[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 175 (Monday, September 9, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 47507]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-22908]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[FERC Form No. 714]


Proposed Information Collection and Request for Comments

September 4, 1996.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Energy.

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 November 8, 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 for FERC Form No. 714 ``Annual Electric Control and 
Planning Area Report'' (OMB No. 1902-0140) is used by the Commission to 
implement the statutory provisions 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. The Commission 
implements Form 714's filing requirements in the Code of Federal 
Regulations (CFR) under 18 CFR Part 141.51.
    FERC Form No. 714 gathers basic utility operating and planning 
information, primarily on a control area basis, for the purpose of 
evaluating utility operations related to proposed mergers, 
interconnections, wholesale rate investigations, and wholesale market 
changes and trends under emerging competitive forces. Such evaluations 
are made to assess reliability, costs and other operating attributes.
    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 burden
   respondents     responses per      hours per      hours  (1) x (2) x 
  annually (1)     respondent (2)    response (3)            (3)        
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250.............             1               50             12,500      
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    Estimated cost burden to respondents: 12,500 hours/2087 hours per 
year  x  $102,000 per year = $610,925. 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 technological collection techniques or other forms 
of information technology e.g., permitting electronic submission of 
responses.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-22908 Filed 9-6-96; 8:45 am]
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