[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 149 (Wednesday, August 4, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47135-47136]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-1725]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. IC04-588-001, FERC-588]


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 17, 2004 (69 FR 7461-7462) 
and has responded to their comments 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. IC04-588-001.
    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 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-588 ``Emergency Natural Gas 
Transportation, Sale and Exchange Transactions.''
    2. Sponsor: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
    3. Control No.: 1902-0144.
    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.
    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(c) of the 
Natural Gas Act (NGA) (Pub. L. 75-688) (15 U.S.C. 717-717w) and 
provisions of the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 (NGPA), (15 U.S.C. 
3301-3432). Under the NGA, a natural gas company must obtain Commission 
approval to engage in the transportation, sale or exchange of natural 
gas in interstate commerce. However, section 7(c) exempts from 
certificate requirements ``temporary acts or operations for which the 
issuance of a certificate will not be required in the public 
interest.'' The NGPA also provides for non-certificated interstate 
transactions involving intrastate pipelines and local distribution 
companies.
    A temporary operation, or emergency, is defined as any situation in 
which an actual or expected shortage of gas supply would require an 
interstate pipeline company, intrastate pipeline or local distribution 
company, or Hinshaw pipeline to curtail deliveries of gas or provide 
less than the projected level of service to the customer. The natural 
gas companies file the necessary information with the Commission so 
that it may determine if the transaction/operation qualifies for 
exemption. A

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report within forty-eight hours of the commencement of the 
transportation, sale or exchange, a request to extend the sixty-day 
term of the emergency transportation, if needed, and a termination 
report are required. The data required to be filed for the forty-eight 
hour report is specified by 18 CFR 284.270 of the Commission's 
regulations.
    5. Respondent Description: The respondent universe currently 
comprises 8 companies (on average per year) subject to the Commission's 
jurisdiction.
    6. Estimated Burden: 80 total hours, 8 respondents (average per 
year), 1 response per respondent, and 10 hours per response (average).
    7. Estimated Cost Burden to respondents: 80 hours/2080 hours per 
years x $107,185 per year = $4,123.

    Statutory Authority: Sections 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA), 
Pub. L. 75-688) (15 U.S.C. 717-717w and the Natural Gas Policy Act 
of 1978 (NGPA), (15 U.S.C. 3301-3432).

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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