Electric utilities (Federal Power Act): Rate schedules filing— Government land use; annual (1999 FY) fee schedule charges,

[Federal Register: December 1, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 230)]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

18 CFR Part 11

[Docket No. RM86-2-000]

Update of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's Fees Schedule for Annual Charges for the Use of Government Lands

November 24, 1998. AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Final rule; update of Federal land use fees.

SUMMARY: On May 8, 1987, the Commission issued its final rule amending Part 11 of its regulations (Order No. 469, 52 FR 18201 May 14, 1987). The final rule revised the billing procedures for annual charges for administering Part I of the Federal Power Act, the billing procedures for charges for Federal dam and land use, and the methodology for assessing Federal land use charges.

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In accordance with the Commission's regulations, the Commission by its designee, the Chief Financial Officer, is updating its schedule of fees for the use of government lands. The yearly update is based on the most recent schedule of fees for the use of linear rights-of-way prepared by the United States Forest Service. Since the next fiscal year will cover the period from October 1, 1998, through September 30, 1999, the fees in this notice will become effective October 1, 1998. The fees will apply to fiscal year 1999 annual charges for the use of government lands.

The Commission has concluded, with the concurrence of the Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs of OMB that this rule is not a ``major rule'' as defined in section 351 of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, 5 U.S.C. 804(2).

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 1, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fannie Kingsberry, Division of Financial Services, Office of Financial, Accounting and Operations, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426, (202) 219-2885.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In addition to publishing the full text of this document in the Federal Register, the Commission also provides all interested persons an opportunity to inspect or copy the contents of this document during normal business hours in the Public Reference Room at 888 First Street, N.W., room 2A, Washington, D.C. 20426.

The Commission Issuance Posting System (CIPS) provides access to the texts of formal documents issued by the Commission. CIPS can be accessed via Internet through FERC's Homepage (http://www.ferc.fed.us) using the CIPS Link or the Energy Information Online icon. The full text of this document will be available on CIPS in ASCII and WordPerfect 6.1 format. CIPS is also available through the Commission's electronic bulletin board service at no charge to the user and may be accessed using a personal computer with a modem by dialing 202-208- 1397, if dialing locally, or 1-800-856-3920, if dialing long distance. To access CIPS, set your communications software to 19200, 134400, 12000, 96000, 7200, 4800, 2400, or 1200 bps, fullduplex, no parity, 8 data bits and 1 stop bit. User assistance is available at 202-208-2474 or by E-mail to cipsmaster@ferc.fed.us. This document is also available through the Commission's Records and Information Management System (RIMS), an electronic storage and retrieval system of ducments submitted to and issued by the Commission after November 16, 1981. Documents from November 1995 to the present can be viewed and printed. RIMS is available in the Public Reference Room or remotely via Internet through FERC's Homepage using the RIMS link or the Energy Information Online icon. User assistance is available at 202-208-2222, or by E-mail to rimsmaster@ferc.fed.us.

Finally, the complete text on diskette in WordPerfect format may be purchased from the Commission's copy contract, RVJ International, Inc. RVJ International, Inc. is located in the Public Reference Room at 888 First Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20426.

List of Subjects in 18 CFR Part 11

Electric power, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements. Thomas R. Herlihy, Director and Chief Financial Officer.

Accordingly, the Commission, effective October 1, 1998, amends Part 11 of Chapter I, Title 18 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as set forth below.

PART 11--[AMENDED]

1. The authority citation for Part 11 continues to read as follows:

   Authority: 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r; 42 U.S.C. 7101-7352.

2. In Part 11, Appendix A is revised to read as follows:

   Appendix A to Part 11--Fee Schedule for FY 1999

   State

   County

   Rate per acre

   Alabama........................ All Counties...........

   $24.53 Arkansas....................... All Counties...........

   18.41 Arizona........................ Apache.................

   6.12 Cochise................ Gila................... Graham................. La Paz................. Mohave................. Navajo................. Pima................... Yavapai................ Yuma................... Coconino North of Colorado River. Coconino South of

   24.53 Colorado River. Greenlee............... Maricopa............... Pinal.................. Santa Cruz............. California..................... Imperial...............

   12.27 Inyo................... Lassen................. Modoc.................. Riverside.............. San Bernardino......... Siskiyou...............

