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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
VII. Agency Contacts
[Docket No. IC05–561–000; FERC–561]
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Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
Commission Information Collection
Activities, Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Extension
January 7, 2005.
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of proposed information
collection and request for comments.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Incompliance with the
requirements of section 3506(c)(2)(a) of
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(Pub. L. 104–13), the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (Commission) is
soliciting public comment on the
specific aspects of the information
collection described below.
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due by March 14, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed
collection of information can be
obtained from the Commission’s Web
site (https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
hard-fil-elec.asp or click on ‘‘Documents
and Filing’’, ‘‘Hardcopy filing’’ and then
‘‘Electric’’. 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. Comments may
be filed either in paper format or
electronically. Those parties filing
electronically do not need to make a
paper filing. For paper filings, the
original and 14 copies of such
comments should be submitted to the
Office of the Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426 and
refer to Docket No. IC05–561–000.
Documents filed electronically via the
Internet must be prepared in
WordPerfect, MS Word, Portable
Document Format, or ASCII format. To
file the document, access the
Commission’s Web site at https://
www.ferc.gov and click on ‘‘Make an Efiling,’’ and then follow the instructions
for each screen. First time users will
have to establish a user name and
password. The Commission will send an
automatic acknowledgement to the
sender’s e-mail address upon receipt of
comments.
All comments may be viewed, printed
or downloaded remotely via the Internet
through FERC’s homepage using the
eLibrary link. For user assistance,
contact FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or
toll-free at (866) 208–3676 or for TTY,
contact (202) 502–8659.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael Miller may be reached by
telephone at (202) 502–8415, by fax at
(202) 273–0873, and by e-mail at
michael.miller@ferc.gov.
The
information collected under the
requirements of FERC–561 ‘‘Annual
Report of Interlocking Positions’’ (OMB
No. 1902–0099) is used by the
Commission to implement the statutory
provisions of Section 305 of the Federal
Power Act (FPA), as amended by Title
II, section 211 of the Public Utility
Regulatory Policies Act of 1978
(PURPA) (16 U.S.C. 825d). Submission
of FERC–561 satisfies the FPA section
305(b) and (c) annual reporting
requirements for public utility officers
and directors to report officer and
director positions they hold with
financial institutions, insurance
companies, utility equipment providers,
utility fuel providers and a utility’s top
twenty customers of electric energy.
FPA section 305(c)(3)(A) defines the
public utilities who are required to file.
FPA section 305(c)(2) requires that the
filed information be made available to
the public. FPA section 305(c)(1)
requires an annual filing deadline of
April 30th. The necessary filing
information, the required filers, the
requirement to make the information
available to the public and the filing
deadline are mandated by the FPA. The
Commission is not empowered to
amend or waive these statutory
requirements. Requirement the
Commission has the authority to amend,
such as format of the filing itself, and
the number of required copies are found
at 18 CFR 46.1 and 131.31.
The information is collected by the
Commission to identify persons holding
interlocking position between public
utilities and possible conflicts of
interest. Through this process, the
Commission is able to review and
exercise oversight of interlocking
directorates of public utilities and their
related activities. Specifically, the
Commission must determine that
individuals in utility operations holding
two positions at the same time would
adversely affect the public interest. The
Commission can employ enforcement
proceedings when violations and
omissions of the Act’s provisions occur.
The compliance with these
requirements is mandatory.
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:
SUPPLEMEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Number of respondents
annually
(1)
Number of responses
per respondent
(2)
Average burden hours
per response
(3)
Total annual
burden hours
(1)×(2)×(3)
1649
1
.25
412
The estimated total cost to
respondents is $21,516. (412 hours
divided by 2,080 hours per year per
employee times $108,558 per year
average per employee = $21,516.) The
cost per respondent is $13.
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 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.
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC05–566–000; FERC–566]
Commission Information Collection
Activities, Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Extension
January 7, 2005.
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of proposed information
collection and request for comments.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In compliance with the
requirements of section 3506(c)(2)(a) of
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(Public Law 104–13), the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (Commission) is
soliciting public comment on the
specific aspects of the information
collection described below.
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due by March 14, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed
collection of information can be
obtained from the Commission’s Web
site, https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
hard-fil-elec.asp, or click on
‘‘Documents and Filing’’, ‘‘Hardcopy
filing’’ and then ‘‘Electric’’. Comments
may be filed either in paper format or
electronically. Those parties filing
electronically do not need to make a
paper filing. For paper filings, the
original and 14 copies of such
comments should be submitted to the
Office of the Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426 and
refer to Docket No. IC05–566–000.
Documents filed electronically via the
Internet must be prepared in
WordPerfect, MS Word, Portable
Document Format, or ASCII format. To
file the document, access the
Commission’s Web site at https://
www.ferc.gov and click on ‘‘Make an Efiling,’’ and then follow the instructions
for each screen. First time users will
have to establish a user name and
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password. The Commission will send an
automatic acknowledgement to the
sender’s e-mail address upon receipt of
comments.
