19906 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 77 /Wednesday, April 22, 1998 / Notices

Regulatory Commission, Attn: Michael

Miller, Information Services Division,

CI–1, 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

michael.miller@ferc.fed.us.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

information collected under the

requirements of FERC–576 ‘‘Report by

Gas Pipeline Companies on Service

Interruptions’’ (OMB No. 1902–0004) is

used by the Commission to implement

the statutory provisions of the Natural

Gas Act (NGA) (15 U.S.C. 717–717w).

Under Sections 4, 7, 10(a) and 16 of the

NGA the Commission is empowered to

oversee continuity of service in the

transportation of natural gas in

interstate commerce. The information

collected under FERC–576 notifies the

Commission in a timely manner of any

interruption to service or possible

hazard to public health or safety. The

Commission uses this information to

assess the validity of its regulations and

policies which are implemented to

insure the availability of adequate

supplies at reasonable prices. The data

collected pertains to serious

interruptions of service to any

wholesale customer involving facilities

operated under certificate authorization

from the Commission. Specifically, the

data collected includes: (1) Date of

service interruption, (2) date of

reporting the interruption to the

Commission, (3) location, (4) brief

description of facility involved and

cause of interruption, (5) customers

affected, (6) duration of interruption,

and (7) volumes of gas interrupted.

The Commission implements these

mandatory information collection

requirements in the Code of Federal

Regulations (CFR) under 18 CFR Part

260.9.

Action: The Commission is requesting

a three-year extension of the current

expiration date.

Burden Statement: Public reporting

burden for this collection is estimated as

follows:

Number of respondents annually Number of responses per respondent

Average burden hours per response Total annual burden hours

(1) (2) (3) (1)×(2)×(3)

12 1.25 1.0 15

Estimated cost burden to respondents:

15 hours divided by 2,088 hours per

year times $110,000 per year equal $790

(rounded). The estimated cost per

respondent is equal to $65.83.

The reporting burden includes the

total time, effort, or financial resource

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

purpose 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.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. ER98–2381–000]

CMP Trading & Marketing; Notice of

Filing

April 16, 1998.

Take notice that on March 30, 1998,

CMP Trading & Marketing tendered for

filing its Quarterly Report of

Transactions for the periods July 1997 to

September 30, 1997, and October 1,

1997 to December 31, 1997.

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 Rules 211 and

214 of the Commission’s Rules of

Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211

and 18 CFR 385.214). All such motions

or protests should be filed on or before

April 28, 1998. 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.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–10608 Filed 4–21–98; 8:45 am]

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