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the number of required copies, are

found at 18 CFR 46.6 and 131.31.

The Commission has used the

information filed in FERC Form 561 for

the identification of: (1) Possible

interlocking positions where the

relationship is employed for the

director’s own benefit or profit, or for

the benefit or profit of any other person

or persons and to the detriment of the

utility’s, or the public interest; (2) the

possible existence of control over a large

number and geographically widespread

public utilities by a small group of

individuals; (3) the lack of arm’s length

dealings between public utilities and

organizations furnishing financial

services to consumers; and (4) the

evasion by means of common control of

competition resulting in higher costs

and poorer services to consumers.

FERC Form 561 is available in an

Excel spreadsheet and requires only

updating of the prior year’s information.

One signed original hard copy and one

photocopy are the required submission

to the Commission; the electronic file is

an optional submission.

Action: The Commission is requesting

a three-year extension of the current

expiration date, with no changes to the

existing collection of information.

Burden Statement: Public reporting

burden for this collection is estimated

as:

Number of respondents annually

Number of

responses per

respondent

Average burden

hours per

response

Total annual

burden hours

(1) (2) (3) (1)×(2)×(3)

1,600 ...................................................................................................................................... 1 0.25 400

The estimated total cost to

respondents is $22,508. (400 hours

divided by 2,088 hours per year per

employee times $117,041 per year per

average employee=$22,508). The cost

per respondent is $14.

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; (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,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 01–11490 Filed 5–7–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. PR01–1–000]

Associated Natural Gas Company;

Notice of Offer of Settlement

May 2, 2001.

Take notice that on April 18, 2001,

Associated Natural Gas Company (ANG)

tendered for filing a Stipulation and

Agreement in the above referenced

proceeding. The proposed Settlement

established a firm reservation charge of

$1.04146 per MMBtu, a maximum usage

charge of $0.00273 per MMBtu and a

maximum interruptible transportation

rate of $0.03697 per MMBtu., effective

November 1, 2000.

The Settlement also provides that

ANG shall file on or before November 1,

2003 either (1) a new petition for rate

approval under Section 284.123(b)(2) or

(2) a cost-and revenue study that

complies with Section 154.313 of the

Commission’s regulations.

Initial comments on ANG’s filing are

due on or before May 8, 2001 and reply

comments are due on or before May 18,

2001. Comments, protests and

interventions may be filed electronically

via the internet in lieu of paper. See, 18

CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the

instructions on the Commission’s web

site at http://www.ferc.fed.us/efi/

doorbell.htm.

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 01–11487 Filed 5–7–01; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP01–147–000]

Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice

of an Application

May 2, 2001.

Take notice that on April 6, 2001

Northern Natural Gas Company

(Northern), 1111 South 103rd Street,

Omaha, Nebraska 68124–1000, filed in

Docket No. CP01–147–000, a request

pursuant to Section 7(b) of the Natural

Gas Act (NGA), as amended, and the

Rules and Regulations of the Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission

(Commission), requesting permission

and approval to abandon service under

an individually certificated agreement,

all as more fully set forth in the

application which is on file with the

Commission, and open to public

inspection. The application may be

viewed on the web at http://

www.ferc.fed/us/online/rims/htm (Call

202–208–2222 for assistance.)

Specifically, Northern proposes to

abandon service to El Paso Natural Gas

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Company (El Paso) under Rate Schedule

T–2, contained in its FERC Gas Tariff,

Original Volume No. 2. Northern further

states that the underlying contract has

not provided service to several years

and has been terminated in accordance

with the contract terms.

Any questions regarding this

application should be directed to Keith

L. Petersen, Director, Certificates and

Reporting for Northern, 1111 South

103rd Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68124, at

(402) 398–7421 or Bret Fritch, Senior

Regulatory Analyst, at (402) 398–7140.

Any person desiring to be heard or

make any protest with reference to said

application should on or before May 23,

2001, file with the Commission, 888

First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426,

a motion to intervene or a protest in

accordance with the requirements of the

Commission’s Rules of Practice and

Procedures (18 CFR Sections 385.211

and 385.214) and the Regulations under

the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR Section

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 proceedings.

