Commission Information Collection Activities, Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension, 32596-32597 [E5-2817]

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[FR Doc. 05–11073 Filed 6–2–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. IC05–520–000; FERC–520] Commission Information Collection Activities, Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension May 27, 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 (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 August 8, 2005. ADDRESSES: Copies of sample filings of the proposed collection of information can be obtained from the Commission’s Web site (https://www.ferc.gov/docsfilings/elibrary.asp) or to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Attn: Michael Miller, Office of the Executive Director Officer, ED–33, 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. IC05–520–000. 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 FERCOlineSupport@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–520 ‘‘Application for Authority to Hold Interlocking Directorate Positions’’ (OMB No. 1902– 0083) is used by the Commission to implement the statutory provisions of Section 305(b) of the Federal Power Act (FPA) (16 U.S.C. 825d). Section 305(b) makes the holding of certain defined interlocking corporate positions unlawful unless the Commission has authorized the interlocks to the held and, requires the applicant to show in a form and manner as prescribed by the Commission, that neither public nor private interests will be adversely affected by the holding of the position. The Commission implements these filing requirements in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) under 18 CFR part 45. Under part 45, each person that desires to hold interlocking positions must submit an application to the Commission for authorization, or if qualified, comply with the requirements for automatic authorization. The interlocking positions application requirements are set forth in section 45.8; automatic authorization requirements are set forth in section 45.9. In addition, a person already holding an existing authorized interlocking position, must apply for separate authorization under section 45.4(a) when appointed to a new position within the same company. The information required under part 45 generally identifies the applicant, describes the various interlocking positions the applicant seeks authorization to hold, provides information on the applicant’s financial interests, other officers and directors of the firms involved, and the nature of the business relationships among the firms. 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: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Number of respondents annually (1) Number of responses per respondent (2) Average burden hours per response (3) Total annual burden hours (1) × (2) × (3) 28 1 51.8 1450 VerDate jul<14>2003 18:03 Jun 02, 2005 Jkt 205001 PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\03JNN1.SGM 03JNN1 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 106 / Friday, June 3, 2005 / Notices Estimated cost burden to respondents is $75,677. (1450 hours/2080 hours per year times $108,558 per year average per employee = $ 75,677.) The cost per respondent is $2,703. 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. Linda Mitry, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. E5–2817 Filed 6–2–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P VerDate jul<14>2003 18:03 Jun 02, 2005 Jkt 205001 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. IC05–521–001, FERC–521] Commission Information Collection Activities, Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Submitted for OMB Review May 27, 2005. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3507, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) has submitted the information collection described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review of this information collection requirement. Any interested person may file comments 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 March 25, 2005 (70 FR 15312–13) and has made this notation in its submission to OMB. DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due by June 30, 2005. ADDRESSES: Address comments on the collection of information to the Office of Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Desk Officer. Comments to OMB should be filed electronically, c/o oira_submission@omb.eop.gov and include the OMB Control No. as a point of reference. The Desk Officer may be reached by telephone at 202–395–4650. A copy of the comments should also be sent to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Office of the Executive Director, ED–33, Attention: Michael Miller, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. Comments may be filed either in paper format or electronically. Those persons filing electronically do not need to make a paper filing. For paper filings, such comments should be submitted to the Office of the Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426 and should refer to Docket No. IC05–521–001. Documents filed electronically via the Internet must be prepared in, MS Word, Portable Document Format, Word Perfect or ASCII format. To file the document, access the Commission’s PO 00000 Frm 00034 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 32597 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 acknowledgment to the sender’s E-mail address upon receipt of comments. User assistance for electronic filings is available at 202–502–8258 or by e-mail to efiling@ferc.gov. Comments should not be submitted to the e-mail address. All comments are available for review at the Commission or may be viewed on the Commission’s Web site at https:// www.ferc.gov, using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or tollfree 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. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Description The information collection submitted for OMB review contains the following: 1. Collection of Information: FERC– 521’’ Payments for Benefits from Headwater Improvements’’. 2. Sponsor: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. 3. Control No.: 1902–0087. The Commission is now requesting that OMB approve with a three-year extension of the expiration date, with no changes to the existing collection. The information filed with the Commission is mandatory. 4. Necessity of the Collection of Information: The information is used by the Commission to implement the statutory provisions of section 10(f) of the Federal Power Act (FPA). The FPA authorizes the Commission to determine headwater benefits received by downstream hydropower project owners. Headwater benefits are the additional energy production possible at a downstream hydropower project resulting from the regulation of river flows by an upstream storage reservoir. When the Commission completes a study of a river basin, it determines headwater benefits charges that will be apportioned among the various downstream beneficiaries. A headwater benefits charge, and the cost incurred by the Commission to complete an evaluation are paid by downstream hydropower project owners. 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[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 106 (Friday, June 3, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32596-32597]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-2817]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. IC05-520-000; FERC-520]


Commission Information Collection Activities, Proposed 
Collection; Comment Request; Extension

May 27, 2005.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

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. 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 August 8, 
2005.

ADDRESSES: Copies of sample filings of the proposed collection of 
information can be obtained from the Commission's Web site (https://
www.ferc.gov/docs-filings/elibrary.asp) or to the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, Attn: Michael Miller, Office of the Executive 
Director Officer, ED-33, 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. IC05-520-000.
    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 FERCOlineSupport@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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The information collected under the 
requirements of FERC-520 ``Application for Authority to Hold 
Interlocking Directorate Positions'' (OMB No. 1902-0083) is used by the 
Commission to implement the statutory provisions of Section 305(b) of 
the Federal Power Act (FPA) (16 U.S.C. 825d). Section 305(b) makes the 
holding of certain defined interlocking corporate positions unlawful 
unless the Commission has authorized the interlocks to the held and, 
requires the applicant to show in a form and manner as prescribed by 
the Commission, that neither public nor private interests will be 
adversely affected by the holding of the position. The Commission 
implements these filing requirements in the Code of Federal Regulations 
(CFR) under 18 CFR part 45.
    Under part 45, each person that desires to hold interlocking 
positions must submit an application to the Commission for 
authorization, or if qualified, comply with the requirements for 
automatic authorization. The interlocking positions application 
requirements are set forth in section 45.8; automatic authorization 
requirements are set forth in section 45.9. In addition, a person 
already holding an existing authorized interlocking position, must 
apply for separate authorization under section 45.4(a) when appointed 
to a new position within the same company. The information required 
under part 45 generally identifies the applicant, describes the various 
interlocking positions the applicant seeks authorization to hold, 
provides information on the applicant's financial interests, other 
officers and directors of the firms involved, and the nature of the 
business relationships among the firms.
    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 respondents       Number of responses per     Average burden hours per    Total annual burden hours
        annually (1)                respondent (2)               response (3)               (1) x (2) x (3)
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                    28                            1                        51.8                        1450
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    Estimated cost burden to respondents is $75,677. (1450 hours/2080 
hours per year times $108,558 per year average per employee = $ 
75,677.) The cost per respondent is $2,703.
    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.

Linda Mitry,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. E5-2817 Filed 6-2-05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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