[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 64 (Monday, April 5, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16435-16436]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-8263]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[IC99-11-001; FERC Form No. 11]


Information Collection Submitted for Review and Request for 
Comments

March 30, 1999.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of submission for review by the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) and request for comments.

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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 Section 3507 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 received 
no comments in response to an earlier Federal Register notice of 
November 30, 1998 (63 FR 65768) and has made this notation in its 
submission to OMB.

DATES: Comments regarding this collection of information are best 
assured of having their full effect if received within 30 days of this 
notification.

ADDRESSES: Address comments to Office of Management and Budget, Office 
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, Desk Officer, 726 Jackson Place, NW, Washington, 
DC 20503. A copy of the comments should also be sent to Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, Office of the Chief Information Officer, 
Attention: Mr. Michael Miller, 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) 208-2425, and by E-mail at [email protected].


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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Description

    The energy information collection submitted to OMB for review 
contains:
    1. Collection of Information: FERC Form 11 ``Natural Gas Pipeline 
Company Quarterly Statement of Monthly Data.''
    2. Sponsor: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
    3. Control No.: OMB No. 1902-0032. The Commission is now requesting 
that OMB approve a three-year extension of the current expiration date, 
with no changes to the existing collection. There is an increase in the 
reporting burden due to an increase in the number of entities that 
submit this quarterly report. This is a mandatory information 
collection requirement.
    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 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. Both 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. Additionally, the monthly data collected on the FERC Form 
No. 11 allows for analysis of seasonal variation in throughput.
    5. Respondent Description: The respondent universe currently 
comprises on average, 55 companies subject to the Commission's 
jurisdiction.
    6. Estimated Burden: 660 total burden hours, 55 respondents, 4 
responses annually, 3 hours per response (average).
    7. Estimated Cost Burden to Respondents: 660 hours  2,080 
hours per year  x  $109,889 per year = $34,869, average cost per 
respondent = $634.

    Statutory Authority: Sections 10(a), 16, and 21(b) 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.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-8263 Filed 4-2-99; 8:45 am]
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