[Federal Register: February 26, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 38)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC08-583-000; FERC-583]
Commission Information Collection Activities, Proposed
Collection; Comment Request; Extension
February 5, 2008.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE.
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 (Pub. L. 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 April 14,
2008.
ADDRESSES: Copies of sample filings of the proposed collection of
information can be obtained from the Commission's Documents & Filing
Web site (http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filings/elibrary.asp) or by
contacting the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Attn: Michael
Miller, Office of the Executive Director Officer, ED-34, 888 First
Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. 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. IC08-583-000. Documents
filed electronically via the Internet must be prepared in an acceptable
filing format and in compliance with the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission's submission guidelines. Complete filing instructions and
acceptable filing formats are available at (http://www.ferc.gov/help/
submission-guide/electronic-media.asp). To file the document
electronically, access the Commission's Web site and click on Documents
& Filing, E-Filing (http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp), 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-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 Total annual
respondents responses per hours per burden hours
annually (1) respondent (2) response (3) (1)x(2)x(3)
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599 1 2 1,198
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Estimated cost burden to respondents is $72,792. (1,198 hours/2,080
hours per year times $126,384 per year average per employee = $72,792).
The cost per respondent is $122 (rounded off).
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
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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.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-3548 Filed 2-25-08; 8:45 am]
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