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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. IC07–582–000; FERC–582] 

Commission Information Collection 

Activities, Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request; Extension 

February 22, 2007. 

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

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: Comments on the collection of 

information are due May 2, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Copies of sample filings of 

the proposed collection of information 

can be obtained from the Commission’s 

Web site (http://www.ferc.gov/docsfilings/elibrary.asp) or from the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, Attn: 

Michael Miller, Office of the Executive 

Director, ED–34, 888 First Street NE., 

Washington, DC 20426. Comments may 

be filed either in paper format or 

electronically. Those parties filing 

electronically do not need to make a 

paper filing. For paper filing, the 

original and 14 copies of such 

comments should be submitted to the 

Secretary of the Commission, Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426 

and refer to Docket No. IC07–582–000. 

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 eFiling’’ 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 acknowledgement to the 

sender’s e-mail address upon receipt of 

comments. 

All comments may be viewed, printed 

or downloaded remotely via the Internet 

through FERC’s homepage using the 

eLibrary link. For user assistance, 

contact 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: The 

information collected under the 

requirements of FERC–582 ‘‘Electric 

Fees and Annual Charges’’ (OMB 

Control No. 1902–0132) is used by the 

Commission to implement the statutory 

provisions of the Independent Offices 

Appropriation Act of 1952 (IOAA) (31 

U.S.C. 9701) which authorizes the 

Commission to establish fees for its 

services. In addition, the Omnibus 

Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986 

(OBRA) (42 U.S.C. 7178) authorizes the 

Commission ‘‘to assess and collect fees 

and annual charges in any fiscal year in 

amounts equal to all the costs incurred 

by the Commission in that fiscal year.’’

In calculating annual charges, the 

Commission first determines the total 

costs of its electric regulatory program 

and then subtracts all electric regulatory 

program filing fee collections to 

determine the total collectible electric 

regulatory program costs. It then uses 

the data submitted under FERC 

information collection requirement 

FERC–582 to determine the total 

megawatt-hours of transmission of 

electric energy in interstate commerce. 

This is measured by the sum of the 

megawatt-hours of all unbundled 

transmission (including MWh delivered 

in wheeling transactions and MWh 

delivered in exchange transactions) and 

the megawatt-hours of all bundled 

wholesale power sales (to the extent 

these later megawatt-hours were not 

separately reported as unbundled 

transmission). This information must be 

reported to three (3) decimal places. 

Public utilities and power marketers 

subject to these annual charges must 

submit FERC–582 to the Secretary of the 

Commission by April 30 of each year. 

The Commission issues bills for annual 

charges, and public utilities and power 

marketers then must pay the charges 

within 45 days of the Commission’s 

issuance of the bill. 

The Commission’s staff uses 

companies’ financial information filed 

under waiver provisions to evaluate 

requests for a waiver or exemption of 

the obligation to pay a fee for an annual 

charge. The Commission implements 

these filing requirements in the Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR) under 18 CFR 

part 381, sections 381.108, and 381.302 

and part 382, section 382.201(c). 

Burden Statement: Public reporting 

burden for this collection is estimated 

as: 

Number of respondents annually Number of responses 

per respondent 

Average burden hours 

per response Total annual burden hours 

(1) (2) (3) (1)×(2)×(3) 

125 1 4 500 

Estimated cost burden to respondents 

is 500 hours/2080 work hours per year 

× $122,137 annual average salary per 

employee = $29,360. The estimated 

annual cost per respondent is $235. 

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; 

(7) transmitting, or otherwise disclosing 

the information; and (8) requesting e.g. 

waiver or clarification of requirements. 

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 


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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 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology 

e.g. permitting electronic submission of 

responses. 

Magalie R. Salas, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E7–3485 Filed 2–27–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP06–446–002] 

Gulf South Pipeline Company, LP; 

Notice of Amended Application 

February 22, 2007. 

Take notice that on February 20, 2007, 

Gulf South Pipeline Company, LP (Gulf 

South), 20 East Greenway Plaza, 

Houston, Texas 77046, filed in Docket 

No. CP06–446–002, an amendment to its 

pending application pursuant to 

sections 7(b) and 7(c) of the Natural Gas 

Act (NGA) in which it seeks 

authorization to site, construct, and 

operate facilities, and to abandon by 

lease to Texas Gas Transmission, LLC 

(Texas Gas), 62,180 Dth/day of capacity 

on the facilities proposed in Docket No. 

