[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 201 (Thursday, October 16, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61415-61416]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-24493]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. IC09-65B-000; FERC-65B]


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

October 8, 2008.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

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) is soliciting public comment 
on the specific aspects of the information collection described below.

DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due November 14, 
2008.

ADDRESSES: Copies of sample filings of the proposed information 
collection can be obtained from the Commission's Web site (http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filings/elibrary.asp) or from the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, Attn: Michael Miller, Office of the Executive 
Director, ED-34, 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 
filing, the 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 refer to 
Docket No. IC09-65B-000.
    Documents filed electronically via the Internet must be prepared in 
an acceptable filing format and in compliance with the Commission's 
submission guidelines. Complete filing instructions and acceptable 
filing formats are available at http://www.ferc.gov/help. To file the 
document, access the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov, 
choose the Documents & Filings tab, click on eFiling, then follow the 
instructions given. 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, 888 First St., NE., 
Washington, DC 20426. He 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-65B ``Waiver Notification'' (OMB No. 1902-0217) is 
used by the Commission to implement the statutory provisions of the 
Public Utility Holding Company Act of 2005. Among other things, PUHCA 
2005 was intended to give the Commission access to books and records 
relevant to costs incurred by a public utility or natural gas company 
which are necessary or appropriate for the protection of utility 
customers with respect to jurisdictional rates. This intention was made 
clear in section 1264 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, 42 U.S.C. 
16452. However, in 18 CFR 366.3(c) the Commission has allowed for 
waivers from related requirements for any holding company with respect 
to one or more of the following: (1) Single-state holding company 
systems; (2) holding companies that own generating facilities that 
total 100 MW or less in size and are used fundamentally for their own 
load or for sales to affiliated end-users; or (3) investors in 
independent transmission-only companies.
    Entities meeting these criteria may file a FERC-65B pursuant to the 
notification procedures contained in 18 CFR 366.4 to obtain a waiver. 
Filings may be made in hardcopy or electronically through the 
Commission's Web site.
    Action: The Commission is requesting a three-year extension of the 
current expiration date.
    Burden Statement: Public reporting burden for this collection is 
estimated as:

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    Number of          Number of       Average burden
   respondents       responses per        hours per       Total annual
     annually          respondent         response        burden hours
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(1)                            (2)                (3)   (1) x (2) x (3)
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             10                  1                  1                10
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    The estimated total cost to respondents is $607.62. [10 hours 
divided by 2080 hours \1\ per year, times $126,384 \2\ equals $607.62]. 
The average cost per respondent is $60.76.
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    \1\ Number of hours an employee works each year.
    \2\ Average annual salary per employee.
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    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, using 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 filing 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 cost estimate 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) The accuracy of the agency's burden 
estimate of the proposed information collection, including the validity 
of the methodology and assumptions used to calculate the reporting 
burden; (2) ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the 
information to be collected.

Kimberly Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-24493 Filed 10-15-08; 8:45 am]
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