Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 124 / Wednesday, June 26, 1996 / Notices 33105

Texaco Natural Gas Inc., Tenaska Gas

Company, North American Energy, Inc., IGI

Resources Inc., NUI Corporation and

Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, West

Texas Gas, Inc., Universal Resources

Corporation.

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of orders.

SUMMARY: The Office of Fossil Energy of

the Department of Energy gives notice

that it has issued orders authorizing

various imports and/or exports of

natural gas. These orders are

summarized in the attached Appendix.

These orders are available for

inspection and copying in the Office of

Fuels Programs Docket Room, 3–F056,

Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence

Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20585,

(202) 586–9478. The Docket Room is

open between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and

4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday,

except Federal holidays.

Issued in Washington, D.C., on May 31,

1996.

Clifford P. Tomaszewski,

Director, Office of Natural Gas, Office of Fuels

Programs, Office of Fossil Energy.

APPENDIX.—IMPORT/EXPORT AUTHORIZATIONS GRANTED

[DOE/FE authority]

Order

No.

Date

issued Importer/exporter FE docket No. Import volume Exportvolume Comments

1158 ... 04/04/96 New York State Electric & Gas Corporation

(96–15–NG).

50 Bcf/2-year

term.

Combined

total.

Short-term for 2 years from and to Canada.

1160 ... 04/29/96 Chevron U.S.A. Inc. (96–17–NG) ................ 73 Bcf/2-year

term.

.................... Short-term for 2 years from Canada.

1161 ... 04/29/96 Texaco Natural Gas Inc. (96–18–NG) ......... 100 Bcf/2-year

term.

.................... Short-term for 2 years from Mexico.

1162 ... 04/30/96 North American Energy, Inc. (96–20–NG) ... 15 Bcf/2-year

term.

.................... Short-term for 2 years from Canada.

1163 ... 05/03/96 Tenaska Gas Company (96–19–NG) .......... 200 Bcf/2-year

term.

Combined

total.

Short-term for 2 years from Canada and

Mexico.

1164 ... 05/14/96 IGI Resources Inc. (96–23–NG) .................. 300 Bcf/2-year

term.

.................... Short-term for 2 years from Canada.

1165 ... 05/16/96 NUI Corporation (96–22–NG) & Tennessee

Gas Pipeline Company (87–53–NG).

1,960 Mcf/per

day.

.................... Long-term until year 2002 from Canada.

1166 ... 05/16/96 West Texas Gas, Inc. (96–24–NG) ............. ........................ 50 Bcf/2-

year term.

Short-term for 2 years to Mexico.

1167 ... 05/20/96 Universal Resources Corporation (96–21–

NG).

50 Bcf/2-year

term.

.................... Short-term for 2 years from Canada.

[FR Doc. 96–16297 Filed 6–25–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

Energy Information Administration

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection(s);

Comment Request

AGENCY: Energy Information

Administration, Energy.

SUMMARY: The Energy Information

Administration (EIA) is soliciting

comments concerning the proposed

modifications to the Petroleum

Marketing Division’s survey forms:

EIA–14, ‘‘Refiners’ Monthly Cost

Report,’’

EIA–182, ‘‘Domestic Crude Oil First

Purchase Report,’’

EIA–782A, ‘‘Refiners’/Gas Plant

Operators’ Monthly Petroleum

Product Sales Report,’’

EIA–782B, ‘‘Resellers’/Retailers’

Monthly Petroleum Product Sales

Report,’’

EIA–782C, ‘‘Monthly Report of

Petroleum Products Sold into States

for Consumption,’’

EIA–821, ‘‘Annual Fuel Oil and

Kerosene Sales Report,’’

EIA–856, ‘‘Monthly Foreign Crude Oil

Acquisition Report,’’

EIA–863, ‘‘Petroleum Product Sales

Identification Survey,’’

EIA–877, ‘‘Winter Heating Fuels

Telephone Survey,’’

EIA–878, ‘‘Daily Motor Gasoline Price

Survey,’’

EIA–888, ‘‘On-Highway Diesel Fuel

Price Survey.’’

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted on or before August 26, 1996.

If you anticipate that you will be

submitting comments, but find it

difficult to do so within the period of

time allowed by this notice, you should

advise the contact listed below of your

intention to do so as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Jacob

Bournazian, Energy Information

Administration, EI–431, Forrestal

Building, U.S. Department of Energy,

Washington, D.C. 20585, Telephone

(202) 586–1256, fax (202) 586–4913, email address: jbournaz@eia.doe.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Requests for

additional information or copies of the

form(s) and instructions should be

directed to Jacob Bournazian at the

address listed above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

II. Current Actions

III. Request for Comments

I. Background

In order to fulfill its responsibilities

under the Federal Energy

Administration Act of 1974 (Pub. L. No.

