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Number of respondents

Annual number of responses per

respondent

Average burden hours per

response

Total annual

burden hours

(1) (2) (3) (1)×(2)×(3)

129 ................................................................................................................................................ .5 93.5 6,031

Every 2 yrs. 129 ........................................................................................................................... 1.0 93.5 12,061

The estimated total cost to

respondents is $301,550, (i.e. 6,031

hours divided by 2,087 hours per year

per full time employee multiplied by

$104,350 per year per average employee

equals $301,550). The cost per

respondent is $2,338.

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. 97–6365 Filed 3–12–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

[Docket No. RP97–278–000]

Alabama-Tennessee Natural Gas

Company; Notice of Petition for Waiver

of EDI and EDM Standards

March 7, 1997.

Take notice that on March 3, 1997,

Alabama-Tennessee Natural Gas

Company (Alabama-Tennessee) filed a

request to the Commission for waiver of

Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) and

Electronic Delivery Mechanism (EDM)

Standards.

Alabama-Tennessee requests the

Commission to grant a temporary waiver

of the Gas Industry Standards Board

(GISB) datasets in EDI ASC × 12 format

that were approved in Order No. 587

and (2) the EDM standards governing

the method for transmitting the EDI data

sets that were approved in Order No.

587–B.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

protest this petition should file a motion

to intervene or protest with the Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888

First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426,

in accordance with Sections 385.214

and 385.211 of the Commission’s Rules

and Regulations. All such motions or

protests should be filed on or before

March 14, 1997. 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. 97–6285 Filed 3–12–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

[Docket No. CP93–252–002]

El Paso Natural Gas Company; Notice

of Amendment

March 7, 1997.

Take notice that on February 11, 1997,

El Paso Natural Gas Company (El Paso),

Post Office Box 1492, El Paso Texas

79978, filed in Docket No. CP93–252–

002, an application pursuant to Section

7(c) of the Natural Gas Act to amend its

pending application for a certificate of

public convenience and necessity filed

with the Commission on March 16, 1993

in Docket No. CP93–252–000 (the

Samalayuca Lateral Expansion Project)

to eliminate mainline facilities, to

provide for incremental rate treatment

for the costs of the Samalayuca Lateral

Expansion Project, and to submit longterm transportation agreements, all as

more fully set forth in the application

on file with the Commission and open

to public inspection.

Specifically, El Paso submitted

Transportation Service Agreements

(TSAs) between El Paso and two

shippers which serves as evidence of

binding, long-term firm commitments.

El Paso states that Gasoductos de

Chihuahua, S. de R.L. de C.V.

(Gasoductos) and Pemex Gas y

Petroquimica Basica (Pemex) have

executed TSAs with El Paso for

transportation of up to 168,133 Mcf

(172,000 MMBtu) per day and 39,101

Mcf (40,000 MMBtu) per day,

respectively, on the Samalayuca

Delivery Lateral Line. El Paso indicates

that its TSAs with Gasoductos and

Pemex will provide for transportation

service from a point on El Paso’s

mainline at its Hueco Compressor

Station, where the proposed

Samalayuca Delivery Lateral Line will

commence, to the International

Boundary between the United States

and Mexico.

El Paso proposes to eliminate the

following facilities included in its

original application: (i) compression

totalling 28,000 horsepower at the

proposed Toyah Lake and Sierra Diablo

Compressor Stations; (ii) compression

totalling 4,800 horsepower through an

uprating and restaging of one turbine

unit at the existing Gresham Compressor

Station; and (iii) 14.9 miles of 30-inch
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O.D. pipeline loop. El Paso states that

these modifications will reduce the

overall capital cost of the Project from

$56.6 million to $15.4 million. El Paso

says that the proposed take away

capacity of the Samalayuca Delivery

Lateral Line will be reduced from

300,000 Mcf per day to 208,000 Mcf

(212,000 MMBtu) per day.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

make any protest with reference to said

application should on or before March

28, 1997, file with the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, Washington,

D.C. 20426, a motion to intervene or a

protest 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 Natural Gas Act (18 CFR

157.10). All protests filed with the

Commission will be considered by it in

determining the appropriate action to be

taken but will not serve to make the

protestants parties to the proceeding.

