[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 129 (Thursday, July 5, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35414-35415]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-16748]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. IC01-546-001, FERC-546]


Information Collection Submitted for Review and Request for 
Comments

June 28, 2001.
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 the 
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 did not 
receive any comments in response to an earlier Federal Register notice 
of December 26, 2000 (65 FR 81517-18) and has made a notation in this 
submission.

DATES: Comments regarding this collection of information are best 
assured of having their full effect if received on or before August 6, 
2001.

ADDRESSES: Address comments to the Office of Management and Budget, 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission Desk Officer, Room 10202 NEOB, 725 17th Street, 
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: Michael Miller, 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) 208-1415, and by e-mail at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Description

    The energy information collection submitted to OMB for review 
contains:
    1. Collection of Information: FERC-546 ``Certificated Rate Filings: 
Gas Pipeline Rates''.
    2. Sponsor: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
    3. Control No.: 1902-0155. The Commission is requesting 
reinstatement, without change, of the previously approved data 
collection for which approval expired January 31, 2001, and a three-
year approval of the collection of data. This is a mandatory 
information collection requirement.
    4. Necessity of Collection of Information: Submission of the 
information is necessary to enable the Commission to implement the 
statutory provisions of Title IV of the Natural Gas Policy Act (NGPA), 
15 U.S.C. 3301-3432, Pub. L. 95-621) and sections 4, 5, and 16, of the 
Natural Gas Act (NGA) (15 U.S.C. 717-717o, Pub. L. 75-688). These 
statutory provisions require natural gas pipeline companies to obtain 
Commission authorization for all rates and charges made, demanded, or 
in connection with the transportation or sale of natural gas in 
interstate commerce. The Commission is authorized to investigate the 
rates charged by natural gas pipeline companies subject to its 
investigation. The data filed in certificated rate filings are used to 
implement new or revised service proposals for the transportation or 
sale of natural gas and for compliance with subsequent Commission 
orders. The distinction between FERC-546 and other rate/tariff data 
collections is that data collected under FERC-546 involve initial 
service and tariff revisions due to changes in service rather changes 
in existing rates. The Commission implements these filings requirements 
in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) under 18 CFR 154.4; 154.7; 
154.202; 154.204-.209; 154.602-.603.
    5. Respondent Description: The respondent universe currently 
comprises approximately 77 natural gas pipeline companies.
    6. Estimated Burden: 12,320 hours, 77 respondents, 308 responses, 
40 hours per response. This estimate is a decrease from OMB's previous 
inventory. The decrease is an adjustment and reflects a reduction in 
the average number of annual filings from 100 to 77.

    Authority: Sect. 4, 5 and 16 of the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 
717-717w) and sect. 403

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of the Natural Gas Policy Act (NGPA) (15 U.S. 3393).

David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
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