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1. Collection of Information: FERC 

Form 2A ‘‘Annual Report of Nonmajor 

Natural Gas Companies’’

2. Sponsor: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

3. Control No.: 1902–0030 

The Commission is now requesting 

that OMB approve and extend the 

expiration date for an additional three 

years 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 for the 

Commission to carry out its 

responsibilities in implementing the 

statutory provisions of the Natural Gas 

Act (NGA) 15 U.S.C. 717. The FERC 

Form 2–A is a financial and operating 

report for natural gas rate regulation for 

nonmajor pipeline owners. A 

‘‘nonmajor’’ pipeline owner 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 and regulations concerning 

accounts, records and memoranda as 

necessary to administer the NGA. The 

Commission is empowered to prescribe 

a system of accounts for jurisdictional 

gas pipelines and after notice and 

opportunity for hearing, may determine 

the accounts in which particular outlays 

and receipts will be entered, charged or 

credited. 

FERC staff uses the data in the 

continuous review of the financial 

condition of jurisdictional companies, 

in various rate proceedings and in the 

Commission’s audit program. FERC 

Form 2–A data are also used to compute 

annual charges which are assessed 

against each jurisdictional natural gas 

pipeline and which are necessary to 

recover the Commission’s annual costs. 

The annual charges are required by 

section 3401 of the Omnibus Budget 

Reconciliation Act of 1986. 

The annual financial information filed 

with the Commission is a mandatory 

requirement submitted in a prescribed 

format which is filed electronically and 

on paper. The Commission implements 

these filing requirements in 18 CFR 

Parts 158, 201, 260.2 and 385.2011. 

5. Respondent Description: The 

respondent universe currently 

comprises 43 companies (on average) 

subject to the Commission’s 

jurisdiction. 

6. Estimated Burden: 4,945 total 

hours, 43 respondents (average), 1 

response per respondent, and 115 hours 

per response (average). 

7. Estimated Cost Burden to 

respondents: 4,945 hours/2080 hours 

per years × $117,321 per year = 

$290,369. The cost per respondent is 

equal to $6,753. 

Statutory Authority: Statutory provisions 

of sections 205 (a) and (e) of the Federal 

Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 824d. 

Philis J. Posey, 

Acting Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E7–6320 Filed 4–4–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[IC07–6–001, FERC FORM 6] 

Commission Information Collection 

Activities, Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request; Extension 

March 30, 2007. 

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission. 

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 comments from 

one entity in response to an earlier 

Federal Register notice of December 15, 

2006 (71 FR 75522–75523) and has 

provided a response to the commenters 

in its submission to OMB. Copies of the 

submission were also submitted to the 

commenter. 

DATES: Comments on the collection of 

information are due by May 4, 2007. 

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 

oira_submission@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–34, 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 an 

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 should refer to Docket No. IC07–6–

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 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. 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 this e-mail 

address. 

All comments may be viewed, printed 

or downloaded remotely via the Internet 

through FERC’s homepage using the 

‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket 

number excluding the last three digits in 

the docket number field to access the 

document. For user assistance, contact 

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 6 

‘‘Annual Report of Oil Pipeline 

Companies.’’

2. Sponsor: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission. 

3. Control No.: 1902–0022. 

The Commission is now requesting 

that OMB approve and extend the 

expiration date for an additional three 

years 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 for the 

Commission to carry out its 

responsibilities in implementing the 


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statutory provisions of the Interstate 

Commerce Act (ICA), (49 U.S.C.). The 

ICA authorizes the Commission to make 

investigations and to collect and record 

data and to prescribe rules and 

regulations concerning accounts, 

records and memoranda as necessary or 

appropriate for purposes of 

administering the ICA. The Commission 

may prescribe a system of accounts for 

jurisdictional companies and, after 

notice and opportunity for hearing may 

determine the accounts in which 

particular outlays and receipts will be 

entered, charged or credited. Every 

pipeline carrier subject to the provisions 

of Section 20 of the ICA must 

electronically file with the Commission 

through Commission-provided software. 

The Commission’s Office of 

Enforcement uses the collected FERC 

Form 6 data to assist in the 

implementation of its financial audits 

and investigation programs, in the 

continuous review of the financial 

condition of regulated companies and in 

the assessment of energy markets. The 

Office of Energy Markets and Reliability 

(OEMR) uses the data collected for its 

various rate proceedings and economic 

analyses. The Office of Administrative 

Litigation (OAL) uses the data collected 

for background research for use in 

litigation. The Office of General Counsel 

uses the data in its programs relating to 

the administration of the ICA. 

Additionally, the Office of the Executive 

Director (OED) uses the data contained 

on certain schedules of the FERC Form 

6 to compute annual charges which are 

then assessed against oil pipeline 

companies to recover the Commission’s 

annual costs. These annual charges are 

required by Section 3401 of the Budget 

Act. 

Most notably, the ICA mandates the 

collection of information needed by the 

Commission to perform it regulatory 

responsibilities in the setting of the just 

and reasonable rates. The Commission 

could be held in violation of the ICA if 

the information was not collected. 

The Commission implements these 

filing requirements in the Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR) under 18 CFR 

Section 357.1 and 357.2. 

5. Respondent Description: The 

respondent universe currently 

comprises 155 companies (on average) 

subject to the Commission’s 

jurisdiction. 

6. Estimated Burden: 28,830 total 

hours, 155 respondents (average), 1 

response per respondent, and 189 hours 

per response (average). 

7. Estimated Cost Burden to 

respondents: 28,830 hours/2080 hours 

per years × $117,321 per year = 

$1,692,889. The cost per respondent is 

equal to $10,922. 

Statutory Authority: Statutory provisions 

of 49 App. U.S.C. §§ 1–85 (1988). 

Philis J. Posey, 

Acting Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E7–6321 Filed 4–4–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[IC07–6Q–001, FERC 6Q] 

Commission Information Collection 

Activities, Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request; Extension 

March 30, 2007. 

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission. 

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 December 15, 2006 (71 FR 

75523–75524) and has made this 

notation in its submission to OMB. 

DATES: Comments on the collection of 

information are due by May 4, 2007. 

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 

oira_submission@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–34, 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 an 

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, D.C. 

20426 and should refer to Docket No. 

IC07–6Q–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 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. 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 this e-mail 

address. 

All comments may be viewed, printed 

or downloaded remotely via the Internet 

through FERC’s homepage using the 

‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket 

number excluding the last three digits in 

the docket number field to access the 

document. For user assistance, contact 

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 6Q 

‘‘Quarterly Financial Report of Oil 

Pipeline Companies.’’

2. Sponsor: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission. 

3. Control No.: 1902–0206. 

The Commission is now requesting 

that OMB approve and extend the 

expiration date for an additional three 

years 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 for the 

Commission to carry out its 

responsibilities in implementing the 

statutory provisions of the Interstate 

Commerce Act (ICA), (49 U.S.C.). 

Although the Commission requires 

jurisdictional entities to file financial 

information, a general weakness in this 

reporting program has been the 

frequency with which the financial 


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