[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 138 (Tuesday, July 20, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38900-38901]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-18444]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC99-520-001, FERC-520]


Information Collection Submitted for Review and Request for 
Comments

July 14, 1999.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Department of Energy.

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)

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has submitted the energy information collection listed in this notice 
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review under the 
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 no comments in responses to an earlier Federal Register notice 
of May 29, 1999 (64 FR 14894) and has made this notation in its 
submission to OMB.

DATES: Comments regarding this collection of information are best 
assured of having their full effect if received within 30 days of this 
notification.

ADDRESSES: Address comments to the Office of Management and Budget, 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, Desk Officer, 725 17th Street, NW, Washington, 
DC 20503. A copy of the comments should also be sent to the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission, Office of the Chief Information Officer, 
Attention: Michael Miller, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Miller may be reached by 
telephone at (202) 208-1415, by fax at (202) 208-2425, 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-520 ``Application for Authority 
to Hold Interlocking Directorate Positions''.
    2. Sponsor: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
    3. Control No.: OMB No. 1902-0083.
    The Commission is now requesting that OMB approve a three-year 
extension of the current expiration date, with no changes to the 
existing collection of data. There is an increase in the reporting 
burden due to an increase in the number of entities that submit this 
collection of information. This is a mandatory information collection 
requirement.
    4. Necessity of Collection of Information: Submission of this 
information is necessary to enable the Commission to carry out its 
responsibilities in implementing the statutory provisions of Section 
305(b) of the Federal Power Act (FPA), 16 U.S.C. Section 305(b). This 
section specifies that the holding of certain defined interlocking 
corporate positions is unlawful unless the FERC has authorized the 
interlocks to be held, and requires of the applicant a showing that 
neither public nor private interests will be affected by the holding of 
such a position. The Commission implements these filing requirements in 
the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) under 18 CFR part 45.
    5. Respondent Description: The respondent universe currently 
comprises on average 28 entities subject to the Commission's 
jurisdiction.
    6. Estimated Burden: 1,450 total burden hours, 28 respondents, 1 
response annually, 51.8 hours per response.
    7. Estimated Cost Burden to Respondents: 1,450 hours  2,080 
hours per year  x  $109,889 per year = $76,605, average cost per 
respondent = $2,736.

    Statutory Authority: Section 305(b) of the Federal Power Act, 16 
U.S.C. 825(d).
David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-18444 Filed 7-19-99; 8:45 am]
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