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program, EIA collects, evaluates,

assembles, analyzes, and disseminates

data and information related to energy

resource reserves, production, demand,

and technology, and related economic

and statistical information relevant to

the adequacy of energy resources to

meet demands in the near and longer

term future for the Nation’s economic

and social needs.

The EIA, as part of its continuing

effort to reduce paperwork and

respondent burden required by section

3506(c)(2)(A)g of the Paperwork

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

conducts a presurvey consultation

program to provide the general public

and other Federal agencies with an

opportunity to comment on proposed

and/or continuing reporting forms. This

program helps to prepare data requests

in the desired format, minimize

reporting burden, develop clearly

understandable reporting forms, and

assess the impact of collection

requirements on respondents. Also, EIA

will later seek approval by OMB for the

collections under sections 3507(g) and

(h) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of

1995 (Pub. L. 104–13, title 44, U.S.C.

Chapter 35).

This data collection will provide the

Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste

Management of the Department of

Energy (DOE) with detailed information

concerning the spent nuclear fuel

generated by the respondents (all

generators of spent nuclear fuel within

the U.S. are respondents to this survey).

The DOE will take possession of this

spent fuel and needs this data to

properly design the spent fuel

repository (spent fuel receiving systems,

spent fuel handling systems, etc.) which

will be the final storage/disposal site for

all of the spent fuel and high level

radioactive waste materials.

II. Current Actions

The current proposed actions are: (1)

An extension of an existing data

collection, RW–859, with a change in

the frequency of its collection, and (2)

the termination of a second data

collection, RW–859S. A three-year

extension of the data collection, RW–

859, is proposed. The revisions of RW–

859 affect the frequency of the

collection. Instead of occurring every

year, the collection will occur every

three to five years. The RW–859S,

which was collected every five years,

will be terminated and four data items

from that form will be collected by RW–

859. Such data items include

information on each discharged

assembly, canistered materials,

uncanistered materials, and non-fuel

components. As before, all data will be

collected once; only changes in the

specific data element will require

updating. This revision will also permit

the data elements to be collected to be

streamlined. Specifically, all of the data

which is needed on an assembly

specific basis will be collected at one

time; thereafter referring this data by

reference to the assembly serial number.

In addition, the certification statement,

the crane data, the site data, the

transportation data, and the request for

data on fresh fuel in core will be

eliminated.

III. Request for Comments

Prospective respondents and other

interested parties should comment on

the actions discussed in item II. The

following guidelines are provided to

assist in the preparation of responses.

General Issues

A. Is the proposed collection of

information necessary for the proper

performance of the functions of the

agency and does the information have

practical utility? Practical utility is

defined as the actual usefulness of

information to or for an agency, taking

into account its accuracy, adequacy,

reliability, timeliness, and the agency’s

ability to process the information it

collects.

B. What enhancements can EIA make

to the quality, utility, and clarity of the

information to be collected?

As a Potential Respondent

A. Are the instructions and

definitions clear and sufficient? If not,

which instructions require clarification?

B. Can data be submitted by the due

date?

C. Public reporting burden for Form

RW–859 is estimated to average 40

hours per response. Burden includes the

total time, effort, or financial resources

expended to generate, maintain, retain,

or disclose or provide the information.

Please comment on (1) the accuracy of

our estimate and (2) how the agency

could minimize the burden of the

collection of information, including the

use of information technology.

D. EIA estimates that respondents will

incur no additional costs for reporting

other than the hours required to

complete the collection. What is the

estimated: (1) Total dollar amount

annualized for capital and start-up

costs, and (2) recurring annual costs of

operation and maintenance, and

purchase of services associated with this

data collection?

E. Do you know of any other Federal,

State, or local agency that collects

similar data? If you do, specify the

agency, the data element(s), and the

methods of collection.

As a Potential User

A. Can you use data at the levels of

detail indicated on the form?

B. For what purpose would you use

the data? Be specific.

C. Are there alternate sources of data

and do you use them? If so, what are

their deficiencies and/or strengths?

Comments submitted in response to

this notice will be summarized and/or

included in the request for OMB

approval of the form. They also will

become a matter of public record.

Statutory Authority: Section 3506(c)(2)(A)

of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

(Pub. L. 104–13) title 44, U.S.C. Chapter 35).

Issued in Washington, DC April 17, 1998.

Jay H. Casselberry,

Agency Clearance Officer, Statistics and

Methods Group, Energy Information

Administration.

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BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP98–356–000]

Kern River Gas Transmission

Company and Mojave Pipeline

Company; Notice of Request Under

Blanket Authorization

April 20, 1998.

Take notice that on April 16, 1998,

Kern River Gas Transmission Company

(Kern River), 295 Chipeta Way, Salt

Lake City, Utah 84108, and Mojave

Pipeline Company (Mojave), P.O. Box

1492, El Paso, Texas 79978, filed a joint

prior notice request with the

Commission in Docket No. CP98–356–

000 pursuant to Section 157.205 of the

Commission’s Regulations under the

Natural Gas Act (NGA) for authorization

to construct and operate a delivery point

in Kern County, California, under Kern

River’s blanket certificates issued in

Docket Nos. CP89–2047–000 and CP89–

2048–000 and under Mojave’s blanket

certificates issued in Docket Nos. CP89–

1–000 and CP89–2–000 pursuant to

Section 7 of the NGA, all as more fully

set forth in the request which is open to

the public for inspection.

