[Federal Register: July 10, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 131)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[IC06-714-001, FERC 714]
Commission Information Collection Activities, Proposed
Collection; Comment Request; Extension
June 30, 2006.
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 review and extension of this information collection requirement.
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 30, 2006 (71 FR 16133-16134) and has made this
notation in its submission to OMB.
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due by August 10,
2006.
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.
Comments to OMB should be filed electronically, c/o
oira_submission@omb.eop.gov and include the OMB Control No. as a point of
reference. The Desk Officer may be reached by telephone at 202-395-
4650. A copy of the comments should also be sent to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, Office of the Executive Director, ED-34,
Attention: Michael Miller, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
Comments may
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be filed either in paper format or electronically. Those persons filing
electronically do not need to make a paper filing. For paper filings,
and 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 should refer to Docket No.
IC06-714-001.
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
acknowledgement 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 this e-mail address.
All comments may be viewed, printed or downloaded remotely via the
Internet through FERC's homepage using the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the
docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number
field to access the document. 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:
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 approve and extend the
expiration date for an additional 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 for the Commission to carry out its
responsibilities in implementing the Statutory provisions consists of
sections 202, 207, 210, 211-213 of the Federal Power Act (FPA), as
amended (49 Stat. 838; 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r) and particularly sections
304-309 and 311, as well as Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Pub. L. 109-58)
(119 Stat. 594) sections 1211, 1221, 1231, 1241 and 1242. The
Commission implements the Form 714 filing requirements in the Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) under 18 CFR 141.51.
Through FERC Form 714, the Commission gathers electric transmission
system operating and planning information, from control area operations
and from utilities charged with resource planning and demand
forecasting for planning areas that have an annual peak demand greater
than 200 megawatts. This information is used in evaluating transmission
system reliability and performance, wholesale rate investigations, and
wholesale market under emerging competitive forces.
5. Respondent Description: The respondent universe currently
comprises 215 companies (on average) subject to the Commission's
jurisdiction.
6. Estimated Burden: 10,750 total hours, 215 respondents (average),
1 response per respondent, and 50 hours per response (average)
7. Estimated Cost Burden to respondents: 10,750 hours/2080 hours
per years x $117,321 per year = $606,347. The cost per respondent is
equal to $2,820.
Statutory Authority: Statutory provisions of sections 202, 207,
210, 211-213 of the Federal Power Act (FPA), as amend (49 Stat. 838; 16
U.S.C. 791a-825r) and particularly sections 304-309 and 311, as well as
Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Pub. L. 109-58) (119 Stat. 594) sections
1211, 1221, 1231, 1241 and 1242. The Commission implements the Form 714
filing requirements in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) under 18
CFR 141.51.
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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