[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 72 (Monday, April 15, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18183-18184]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-9025]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[IC02-11-000, FERC Form 11]


Proposed Information Collection and Request for Comments

April 9, 2002.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

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)(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 within 60 days 
of the publication of this notice.

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)208-2425, and by e-mail at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The information collected under the 
requirements of FERC Form 11 ``Natural Gas Monthly Quarterly Statement 
of Monthly Data'' (OMB No. 1902-0032) is used by the Commission to 
implement the statutory provisions of Sections 10(a), and 16 of the 
Natural Gas Act (NGA) 15 U.S.C. 717-717w and the Natural Gas Policy Act 
of 1978 (NGPA) (15 Sec. 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 transported or stored for a fee which 
exceeded 50 million dekatherms in each of the three previous calendar 
years to submit FERC Form 11. The Commission implements these filing 
requirements in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) under 18 CFR 
Section 260.3 and Section 385.2011.
    Although the submission of the form is quarterly, the information 
is reported on a monthly basis. This permits the Commission to follow 
developing trends on a pipeline's system. Gas revenues and quantities 
of gas by rate schedule, transition costs from upstream pipelines, and 
reservation charges are reported. This information is used by the 
Commission to assess the reasonableness of the various revenues and 
costs of service items claimed in rate filings. It also provides the 
Commission with a view of the status pipeline activities, allows 
revenue comparisons between pipelines, and provides the financial 
status of the regulated pipelines.
    Action: The Commission is requesting a three-year extension of the 
current expiration date, with no changes to the existing collection of 
data.
    Burden Statement: Public reporting burden for this collection has 
been reduced by the elimination of several schedules and the paper 
filing format requirement. The burden is estimated as:

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                                                                                    Total annual
                                                   Number of      Average burden     burden  in
      Number of respondents annually  (1)        responses  per     hours  per         hours
                                                respondent  (2)   response  (3)     (1)x(2)x(3)
55............................................               4                3              660
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    The estimated cost burden to respondents is $37,138 (660 hours / 
2,080 hours per year  x  $117,041 per year average employee = $37,138). 
The cost per respondent is equal to $ 675.
    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

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of the functions of the Commission, including whether the information 
will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the agency's estimate 
of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the 
validity of the methodology and assumptions 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.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-9025 Filed 4-12-02; 8:45 am]
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