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expiration date, with no changes to the

existing collection of data.

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Burden Statement: Public reporting

burden for this collection is estimated

as:

Number of respondents annually

(1)

Number of

responses per

respondent

(2)

Average

burden hours

per response

(3)

Total annual

burden hours

(1) × (2) × (3)

156 ...............................................................................................................................................

1

186

29,016

Estimated cost burden to respondents

is $1,703,811. (29,016 hours/2080 hours

per year times $122,137 per year average

per employee = $1,703,811). The cost

per respondent is $10,922).

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; and (4) ways to minimize the

burden of the collection of information

on those who are to respond, including

the use of or other technological

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collection techniques or other forms of

information technology.

Magalie R. Salas,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. E6–21384 Filed 12–14–06; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. IC07–6Q–000; FERC Form 6Q]

Commission Information Collection

Activities, Proposed Collection;

Comment Request; Extension

December 8, 2006.

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, DOE.

ACTION: Notice.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

SUMMARY: In compliance with the

requirements of section 3506(c)(2)(a) of

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

(Pub. L. 104–13), the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission (Commission) is

soliciting public comment on the

specific aspects of the information

collection described below.

DATES: Comments on the collection of

information are due February 16, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Copies of sample filings of

the proposed collection of information

can be obtained from the Commission’s

Web site (http://www.ferc.gov/docsfilings/elibrary.asp) or from the Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission, Attn:

Michael Miller, Office of the Executive

Director, ED–34, 888 First Street, NE.,

Washington, DC 20426. Comments may

be filed either in paper format or

electronically. Those parties filing

electronically do not need to make a

paper filing. For paper filing, the

original and 14 copies of such

comments should be submitted to the

Secretary of the Commission, Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888

First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426

and refer to Docket No. IC07–6Q–000.

Documents filed electronically via the

Internet must be prepared in

WordPerfect, MS Word, Portable

Document Format, or ASCII format. To

file the document, access the

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Commission’s Web site at http://

www.ferc.gov and click on ‘‘Make an Efiling’’, and then follow the instructions

for each screen. First time users will

have to establish a user name and

password. The Commission will send an

automatic acknowledgement to the

sender’s e-mail address upon receipt of

comments.

All comments may be viewed, printed

or downloaded remotely via the Internet

through FERC’s homepage using the

eLibrary link. For user assistance,

contact FERCOlineSupport@ferc.gov or

toll-free at (866) 208–3676. or for TTY,

contact (202) 502–8659.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Michael Miller may be reached by

telephone at (202) 502–8415, by fax at

(202) 273–0873, and by e-mail at

michael.miller@ferc.gov.

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information collected under the

requirements of FERC Form 6Q

‘‘Quarterly Financial Report of Oil

Pipeline Companies’’ (OMB No. 1902–

0206) is used by the Commission to

carry out its responsibilities in

implementing the statutory provisions

of the Interstate Commerce Act (ICA),

(49 U.S.C.).

Although the Commission requires

jurisdictional entities to file financial

information, a general weakness in this

reporting program has been the

frequency with which the financial

reports are required. In a rapidly

changing business environment, annual

reporting is simply insufficient.

Financial accounting and reporting

provides needed information

concerning a company’s past

performance and its future prospects.

Without reliable financial statements

prepared in accordance with the

Commission’s Uniform System of

Accounts and related regulations, the

Commission would be unable to

accurately determine the costs that

relate to a particular time period, service

or line of business. Additionally, it

would be difficult to determine whether

a given entity has previously been given

the opportunity to recover its cost

through rates, or to compare how the

financial performance and results of

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operations of one regulated entity

relates to that of another.

The need for current and better

disclosures in financial statements

drives the increasing demand for timely,

relevant and reliable financial

information. As such, the FERC Form 6–

Q Quarterly Report provides the

Commission with a more timely and

informative picture of the jurisdictional

oil pipeline entities’ financial and

operational condition.

More specifically, the Commission’s

Office of Enforcement (OE) uses the

FERC Form 6–Q data collected to assist

in the implementation of its financial

and operational audits and investigation

programs, in the review of the financial

condition of regulated companies, and

in the assessment of energy markets.

The Office of Energy Markets and

Reliability (OEMR) uses the data

collected for its various rate proceedings

and economic analysis. The Office of

Administrative Litigation (OAL) uses

the data collected for background

research for use in litigation. The Office

of General Counsel (OGC) uses the data

in its programs relating to the

administration of the ICA.

Burden Statement: Public reporting

burden for this collection is estimated

as:

Number of respondents annually

(1)

Number of

responses per

respondent

(2)

Average

burden hours

per response

(3)

Total annual

burden hours

(1) × (2) × (3)

138 ...............................................................................................................................................

3

150

62,100

Estimated cost burden to respondents

is $3,646,494. (62,100 hours/2080 hours

per year times $122,137 per year average

per employee = $3,646,494). The cost

per respondent is $26,424).

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)

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ways to enhance the quality, utility and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and (4) ways to minimize the

burden of the collection of information

on those who are to respond, including

the use of other technological collection

techniques or other forms of information

technology.

Magalie R. Salas,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. E6–21385 Filed 12–14–06; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP06–194–002]

Columbia Gas Transmission

Corporation; Notice of Compliance

Filing

December 8, 2006.

Take notice that on December 4, 2006,

Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation

(Columbia) tendered for filing as part of

its FERC Gas Tariff, Second Revised

Volume No. 1, the following revised

tariff sheets with a proposed effective

date of February 1, 2006: Fifth Revised

Sheet No. 167; Fifth Revised Sheet No.

168.

Columbia states that on March 16,

2006 it filed with the Commission

revisions to Section 3 and Section 4 of

Rate Schedule FSS to its Tariff to permit

waiver of any limitations under Sections

3 and 4 where granting such waiver is

appropriate to address current

operational issues. The Commission

accepted the filing on November 22,

2006, subject to modifications. In

compliance with the Commission’s

order, Columbia is submitting revised

tariff sheets that reflect the necessary

modifications.

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Any person desiring to protest this

filing must file in accordance with Rule

211 of the Commission’s Rules of

Practice and Procedure (18 CFR

385.211). Protests to this filing 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.

Such protests must be filed in

accordance with the provisions of

Section 154.210 of the Commission’s

regulations (18 CFR 154.210). Anyone

filing a protest must serve a copy of that

document on all the parties to the

proceeding.

The Commission encourages

electronic submission of protests in lieu

of paper using the ‘‘eFiling’’ link at

http://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to

file electronically should submit an

original and 14 copies of the protest to

the Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,

Washington, DC 20426.

This filing is accessible online at

http://www.ferc.gov, using the

‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is available for

review in the Commission’s Public

Reference Room in Washington, DC.

There is an ‘‘eSubscription’’ link on the

Web site that enables subscribers to

receive e-mail notification when a

document is added to a subscribed

docket(s). For assistance with any FERC

Online service, please e-mail

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call

(866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call

(202) 502–8659.

Magalie R. Salas,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. E6–21391 Filed 12–14–06; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

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