93–275) and the Department of Energy

Organization Act (Pub. L. No. 95–91),

the Energy Information Administration

is obliged to carry out a central,

comprehensive, and unified energy data

and information program. As part of this

program, EIA collects, evaluates,

assembles, analyzes, and disseminates

data and information related to energy

resource reserves, production, demand,

and technology, and related economic

and statistical information relevant to

the adequacy of energy resources to

meet demands in the near and longer

term future for the nation’s economic

and social needs.

The Petroleum Marketing data

collections included herein were

approved by the Director of the Office

of Management and Budget for a period

not in excess of three years pursuant to

section 3507(d) of the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1980 (Pub. L. No. 96-

511, title 44 U.S.C., chapter 35). EIA

seeks an extension of these collections

by the Director with some relatively
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minor modifications under section

3507(h) of the Paperwork Reduction Act

of 1995 (Pub. L. No. 104–13, title 44

U.S.C., chapter 35).

The Energy Information

Administration, as part of its continuing

effort to reduce paperwork and

respondent burden (required by the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.

L. No. 104–13)), conducts a pre-survey

consultation program to provide the

general public and other Federal

agencies with an opportunity to

comment on proposed and/or

continuing reporting forms. This

program helps to ensure that requested

data can be provided in the desired

format, reporting burden is minimized,

reporting forms are clearly understood,

and the impact of collection

requirements on respondents can be

properly assessed.

The Petroleum Marketing Program

Surveys collect information on costs,

sales, prices, and distribution of crude

oil and petroleum products. The data

are published in the Petroleum

Marketing Monthly, Petroleum

Marketing Annual, Fuel Oil and

Kerosene Sales Annual Report, and the

Weekly Petroleum Status Report. Data

are also disseminated electronically

through the U.S. Department of Energy

telephone hotline on (202) 586–6966,

the INTERNET on the Energy

Information Administration Home Page

e-mail address: http://www.eia.doe.gov,

broadcast faxes of Motor Gasoline Watch

and Distillate Watch, the Energy

Information Administration’s electronic

publishing system EPUB, the Oil and

Gas Information Resource System, and

the Comprehensive Oil and Gas

Information Source.

II. Current Actions

In keeping with its mandated

responsibilities, EIA proposes to seek an

extension for three years of the

petroleum marketing data collection

forms. EIA also proposes the following

modifications to the following forms:

EIA–14, ‘‘Refiners’ Monthly Cost Report’’

Delete the collection of cost and volume

data on unfinished oil.

EIA–182, ‘‘Domestic Crude Oil First Purchase

Report’’

No proposed changes.

EIA–782A, ‘‘Refiners’/Gas Plant Operators’

Monthly Petroleum Product Sales Report’’

No proposed changes.

EIA–782B, ‘‘Resellers’/Retailers’ Monthly

Petroleum Product Sales Report’’

No proposed changes.

EIA–782C, ‘‘Monthly Report of Petroleum

Products Sold into States for Consumption’’

Delete the collection of projected sales data

for all products.

EIA–821, ‘‘Annual Fuel Oil and Kerosene

Sales Report’’

No proposed changes.

EIA–856, ‘‘Monthly Foreign Crude Oil

Acquisition Report’’

The reporting by respondents of

‘‘Transaction Number’’ and ‘‘Days of Credit’’

will no longer be required.

EIA–863, ‘‘Petroleum Product Sales

Identification Survey’’

Change collection of ‘‘Oxygenated and/or

Reformulated’’ gasoline sales to

‘‘Reformulated’’ gasoline sales. Change the

data collection cycle from every 3 years to

every 4 years.

EIA–877, ‘‘Winter Heating Fuels Telephone

Survey’’

Delete the collection of ‘‘Inventory’’ data

for No. 2 heating oil and propane.

EIA–878, ‘‘Daily Motor Gasoline Price

Survey’’

Add collection of State and local gasoline

taxes twice a year.

EIA–888, ‘‘On-Highway Diesel Fuel Price

Survey’’

Add collection of State and local onhighway diesel fuel taxes twice a year.

Increase the sample size to generate estimates

for each subdistrict within the Petroleum

Administration for Defense District No. 1

(East Coast Region).

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 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:

Form

Burden

hours per

response

EIA–14 ........................................ 1.6

EIA–182 ...................................... 4.3

EIA–782A .................................... 15.0

EIA–782B .................................... 2.5

EIA–782C .................................... 2.1

EIA–821 ...................................... 3.2

EIA–856 ...................................... 6.0

EIA–863 ...................................... 1.0

EIA–877 ...................................... 0.1

EIA–878 ...................................... 0.05

EIA–888 ...................................... 0.05

Burden includes the total time, effort,

or financial resources expended to

generate, maintain, retain, or 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.

