01-29567. Update of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's Fees Schedule for Annual Charges for the Use of Government Lands

November 21, 2001.

AGENCY:

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE.

ACTION:

Final rule; update of Federal land use fees.

SUMMARY:

In accordance with the Commission's regulations, the Commission by its designee, the Executive Director, is updating its schedule of fees for the use of government lands. The yearly update is based on the most recent schedule of fees for the use of linear rights-of-way prepared by the United States Forest Service. Since the next fiscal year will cover the period from October 1, 2001 through September 30, 2002 the fees in this document will become effective October 1, 2001 The fees will apply to fiscal year 2002 annual charges for the use of government lands.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

October 1, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Fannie Kingsberry, Financial Services Division, Office of the Executive Director, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, [phone].

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The Commission has concluded, with the concurrence of the Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs of OMB that this rule is not a “major rule” as defined in section 351 of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, 5 U.S.C. 804(2).

List of Subjects in 18 CFR Part 11

• Electric power
• Reporting and recordkeeping requirements

Thomas R. Herlihy,

Office of the Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer.

Accordingly, the Commission, effective October 1, 2001, amends part 11 of Chapter I, Title 18 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as follows:

PART 11—[AMENDED]

1. The authority citation for part 11 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r; 42 U.S.C. 7101-7352.

2. In part 11, Appendix A is revised to read as follows:

Appendix A To Part II—Fee Schedule for FY 2002

State	County	Rate per acre
Alabama	All Counties	$25.96
Arkansas	All Counties	19.48
Arizona	Apache, Cochise, Gila, Graham, La Paz, Mohave, Navajo, Pima, Yavapai, Yuma, Coconino North of Colorado River	6.47
	Coconino South of Colorado River, Greenlee, Maricopa, Pinal, Santa Cruz	25.96
California	Imperial, Inyo, Lassen, Modoc, Riverside, San Bernardino	12.98
	Siskiyou	19.48
	Alameda, Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, Contra Costa, Del Norte, El Dorado, Fresno, Glenn, Humboldt, Kern, Kings Lake, Madera, Mariposa, Mendicino, Merced, Mono, Napa, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, San Benito, San Joaquin, Santa Clara, Shasta, Sierra, Solano, Sonoma, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Tulare Kings, Tuolumne, Yolo, Yuba	32.45
	Los Angeles, Marin, Monterey, Orange, San Diego, San Francisco, San Luis Obispo, San Mateo, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz, Ventura	38.96
Colorado	Adams, Arapahoe, Bent, Cheyenne, Crowley, Elbert, El Paso, Huerfano, Kiowa, Kit Carson, Lincoln, Logan, Moffat, Montezuma, Morgan, Pueblo, Sedgewick, Washington, Weld, Yuma	6.47
	Baca, Dolores, Garfield, Las Animas, Mesa, Montrose, Otero, Prowers, Rio Blanco, Routt, San Miguel	12.98
	Alamosa, Archuleta, Boulder, Chaffee, Clear Creek, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, Denver, Delta, Douglas, Eagle, Fremont, Gilpin, Grand, Gunnison, Hinsdale, Jackson, Jefferson, Lake, La Plata, Larimer, Mineral, Ouray, Park, Pitkin, Rio Grande, Saguache, San Juan, Summit, Teller	25.96
Connecticut	All Counties	6.47
Florida	Baker, Bay, Bradford, Calhoun, Clay, Columbia, Dixie, Duval, Escambia, Franklin, Gadsden, Gilchrist, Gulf, Hamilton, Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson, Lafayette, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Nassau, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Suwannee, Taylor, Union, Wakulla, Walton, Washington	38.96
