[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 133 (Wednesday, July 10, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36359-36360]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-17505]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[FERC-716A]


Proposed Information Collection and Request for Comments

July 3, 1996.
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 (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 on or before 
September 9, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed collection of information can be 
obtained from 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].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The information collected under the 
requirements of FERC-716A ``Application for Transmission Services Under 
Section 211 of the Federal Power Act'' (OMB No 1902-0168) is used by 
the Commission to implement the statutory provisions of Section 211 of 
the Federal Power Act (FPA), 16 U.S.C. 824j as amended by the Energy 
Policy Act of 1992 (Pub. L. 102-486) 106 Stat. 2776. Under Section 211, 
the Commission may order transmission services if it finds that such 
action would be in the public interest and would not unreasonably 
impair the continued reliability of systems affected by the order. 
Section 211 allows any electric utility, Federal power marketing agency 
or any other person generating electric energy for sale or resale to 
apply for an order requiring a transmitting utility to provide 
transmission services to the applicant. The applicant is required to 
provide a form of notice suitable for publication in the Federal 
Register, and notify the affected parties. The Commission uses the 
information to carry out its responsibilities under Part II of the 
Federal Power Act. The Commission implements these filing

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requirements in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) under 18 CFR Part 
36.
    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:

                                                                                                                
                                                                  Number of      Average burden                 
                Number of respondents annually                  responses per      hours per       Total annual 
                                                                  respondent        response       burden hours 
(1)                                                                       (2)              (3)   (1) x (2) x (3)
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20...........................................................               1                5              100 

    Estimated cost burden to respondents: 100 hours/2,087 hours per 
year x $102,000 per year=$4,887.
    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 technologies collection techniques or other forms 
of information technology e.g. permitting electronic submission of 
responses.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-17505 Filed 7-9-96; 8:45 am]
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