51648 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 191 / Thursday, October 2, 1997 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[FERC–549]

Proposed Information Collection and

Request for Comments

September 26, 1997.

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission.

ACTION: Notice of proposed information

collection and request for comments.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the

requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(a) of

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

(Pub. L. 104–13), the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission (Commission) is

soliciting public comment on the

specific aspects of the information

collection described below.

DATES: Consideration will be given to

comments submitted on or before

December 1, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed

collection of information can be

obtained from and written comments

may be submitted to the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, Attn: Michael

Miller, Information Services Division,

ED–12.4, 888 First Street NE.,

Washington, DC 20426.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Michael Miller may be reached by

telephone at (202) 208–1415, by fax at

(202) 273–0873, and by e-mail at

mmiller@ ferc.fed.us.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

information collected under the

requirements of FERC–549 ‘‘Gas

Pipeline Rates: Natural Gas Policy Act,

Title III Transactions and Natural Gas

Act Blanket Certificates Transactions’’

(OMB No. 1902–0086) is used by the

Commission to implement the statutory

provisions of the Sections 311 and 312

of the Natural Gas Policy Act (NGPA)

(15 U.S.C. 3371–3372), and Section 7 of

the Natural Gas Act (NGA) (15 U.S.C.

717–717w). Under Part 284 of the

Commission’s regulations non-interstate

pipelines that perform transportation

service under NGPA Section 311

(intrastate pipelines) or blanket

certificates issued under section 7 of the

NGA (Hinshaw pipelines) are required

to file an annual report containing

specific details of each transaction

initiated during the reporting year.

Interstate pipelines performing

unbundled sales service under a blanket

certificate granted under Part 284 of the

regulations are required to file an

annual report detailing specific

information for each transaction

initiated during the reporting year. The

Commission uses the information

collected in these reports to monitor the

jurisdictional transportation activities of

interstate pipelines and the unbundled

sales activities of interstate pipelines.

Action: The Commission is requesting

a three-year extension of the current

expiration date, with no changes to the

existing collection of data.

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)

90 1.0 8.83 795

The estimated total cost to

respondents is $41,902, (795 hours

divided by 2,087 hours per year per

employee times $110,000 per year per

average employee=$41,902). The cost

per respondent is $466.

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;

and (7) transmitting, or otherwise

disclosing the information.

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

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.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–26071 Filed 10–1–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. ER97–3765–000]

Allegheny Power Service Corporation,

on Behalf of Monongahela Power

Company, the Potomac Edison

Company, and West Penn Power

Company (Allegheny Power); Notice of

Filing

September 26, 1997.

Take notice that on September 4,

1997, Allegheny Power Service

Corporation on behalf of Monongahela

Power Company, the Potomac Edison

Company, and West Penn Power

Company tendered for filing an

amendment in the above-referenced

docket.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

protest said filing 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 and

385.214). All such motions or protests

should be filed on or before October 10,

1997. Protests will be considered by the