[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 229 (Monday, November 30, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65768-65769]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-31703]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC99-11-000; FERC Form No. 11]
Proposed Information Collection and Request for Comments
November 23, 1998.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE.
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)(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
January 29, 1999.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed collection of information can be
obtained from and written comments may be submitted to the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, Attn: Michael Miller, Office of the Chief
Information Officer, CI-1, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael 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: The information collected under the
requirements of FERC Form No. 11 ``Natural Gas Pipeline Company
Quarterly Statement of Monthly Data'' (OMB No. 1902-0032) is used by
the
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Commission to implement the statutory provisions of Sections 10(a), 16
and 21 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA), 15 U.S.C. 717-717w, and the
Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 (NGPA), 15 U.S.C. 3301-3432. The NGA and
NGPA authorize the Commission to prescribe rules and regulations
requiring natural gas pipeline companies whose gas was either
transported or stored for a fee and exceeds 50 million Dekatherms in
each of the three previous calendar years, to submit FERC Form No. 11.
The form provides monthly data on a quarterly basis on certain revenue
and expenditure items of major pipelines, and also provides some volume
data on their operations.
The filing requirements of the monthly statement for selected
revenues, income, and refund obligations, as well as details of
operation and maintenance expenses incurred by natural gas companies in
connection with transportation, or storage of natural gas are used by
the Commission to develop analyses and studies in investigating the
reasonableness of the various revenue and cost of service items claimed
in Section 4 and 5 of the NGA rate filings. These data also provide an
indication of the current status of pipeline activities and comparisons
between pipelines, and are used to measure the financial status of the
regulated pipelines as a group.
The Commission implements these filing requirements in the Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) under 18 CFR 260.3 and 385.2011.
Action: The Commission is requesting a three-year extension of the
current expiration date.
Burden Statement: Public Reporting burden for this collection is
estimated as:
Number of Respondents Number of Responses per Average Burden Hours Per
Annually Respondent Response Total Annual Burden Hours
(1) (2) (3) (1) x (2) x (3)
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55......................... 4 3 660
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Estimated cost burden to respondents: 660 hours divided by 2,080
hours per year times $109,889 per year equals $34,868. The cost per
respondent is equal to $634.
The reporting burden includes the total time, effort, or financial
resources expended to generate, maintain, retain, 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 Commission's estimate of the burden of
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumption 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.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-31703 Filed 11-27-98; 8:45 am]
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