[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 32 (Wednesday, February 18, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7622-7623]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-306]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. IC03-577-001, FERC-577]


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

February 11, 2004.
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 October 6, 2003 (68 FR 57682-83), and has made this notation in its 
submission to OMB.

DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due by March 17, 
2004.

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. 
Comments to OMB should be filed electronically, c/o [email protected] and include the OMB Control No. as a point of 
reference. The Desk Officer may be reached by telephone at (202) 395-
7856.

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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. IC03-577-001.
    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 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 are available for review at the Commission or may be 
viewed on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov, using the 
``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three 
digits in the docket number field to access the document. For 
assistance, contact FERC Online Support at [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) 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-577 ``Gas Pipeline Certificates: 
Environmental Impact Statement''.
    2. Sponsor: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
    3. Control No.: 1902-0128.
    The Commission is now requesting that OMB approve and reinstate 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 the 
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) (Pub. L. 91-190). NEPA 
requires that all Federal agencies must include in every recommendation 
or report on proposals for legislation and other major Federal actions 
significantly affecting the quality of human environment, a detailed 
statement on: The environmental impact on the proposed actions; any 
adverse environmental effects which cannot be avoided should the 
proposal be implemented; alternatives to the proposed action; the 
relationship between local short-term uses of man's environment and the 
maintenance and enhancement of long-term productivity; and any 
irreversible and irretrievable commitments of resources which would be 
involved in the proposed action should it be implemented. The 
Commission uses the pipeline's data to evaluate the environmental 
aspects of construction proposals and may be used in the Commission 
staff's independent preparation of Environmental Assessments or 
Environmental Impact Statements. The Commission implements these filing 
requirements in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) under 18 CFR 
parts 2; 157; 284; 375; and 380.
    5. Respondent Description: The respondent universe currently 
comprises 76 companies (on average per year) subject to the 
Commission's jurisdiction.
    6. Estimated Burden: 233,226 total hours, 76 respondents (average 
per year), 16.57 responses per respondent, and 185.2 hours per response 
(average).
    7. Estimated Cost Burden to Respondents: 233, 226 hours/2080 hours 
per year x $107,185 per year = $13,123,560. The cost per respondent is 
equal to $172,678.

    Statutory Authority: Section 102 (2) (C) of the National 
Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 42 U.S.C. 4332.

Linda Mitry,
Acting Secretary.
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