[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 93 (Monday, May 14, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28370-28371]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-11578]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. IC12-10-000]


Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-545); Comment 
Request; Extension

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Energy.

ACTION: Notice of information collection and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A), the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission (Commission or FERC) is soliciting public comment on the 
currently approved information collection, Gas Pipeline Rates: Non-
Formal, FERC-545.

DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due July 13, 2012.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments (identified by Docket No. IC12-10-
000) by either of the following methods:
     eFiling at Commission's Web Site: http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp.
     Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, Secretary of the Commission, 888 First Street NE., 
Washington, DC 20426.
    Instructions: All submissions must be formatted and filed in 
accordance with submission guidelines at: http://www.ferc.gov/help/submission-guide.asp. For user assistance contact FERC Online Support 
by email at [email protected], or by phone at: (866) 208-3676 
(toll-free), or (202) 502-8659 for TTY.
    Docket: Users interested in receiving automatic notification of 
activity in this docket or in viewing/downloading comments and 
issuances in this docket may do so at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/docs-filing.asp.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Brown may be reached by email at 
[email protected], telephone at (202) 502-8663, and fax at (202) 
273-0873.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: FERC-545, Gas Pipeline Rates: Non-Formal.
    OMB Control No.: 1902-0154.
    Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-545 information 
collection requirements with no changes to the current reporting 
requirements.
    Abstract: The FERC-545 information collection applies to filings 
made pursuant to the Natural Gas Act (NGA) \1\

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and the Natural Gas Policy Act (NGPA) \2\ by regulated entities. The 
filings enable the Commission to monitor the activities and to evaluate 
transactions of regulated entities. Additionally, these filings allow 
customers and interested parties to monitor, participate, and influence 
pipeline tariff changes.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 717c-717o, Public Law 75-688, 52 Stat. 822 and 
830.
    \2\ 15 U.S.C. 3393, Public Law 95-621.
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    Type of Respondents: Entities regulated pursuant to the NGA and 
NGPA.
    Estimate of Annual Burden: \3\ The Commission estimates the total 
Public Reporting Burden for this information collection as:
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    \3\ Burden is defined as the total time, effort, or financial 
resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or 
disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. For 
further explanation of what is included in the information 
collection burden, reference 5 Code of Federal Regulations 1320.3.

                             FERC-545 (IC12-10-000): Gas Pipeline Rates: Non-Formal
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                                                     Number of                    Average burden     Estimated
                                     Number of     responses per   Total number      hours per     total annual
                                    respondents     respondent     of responses      response         burden
                                             (A)             (B)     (A) x (B) =             (D)       (C) x (D)
                                                                             (C)
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General (e.g. Tariff                         164               7           1,148              40          45,920
 modifications resulting from
 Commission orders).............
Standard Rate Case Issues (e.g.               15               2              30           7,500         225,000
 Compliance, Cost of Service)...
Reports (Informational Filings).              47               2              94              12           1,128
Negotiated Rates................              57               7             399              12           4,788
Non-Conforming Agreements.......              50               3             150              12           1,800
NAESB (Tariff Only).............              82               2             164              40           6,560
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    Total.......................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............         285,196
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    The total estimated annual cost burden to respondents is 
$19,681,266 [285,196 hours / 2,080 \4\ hours/year = 137.11346 * 
$143,540/year \5\ = $19,681,266].
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    \4\ 2080 hours/year = 40 hours/week * 52 weeks/year.
    \5\ Average annual salary per employee in 2012.
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    Comments: Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the Commission, including whether the information will have practical 
utility; (2) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden and 
cost of the collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information collection; and (4) ways to 
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are 
to respond, including the use of automated collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology.

    Dated: May 7, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-11578 Filed 5-11-12; 8:45 am]
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