[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 117 (Friday, June 18, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34144-34145]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-1357]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. IC04-538-001, FERC-538]


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

June 8, 2004.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE.

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 of this information collection 
requirement. 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 March 31, 2004 (69 FR 16907-16908), 
and has responded to their comments in its submission to OMB.

DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due by July 6, 
2004.

ADDRESSES: Address comments on the collection of information to the 
Office of

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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. 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. IC04-538-001.
    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 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-538 ``Gas Pipeline Certificates: 
Section 7(a) Mandatory Initial Service.''
    2. Sponsor: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
    3. Control No.: 1902-0061.
    The Commission is now requesting that OMB approve and reinstate 
with 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 7(a), 10(a) 
and 16 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) (Pub. L. 75-688) (15 U.S.C. 717-
717w). The reporting requirements contained in this information 
collection are used by the Commission to determine whether a 
distributor applicant can economically construct and manage its 
facilities. Requests are made to the Commission by individuals or 
entities to have the Commission, by order, direct a natural gas 
pipeline to extend or improve its transportation facilities, and sell 
gas to an individual, entity or municipality for the specific purpose 
indicated in the order, and to extend the pipeline's transportation 
facilities to communities immediately adjacent to the municipality's 
facilities or to territories served by the natural gas company. In 
addition, the Commission reviews the supply data to determine if the 
pipeline company can provide the service without curtailing certain of 
its existing customers. The flow data and market data are also used to 
evaluate existing and future customer requirements on the system to 
find if sufficient capacity will be available. Likewise, the cost of 
facilities and the rate data are used to evaluate the financial impact 
of the cost of the project to both the pipeline company and its 
customers. The Commission implements the filing requirements in the 
Code of Regulations (CFR) under 18 CFR part 156.
    5. Respondent Description: The respondent universe currently 
comprises 1 company (on average per year) subject to the Commission's 
jurisdiction
    6. Estimated Burden: 240 total hours, 1 respondent (average per 
year), 1 response per respondent, and 240 hours per response (average).
    7. Estimated Cost Burden to Respondents: 240 hours/2080 hours per 
year x $107,185 per year = $12,368.

    Statutory Authority: Sections 7(a), 10(a) and 16 of the Natural 
Gas Act (NGA), Pub. L. 75-688 (15 U.S.C. 717-717w).

Linda Mitry,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. E4-1357 Filed 6-17-04; 8:45 am]
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