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increased from 2,000 to 3,000

interviews.

III. Request for Comments

Prospective respondents and other

interested parties should comment on

the proposed extension and revisions.

The following general guidelines are

provided to assist in the preparation of

responses. Please indicate to which

form(s) your comments apply.

General Issues

EIA is interested in receiving

comments from persons regarding:

A. Whether the proposed collection of

information is necessary for the proper

performance of the functions of the

agency, including whether the

information will have practical utility.

Practical utility is 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 in

accordance with the due date specified

in the instructions?

C. Public reporting burden for this

collection is estimated to average:

35 minutes per household for Form

EIA–457A (2,000 in-person interviews

at 45 minutes each and 4,500 telephone

interviews at 30 minutes each),

20 minutes per household for Form

EIA–457B,

15 minutes per response for Form

EIA–457C,

30 minutes for Form EIA–457D,

30 minutes for Form EIA–457E,

30 minutes for Form EIA–457F, and

30 minutes for Form EIA–457G.

Burden includes the total time, effort,

or financial resources expended to

generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or

provide the information including: (1)

Reviewing instruction; (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.

Please comment on (1) the accuracy of

our estimate and (2) how the agency

could minimize the burden of the

collection of information, including

through the use of automated collection

techniques or other forms of information

technology.

D. What is the estimated cost of

completing each this form, including

the direct and indirect costs associated

with the data collection? The following

estimated costs are provided for

comment.

$21 per household for Form EIA–

457A,

$13 per household for Form EIA–

457B,

$9 per response for Form EIA–457C,

$18 for Form EIA–457D,

$18 for Form EIA–457E,

$18 for Form EIA–457F, and

$18 for Form EIA–457G.

Direct costs should include all costs,

such as administrative costs, directly

attributable to providing this

information.

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? What are their

deficiencies and/or strengths?

D. For the most part, information is

published by EIA in U.S. customary

units, e.g., cubic feet of natural gas,

short tons of coal, and barrels of oil.

Would you prefer to see EIA publish

more information in metric units, e.g.,

cubic meters, metric tons, and

kilograms? If yes, please specify what

information (e.g., coal production,

natural gas consumption, and crude oil

imports), the metric unit(s) of

measurement preferred, and in which

EIA publication(s) you would like to see

such information.

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 Authorities: Section

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

Act of 1995 (Pub. L. No. 104–13).

Issued in Washington, D.C. December 21,

1995.

John Gross,

Acting Director, Office of Statistical

Standards, Energy Information

Administration.

[FR Doc. 95–31565 Filed 12–29–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP95–197–007]

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line

Corporation; Notice of Proposed

Changes in FERC Gas Tariff

December 26, 1995.

Take notice that on December 19,

1995, Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line

Corporation (Transco) tendered for

filing certain revised tariff sheets to its

FERC Gas Tariff’s, Third Revised

Volume No. 1 and Original Volume No.

2, which tariff sheets are listed in

Appendix A to the filing. The tariff

sheets are proposed to be effective as

indicated on Appendix A.

Transco states that the purpose of the

instant filing is to comply with the

Commission’s December 4, 1995, order

in the referenced proceeding which

directed Transco to refile its rates to be

effective September 1, 1995 to eliminate

from its filed cost of service any ad

valorem taxes associated with the gas

plant Transco removed in its Motion

filing of August 31, 1995 (Motion filing).

In Transco’s Motion filing, Transco

reflected actual cost of gas plant in

service as of August 31, 1995, which

costs included an estimate of the actual

amounts expected to be closed to gas

plant in service during the month of

August since such amounts were not

known at the time of the filing. In the

instant filing, in addition to revising its

ad valorem taxes, Transco has revised

its gas plant to reflect actual gas plant

in service and accumulated reserve for

depreciation as of August 31, 1995. In

addition to the foregoing, Transco has

made corresponding adjustments to ad

valorem taxes, operation and

maintenance expenses, depreciation

expense, return and income taxes. The

total cost of service reflected herein

represents a $1.1 MM reduction from

the total cost of service underlying

Transco’s Motion filing.

Transco states that copies of the

instant filing are being mailed to

customers, State Commissions and other

interested parties.

Any person desiring to protest said

filing should file a protest with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC
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20426, in accordance with Section

385.211 of the Commission’s Rules and

Regulations. Pursuant to Section

154.210 of the Commission Regulations,

all such protests must be filed not later

than 12 days after the date of the filing

noted above. Protests will be considered

by the Commission in determining the

appropriate action to be taken, but will

not serve to make the protestants parties

to the proceeding. Copies of this filing

are on file with the Commission and are

available for public inspection in the

Public Reference Room.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 95–31535 Filed 12–29–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

[Docket No. CP96–101–000]

Williams Natural Gas Company; Notice

of Request Under Blanket

Authorization

December 26, 1995.

