[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 220 (Thursday, November 15, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64200-64201]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-22284]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. IC08-550-000, FERC-550]


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

November 6, 2007.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of Proposed Information Collection and Request for 
Comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of Section3506(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.

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DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due by January 11, 
2008.

ADDRESSES: Copies of sample filings of the proposed information 
collection can be obtained from the Commission's Web site (http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filings/elibrary.asp) or from the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, Attn: Michael Miller, Office of the Executive 
Director, ED-34, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. Comments 
may be filed electronically or in paper format. Those parties filing 
electronically do not need to make a paper filing. For paper filings, 
the original and 14 copies of such comment should be submitted to the 
Secretary of the Commission, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426 and refer to Docket No. IC08-
550-000.
    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 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.
    All comments may be viewed, printed or downloaded remotely via the 
Internet through FERC's homepage 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: The information collected under the 
requirements of FERC-550 ``Oil Pipeline Rates: Tariff Filings'' (OMB 
No. 1902-0089) is used by the Commission to implement the statutory 
provisions of Part 1, 6 and 15 of the Interstate Commerce Act (ICA) 
(Pub. L. 337, 34 Stat. 584). Jurisdiction over oil pipelines as it 
relates to the establishment of 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), 42 U.S.C. 7155 and 7172 and Executive Order 
No. 12009, 42 FR 46267 (September 17, 1977).
    The filing requirements for proposed oil pipeline rates are 
specified in 18 CFR 341-348. The data that oil pipelines file is the 
basis for Commission analyses of the amounts they plan to charge to 
transport crude oil and petroleum products. The Commission uses its 
analyses to (1) determine if the proposed charges result in just and 
reasonable rates for the oil pipeline's transportation services and (2) 
help the Commission decide whether it should suspend, accept or reject 
the proposed rates.
    Action: The Commission is now requesting a three-year extension of 
the current expiration date, with no changes to the existing 
collection. The information filed with the Commission is mandatory.
    Burden Statement: Public Reporting Burden for this information 
collection is estimated as:

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                                                             Number of        Average burden
             Number of respondents annually                responses per        hours per         Total annual
                                                             respondent          response         burden hours
(1)                                                                    (2)                (3)                (4)
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200....................................................                  3                 11              6,600
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6,600 hours/2080 hours\1\ x $124,384\2\ equals $401,026. The cost of 
filing FERC-550 per respondent is $2005.
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    \1\ Number of hours an employee works in a year.
    \2\ Average annual salary per employee.
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    The reporting burden includes the total time, effort, or financial 
resources expended to generate, maintain, retain, disclose or provide 
the information including:
    (1) Reviewing instructions; (2) developing, acquiring, installing, 
and using technology and systems for the purposes of collecting, 
validating, verifying, processing, maintaining, disclosing and 
providing information; (3) adjusting existing ways to comply with an 
previously applicable filing instructions and requirements; (4) 
training personnel to respond to a collection of information; (5) 
searching data sources; (6) competing and reviewing the collection of 
information; and (7) transmitting or otherwise disclosing the 
information.
    The cost estimate for respondents is based upon salaries for 
professional and clerical support, as well as direct and indirect 
overhead costs. Direct costs include all costs directly attributable to 
providing this information, such as administrative costs and the cost 
for information technology. Indirect or overhead costs are costs 
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.
    Comments are invited on: (1) The accuracy of the Commission's 
burden estimate of the proposed information collection, including the 
validity of the methodology and assumptions used to calculate the 
reporting burden; (2) ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity 
of the information to be collected.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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