[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 149 (Wednesday, August 4, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47134-47135]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-1724]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. IC04-547-001, FERC-547]


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

July 29, 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 February 18, 2004 (69 FR 7623-7624) 
and has made this indication in its submission to OMB.

DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due by August 30, 
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. 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. IC04-547-001.
    Documents filed electronically via the Internet must be prepared in 
MS Word, Portable Document Format, Word Perfect 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-547 ``Gas Pipeline Rates: Refund 
Requirements.''
    2. Sponsor: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
    3. Control No.: 1902-0084.
    The Commission is now requesting that OMB approve with a three-year 
extension of the expiration date, with no changes to the existing 
collection. The information filed with the Commission is mandatory.

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    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 and 16 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA). Sections 4 and 5 authorize 
the Commission to order a refund, with interest, on any portion of a 
natural gas company's increased rate or charge that is found to by not 
just or reasonable. Refunds may also be instituted by a natural gas 
company as stipulation to a Commission-approved settlement agreement or 
provisions under the company's tariff. Section 16 authorizes the 
Commission to prescribe the rules and regulations necessary to 
administer its refund mandates. The data collected under FERC-547 
allows the Commission to monitor the refunds owed by the Natural gas 
companies and to ensure the flow through of refunds, with applicable 
interest, to the appropriate customers. The Commission implements the 
refund and reporting requirements in the Code of Regulations (CFR) 
under 18 CFR 154.501 and 154.502.
    5. Respondent Description: The respondent universe currently 
comprises 75 companies (on average per year) subject to the 
Commission's jurisdiction.
    6. 6. Estimated Burden: 5,625 total hours, 75 respondents (average 
per year), 1 response per respondent, and 75 hours per response 
(average).
    7. Estimated Cost Burden to respondents: 5,625 hours / 2080 hours 
per years x $107,185 per year = $289,863. The cost per respondent is 
equal to $3,865.

    Authority: Sections 4, 5, and 16 of the FPA (15 U.S.C. 717c, 
717d and 717o).

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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