Take notice that on December 8, 1995,

Williams Natural Gas Company (WNG),

P.O. Box 3288, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74101,

filed in Docket No. CP96–101–000 a

request pursuant to Sections 157.205

and 157.216 of the Commission’s

Regulations under the Natural Gas Act

(18 CFR 157.205, 157.216) for

authorization to (1) abandon by sale to

Western Resources, Inc. (WRI)

approximately 2.3 miles of 8-inch lateral

pipeline and two meter settings located

in Osage County, Oklahoma and

approximately 0.57 miles of 10-inch

lateral pipeline located in Washington

County, Oklahoma, and (2) to relocate

the West Bartlesville town border to the

site of WNG’s high pressure regulator

setting in Osage County, under WNG’s

blanket certificate issued in Docket No.

CP82–479–000 pursuant to section 7 of

the Natural Gas Act, all as more fully set

forth in the request that is on file with

the Commission and open to public

inspection.

Any person or the Commission’s staff

may, within 45 days after issuance of

the instant notice by the Commission,

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

§ 157.205 of the Regulations under the

Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205) a

protest to the request. If no protest is

filed within the time allowed therefor,

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 Natural Gas Act.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 95–31536 Filed 12–29–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

[Docket No. CP96–107–000]

Southern Natural Gas Company;

Notice of Request Under Blanket

Authorization

December 26, 1995.

Take notice that on December 14,

1995, Southern Natural Gas Company

(Southern), P.O. Box 2563, Birmingham,

Alabama 35202–2563, filed in Docket

No. CP96–107–000 a request pursuant to

sections 157.205 and 157.216 of the

Commission’s Regulations under the

Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205,

157.216) for authorization to abandon

measurement facilities under Southern’s

blanket certificate issued in Docket No.

CP82–406–000 pursuant to section 7 of

the Natural Gas Act, all as more fully set

forth in the request that is on file with

the Commission and open to public

inspection.

Southern proposes to abandon its

Fayette Meter Station by sale to Sonat

Intrastate-Alabama, Inc. It is stated that

sales service has already been

abandoned but not the facilities. Since

service has not been provided since the

abandonment of the sales service,

abandonment of the facilities is

requested herein.

Any person or the Commission’s staff

may, within 45 days after issuance of

the instant notice by the Commission,

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

Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205) a

protest to the request. If no protest is

filed within the time allowed therefor,

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 Natural Gas Act.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 95–31537 Filed 12–29–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

[Docket No. CP96–98–000]

National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation;

Notice of Request Under Blanket

Authorization

December 26, 1995.

Take notice that on December 5, 1995,

National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation

(National), 10 Lafayette Square, Buffalo,

New York, 14203, filed in the above

docket a request pursuant to Section

157.205 of the Regulations under the

Natural Gas Act to construct and operate

a sales tap that will render service to

American Meter Company (American

Meter) under its authorization issued in

Docket No. CP83–4–000 pursuant to

Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act, all as

more fully set forth in the application

which is on file with the Commission

and open to public inspection.

National proposes to construct and

operate a new sales tap in Erie County,

Pennsylvania, on National’s Line S–55.

National indicates that this tap will

provide service to American Meter

pursuant to National’s Rate Schedules

IAS, FT and IT. National states that the

service provided under Rate Schedule

IAS will require a new receipt point so

that National can receive gas back from

American Meter. This new receipt point

will be constructed pursuant to the

authority granted at 157.208(a) and will

be located on National’s Line L, less

than 100 feet from the proposed sales

tap.

The cost of construction for the sales

tap is estimated to be $60,000, for which

National will be reimbursed by

American Meter. The cost of the

automatically authorized receipt point

is estimated to be $4,000, for which

National will be reimbursed by

American Meter.

Any person or the Commission’s staff

may, within 45 days after issuance of

the instant notice by the Commission,

file pursuant to Rule 214 of the

Commission’s Rules of Practice and

Procedure (18 CFR 385.214) a motion to

intervene or notice of intervention and

pursuant to Section 157.205 of the

Regulations under the Natural Gas Act

(18 CFR 157.205) a protest to the

request. If no protest is filed within the

time allowed therefor, the proposed

activity is deemed to be authorized

effective on 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