[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 222 (Friday, November 15, 1996)] [Rules and Regulations] [Pages 58469-58471] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 96-29161] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 18 CFR Part 11 [Docket No. RM86-2-000] Update of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's Fees Schedule for Annual Charges for the Use of Government Lands Issued November 8, 1996. AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Final rule; update of Federal land use fees. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: On May 8, 1987, the Commission issued its final rule amending Part 11 of its regulations (Order No. 469, 52 FR 18201, May 14, 1987). The final rule revised the billing procedures for annual charges for administering Part I of the Federal Power Act, the billing procedures for charges for Federal dam and land use, and the methodology for assessing Federal land use charges. In accordance with the Commission's regulations, the Commission by its designee, the Executive Director, is updating its schedule of fees for the use of government lands. The yearly update is based on the most recent schedule of fees for the use of linear rights-of-way prepared by the United States Forest Service. Since the next fiscal year will cover the period from October 1, 1996, through September 30, 1997, the fees in this notice will become effective October 1, 1996. The fees will apply to fiscal year 1997 annual charges for the use of government lands. EFFECTIVE DATE: October 1, 1996. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diane E. Bernier, Financial Services Division, Office of the Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426, (202) 219- 2886. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with Sec. 11.2, 18 CFR, the land values included in this document will be published in the Federal Register. In addition, the Commission provides all interested persons an opportunity to inspect or copy contents of this document during normal business hours in Room 2A at the Commission's Headquarters, 888 First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426. The Commission Issuance Posting System (CIPS), an electronic bulletin board service, provides access to the texts of formal documents issued by the Commission. CIPS is available at no charge to the user and may be accessed using a personal computer with a modem by dialing 202-208-1397 if dialing locally or 1-800-856-3920 if dialing long distance. To access CIPS, set your communications software to 19200, 14400, 12000, 9600, 7200, 4800, 2400 or 1200bps, full duplex, no parity, 8 data bits, and 1 stop bit. The full text of this document will be available on CIPS indefinitely in ASCII and WordPerfect 5.1 format for one year. The complete text on diskette in WordPerfect format may also be purchased from the Commission's copy contractor, La Dorn Systems Corporation, also located in Room 2A, 888 First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426. List of Subjects in 18 CFR Part 11 Electric power, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements. Christie McGue, Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer. Accordingly, the Commission, effective October 1, 1996, amends Part 11 of Chapter I, Title 18 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as set forth below. PART 11--[AMENDED] 1. The authority citation for Part 11 continues to read as follows: Authority: 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r; 42 U.S.C. 7101-7352. 2. In Part 11, Appendix A is revised to read as follows: [[Page 58470]] Appendix A to Part II Fee Schedule for FY 1997 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rate per State County acre ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alabama...................................... All counties.......................................... $23.86 Arkansas..................................... All counties.......................................... 17.91 Arizona...................................... Apache, Cochise, Gila, Graham, La Paz, Mohave, Navajo, 5.96 Pima, Yavapai, Yuma, Coconino north of Colorado River. Coconino south of Colorado River, Greenlee, Maricopa, 23.86 Pinal, Santa Cruz. California................................... Imperial, Inyo, Lassen, Modoc, Riverside, San 11.93 Bernardino. Siskiyou.............................................. 17.91 Alpine, Amador, Ameda, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, 29.83 Contra Costa, Del Norte, El Dorado, Fresno, Glenn, Humboldt, Kern, Kings, Lake, Madera, Mariposa, Mendocino, Merced, Mono, Napa, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, San Benito, San Joaquin, Santa Clara, Shasta, Sierra, Solano, Sonoma, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Tulare, Tuolumne, Yolo, Yuba. Los Angeles, Marin, Monterey, Orange, San Diego, San 35.81 Francisco, San Luis Obispo, San Mateo, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz, Ventura. Colorado..................................... Adams, Arapahoe, Bent, Cheyenne, Crowley, El Paso, 5.96 Elbert, Huerfano, Kiowa, Kit Carson, Lincoln, Logan, Moffat, Montezuma, Morgan, Pueblo, Sedgwick, Washington, Weld, Yuma. Baca, Dolores, Garfield, Las Animas, Mesa, Montrose, 11.93 Otero, Prowers, Rio Blanco, Routt, San Miguel. Alamosa, Archuleta, Boulder, Chaffee, Clear Creek, 23.86 Conejos, Costilla, Custer, Delta, Denver, Douglas, Eagle, Fremont, Gilpin, Grand, Gunnison, Hinsdale, Jackson, Jefferson, La Plata, Lake, Larimer, Mineral, Ouray, Park, Pitkin, Rio Grande, Saguache, San Juan, Summit, Teller. Connecticut.................................. All counties.......................................... 5.96 Florida...................................... Baker, Bay, Bradford, Calhoun, Clay, Columbia, Dixie, 35.81 Duval, Escambia, Franklin, Gadsden, Gilchrist, Gulf, Hamilton, Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson, Lafayette, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Nassau, Okaloossa, Santa Rosa, Suwannee, Taylor, Union, Wakulla, Walton, Washington. All other counties.................................... 59.67 Georgia...................................... All counties.......................................... 35.81 Idaho........................................ Cassia, Gooding, Jerome, Lincoln, Minidoka, Oneida, 5.96 Owyhee, Power, Twin Falls. Ada, Adams, Bannock, Bear Lake, Benewah, Bingham, 17.91 Blaine, Boise, Bonner, Bonneville, Boundary, Butte, Camas, Canyon, Caribou, Clark, Clearwater, Custer, Elmore, Franklin, Fremont, Gem, Idaho, Jefferson, Kootenai, Latah, Lemhi, Lewis, Madison, Nez Perce, Payette, Shoshone, Teton, Valley, Washington. Kansas....................................... All other counties.................................... 5.96 Morton................................................ 11.93 Illinois..................................... All counties.......................................... 17.91 Indiana...................................... All counties.......................................... 29.83 Kentucky..................................... All counties.......................................... 17.91 Louisiana.................................... All counties.......................................... 35.81 Maine........................................ All counties.......................................... 17.91 Michigan..................................... Alger, Baraga, Chippewa, Dickinson, Delta, Gogebic, 17.91 Houghton, Iron, Keweenaw, Luce, Mackinac, Marquette, Menominee, Ontonagon, Schoolcraft. All other counties.................................... 23.86 Minnesota.................................... All counties.......................................... 17.91 Mississippi.................................. All counties.......................................... 23.86 Missouri..................................... All counties.......................................... 17.91 Montana...................................... Big Horn, Blaine, Carter, Cascade, Chouteau, Custer, 5.96 Daniels, Dawson, Fallon, Fergus, Garfield, Glacier, Golden Valley, Hill, Judith Basin, Liberty, McCone, Meagher, Musselshell, Petroleum, Phillips, Pondera, Powder River, Prairie, Richland, Roosevelt, Rosebud, Sheridan, Teton, Toole, Treasure, Valley, Wheatland, Wibaux, Yellowstone. Beaverhead, Broadwater, Carbon, Deer Lodge, Flathead, 17.91 Gallatin, Granite, Jefferson, Lake, Lewis and Clark, Lincoln, Madison, Mineral, Missoula, Park, Powell, Ravalli, Sanders, Silver Bow, Stillwater, Sweet Grass. Nebraska..................................... All counties.......................................... 5.96 Nevada....................................... Churchill, Clark, Elko, Esmeralda, Eureka, Humboldt, 2.98 Lander, Lincoln, Lyon, Mineral, Nye, Pershing, Washoe, White Pine. Carson City, Douglas, Storey.......................... 29.83 New Hampshire................................ All counties.......................................... 17.91 New Mexico................................... Chaves, Curry, De Baca, Dona Ana, Eddy, Grant, 5.96 Guadalupe, Harding, Hidalgo, Lea, Luna, McKinley, Otero, Quay, Roosevelt, San Juan, Socorro, Torrance. Rio Arriba, Sandoval, Union........................... 11.93 Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, Colfax, Lincoln, Los 23.86 Alamos, Mora, San Miguel, Santa Fe, Sierra, Taos, Valencia. New York..................................... All counties.......................................... 23.86 North Carolina............................... All counties.......................................... 35.81 North Dakota................................. All counties.......................................... 5.96 Ohio......................................... All counties.......................................... 23.86 Oklahoma..................................... All other counties.................................... 5.96 Beaver, Cimarron, Roger Mills, Texas.................. 11.93 Le Flore, McCurtain................................... 17.91 Oregon....................................... Harney, Lake, Malheur................................. 5.96 [[Page 58471]] Baker, Crook, Deschutes, Gilliam, Grant, Jefferson, 11.93 Klamath, Morrow, Sherman, Umatilla, Union, Wallowa, Wasco, Wheeler. Coos, Curry, Douglas, Jackson, Josephine.............. 17.91 Benton, Clackamas, Clatsop, Columbia, Hood River, 23.86 Lane, Lincoln, Linn, Marion, Multnomah, Polk, Tillamock, Washington, Yamhill. Pennsylvania................................. All counties.......................................... 23.86 Puerto Rico.................................. All................................................... 35.81 South Carolina............................... All counties.......................................... 35.81 South Dakota................................. Butte, Custer, Fall River, Lawrence, Meade, Pennington 17.91 All other counties.................................... 5.96 Tennessee.................................... All counties.......................................... 23.86 Texas........................................ Culberson, El Paso, Hudspeth.......................... 5.96 All other counties.................................... 35.81 Utah......................................... Beaver, Box Elder, Carbon, Duchesne, Emery, Garfield, 5.96 Grand, Iron, Jaub, Kane, Millard, San Juan, Tooele, Uintah, Wayne. Washington............................................ 11.93 Cache, Daggett, Davis, Morgan, Piute, Rich, Salt Lake, Sanpete, Sevier, Summit, Utah, Wasatch, Weber. Vermont...................................... All counties.......................................... 23.86 Virginia..................................... All counties.......................................... 23.86 Washington................................... Adams, Asotin, Benton, Chelan, Columbia, Douglas, 11.93 Franklin, Garfield, Grant, Kittitas, Klickitat, Lincoln, Okanogan, Spokane, Walla Walla, Whitman, Yakima. Ferry, Pend Oreille, Stevens.......................... 17.91 Callam, Clark, Cowlitz, Grays Harbor, Island, 23.86 Jefferson, King, Kitsap, Lewis, Mason, Pacific, Pierce, San Juan, Skagit, Skamania, Snohomish, Thurston, Wahkiakum, Whatcom. West Virginia................................ All counties.......................................... 23.86 Wisconsin.................................... All counties.......................................... 17.91 Wyoming...................................... Albany, Campbell, Carbon, Converse, Fremont, Goshen, 5.96 Hot Springs, Johnson, Laramie, Lincoln, Natrona, Niobrara, Platte, Sheridan, Sublette, Sweetwater, Uinta, Washakie. Big Horn, Crook, Park, Teton, Weston.................. 17.91 All other zones.............................. ...................................................... 5.09 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [FR Doc. 96-29161 Filed 11-14-96; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-M