[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 12 (Wednesday, January 19, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3006-3007]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-184]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. IC05-566-000; FERC-566]


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

January 7, 2005.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of proposed information collection and request for 
comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of section 3506(c)(2)(a) 
of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-13), the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) is soliciting public comment 
on the specific aspects of the information collection described below.

DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due by March 14, 
2005.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed collection of information can be 
obtained from the Commission's Web site, http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/hard-fil-elec.asp, or click on ``Documents and Filing'', 
``Hardcopy filing'' and then ``Electric''. Comments may be filed either 
in paper format or electronically. Those parties 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 Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 
Washington, DC 20426 and refer to Docket No. IC05-566-000.
    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 
acknowledgement to the sender's e-mail address upon receipt of 
comments.
    All comments may be viewed, printed or downloaded remotely via the 
Internet through FERC's homepage using the eLibrary link. For user 
assistance, contact [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: The information collected under the 
requirements of FERC 566 ``Annual Report of a Utility's Twenty Largest 
Purchasers'' (OMB No. 1902-0114) is used by the Commission to implement 
the statutory provisions of section 305 of the Federal Power Act (FPA), 
(16 U.S.C. 825d), as amended by Title II, section 211 of the Public 
Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA). FPA section 305--
Officials Dealing in Securities; Interlocking Directorates--defines the 
annual reporting requirements for public utility officers and directors 
to report office and director positions they hold with, among other 
entities, a public utility's top twenty customers of electric energy. 
FPA section 305(c)(2) states ``each public utility shall publish a 
list, pursuant to rules prescribed by the Commission * * *.'' This 
statutory requirement to publish the customer's list allows the public 
the opportunity to compare the customers listed with the interlocking 
directorate information filed in FERC-561 (1902-0099), by public 
utility officers and directors, for identification of positions where 
the relationship may be employed, for example to the detriment of the 
utility, or the public interest. The required public utility filers, 
the necessary filing information, the requirement to publish the 
information and the filing deadline are all specifically mandated by 
the FPA. The Commission is not empowered to amend or waive these 
statutory requirements. Requirements the Commission has the authority 
to amend, such as the filing format and the numbers of required copies 
are found at 18 CFR 46.3.

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    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     Total annual
   respondents       responses  per      hours  per       burden hours
  annually  (1)     respondent  (2)     response  (3)      (1)x(2)x(3)
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           183                  1                 6             1,098
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    The estimated total cost to respondents is $57,306. (1,098 hours 
divided by 2,080 hours per year per employee times $108,558 per year 
average per employee = $57,306). The cost per respondent is $313.
    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. E5-184 Filed 1-18-05; 8:45 am]
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