[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 106 (Friday, June 3, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32596-32597]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-2817]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. IC05-520-000; FERC-520]


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

May 27, 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 (Pub. L. 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 August 8, 
2005.

ADDRESSES: Copies of sample filings of the proposed collection of 
information can be obtained from the Commission's Web site (http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filings/elibrary.asp) or to the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, Attn: Michael Miller, Office of the Executive 
Director Officer, ED-33, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. 
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. IC05-520-000.
    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-520 ``Application for Authority to Hold 
Interlocking Directorate Positions'' (OMB No. 1902-0083) is used by the 
Commission to implement the statutory provisions of Section 305(b) of 
the Federal Power Act (FPA) (16 U.S.C. 825d). Section 305(b) makes the 
holding of certain defined interlocking corporate positions unlawful 
unless the Commission has authorized the interlocks to the held and, 
requires the applicant to show in a form and manner as prescribed by 
the Commission, that neither public nor private interests will be 
adversely affected by the holding of the position. The Commission 
implements these filing requirements in the Code of Federal Regulations 
(CFR) under 18 CFR part 45.
    Under part 45, each person that desires to hold interlocking 
positions must submit an application to the Commission for 
authorization, or if qualified, comply with the requirements for 
automatic authorization. The interlocking positions application 
requirements are set forth in section 45.8; automatic authorization 
requirements are set forth in section 45.9. In addition, a person 
already holding an existing authorized interlocking position, must 
apply for separate authorization under section 45.4(a) when appointed 
to a new position within the same company. The information required 
under part 45 generally identifies the applicant, describes the various 
interlocking positions the applicant seeks authorization to hold, 
provides information on the applicant's financial interests, other 
officers and directors of the firms involved, and the nature of the 
business relationships among the firms.
    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 respondents       Number of responses per     Average burden hours per    Total annual burden hours
        annually (1)                respondent (2)               response (3)               (1) x (2) x (3)
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                    28                            1                        51.8                        1450
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    Estimated cost burden to respondents is $75,677. (1450 hours/2080 
hours per year times $108,558 per year average per employee = $ 
75,677.) The cost per respondent is $2,703.
    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.

Linda Mitry,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. E5-2817 Filed 6-2-05; 8:45 am]
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