[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 158 (Tuesday, August 17, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 44652-44653]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-21280]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

18 CFR Part 381

[Docket No. RM99-11-000]


Annual Update of Filing Fees

August 11, 1999.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Final rule; annual update of Commission filing fees.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with Sec. 381.104 of the Commission's 
regulations, the Commission issues this update of its filing fees. This 
notice provides the yearly update using data in the Commission's 
Payroll Utilization Reporting System to calculate the new fees. The 
purpose of updating is to adjust the fees on the basis of the 
Commission's costs for Fiscal Year 1998.

EFFECTIVE DATE: September 16, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Troy Cole,Office of Finance, 
Accounting and Operations,Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street, NE, Room 42-80,Washington, DC 20426,202-219-2970.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In addition to publishing the full text of 
this document in the Federal Register, the Commission also provides all 
interested persons an opportunity to inspect or copy the contents of 
this document during normal business hours in the Public Reference Room 
at 888 First Street, NE, Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426.
    The Commission Issuance Posting System (CIPS) provides access to 
the texts of formal documents issued by the Commission. CIPS can be 
accessed via Internet through FERC's Home Page (http://www.ferc.fed.us) 
using the CIPS link or the Energy Information Online icon. The full 
text of this document will be available on CIPS in ASCII, WordPerfect 
6.1 and WordPerfect 8.0 format. User assistance is available at 202-
208-2222 or by E-mail to CipsM[email protected].
    This document is also available through the Commission's Records 
and Information Management System (RIMS), an electronic storage and 
retrieval system of documents submitted to and issued by the Commission 
after November 16, 1981. Documents from November 1995 to the present 
can be viewed and printed. RIMS is available in the Public Reference 
Room or remotely via Internet through FERC's

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Homepage using the RIMS link or the Energy Information Online icon. 
User assistance is available at 202-208-2222, or by E-mail to 
RimsM[email protected].
    Finally, the complete text on diskette in WordPerfect format may be 
purchased from the Commission's copy contractor, RVJ International, 
Inc. RVJ International, Inc., is located in the Public Reference Room 
at 888 First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20426.
    The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) is issuing 
this notice to update filing fees that the Commission assesses for 
specific services and benefits provided to identifiable beneficiaries. 
Pursuant to Sec. 381.104 of the Commission's regulations, the 
Commission is establishing updated fees on the basis of the 
Commission's Fiscal Year 1998 costs. The adjusted fees announced in 
this notice are effective September 16, 1999. The Commission has 
determined with the concurrence of the Administrator of the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs of the Office of Management and 
Budget, that this final rule is not a major rule within the meaning of 
section 251 of Subtitle E of SBREFA. [5 U.S.C. Sec. 804(2)] The 
Commission is submitting this final rule to both Houses of Congress and 
to the Comptroller General.
    The new fee schedule is as follows:

              Fees Applicable to the Natural Gas Policy Act
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1. Petitions for rate approval pursuant to 18 CFR                 $7,320
 284.123(b)(2). (18 CFR 381.403)........................
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                  Fees Applicable to General Activities
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1. Petition for issuance of a declaratory order (except           14,710
 under Part I of the Federal Power Act). (18 CFR
 381.302(a))............................................
2. Review of a Department of Energy remedial order:
 Amount in controversy
    $0-9,999. (18 CFR 381.303(b)).......................             100
    $10,000-29,999. (18 CFR 381.303(b)).................             600
    $30,000 or more. (18 CFR 381.303(a))................          21,470
3. Review of a Department of Energy denial of
 adjustment: Amount in controversy
    $0-9,999. (18 CFR 381.304(b)).......................             100
    $10,000-29,999. (18 CFR 381.304(b)).................             600
    $30,000 or more. (18 CFR 381.304(a))................          11,260
4. Written legal interpretations by the Office of                  4,220
 General Counsel. (18 CFR 381.305(a))...................
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                Fees Applicable to Natural Gas Pipelines
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1. Pipeline certificate applications pursuant to 18 CFR            1,000
 284.224. (18 CFR 381.207(b))...........................
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       Fees Applicable to Cogenerators and Small Power Producers
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1. Certification of qualifying status as a small power            12,650
 production facility. (18 CFR 381.505(a))...............
2. Certification of qualifying status as a cogeneration           14,320
 facility. (18 CFR 381.505(a))..........................
3. Applications for exempt wholesale generator status.             1,460
 (18 CFR 381.801).......................................
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List of Subjects in 18 CFR Part 381

    Electric power plants, Electric utilities, Natural gas, Reporting 
and recordkeeping requirements.

    By the Commission.
Thomas R. Herlihy,
Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer.

    In consideration of the foregoing, the Commission amends Part 381, 
Chapter I, Title 18, Code of Federal Regulations, as set forth below.

PART 381--FEES

    1. The authority citation for Part 381 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 15 U.S.C. 717-717w; 16 U.S.C. 791-828c, 2601-2645; 31 
U.S.C. 9701; 42 U.S.C. 7101-7352; 49 U.S.C. 60502; 49 App. U.S.C. 1-
85.


Sec. 381.302  [Amended]

    2. In Sec. 381.302, paragraph (a) is amended by removing 
``$14,360'' and inserting ``$14,710'' in its place.


Sec. 381.303  [Amended]

    3. In Sec. 381.303, paragraph (a) is amended by removing 
``$20,960'' and inserting ``$21,470'' in its place.


Sec. 381.304  [Amended]

    4. In Sec. 381.304, paragraph (a) is amended by removing 
``$10,990'' and inserting ``$11,260'' in its place.


Sec. 381.305  [Amended]

    5. In Sec. 381.305, paragraph (a) is amended by removing ``$4,120'' 
and inserting ``$4,220'' in its place.


Sec. 381.403  [Amended]

    6. Section 381.403 is amended by removing ``$7,140'' and inserting 
``$7,320'' in its place.


Sec. 381.505  [Amended]

    7. In Sec. 381.505, paragraph (a) is amended by removing 
``$12,340'' and inserting ``$12,650'' in its place and by removing 
``$13,970'' and inserting ``$14,320'' in its place.


Sec. 381.801  [Amended]

    8. Section 381.801 is amended by removing ``$1,620'' and inserting 
``$1,460'' in its place.

[FR Doc. 99-21280 Filed 8-16-99; 8:45 am]
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