[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 78 (Monday, April 22, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17691-17692]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-9816]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[FERC-567]
Proposed Information Collection and Request for Comments
April 17, 1996.
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: Consideration will be given to comments submitted on or before
June 21, 1996.
ADDRESSES: Written comments on the proposed collection of information
may be submitted to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Attn:
Michael P. Miller, Information Services Division, ED-12.4, 888 First
Street N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael P. Miller may be reached by telephone at (202) 208-1415, by fax
at (202) 273-0873 and by e-mail at mmiller@ferc.fed.us.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Abstract: The FERC-567, ``Annual Reports of System Flow Diagrams
and System Capacity'' (OMB No. 1902-0005) consists of two related
filing requirements as defined in 18 CFR Sections 260.8 and 284.12. The
information collected under the requirements of FERC-567 is used by the
Commission to obtain accurate data on pipeline facilities and the peak
day capacity of these facilities. Specifically, the FERC-567 is used in
determining the configuration and location of installed pipeline
facilities; evaluating the need for proposed facilities to serve market
expansions; determining pipeline interconnections and receipt and
delivery points; and developing and evaluating alternatives to proposed
facilities as a means to mitigate environmental impact of new pipeline
construction. The FERC-5567 also contains valuable information that
could be used to assist federal officials in maintaining adequate
natural gas service in times of national emergency.
Action: The Commission is requesting a three-year extension of the
current expiration date, with no changes to the existing collection of
data.
Burden Statement: Public reporting burden for this collection is
estimated as:
Annual
responses Average burden hours per
Number of respondents per response Total annual burden hours
respondent
(1) (2) (3)....................... (1) x (2) x (3)
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89....................................... 1.618 85.1 Hours................ 12,255 Hours.
Estimated cost burden to respondents is $598,950; (i.e., 12,255
hours divided by 2,087 hours per full time employee per year multiplied
by $102,000 per year equals $598,950).
There is a net increase of 508 hours in the total burden hours over
the last Office of Management and Budget clearance of the FERC-567 data
collection, from 11,747 hours to 12,255. This increase is an adjustment
and results from a determination that the number of respondents has
decreased from 101 to 89 with a simultaneous increase in the number of
responses per respondent, from 1.366 to 1.618. The number of responses
per respondent is
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greater than 1.0 because some respondents are required to submit both
of the FERC-567 filing requirements while others are required to submit
only one of the two.
The reporting burden includes the total time, effort, or financial
resources expended to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or
provide the information including: (1) reviewing instructions; (2)
developing, acquiring, installing, and utilizing technology and systems
for the purposes of collecting, validating, verifying, processing,
maintaining, disclosing and providing information; (3) adjusting the
existing ways to comply with any previously applicable instructions and
requirements; (4) training personnel to respond to a collection of
information; (5) searching data sources; (6) completing and reviewing
the collection of information; and (7) transmitting, or otherwise
disclosing the information.
The estimate of cost 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) whether the proposed 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 of the
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are
to respond, including the use of appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms
of information technology e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-9816 Filed 4-19-96; 8:45 am]
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