[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 222 (Monday, November 18, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69514-69515]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-29160]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[IC03-583-000, FERC-583]


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

November 8, 2002.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE.

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: Consideration on the collection of information is due by January 
13, 2003.

ADDRESSES: Information on the proposed energy information collection 
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. Comments may be filed either in paper format or 
electronically. Those persons 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

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Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426 and 
should refer to Docket No. IC03-583-000. 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 http://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 and 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. For 
assistance, contact FERC Online Support at [email protected] 
or toll-free at (866) 208-3676.

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:

Abstract

    The information collected under the requirements of FERC-583 
``Annual Kilowatt Generating Report (Annual Charges)'' (OMB No. 1902-
0136) is used by the Commission to implement the statutory provisions 
of section 10(e) of the Federal Power Act (FPA), part I, 16 U.S.C. 
803(e) which requires the Commission to collect annual charges from 
hydropower licensees for, among other things, the cost of administering 
part I of the FPA and for the use of United States dams. In addition, 
the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986 (OBRA) authorizes the 
Commission to ``assess and collect fees and annual charges in any 
fiscal year in amounts equal to all of the costs incurred by the 
Commission in that fiscal year.'' The information is collected annually 
and used to determine the amounts of the annual charges to be assessed 
licensees for reimbursable government administrative costs and for the 
use of government dams. The Commission implements these filing 
requirements in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) under 18 CFR part 
11.
    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          Number of       Average burden
   respondents       responses per        hours per       Total annual
     annually          respondent         responde        burden hours
(1)                            (2)                (3)       (1)x(2)x(3)
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            660                  1                  2             1,320
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    Estimated cost burden to respondents: 1,320 hours/2,080 hours per 
year x $117,041 per year = $74,276. The cost per respondent = $113.
    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, including the use of appropriate automated, electronic, 
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms 
of information technology e.g. permitting electronic submission of 
responses.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-29160 Filed 11-15-02; 8:45 am]
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