[Federal Register: February 18, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 32)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC03-577-001, FERC-577]
Commission Information Collection Activities, Proposed
Collection; Comment Request; Submitted for OMB Review
February 11, 2004.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of section 3507 of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3507, the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (Commission) has submitted the information
collection described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
for review and extension of the current expiration date. Any interested
person may file comments directly with OMB and should address a copy of
those comments to the Commission as explained below. The Commission
received no comments in response to an earlier Federal Register notice
of October 6, 2003 (68 FR 57682-83), and has made this notation in its
submission to OMB.
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due by March 17,
2004.
ADDRESSES: Address comments on the collection of information to the
Office of Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Desk Officer.
Comments to OMB should be filed electronically, c/o Pamela--L.--
Beverly@omb.eop.gov and include the OMB Control No. as a point of
reference. The Desk Officer may be reached by telephone at (202) 395-
7856.
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A copy of the comments should also be sent to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, Office of the Executive Director, ED-30,
Attention: Michael Miller, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
Comments may be filed either in paper format or electronically. Those
persons filing electronically do not need to make a paper filing. For
paper filings, such comments should be submitted to the Office of the
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426 and should refer to Docket No. IC03-577-001.
Documents filed electronically via the Internet must be prepared in
WordPerfect, MS Word, Portable Document Format, or ASCII format. To
file the document, access the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov and
click on ``Make an E-filing,'' and then follow the instructions for
each screen. First time users will have to establish a user name and
password. The Commission will send an automatic acknowledgment to the
sender's E-mail address upon receipt of comments. User assistance for
electronic filings is available at (202) 502-8258 or by e-mail to
efiling@ferc.gov. Comments should not be submitted to the e-mail
address.
All comments are available for review at the Commission or may be
viewed on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov, using the
``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three
digits in the docket number field to access the document. For
assistance, contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov
or toll-free at (866) 208-3676, or for TTY, contact (202) 502-8659.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Miller may be reached by
telephone at (202) 502-8415, by fax at (202) 273-0873, and by e-mail at
michael.miller@ferc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description
The information collection submitted for OMB review contains the
following:
1. Collection of Information: FERC-577 ``Gas Pipeline Certificates:
Environmental Impact Statement''.
2. Sponsor: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
3. Control No.: 1902-0128.
The Commission is now requesting that OMB approve and reinstate a
three-year extension of the expiration date, with no changes to the
existing collection. The information filed with the Commission is
mandatory.
4. Necessity of the Collection of Information: Submission of the
information is necessary to enable the Commission to carry out its
responsibilities in implementing the statutory provisions of the
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) (Pub. L. 91-190). NEPA
requires that all Federal agencies must include in every recommendation
or report on proposals for legislation and other major Federal actions
significantly affecting the quality of human environment, a detailed
statement on: The environmental impact on the proposed actions; any
adverse environmental effects which cannot be avoided should the
proposal be implemented; alternatives to the proposed action; the
relationship between local short-term uses of man's environment and the
maintenance and enhancement of long-term productivity; and any
irreversible and irretrievable commitments of resources which would be
involved in the proposed action should it be implemented. The
Commission uses the pipeline's data to evaluate the environmental
aspects of construction proposals and may be used in the Commission
staff's independent preparation of Environmental Assessments or
Environmental Impact Statements. The Commission implements these filing
requirements in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) under 18 CFR
parts 2; 157; 284; 375; and 380.
5. Respondent Description: The respondent universe currently
comprises 76 companies (on average per year) subject to the
Commission's jurisdiction.
6. Estimated Burden: 233,226 total hours, 76 respondents (average
per year), 16.57 responses per respondent, and 185.2 hours per response
(average).
7. Estimated Cost Burden to Respondents: 233, 226 hours/2080 hours
per year x $107,185 per year = $13,123,560. The cost per respondent is
equal to $172,678.
Statutory Authority: Section 102 (2) (C) of the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 42 U.S.C. 4332.
Linda Mitry,
Acting Secretary.
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