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review and extension of this 

information collection requirement. 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 August 26, 2004 (69 FR 52494) 

and has made this indication in its 

submission to OMB.

DATES: Comments on the collection of 

information are due by November 29, 

2004.

ADDRESSES: Address comments on the 

information collection 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 202–395–4650. 

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. 

IC04–546–001. 

Documents filed electronically via the 

Internet must be prepared in, MS Word, 

Portable Document Format, Word 

Perfect 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 tollfree 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–

546 ‘‘Certificated Rate Filings: Gas 

Pipeline Rates.’’

2. Sponsor: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission. 

3. Control No.: 1902–0155. 

The Commission is now requesting 

that OMB approve with 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 sections 4, 5 and 

16 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) (Pub. 

L. 75–688) (15 U.S.C. 717–717w) and 

Title IV of the Natural Gas Policy Act 

(NGPA) (15 U.S.C. 3301–3432). The 

Commission has the regulatory 

responsibility under these Acts to 

ensure that pipeline rates and services 

are just and reasonable and not unduly 

discriminatory. Accordingly, 

jurisdictional natural gas pipeline 

companies are required to obtain 

Commission approval for all rates and 

charges made, or demanded, in 

connection with the transportation or 

sale of natural gas in interstate 

commerce. 

Service and tariff revision information 

necessary for Commission examination 

and subsequent approval of any 

certificated pipeline change in service is 

collected under FERC–546. (Information 

necessary to examine and approve any 

change in rates is collected separately 

under FERC–542 for tracking filings 

(non-formal), and FERC–544 and FERC–

545 for general rate change filings, 

including NGA Section 4 major rate 

filings, (formal and non-formal 

respectively)). The required FERC–546 

information is set forth in each 

pipeline’s tariff, and must be filed in 

compliance with Commission 

regulations found in 18 CFR 154.4; 

154.7; 154.202; and 154.204–154.209; 

and 154.602–154.603. 

5. Respondent Description: The 

respondent universe currently 

comprises 77 companies (on average per 

year) subject to the Commission’s 

jurisdiction. 

6. Estimated Burden: 12,320 total 

hours, 77 respondents (average per 

year), 4 responses per respondent, and 

40 hours per response (average). 

7. Estimated Cost Burden to 

Respondents: 12,320 hours/2080 hours 

per years × $107,185 per year = 

$634,865.

Statutory Authority: Sections 4, 5 and 16 

of the Natural Gas Act (NGA), Pub. L. 75–

688) (15 U.S.C. 717–717) and Title IV of the 

Natural Gas Policy Act (15 U.S.C. 3301–

3432).

Magalie R. Salas, 

Secretary.

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BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. IC04–556–001, FERC Form–556] 

Commission Information Collection 

Activities, Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request; Submitted for OMB 

Review 

October 29, 2004.

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, DOE.

ACTION: Notice.

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 this 

information collection requirement. 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 August 26, 2004 (69 FR 52495–

96) and has made this indication in its 

submission to OMB.

DATES: Comments on the collection of 

information are due by November 30, 

2004.

ADDRESSES: Address comments on the 

information collection 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 

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of reference. The Desk Officer may be 

reached by telephone at 202–395–4650. 

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. IC04–556–

001. 

Documents filed electronically via the 

Internet must be prepared in, MS Word, 

Portable Document Format, Word 

Perfect 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 tollfree 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 

Form 556 ‘‘Application for 

Authorization of Issuance of Securities.’’

2. Sponsor: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission. 

3. Control No.: 1902–0075. 

The Commission is now requesting 

that OMB approve with 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 section 3 of the 

Federal Power Act (FPA) (16 U.S.C. 

792–828c) and sections 201 and 210 of 

the Public Utility Regulatory Policies 

Act of 1978 (PURPA). The reporting 

requirements associated with FERC 

Form 556 require owners or operators of 

small power production or cogeneration 

facilities, who seek qualifying status for 

their facilities, to file the information 

requested in Form 556 for Commission 

certification as a qualifying facility (QF). 

A primary objective of PURPA is the 

conservation of energy through efficient 

use of energy resources in the 

generation of electric power. One means 

of achieving this objective is to 

encourage electric power production by 

cogeneration facilities which make use 

of reject heat associated with 

commercial or industrial processes, and 

by small power production facilities 

which use waste and renewable 

resources as fuel. PURPA through the 

establishment of various regulatory 

benefits, encourages the development of 

small power production facilities and 

cogeneration facilities which meet 

certain technical and corporate criteria. 

Facilities that meet these criteria are 

called QF’s. 

Owners and operators of small power 

production and cogeneration facilities 

desiring QF certification for their 

facilities must file the information 

prescribed in FERC Form 556 with the 

Commission. (A copy of the form can be 

obtained from the Commission’s Web 

site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/

hard-fil-elec.asp#556.) In addition to 

identifying the required filing 

information, FERC Form 556 also 

outlines the QF certification procedure, 

and specifies the criteria that must be 

met for QF certification. Respondents 

who comply with the FERC Form 556 

criteria and are granted QF certification 

by the Commission are exempt from 

certain sections of the FPA and the 

Public Utility Holding Company Act of 

1935 as listed in 18 CFR 292.601 and 

292.602. The Commission implements 

these filing requirements in the Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR) under 18 CFR 

part 292. 

5. Respondent Description: The 

respondent universe currently 

comprises 297 respondents (on average 

per year) subject to the Commission’s 

jurisdiction. 

6. Estimated Burden: 10,368 total 

hours, 297 respondents (average per 

year), 1 response(s) per respondent, and 

4 hours per response (using FERC Form 

556) and 38 hours per response (using 

self certification) (average). 

7. Estimated Cost Burden to 

Respondents: 10,368 hours / 2080 hours 

per years × $107,185 per year = 

$534,276.

Statutory Authority: Sections 3 of the 

Federal Power Act (FPA) (16 U.S.C. 792–

828c) and Sections 201 and 210 of the Public 

Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 

U.S.C § 2601).

Magalie R. Salas, 

Secretary.

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BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[OAR–2004–0073; FRL–7833–9] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request; Control 

Technology Determinations for 

Constructed and Reconstructed Major 

Sources of Hazardous Air Pollutants 

(Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act, this 

document announces that an 

Information Collection Request (ICR) 

has been forwarded to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and approval. This is a request 

to renew an existing approved 

collection. This ICR is scheduled to 

expire on October 31, 2004. Under OMB 

regulations, the Agency may continue to 

conduct or sponsor the collection of 

information while this submission is 

pending at OMB. This ICR describes the 

nature of the information collection and 

its estimated burden and cost.

DATES: Additional comments may be 

submitted on or before December 6, 

2004.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing docket ID number OAR–

2004–0073, to (1) EPA online using 

EDOCKET (our preferred method), by email to a-and-r-docket@epa.gov, or by 

mail to: Environmental Protection 

Agency, EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), 

Air and Radiation Docket and 

Information Center, EPA West, Mail 

Code 6102T, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460, 

and (2) OMB at: Office of Information 

and Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB), 

Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725