[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 147 (Thursday, July 31, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44930-44931]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-19385]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. IC03-716A-001, FERC-716A]


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

July 23, 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 May 16, 2003 (68 FR 26592-93) and has made this notation in its 
submission to OMB.

DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due by August 20, 
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. 
The Desk Officer may be reached by fax at 202-395-7285 or by e-mail at 
[email protected].
    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. IC03-716A-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://

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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 may be viewed, printed or downloaded remotely via the 
Internet through FERC's homepage using the FERRIS link. For user 
assistance contact [email protected] or toll-free at (866) 
208-3676 or for TTY, contact (202) 502-8659 or the Public Reference at 
(202)-8371, 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) 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-716A ``Application for 
Transmission Services under section 211 of the Federal Power Act.''
    2. Sponsor: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
    3. Control No. 1902-00168.
    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. 
Requests for confidential treatment of the information are provided for 
under Sec.  388.112 of the Commission's regulations.
    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 the 
Federal Power Act (FPA), 16 U.S.C. 824j as amended and added by the 
Energy policy Act of 1992 (Pub. L. 102-468). The Commission uses the 
information collected to ensure that the requirements set forth in 
Section 211(a) of the FPA have been met, i.e., that a request for 
transmission service has been made by the applicant to the transmitting 
utility at least 60 days prior to filing the application with the 
Commission and that all affected parties have been notified. 
Specifically, section 211(a) as provided for by the Energy Policy Act 
of 1992, authorizes the Commission to issue an order directing 
transmission service only after a person applying for the order has 
requested the transmission service from the transmitting utility at 
least 60 days prior to applying to the Commission. Section 211 allows 
any electric utility, Federal power marketing agency or any other 
person generating electric energy for sale or resale to apply for an 
order requiring a transmitting utility to provide transmission services 
to the applicant.
    The applicant is required to provide a form of notice suitable for 
publication in the Federal Register, and notify the affected parties. 
The Commission uses the information to carry out its responsibilities 
under part II of the Federal Power Act. The Commission implements these 
filing requirements in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) under 18 
CFR part 36.
    5. Respondent Description: The respondent universe currently 
comprises approximately 10 public utilities, federal power marketing 
agencies or any other person generating electric energy for sale or 
resale to apply for an order requiring a transmitting utility to 
provide transmission services to the applicant.
    6. Estimated Burden: 25 total hours, 10 respondents (average), 1 
response per respondent, 2.5 hours per response (average).
    7. Estimated Cost Burden to respondents: 25 hours/2080 hours per 
years x $117,041 per year = $1,407. The cost per respondent is equal to 
$141.00.

    Statutory Authority: Sections 211(a), 212, 213(a) of the Federal 
Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 824j-l, and sections 721-723 of the Energy 
Policy Act of 1992. (PL. 102-486).

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-19385 Filed 7-30-03; 8:45 am]
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