[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 129 (Thursday, July 3, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 38189]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-15166]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. IC08-588-001, FERC-588]


Commission Information Collection Activities, Proposed 
Collection; Comment Request; Submitted for OMB Review

June 26, 2008.
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 reinstatement 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 a comment in response to an 
earlier Federal Register notice of February 28, 2008 (73 FR 10747-
10748) and has responded to their comments in its submission to OMB.

DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due by July 31, 
2008.

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. (1902-0144) as a 
point of reference. The Desk Officer may be reached by telephone at 
(202) 395-7345. 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. IC08-
588-001. Documents filed electronically via the Internet must be 
prepared in an acceptable filing format and in compliance with the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 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 website 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 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-588 ``Emergency Natural Gas 
Transportation, Sale and Exchange Transactions.''
    2. Sponsor: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
    3. Control No.: 1902-0144.
    The Commission is now requesting that OMB approve with a three-year 
extension of the expiration date, 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 to enable the Commission to carry out its 
responsibilities in implementing the statutory provisions 7(c) of the 
Natural Gas Act (NGA) (Pub. L. 75-688) (15 U.S.C. 717-717w) and 
provisions of the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 (NGPA), (15 U.S.C. 
3301-3432). Under the NGA, a natural gas company must obtain Commission 
approval to engage in the transportation, sale or exchange of natural 
gas in interstate commerce. However, section 7(c) exempts from 
certificate requirements ``temporary acts or operations for which the 
issuance of a certificate will not be required in the public 
interest.'' The NGPA also provides for non-certificated interstate 
transactions involving intrastate pipelines and local distribution 
companies.
    A temporary operation, or emergency, is defined as any situation in 
which an actual or expected shortage of gas supply would require an 
interstate pipeline company, intrastate pipeline or local distribution 
company, or Hinshaw pipeline to curtail deliveries of gas or provide 
less than the projected level of service to the customer. The natural 
gas companies file the necessary information with the Commission so 
that it may determine if the transaction/operation qualifies for 
exemption. A report within forty-eight hours of the commencement of the 
transportation, sale or exchange, a request to extend the sixty-day 
term of the emergency transportation, if needed, and a termination 
report are required. The data required to be filed for the forty-eight 
hour report is specified by 18 CFR 284.270 of the Commission's 
regulations.
    5. Respondent Description: The respondent universe currently 
comprises 8 companies (on average per year) subject to the Commission's 
jurisdiction.
    6. Estimated Burden: 80 total hours, 8 respondents (average per 
year), 1 response per respondent, and 10 hours per response (average).
    7. Estimated Cost Burden to respondents: 80 hours/2080 hours per 
years x $126,384 per year = $4,860.

    Statutory Authority: Sections 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA), 
Pub. L. 75-688 (15 U.S.C. 717-717w) and the Natural Gas Policy Act 
of 1978 (NGPA) (15 U.S.C. 3301-3432).

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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