	All Other Counties	64.90
Georgia	All Counties	38.96
Idaho	Cassia, Gooding, Jerome, Lincoln, Minidoka, Oneida, Owyhee, Power, Twin Falls	6.47
	Ada, Adams, Bannock, Bear Lake, Benewah, Bingham, Blaine, Boise, Bonner, Bonneville, Boundary, Butte, Camas, Canyon, Caribou, Clark, Clearwater, Custer, Elmore, Franklin, Fremont, Gem, Idaho, Jefferson, Kootenai, Latah, Lemhi, Lewis, Madison, Nez Perce, Payette, Shoshone, Teton, Valley, Washington	19.48
Illinois	All Counties	19.48
Indiana	All Counties	32.45
Kansas	Morton	12.98
	All Other Counties	6.47
Kentucky	All Counties	19.48
Louisiana	All Counties	38.96
Maine	All Counties	19.48
Michigan	Alger, Baraga, Chippewa, Delta, Dickinson, Gogebic, Houghton, Iron, Keweenaw, Luce, Macking, Marquette, Menominee, Ontonagon, Schoolcraft	19.48
	All Other Counties	25.96
Minnesota	All Counties	19.48
Mississippi	All Counties	25.96
Missouri	All Counties	19.48
Montana	Big Horn, Blaine, Carter, Cascade, Chouteau, Custer, Daniels, McCone, Meagher, Dawson, Fallon, Fergus, Garfield, Glacier, Golden Valley, Hill, Judith Basin, Liberty, Musselshell, Petroleum, Phillips, Pondera, Power River, Prairie, Richland, Roosevelt, Rosebud, Sheridan, Teton, Toole, Treasure, Valley, Wheatland, Wibaux	6.47
	Yellowstone, Beaverhead, Broadwater, Carbon, Deer Lodge, Flathead, Gallatin, Granite, Jefferson, Lake, Lewis & Clark, Lincoln, Madison, Mineral, Missoula, Park, Powell, Ravalli, Sanders, Silver Bow, Stillwater, Sweet Grass	19.48
Nebraska	All Counties	6.47
Nevada	Churchill, Clark, Elko, Esmeralda, Eureka, Humboldt, Lander, Lincoln, Lyon, Mineral, Nye, Pershing, Washoe	3.24
	White Pine, Carson City, Douglas, Story	32.45
New Hampshire	All Counties	19.48
New Mexico	Chaves, Curry, De Baca, Dona Ana, Eddy, Grant, Guadalupe, Harding, Hidalgo, Lea, Luna, McKinley, Otero, Quay, Roosevelt, San Juan, Socorro, Torrence	6.47
	Rio Arriba, Sandoual, Union	12.98
	Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, Colfax, Lincoln, Los Alamos, Mora, San Miguel, Santa Fe, Sierra, Taos, Valencia	25.96
New York	All Counties	25.96
North Carolina	All Counties	38.96
North Dakota	All Counties	6.47
Ohio	All Counties	25.96
Oklahoma	Beaver, Cimarron, Roger Mills, Texas	12.98
	Le Flore, McCurtain	19.48
	All Other Counties	6.47
Oregon	Harney Lake, Malheur, Baker	6.47
	Crook, Deschutes, Gillam, Grant, Jefferson, Klamath, Morrow, Sherman, Umatilla, Union, Wallowa, Wasco, Wheeler	12.98
	Coos, Curry, Douglas, Jackson, Josephine	19.48
	Benton, Clackamas, Clatsop, Columbia, Hood River, Lane, Lincoln, Linn, Marion, Multnomah, Polk, Tillamook, Washington, Yamhill	25.96
	Fall River, Lawrence, Mead, Pennington, All Other Counties	6.47
Pennsylvania	All Counties	25.96
Puerto Rico	All	38.96
South Carolina	All Counties	38.96
South Dakota	Butte, Custer	19.48
Tennessee	All Counties	25.96
Texas	Culberson, El Paso, Hudspeth	6.47
	All Other Counties	38.96
Utah	Beaver, Box Elder, Carbon, Duchesne, Emery, Garfield, Grand, Iron, Juab, Kane, Millard, San Juan, Tooele, Uintah, Wayne	6.47
	Washington	12.98
	Cache, Daggett, Davis, Morgan, Piute, Rich, Salt Lake, Sanpete, Sevier, Summit, Utah, Wasatch, Weber	19.48
Vermont	All Counties	25.96
Virginia	All Counties	25.96
Washington	Adams, Asotin, Benton, Chelan, Columbia, Douglas, Franklin, Garfield, Grant, Kittitas, Klickitat, Lincoln, Okanogan, Spokane, Walla Walla, Whitman, Yakima	12.48
	Ferry, Pend Oreille, Stevens	19.48
	Clallam, Clark, Cowlitz, Grays Harbor, Island, Jefferson, King, Kitsap, Lewis, Mason, Pacific, Pierce, San Juan, Skagit, Skamania, Snohomish, Thurston, Wahkiakum, Whatcom	25.96
West Virginia	All Counties	25.96
Wisconsin	All Counties	19.48
Wyoming	Albany, Campbell, Carbon, Converse, Goshen, Hot Springs, Johnson, Laramie, Lincoln, Natrona, Niobrara, Platte, Sheridan, Sweetwater, Fremont, Sublette, Uinta	6.47
	Washakie, Big Horn, Crook, Park, Teton, Weston	19.48
All Other Zone		6.24