[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 19 (Tuesday, January 29, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4244-4245]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-2097]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. IC01-1F-001 FERC Form No. 1-F]


Information Collection Submitted for Review and Request for 
Comments

January 23, 2002.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

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 (Public Law 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. The actual comments themselves are included 
in Attachment A. These entities commented in response to an earlier 
Federal Register notice of October 1, 2001 (66 FR 49945). 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. The Desk Officer may also be reached at (202) 395-7318. 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: Mr. 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:

Description

    The energy information collection submitted to OMB for review 
contains:
    1. Collection of Information: FERC Form 1-F ``Annual Report for 
Nonmajor Public Utilities and Licensees''.
    2. Sponsor: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
    3. Control No.: OMB No. 1902-0029. The Commission is now requesting 
that OMB approve a three-year extension of the current expiration date, 
with proposed changes to the existing collection. There is an increase 
in the reporting burden due to an adjustment in the number of entities 
who are now subject to the Commission's jurisdiction and as a result 
must submit this annual report. This increase is partially offset by 
the proposed elimination of two schedules and certain line items on six 
other schedules. This is a mandatory information collection 
requirement.
    4. Necessity of Collection of Information: Submission of the 
information is necessary to enable the Commission to carry out its 
responsibilities in implementing the provisions of the Federal Power 
Act (FPA). Under the FPA the Commission may prescribe a system of 
accounts for jurisdictional companies, and after notice and hearing, 
may determine the accounts in which particular outlays and receipts 
will be entered, charged or credited. The FERC Form 1-F is designed to 
collect financial information from jurisdictional electric utilities 
and licensees who have generation, transmission, distribution and/or 
sell electric energy, within the United States and its possessions.
    Respondent Description: The respondent universe currently comprises 
on average, 26 companies subject to the Commission's jurisdiction.
    6. Estimated Burden: 832 total burden hours, 26 respondents, 1 
response annually, 32 hours per response (average).
    7. Estimated Cost Burden to Respondents: 832 hours  2,080 
hours per year  x  $117,041 per year = $ 46,816 average cost per 
respondent = $1,801.

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Statutory Authority: Sections 304 and 309 of the Federal Power Act 
(FPA), 16 U.S.C. 825c-825h.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-2097 Filed 1-28-02; 8:45 am]
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