[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 225 (Tuesday, November 23, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65690-65691]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-30482]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC00-585-001, FERC-585]


Information Collection Submitted for Review and Request for 
Comments

November 17, 1999.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE.

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 of Management and Budget (OMB) for review under provisions 
of Section 3507 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 
one comment in response to an earlier Federal Register notice of July 
23, 1999 (64 FR 39973) 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 on December 23, 1999.

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 NW Washington, DC 
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 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-585 ``Reporting of Electric 
Shortages and Contingency Plans under PURPA 206''.
    2. Sponsor: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
    3. Control No.: OMB No. 1902-0138. The Commission is now requesting 
that OMB approve a three-year extension of the current expiration date, 
with no changes to the existing collection. There are no changes to the 
reporting burden. This is a mandatory collection requirement.
    4. Necessity of Collection of Information: Submission of the 
information is necessary to enable the Commission to carry out its 
responsibilities in implementing the provisions of Title II, Section 
206 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 which amended 
Section 202 of the Federal Power Act (FPA) by adding subsection (g). 
(16 U.S.C. 824a). These statutes provide the Commission with the 
authority and responsibility to require public utilities to report to 
the Commission, and appropriate State agencies, any anticipated 
shortages of electric energy or capacity which would affect the 
utility's ability to serve its wholesale customers and to report and 
periodically revise, their contingency plans for such occurrences which 
would equitably accommodate both retail and wholesale customers. The 
information reported under Commission identifier FERC-585 enables the 
Commission and appropriate State agencies to exercise electric 
continuity of service oversight in accordance with the Act as 
referenced above. Without this information, the Commission and State 
agencies would be unable to: (1) Examine and approve or modify utility 
actions, (2) prepare a response to anticipated disruptions in electric 
energy, and (3) ensure equitable treatment of all public utility 
customers

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under the shortage situations. If the information were not collected 
there would be no information available to determine whether violations 
of the law have occurred.
    5. Respondent Description: The respondent universe currently 
comprises on average, 7 public utilities.
    6. Estimated Burden: 511 total burden hours, 7 respondents, 1 
response annually, 73 hours per response (average).
    7. Estimated Cost Burden to Respondents: 511 hours  2,080 
hours per year  x  $109,889 per year=$26,997, average cost per 
respondent=$3,857.

    Statutory Authority: Sections 202(g) of the Federal Power Act 
(FPA), 16 U.S.C. 824a.
David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-30482 Filed 11-22-99; 8:45 am]
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