[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 170 (Friday, September 2, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52369-52370]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-4815]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[IC05-11-001, FERC-11]


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

August 26, 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 
collection described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
for review and extension 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 June 7, 2005 (70 FR 33140-41) and has made this 
notation in its submission to OMB.

DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due by September 
23, 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. IC05-11-001.
    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 
acknowledgement 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 e-mail address.
    All comments may be viewed, printed or downloaded remotely via the 
Internet through FERC's homepage using the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the 
docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number 
field to access the document. 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

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(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 Form 11 ``Natural Gas Monthly 
Quarterly Statement of Monthly Data''.
    2. Sponsor: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
    3. Control No. 1902-0032.
    The Commission is now requesting that OMB approve and extend the 
expiration date for an additional three years 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 for the Commission to carry out its 
responsibilities in implementing the statutory provisions of sections 
10(a) and 16 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) 15 U.S.C. 717-717w and the 
Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 (NGPA) (15 U.S.C. 3301-3432). The NGA 
and NGPA authorize the Commission to prescribe rules and regulations 
requiring natural gas pipeline companies whose gas was transported or 
stored for a fee, which exceeded 50 million dekatherms in each of the 
three previous calendar years to submit FERC Form 11. Although the 
submission of the form is quarterly, the information is reported on a 
monthly basis. This permits the Commission to follow developing trends 
on a pipeline's system. Gas revenues and quantities of gas by rate 
schedule, transition cost from upstream pipelines, and reservation 
charges are reported. This information is used by the Commission to 
assess the reasonableness of the various revenues and cost of service 
items claimed in rate filings. It also provides the Commission with a 
view of the status pipeline activities, allows revenue comparisons 
between pipelines, and provides the financial status of the regulated 
pipelines.
    The Commission implements these filing requirements in the Code of 
Federal Regulations (CFR) under 18 CFR section 260.3 and section 
385.2011.
    5. Respondent Description: The respondent universe currently 
comprises 63 companies (on average) subject to the Commission's 
jurisdiction.
    6. Estimated Burden: 756 total hours, 63 respondents (average), 4 
responses per respondent, and 3 hours per response (average).
    7. Estimated Cost Burden to respondents: 756 hours/2080 hours per 
year x $108,558 per year = $39,457. The cost per respondent is equal to 
$626.

    Statutory Authority: Sections 10(a) and 16 of the Natural Gas 
Act (NGA) 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.
[FR Doc. E5-4815 Filed 9-1-05; 8:45 am]
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