[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 102 (Wednesday, May 28, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 31695]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-13209]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. IC03-583-001, FERC-583]


Commission Information Collection Activities, Proposed 
Collection; Comment Request; Submitted for OMB Review

May 20, 2003.
AGENCY:  Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE.

ACTION:  Notice.

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SUMMARY:  In compliance with the requirements of section 3507 of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3507, the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission (Commission) has submitted the information 
collection described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
for review and extension of the current expiration date. Any interested 
person may file comments directly with OMB and should address a copy of 
those comments to the Commission as explained below. The Commission 
received no comments in response to an earlier Federal Register notice 
of November 18, 2002 (67 FR 69514-15) and has made this notation in its 
submission to OMB.

DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due by June 23, 
2003.

ADDRESSES:  Address comments on the collection of information to the 
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 be 
reached by telephone at 202-395-7856. A copy of the comments should 
also be sent to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Office of the 
Executive Director, ED-30, Attention: Michael Miller, 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, 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. IC03-583-001.
    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 of comments. 
User assistance for electronic filings is available at 202-502-8258 or 
by e-mail to [email protected]. Comments should not be submitted to the 
e-mail address.
    All comments are available for review at the Commission or may be 
viewed on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov , using the 
``FERRIS'' link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three 
digits in the docket number field to access the document. For 
assistance, contact FERC Online Support at [email protected] 
or toll-free at (866)208-3676, or for TTY, contact (202)502-8659. FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Miller may be reached by telephone 
at (202)502-8415, by fax at (202)273-0873, and by e-mail at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Description

    The information collection submitted for OMB review contains the 
following:
    1. Collection of Information: FERC-583 ``Annual Kilowatt Generating 
Report''
    2. Sponsor: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
    3. Control No.: 1902-0136.
    The Commission is now requesting that OMB approve a three-year 
extension of the expiration date, with no changes to the existing 
collection. The information filed with the Commission is mandatory.
    4. Necessity of the Collection of Information: Submission of the 
information is necessary to enable the Commission to carry out its 
responsibilities in implementing the statutory provisions of section 
10(e) of the Federal Power Act (FPA), and section 3401 of the Omnibus 
Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986 (OBRA), 42 U.S.C. 7178. Section 10(e) 
authorizes the Commission to collect annual charges from hydroelectric 
licenses for among other things, the cost of administering part I of 
the FPA and for administering the costs of administering United States 
dams. Section 3401 of OBRA authorizes the Commission to ``assess and 
collect fees and annual charges in any fiscal year in amounts equal to 
all the costs incurred . . . in that fiscal year''. The annual charges 
must be computed based on methods that the Commission has determined to 
be fair equitable. The annual charges do not enable the Commission to 
collect amounts in excess of expenses, but merely serve as a vehicle to 
reimburse the United States Treasury for the Commission's expenses. (42 
U.S.C. 7178(f))
    The Commission's staff use the information to determine the amounts 
of 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.
    5. Respondent Description: The respondent universe currently 
comprises 660 companies (on average) subject to the Commission's 
jurisdiction.
    6. Estimated Burden: 1,320 total hours, 660 respondents(average), 1 
response per respondent, 2 hours per response (average).
    7. Estimated Cost Burden to respondents: 1,320 hours/2080 hours per 
years x $117,041 per year = $74,276. The cost per respondent is equal 
to $113.00.
    Statutory Authority: Section 10 of the Federal Power Act, 16 
U.S.C. 803(3) and section 3401 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation 
Act of 1986, 42 U.S.C.7178.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-13209 Filed 5-27-03; 8:45 am]
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