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[Federal Register: February 11, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 28)]
[Notices]               
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. IC01-2A-001 FERC Form No. 2-A]

 
Information Collection Submitted for Review and Request for 
Comments

February 4, 2002.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of submission for review by the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) and request for comments.

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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 Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. No. 
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 received 
comments from a single entity who supported the continued use of this 
information collection. These comments were in response to an earlier 
Federal Register notice of October 2, 2001 (66 FR.50178). The 
Commission has acknowledged these comments in its submission to OMB.

DATES: Comments regarding this collection of information are best 
assured of having their full effect if received within 30 days of this 
notification.

ADDRESSES: Address comments to Office of Management and Budget, Office 
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, Desk Officer, 725 17th Street, NW Washington, 
D.C. 20503. The Desk Officer may also be reached at (202)395-7318. A 
copy of the comments should also be sent to Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, Office of the Chief Information Officer, Attention: Mr. 
Michael Miller, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Miller may be reached by telephone 
at (202)208-1415, by fax at (202)208-2425, and by e-mail at 
<A HREF="mailto:mike.miller@ferc.gov">mike.miller@ferc.gov</A>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Description

    The energy information collection submitted to OMB for review 
contains:
    1. Collection of Information: FERC Form 2-A ``Annual Report for 
Nonmajor Natural Gas Companies''.
    2. Sponsor: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
    3. Control No.: OMB No. 1902-0030. The Commission is now requesting 
that OMB approve a three-year extension of the current expiration date, 
without any changes to the existing collection. There is an decrease in 
the reporting burden due to an adjustment in the number of entities who 
are now subject to the Commission's jurisdiction and as a result must 
submit this annual report. In addition, the availability of Form 2-A 
submission software for filers for the 2001 filing year, will the 
Commission believes, reduce the burden as respondents benefit from user 
support at the Commission and from filing the FERC Form 2-A 
electronically through the Commission's gateway on its web site. This 
is a mandatory information collection requirement.
    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 the Natural Gas 
Act(NGA). Under the NGA the Commission may prescribe a system of 
accounts for jurisdictional companies, and after notice and hearing, 
may determine the accounts in which particular outlays and receipts 
will be entered, charged or credited. The FERC Form 2-A is designed to 
collect financial information from jurisdictional nonmajor natural gas 
companies. A``nonmajor'' natural gas company is one that has combined 
gas sales for resale and has gas transported or stored for a fee that 
exceeds 200,000 Dth but which is less than 50 million Dth, in each of 
the three previous calendar years. Under the Form 2-A, the Commission 
investigates, collects and records data, and prescribes rules ad 
regulations concerning accounts, records and memoranda as necessary to 
administer the NGA.
    Respondent Description: The respondent universe currently comprises 
on average, 53 companies subject to the Commission's jurisdiction.
    6. Estimated Burden: 1,590 total burden hours, 53 respondents, 1 
response annually, 30 hours per response (average).
    7. Estimated Cost Burden to Respondents: 1,590 hours <divide> 2,080 
hours per year  x  $117,041 per year = $ 89,469 average cost per 
respondent = $1,688.

    Statutory Authority: Sections 10 and 16 of the Natural Gas Act 
(NGA), 15 U.S.C. 717i-717o.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-3206 Filed 2-8-02; 8:45 am]
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