[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 77 (Friday, April 22, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20884-20885]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-1910]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. IC05-566-001; FERC-566]


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

April 18, 2005.
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., the Federal Energy 
Regulatory

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Commission (Commission) has submitted the information collection 
described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review 
and extension 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 no comments in response to an earlier Federal 
Register notice of January 31, 2005 (70 FR 3006-3007) and has made this 
notification in its submission to OMB.

DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due by May 20, 
2005.

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-
4650. A copy of the comments should also be sent to the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, Office of the Executive Director, ED-33, 
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. IC05-566-001.
    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 
acknowledgement 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, printed or downloaded remotely via the Internet through FERC's 
homepage using the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number excluding 
the last three digits in the docket number field to access the 
document. 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:

Description

    The information collection submitted for OMB review contains the 
following:
    1. Collection of Information: FERC-566 ``Annual Report of a 
Utility's Twenty Largest Purchasers.''
    2. Sponsor: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
    3. Control No: 1902-0114.
    The Commission is now requesting that OMB approve and extend the 
expiration date for an additional 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 section 
305 of the Federal Power Act, as amended by section 211 of the Public 
Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978. Submission of the list is 
necessary to fulfill the requirements of section 211-Interlocking 
Directorates, which defines monitoring and regulatory operations 
concerning interlocking directorate positions held by utility personnel 
and possible conflicts of interest. The information on facilities, who 
seek qualifying status for their facilities, to file the information is 
collected by the Commission to identify large purchasers of electric 
energy and possible conflicts of interest. Through this process, the 
Commission is able to review and exercise oversight of interlocking 
directorates of public utilities and their related activities. The 
Commission implements these requirements in the Code of Federal 
Regulations (CFR) under 18 CFR part 46, Section 46.3.
    5. Respondent Description: The respondent universe currently 
comprises 183 respondents (average) subject to the Commission's 
jurisdiction.
    6. Estimated Burden: 1,098 total hours, 183 respondents (average 
per year), 1 response per respondent, and 6 hours per respondent 
(average).
    7. Estimated Cost Burden to Respondents: 1,098 total hours/2080 
hours per year x $108,558 per year = $57,306. The cost per respondent 
is $313.

    Statutory Authority: Section 305(c)(2)(D), 16 U.S.C. 825d.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E5-1910 Filed 4-21-05; 8:45 am]
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