[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 79 (Tuesday, April 25, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23907-23908]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-6179]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[IC06-567-001, FERC-567]


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

April 18, 2006.
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 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 February 14, 2006 (71 FR 7751-7852) and has made 
this notation in its OMB submission.

DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due by May 31, 
2006.

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-34, 
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 Secretary of 
the Commission, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, 
NE., Washington, DC 20426 and should refer to Docket No. IC06-567-001.
    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 this 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 (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-567 ``Gas Pipeline Certificates: 
Annual Reports of System Flow Diagrams and Systems Capacity''.
    2. Sponsor: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
    3. Control No. 1902-0005.
    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 
4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10(a) and 16 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA), sections 
301(a), 303(a), 304(d), sections 401 and 402, section 508 of the 
Natural Gas Policy Act (NGPA).
    The information collected under the requirements of FERC-567 is 
used by the Commission to obtain accurate data on pipeline facilities. 
Specifically, the FERC-567 data is used in determining the 
configuration and location of installed pipeline interconnections and 
receipt and delivery points; and developing and evaluating alternatives 
to proposed facilities as a means to mitigate the environmental impact 
of new pipeline construction.

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    FERC-567 also contains valuable information that can be used to 
assist federal officials in maintaining adequate natural gas service in 
times of national emergency. The Commission implements these filing 
requirements in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) under 18 CFR 
260.8 and 284.13.
    5. Respondent Description: The respondent universe currently 
comprises 91 companies (on average) subject to the Commission's 
jurisdiction.
    6. Estimated Burden: 12,724 total hours, 91 respondents (average), 
1.714 responses per respondent (derived by dividing the total number of 
responses expected annually (156) by the number of respondents (91) and 
rounding to three places), and 81.58 hours per response (average).
    7. Estimated Cost Burden to respondents: 12,724 hours/2080 hours 
per years x $112,767 per year = $689,830. The cost per respondent is 
equal to $7,580.

    Statutory Authority: Sections 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10(a) and 16 of the 
Natural Gas Act (NGA), 15 U.S.C. 717-717w and Title III, sections 
301(a), 303(a), 304(d), Title IV, sections 401 and 402, Title V, 
section 508 of the Natural Gas Policy Act (Pub. L. 95-621).

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E6-6179 Filed 4-24-06; 8:45 am]
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