[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 131 (Monday, July 10, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38868-38869]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-10695]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[IC06-714-001, FERC 714]


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

June 30, 2006.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

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 March 30, 2006 (71 FR 16133-16134) and has made this 
notation in its submission to OMB.

DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due by August 10, 
2006.

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-34, 
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, 
and original and 14 copies of such comments should be submitted to the 
Secretary of the Commission, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426 and should refer to Docket No. 
IC06-714-001.
    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 this 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 (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 Form 714 ``Annual Electric 
Control and Planning Area Report.''
    2. Sponsor: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
    3. Control No.: 1902-0140.
    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 consists of 
sections 202, 207, 210, 211-213 of the Federal Power Act (FPA), as 
amended (49 Stat. 838; 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r) and particularly sections 
304-309 and 311, as well as Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Pub. L. 109-58) 
(119 Stat. 594) sections 1211, 1221, 1231, 1241 and 1242. The 
Commission implements the Form 714 filing requirements in the Code of 
Federal Regulations (CFR) under 18 CFR 141.51.
    Through FERC Form 714, the Commission gathers electric transmission 
system operating and planning information, from control area operations 
and from utilities charged with resource planning and demand 
forecasting for planning areas that have an annual peak demand greater 
than 200 megawatts. This information is used in evaluating transmission 
system reliability and performance, wholesale rate investigations, and 
wholesale market under emerging competitive forces.
    5. Respondent Description: The respondent universe currently 
comprises 215 companies (on average) subject to the Commission's 
jurisdiction.
    6. Estimated Burden: 10,750 total hours, 215 respondents (average), 
1 response per respondent, and 50 hours per response (average)
    7. Estimated Cost Burden to respondents: 10,750 hours/2080 hours 
per years x $117,321 per year = $606,347. The cost per respondent is 
equal to $2,820.
    Statutory Authority: Statutory provisions of sections 202, 207, 
210, 211-213 of the Federal Power Act (FPA), as amend (49 Stat. 838; 16 
U.S.C. 791a-825r) and particularly sections 304-309 and 311, as well as 
Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Pub. L. 109-58) (119 Stat. 594) sections 
1211, 1221, 1231, 1241 and 1242. The Commission implements the Form 714 
filing requirements in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) under 18 
CFR 141.51.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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