[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 89 (Tuesday, May 8, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23239-23240]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-11489]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. IC01-566-000, FERC Form 566]


Proposed Information Collection and Request for Comments

May 2, 2001.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE.

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. 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 
July 9, 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-566 ``Annual Report of a Utility's Twenty Largest 
Purchasers'' (OMB No. 1902-0114) is used by the Commission to implement 
the statutory provisions of the Federal Power Act section 305(c)(2) 
(FPA) as amended by Title II, Section 211 of the Public Utility 
Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA) (16 U.S.C. 825d). EPA section 
305--Officials Dealing in Securities--Interlocking Directorates defines 
the annual reporting requirements for public utility officers and 
directors to report officer and director positions they hold with, 
among other entities, a public utility's top twenty customers of 
electric energy. FPA section 305(c)(2) states ``each

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public utility shall publish a list, pursuant to rules prescirbed by 
the Commission * * *  This statutory requirement to publish customers 
list allows the public the opportunity to compare the customers listed 
with the interlocking directorate information filed in FERC Form 561, 
by public utility officers and directors, for the identification of 
positions where the relationship may be employed, for example, for the 
director's own benefit or profit, or for the benefit or profit of any 
other person or persons and to the detriment of the utility's, or the 
public interest. The required public utility filers, the necessary 
filing information, the requirement to publish the information and the 
filing deadline are all mandated by the FPA. The Commission is not 
empowered to amend or waive these statutory requirements. Requirements 
the Commission has the authority to amend, such as the format of the 
filing itself and the number of required copies are found at 18 CFR 
46.3.
    Action: The Commission is requesting a three-year extension of the 
current expiration date, with no changes to the existing collection of 
data.
    Burden Statement: Public reporting burden for this collection is 
estimated as:

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                                                                Number of      Average burden
              Number of respondents annually                  responses per       hours per       Total annual
                                                               respondent         response        burden hours
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(1)                                                                     (2)               (3)   (1) x (2) x (3)
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175.......................................................                1                 6             1,050

    The estimated total cost to respondents is $59,083 (1,050 hours 
divided by 2,080 hours per year per employee times $117,041 per year 
per average employee=$59,083). The cost per respondent is $338.
    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 
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 agency'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. 01-11489 Filed 5-7-01; 8:45 am]
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