Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 6 / Tuesday, January 9, 2001 / Notices 1655

mike.miller@ferc.fed.us; and (2) Amy

Farrell, FERC Desk Officer, Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs,

Office of Management and Budget,

Room 10202 NOEB, 725 17th Street NW,

Washington, DC 20503 20426. Ms.

Farrell may be reached by telephone at

(202) 395–7318 or by fax at (202) 395–

7285.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mary Morton, Office of the General

Counsel, Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission. Ms. Morton may be

reached by telephone at (202) 208–0642

and by e-mail at

mary.morton@ferc.fed.us.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Natural Gas Act directs the Commission

to ensure just and reasonable rates for

transportation and wholesale sales of

natural gas. See 15 USC 717c(a). To

enable the Commission to fulfill this

duty, the Natural Gas Act also

authorizes the Commission to conduct

investigations of, and collect

information from public utilities. See 15

USC 717g, 717i, and 717m.

On December 7, 2000, San Diego Gas

& Electric Company (SDG&E), which

provides natural gas and electricity to

1.2 million customers in San Diego

County, filed a complaint with the

Commission. See San Diego Gas &

Electric Company, Docket No. RP01–

180–000. SDG&E is asking the

Commission to take certain steps on an

emergency basis to remedy what SDG&E

describes as the lack of workable

competition in the California natural gas

market. The Commission published

notice of the complaint in the Federal

Register and set a deadline of December

13, 2000, for comments. Numerous

parties have filed comments.

In response to SDG&E’s complaint,

the Commission must determine if rates

for transportation and wholesale sales of

natural gas in California are just and

reasonable, and, if they are not, which

remedies are appropriate. The

information provided so far by SDG&E

and the intervening parties is not

adequate to make these determinations.

Therefore, the Commission is requesting

additional information from the major

natural gas marketers in California.

These requests are subject to the

Paperwork Reduction Act, which

requires OMB to review certain federal

reporting requirements. 44 USC 3507.

Prices for natural gas in California have

suddenly risen to levels significantly

higher than those in other parts of the

country. These price increases come at

the start of a winter predicted to be

much colder than average, in

combination with an ongoing electricity

emergency in California. Therefore, the

Commission has requested emergency

processing of this proposed information

collection.

The Commission will refer to the

reports being requested as ‘‘California

Natural Gas Marketers’ Reports.’’

Respondents would provide a one-timeonly Report no later than January 16,

2001. The Reports would contain the

following information for each gas sales

transaction made at or into the

California market during the months of

November and December, 2000.

The contract’s identification number;

The date the contract was entered

into;

The identity of the buyer;

The volumes sold and/or transported;

The contract price;

The term of the contract;

The transportation component versus

the gas commodity component;

The interstate pipeline that provided

transportation; and

The maximum Part 284 transportation

rate applicable to the contract. For

contracts with a price equal to or greater

than $15 per Dth, respondents would

also provide:

A copy of the contract;

A copy of each associated upstream

contract for transportation or gas

purchase; and

The point where the respondent took

title to the gas.

Fifteen marketers would be subject to

this reporting requirement. The

Commission estimates that it would take

each respondent no more than 24 hours

to generate the Report. Therefore, the

total number of hours it would take to

comply with the reporting requirement

would be 360. The Commission

estimates a cost of $50 per hour, based

on salaries for professional and clerical

staff, as well as direct and indirect

overhead costs. Therefore, costs for each

respondent would be $1,200, and total

costs to comply with this request would

be $18,000.

The Commission has submitted this

reporting requirement to OMB for

approval. OMB’s regulations describe

the process that federal agencies must

follow in order to obtain OMB approval

of reporting requirement. See 5 CFR part

1320. The standards for emergency

processing of information collections

appear at 5 CFR 1320.13. If OMB

approves a reporting requirement, then

it will assign an information collection

control number to that requirement. If a

request for information subject to OMB

review has not been given a valid

control number, then the recipient is not

required to respond.

OMB requires federal agencies

seeking approval of reporting

requirements to allow the public an

opportunity to comment on the

proposed reporting requirement. 5 CFR

1320.5(a)(1)(iv). Therefore, the

Commission is soliciting comment on:

(1) Whether the collection of the

information is necessary for the proper

performance of the Commission’s

estimate of the burden of the collection

of this information, including the

validity of the methodology and

assumptions used; (3) The quality,

utility, and clarity of the information to

be collected; and (4) How to minimize

the burden of the collection of this

information on respondents, including

the use of appropriate automated

electronic, mechanical, or other forms of

information technology.

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 01–518 Filed 1–8–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP99–301–012]

ANR Pipeline Company; Notice of

Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff

January 3, 2001.

Take notice that on December 21,

2000, ANR Pipeline Company (ANR)

tendered for filing, as part of its FERC

Gas Tariff, Second Revised Volume No.

