[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 176 (Monday, September 13, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49473-49474]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-23752]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC99-567-000, (FERC-567)]
Proposed Information Collection and Request for Comments
September 7, 1999.
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
November 12, 1999.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed collection of information can be
obtained from and written comments may be submitted to the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, Attn: Michael Miller, Office of the Chief
Information Officer, CI-1, 888 First Street N.E., Washington, D.C.
20426.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Miller may be reached by
telephone at (202) 208-1415, by fax at (202) 208-2425, and by e-mail at
mmiller@ferc.fed.us.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Abstract: The information collected under the requirements of FERC-
567 ``Gas Pipeline Certificates: Annual Reports of System Flow Diagrams
and System Capacity'' (OMB Control No. 1902-0005) is used by the
Commission to implement the statutory provisions of Section 4, 5, 6, 7,
9, 10(a) and 16 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) (Pub. L. 75-688), and
Title III, Sections 301(a)(1), 303(a), 304(d), Title IV, Sections 401
and 402, Title V, Section 508 of the Natural Gas Policy Act (Pub. L.
95-621). 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 data 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.
FERC-567 also contains valuable information that can be used to
assist federal officials in maintaining adequate natural gas service in
times of national emergency. The Commission implements these filing
requirements in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) under 18 CFR Part
260.8 and 284.12.
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 follows:
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Number of Number of Average burden
responses responses per hours per Total annual
annually respondent response burden hours
(1) (2) (3) (1) x (2) x (3)
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91 1.714* 81.58 12,724
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*Derived by dividing the total number of responses expected annually
(156) by the number of respondents (91) and rounding to three places.
The estimated reporting cost to respondents is $672,225 (12,724
hours divided by 2,080 hours per full-time employee-year multiplied
times $109,889 per year (the estimated average salary per employee
(including overhead expenses)) = $672,225).
There is a net increase of 977 hours in the total burden hours over
the last Office of Management and Budget (OMB) clearance of the FERC-
567 data collection, from 11,747 hours to 12,724 hours. This increase
is an adjustment resulting from an increase in the number of
respondents from 89 to 91 with a simultaneous increase in the number of
responses per respondent from 1.62 to 1.71 (rounded). The number of
responses per respondent is greater than one because some respondents
are required to file 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, 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
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technological collection techniques or other forms of information
technology e.g. permitting electronic submission of responses.
David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-23752 Filed 9-10-99; 8:45 am]
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