   18.41 Alameda................

   30.67 Alpine................. Amador................. Butte.................. Calaveras.............. Colusa................. Contra Costa...........

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   Del Norte.............. El Dorado.............. Fresno................. Glenn.................. Humboldt............... Kern................... Kings.................. Lake................... Madera................. Mariposa............... Mendocino.............. Merced................. Mono................... Napa................... Nevada................. Placer................. Plumas................. Sacramento............. San Benito............. San Joaquin............ Santa Clara............ Shasta................. Sierra................. Solano................. Sonoma................. Stanislaus............. Sutter................. Tehama................. Trinity................ Tulare................. Tuolumne............... Yolo................... Yuba................... Los Angeles............

   36.82 Marin.................. Monterey............... Orange................. San Diego.............. San Francisco.......... San Luis Obispo........ San Mateo.............. Santa Barbara.......... Santa Cruz............. Ventura................ Colorado....................... Adams..................

   6.12 Arapahoe............... Bent................... Cheyenne............... Crowley................ Elbert................. El Paso................ Huerfano............... Kiowa.................. Kit Carson............. Lincoln................ Logan.................. Moffat................. Montezuma.............. Morgan................. Pueblo................. Sedgwick............... Washington............. Weld................... Yuma................... Baca...................

   12.27 Dolores................ Garfield............... Las Animas............. Mesa................... Montrose...............

   12.27 Otero.................. Prowers................

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   Rio Blanco............. Routt.................. San Miguel............. Alamosa................

   24.53 Archuleta.............. Boulder................ Chaffee................ Clear Creek............ Conejos................ Costilla............... Custer................. Denver................. Delta.................. Douglas................ Eagle.................. Fremont................ Gilpin................. Grand.................. Gunnison............... Hinsdale............... Jackson................ Jefferson.............. Lake................... La Plata............... Larimer................ Mineral................ Ouray.................. Park................... Pitkin................. Rio Grande............. Saguache............... San Juan............... Summit................. Teller................. Connecticut.................... All Counties...........

   6.12 Florida........................ Baker..................

   36.82 Bay Bradford Calhoun Clay Columbia Dixie Duval Escambia Franklin Gadsden Gilchrist Gulf Hamilton Holmes Jackson Jefferson Lafayette Leon Liberty Madison Nassau Okaloossa Santa Rosa Suwannee Tayor Union Wakulla Walton Washington All Counties...........

   61.34 Georgia........................ All Counties...........

   36.82 Idaho.......................... Cassia.................

   6.12 Gooding Jerome Lincoln Minidoka

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   Oneida Owyhee Power Twin Falls Ada....................

   18.41 Adams Bannock Bear Lake Benewah Bingham Blaine Boise Bonner Bonneville Boundary Butte Camas Canyon Caribou Clark Clearwater Custer Elmore Franklin Fremont Gem Idaho Jefferson Kootenai Latah Lemhi Lewis Madison Nez Perce Payette................

   18.41 Shoshone Teton Valley Washington Kansas......................... All Counties...........

   6.12 Morton.................

   12.27 Illinois....................... All counties...........

   18.41 Indiana........................ All counties...........

   30.67 Kentucky....................... All counties...........

   18.41 Louisiana...................... All counties...........

   36.82 Maine.......................... All counties...........

   18.41 Michigan....................... Alger..................

   18.41 Baraga Chippewa Dickinson Delta Gogebic Houghton Iron Keweenaw Luce Mackinac Marquette Menominee Ontonagon Schoolcraft All Counties...........

   24.53 Minnesota...................... All counties...........

   18.41 Mississippi.................... All counties...........

   24.53 Missouri....................... All counties...........

   18.41 Montana........................ Big Horn...............

   6.12 Blaine Carter Cascade Chouteau Custer Daniels

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   McCone Meagher Dawson Fallon Fergus Garfield Glacier................

   6.12 Golden Valley Hill Judith Basin Liberty Musselshell Petroleum Phillips Pondera Powder River Prairie Richland Roosevelt Rosebud Sheridan Teton Toole Treasure Valley Wheatland Wibaux Yellowstone Beaverhead.............

   18.41 Broadwater Carbon Deer Lodge Flathead Gallatin Granite Jefferson Lake Lewis & Clark Lincoln Madison Mineral Missoula Park Powell Ravalli Sanders Silver Bow Stillwater.............

