[Federal Register: January 19, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 12)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC05-566-000; FERC-566]
Commission Information Collection Activities, Proposed
Collection; Comment Request; Extension
January 7, 2005.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice of proposed information collection and request for
comments.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of section 3506(c)(2)(a)
of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Public Law 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 by March 14,
2005.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed collection of information can be
obtained from the Commission's Web site, http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/hard-fil-elec.asp
, or click on ``Documents and Filing'',
``Hardcopy filing'' and then ``Electric''. Comments may be filed either
in paper format or electronically. Those parties 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 Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426 and refer to Docket No. IC05-566-000.
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
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 FERCOnlineSupport@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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The information collected under the
requirements of FERC 566 ``Annual Report of a Utility's Twenty Largest
Purchasers'' (OMB No. 1902-0114) is used by the Commission to implement
the statutory provisions of section 305 of the Federal Power Act (FPA),
(16 U.S.C. 825d), as amended by Title II, section 211 of the Public
Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA). FPA section 305--
Officials Dealing in Securities; Interlocking Directorates--defines the
annual reporting requirements for public utility officers and directors
to report office and director positions they hold with, among other
entities, a public utility's top twenty customers of electric energy.
FPA section 305(c)(2) states ``each public utility shall publish a
list, pursuant to rules prescribed by the Commission * * *.'' This
statutory requirement to publish the customer's list allows the public
the opportunity to compare the customers listed with the interlocking
directorate information filed in FERC-561 (1902-0099), by public
utility officers and directors, for identification of positions where
the relationship may be employed, for example to the detriment of the
utility, or the public interest. The required public utility filers,
the necessary filing information, the requirement to publish the
information and the filing deadline are all specifically mandated by
the FPA. The Commission is not empowered to amend or waive these
statutory requirements. Requirements the Commission has the authority
to amend, such as the filing format and the numbers of required copies
are found at 18 CFR 46.3.
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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 Total annual
respondents responses per hours per burden hours
annually (1) respondent (2) response (3) (1)x(2)x(3)
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183 1 6 1,098
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The estimated total cost to respondents is $57,306. (1,098 hours
divided by 2,080 hours per year per employee times $108,558 per year
average per employee = $57,306). The cost per respondent is $313.
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. E5-184 Filed 1-18-05; 8:45 am]
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