[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 44 (Wednesday, March 7, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10191-10192]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-3966]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[IC06-423-001, FERC 423]


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

February 27, 2007.
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 comments from four entities in response to an 
earlier Federal Register notice of September 22, 2006 (71 FR 55454-
55455) and has provided responses to the commenters in its submission 
to OMB. Copies of the submission were also submitted to the commenters.

DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due by April 9, 
2007.

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 be filed either in paper format or electronically. Those 
persons filing electronically do not need to make a paper filing. For 
paper filings an 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. IC06-423-001.
    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 
acknowledgment 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 423 ``Monthly Report of Cost and 
Quality of Fuels for Electric Plants''.
    2. Sponsor: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
    3. Control No.: 1902-0024.
    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 sections 
205 (a) and (e); (2) for use in a broad range of fuel cost and purchase 
practice issues rising from electric utility rate cases; (3) to detect 
abnormally high fuel costs in utility fuel purchases indicative of 
affiliate preference at the cost of the consumer; (4) in conjunction 
with other data, to identify potential out-of-merit plant dispatches 
carried out by system operators and (5) in conjunction with bid data, 
provides an indication of market efficiency by providing one of the key 
components of electricity generation cost.
    Other Federal and State agencies, such as the Energy Information 
Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency, as well as 
private interest groups, electric utilities and the public use this 
timely data: (1) To compare each fuel type by quality determinants, in 
the study of developments in fuel supply which may affect the 
reliability of electric service, (2) in environmental improvement 
programs for the different air quality control regions in the United 
States and (3) for use in analyses of energy and fuel supply impacts on 
the cost of electric power.

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    The Commission implements these filing requirements in the Code of 
Federal Regulations (CFR) under 18 CFR 141.61.
    5. Respondent Description: The respondent universe currently 
comprises 569 companies (on average) subject to the Commission's 
jurisdiction.
    6. Estimated Burden: 6,828 total hours, 569 respondents (average), 
12 responses per respondent, and 1 hour per response (average).
    7. Estimated Cost Burden to respondents: 6,828 hours/2080 hours per 
years x $117,321 per year = $385,129. The cost per respondent is equal 
to $677.

    Statutory Authority: Statutory provisions of sections 205 (a) 
and (e) of the Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 824d.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7-3966 Filed 3-6-07; 8:45 am]
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