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reservoirs, and transmission lines or

other facilities necessary for the

development, transmission and

utilization of power from bodies of

water Congress has jurisdiction over.

Section 8 of the FPA provides that the

voluntary transfer of any license can

only be made with the written approval

of the Commission. Any successor to the

licensee may assign the rights of the

original licensee, but is subject to all of

the conditions of the license. The

information is collected in the form of

a written application for transfer of a

license, executed jointly by the parties

to the proposed transfer. It is used by

the Commission staff to determine the

qualifications of the proposed transferee

to hold the license, and to prepare the

transfer of the license order. Respondent

Description: The respondent universe

currently comprises on average, 23

applicants for transfer of a hydro

electric license.

6. Estimated Burden: 920 total burden

hours, 23 respondents, 1 response

annually, 40 hours per response

(average).

7. Estimated Cost Burden to

Respondents: 920 hours ÷ 2,087 hours

per year × $110,000 per year = $48,491.

Statutory Authority: Sections 4(e), 8 of the

Federal Power Act (FPA), 16 U.S.C. 791a et

seq.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–31066 Filed 11–25–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

Information Collection Submitted for

Review and Request for Comments

(FERC–515)

November 21, 1997.

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission.

ACTION: Notice of submission for review

by the Office of Management and

Budget (OMB) and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: The Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission (Commission)

has submitted the energy information

collection listed in this notice to the

Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) for review under provisions of

Section 3507 of the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13).

Any interested person may file

comments on the collection of

information 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

21, 1997 (62 FR 44463) and has made

this notation in its submission to OMB.

DATES: Comments regarding this

collection of information are best

assured of having their full effect if

received on or before December 26,

1997.

ADDRESSES: Address comments to Office

of Management and Budget, Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs,

Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, Desk Officer, 726 Jackson

Place, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20503. A

copy of the comments should also be

sent to Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, Division of Information

Services, Attention: Mr. Michael Miller,

888 First Street N.E., Washington, D.C.

20426.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Michael P. 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:

Description

The energy information collection

submitted to OMB for review contains:

1. Collection of Information: FERC–

515 ‘‘Hydropower License-Declaration

of Intention.’’

2. Sponsor: Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission.

3. Control No.: OMB No. 1902–0079.

The Commission is now requesting that

OMB approve a three-year extension of

the current expiration date, with no

changes to the existing collection. There

is an increase in the reporting burden

due to an increase in the number of

applicants who intend to undertake

hydroelectric projects. These are

mandatory collection requirements.

4. Necessity of Collection of

Information: Submission of the

information is necessary to enable the

Commission to carry out its

responsibilities in implementing the

provisions of the Federal Power Act

(FPA). The information reported under

commission identifier FERC–515 is filed

in accordance with Sections 23(b) of the

FPA. Section 23(b) of the FPA

authorizes the Commission to make a

determination as to whether it has

jurisdiction over a proposed

hydroelectric project. Section 23(b) also

requires that any person intending to

construct project works on a navigable

commerce clause water must file a

declaration of their intention to do so

with the Commission. If the

Commission finds the proposed project

will have an impact on ‘‘interstate or

foreign commerce’’, then the person

intending to construct the project must

obtain a Commission license or

exemption before starting constructions.

Such sites are generally on streams

defined as U.S. navigation waters, and

over which the Commission has

jurisdiction under its authority to

regulate foreign and interstate

commerce. The information is collected

in the form of a written application,

declaring the applicant’s intent and

used by Commission staff to research

the jurisdictional aspects of the project.

This research includes examining maps

and land ownership records to

established whether or not there is

Federal jurisdiction over the lands and

waters affected by the project. A finding

of non-jurisdiction by the Commission

eliminates a substantial paperwork

burden for an applicant who might

otherwise have to file a license or

exemption application.

5. Respondent Description: The

respondent universe currently

comprises on average, 10 applicants for

a declaration of intention (‘‘DI’’).

6. Estimated Burden: 800 total burden

hours, 10 respondents, 1 response

annually, 80 hours per response

(average).

7. Estimated Cost Burden to

Respondents: 800 hours ÷ 2,087 hours

per year × $110,000 per year = $42,166,

average cost per respondent = $4,216.

Statutory Authority: Sections 23(b), of the

Federal Power Act (FPA), 16 U.S.C. 617.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–31067 Filed 11–25–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP96–190–011]

Colorado Interstate Gas Company;

Notice of Tariff Compliance Filing

November 20, 1997.

Take notice that on November 17,

1997, Colorado Interstate Gas Company

(CIG), tendered for filing to become part

of its FERC Gas Tariff, First Revised

Volume No. 1, the tariff sheets listed on

Appendix A to the filing, to be effective

October 1, 1997 and November 1, 1997,

as applicable.

CIG states that on March 29, 1996, in

Docket No. RP96–190–000, it filed to

implement a general rate increase

applicable to its transportation and

storage services. Intensive settlement
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discussions resulted in CIG filing on

August 27, 1997, an Offer of Settlement

(August 27 Settlement) which was

supported or unopposed by all parties to

the proceeding. CIG states it included

pro forma tariff sheets as part of the

August 27 Settlement. An order issued

on October 16, 1997, in Docket No.

RP96–190–009 approving the August 27

Settlement as a fair and reasonable

resolution of the issues in the

proceeding.

