[Federal Register: November 18, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 222)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[IC03-583-000, FERC-583]
Commission Information Collection Activities, Proposed
Collection; Comment Request; Extension
November 8, 2002.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of section 3506(c)(2)(a)
of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A), the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) is soliciting public
comment on the specific aspects of the information collection described
below.
DATES: Consideration on the collection of information is due by January
13, 2003.
ADDRESSES: Information on the proposed energy information collection
can be obtained from and written comments may be submitted to the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Attn: Michael Miller, Office of
the Chief Information Officer, CI-1, 888 First Street NE., Washington,
DC 20426. Comments may be filed either in paper format or
electronically. Those persons filing electronically do not need to make
a paper filing. For paper filings, the original and 14 copies of such
comments should be submitted to the Office of the Secretary, Federal
Energy
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Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426 and
should refer to Docket No. IC03-583-000. 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
Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov and click on ``Make an E-
filing,'' 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 acknowledgment to the sender's E-mail address
upon receipt and comments. User assistance for electronic filings is
available at 202-208-0258 or by e-mail to efiling@ferc.fed.us. Comments
should not be submitted to the e-mail address.
All comments may be viewed, printed or downloaded remotely via the
Internet through FERC's homepage using the ``FERRIS'' link. For
assistance, contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov
or toll-free at (866) 208-3676.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Miller may be reached by
telephone at (202) 502-8415, by fax at (202) 208-2425, and by e-mail at
michael.miller@ferc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Abstract
The information collected under the requirements of FERC-583
``Annual Kilowatt Generating Report (Annual Charges)'' (OMB No. 1902-
0136) is used by the Commission to implement the statutory provisions
of section 10(e) of the Federal Power Act (FPA), part I, 16 U.S.C.
803(e) which requires the Commission to collect annual charges from
hydropower licensees for, among other things, the cost of administering
part I of the FPA and for the use of United States dams. In addition,
the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986 (OBRA) authorizes the
Commission to ``assess and collect fees and annual charges in any
fiscal year in amounts equal to all of the costs incurred by the
Commission in that fiscal year.'' The information is collected annually
and used to determine the amounts of the annual charges to be assessed
licensees for reimbursable government administrative costs and for the
use of government dams. The Commission implements these filing
requirements in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) under 18 CFR part
11.
Action: The Commission is requesting a three-year extension of the
current expiration date, with no changes to the existing collection of
data.
Burden Statement: Public reporting burden for this collection is
estimated as:
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Number of Number of Average burden
respondents responses per hours per Total annual
annually respondent responde burden hours
(1) (2) (3) (1)x(2)x(3)
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660 1 2 1,320
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Estimated cost burden to respondents: 1,320 hours/2,080 hours per
year x $117,041 per year = $74,276. The cost per respondent = $113.
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 appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms
of information technology e.g. permitting electronic submission of
responses.
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-29160 Filed 11-15-02; 8:45 am]
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