent to Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, Division of Information Services, Attention: Mr. Michael 
Miller, 888 First Street, NE., Washington DC 20426. Mr. Miller may be 
reached by telephone at (202) 208-1415 and by e-mail at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Description: The energy information collection submitted to OMB for 
review contains:
    1. Collection of Information: FERC-567, ``Annual Reports of System 
Flow Diagrams and System Capacity''.
    2. Sponsor: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
    3. Control No.: 1902-0005. The Commission is now requesting that 
OMB approve a three year extension of these mandatory collection 
requirements.
    4. Necessity of Collection of Information: Submission of the 
information is necessary to enable the Commission to carry out its 
responsibilities in implementing the provisions of both the Natural Gas 
Act and the Natural Gas Policy Act. The Commission uses the information 
collected 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-567 also contains valuable information that 
could be used to assist federal officials in maintaining adequate 
natural gas service in times of national emergency.
    5. Respondent Description: The respondent universe currently 
comprises approximately 89 natural gas pipeline companies that are 
engaged in the transportation and storage of natural gas.
    6. Estimated Burden: 11,747 total burden hours, 89 respondents, 144 
responses annually, 81.58 hours per response (average).

    Statutory Authority: Sections 4-10, 16 of the Natural Gas Act, 
Pub. L. 75-688, and Sections 301(a), 303(a), 304(d), 401, 402, and 
508 of the Natural Gas Policy Gas Policy Act (Pub. L. 95-621).
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-21383 Filed 8-21-96; 8:45 am]
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