[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 167 (Thursday, August 28, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51769-51770]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-21997]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. IC03-714-001, FERC Form 714]


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

August 21, 2003.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

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 reinstatement, review and a new 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 March 31, 2003 (68 FR 15441) and has made this notation in its 
submission to OMB.

DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due by September 
26, 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. IC03-714-001.
    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 may be viewed, printed or downloaded remotely via the 
Internet through FERC's homepage using the FERRIS link. For assistance, 
please

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contact FERC Online Support at [email protected] or toll free 
at (866) 208-3676, for TTY (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 Form 714 Annual Electric Control 
and Planning Area Report@.
    2. Sponsor: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
    3. Control No.: 1902-0140.
    The Commission is now requesting that OMB reinstate and approve 
this information collection for a period of three years 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 Sections 
202, 207, 210, 211-213, 304, 309 and 311 of the Federal Power Act 
(FPA), as amended (49 Stat. 838; 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r) and Section 3(4) 
of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (26 U.S.C. 2602). 
The Commission implements Form No. 714 filing requirements in the Code 
of Federal Regulations (CFR) under 18 CFR part 141.51. FERC Form No. 
714 gathers basic utility operating and planning information, primarily 
on a control area basis, for the purpose of evaluating utility 
operations related to proposed mergers, interconnections, wholesale 
rate investigations, and wholesale market changes and trends under 
emerging competitive forces. Such evaluations are made to assess 
reliability, costs and other operating attributes.
    5. Respondent Description: The respondent universe currently 
comprises approximately 238 public utilities.
    6. Estimated Burden: 17,850 total hours, 238 respondents (average), 
75 hours per respondent (average), one response per year.
    7.Estimated Burden: Estimated Cost Burden to respondents: 17,850 
hours x 2080 hours per years x $117,041 per year = $1,004,414. The cost 
per respondent is equal to $4,220.

    Statutory Authority: Sections 202, 207, 210, 211-213, 304, 309, 
and 311 of the Federal Power Act (FPA), as amended (49 Stat. 838; 16 
U.S.C. 791a-825r) and Section 3(4) of the Public Utility Regulatory 
Policies Act, 26 U.S.C. 2602.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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