[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 174 (Friday, September 9, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53645-53646]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-4904]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. IC05-520-001; FERC-520]


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

September 2, 2005.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE.

ACTION: Notice.

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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) 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 June 3, 2005 (70 FR 32596-97) and has made this 
notation in its submission to OMB.

DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due October 3, 
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. IC05-520-001.
    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 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

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(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-520 ``Application for Authority 
to Hold Interlocking Directorate Positions.''
    2. Sponsor: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
    3. Control No.: 1902-0083.
    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 Information: Submission of the 
information is necessary for the Commission to carry out its 
responsibilities in implementing the statutory provision of Section 
305(b) of the Federal Power Act (FPA) (16 U.S.C. 825d). The Commission 
implements these filing requirements in the Code of Federal Regulations 
(CFR) under 18 CFR part 45. 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.
    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.
    The Commission implements these filings requirements in the Code of 
Federal Regulations (CFR) under 18 CFR part 45.
    5. Respondent Description: The respondent universe currently 
comprises 28 companies (on average) subject to the Commission's 
jurisdiction.
    6. Estimated Burden: 1450 total hours, 28 respondents (average), 1 
response per respondent, and 51.8 hours per response (average).
    7. Estimated Cost Burden to respondents: 1,450 hours/2080 hours per 
years x $108,558 per year = $75,677. The cost per respondent is equal 
to $2,703.

    Statutory Authority: Section 305(b) of the Federal Power Act 
(FPA) (16 U.S.C. 825d).

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E5-4904 Filed 9-8-05; 8:45 am]
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