65072 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 237 / Wednesday, December 10, 1997 / Notices

Regulatory Commission, Attn: Michael

P. Miller, Information Services Division,

ED–12.4, 888 First Street N.E.,

Washington, D.C. 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 retained under the

requirements of FERC–555 ‘‘Records

Retention Requirements’’ (OMB No.

1902–0098) is used by the Commission

to implement the statutory provisions of

Sections 301, 304, and 309 of the

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

792.828c, Sections 8, 10 and 16 of the

Natural Gas Act (NGA), 15 U.S.C. 717–

717w, and Section 20 of the Interstate

Commerce Act (ICA), 49 U.S.C. 20.

The regulations for preservation of

records establish retention periods,

necessary guidelines and requirements

to sustain retention of applicable

records for the regulated public utilities,

natural gas and oil pipeline companies

subject to the jurisdiction of the FERC.

These records will be used by the

regulated companies as the basis for

their required rate filings and reports for

the Commission. In addition, the

records will be used by the

Commission’s audit staffs during the

scheduled periodic compliance reviews

and special analyses performed as

deemed necessary by the Commission.

The records retained by the

jurisdictional entities as directed by the

Commission are the result of a

mandatory requirement. The

Commission implements these filing

requirements in the Code of Federal

Regulations (CFR) under 18 CFR parts

125, 225 and 356.

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

recordkeeping burden for this collection

is estimated as:

No. of respondents annually—(1)

No. of responses per

respondent—(2)

Average burden hours per response—(3) Total annual burden hours—(1)×(2)×(3)

500 .............................................................. 1 ................. 2,400 hours .............................................. 1,200,000 hours.

Estimated cost burden to respondents:

1,200,000 hours/2,087 hours per year ×

$110,000 per year = $63,248,682. The

cost per respondent is equal to

$126,497.

The recordkeeping 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

maintaining records, 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.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP98–81–000]

ANR Pipeline Company; Notice of

Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff

December 4, 1997.

Take notice that on December 1, 1997,

ANR Pipeline Company (ANR) tendered

for filing as part of its FERC Gas Tariff,

Second Revised Volume No. 1, the

following revised tariff sheets to be

effective January 1, 1998:

First Revised Sheet No. 128A

First Revised Sheet No. 129

ANR submits that the purpose of this

filing is to propose a modification to its

General Terms and Conditions to

modify the upper BTU limit contained

in the Heat Content provision to provide

for a maximum BTU for receipts

upstream of gas processing of 1200

BTU’s per cubic foot, or 1050 BTU’s per

cubic foot for gas receipts that either

cannot or are not being processed. ANR

further states that it will continue to

accept gas outside its stated BTU tariff

limits if, in its reasonable opinion, it

will not affect its operations.

ANR states that copies of the filing

have been mailed to all affected

customers and state regulatory

commissions.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

protest this filing should file a motion

to intervene or protest with the Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888

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

20426, in accordance with Sections

385.214 and 385.211 of the

Commission’s Rules and Regulations.

All such motions or protests 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.

Any person wishing to become a party

must file a motion to intervene. Copies

of this filing are on file with the

Commission and are available for public
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inspection in the Public Reference

Room.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–32240 Filed 12–9–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. TM98–3–32–000]

Colorado Interstate Gas Company;

Notice of Tariff Filing

December 4, 1997.

Take notice that, on December 1,

1997, Colorado Interstate Gas Company

(CIG) tendered for filing as part of its

FERC Gas Tariff, First Revised Volume

No. 1, Sixth Revised Sheet No. 11A

reflecting an increase in its fuel

reimbursement percentage for Lost,

Unaccounted-For and Other Fuel Gas

from 0.69% to 0.73% effective January

1, 1998.

CIG states that copies of this filing

have been served on CIG’s jurisdictional

customers and public bodies.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

protest said filing should file a motion

to intervene or a protest with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

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

20426, in accordance with Sections

385.211 and 385.214 of the

Commission’s Rules of Practice and

Procedure (18 CFR Sections 385.214 and

385.211). All such motions or protests

must be filed in accordance with

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. Any person wishing to

become a party must file a motion to

intervene. 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. 97–32241 Filed 12–9–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. MT98–1–001]

Mid Louisiana Gas Company; Notice of

Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff

December 4, 1997.

Take notice that on November 12,

1997, Mid Louisiana Gas Company (Mid

Louisiana) tendered for filing as part of

its FERC Gas Tariff, Third Revised

Volume No. 1, the following tariff, with

an effective date of November 1, 1997:

Sixth Revised Sheet No. 131

Mid Louisiana states that the purpose

of the filing of the Revised Tariff Sheet

is to comply with Commission letter

order dated November 6, 1997 in docket

number MT98–1–000 (81 FERC,

¶ 62,124) in which the Commission

instructed Mid Louisiana to re-file the

referenced sheet with a corrected

superseded sheet number.

Pursuant to section 154.7(a)(7) of the

Commission’s Regulations, Mid

Louisiana respectfully requests waiver

of any requirement of the Regulations in

order to permit the tendered tariff sheet

to become effective November 1, 1997,

as submitted.

Any person desiring to protest said

filing should file a protest with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

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

20426, in accordance with section

385.211 of the Commission’s Rules and

Regulations. All such protests should be

filed in accordance with 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

compliance filing are on file with the

Commission and are available for public

inspection in the Public Reference

Room.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP98–80–000]

National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation;

Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC

Gas Tariff

December 4, 1997.

Take notice that on December 1, 1997,

National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation

(National) tendered for filing as part of

its FERC Gas Tariff, Fourth Revised

Volume No. 1, Third Revised Sheet No.

8, with a proposed effective date of

January 1, 1998.

National states that the proposed tariff

sheets reflect an adjustment to recover

through National’s EFT rate the costs

associated with the Transportation and

Storage Cost Adjustment provision set

forth in section 23 of the General Terms

and Conditions of National’s FERC Gas

Tariff.

National further states that copies of

this compliance filing were served upon

the company’s jurisdictional customers

and the regulatory commissions of the

States of New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania,

Delaware, Massachusetts, and New

Jersey.

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, N.E., Washington, D.C.

20426, in accordance with section

385.211 or 385.214 of the Commission’s

Rules of Practice and Procedure. All

such motions or protests must be filed

in accordance with 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.

Any person wishing to become a party

must file a motion to intervene. Copies

of this filing are on file with the

Commission and are available for public

inspection.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

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