03-21868. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, as Amended by Public Law 104-13; Proposed Collection, Comment Request

AGENCY:

Tennessee Valley Authority.

ACTION:

Proposed collection; Comment request.

SUMMARY:

The proposed information collection described below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35, as amended). The Tennessee Valley Authority is soliciting public comments on this proposed collection as provided by 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1). Requests for information, including copies of the information collection proposed and supporting documentation, should be directed to the Agency Clearance Officer: Wilma H. McCauley, Tennessee Valley Authority, 1101 Market Street (EB 5B), Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402-2801; [phone]. (SC: 0001MYJ). Comments should be sent to the Agency Clearance Officer no later than October 27, 2003.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Type of Request: Regular submission.

Title of Information Collection: Foreign Line Crossing Data.

Frequency of Use: On occasion.

Type of Affected Public: State or local governments, small businesses or organizations, businesses or other for-profit.

Small Businesses or Organizations Affected: Yes.

Federal Budget Functional Category Code: 271.

Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 100.

Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1000.

Estimated Average Burden Hours Per Response: 10.

Need For and Use of Information: When a company wishes to build a line over or under a power transmission line owned by TVA, TVA must review certain engineering data to ensure reliability of the power system and to protect the public by ensuring that the crossing meets the National Electrical Safety Code. The information collection provides such engineering data.

Jacklyn J. Stephenson,

Senior Manager, Enterprise Operations, Information Services.