   18.41 Sweet Grass Nebraska....................... All Counties...........

   6.12 Nevada......................... Churchill..............

   3.06 Clark Elko Esmeralda Eureka Humboldt Lander Lincoln Lyon Mineral Nye Pershing Washoe White Pine Carson City............

   30.67 Douglas Storey New Hampshire.................. All Counties...........

   18.41 New Mexico..................... Chaves.................

   6.12 Curry De Baca Dona Ana

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   Eddy Grant Guadelupe Harding................

   6.12 Hidalgo Lea Luna McKinley Otero Quay Roosevelt San Juan Socorro Torrance Rio Arriba.............

   12.27 Sandoual Union Bernalillo.............

   24.53 Catron Cibola Colfax Lincoln Los Alamos Mora San Miguel Santa Fe Sierra Taos Valencia New York....................... All Counties...........

   24.53 North Carolina................. All Counties...........

   36.82 North Dakota................... All Counties...........

   6.12 Ohio........................... All Counties...........

   24.53 Oklahoma....................... All Other Counties.....

   6.12 Beaver.................

   12.27 Cimarron............... Roger Mills............ Texas.................. Le Flore...............

   18.41 Mc Curtain............. Oregon......................... Harney.................

   6.12 Lake................... Malheur................ Baker..................

   12.27 Crook.................. Deschutes.............. Gilliam................ Grant.................. Jefferson.............. Klamath................ Morrow................. Sherman................ Umatilla............... Union.................. Wallowa................ Wasco..................

   12.27 Wheeler................ Coos...................

   18.41 Curry.................. Douglas................ Jackson................ Josephine.............. Benton.................

   24.53 Clackamas.............. Clatsop................ Columbia............... Hood River............. lane................... Lincoln................ Linn................... Marion................. Multnomah..............

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   Polk................... Tillamock.............. Washington............. Yamhill................ Pennsylvania................... All Counties...........

   24.53 Puerto Rico.................... All....................

   36.82 South Dakota................... Butte..................

   18.41 Custer................. Fall River............. Lawrence............... Mead...................

   18.41 Pennington............. All Other Counties.....

   6.12 South Carolina................. All Counties...........

   36.82 Tennessee...................... All Counties...........

   24.53 Texas.......................... Culberson..............

   6.12 El Paso................ Hudspeth............... All Other Counties.....

   36.82 Utah........................... Beaver.................

   6.12 Box Elder.............. Carbon................. Duchesne............... Emery.................. Garfield............... Grand.................. Iron................... Jaub................... Kane................... Millard................ San Juan............... Tooele................. Uintah................. Wayne.................. Washington.............

   12.27 Cache..................

   18.41 Daggett................ Davis.................. Morgan................. Piute.................. Rich................... Salt Lake.............. Sanpete................ Sevier................. Summit................. Utah................... Wasatch................ Weber.................. Vermont........................ All Counties...........

   24.53 Virginia....................... All Counties...........

   24.53 Washington..................... Adams..................

   12.27 Asotin................. Benton................. Chelan................. Columbia............... Douglas................ Franklin............... Garfield............... Grant.................. Kittitas............... Klickitat.............. Lincoln................ Okanagan............... Spokane................ Walla Walla............

   12.27 Whitman................ Yakima................. Ferry..................

   18.41 Pend Oreille........... Stevens................ Callam.................

   24.53 Clark..................

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   Cowlitz................ Grays Harbor........... Island................. Jefferson.............. King................... Kitsap................. Lewis.................. Mason.................. Pacific................ Pierce................. San Juan............... Skagit................. Skamania............... Snohomish.............. Thurston............... Wahkiakum.............. Whatcom................ West Virginia.................. All Counties...........

   24.53 Wisconsin...................... All Counties...........

   18.41 Wyoming........................ Albany.................

   6.12 Campbell............... Cargon................. Converse............... Goshen................. Hot Springs............ Johnson................ Laramie................ Lincoln................ Natrona................ Niobrara............... Platte................. Sheridan............... Sweetwater............. Fremont................ Sublette............... Uinta.................. Washakie............... Big Horn...............

   18.41 Crook.................. Park................... Teton.................. Weston................. All Other Zones................ .....................

   6.53

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