[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 212 (Wednesday, November 3, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59753-59754]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-28569]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC00-597-000]
Proposed Information Collection and Request for Comments
October 27, 1999.
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 (Pub. L. No. 104-13), the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) is soliciting public
comment on the specific aspects of the information collection described
below.
DATES: Consideration will be given to comments submitted on or before
January 3, 2000.
ADDRESSES: Written comments on the proposed collection of information
may be submitted to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Attn:
Michael Miller, Office of the Chief Information Officer, CI-1, 888
First Street NE., Washington, D.C. 20426.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Miller may be reached by
telephone at (202) 208-1415, by fax at (202) 208-2425 and by E-mail at
mike. miller@ferc.fed.us.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Abstract: The FERC-597, ``Customer
Satisfaction Survey'' (OMB No. 1902-0163) is used by the Commission to
evaluate the services performed in the Public Reference Room for the
public. The Public Reference Room is the Commission's repository and
reference center for most of the documents filed with the Commission.
Official file copies of all public records of the Commission are
accessible through the Public Reference Room. Duplicate copies of those
documents and reports in greatest demand are available on open shelves
or in labeled file cabinets in the public area of the reference room.
Other documents, historical records, indexes and publications are
available but mut be retrieved by Commission staff. The Public
Reference room staff respond to both oral, written and electronic
inquiries regarding the Commission's official records and documents.
The customer survey is conducted on an annual basis and responses to
the survey are voluntary. The Commission uses the survey to assess the
performance of its staff and to determine how best to serve the public.
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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Average burden
Number of respondents Annual responses Hours per Total annual
per response response burden hours
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(1) (2) (3) (1) x (2) x (
3)
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100.................................................... 1 .15 Hours 15 Hours
Estimated cost burden to respondents: Because of the minimal amount
of time to conduct this survey (15 minutes), and the voluntary nature
of response to this survey, the commission estimates that the cost to
respondents will be minimal.
The reporting burden includes the total time, effort, or financial
resources expended to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or
provide the information including (as applicable): (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 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
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e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-28569 Filed 11-2-99; 8:45 am]
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