[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 27 (Thursday, February 8, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 4771]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-2716]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Agency Information Collection Under Review by the Office of
Management and Budget
February 2, 1996.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOT.
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.
DATES: Comments must be filed on or before March 11, 1996.
ADDRESSES: Address comments to Office of Management and Budget, Office
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Federal Energy
Commission Desk Officer, 726 Jackson Place NW., Washington, DC 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 NE., Washington, DC 20426. Mr. Miller may be
reached by telephone at (202) 208-1415 and by e-mail at
mmiller@ferc.fed.us.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description
The energy information collection submitted to OMB for review
contains:
1. Collection of Information: FERC-516, ``Electric Rate Schedule
Filings.''
2. Sponsor: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. The Federal Power
Act requires each public utility to file for approval of rate
schedules, together with related contracts and service conditions. The
Commission is authorized to investigate the rates charged by public
utilities to determine that the rates, terms and conditions of service
are just and reasonable. If they are not, the Commission is authorized
to determine and prescribe just and reasonable rates, terms and
conditions.
3. Control No.: 1902-0096. The Commission is now requesting that
OMB approve a three year extension of these mandatory collection
requirements.
4. Necessity of Collection of Information: Submission of the
information is necessary to enable the Commission to carry out its
responsibility to assure that electric rates are just and reasonable.
Sufficient detail must be obtained for the Commission to make informed
decisions concerning the appropriate level of rates and to aide
customers and other parties who may wish to challenge the rate proposed
by the utility. The information enables the Commission and other
parties to examine and evaluate the cost elements comprising the
utility's cost of service to determine whether and how much of such
cost elements should be included in the utility's rates.
5. Respondent Description: The respondent universe currently
comprises approximately 328 public utilities, licensees, qualifying
small power producers or members of public utility holding companies
that are engaged in generation, transmission and sales of electric
power.
6. Estimated Burden: 828,750 total burden hours (328 respondents,
975 responses annually, 850 average hours per response).
Statutory Authority: Sections 205, 206, 211, 212 and 301 of the
Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. Sections 824d, 824e, 824j, 824k and 825
(1994).
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-2716 Filed 2-7-96; 8:45 am]
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