[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 174 (Friday, September 9, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53643-53644]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-4905]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[IC05-583-001, FERC-583]


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 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 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 15, 2005 (70 FR 34748-50) and has made this 
notation in its submission to OMB.

DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due by 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

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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. IC05-583-001.
    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 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 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-583 ``Annual Kilowatt Generating 
Report (Annual Charges)''.
    2. Sponsor: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
    3. Control No.: 1902-0136.
    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 for the Commission to carry out its 
responsibilities in implementing the statutory provisions of section 
10(e) of the Federal Power Act (FPA), part I, 16 U.S.C. 803(e), and 
Section 3401 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986 (OBRA), 
42 U.S.C. 7178. In addition, the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 
1986 (OBRA) authorizes the Commission to ``assess and collect fees and 
annual charges in any fiscal year in amounts equal to all of the costs 
incurred by the Commission in that fiscal year''. The information 
collected annually and used to determine the amounts of the annual 
charges to be assessed licensees for reimbursable government 
administrative costs and for the use of government dams. The Commission 
implements these filing requirements in the Code of Federal Regulations 
(CFR) under 18 CFR part 11.
    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.
    5. Respondent Description: The respondent universe currently 
comprises 705 companies (on average) subject to the Commission's 
jurisdiction.
    6. Estimated Burden: 1410 total hours, 705 respondents (average), 1 
response per respondent, and 2 hours per response (average).
    7. Estimated Cost Burden to respondents: 1410 hours/2080 hours per 
years x $108,558 per year = $ 73,590. The cost per respondent is equal 
to $104.

    Statutory Authority: Section 10(e) of the Federal Power Act 
(FPA), part I, 16 U.S.C. 803(e), and Section 3401 of the Omnibus 
Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986 (OBRA), 42 U.S.C. 7178.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E5-4905 Filed 9-8-05; 8:45 am]
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