[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 114 (Tuesday, June 14, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34689-34690]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-14633]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. IC11-583-000]


Commission Information Collection Activities [FERC-583], Comment 
Request; Extension

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of proposed information collection and request for 
comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of section 3506(c)(2)(A) 
of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A) (2006), 
(Pub. L. 104-13), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission 
or FERC) is soliciting public comment on the proposed information 
collection described below.

DATES: Comments in consideration of the collection of information are 
due August 12, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be filed either electronically (eFiled) or in 
paper format, and should refer to Docket No. IC11-583-000. Documents 
must be prepared in an acceptable filing format and in compliance with 
Commission submission guidelines at http://www.ferc.gov/help/submission-guide.asp. eFiling instructions are available at: http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. First-time users must follow 
eRegister instructions at: http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/eregistration.asp, to establish a user name and password before 
eFiling. The Commission will send an automatic acknowledgement to the 
sender's e-mail address upon receipt of eFiled comments. Commenters 
making an eFiling should not make a paper filing. Commenters that are 
not able to file electronically must send an original of their comments 
to: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the Commission, 
888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    Users interested in receiving automatic notification of activity in 
this docket may do so through eSubscription at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp. All comments and FERC issuances may be 
viewed, printed or downloaded remotely through FERC's eLibrary at 
http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp, by searching on Docket 
No. IC11-583. For user assistance, contact FERC Online Support by e-
mail at [email protected], or by phone at: (866) 208-3676 
(toll-free), or (202) 502-8659 for TTY.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Brown may be reached by e-mail 
at [email protected], telephone at (202) 502-8663, and fax at 
(202) 273-0873.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The information collected under the 
requirements of FERC-583 ``Annual Kilowatt Generating Report (Annual 
Charges)'' (OMB No. 1902-0136) is used by the Commission to implement 
the statutory provisions of section 10(e) of the Federal Power Act 
(FPA), part I, 16 U.S.C. 803(e) which requires the Commission to 
collect annual charges from hydropower licensees for, among other 
things, the cost of administering part I of the FPA and for the use of 
United States dams. In addition, section 3401 of 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 is 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.
    Action: The Commission is requesting a three-year extension of the 
current expiration date, with no changes to the existing collection of 
data.
    Burden Statement: Public reporting burden for this collection is 
estimated as:

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                                                 Number of        Number of      Average burden    Total annual
               Data collection                  respondents     responses per      hours per       burden hours
                                                annually (1)    respondent (2)    response (3)   (1) x (2) x (3)
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FERC-583....................................             459                1                2              918
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    Estimated cost burden to respondents is $62,835. (918 hours/2,080 
hours per year times $142,372 per year average per employee = $62,835). 
The cost per respondent is $137 (rounded).
    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, and utilizing 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 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 estimate of cost 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

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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) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the Commission, including whether the information will have practical 
utility; (2) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) ways to 
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are 
to respond, including the use of appropriate automated, electronic, 
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms 
of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of 
responses.

    Dated: June 7, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-14633 Filed 6-13-11; 8:45 am]
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