Kern River and Mojave jointly

proposed to construct and operate a

delivery point on their jointly owned

‘‘Common Facilities’’ in Kern County to

provide natural gas deliveries to

MacPherson Oil Company

(MacPherson). The proposed delivery

point would consist of one 8-inch tap
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and valve assembly off of existing

header facilities and one 4-inch Daniels

turbine meter, with appurtenances. Kern

River states that MacPherson would

reimburse Kern River for the estimated

$98,100 construction cost of the

delivery point. Kern River also states

that it would in turn reimburse Mojave

for its share of the construction cost.

Kern River and Mojave state that their

respective FERC Gas Tariff provisions

permit the construction of the proposed

delivery point and that they have

sufficient capacity to accomplish their

proposed deliveries to MacPherson

without detriment or disadvantage to

their other customers.

Kern River and Mojave state that they

would deliver a total of 15,000 Mcf of

natural gas per day and up to 5,475

MMcf of natural gas annually to

MacPherson at the proposed delivery

point. Kern River and Mojave also state

that they would transport gas on a firm

basis pursuant to their respective Rate

Schedules FT–1 of their FERC Gas

Tariff.

Any person or the Commission’s staff

may, within 45 days after the

Commission has issued this notice, 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

NGA (18 CFR 157.205) a protest to the

request. If no protest is filed within the

allowed time, 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 NGA.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–10901 Filed 4–23–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP98–346–000]

Mississippi River Transmission

Corporation; Notice of Application

April 20, 1998.

Take notice that on April 13, 1998,

Mississippi River Transmission

Corporation (Applicant), P.O. Box 4455,

Houston, Texas 77210–4455, filed in

Docket No. CP98–342–000 an

abbreviated application pursuant to

Section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act, as

amended, and Sections 157.7 and

157.18 of the Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission’s (Commission) regulations

thereunder, for permission and approval

to abandon from interstate service two

points of interconnection with Texas

Gas Transmission Corporation (Texas

Gas) located in Lincoln and Morehouse

Parishes, Louisiana, respectively, all as

more fully set forth in the application

which is on file with the Commission

and open to public inspection.

Applicant states that the first point of

interconnection with Texas Gas for

which Applicant now seeks

abandonment authorization consists of a

ten-inch meter station constructed in

1972 in Lincoln Parish, Louisiana, to

exchange natural gas with Texas Gas on

Applicant’s West Line. Applicant

further states that the second point of

interconnection consists of a ten-inch

dual meter station constructed in 1964

to exchange natural gas with Texas Gas

in Morehouse Parish, Louisiana,

through Applicant’s Main Line 1 and

Main Line 2. Applicant asserts that

these points of interconnection with

Texas Gas have not been utilized for an

extensive period of time. Applicant

further asserts that it has notified Texas

Gas of Applicant’s proposal. It is

indicated that the estimated cost of the

abandonment proposals herein is

$49,853.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

make any protest with reference to said

application should on or before May 11,

1998, file with the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, 888 First

Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426, a

petition 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 the proceeding or to participate as a

party in any hearing therein must file a

petition 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 7 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 on this application if no

petition to intervene is filed within the

time required herein, and if the

Commission on its own review of the

matter finds that the abandonment is

required by the public convenience and

necessity. If a petition for leave to

intervene is timely filed, or if the

Commission on its motion believes that

a formal hearing is required, further

notice of such hearing will be duly

given.

Under the procedure herein provide

for, unless otherwise advised, it will be

unnecessary for Applicant to appear or

be represented at the hearing.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–10898 Filed 4–23–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP98–340–000]

Natural Gas Pipeline Company of

America; Notice of Application

April 20, 1998.

Take notice that on April 9, 1998,

Natural Gas Pipeline Company of

America (Natural), 701 East 22nd Street,

Lombard, Illinois 60148 filed in Docket

No. CP98–320–000 an application

pursuant to Section 7(b) and 7(c) of the

Natural Gas Act (NGA) and Part 157 of

the Commission’s Regulations for

permission and approval to abandon

existing mainline facilities and

authorization to install and operate

certain minor replacement facilities, all

as more fully set forth in the application

on file with the Commission and open

to public inspection.

Specifically, Natural proposes to

abandon: (1) Approximately 176 miles

of Natural’s 30-inch Gulf Coast No. 1

line, in eastern Texas north of Natural’s

Compressor Station No. 302, by sale to

a non-affiliated third party for

conversion to non-natural gas service;

(2) seven 2,800 HP compressor units at

Compressor Station 303; (3) seven 2,800

HP compressor units at Compressor

Station 304; and (4) three taps, two

laterals, and one meter facility along the

176-mile segment which are no longer

required to provide natural gas

transmission service.

Natural also proposes to construct and

operate minor facilities at seventeen

locations along the 176-mile segment

which will have the effect of replacing

previously certificated receipt/delivery

facilities impacted by the abandonment

of No. 1 line. Natural also proposes to

install one new, additional tap to

support and maintain storage discharge

capability at its North Lansing storage