Any person wishing to become a party

to a proceeding or to participate as a

party in any hearing therein must file a

motion to intervene in accordance with

the Commission’s Rules. All persons

who have heretofore filed need not file

again.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary

[FR Doc. 97–6277 Filed 3–12–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

[Docket No. CP93–253–002]

El Paso Natural Gas Company; Notice

of Amendment

March 7, 1997.

Take notice that on March 3, 1997, El

Paso Natural Gas Company (El Paso),

Post Office Box 1492, El Paso, Texas

79978, filed in Docket No. CP93–253–

002, an application to amend the

Presidential Permit and Section 3

authorization issued by the Commission

in Docket No. CP93–253–000, to modify

the border crossing facilities at the

International Boundary between United

States and Mexico, all as more fully set

forth in the amendment which is on file

with the Commission and open for

public inspection.

Specifically, El Paso requests that the

Commission amend the Section 3

authorization and Presidential Permit

granted to El Paso on November 29,

1993 in Docket No. CP93–253–000, to

increase the 1,000 feet of 24-inch O.D.

border crossing pipeline to be

constructed across the Rio Grande River

by an additional 500 feet. El Paso states

that the additional 500 feet of 24-inch

O.D. pipeline is needed because El Paso

proposes to directionally drill the Rio

Grande River border crossing. El Paso

states that directionally drilling the Rio

Grande River at the International

Boundary is economically prudent,

environmentally preferable and the best

engineering alternative.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

make any protest with reference to said

amendment should on or before March

28, 1997, file with the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, Washington,

D.C. 20426, a motion to intervene or a

protest in accordance with the

requirements of the Commission’s Rules

of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR

385.211). All protests filed with the

Commission will be considered by it in

determining the appropriate action to be

taken, but will not serve to make the

protestants parties to the proceeding.

Any person wishing to become a party

to a proceeding or to participate as a

party in any hearing therein must file a

motion to intervene in accordance with

the Commission’s Rules.

Take further notice that, pursuant to

the authority contained in and subject to

the jurisdiction conferred upon the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

by Sections 3 and 15 of the Natural Gas

Act and the Commission’s Rules of

Practice and Procedure, a hearing will

be held without further notice before the

Commission or its designee on this

application if no motion to intervene is

filed within the time required herein, if

the Commission on its own review of

the matter finds that a grant of the

certificate is required by the public

convenience and necessity. If a motion

for leave to intervene is timely filed, or

if the Commission on its own motion

believes that a formal hearing is

required, further notice of such hearing

will be duly given.

Under the procedure herein provided

for, unless otherwise advised, it will be

unnecessary for El Paso to appear or be

represented at the hearing.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–6278 Filed 3–12–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

[Docket No. RP97–279–000]

Gasdel Pipeline System, Inc.; Notice of

Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff

March 7, 1997.

Take notice that on March 5, 1997,

Gasdel Pipeline System, Inc. (Gasdel)

tendered for filing as part of its FERC

Gas Tariff, First Revised Volume No.

1–A, certain tariff sheets to be effective

April 4, 1997.

Gasdel states that the purpose of the

filing is to comply with the Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission’s

(Commission) Order No. 582, issued on

September 28, 1995 in Docket No.

RM95–3–000, and with the

Commission’s order issued on February

3, 1997 in Docket Nos. RP97–91–000, et

al., 78 FERC ¶ 61,099 (1997).

Gasdel requests waiver of the

Commission’s regulations to the extent

necessary to permit the tariff sheets

submitted to become effective April 4,

1997.

Gasdel states that copies of the filing

are being mailed to its jurisdictional

customers and interested state

regulatory agencies.

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

385.214 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

inspection in the Public Reference

Room.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–6286 Filed 3–12–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

[Docket No. RP96–320–008]

Koch Gateway Pipeline Company;

Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC

Gas Tariff

March 7, 1997.

Take notice that on March 5, 1997,

Koch Gateway Pipeline Company

(Koch) tendered for filing as part of its

FERC Gas Tariff, Fifth Revised Volume

No. 1, the following revised tariff sheet,

to be effective March 1, 1997:

Third Revised Sheet No. 29

Koch states that this tariff sheet

removes from the tariff two expired

negotiated rate transactions.

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