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soliciting public comment on the

specific aspects of the information

collection described below.

DATES: Consideration will be given to

comments submitted within 60 days of

the publication of this notice.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed

collection of information can be

obtained from and written comments

may be submitted to the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, Attn: Michael

Miller, Office of the Chief Information

Officer, CI–1, 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

michael.millerferc.fed.us.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

information collected under the

requirements of FERC Form 2–A

‘‘Annual Report of Nonmajor Natural

Gas Companies’’ (OMB No. 1902–0030)

is used by the Commission to

implement the statutory provisions of

the Natural Gas Act (NGA), (15 U.S.C.

717). The NGA authorizes the

Commission to prescribe rules and

regulations concerning accounts,

records and memoranda as necessary or

appropriate for purposes of

administering the NGA. The

Commission may prescribe a system of

accounts for jurisdictional companies

and, after notice and opportunity for

hearing may determine the accounts in

which particular outlays and receipts

will be entered, charged or credited.

Nonmajor means having total annual gas

sales or volume transactions exceeding

200,000 Mcf at 14.73 psia (60°F) in the

previous calendar year and not

classified as ‘‘Major.’’

The Commission’s Office of Chief

Accountant uses the information

collected in its audit program and the

continuous review of the financial

condition of regulated companies. The

Office of Pipeline Regulation uses the

data in its various rate proceedings and

supply programs, and the Office of

Economic Policy and General Counsel

use the data in their programs relating

to the administration of the NGA. Data

on certain schedules of the FERC Form

2–A is used to compute annual charges

which are then assessed against natural

gas companies to recover the

Commission’s annual costs. These

annual charges are required by Section

3401 of the Budget Act.

The NGA mandates the collection of

information needed by the Commission

to perform its regulatory responsibilities

in the setting of just and reasonable

rates. The Commission could be held in

violation of the NGA if the information

was not collected.

The Commission implements these

filing requirements in the Code of

Federal Regulations (CFR) under 18 CFR

Section 260.2, and Parts 158 and 201 ad

Section 385.2011.

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:

Number of respondents annually

(1)

Number of responses per respondent

(2)

Average burden hours per response

(3)

Total annual burden hours

(1) × (2) × (3)

65 1 30 1,950

Estimated cost burden to respondents:

1,950 hours divided by 2,088 hours per

year times $109,889, per year equals

$102,626. The cost per respondent is

equal to $1,579.

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 Commission’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.

David P. Boergers,

Acting Secretary.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. TM 98–2127–002]

Cove Point LNG Limited Partnership;

Notice of compliance filing

June 18, 1998.

Take notice that on June 10, 1998,

Cove Point LNG Limited Partnership

(Cove Point) tendered for fling to

become a part of Cove Point’s FERC Gas

Tariff, First Revised Volume No. 1,

Third Revised Sheet No. 99, to be

effective July 10, 1998.

Cove Point states that this tariff sheet

is being filed in order to comply with

the Commission’s letter order issued in

the above captioned proceedings on

June 1, 1998, to correct an error in

reference to a Storage Turnover

Provision.

Cove Point states that copies of the

filing were served upon Cove Point’s

customers and interested State

Commissions.

Any person desiring to protest this

filing should file a protests with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC

20426, in accordance with Section

385.211 of the Commission’s Rules and
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Regulations. All such 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 proceedings.

Copies if this filing are on file with the

Commission and are available for public

inspection in the Public Reference

Room.

David P. Boergers.

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–16721 Filed 6–23–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. ER98–2494–001]

ESI Vansycle Partners, L.P.; Notice of

Filing

June 18, 1998.

Take notice that on June 5, 1998, ESI

Vansycle Partners, L.O., (Vansycle), in

compliance with the Commission’s

order issued on June 2, 1998, submitted

(1), a revised Code of Conduct with

Respect to the Relationship between ESI

Vansycle Partners, L.P., and its

affiliates; and (2) an executed copy of

the power purchase agreement filed

with Vansycle’s application for market

based rate authority.

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, NE., Washington, DC 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 and

protests should be filed on or before

June 29, 1998. Protests will be

considered by the Commission to

determine the appropriate action to be

taken, but will not serve to make

protestants parties to the proceedings.

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.

David P. Boergers,

Acting Secretary.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP98–201–001]

Gulf States Transmission Corporation;

Notice of Compliance Filing

June 18, 1998.

Take notice that on June 12, 1998,

Gulf States Transmission Corporation

(Gulf States) tendered for filing as part

of its FERC Gas Tariff, Original Volume

No. 1, Sub First Revised Sheet No. 58G.

Gulf States proposes that the foregoing

tariff sheet be made effective on June 1,

1998.

Gulf States states that this filing is in

compliance with the Commission’s May

28, 1998 Letter Order in the abovereferenced docket. Gulf States further

states that the revised tariff sheet

incorporates by reference the Gas

Industry Standards Board Data

Dictionaries for capacity release.

Any person desiring to protest this

filing should file a protest with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street, NE, Washington, DC

20426, in accordance with Section

385.211 of the Commission’s Rules and

Regulations. All such 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 proceedings.

Copies of this filing are on file with the

Commission and are available for public

inspection in the Public Reference

Room.

David P. Boergers,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–16718 Filed 6–23–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. TM98–2–53–001]

K N Interstate Gas Transmission Co.;

Notice of Waiver Filing

June 18, 1998.

Take notice that on June 16, 1998, K N

Interstate Gas Transmission Co. (KNI)

filed to request waiver of Section 15 of

Third Revised Volume No. 1–B and

Section 15 of first Revised Volume No.

1–D of its FERC Gas Tariff in order to

continue in effect its existing fuel and

loss reimbursement percentages for an

additional month through July 31, 1998,

and revise its fuel and loss

reimbursement percentages effective

August 1, 1998 consistent with the

methodology proposed in Docket No.

RP98–117–000.

Any person desiring to protest this

filing should file a protest with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC

20426, in accordance with Section

385.211 of the Commission’s Rules and

Regulations. All such protests must be

filed on or before June 25, 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 proceedings.

Copies of this filing are on file with the

Commission and are available for public

inspection in the Public Reference

Room.

David P. Boergers,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–16720 Filed 6–23–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP95–175–008]

Mojave Pipeline Company; Notice of

Compliance Filing

June 18, 1998.

Take notice that on June 15, 1998,

Mojave Pipeline Company (Mojave)

tendered for filing a compliance filing

pursuant to the Commission’s Order on

Compliance. Filing and Rehearing

issued June 3, 1998 in this proceeding.

Mojave states that the filing contains

revised schedules that have been

adjusted in accordance with the

Commission’s June 3 Order.

Any person desiring to protest this

filing should file a protest with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street, NE, Washington, DC

20426, in accordance with Section

385.211 of the Commission’s Rules and

Regulations. All such 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 proceedings.

Copies of this filing are on file with the

Commission and are available for public

inspection in the Public Reference

Room.

David P. Boergers,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–16716 Filed 6–23–98; 8:45 am]

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