[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 163 (Tuesday, August 23, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52647-52648]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-21498]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. IC11-583-001]


Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-583); Comment 
Request; Submitted for OMB Review

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 or FERC) has submitted the 
information collection described below to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for review of the information collection requirements. 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 issued a notice in the Federal Register (76 FR 34689, 
06/14/2011) requesting public comments. FERC received no comments on 
the FERC-583 and is making this notation in its submission to OMB.

DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due by September 
22, 2011.

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 OMB Control Number 1902-0136 for 
reference. The Desk Officer may be reached by telephone at 202-395-
4638.
    A copy of the comments should also be sent to the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission and should refer to Docket No. IC11-583-001. 
Comments may be filed either electronically or in paper format. Those 
persons filing electronically do not need to make a paper filing. 
Documents filed electronically via the Internet must be prepared in an 
acceptable filing format and in compliance with the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission submission guidelines. Complete filing 
instructions and acceptable filing formats are available at http://www.ferc.gov/help/submission-guide.asp. To file the document 
electronically, access the Commission's Web site and click on Documents 
& Filing, E-Filing (http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp), 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.
    For paper filings, the comments should be submitted to the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the Commission, 888 First 
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, and should refer to Docket No. IC11-
583-001.
    Users interested in receiving automatic notification of activity in 
FERC Docket Number IC11-583 may do so through eSubscription at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp. 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: Ellen Brown may be reached by e-mail 
at [email protected], by telephone at (202) 502-8663, and by 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) (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 theses 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.

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    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/2080 
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 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 estimates 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: August 17, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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