[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 163 (Friday, August 22, 2003)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 50696-50697]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-21551]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

18 CFR Part 381

[Docket No. RM03-11-000]


Annual Update of Filing Fees

August 18, 2003.

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

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 notice 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 2002.

EFFECTIVE DATE: September 22, 2003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Troy Cole, Office of the Executive 
Director, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 
Room 4R-01, 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 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 the Federal Energy Regulatory Records Information System 
(FERRIS). The full text of this document is available on FERRIS in PDF 
and WordPerfect format for viewing, printing, and/or downloading. To 
access this document in FERRIS, type the docket number excluding the 
last three digits of this document in the docket number field.
    User assistance is available for FERRIS and the FERC's Web site 
during normal business hours from our Help line at (202) 502-8222 or 
the Public

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Reference Room at (202) 502-8371 Press 0, TTY (202) 502-8659. E-Mail 
the Public Reference Room at [email protected].
    The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) is issuing 
this notice 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 2002 costs. The adjusted 
fees announced in this notice are effective September 22, 2003. 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
1. Petitions for rate approval pursuant to 18 CFR                 $9,480
 284.123(b)(2). (18 CFR 381.403)...........................
                  Fees Applicable to General Activities
1. Petition for issuance of a declaratory order (except           19,040
 under 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))...................       27,800
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))...................       14,580
4. Written legal interpretations by the Office of General         $5,460
 Counsel. (18 CFR 381.305(a))..............................
 
                Fees Applicable to Natural Gas Pipelines
 
1. Pipeline certificate applications pursuant to 18 CFR          1,000 *
 284.224. (18 CFR 381.207(b))..............................
 
        Fees Applicable to Cogenerators and Small Power Producers
 
1. Certification of qualifying status as a small power            16,370
 production facility. (18 CFR 381.505(a))..................
2. Certification of qualifying status as a cogeneration           18,540
 facility. (18 CFR 381.505(a)).............................
3. Applications for exempt wholesale generator status. (18           870
 CFR 381.801)..............................................
 
* 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.

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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

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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]

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2. In 381.302, paragraph (a) is amended by removing ``18,260'' and 
adding ``$19,040'' in its place.


Sec.  381.303  [Amended]

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3. In 381.303, paragraph (a) is amended by removing ``$26,660'' and 
adding ``$27,800'' in its place.


Sec.  381.304  [Amended]

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4. In 381.304, paragraph (a) is amended by removing ``$13,980'' and 
adding ``$14,580'' in its place.


Sec.  381.305  [Amended]

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5. In 381.305, paragraph (a) is amended by removing ``$5,240'' and 
adding ``$5,460'' in its place.


Sec.  381.403  [Amended]

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6. Section 381.403 is amended by removing ``$9,090'' and adding 
``$9,480'' in its place.


Sec.  381.505  [Amended]

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7. In 381.505, paragraph (a) is amended by removing ``$15,700'' and 
adding ``$16,370'' in its place and by removing ``$17,770'' and adding 
``$18,540'' in its place.


Sec.  381.801  [Amended]

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8. Section 381.801 is amended by removing ``$990'' and adding ``$870'' 
in its place.

[FR Doc. 03-21551 Filed 8-21-03; 8:45 am]
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