1, the following tariff sheets proposed to

become effective December 1, 2000:

First Revised Sheet No. 14O

First Revised Sheet No. 14P

ANR is filing the attached tariff sheets

to reflect a change in the delivery point

underlying the negotiated rate contracts

with Reliant Energy Services (Reliant)

and Dynegy Marketing & Trade (Dynegy)

which were previously accepted by

Commission’s Letter Order issued

September 27, 2000. ANR requests that

the Commission grant ANR any waivers

of the Commission’s regulations which

are necessary in order to make these

tariff sheets effective as of December 1,

2000. A copy of this filing is being

mailed to the affected shippers and to

each of ANR’s FERC Gas Tariff, Second

Revised Volume No. 1 and Original

Volume No. 2 customers, and interested

State Commissions.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

protest said filing should file a motion

to intervene or a protest with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

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

20426, in accordance with Sections

385.214 or 385.211 of the Commission’s

Rules and Regulations. All such motions

1656 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 6 / Tuesday, January 9, 2001 / Notices

1The Commission issued the original license for

the project to Henry Ford and Son, Inc., in 1921.

See First Annual Report of the Federal Power

Commission, pp. 110, 195. It issued a new license

for the project to Niagara Mohawk Power Company

in 1977. 57 FPC 817. The new license expires at the

end of March 2, 2011. Recently, the Commission

approved a transfer of the project license to Erie

Boulevard Hydropower, L.P. 88 FERC ¶ 62,082

(1999), reh’g denied, 90 FERC ¶ 61,148 (2000).

or protests must be filed in accordance

with 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.

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 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 and protests 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. 01–523 Filed 1–8–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP99–507–009]

El Paso Natural Gas Company; Notice

of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas

Tariff

January 3, 2001.

Take notice that on December 22,

2000, El Paso Natural Gas Company (El

Paso) tendered for filing and acceptance

by the Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission (Commission) the

following tariff sheets in its FERC Gas

Tariff, Second Revised Volume No. 1–A,

to become effective February 1, 2001:

First Revised Sheet No. 219C

Original Sheet No. 219D

El Paso states that the above tariff

sheets are being filed to implement the

Topock Delivery Rights Capacity

Allocations required by the

Commission’s order issued October 25,

2000 at Docket No. RP99–507.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

protest said filing should file a motion

to intervene or a protest with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

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

20426, in accordance with Sections

385.214 or 385.211 of the Commission’s

Rules and Regulations. All such motions

or protests must be filed in accordance

with 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.

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 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 and protests 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. 01–524 Filed 1–8–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Project No. 13–016]

Erie Boulevard Hydropower L.P. Green

Island Power Authority; Notice of

Transfer of Ownership Pursuant to an

Order of Condemnation and

Designation of New Licensee

January 3, 2001.

On July 14, 2000, as supplemented

September 7, 2000, the Green Island

Power Authority (Authority) filed a

notice, in accordance with section 14(a)

of the Federal Power Act (FPA), 16

U.S.C. 807(a), stating that on July 11,

2000, the Supreme Court of the State of

New York entered an order of

condemnation whereby the property

that constitutes the licensed Green

Island Project No. 13 was vested in the

Authority. Project No. 13 is located on

the Hudson River, at the U.S. Army

Corps of Engineers’ Troy Lock and Dam

in Albany County, New York.1

Section 14(a) of the FPA states that

‘‘the right of the United States or any

State or municipality to take over,

maintain, and operate any project

licensed under this Act at any time by

condemnation proceedings upon

payment of just compensation is hereby

expressly reserved.’’ The Authority’s

filing demonstrate that it is

‘‘municipality’’ as defined in Section

3(8) of the FPA (16 U.S.C. 796(8)); that

it has fulfilled the conditions of the

condemnation court’s order, which

therefore vests the project’s property in

it; and that it intends to operate the

project as the licensee.

In accordance with Section 14(a) of

the FPA, the Authority is recognized as

the licensee for Project No. 13.

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 01–519 Filed 1–8–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP01–198–000]

Florida Gas Transmission Company;

Notice of Filing of Report of Cash-Out

Activity

January 3, 2001.

Take notice that on December 22,

2000 Florida Gas Transmission

Company (FGT) tendered for filing

schedules detailing certain information

related to the Cash-Out mechanism from

October 1, 1999 through September 30,

2000. No tariff changes are proposed

therein.

FGT states that it has experienced a

revenue deficiency of $882,959 in the

current Settlement Period. A total of

$515,000 of this deficiency is related to

the Cash-Out Mechanism. As shown on

Schedule A, page 2 of 3, lines 1–14,

even though the price paid by FGT was

less than the price received by FGT for

each month in the Settlement Period,

the weighted average price paid by FGT

for the Settlement Period was $3.1184

while the weighted average price

received by FGT was $2.8874. This was

a result of shippers generally

overburning during periods of lower

prices, thus using FGT as a source of

supply, and underburning during

periods of higher prices, when FGT’s

cash out indices made FGT a relatively

attractive market for gas.

Also, FGT states that the revenue

deficiency attributable to the Cash-Out

Mechanism, there is a revenue

deficiency of $367,959 associated with

the Fuel Resolution Mechanism as

shown on Schedule A, page 1, lines 7–

12. FGT believes this deficiency is

primarily attributable to a $1.47

negative differential in the weighted

average prices used in the deferred fuel

account balances ($3.903/MMBtu paid

for over retained fuel versus $2.437/

MMBtu received for under retained fuel,

as detailed on Schedule A, page 2 of 3,