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and hours interrupted, both firm and

non-firm); and customers interrupted.

• Form EIA–911B, ‘‘Biweekly

Petroleum Product Suppliers Sales

Report’’ For the same period, EIA

collected information on a biweekly

basis from petroleum product suppliers

regarding customers serviced; volumes

(gallons) sold by product to customers

with fuel-switching capabilities; total

retail and wholesale volumes sold by

product, and beginning and ending

secondary-system inventories by

product.

• Form EIA–911C, ‘‘Biweekly Natural

Gas And Petroleum Customer Survey’’

Also, EIA collected information on a

biweekly basis from energy customers

with fuel-switching capabilities

regarding natural gas and petroleum

product deliveries; voluntary and

involuntary interruptions of natural gas

deliveries (volumes and hours);

substitutions of petroleum products as

fuel in place of natural gas; and

inventories of distillate fuel oil and

other petroleum fuels.

For both the 1999/2000 and 2000/

2001 heating seasons, EIA needed to

request OMB approval on an emergency

basis to collect natural gas information.

The data collected was used to respond

to requests from the Secretary of Energy

and Congress.

II. Current Actions

Given the need for emergency

approvals for the past two heating

seasons and the likelihood of

recurrences of volatile natural gas

supplies and prices, EIA is requesting

comments on three forms for which EIA

will request contingency stand-by OMB

approval for use in the event of future

natural gas supply or price emergencies.

EIA will request approval from OMB for

the three surveys through August 31,

2004, to collect data during the winter

heating season (October–March) if an

emergency arises (e.g., large spikes in

the price of natural gas or heating oil, a

Congressional request, or a severe cold

spell that results in low stocks of

heating fuels). EIA will request that

OMB approve the forms on a stand-by

basis so that EIA would be able to

implement them immediately when

circumstances warrant. EIA’s proposal

allows the public to comment on the

forms in a non-emergency setting,

permits OMB time to review the forms

without the time constraints of an

emergency request, and allows EIA to

have forms in place ready to address

information needs in the event of

significant supply and/or price

volatility.

The EIA Administrator shall

determine when conditions warrant

implementing one or more of the

proposed forms. At that time, EIA

would notify OMB of the decision and

would use the form(s) if OMB did not

object. The geographic area(s) (e.g,

specific States, U.S. regions, etc.) to be

surveyed and the frequency (e.g.,

biweekly, monthly, etc.) of the data

being collected would be determined by

the Administrator at the time of a

triggering event. The EIA does not

anticipate the need for these forms on a

national basis and does not believe that

given existing and anticipated staff and

resources that the forms would be

implemented on a national basis.

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 comments.

General Issues

A. Are the proposed collections 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 be made

to the quality, utility, and clarity of the

information to be collected?

As a Potential Respondent to the

Request for Information

A. Are the instructions and

definitions clear and sufficient? If not,

which instructions need clarification?

B. Can the information be submitted

by the due date?

C. Reporting burden is estimated to

average:

EIA–911A = 2 hours per reporting

period,

EIA–911B = 1 hour per reporting

period, and

EIA–911C = 2 hours per reporting

period.

The estimated burden includes the

total time necessary to provide the

requested information. In your opinion,

how accurate are the burden estimates?

D. EIA estimates that the only cost to

a respondent is for the time it will take

to prepare for and complete the surveys.

Will a respondent incur any other startup costs for reporting, or any recurring

annual costs for operation, maintenance,

and purchase of services associated with

the information collection?

E. What additional actions could be

taken to minimize the burden of these

collections of information? Such actions

may involve the use of automated,

electronic, mechanical, or other

technological collection techniques or

other forms of information technology.

F. Does any other Federal, State, or

local agency collect similar information

that would be useful for developing the

accurate and independent natural gas

data that would be available from the

proposed survey? If so, specify the

agency, the data element(s), the methods

of collection, and the name and phone

number of someone that EIA may

contact for additional information.

As a Potential User of the Information

To Be Collected

A. Is the information useful at the

levels of detail to be collected?

B. For what purpose(s) would the

information be used? Be specific.

C. Are there alternate sources for the

information and are they useful? If so,

please specify the sources and their

weaknesses 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. The comments

also will become a matter of public

record.

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

of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

(Pub. L. No. 104–13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).

Issued in Washington, D.C., May 21, 2001.

Jay H. Casselberry,

Agency Clearance Officer, Statistics and

Methods Group, Energy Information

Administration

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. IC01–523–001, FERC–523]

Information Collection Submitted for

Review and Request for Comments

May 22, 2001.

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission.

