[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 190 (Monday, October 1, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49945-49946]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-24443]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[IC01-1F-000, FERC Form 1-F]


Proposed Information Collection and Request for Comments

September 25, 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 within 60 days 
of the publication of this notice.

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 Form 1-F ``Annual Report for Nonmajor Electric 
Utilities and Licensees'' (OMB No. 1902-0029) is used by the Commission 
to implement the statutory provisions of the Federal Power Act (FPA) 16 
U.S.C. 791a-825r. The Commission is authorized and empowered to make 
investigations, collect and record data, prescribe rules and 
regulations concerning accounts, records and memoranda as necessary or 
appropriate for administering the FPA. The Commission may prescribe a 
system of accounts for jurisdictional companies and, after notice and 
opportunity for hearing, may determine the accounts in which particular 
outlays and receipts will be entered, charged or credited. The FERC 
Form No. 1-F is a financial and operating report for electric rate 
regulation. ``Nonmajor'' is defined as having total sales in each of 
the last three consecutive years of 10,000 megawatt-hours or less.
    FERC staff uses the data in the continuous review of the financial 
condition of regulated companies, in various rate proceedings and 
supply programs and in the Commission's audit program. The annual 
financial information filed with the Commission is a mandatory 
requirement submitted in a prescribed format which is filed 
electronically via the Internet. The Commission implements these filing 
requirements in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) under 18 CFR 
Parts 41, 101, 141.2.
    Action: The Commission is requesting a three-year extension of the 
current expiration date, with certain changes to the existing 
collection of data. Based on a review of the FERC's requirements for 
Form 1-F data and requests from respondents for reductions in the 
collection, the Commission recommends the elimination of the Form 1-F 
schedules listed below:
     Data on Security Holders and Voting Powers (Parts X and 
XI, P. 18)
     Nonutility Property (221, P. 110)
     Capital Stock Sub, Cap Stock Liability for Con, Prem. Cap 
Stock, & Inst Received (252, P. 112)
     Discount on Capital Stock (254, P. 112)
     Particulars Concerning Certain Income Deduction and 
Interest Charges (340, P. 117)
     Electric Distribution Meters and Line Transformers (429, 
lines 63 & 65, P. 206)
     Number of Electric Department Employees (323, page 323)
     Construction Overheads--electric (217, p. 8 Allowance for 
Funds used During Construction)
    Burden Statement: Public reporting burden for this collection has 
been reduced by the elimination of several schedules and the paper 
filing format requirement. The burden 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
(1)                                                                 (2)                 (3)         (1)x(2)x(3)
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17..................................................                  1                  32                 544
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    Estimated cost burden to respondents: 476 hours/2,080 hours per 
year x $117,041 per year = $26,784. The cost per respondent is equal to 
$ 1,576.
    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 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.

David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 01-24443 Filed 9-28-01; 8:45 am]
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