[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 77 (Wednesday, April 22, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19905-19906]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-10609]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[FERC-576 IC98-576-000]
Proposed Information Collection and Request for Comments
April 16, 1998.
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 22, 1998.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed collection of information can be
obtained from and written comments may be submitted to the Federal
Energy
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Regulatory Commission, Attn: Michael Miller, Information Services
Division, CI-1, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael Miller may be reached by telephone at (202) 208-1415, by fax at
(202) 273-0873, and by e-mail at michael.miller@ferc.fed.us.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The information collected under the
requirements of FERC-576 ``Report by Gas Pipeline Companies on Service
Interruptions'' (OMB No. 1902-0004) is used by the Commission to
implement the statutory provisions of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) (15
U.S.C. 717-717w). Under Sections 4, 7, 10(a) and 16 of the NGA the
Commission is empowered to oversee continuity of service in the
transportation of natural gas in interstate commerce. The information
collected under FERC-576 notifies the Commission in a timely manner of
any interruption to service or possible hazard to public health or
safety. The Commission uses this information to assess the validity of
its regulations and policies which are implemented to insure the
availability of adequate supplies at reasonable prices. The data
collected pertains to serious interruptions of service to any wholesale
customer involving facilities operated under certificate authorization
from the Commission. Specifically, the data collected includes: (1)
Date of service interruption, (2) date of reporting the interruption to
the Commission, (3) location, (4) brief description of facility
involved and cause of interruption, (5) customers affected, (6)
duration of interruption, and (7) volumes of gas interrupted.
The Commission implements these mandatory information collection
requirements in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) under 18 CFR Part
260.9.
Action: The Commission is requesting a three-year extension of the
current expiration date.
Burden Statement: Public reporting burden for this collection is
estimated as follows:
Number of Number of Average burden
respondents responses per hours per Total annual
annually respondent response burden hours
(1) (2) (3) (1) x (2) x (3)
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12............... 1.25 1.0 15
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Estimated cost burden to respondents: 15 hours divided by 2,088
hours per year times $110,000 per year equal $790 (rounded). The
estimated cost per respondent is equal to $65.83.
The reporting burden includes the total time, effort, or financial
resource expended to generate, maintain, retain, disclose, or provide
the information including: (1) Reviewing instructions; (2) developing,
acquiring, installing, and utilizing technology and systems for the
purpose 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.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-10609 Filed 4-21-98; 8:45 am]
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