[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 39 (Tuesday, March 1, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9938-9939]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-805]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. IC05-550-000; FERC-550]


Commission Information Collection Activities, Proposed 
Collection; Comment Request; Extension

February 23, 2005.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of proposed information collection and request for 
comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of section.3506(c)(2)(a) 
of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13), the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) is soliciting public comment 
on the specific aspects of the information collection described below.

DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due April 25, 
2005.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed collection of information can be 
obtained from the Commission's Web site (http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp) or to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 
Attn: Michael Miller, Office of the Chief Information Officer, CI-1, 
888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. Comments may be filed 
either in paper format or electronically. Those parties filing 
electronically do not need to make a paper filing. For paper filing, 
the original and 14 copies of such comments should be submitted to the 
Office of the Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426 and refer to Docket No. IC05-
550-000.
    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 
acknowledgement to the sender's e-mail address upon receipt of 
comments.
    All comments may be viewed, printed or downloaded remotely via the 
Internet through FERC's home page using the eLibrary link. For user 
assistance, contact [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: Form 550 ``Oil Pipeline Rates: Tariff 
Filings'' (OMB No. 1902-0089) is used by the Commission to implement 
the statutory provisions governed by Part I, sections 1, 6 and 15 of 
the Interstate Commerce Act (ICA) (Pub. L. 337,34 Stat. 384). 
Jurisdiction over oil pipelines as it relates to the establishment of 
rates or charges for the transportation of oil by pipeline or the 
establishment of valuations for pipelines, was transferred from the 
Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) to FERC, pursuant to section 306 
and 402 of the Department of Energy Organization Act (DOE Act), 42 
U.S.C. 7155 and 7172 and Executive Order No. 12009, 42 FR-46267 
(September 17, 1977).
    The filing requirements provide the basis for analysis of all 
rates, fares, or charges whatsoever demanded, charged or collected by 
any common carrier or carriers in connection with the transportation of 
crude oil and petroleum products and are used by the Commission to 
establish a basis for determining the just and reasonable rates that 
should be charged by the regulated pipeline company. Based on this 
analysis, a recommendation is made to the Commission to take action 
whether to suspend, accept or reject the proposed rate. The data 
required to be filed for pipeline rates and tariff filings are 
specified in 18 CFR 340-348.
    Action: The Commission is requesting a three-year extension of the 
current expiration date, with no changes to the existing collection of 
data.
    Burden Statement: Public reporting burden for this collection is 
estimated as:

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                                                 Number of responses  Average burden hours   Total annual burden
      Number of respondents annually  (1)       per  respondent  (2)    per response  (3)     hours (1)x(2)x(3)
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200...........................................                     3                    11                  6600
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    Estimated cost burden to respondents: 6600 hours/2080 hours per 
year x $108,558 per year = $34,446. The cost per respondent is equal to 
$172.23.
    The cost estimate for respondents is based upon salaries for 
professional and clerical support, as well as direct and indirect 
overhead cost. Direct cost include all costs directly attributable to 
providing this information, such as administrative cost for information 
technology. Indirect or overhead costs are cost incurred by an 
organization in support of its mission. These costs apply to activities 
which benefit the whole organization rather than any one particular 
function or activity.

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    The reporting burden includes the total time, effort, or financial 
resources expended to assemble and disseminate the information 
including: (1) Reviewing the instructions; (2) developing, or acquiring 
appropriate technological support systems necessary for the purposes of 
collecting, validating, processing, and disseminating the information; 
(3) administration; and (4) transmitting, or otherwise disclosing the 
information.
    Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the Commission, including whether the information will have practical 
utility; (2) the accuracy of the agency's burden estimate of the 
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information on those who are to respond, 
including the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or 
other technological collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses.

Linda Mitry,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. E5-805 Filed 2-28-05; 8:45 am]
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