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 are the estimated (1) total

dollar amount annualized for capital

and start-up costs, and (2) recurring

annual dollar amount of operation and

maintenance and purchase of services

costs associated with this data

collection(s)? The estimates should take

into account the costs associated with

generating, maintaining, and disclosing

or providing the information. Estimates

should not include purchases of

equipment or services made as part of

customary and usual business practices,

or the cost of any burden hours for

completing the form(s). EIA estimates

that there are no additional costs other

than those that the respondent incurs in

keeping the information for its own

uses.

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.
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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? If so, 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 Authority: Section 3506(c)(2)(A)

of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

(Pub. L. No. 104–13).

Issued in Washington, D.C. June 20, 1996.

Yvonne M. Bishop,

Director, Office of Statistical Standards,

Energy Information Administration.

[FR Doc. 96–16298 Filed 6–25–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP96–140–002]

Columbia Gas Transmission

Corporation; Notice of Compliance

Filing

June 20, 1996.

Take notice that on June 13, 1996,

Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation

(Columbia) made a filing in compliance

with the Commission’s May 29, 1996,

letter order in the above referenced

proceeding (Letter Order). The Letter

Order accepted and suspended, effective

June 1, 1996, subject to refund and the

conditions therein, tariff sheets

representing Columbia’s second filing to

recover Accrued-But-Not-Paid Gas Costs

pursuant to its settlement in Docket No.

GP94–2–000, et al., 71 FERC ¶ 61,337

(1995). The Letter Order directed

Columbia to make supporting

documentation available to parties

within 15 days of the date of the Letter

Order, and redesignated the original

docket number assigned to the second

filing (RP96–222) to RP96–140–002.

Columbia states that it is filing

supporting documentation for its first

and second filings to recover AccruedBut-Not-Paid Gas Costs in Docket Nos.

RP96–140 and RP96–140–002,

respectively, under seal, and is

requesting that such documentation

receive privileged and confidential

treatment pursuant to 18 CFR 388.112

and remain exempt from public

disclosure. Columbia previously

explained in an April 11, 1996

compliance letter in Docket No. RP96–

140 its concerns regarding the public

disclosure of documentation supporting

its filing to recover Accrued-But-NotPaid Gas Costs, which explanation

forms the basis for the request for

privileged and confidential treatment.

Columbia states that it has negotiated

a protective agreement arrangement

with interested parties pursuant to

which Columbia has agreed to provide

supporting documentation.

Columbia states that copies of its

filing have been mailed to all firm

customers, affected state commissions

and interruptible customers.

Any person desiring to protest said

filing should file a protest with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street NE., Washington, D.C.

20426, in accordance with Section

385.211 of the Commission’s Rules and

Regulations. All such protests must be

filed as provided by 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.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 96–16225 Filed 6–25–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

[Docket No. RP95–31–017]

National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation;

Notice of Refund Report

June 20, 1996.

Take notice that on June 17, 1996,

National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation

(National) tendered for filing a report of

refunds and surcharges in compliance

with the Stipulation and Agreement

approved by the Commission on

February 16, 1996. National states that

the refunds and surcharges were

disbursed in the form of invoice credits

or debits to customers receiving the

following services: EFT, FT, FT Niagara

Zone 1, FT Niagara Zone 2, FT Niagara

Zone 3, and IT Transportation Services;

ESS, ISS, IAS, FSS, SS–1 and SS–2

Storage Services; and the P–1, P–2, IR–

1, IR–2 and W–1 Hub Services.

National further states that a copy of

the Refund Report was sent to the

affected state regulatory agencies, and

that each customer received a summary

including the computations supporting

their refund or surcharge.

Any person desiring to protest said

filing should file a protest with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C.

20426, in accordance with Rule 211 of

the Commission’s Rules of Practice and

Procedure (18) CFR 385.211. All such

protests must be filed on or before June

27, 1996. 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. Copies of this filing are

on file with the Commission and are

available for public inspection.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 96–16224 Filed 6–25–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

[Docket No. CP96–27–001]

Natural Gas Pipeline Company of

America; Notice of Amendment to

Application

June 20, 1996.

Take notice that on June 18, 1996,

Natural Gas Pipeline Company of

America (Natural), located at 701 East

22nd Street, Lombard, Illinois 60148,

filed in Docket No. CP96–27–001, an

amendment to its application pursuant

to Section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act

and Subpart A of part 157 of the

Commission’s Regulations. Natural

seeks a certificate of public convenience

and necessity authorizing the

construction and operation of certain

facilities which will increase the

capacity of its Amarillo Mainline

system. Natural now amends its

proposal to modify the design of the

proposed expansion. The details of

Natural’s amendment are all as more

fully set forth in its filing which is on

file with the Commission and open to

public inspection. (For details of

Natural’s original application, see

Notice of Application in Docket No.

CP96–27–000, issued on October 25,

1995, and published in the Federal

Register on November 2, 1995, (60 FR

55711).)

Natural states that it is now requesting

authorization to: