[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 237 (Friday, December 8, 2000)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 76916-76924]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-31277]


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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

November 28, 2000.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Final rule; update of Federal land use fees.

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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, 2000, through September 30, 2001, the fees 
in

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this notice will become effective October 1, 2000. The fees will apply 
to fiscal year 2001 annual charges for the use of government lands.
    The Commission has concluded, with the concurrence of the 
Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs of 
OMB that this rule is not a ``major rule'' as defined in section 351 of 
the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, 5 U.S.C 
804(2).

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 1, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fannie Kingsberry,Financial Services 
Division, Office of the Executive Director, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, (202) 219-
2885.

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List of Subjects in 18 CFR Part 11

    Electric power, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

Thomas R. Herlihy,
Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer.

    Accordingly, the Commission, effective October 1, 2000, amends Part 
11 of Chapter I, Title 18 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as 
follows.

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:

Appendix A To Part 11--Fee Schedule for FY 2001

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                                                               RATE PER
              STATE                         COUNTY               ACRE
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ALABAMA..........................  ALL COUNTIES............       $25.35
ARKANSAS.........................  ALL COUNTIES............        19.02
ARIZONA..........................  APACHE..................         6.32
                                   COCHISE
                                   GILA
                                   GRAHAM
                                   LA PAZ
                                   MOHAVE
                                   NAVAJO
                                   PIMA
                                   YAVAPAI
                                   YUMA
                                   COCONINO NORTH OF
                                    COLORADO RIVER
                                   COCONINO SOUTH OF               25.35
                                    COLORADO RIVER.
                                   GREENLEE
                                   MARICOPA
                                   PINAL
                                   SANTA CRUZ
CALIFORNIA.......................  IMPERIAL................        12.68
                                   INYO
                                   LASSEN
                                   MODOC
                                   RIVERSIDE
                                   SAN BERNARDINO
                                   SISKIYOU................        19.02
                                   ALAMEDA.................        31.69
                                   ALPINE
                                   AMADOR
                                   BUTTE
                                   CALAVERAS
                                   COLUSA
                                   CONTRA COSTA
                                   DEL NORTE
                                   EL DORADO

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                                   FRESNO
                                   GLENN
                                   HUMBOLDT
                                   KERN
                                   KINGS
                                   LAKE
                                   MADERA
                                   MARIPOSA
                                   MENDICINO
                                   MERCED
                                   MONO
                                   NAPA
                                   NEVADA
                                   PLACER
                                   PLUMAS
                                   SACRAMENTO
                                   SAN BENITO
                                   SAN JOAQUIN
                                   SANTA CLARA
                                   SHASTA
                                   SIERRA
                                   SOLANO
                                   SONOMA
                                   STANISLAUS
                                   SUTTER
                                   TEHAMA
                                   TRINITY
                                   TULARE KINGS
                                   TUOLUMNE
                                   YOLO
                                   YUBA
                                   LOS ANGELES.............        38.05
                                   MARIN
                                   MONTEREY
                                   ORANGE
                                   SAN DIEGO
                                   SAN FRANCISCO
                                   SAN LUIS OBISPO
                                   SAN MATEO
                                   SANTA BARBARA
COLORADO.........................  ADAMS...................         6.32
                                   ARAPAHOE
                                   BENT
                                   CHEYENNE
                                   CROWLEY
                                   ELBERT
                                   EL PASO
                                   HUERFANO
                                   KIOWA
                                   KIT CARSON
                                   LINCOLN
                                   LOGAN
                                   MOFFAT
                                   MONTEZUMA
                                   MORGAN
                                   PUEBLO
                                   SEDGEWICK
                                   WASHINGTON
                                   WELD
                                   YUMA
                                   BACA....................        12.68
                                   DOLORES
                                   GARFIELD
                                   LAS ANIMAS
                                   MESA
                                   MONTROSE
                                   OTERO
                                   PROWERS
                                   RIO BLANCO
                                   ROUTT
                                   SAN MIGUEL
                                   ALAMOSA.................        25.35
                                   ARCHULETA

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                                   BOULDER
                                   CHAFFEE
                                   CLEAR CREEK
                                   CONEJOS
                                   COSTILLA
                                   CUSTER
                                   DENVER
                                   DELTA
                                   DOUGLAS
                                   EAGLE
                                   FREMONT
                                   GILPIN
                                   GRAND
                                   GUNNISON
                                   HINSDALE
                                   JACKSON
                                   JEFFERSON
                                   LAKE
                                   LA PLATA
                                   LARIMER
                                   MINERAL
                                   OURAY
                                   PARK
                                   PITKIN
                                   RIO GRANDE
                                   SAGUACHE
                                   SAN JUAN
                                   SUMMIT
                                   TELLER
CONNECTICUT......................  ALL COUNTIES............         6.32
FLORIDA..........................  BAKER...................        38.05
                                   BAY
                                   BRADFORD
                                   CALHOUN
                                   CLAY
                                   COLUMBIA
                                   DIXIE
                                   DUVAL
                                   ESCAMBIA
                                   FRANKLIN
                                   GADSDEN
                                   GILCHRIST
                                   GULF
                                   HAMILTON
                                   HOLMES
                                   JACKSON
                                   JEFFERSON
                                   LAFAYETTE
                                   LEON
                                   LIBERTY
                                   MADISON
                                   NASSAU
                                   OKALOOSA
                                   SANTA ROSA
                                   SUWANNEE
                                   TAYLOR
                                   UNION
                                   WAKULLA
                                   WALTON
                                   WASHINGTON
                                   ALL OTHERS COUNTIES.....        63.38
GEORGIA..........................  ALL COUNTIES............        38.05
IDAHO............................  CASSIA..................         6.32
                                   GOODING
                                   JEROME
                                   LINCOLN
                                   MINIDOKA
                                   ONEIDA
                                   OWYHEE
                                   POWER
                                   TWIN FALLS..............        19.02
                                   ADA
                                   ADAMS

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                                   BANNOCK
                                   BEAR LAKE
                                   BENEWAH
                                   BINGHAM
                                   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
ILLINOIS.........................  ALL COUNTIES............        19.02
INDIANA..........................  ALL COUNTIES............        31.69
KANSAS...........................  MORTON..................        12.68
                                   ALL OTHER COUNTIES......         6.32
KENTUCKY.........................  ALL COUNTIES............        19.02
LOUISIANA........................  ALL COUNTIES............        38.05
MAINE............................  ALL COUNTIES............        19.02
MICHIGAN.........................  ALGER...................        19.02
                                   BARAGA
                                   CHIPPEWA
                                   DELTA
                                   DICKINSON
                                   GOGEBIC
                                   HOUGHTON
                                   IRON
                                   KEWEENAW
                                   LUCE
                                   MACKING
                                   MARQUETTE
                                   MENOMINEE
                                   ONTONAGON
                                   SCHOOLCRAFT
                                   ALL OTHER COUNTIES......        25.35
MINNESOTA........................  ALL COUNTIES............        19.02
MISSISSIPPI......................  ALL COUNTIES............        25.35
MISSOURI.........................  ALL COUNTIES............        19.02
MONTANA..........................  BIG HORN................         6.32
                                   BLAINE
                                   CARTER
                                   CASCADE
                                   CHOUTEAU
                                   CUSTER
                                   DANIELS
                                   MECONE
                                   MEAGHER
                                   DAWSON..................         6.32
                                   FALLON
                                   FERGUS
                                   GARFIELD
                                   GLACIER

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                                   GOLDEN VALLEY
                                   HILL
                                   JUDITH BASIN
                                   LIBERTY
                                   MUSSELSHELL
                                   PETROLEUM
                                   PHILLIPS
                                   PONDERA
                                   POWER RIVER
                                   PRAIRIE
                                   RICHLAND
                                   ROOSEVELT
                                   ROSEBUD
                                   SHERIDAN
                                   TETON
                                   TOOLE
                                   TREASURE
                                   VALLEY
                                   WHEATLAND
                                   WIBAUX
                                   YELLOWSTONE
                                   BEAVERHEAD..............        19.02
                                   BROADWATER
                                   CARBON
                                   DEER LODGE
                                   FLATHEAD
                                   GALLATIN
                                   GRANITE
                                   JEFFERSON
                                   LAKE
                                   LEWIS & CLARK
                                   LINCOLN
                                   MADISON
                                   MINERAL
                                   MISSOULA
                                   PARK
                                   POWELL
                                   RAVALLI
                                   SANDERS
                                   SILVER BOW
                                   STILLWATER
                                   SWEET GRASS
NEBRASKA.........................  ALL COUNTIES............         6.32
NEVADA...........................  CHURCHILL...............         3.16
                                   CLARK
                                   ELKO
                                   ESMERALDA
                                   EUREKA
                                   HUMBOLDT
                                   LANDER
                                   LINCOLN
                                   LYON
                                   MINERAL
                                   NYE
                                   PERSHING
                                   WASHOE
                                   WHITE PINE
                                   CARSON CITY.............        31.69
                                   DOUGLAS
                                   STORY
NEW HAMPSHIRE....................  ALL COUNTIES............        19.02
NEW MEXICO.......................  CHAVES..................         6.32
                                   CURRY
                                   DE BACA
                                   DONA ANA
                                   EDDY
                                   GRANT
                                   GUADALUPE
                                   HARDING
                                   HIDALGO
                                   LEA
                                   LUNA
                                   MCKINLEY

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                                   OTERO
                                   QUAY
                                   ROOSEVELT
                                   SAN JUAN
                                   SOCORRO
                                   TORRENCE................        12.68
                                   RIO ARRIBA
                                   SANDOUAL
                                   UNION
                                   BERNALILLO..............        25.35
                                   CATRON
                                   CIBOLA
                                   COLFAX
                                   LINCOLN
                                   LOS ALAMOS
                                   MORA
                                   SAN MIGUEL
                                   SANTA FE
                                   SIERRA
                                   TAOS
                                   VALENCIA
NEW YORK.........................  ALL COUNTIES............        25.35
NORTH CAROLINA...................  ALL COUNTIES............        38.05
NORTH DAKOTA.....................  ALL COUNTIES............         6.32
OHIO.............................  ALL COUNTIES............        25.35
OKLAHOMA.........................  BEAVER..................        12.68
                                   CIMARRON
                                   ROGER MILLS
                                   TEXAS
                                   LE FLORE................        19.02
                                   MC CURTAIN
                                   ALL OTHER COUNTIES......         6.32
PENNSYLVANIA.....................  ALL COUNTIES............        25.35
OREGON...........................  HARNEY LAKE.............         6.32
                                   MALHEUR
                                   BAKER...................        12.68
                                   CROOK
                                   DESCHUTES
                                   GILLAM
                                   GRANT
                                   JEFFERSON
                                   KLAMATH
                                   MORROW
                                   SHERMAN
                                   UMATILLA
                                   UNION
                                   WALLOWA
                                   WASCO
                                   WHEELER
                                   COOS....................        19.02
                                   CURRY
                                   DOUGLAS
                                   JACKSON
                                   JOSEPHINE
                                   BENTON..................        25.35
                                   CLACKAMAS
                                   CLATSOP
                                   COLUMBIA
                                   HOOD RIVER
                                   LANE
                                   LINCOLN
                                   LINN
                                   MARION
                                   MULTNOMAH
                                   POLK
                                   TILLAMOOK
                                   WASHINGTON
                                   YAMHILL
PENNSYLVANIA.....................  ALL COUNTIES............        25.35
PUERTO RICO......................  ALL.....................        38.05
SOUTH DAKOTA.....................  BUTTE...................        19.02
                                   CUSTER
                                   FALL RIVER

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                                   LAWRENCE
                                   MEAD
                                   PENNINGTON
                                   ALL OTHER COUNTIES......         6.32
SOUTH CAROLINA...................  ALL COUNTIES............        38.05
TENNESSEE........................  ALL COUNTIES............        25.35
TEXAS............................  CULBERSON...............         6.32
                                   EL PASO
                                   HUDSPETH
                                   ALL OTHER COUNTIES......        38.05
UTAH.............................  BEAVER..................         6.32
                                   BOX ELDER
                                   CARBON
                                   DUCHESNE
                                   EMERY
                                   GARFIELD
                                   GRAND
                                   IRON
                                   JUAB
                                   KANE
                                   MILLARD
                                   SAN JUAN
                                   TOOELE
                                   UINTAH
                                   WAYNE
                                   WASHINGTON..............        12.68
                                   CACHE...................        19.02
                                   DAGGETT
                                   DAVIS
                                   MORGAN
                                   PIUTE
                                   RICH
                                   SALT LAKE
                                   SANPETE
                                   SEVIER
                                   SUMMIT
                                   UTAH
                                   WASATCH
                                   WEBER
VERMONT..........................  ALL COUNTIES............        25.35
VIRGINIA.........................  ALL COUNTIES............        25.35
WASHINGTON.......................  ADAMS...................        12.68
                                   ASOTIN
                                   BENTON
                                   CHELAN
                                   COLUMBIA
                                   DOUGLAS
                                   FRANKLIN
                                   GARFIELD................        12.68
                                   GRANT
                                   KITTITAS
                                   KLICKITAT
                                   LINCOLN
                                   OKANOGAN
                                   SPOKANE
                                   WALLA WALLA
                                   WHITMAN
                                   YAKIMA
                                   FERRY...................        19.02
                                   PEND OREILLE
                                   STEVENS
                                   CLALLAM.................        25.35
                                   CLARK
                                   COWLITZ
                                   GRAYS HARBOR
                                   ISLAND
                                   JEFFERSON
                                   KING
                                   KITSAP
                                   LEWIS
                                   MASON
                                   PACIFIC
                                   PIERCE

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                                   SAN JUAN
                                   SKAGIT
                                   SKAMANIA
                                   SNOHOMISH
                                   THURSTON
                                   WAHKIAKUM
                                   WHATCOM
WEST VIRGINIA....................  ALL COUNTIES............        25.35
WISCONSIN........................  ALL COUNTIES............        19.02
WYOMING..........................  ALBANY..................         6.32
                                   CAMPBELL
                                   CARBON
                                   CONVERSE
                                   GOSHEN
                                   HOT SPRINGS
                                   JOHNSON
                                   LARAMIE
                                   LINCOLN
                                   NATRONA
                                   NIOBRARA
                                   PLATTE
                                   SHERIDAN
                                   SWEETWATER
                                   FREMONT
                                   SUBLETTE
                                   UINTA
                                   WASHAKIE................        19.02
                                   BIG HORN
                                   CROOK
                                   PARK
                                   TETON
                                   WESTON
ALL OTHER ZONES..................  ........................         6.35
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