CP06–446–000 filed September 1, 2006. 

In the amended application, Gulf South 

proposes to increase in pipeline wall 

thickness and internal pipe coating for 

71.1 miles of pipeline, all as more fully 

set forth in the application which is on 

file with the Commission and open to 

public inspection. The Commission staff 

will determine if this amendment will 

have an effect on the schedule for the 

environmental review of this project. If 

necessary, a revised Notice of Schedule 

for Environmental Review will be 

issued within 90 days of this Notice. 

The instant filing may be also viewed on 

the web 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, call (866) 

208–3676 or TTY, (202) 502–8659. 

Any questions regarding this 

application may be directed to J. Kyle 

Stephens, Director of Certificates, 20 

East Greenway Plaza, Houston, Texas 

77046 or by telephone at 713–544–7309 

or telecopy to 713–544–3540. 

There are two ways to become 

involved in the Commission’s review of 

this project. First, any person wishing to 

obtain legal status by becoming a party 

to the proceedings for this project 

should, on or before the below listed 

comment date, file with the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, 

a motion to intervene in accordance 

with the requirements of the 

Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211) 

and the Regulations under the NGA (18 

CFR 157.10). A person obtaining party 

status will be placed on the service list 

maintained by the Secretary of the 

Commission and will receive copies of 

all documents filed by the applicant and 

by all other parties. A party must submit 

14 copies of filings made with the 

Commission and must mail a copy to 

the applicant and to every other party in 

the proceeding. Only parties to the 

proceeding can ask for court review of 

Commission orders in the proceeding. 

However, a person does not have to 

intervene in order to have comments 

considered. The second way to 

participate is by filing with the 

Secretary of the Commission, as soon as 

possible, an original and two copies of 

comments in support of or in opposition 

to this project. The Commission will 

consider these comments in 

determining the appropriate action to be 

taken, but the filing of a comment alone 

will not serve to make the filer a party 

to the proceeding. The Commission’s 

rules require that persons filing 

comments in opposition to the project 

provide copies of their protests only to 

the party or parties directly involved in 

the protest. 

Persons who wish to comment only 

on the environmental review of this 

project should submit an original and 

two copies of their comments to the 

Secretary of the Commission. 

Environmental commenters will be 

placed on the Commission’s 

environmental mailing list, will receive 

copies of the environmental documents, 

and will be notified of meetings 

associated with the Commission’s 

environmental review process. 

Environmental commenters will not be 

required to serve copies of filed 

documents on all other parties. 

However, the non-party commenters 

will not receive copies of all documents 

filed by other parties or issued by the 

Commission (except for the mailing of 

environmental documents issued by the 

Commission) and will not have the right 

to seek court review of the 

Commission’s final order. 

Motions to intervene, protests and 

comments may be filed electronically 

via the internet in lieu of paper; see, 18 

CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the 

instructions on the Commission’s Web 

site under the ‘‘e-Filing’’ link. The 

Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filings. 

Comment Date: March 5, 2007. 

Magalie R. Salas, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E7–3486 Filed 2–27–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. ER07–407–000] 

High Prairie Wind Farm II, LLC; Notice 

of Issuance of Order 

February 22, 2007. 

High Prairie Wind Farm, LLC (High 

Prairie) filed an application for marketbased rate authority, with an 

accompanying rate schedule. The 

proposed market-based rate schedule 

provides for the sale of energy and 

capacity at market-based rates. High 

Prairie also requested waivers of various 

Commission regulations. In particular, 

High Prairie requested that the 

Commission grant blanket approval 

under 18 CFR part 34 of all future 

issuances of securities and assumptions 

of liability by High Prairie 

On February 20, 2007, pursuant to 

delegated authority, the Director, 

Division of Tariffs and Market 

Development—West, granted the 

requests for blanket approval under part 

34. The Director’s order also stated that 

the Commission would publish a 

separate notice in the Federal Register 

establishing a period of time for the 

filing of protests. Accordingly, any 

person desiring to be heard or to protest 

the blanket approvals of issuances of 

securities or assumptions of liability by 

High Prairie should file a motion to 

intervene or protest with the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, 

in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 

of the Commission’s Rules of Practice 

and Procedure. 18 CFR 385.211, 385.214 

(2004). 

Notice is hereby given that the 

deadline for filing motions to intervene 

or protest is March 26, 2007. 

Absent a request to be heard in 

opposition by the deadline above, High 

Prairie is authorized to issue securities 


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