All comments may be viewed, printed
or downloaded remotely via the Internet
through FERC’s homepage using the
eLibrary link. For user assistance,
contact FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or
toll-free at (866) 208–3676 or for TTY,
contact (202) 502–8659.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael Miller may be reached by
telephone at (202) 502–8415, by fax at
(202) 273–0873, and by e-mail at
michael.miller@ferc.gov.
The
information collected under the
requirements of FERC 566 ‘‘Annual
Report of a Utility’s Twenty Largest
Purchasers’’ (OMB No. 1902–0114) is
used by the Commission to implement
the statutory provisions of section 305
of the Federal Power Act (FPA), (16
U.S.C. 825d), as amended by Title II,
section 211 of the Public Utility
Regulatory Policies Act of 1978
(PURPA). FPA section 305—Officials
Dealing in Securities; Interlocking
Directorates—defines the annual
reporting requirements for public utility
officers and directors to report office
and director positions they hold with,
among other entities, a public utility’s
top twenty customers of electric energy.
FPA section 305(c)(2) states ‘‘each
public utility shall publish a list,
pursuant to rules prescribed by the
Commission * * *.’’ This statutory
requirement to publish the customer’s
list allows the public the opportunity to
compare the customers listed with the
interlocking directorate information
filed in FERC–561 (1902–0099), by
public utility officers and directors, for
identification of positions where the
relationship may be employed, for
example to the detriment of the utility,
or the public interest. The required
public utility filers, the necessary filing
information, the requirement to publish
the information and the filing deadline
are all specifically mandated by the
FPA. The Commission is not
empowered to amend or waive these
statutory requirements. Requirements
the Commission has the authority to
amend, such as the filing format and the
numbers of required copies are found at
18 CFR 46.3.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC05-561-000; FERC-561]
Commission Information Collection Activities, Proposed
Collection; Comment Request; Extension
January 7, 2005.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of proposed information collection and request for
comments.
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SUMMARY: Incompliance with the requirements of section 3506(c)(2)(a) of
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13), the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) is soliciting public comment
on the specific aspects of the information collection described below.
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due by March 14,
2005.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed collection of information can be
obtained from the Commission's Web site (https://www.ferc.gov/docs-
filing/hard-fil-elec.asp or click on ``Documents and Filing'',
``Hardcopy filing'' and then ``Electric''. 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. Comments may be filed either in paper format
or electronically. Those parties filing electronically do not need to
make a paper filing. For paper filings, the original and 14 copies of
such comments should be submitted to the Office of the Secretary,
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426 and refer to Docket No. IC05-561-000.
Documents filed electronically via the Internet must be prepared in
WordPerfect, MS Word, Portable Document Format, or ASCII format. To
file the document, access the Commission's Web site at https://
www.ferc.gov and click on ``Make an E-filing,'' and then follow the
instructions for each screen. First time users will have to establish a
user name and password. The Commission will send an automatic
acknowledgement to the sender's e-mail address upon receipt of
comments.
All comments may be viewed, printed or downloaded remotely via the
Internet through FERC's homepage using the eLibrary link. For user
assistance, contact FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll-free at (866)
208-3676 or for TTY, contact (202) 502-8659.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Miller may be reached by
telephone at (202) 502-8415, by fax at (202) 273-0873, and by e-mail at
michael.miller@ferc.gov.
SUPPLEMEMENTARY INFORMATION: The information collected under the
requirements of FERC-561 ``Annual Report of Interlocking Positions''
(OMB No. 1902-0099) is used by the Commission to implement the
statutory provisions of Section 305 of the Federal Power Act (FPA), as
amended by Title II, section 211 of the Public Utility Regulatory
Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA) (16 U.S.C. 825d). Submission of FERC-561
satisfies the FPA section 305(b) and (c) annual reporting requirements
for public utility officers and directors to report officer and
director positions they hold with financial institutions, insurance
companies, utility equipment providers, utility fuel providers and a
utility's top twenty customers of electric energy. FPA section
305(c)(3)(A) defines the public utilities who are required to file. FPA
section 305(c)(2) requires that the filed information be made available
to the public. FPA section 305(c)(1) requires an annual filing deadline
of April 30th. The necessary filing information, the required filers,
the requirement to make the information available to the public and the
filing deadline are mandated by the FPA. The Commission is not
empowered to amend or waive these statutory requirements. Requirement
the Commission has the authority to amend, such as format of the filing
itself, and the number of required copies are found at 18 CFR 46.1 and
131.31.
The information is collected by the Commission to identify persons
holding interlocking position between public utilities and possible
conflicts of interest. Through this process, the Commission is able to
review and exercise oversight of interlocking directorates of public
utilities and their related activities. Specifically, the Commission
must determine that individuals in utility operations holding two
positions at the same time would adversely affect the public interest.
The Commission can employ enforcement proceedings when violations and
omissions of the Act's provisions occur. The compliance with these
requirements is mandatory.
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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Number of Number of Average burden Total annual
respondents responses per hours per burden hours
annually (1) respondent (2) response (3) (1)x(2)x(3)
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1649 1 .25 412
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The estimated total cost to respondents is $21,516. (412 hours
divided by 2,080 hours per year per employee times $108,558 per year
average per employee = $21,516.) The cost per respondent is $13.
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 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 e.g. permitting electronic submission of
responses.
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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