[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 180 (Friday, September 17, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50501-50502]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-24214]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[IC99-583-001, FERC-583]
Information Collection Submitted for Review and Request for
Comments
September 13, 1999.
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: 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 Section 3507 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
no comments in response to an earlier Federal Register notice of April
21, 1999 (64 FR 19523) and has made this notation in its submission to
OMB.
DATES: Comments regarding this collection of information are best
assured of having their full effect if received on or before October
18, 1999.
ADDRESSES: Address comments to Office of Management and Budget, Office
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, Desk Officer, 725 17th Street, NW, Washington,
DC 20503. A copy of the comments should also be sent to Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, Office of the Chief Information Officer,
Attention: Mr. Michael Miller, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC
20426.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Miller may be reached by
telephone at (202) 208-1415, by fax at (202) 273-0873, and by e-mail at
mike.miller@ferc.fed.us.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description
The energy information collection submitted to OMB for review
contains:
1. Collection of Information: FERC-583 ``Annual Kilowatt Generating
Report (Annual Charges)''.
2. Sponsor: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
3. Control No.: OMB No. 1902-0136. The Commission is now requesting
that OMB approve a three-year extension of the current expiration date,
with no changes to the existing collection. There is no change in the
reporting burden. These are 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 the provisions of the Federal Power
Act
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(FPA). Section 10(e) of the FPA authorizes the Commission to collect
annual charges from hydro power licenses for, among other things, the
cost of administering Part I of the FPA and for use of administering
the cost 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 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 for the use of government dams.
5. Respondent Description: The respondent universe currently
comprises on average, 660 applicants.
6. Estimated Burden: 1,320 total burden hours, 660 respondents, 1
response annually, 2 hours per response (average).
7. Estimated Cost Burden to Respondents: 1,320 hours
2,080, hours per year x $109,889 per year = $69,737, average cost per
respondent = $105.66.
Statutory Authority: Section 10(e) of the Federal Power Act
(FPA), Part 1, 16 U.S.C. 803(e).
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-24214 Filed 9-16-99; 8:45 am]
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