[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 164 (Thursday, August 22, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 43349]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-21383]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[FERC-567]
Agency Information Collection Under Review by the Office of
Management and Budget
August 16, 1996.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice of request submitted for review to the Office of
Management and Budget.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) has
submitted the energy information collection listed in this notice to
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review under provisions
of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13). Any interested
person may file comments on the collection of information directly with
OMB and should address a copy of those comments to the Commission, as
explained below. The Commission is also responding in this submission
to comments it received to an earlier Federal Register notice of April
22, 1996 (61 FR 17692).
DATES: Comments must be filed on or before September 23, 1996.
ADDRESSES: Address comments to Office of Management and Budget, Office
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Federal Energy
Commission Desk Officer, 726 Jackson Place NW., Washington, DC 20503. A
copy of the comments should also be sent to Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, Division of Information Services, Attention: Mr. Michael
Miller, 888 First Street, NE., Washington DC 20426. Mr. Miller may be
reached by telephone at (202) 208-1415 and by e-mail at
mmiller@ferc.fed.us.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: The energy information collection submitted to OMB for
review contains:
1. Collection of Information: FERC-567, ``Annual Reports of System
Flow Diagrams and System Capacity''.
2. Sponsor: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
3. Control No.: 1902-0005. The Commission is now requesting that
OMB approve a three year extension of these mandatory collection
requirements.
4. Necessity of Collection of Information: Submission of the
information is necessary to enable the Commission to carry out its
responsibilities in implementing the provisions of both the Natural Gas
Act and the Natural Gas Policy Act. The Commission uses the information
collected 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-567 also contains valuable information that
could be used to assist federal officials in maintaining adequate
natural gas service in times of national emergency.
5. Respondent Description: The respondent universe currently
comprises approximately 89 natural gas pipeline companies that are
engaged in the transportation and storage of natural gas.
6. Estimated Burden: 11,747 total burden hours, 89 respondents, 144
responses annually, 81.58 hours per response (average).
Statutory Authority: Sections 4-10, 16 of the Natural Gas Act,
Pub. L. 75-688, and Sections 301(a), 303(a), 304(d), 401, 402, and
508 of the Natural Gas Policy Gas Policy Act (Pub. L. 95-621).
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-21383 Filed 8-21-96; 8:45 am]
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