[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 40 (Wednesday, February 28, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7498-7499]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-4488]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[FERC-519]


Proposed Information Collection and Request for Comments

February 22, 1996.
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. No 104-13), the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) is soliciting public comment 
on the specific aspects of the information collection described below.

DATES: Consideration will be given to comments submitted by no later 
than April 29, 1996.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed collection of information can be 
obtained and written comments may be submitted to the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, Attn: Michael P. Miller, Information Services 
Division, ED-12.4, 888 First Street N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael P. Miller may be reached by 
telephone at (202) 208-1415, by fax at (202) 273-0873 and by e-mail at 
[email protected].


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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Abstract: The information collected under 
the requirements of FERC-519 (OMB No. 1902-0082) ``Disposition of 
Facilities, Mergers, and Acquisitions of Securities'' is used by the 
Commission to implement the statutory provisions of Sections 203 and 
318 of part II of the Federal Power Act. Section 203 provides that the 
Commission's approval is required for transactions in which a public 
utility disposes of jurisdictional facilities, merges such facilities 
with jurisdictional facilities owned by another person, or acquires the 
securities of another public utility. Under the statute, the Commission 
must find that a proposed transaction will be consistent with the 
public interest before it may approve such transaction. Section 318 
exempts certain persons from the requirements of Section 203 that would 
otherwise concurrently apply under the Public Utility Holding Act of 
1935. The Commission implements these filing requirements in the Code 
of Federal Regulations (CFR) under 18 CFR Part 33.
    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 Respondents Annually  (1)          Responses per     Average burden hours   Total annual burden 
                                                  respondent  (2)     per response  (3)      hours  (1)x(2)x(3) 
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30............................................                  1   80 hours.............  2,400 hours.         
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    Estimated cost burden to respondents: 2,400 hours/2,087 hours per 
year x $102,000 per year=$117,298.
    The reporting burden includes the total time, effort, or financial 
resources expended to generate, maintain, retain, or 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 cost 
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.
Lois D. Shell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-4488 Filed 2-27-96; 8:45 am]
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