97-377. Agency Information Collection Under Review by the Office of Management and Budget

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 5 (Wednesday, January 8, 1997)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[FERC-714]


Agency Information Collection Under Review by the Office of 
Management and Budget

January 3, 1997.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of request submitted for review to the Office of 
Management and Budget.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) has 
submitted the energy information collection listed in this notice to 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review under provisions 
of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13). Any interested 
person may file comments on the collection of information directly with 
OMB and should address a copy of those comments to the Commission, as 
explained below. The Commission received public comments from three 
entities in response to an earlier Federal Register notice of September 
9, 1996 (61 FR 47507) and has replied to these comments in its 
submission to OMB.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or before February 7, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Address comments to Office of Management and Budget, Office 
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Federal Energy 
Commission Desk Officer, 726 Jackson Place N.W., Washington, D.C. 
20503. A copy of the comments should also be sent to Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, Division of Information Services, Attention: Mr. 
Michael Miller, 888 First Street N.E., Washington D.C. 20426.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Miller may be reached by 
telephone at [phone] and by e-mail at [e-mail].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Description

    The energy information collection submitted to OMB for review 
contains:
    1. Collection of Information: FERC Form No. 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 a three year extension on these mandatory collection 
requirements.
    4. Necessity of Collection of Information: Submission of the 
information is necessary to enable the Commission to carry out its 
responsibilities in implementing provisions of the Federal Power Act 
(FPA). The Commission uses the information reported on FERC Form No. 
714 to provide timely electric system operational data to facilitate 
analyses of control area practices, to examine actual electricity 
flows, to prepare reports on the electric utility industry or 
individual utilities, to monitor electric utility forecasts of loads 
and plans for system expansion, and to obtain a comprehensive picture 
of energy generation, transfers, and load distribution.
    5. Respondent Description: The respondent universe currently 
comprises approximately 250 public utilities.
    6. Estimated Burden: 12,500 total burden hours, 250 respondents, 
250 responses annually, 50.0 hours per response (average).
    Statutory Authority: Sections 4, 202, 203, 205, 206(b), 207, 
210, 211, 212, 304(a) and 311 of the Federal Power Act, as amended 
(49 Stat. 838, 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r).
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-377 Filed 1-7-97; 8:45 am]
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