[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 27 (Thursday, February 8, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 4771]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-2716]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Agency Information Collection Under Review by the Office of 
Management and Budget

February 2, 1996.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of request submitted for review to the Office of 
Management and Budget.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) has 
submitted the energy information collection listed in this notice to 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review under provisions 
of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13). Any interested 
person may file comments on the collection of information directly with 
OMB and should address a copy of those comments to the Commission, as 
explained below.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or before March 11, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Address comments to Office of Management and Budget, Office 
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Federal Energy 
Commission Desk Officer, 726 Jackson Place NW., Washington, DC 20503. A 
copy of the comments should also be sent to Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, Division of Information Services, Attention: Mr. Michael 
Miller, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. Mr. Miller may be 
reached by telephone at (202) 208-1415 and by e-mail at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Description

    The energy information collection submitted to OMB for review 
contains:
    1. Collection of Information: FERC-516, ``Electric Rate Schedule 
Filings.''
    2. Sponsor: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. The Federal Power 
Act requires each public utility to file for approval of rate 
schedules, together with related contracts and service conditions. The 
Commission is authorized to investigate the rates charged by public 
utilities to determine that the rates, terms and conditions of service 
are just and reasonable. If they are not, the Commission is authorized 
to determine and prescribe just and reasonable rates, terms and 
conditions.
    3. Control No.: 1902-0096. The Commission is now requesting that 
OMB approve a three year extension of these mandatory collection 
requirements.
    4. Necessity of Collection of Information: Submission of the 
information is necessary to enable the Commission to carry out its 
responsibility to assure that electric rates are just and reasonable. 
Sufficient detail must be obtained for the Commission to make informed 
decisions concerning the appropriate level of rates and to aide 
customers and other parties who may wish to challenge the rate proposed 
by the utility. The information enables the Commission and other 
parties to examine and evaluate the cost elements comprising the 
utility's cost of service to determine whether and how much of such 
cost elements should be included in the utility's rates.
    5. Respondent Description: The respondent universe currently 
comprises approximately 328 public utilities, licensees, qualifying 
small power producers or members of public utility holding companies 
that are engaged in generation, transmission and sales of electric 
power.
    6. Estimated Burden: 828,750 total burden hours (328 respondents, 
975 responses annually, 850 average hours per response).

    Statutory Authority: Sections 205, 206, 211, 212 and 301 of the 
Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. Sections 824d, 824e, 824j, 824k and 825 
(1994).
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-2716 Filed 2-7-96; 8:45 am]
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