[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 5 (Wednesday, January 8, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 1100]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-377]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[FERC-714]
Agency Information Collection Under Review by the Office of
Management and Budget
January 3, 1997.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
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. The Commission received public comments from three
entities in response to an earlier Federal Register notice of September
9, 1996 (61 FR 47507) and has replied to these comments in its
submission to OMB.
DATES: Comments must be filed on or before February 7, 1997.
ADDRESSES: Address comments to Office of Management and Budget, Office
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Federal Energy
Commission Desk Officer, 726 Jackson Place N.W., Washington, D.C.
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 N.E., Washington D.C. 20426.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael 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 Form No. 714, ``Annual Electric
Control and Planning Area Report''.
2. Sponsor: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
3. Control No.: 1902-0140. The Commission is now requesting that
OMB approve a three year extension on these mandatory collection
requirements.
4. Necessity of Collection of Information: Submission of the
information is necessary to enable the Commission to carry out its
responsibilities in implementing provisions of the Federal Power Act
(FPA). The Commission uses the information reported on FERC Form No.
714 to provide timely electric system operational data to facilitate
analyses of control area practices, to examine actual electricity
flows, to prepare reports on the electric utility industry or
individual utilities, to monitor electric utility forecasts of loads
and plans for system expansion, and to obtain a comprehensive picture
of energy generation, transfers, and load distribution.
5. Respondent Description: The respondent universe currently
comprises approximately 250 public utilities.
6. Estimated Burden: 12,500 total burden hours, 250 respondents,
250 responses annually, 50.0 hours per response (average).
Statutory Authority: Sections 4, 202, 203, 205, 206(b), 207,
210, 211, 212, 304(a) and 311 of the Federal Power Act, as amended
(49 Stat. 838, 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r).
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-377 Filed 1-7-97; 8:45 am]
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