[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 20 (Wednesday, January 31, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4497-4498]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-1484]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[IC07-538-001, FERC 538]


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

January 24, 2007.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

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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 one comment in response to an earlier Federal 
Register notice of October 19, 2006 (71 FR 61736-61737) and has made 
this notation in its submission to OMB.

DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due by February 
26, 2007.

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 an original and 14 copies, of 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. IC07-538-001.
    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 538 ``Gas Pipeline Certificates: 
Initial Service.''
    2. Sponsor: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
    3. Control No.: 1902-0061.
    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 
7(a), 10(a) and 16 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) (Pub. L. 75-688) (15 
U.S.C. 717-717w). The reporting requirements contained in this 
collection of information are used by the Commission to determine 
whether a distributor applicant can economically construct and manage 
its facilities. Requests are made to the Commission by individuals or 
entities to have the Commission, by order, direct a natural gas 
pipeline to extend or improve its transportation facilities, and sell 
gas to an individual, entity or municipality for the specific purpose 
indicated in the order, and to extend the pipeline's transportation 
facilities to communities immediately adjacent to the municipality's 
facilities or to territories served by the natural gas company. In 
addition, the Commission reviews the supply data to determine if the 
pipeline company can provide the service without curtailing certain of 
its existing customers. The flow data and market data are also used to 
evaluate existing and future customer requirements on the system to 
find if sufficient capacity will be available. Likewise, the cost of 
facilities and the rate data are used to evaluate the financial impact 
of the cost of the project to both the pipeline company and its 
customers. The Commission implements these filing requirements in the 
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) under 18 CFR Part 156.
    5. Respondent Description: The respondent universe currently 
comprises 85 companies (on average) subject to the Commission's 
jurisdiction. However, the Commission receives on average filings from 
only one respondent.
    6. Estimated Burden: 240 total hours, 1 respondents (average), 1 
response per respondent, and 240 hours per response (average).
    7. Estimated Cost Burden to respondents: 240 hours/2080 hours per 
years x $122,137 per year = $14,093. The cost per respondent is equal 
to $14,093.

    Statutory Authority: Statutory provisions of sections 7(a), 
10(a) and 16 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) (Pub. L. 75-688) (15 
U.S.C. 717-717w).

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7-1484 Filed 1-30-07; 8:45 am]
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