[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 210 (Tuesday, October 29, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55791-55792]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-27741]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Information Collection Submitted for Review and Request for
Comments (FERC-582)
October 24, 1996.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice of submission for review by the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of Section 3507 of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. No. 104-13), the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) is submitting a collection of
information listed in this notice to OMB for review under the
provisions of the Act.
DATES: Comments regarding this collection of information are best
assured of having their full effect if received by no later than
November 29, 1996.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the collection of information can be obtained from
and written comments may be submitted to the Federal Energy Regulatory
[[Page 55792]]
Commission, Attn: Michael P. Miller, Information Services Division, ED-
12.4, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. Comments should also
be addressed to: Desk Officer, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget (OMB), Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael P. Miller may be reached by
telephone at (202) 208-1415, by fax at (202) 273-0873, and by e-mail at
mmiller@ferc.fed.us.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Abstract: The information collected under the requirements of FERC-
582 ``Oil, Gas and Electric Fees and Annual Charges'' (OMB No. 1902-
0132) is used by the Commission to implement the statutory provisions
of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986 (Pub. L. 99-509),
Title III, Subtitle E, Section 3401. Congress directed the Commission
to ``assess and collect fees and annual charges in any fiscal year in
amount equal to all of the costs incurred by the Commission in that
fiscal year.'' The Commission implements a program of annual charges to
be assessed against interstate natural gas and oil pipelines, electric
utilities, electric cooperatives and power marketing agencies. The
Commission computes annual charges based on information of adjusted
sales for resale and adjusted coordination of sales data. The
Commission implements these filing requirements in the Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) under 18 CFR 381.108, 381.302 and 382.201(b).
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:
Number of
responses Average Total annual
Number of respondents annually per burden hours burden hours
respondent per response
(1) (2) (3) (1) x (2)
x (3)
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179........................... 1 4 hours 716 hours.
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Estimated cost burden to respondents: 716 hours/2,087 hours per
year x $104,350 per year=$35,800.
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.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-27741 Filed 10-28-96; 8:45 am]
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