[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 166 (Tuesday, August 27, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55007-55008]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-21719]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. IC02-11-001, FERC Form 11]


Commission Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 
Submitted for OMB Review

August 20, 2002.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of section 3507 of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3507, the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission (Commission) has submitted the information 
collection described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
for review and reinstatement. Any interested person may file comments 
directly with OMB and should address a copy of those comments to the 
Commission as explained below. The Commission received no comments in 
response to an earlier Federal Register notice of April 15, 2002 (67 FR 
18183) and has made this notation in its submission to OMB.

DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due by September 
22, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Address comments to the Office of Management and Budget, 
Office of Information ad Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, Desk Officer, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, 
DC 20503. A copy of the comments should also be sent to the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission, Office of the Chief Information Officer, 
CI-1, Attention: Michael Miller, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 
20426. Comments may be filed either in paper format or electronically. 
Those filing electronically do not need to make a paper filing.
    For paper filings, such comments should be submitted to the Office 
of the Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First 
Street, NE. Washington, DC 20426 and should refer to [Docket No. IC02-
11-001].
    Documents filed electronically via the Internet must be prepared in 
WordPerfect, MS Word, Portable Document Format, or ASCII format. To 
file the document, access the Commission's website at www.ferc.gov and 
click on ``Make an E-filing,'' and then follow the instructions for 
each screen. First time users will have to establish a user name and 
password. The Commission will send an automatic acknowledgment to the 
sender's E-mail address upon receipt of comments. User assistance for 
electronic filings is available at 202-208-0258 or by e-mail to 
[email protected]. Comments should not be submitted to the e-mail 
address.
    All comments may be viewed, printed or downloaded remotely via the 
Internet through FERC's homepage using the FERRIS link. User assistance 
for FERRIS is available at 202-502-8222, or by e-mail to 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Miller may be reached by 
telephone at (202)502-8415, by fax at (202)208-2425, and by e-mail at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Description

    The information collection submitted for OMB review contains:
    1. Collection of Information: FERC Form 11 ``Natural Gas Monthly 
Quarterly Statement of Monthly Data''.
    2. Sponsor: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
    3. Control No.: OMB No. 1902-0032.
    On May 19, 1999, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approved 
the reporting requirements in FERC Form 11 for a term of three years, 
the maximum period permissible under the Paperwork Reduction Act before 
an information collection must be resubmitted for approval. As noted 
above, this notice seeks public comments in order to recertify the FERC 
Form 11 reporting requirements. The initial comment period in the 
Federal Register noted above, extended past the expiration date for the 
FERC Form 11. Because of this lapse, the Commission seeks to have Form 
11 reinstated and approved for an additional three years. There are no 
changes to the existing collection and increases in the reporting 
burden are for adjustments only. This is a mandatory information 
collection requirement and the Commission does not consider the 
information to be confidential.
    4. Necessity of the Collection of Information: Submission of the 
information is necessary for the Commission to carry out its 
responsibilities in implementing 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 U.S.C. 3301-3432). The NGA 
and the NGPA authorize the Commission to prescribe rules and 
regulations requiring natural gas pipeline companies whose gas was 
transported or stored for a fee and exceeded 50 million dekatherms in 
each of the three previous calendar years to submit FERC Form 11.
    The information collected on the Form 11 allows the Commission to 
follow developing trends on a pipeline's system. In particular, gas 
revenues and quantities of gas by rate schedule, transition costs from 
upstream pipelines and reservation charges are reported to the 
Commission for review. This information is used to assess the 
reasonableness of the various revenues and costs of service items 
claimed in rate filings. The information also provides the Commission 
with a view of the status of pipeline activities, allows revenue 
comparisons between pipelines, and provides financial status of 
regulated pipelines. The Commission implements these filing 
requirements in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) under 18 CFR 
260.3 and sections 385.2011.
    5. Respondent Description: The respondent universe currently 
comprises on average 58 companies subject to the Commission's 
jurisdiction. Note: In the initial notice, the Commission indicated 55 
respondents but further evaluation has

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determined the number of respondents has increased to 58.
    6. Estimated Burden: 696 total hours, 58 respondents, 4 responses 
annually, 3hours per response (average).
    7. Estimated Cost Burden to Respondents: Estimated cost burden to 
respondents: 696 hours / 2,080 hours per year x $117,041 per year = 
$39,164. The cost per respondent is equal to $ 675.

    Statutory Authority: 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 U.S.C. 3301-3432).

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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