[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 55 (Thursday, March 20, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 14976]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-5594]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. IC08-11-000; FERC Form No. 11]


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

March 13, 2008.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of proposed information collection and request for 
comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of section 3506(c)(2)(a) 
of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. No. 104-13), the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) is soliciting public 
comment on the specific aspects of the information collection described 
below.

DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due May 19, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed collection of information can be 
obtained from the Commission's Web site (http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp) or from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 
Attn: Michael Miller, Office of the Executive Director Officer, ED-34, 
888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. Comments may be filed 
either in paper format or electronically. Those parties filing 
electronically do not need to make a paper filing. For paper filing, 
the original and 14 copies of such comments should be submitted to the 
Office of the Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426 and refer to Docket No. IC08-
11-000.
    Documents filed electronically via the Internet must be prepared in 
an acceptable filing format and in compliance with the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission's submission guidelines. Complete filing 
instructions and acceptable filing formats are available at (http://www.ferc.gov/help/submission-guide/electronic-media.asp). To file the 
document electronically, access the Commission's Web site and click on 
Documents & Filing, E-Filing (http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp), 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.
    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, the Commission's 
Information Collection Officer, 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 Form No. 11 ``Natural Gas Monthly Quarterly 
Statement of Monthly Data'' (OMB No. 1902-0032) is used by the 
Commission to implement 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 No. 11. The Commission 
implements these filing requirements in the Code of Federal Regulations 
(CFR) under 18 CFR 260.3 and 385.2011.
    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.
    Action: The Commission is requesting a one-year extension of the 
current expiration date, while it assesses its information needs with 
respect to the Form 11. There are no changes to the existing collection 
of data. This is a mandatory information collection requirement.
    Burden Statement: Public reporting burden for this collection is 
estimated as:

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   Number of respondents       Number of responses per     Average burden hours per
          annually                    respondent                   response            Total annual burden hours
(1)                                             (2)                         (3)             (1) x (2) x (3)
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                    70                            4                           3                         840
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    Estimated total cost to respondents is $51,040. (840 hours divided 
by 2080 hours \1\ per year times $126,384 \2\ equals $51,040.) The 
average estimated cost per respondent is $729.14.
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    \1\ Number of hours an employee works each 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) using 
technology and systems for the purpose of providing the information; 
(3) completing and reviewing the information; and (4) filing 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 agency's burden 
estimate for the information collection, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used to calculate the reporting burden; and 
(2) ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information 
to be collected.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-5594 Filed 3-19-08; 8:45 am]
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