[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 162 (Wednesday, August 21, 2002)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 54086-54087]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-21157]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

18 CFR Part 381

[Docket No. RM02-15-000]


Annual Update of Filing Fees

August 14, 2002.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE.

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

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SUMMARY: In accordance with 18 CFR 381.104, the Commission issues this 
update of its filing fees. This document provides the yearly update 
using data in the Commission's Management, Administrative, and Payroll 
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 2001.

EFFECTIVE DATE: September 20, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Troy Cole, Office of the Executive 
Director, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 
Room 42-66, Washington, DC 20426, 202-502-6161.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:   
    Document Availability: In addition to publishing the full text of 
this document in the Federal Register, the Commission provides all 
interested persons an opportunity to view and/or print the contents of 
this document via the Internet through FERC's Home Page (http://www.ferc.gov) and in FERC's Public Reference Room during normal 
business hours (8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern time) at 888 First 
Street, NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426.
    From FERC's Home Page on the Internet, this information is 
available in both the Commission Issuance Posting System (CIPS) and the 
Records and Information Management System (RIMS).
    --CIPS provides access to the texts of formal documents issued by 
the Commission since November 14, 1994.
    --CIPS can be accessed using the CIPS link or the Energy 
Information Online icon. The full text of this document is available on 
CIPS in ASCII and WordPerfect 8.0 format for viewing, printing, and/or 
downloading.
    --RIMS contains images 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 from FERC's Home Page using the RIMS 
link or the Energy Information Online icon. Descriptions of documents 
back to November 16, 1981, are also available from RIMS-on-the-Web; 
requests for copies of these and other older documents should be 
submitted to the Public Reference Room.
    User assistance is available for RIMS, CIPS, and the Web site 
during normal business hours from our Help line at (202) 502-8222 (e-
mail to [email protected]) or the Public Reference at (202) 208-1371 
(e-mail to [email protected]).
    During normal business hours, documents can also be viewed and/or 
printed in FERC's Public Reference Room, where RIMS, CIPS, and the FERC 
Web site are available. User assistance is also available.
    The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) is issuing 
this document to update filing fees that the Commission assesses for 
specific services and benefits provided to identifiable beneficiaries. 
Pursuant to 18 CFR 381.104, the Commission is establishing updated fees 
on the basis of the Commission's Fiscal Year 2001 costs. The adjusted 
fees announced in this document are effective September 20, 2002. 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 Small Business Regulatory 
Enforcement Fairness Act, 5 U.S.C. 804(2). The Commission is submitting 
this final rule to both houses of the United States Congress and to the 
Comptroller General of the United States.
    The new fee schedule is as follows:

         Fees Applicable to the Natural Gas Policy Act
                                                                  Amount
1. Petitions for rate approval pursuant to 18 CFR                $ 9,090
 284.123(b)(2). (18 CFR 381.403)..............................
 
             Fees Applicable to General Activities
 
1. Petition for issuance of a declaratory order (except under     18,260
 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))..........................    26,660
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))..........................    13,980
4. Written legal interpretations by the Office of General          5,240
 Counsel. (18 CFR 381.305(a)).................................
 

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           Fees Applicable to Natural Gas Pipelines
 
1. Pipeline certificate applications pursuant to 18 CFR         \1\ 1,00
 284.224. (18 CFR 381.207(b)).................................         0
 
   Fees Applicable to Cogenerators and Small Power Producers
 
1. Certification of qualifying status as a small power            15,700
 production facility. (18 CFR 381.505(a)).....................
2. Certification of qualifying status as a cogeneration           17,770
 facility. (18 CFR 381.505(a))................................
3. Applications for exempt wholesale generator status. (18 CFR      990
 381.801).....................................................
 
\1\ This fee has not been changed.

List of Subjects in 18 CFR Part 381

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

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 381.302, paragraph (a) is amended by removing ``$16,530'' and 
adding ``$18,260'' in its place.


Sec. 381.303  [Amended]

    3. In 381.303, paragraph (a) is amended by removing ``$24,140'' and 
adding ``$26,660'' in its place.


Sec. 381.304  [Amended]

    4. In 381.304, paragraph (a) is amended by removing ``$12,650'' and 
adding ``$13,980'' in its place.


Sec. 381.305  [Amended]

    5. In 381.305, paragraph (a) is amended by removing ``$4,740'' and 
adding ``$5,240'' in its place.


Sec. 381.403  [Amended]

    6. Section 381.403 is amended by removing ``$8,230'' and adding 
``$9,090'' in its place.


Sec. 381.505  [Amended]

    7. In 381.505, paragraph (a) is amended by removing ``$14,220'' and 
adding ``$15,700'' in its place and by removing ``$16,090'' and adding 
``$17,770'' in its place.


Sec. 381.801  [Amended]

    8. Section 381.801 is amended by removing ``$970'' and adding 
``$990'' in its place.

[FR Doc. 02-21157 Filed 8-20-02; 8:45 am]
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