[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 72 (Wednesday, April 14, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19830-19831]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-817]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. IC04-580-001, FERC Form-580]


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

April 6, 2004.
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 review and reinstatement of this information collection 
requirement. 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 comments from one entity in 
response to an earlier Federal Register notice of January 30, 2004 (69 
FR 4498-49), and has responded to their comments in its submission to 
OMB.

DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due by June 30, 
2004.

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. 
Comments to OMB should be filed electronically, c/o [email protected] and include the OMB Control No. as a point of 
reference. 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. IC04-580-001.
    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 
``eLibrary'' link.

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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 Form 580 ``Interrogatory on Fuel 
and Energy Purchases Practices, Docket No. IN79-6.''
    2. Sponsor: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
    3. Control No.: 1902-0137.
    The Commission is now requesting that OMB approve with 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 sections 
205-206 of the Federal Power Act as amended by section 208 of the 
Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA). The Commission is 
required to review ``not less frequently than every two (2) years * * * 
of practices * * * to ensure the efficient use of resources (including 
economical purchase and use of fuel and electric energy) * * *.'' The 
information is used to: (1) Review as mandated by statute, fuel 
purchase and cost recovery practices to insure efficient use of 
resources, including economical purchase and use of fuel and electric 
energy, under fuel adjustment clauses on file with the Commission; (2) 
evaluate fuel costs in individual rate filings; (3) to supplement 
periodic utility audits; and (4) to monitor changes and trends in the 
electric wholesale market. Electric market participants and the public 
are using the information to track market changes and trends in the 
electric wholesale market. The data has helped to identify market 
conditions. The Commission implements the filing requirements in the 
Code of Regulations (CFR) under 18 CFR parts 35.14.
    5. Respondent Description: The respondent universe currently 
comprises 114 companies (on average per year) subject to the 
Commission's jurisdiction.
    6. Estimated Burden: 3,600 total hours, 114 respondents (57 average 
per year), .5 responses per respondent, and 63 hours per response 
(average) (1 hour for those respondents without fuel adjustment clauses 
and 110 hours for those respondents with fuel adjustment clauses).
    7. Estimated Cost Burden to Respondents: 3,600 hours / 2080 hours 
per year x $107,185 per year = $185,512.
    Statutory Authority: Sections 205-206 of the FPA (16 U.S.C. 824d 
and e) and section 208 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act 
(PURPA), (16 U.S.C. 2601 et al.).

Linda Mitry,
Acting Secretary.
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