[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 111 (Friday, June 10, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33887-33888]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-2994]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. IC05-550-001, FERC-550]


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

May 31, 2005.
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

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collection described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
for review 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 one comment in response to an earlier Federal Register notice 
of March 1, 2005 (70 FR 9938-39), and has prepared a response to the 
commenter in its submission to OMB.

DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due by June 30, 
2005.

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-
4650. A copy of the comments should also be sent to the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, Office of the Executive Director, ED-33, 
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. IC05-550-001.
    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-550 ``Oil Pipeline Rates: Tariff 
Filings''
    2. Sponsor: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
    3. Control No.: 1902-0089.
    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: The filing 
requirement provides 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 is used by the Commission 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 is specified by 18 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 
Chapter I, parts 340-348.
    Jurisdiction over oil pipelines as it relates to the establishment 
of rates or charges for the transportation of oil by pipeline or the 
establishment or valuations for pipelines, was transferred from the 
Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) to FERC, pursuant to sections 306 
and 402 of the Department of Energy Organization Act (DOE Act).
    5. Respondent Description: The respondent universe currently 
comprises on average 200 respondents subject to the Commission's 
jurisdiction. The Commission estimates that it will receive annually on 
average 3 filings per year per respondent.
    6. Estimated Burden: 6,600 total hours, 200 respondents (average 
per year), 3 responses per respondent, and 11 hours per response 
(average).
    7. Estimated Cost Burden to respondents: The estimated total cost 
to respondents is $344,463. (6,600 hours / 2080 hours per year x 
$108,558).
    Statutory Authority: Part I, Sections 1, 6, and 15 of the 
Interstate Commerce Act (ICA), (Pub. L. 337, 34 Stat. 384.) Sections 
306 and 402 of the Department of Energy Organization Act, 42 U.S.C. 
7155 and 7172, and Executive Order No. 12009.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E5-2994 Filed 6-9-05; 8:45 am]
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