99-9918. Proposed Information Collection and Request for Comments

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 76 (Wednesday, April 21, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19523-19524]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-9918]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC99-583-000; FERC-583]


Proposed Information Collection and Request for Comments

April 15, 1999.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE.

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 within 60 days 
of the publication of this notice.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed collection of information can be 
obtained from and written comments 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, DC 20426.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Abstract: 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), Part I, 16 
USC 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, 
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 amount of annual charges to be assessed 
licensees for reimbursable government administrative costs and for use 
of government dams. The Commission implements these filing requirements 
in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) under 18 CFR sections 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.
    Burden Statement: Public reporting burden for this collection is 
estimated as:

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                                                                                                   Total annual
                                                                  Number of      Average burden    burden hours
              Number of respondents annually (1)                responses per      hours per      (1)  x  (2)  x
                                                                respondent (2)    response (3)         (3)
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660..........................................................               1                2            1,320
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    Estimated cost burden to respondents: 1,320 hours/2,080 hours per 
year  x  $109,889 per year = $69,737. The cost per respondent = $106.
    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 collection, 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 of other forms 
of information technology e.g. permitting electronic submission of 
responses.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-9918 Filed 4-20-99; 8:45 am]
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