[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 243 (Tuesday, December 18, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65186-65187]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-31064]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[IC01-566-001 FERC Form 566]


Information Collection Submitted for Review and Request for 
Comments

December 11, 2001.
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 
comments in response to an earlier Federal Register notice of May 8, 
2001 (66 FR. 23240). The Commission has responded 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 within 30 days of this 
notification.

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) 273-0873, and by E-mail: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Description

    The energy information collection submitted to OMB for review 
contains:
    1. Collection of Information: FERC Form 566 ``Annual Report of a 
Utility's Twenty Largest Purchasers''
    2. Sponsor: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
    3. Control No.: OMB No. 1902-0114. The Commission is now requesting 
that OMB approve a three-year extension of the current expiration date, 
with no changes to the existing collection. This is a mandatory 
information collection requirement.
    4. Necessity of Collection of Information: Submission of the 
information is necessary to fulfill the requirements of Section 305 of 
the Federal Power Act (FPA), as amended by Title II, section 211 of the 
Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA). FPA section 
305--Officials Dealing in Securities-Interlocking Directorates defines 
the annual reporting requirements for public utility officers and 
directors to report office 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 public utility shall 
publish a list, pursuant to rules prescribed by the Commission * * * 
This statutory requirement to publish the customers'' list allows the 
public the opportunity to compare the customers listed with the 
interlocking directorate information filed in FERC Form 561 (1902-
0099), by public utility officers and directors, for identification of 
positions where the relationship may be employed, for example to the 
detriment of the utility, 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 specifically 
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 filing format and the number of 
required copies are found at 18 CFR 46.3.
    5. Respondent Description: The respondent universe currently 
comprises on average approximately 175 public utilities.
    6. Estimated Burden: 1,050 total burden hours, 175 respondents, 1 
response annually, 6 hours per response (average).
    7. Estimated Cost Burden to Respondents: 1,050 hours  2,080 
hours per year  x  $117,041 per year = $ 59,083, average cost per 
respondent = $338.
    Statutory Authority: Sections 211 of the Public Utility Regulatory 
Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA) (16 U.S.C. 825d as amended and 16 U.S.C. 
2601) and

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section 305 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 825d).

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 01-31064 Filed 12-17-01; 8:45 am]
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