ACTION: Notice of submission for review

by the Office of Management and

Budget (OMB) and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: The Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission (Commission)

has submitted the energy information

collection listed in this notice to the

Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) for review under provisions of

section 3507 of the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (Public Law 104–

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13). Any interested person may file

comments on the collection of

information directly with OMB and

should address a copy of those

comments to the Commission as

explained below. The Commission

received no comments in response to an

earlier Federal Register notice of

February 1, 2001 (66 FR 8577–85–78)

and has made this notation in its

submission to OMB.

DATES: Comments regarding this

collection of information are best

assured of having their full effect if

received within 30 days of this

notification.

ADDRESSES: Address comments to Office

of Management and Budget, Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs,

Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, Desk Officer, 726 Jackson

Place, NW., Washington, DC 20503. A

copy of the comments should also be

sent to Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, Office of the Chief

Information Officer, Attention: Mr.

Michael Miller, 888 First Street NE,

Washington, D.C. 20426.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Michael Miller may be reached by

telephone at (202) 208–1415, by fax at

(202) 208–2425, and by e-mail at

mike.miller@ferc.fed.us.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Description

The energy information collection

submitted to OMB for review contains:

1. Collection of Information: FERC–

523 ‘‘Securities Authorization’’.

2. Sponsor: Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission.

3. Control No: OMB No. 1902–0043.

The Commission is now requesting that

OMB approve a three-year extension of

these mandatory information collection

requirements.

4. Necessity of Collection of

Information: Submission of the

information is necessary to enable the

Commission to carry out its

responsibilities in implementing the

statutory provisions of sections 19, 20

and 204 of the Federal Power Act (FPA).

Under the FPA, a public utility or

licensee must obtain Commission

authorization for the issuance of

securities or the assumption of

liabilities pursuant to the sections

identified above. Public utilities or

licensees are not permitted to issue

securities or assume any obligations or

liabilities as guarantor, indorser, or

surety or otherwise in respect of any

other security of another person, unless

and until, they have submitted an

application to the Commission who in

turn, issues an order authorizing

assumption of the liability or issuance

of the securities. The information filed

in applications to the Commission is

used to determine the Commission’s

acceptance and/or rejection for granting

authorization for either issuances of

securities or assumptions of obligations

or liabilities to licensees and public

utilities. The Commission implements

these filing requirements in the Code of

Federal Regulations (CFR) under 18 CFR

parts 20, 34, 131.43, 131.50.

5. Respondent Description: The

respondent universe currently

comprises on average, 90 respondents,

an adjustment of 30 respondents from

the Commission’s initial notice.

6. Estimated Burden: 9,900 total

burden hours, 90 respondents, 90

response annually (1 response per

respondent), 110 hours per response

(average).

7. Estimated Cost Burden to

Respondents: 9,900 hours÷2,080 hours

per year×$97,534 per year=$464,224.

Statutory Authority: Sections 19, 20 and

204 of the Federal Power Act (FPA), 16

U.S.C. 792–828c.

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP01–79–000]

ANR Pipeline Company; Notice of Site

Visit

May 22, 2001.

On May 30 and 31, 2001, the staff of

the Office of Energy Projects (OEP) will

conduct a pre-certification site visit of

ANR Pipeline Company’s (ANR) Badger

Pipeline Project in Racine and Kenosha

Counties, Wisconsin. The project area

will be inspected by automobile and on

foot, as appropriate. The site visit will

start each day at 8:00 am at the lobby

of the Country Inns & Suites at 7011

122nd Ave., Kenosha, Wisconsin.

Representatives of ANR will accompany

the OEP staff.

All interested parties may attend.

Those planning to attend must provide

their own transportation. For additional

information, contact the Commission’s

Office of External Affairs (202) 208–

1088.

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP01–359–001]

Dominion Transmission, Inc.; Notice of

Status Report and Request for Waiver

May 22, 2001.

Take notice that on May 15, 2001,

Dominion Transmission Inc. (DTI)

tendered for filing a status report

reconciling actual stranded costs and

surcharge recoveries under DTI’s

Stranded Account No. 858 tracking

mechanism for the annual period

ending April 30, 2001.

DTI states that the purpose of this

filing is to comply with its commitment

to file a report with the Commission to

reconcile its surcharge collections and

actual costs, as it agreed to do in its

earlier March 30, 2001 filing. Further,

DTI requests waiver of Section 18.2 of

its GT&C of its tariff, so that it can return

excess collections of $177,306, with

interest, in its next annual

Transportation Cost Rate Adjustment

(TCRA) filing to become effective

November 1, 2001 rather than through

the stranded cost tracking mechanism of

its tariff.

DTI states that copies of its letter of

transmittal and enclosures are being

mailed to its customers and to interested

state commissions.

Any person desiring to protest said

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 May 30, 2001. 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. This filing may be viewed on the

web at http://www.ferc.fed.us/online/

rims.htm (call 202–208–2222 for

assistance). 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.

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