[Federal Register: August 28, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 167)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC03-714-001, FERC Form 714]
Commission Information Collection Activities, Proposed
Collection; Comment Request; Submitted for OMB review
August 21, 2003.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of Section 3507 of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3507, the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (Commission) has submitted the information
collection described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
for reinstatement, review and a new expiration date. Any interested
person may file comments directly with OMB and should address a copy of
those comments to the Commission as explained below. The Commission
received no comments in response to an earlier Federal Register notice
of March 31, 2003 (68 FR 15441) and has made this notation in its
submission to OMB.
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due by September
26, 2003.
ADDRESSES: Address comments on the collection of information to the
Office of Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Desk Officer.
The Desk Officer may be reached by fax at 202-395-7285 or by e-mail at
pamelabeverly.oira submission@omb.eop.gov. A copy of the comments
should also be sent to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Office
of the Executive Director, ED-30, Attention: Michael Miller, 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, such comments should be
submitted to the Office of the Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street, NE. Washington, DC 20426 and should refer
to Docket No. IC03-714-001.
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 of comments.
User assistance for electronic filings is available at 202-502-8258 or
by e-mail to efiling@ferc.gov. 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,
please
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contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free
at (866) 208-3676, for TTY (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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description
The information collection submitted for OMB review contains the
following:
1. Collection of Information: FERC Form 714 Annual Electric Control
and Planning Area Report@.
2. Sponsor: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
3. Control No.: 1902-0140.
The Commission is now requesting that OMB reinstate and approve
this information collection for a period of three years with no changes
to the existing collection. The information filed with the Commission
is mandatory.
4. Necessity of the Collection of Information: Submission of the
information is necessary to enable the Commission to carry out its
responsibilities in implementing the statutory provisions of Sections
202, 207, 210, 211-213, 304, 309 and 311 of the Federal Power Act
(FPA), as amended (49 Stat. 838; 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r) and Section 3(4)
of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (26 U.S.C. 2602).
The Commission implements Form No. 714 filing requirements in the Code
of Federal Regulations (CFR) under 18 CFR part 141.51. FERC Form No.
714 gathers basic utility operating and planning information, primarily
on a control area basis, for the purpose of evaluating utility
operations related to proposed mergers, interconnections, wholesale
rate investigations, and wholesale market changes and trends under
emerging competitive forces. Such evaluations are made to assess
reliability, costs and other operating attributes.
5. Respondent Description: The respondent universe currently
comprises approximately 238 public utilities.
6. Estimated Burden: 17,850 total hours, 238 respondents (average),
75 hours per respondent (average), one response per year.
7.Estimated Burden: Estimated Cost Burden to respondents: 17,850
hours x 2080 hours per years x $117,041 per year = $1,004,414. The cost
per respondent is equal to $4,220.
Statutory Authority: Sections 202, 207, 210, 211-213, 304, 309,
and 311 of the Federal Power Act (FPA), as amended (49 Stat. 838; 16
U.S.C. 791a-825r) and Section 3(4) of the Public Utility Regulatory
Policies Act, 26 U.S.C. 2602.
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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