[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 84 (Tuesday, May 1, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 21749]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-10735]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. IC00-580-001, FERC Form 580]


Information Collection Submitted for Review and Request for 
Comments

April 25, 2001.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of submission of 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 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. 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 two entities in response to an earlier Federal Register 
notice of June 21, 2000 (65 FR 38529) and has replied to 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 May 31, 
2001.

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: 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 to 
[email protected]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Description

    The energy information collection submitted to OMB for review 
contains:
    1. Collection of Information: FERC Form No. 580, ``Interrogatory on 
Fuel and Energy Purchase Practices, Docket No. IN79-6''.
    2. Sponsor: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
    3. Control No.: 1902-0137.
    The Commission is now requesting that OMB approve a three year 
extension of these mandatory information 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 the statutory provisions of the 
Federal Power Act (FPA). The FPA was amended by the Public Utility 
Regulatory Policies Act (Pub. L. 95-617) to require the Commission to 
review ``not less frequently than every two (2) years * * * of 
practices * * * to ensure efficient use of resources (including 
economical purchase and use of fuel and electric energy) * * *''. The 
information is used to:
    (1) Review as mandated by statute, fuel purchase and cost recovery 
practices to insure efficient use of resources, including economical 
purchase and use of fuel and electric energy, under fuel adjustment 
clauses on file with the Commission; (2) evaluate fuel costs in 
individual rate filings; (3) to supplement periodic utility audits; and 
(4) to monitor changes and trends in the electric wholesale market. The 
information has also been used by the Energy Information Administration 
under a Congressional mandate to study various aspects of coal, oil, 
and gas transportation rates. Electric market participants and the 
public are using the information to assess the marketplace during its 
transition to a fully competitive regime.
    5. Respondent Description: The respondent universe currently 
comprises approximately 119 respondents.
    6. Estimated Burden: 3,808 total burden hours, 119 respondents, 
59.5 responses annually (119 responses every two years), 64 hours per 
response (average).
    7. Estimated Cost Burden to Respondent: 3,808 hours  2,080 
hours per year  x  $117,041 = $214,275.

    Statutory Authority: Sections 205(f) of the Federal Power Act, 
as amended by Section 208 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies 
Act. (49 Stat. 851; 16 U.S.C. 824d).

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 01-10735 Filed 4-30-01; 8:45 am]
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