CIG further states that Section 2.10 of

the August 27 Settlement provides for a

filing to implement the terms of the

August 27 Settlement on an interim

basis pending Commission approval of

the August 27 Settlement. On

September 16, 1997, CIG filed tariff

sheets to implement the August 27

Settlement on a interim basis. The tariff

sheets that accompanied the interim

filing were the same as the pro forma

tariff sheets filed in the August 27

Settlement except they were filed as

actual tariff sheets and on each of the

filed tariff sheets there was a paragraph

that would allow reinstatement of the

superseded tariff sheet if the August 27

Settlement did not become effective.

CIG states it is filing to remove this

paragraph from its tariff sheets as it is

no longer necessary.

CIG states it filed on October 1, 1997,

in Docket No. RP97–63–006, Sixth

Revised Sheet No. 233, Second Revised

Sheet No. 233A, Fifth Revised Sheet No.

234, Second Revised Sheet No. 234A

and Fourth Revised Sheet No. 301. All

these sheets were filed with the August

27 Settlement with the Section 2.10

paragraph included. CIG is filing

substitute tariff sheets to remove this

paragraph from both the interim tariff

sheets and the RP97–63–006 tariff

sheets.

Further, in Docket No. RP97–63–006

CIG states it incorrectly filed First

Revised Sheet No. 281B, First Revised

Sheet No. 281C and Original Sheet No.

281D. CIG is filing here to correct this

pagination error. These sheets should

have been filed in Docket No. RP97–63–

006 as Second Revised Sheet No. 281B,

Second Revised Sheet No. 281C and

First Revised Sheet No. 281D. CIG is

also filing Original Sheet No. 234D,

which is the ‘‘No Notice and Firm

Storage Service Reservoir Inventory

Limit’’, which was inadvertently

omitted when filing tariff sheets for

Docket No. RP97–63–006. CIG states it

has also reinstated nomination language

referring to HUB Nominations on

Second Revised Sheet No. 281B.

Any person desiring to protest this

filing should file a protest with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street, N.E., Washington, DC

20426, in accordance with Section

385.211 of the Commission’s

Regulations. All such protest must be

filed as provided in Section 154.210 of

the Commission’s Regulations. Protests

will be considered by the Commission

in determining the appropriate action to

be taken, but will not serve to make

protestants parties to the proceeding.

Copies of this filing are on file with the

Commission and are available for public

inspection in the Public Reference

Room.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–31006 Filed 11–25–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP98–87–000]

Columbia Gas Transmission

Corporation; Notice of Request Under

Blanket Authorization

November 20, 1997.

Take notice that on November 12,

1997, Columbia Gas Transmission

Corporation (Columbia), 1700

MacCorkle Avenue, S.E., Charleston,

West Virginia 25314–1599, filed in

Docket No. CP98–87–000 a request

pursuant to Sections 157.205 and

157.216 of the Commission’s

Regulations under the Natural Gas Act

(18 CFR 157.205 and 157.216) for

authorization to abandon by retirement

approximately 1.1 miles of 8-inch

pipeline located in Hancock County,

West Virginia, under Columbia’s blanket

certificate issued in Docket No. CP83–

76–000 pursuant to Section 7 of the

Natural Gas Act, all as more fully set

forth in the request that is on file with

the Commission and open to public

inspection.

Columbia proposes to abandon a

section of lateral transmission Line 306

consisting of approximately 1.1 miles of

8-inch pipeline and appurtenances in

Hancock County. Columbia was

authorized to own and operate the

facilities proposed for abandonment in

Docket No. CP71–132 and Columbia has

stated that there are no points of

delivery from this Line 306 section.

According to Columbia, the Line 306

section for which abandonment

authority is requested is an uncoated,

low pressure pipeline in need of

replacement and cathodic protection

due to its deteriorating condition. The

proposed abandonment will avoid both

annual operation and maintenance

expenses as well as the costs of future

pipeline replacement. Columbia states

that these predictable and certain

savings make the abandonment of this

section of Line 306 the most practical

and least costly alternative to Columbia

without impacting Columbia’s ability to

render service.

Any person or the Commission’s staff

may, within 45 days after issuance of

the instant notice by the Commission,

file pursuant to Rule 214 of the

Commission’s Procedural Rules (18 CFR

385.214) a motion to intervene or notice

of intervention and pursuant to Section

157.205 of the Regulations under the

Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205) a

protest to the request. If no protest is

filed within the time allowed therefor,

the proposed activity shall be deemed to

be authorized effective the day after the

time allowed for filing a protest. If a

protest is filed and not withdrawn

within 30 days after the time allowed

for filing a protest, the instant request

shall be treated as an application for

authorization pursuant to Section 7 of

the Natural Gas Act.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–31001 Filed 11–25–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP98–91–000]

Florida Gas Transmission Company;

Notice of Request Under Blanket

Authorization

November 20, 1997.

Take notice that on November 14,

1997, Florida Gas Transmission

Company (FGT), 1400 Smith Street, P.O.

Box 1188, Houston, Texas 77251–1188,

filed in Docket No. CP98–91–000 a

request pursuant to Sections 157.205

and 157.212 of the Commission’s

Regulations under the Natural Gas Act

(18 CFR 157.205 and 18 CFR 157.212)

for authorization to construct, own, and

operate a lateral and a new meter station

in Pasco County, Florida, under FGT’s

blanket certificate issued in Docket No.

CP82–553–000 pursuant to Section 7 of

the Natural Gas Act, all as more fully set

forth in the request that is on file with

the Commission and open to public

inspection.

FGT proposes to construct a new

meter station to serve Florida Power

Corporation (FPC) at the FPC Anmclote

Plant and a new lateral to extend from

FGT’s 30-inch West leg to the FPC

Anclote Plant. The meter station is

expected to accommodate the current