[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 150 (Tuesday, August 5, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46172-46173]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-19832]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. IC03-567-001, FERC-567]


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

July 29, 2003.
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 extension of the current expiration date. 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 May 16, 2003 (68 FR 26589-90) and has made this notation in its 
submission to OMB.

DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due by August 26, 
2003.

ADDRESSES: Address comments on the collection of information to the 
Office of Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Desk Officer. 
The Desk Officer may be reached by fax at 202-395-7285 or by e-mail at 
[email protected]. A copy of the comments 
should also be sent to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Office 
of the Executive Director, ED-30, Attention: Michael Miller, 888 First 
Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. Comments may be filed either in paper 
format or electronically. Those persons 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. IC03-567-001.
    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 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. User assistance 
for FERRIS and the FERC's Web site during business hours by contacting, 
FERC Online Support at [email protected] or toll free at (866) 
208-3676, for TTY (202)502-8659 or the Public Reference at (202)-8371 
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)273-0873, and by e-mail at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Description

    The information collection submitted for OMB review contains the 
following:
    1. Collection of Information: FERC-567 ``Gas Pipeline Certificates: 
Annual Reports of System Flow Diagrams and System Capacity.''
    2. Sponsor: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
    3. Control No.: 1902-0005.
    The Commission is now requesting that OMB approve a three-year 
extension of the expiration date, with no changes to the existing 
collection. The information filed with the Commission is mandatory.
    4. Necessity of the Collection of Information: Submission of the 
information is necessary to enable the Commission to carry out its 
responsibilities in implementing the statutory provisions of Sections 
4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10(a) and 16 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA)(Pub. L. 75-
688), and Title III, Sections 301(a)(1), 303(a), 304(d), Title IV, 
Sections 401 and 402, Title V,

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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 the 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.
    5. Respondent Description: The respondent universe currently 
comprises approximately 91 natural gas pipeline companies.
    6. Estimated Burden: 12,724 total hours, 91 respondents (average), 
1,714 response per respondent (derived by dividing the total number of 
responses expected annually (156) by the number of respondents (91) and 
rounding to three places), 81.58 hours per response (average).
    7. Estimated Cost Burden to respondents: 12,724 hours/2080 hours 
per years x $117,041 per year = $715,976. The cost per respondent is 
equal to $7,868.

    Statutory Authority: Sections 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10(a) and 16 of the 
Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717-717w) and Title III Sections 301(a), 
303(a), 304(d), Title IV, Sections 401, 402, Title V, Section 508 of 
the Natural Gas Policy Act (Pub. L. 95-621).

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-19832 Filed 8-4-03; 8:45 am]
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