[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 133 (Monday, July 13, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37548-37549]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-18495]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[IC98-566-001 FERC-566]


Information Collection Submitted for Review and Request for 
Comments

July 7, 1998.
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: The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) has 
submitted the energy information collection listed in this notice to 
the Office Management and Budget (OMB) for review under provisions of 
Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. No. 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 
comments from electric utilities and electric trade associations in 
response to an earlier Federal Register notice of February 5, 1998 (63 
FR 5933). The Commission has addressed these comments in its submission 
to OMB.

DATES: Comments regarding this collection of information are best 
assured of having their full effect if received on or before August 12, 
1998.

ADDRESSES: Address comments to Office of Management and Budget, Office 
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, Desk Officer, 725 17th Street, N.W. Washington, 
D.C. 20503. A copy of the comments should also be sent to Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission, Office of the Chief Information Officer, 
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, by fax at 
(202) 273-0873, 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-566 ``Annual Report of a 
Utility's Twenty Largest Purchasers''
    2. Sponsor: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
    3. Control No.: OMB No. 1902-0114. The Commission is now requesting 
that OMB approve a three-year extension of the current expiration date, 
with no changes to the existing collection. This is a mandatory 
information collection requirement.
    4. Necessity of Collection of Information: Submission of the 
information is necessary to fulfill the requirements of Section 211-
Interlocking Directorates, which defines monitoring and regulatory 
operations concerning interlocking directorate positions held by 
utility personnel and possible conflicts of interest. The information 
submitted enables the Commission to carry out its responsibilities in 
implementing the statutory provisions of the Title II, Section 211 of 
the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978.
    5. Respondent Description: The respondent universe currently 
comprises on average, 175 companies

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subject to the Commission's jurisdiction.
    6. Estiamted Burden: 1,050 total burden hours, 175 respondents, 1 
response annually, 6 hours per response (average).
    7. Estimated Cost Burden to Respondents: 1,050 hours  2,088 
hours per year  x  $109,889 per year = $55,260, average cost per 
respondent = $315.

    Statutory Authority: Section 211 of the public Utility 
Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA), 16 U.S.C. 825d.
David P. Boergers,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-18495 Filed 7-10-98; 8:45 am]
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