[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 95 (Friday, May 16, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26589-26590]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-12322]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. IC03-567-000, FERC-567]


Commission Information Collection Activities, Proposed 
Collection; Comment Request; Extension

May 9, 2003.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of section 3506(c)(2)(a) 
of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A), the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) is soliciting public 
comment on the specific aspects of the information collection described 
below.

DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due by July 11, 
2003.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed collection of information can be 
obtained from Michael Miller, Office of the Executive Director, ED-30, 
888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. Comments may be filed 
either in paper format or electronically. Those parties filing 
electronically do not need to make a paper filing.
    For paper filings, the original and 14 copies of such comments 
should be submitted to the Office of the Secretary, Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE. Washington, DC 20426 and 
refer to Docket No. IC03-567-000.
    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 Web site at http://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 202-502-8258 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. For user 
assistance, contact [email protected] or toll-free at (866) 
208-3676 or for TTY, contact (202) 502-8659.

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: The information collected under the 
requirements of FERC-567 ``Gas Pipeline Certificates: Annual Reports of 
System Flow Diagrams and System Capacity'' (OMB No. 1902-0005) is used 
by the Commission to implement the statutory provisions of sections 4, 
5, 6, 7, 9, 10(a) and 16 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA), 15 U.S.C. 717-
717w and title III, sections 301(a), 303(a), 304(d), title IV, sections 
401 and 402, title V, section 508 of the Natural Gas Policy Act (Pub. 
L. 95-621). The information collected under the requirements of FERC-
567 is used by the Commission to obtain accurate data on pipeline 
facilities. Specifically, the FERC-567 data is used in determining the 
configuration and location of installed pipeline interconnections and 
receipt and delivery points; and developing and evaluating alternatives 
to proposed facilities as a means to mitigate environmental impact of 
new pipeline construction.
    FERC-567 also contains valuable information that can be used to 
assist federal officials in maintaining adequate natural gas service in 
times of national emergency. The Commission implements these filing 
requirements in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) under 18 CFR part 
260.8 and 284.13.
    Action: The Commission is requesting a three-year extension of the 
current

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expiration date, with no changes to the existing collection of data.
    Burden Statement: Public reporting burden for this collection is 
estimated as:

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 Number of respondents   Number of responses per    Average burden hours     Total annual burden
     annually  (1)           respondent  (2)         per response  (3)       hours  (1)x(2)x(3)
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                91                   1,714*                    81.58                   12,724
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* Derived by dividing the total number of response expected annually (156) by the number of respondents(91) and
  rounding to three places.

    Estimated cost burden to respondents: 12,724 hours / 2,080 hours 
per year x $117,041 per year = $715,976. The cost per respondent is 
equal to $ 7,868.
    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 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, including the use of appropriate automated, electronic, 
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms 
of information technology e.g., permitting electronic submission of 
responses.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-12322 Filed 5-15-03; 8:45 am]
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