[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 210 (Tuesday, October 29, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55791-55792]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-27741]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Information Collection Submitted for Review and Request for 
Comments (FERC-582)

October 24, 1996.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of submission for review by the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of Section 3507 of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. No. 104-13), the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) is submitting a collection of 
information listed in this notice to OMB for review under the 
provisions of the Act.

DATES: Comments regarding this collection of information are best 
assured of having their full effect if received by no later than 
November 29, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the collection of information can be obtained from 
and written comments may be submitted to the Federal Energy Regulatory

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Commission, Attn: Michael P. Miller, Information Services Division, ED-
12.4, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. Comments should also 
be addressed to: Desk Officer, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB), Washington, DC 20503.

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:

    Abstract: The information collected under the requirements of FERC-
582 ``Oil, Gas and Electric Fees and Annual Charges'' (OMB No. 1902-
0132) is used by the Commission to implement the statutory provisions 
of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986 (Pub. L. 99-509), 
Title III, Subtitle E, Section 3401. Congress directed the Commission 
to ``assess and collect fees and annual charges in any fiscal year in 
amount equal to all of the costs incurred by the Commission in that 
fiscal year.'' The Commission implements a program of annual charges to 
be assessed against interstate natural gas and oil pipelines, electric 
utilities, electric cooperatives and power marketing agencies. The 
Commission computes annual charges based on information of adjusted 
sales for resale and adjusted coordination of sales data. The 
Commission implements these filing requirements in the Code of Federal 
Regulations (CFR) under 18 CFR 381.108, 381.302 and 382.201(b).
    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                              
                                 responses     Average      Total annual
Number of respondents annually      per      burden hours   burden hours
                                respondent   per response               
(1)                                    (2)  (3)            (1)  x  (2)  
                                                            x  (3)      
                                                                        
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179...........................           1  4 hours        716 hours.   
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    Estimated cost burden to respondents: 716 hours/2,087 hours per 
year  x  $104,350 per year=$35,800.
    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.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-27741 Filed 10-28-96; 8:45 am]
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