[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 87 (Monday, May 6, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30378-30379]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-11149]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. PL02-3-000]


Guidelines for Ensuring and Maximizing the Quality, Objectivity, 
Utility, and Integrity of Disseminated Information; Statement of Policy 
on Maximizing the Quality, Objectivity, Utility, and Integrity of 
Disseminated Information and Reqyest for Comments

April 30, 2002.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice, availability of draft report with Proposed guidelines 
and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: Section 515 of the Treasury and General Government 
Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (Public Law 106-554), directed 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to issue government-wide 
guidelines to ``provide policy and procedural guidance to Federal 
agencies for ensuring and maximizing the quality, objectivity, utility, 
and integrity of information (including statistical information) 
disseminated by Federal agencies.'' OMB's final guidelines were 
published on February 22, 2002. 67 FR 8452 (2002). Agencies are 
directed to issue implementing guidelines by October 1, 2002. The 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) is issuing 
and requesting comments on these draft guidelines as part of this 
process.

DATES: Comments are due June 7, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 
Washington, DC 20426.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth A. Taylor, Office of the 
Chief Information Officer, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street, Washington, DC 20426, (202)208-0826, e-mail: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In section 515 of the Treasury and General 
Government Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (Public Law 106-
554), Congress directed the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to 
issue by September 30, 2001, government-wide guidelines that provide 
policy and procedural guidance to Federal agencies for ensuring and 
maximizing the quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of 
information (including statistical information) disseminated by Federal 
agencies. (OMB subsequently revised its

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guidelines to reflect comments by federal agencies and this revision as 
noted above was noticed in the Federal Register on February 22, 2002).
    Section 515 directs agencies subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act 
(44 U.S.C. 3502(1)) to:
    1. Issue their own information quality guidelines ensuring and 
maximizing the quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of 
information, including statistical information, disseminated by the 
agency no later than one year after the date of issuance of the OMB 
guidelines;
    2. Establish administrative mechanisms allowing affected persons to 
seek and obtain correction of information maintained and disseminated 
by the agency that does not comply with the OMB guidelines; and
    3. Report annually, beginning January 1, 2004, to the Director of 
OMB the number and nature of requests for correction received by the 
agency regarding agency compliance with these OMB guidelines concerning 
the quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of information and how 
such requests for correction were resolved.
    The FERC's draft guidelines are included as Attachment A. The 
request for correction and request for reconsideration processes are 
described in Attachment B. Attachments A and B are available on the 
FERC website at http://www.ferc.gov/ and in the Public Reference Room, 
888 First Street., NE., Washington, DC 20426 (202-208-1371, extension 
0, or [email protected]).

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-11149 Filed 5-3-02; 8:45 am]
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