[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 22 (Thursday, February 1, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8577-8578]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-2729]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. IC01-523-000, FERC-523]


Proposed Information Collection and Request for Comments

January 26, 2001.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of proposed information collection and request for 
comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of section 3506(c)(2)(a) 
of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. No. 104-13), the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) is soliciting public 
comment on the specific aspects of the information collection described 
below.

DATES: Consideration will be given to comments submitted on or before 
April 2, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed collection of information can be 
obtained from and written comments may be submitted to the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission, Attn: Michael Miller, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer, CI-1, 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: The information collected under the 
requirements of FERC-523 ``Applications for Authorization of Issuance 
of Securities'' (OMB No. 1902-0043) is used by the Commission to 
implement the statutory provisions of sections 19, 20 and 204 of the 
Federal Power Act (FPA), 16 U.S.C. 792-828c. Under the FPA a public 
utility or licensee must obtain Commission authorization for the 
issuance of securities or the assumption of liabilities pursuant to the 
sections identified above. Public utilities or licensees are not 
permitted to issue securities or assume any obligations or liabilities 
as guarantor, indorser, or surety or otherwise in respect of any other 
security of another person, unless and until, they have submitted an 
application to the Commission who will in turn, issues an order 
authorizing assumption of the liability or issuance of securities. The 
information filed in applications to the Commission is used to 
determine the Commission's acceptance and/or rejection for granting 
authorization for either issuances of securities or assumptions of 
obligations or liabilities to licensees and public utilities. The 
Commission implements these filing requirements in the Code of Federal 
Regulations (CFR) under 18 CFR parts 20, 34, 131.43, 131.50.
    Action: The Commission is requesting a three-year extension of the 
current expiration date.
    Burden Statement: Public reporting burden for this collection is 
estimated as:

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                                                                    No. of       Average burden
                 No. of respondents annually                    responses per      hours per       Total annual
                                                                  respondent        response       burden hours
(1)                                                                       (2)              (3)   (1) x (2) x (3)
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60...........................................................               1              110            6,600
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    Estimated cost burden to respondents: 6,600 hours divided by 2080 
hours per year times $115,357 per year equals $366,036. The cost per 
respondent is equal to $6,100.
    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.
    Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the Commission, including whether the information will have practical 
utility; (2) the accuracy of the Commission's estimate of the burden of 
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) ways to 
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are 
to respond, including the use of appropriate automated, electronic, 
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms 
of information technology e.g. permitting electronic submission of 
responses.

David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 01-2729 Filed 1-31-01; 8:45 am]
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