Any person wishing to become party to

a proceeding or to participate as a party

in any hearing therein must file a

petition 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

Commission by Sections 7 and 15 of the

Natural Gas Act and the Commission’s

Rules of Practice and Procedures, a

hearing will be held without further

notice before the Commission on this

application if no protest or motion to

intervene is filed within the time

required herein. At that time, the

Commission, on its own review of the

matter, will determine whether granting

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 own

motion believes that a formal hearing is

required, further notice of such hearing

will be duly given. Comments, protests

and interventions may be filed

electronically via the internet in lieu of

paper. See, 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii)

and the instructions on the

Commission’s web site at http://

www.ferc.fed.us/efi/doorbell.htm.

Under the procedure herein provided

for, unless otherwise advised, it will be

unnecessary for Northern to appear or

be represented at the hearing.

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 01–11478 Filed 5–4–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP01–160–000]

Northwest Alaskan Pipeline Company;

Notice of Application for Permission

and Approval To Abandon Sale of

Natural Gas

May 2, 2001.

Take notice that Northwest Alaskan

Pipeline Company (Northwest Alaskan)

on April 17 2001 filed an application

pursuant to section 7(b) of the Natural

Gas Act, 15 U.S.C. 717f(b); section 9 of

the Alaska Natural Gas Transportation

Act (ANGTA), 15 U.S.C. 719g; and Part

157 of the Commission’s regulations, 18

CFR part 157, seeking the Commission’s

permission and approval to abandon

Northwest Alaskan’s jurisdictional sales

of up to 800,000 Mcf per day of natural

gas to Pan-Alberta Gas (U.S.) Inc.

(PAGUS). Northwest Alaskan states that

it presently sells Canadian gas to

PAGUS at the United States-Canada

border under three gas purchase

agreements that Northwest Alaskan

executed as part of the contractual

arrangements for construction of the

Eastern Leg ‘‘prebuild’’ of the Alaska

Natural Gas Transportation System

(ANGTS) and which, with the

Commission’s approval, were assigned

to PAGUS in 1989, 1992 and 1993.

Northwest Alaskan further states that

Northwest Alaskan and PAGUS have

entered into agreements to terminate

their gas purchase agreements, subject

to receipt of all necessary regulatory

approvals. Northwest Alaskan also

states that implementation of the overall

transaction will require approval of the

proposed abandonment, termination of

Northwest Alaskan’s tariff, certain

consents from third parties and

execution of certain additional

documents. To accommodate these

arrangements, Northwest Alaskan

requests that the Commission authorize

the requested abandonment to be

effective on the day after the day on

which the parties close their

transaction. Northwest Alaskan states

that the parties anticipate closing the

transaction on or before May 15, 2001,

and that Northwest Alaskan will notify

the Commission when the closing has

occurred.

Northwest Alaskan states that it is

serving copies of the instant application

on its affected customers. This filing

may be viewed on the web at http://

www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm (call

202–208–2222 for assistance).

Any questions regarding the

application should be directed to

Michael Thompson at (202) 393–20005,

Northwest Alaskan Pipeline Company

c/o Wright & Talisman, P.C. 1200 G

Street, N.W. Suite 600 Washington, D.C.

20005.

There are two ways to become

involved in the Commission’s review of

this project. First, any person wishing to

obtain legal status by becoming a party

to the proceedings for this project

should, on or before May 22, 2001, file

with the Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,

Washington, DC 20426, a motion to

intervene 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 NGA (18 CFR 157.10). A

person obtaining party status will be

placed on the service list maintained by

the Secretary of the Commission and

will receive copies of all documents

filed by the applicant and by all other

parties. A party must submit 14 copies

of filings made with the Commission

and must mail a copy to the applicant

and to every other party in the

proceeding.

Only parties to the proceeding can ask

for court review of Commission orders

in the proceeding. However, a person

does not have to intervene in order to

have comments considered. The second

way to participate is by filing with the

Secretary of the Commission, as soon as

possible, an original and two copies of

comments in support of or in opposition

to this project. The Commission will

consider these comments in

determining the appropriate action to be

taken, but the filing of a comment alone

will not serve to make the filer a party

to the proceeding. The Commission’s

rules require that persons filing

comments in opposition to the project

provide copies of their protests only to

the party or parties directly involved in

the protest.

Also, comments protests, and

interventions may be filed electronically

via the internet in lieu of paper. See, 18

CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the

instructions on the Commission’s web

site at http://www.ferc.fed.us/efi/

doorbell.htm.

If the Commission decides to set the

application for a formal hearing before

an Administrative Law Judge, the