[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 163 (Thursday, August 22, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 54412]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-21386]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. IC02-598-000, FERC-598]


Commission Information Collection Activities, Proposed 
Collection; Comment Request; Extension

August 16, 2002.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(a) 
of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A), the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) is soliciting public 
comment on the specific aspects of the information collection described 
below.

DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due by October 18, 
2002.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed collection of information can be 
obtained from Michael Miller, Office of the Chief Information Officer, 
CI-1, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. Comments may be filed 
either in paper format or electronically. Those filing electronically 
do not need to make a paper filing. For paper filings, the original and 
14 copies of such comments should be submitted to the Office of the 
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE, 
Washington, DC 20426 and should refer to Docket No. IC02-598-000.
    Documents filed electronically via the Internet must be prepared in 
WordPerfect, MS Word, Portable Document Format, or ASCII format. To 
file the document, access the Commission's Web site at www.ferc.gov and 
click on ``Make An E-filing,'' and then follow the instructions for 
each screen. First time users will have to establish a user name and 
password. The Commission will send an automatic acknowledgment to the 
sender's E-mail address upon receipt of comments. User assistance for 
electronic filings is available at 202-208-0258 or by e-mail to 
[email protected]. Comments should not be submitted to the e-mail 
address.
    All comments may be viewed, printed or downloaded remotely via the 
Internet through FERC's homepage using the FERRIS link. User assistance 
for FERRIS is available at 202-502-8222, or by e-mail to 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Miller may be reached by 
telephone at (202) 502-8415, by fax at (202) 208-2425, and by e-mail at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The information collected under the 
requirements of FERC-598 ``Determination for Entities Seeking Exempt 
Wholesale Generator Status'' (OMB No. 1902-0166) is used by the 
Commission to implement the statutory provisions of Section 32 of the 
Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 (PUHCA), as amended by 
Section 711 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992, 16 U.S.C. 824d. Section 
32(a) of PUHCA defines an Exempt Wholesale Generator (EWG) as an 
individual determined by the Commission to be engaged directly or 
indirectly through one or more affiliates, and exclusively in the 
business of owning and/or operating all or part of eligible facilities 
and selling electric energy at wholesale. An eligible facility may 
include interconnecting transmission facilities necessary to effect 
wholesale power sales. Persons granted EWG status will be exempt from 
regulation under PUHCA. The Commission implements these filing 
requirements in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) under 18 CFR Part 
365.
    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
respondents         Number of  responses  per respondent            hours  per      Total annual
  annually                                                           response       burden hours
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(1)          (2)...............................................             (3)   (1) x (2) x (3)
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   112       1.................................................               6              672
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    Estimated total cost burden to respondents is $37,813 (672 hours/
2,080 hours per year x $117,041 per year). The cost per respondent is 
equal to $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 
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.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-21386 Filed 8-21-02; 8:45 am]
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