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The record retention period of five
years is necessary due to the importance
of records related to any investigation of
possible wrongdoing and related to
assuring compliance with the codes of
conduct and the integrity of the market.
The requirement is necessary to ensure
consistency with the rule prohibiting
market manipulation (regulations
adopted in Order No. 670,
implementing the EPAct 2005 anti-
manipulation provisions 2) and the
generally applicable five-year statute of
limitations where the Commission seeks
civil penalties for violations of the antimanipulation rules or other rules,
regulations, or orders to which the price
data may be relevant.
Failure to have this information
available would mean the Commission
is unable to perform its regulatory
functions and to monitor and evaluate
transactions and operations of interstate
pipelines and blanket marketing
certificate holders.
Action: The Commission is requesting
a three-year extension of the current
expiration date for the FERC–916, with
no changes to the requirements.
Burden Statement: Public reporting
burden for this collection is estimated
at:
Number of
respondents
annually
Number of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden hours
per response
Total annual
burden hours
(1)
FERC requirements
(2)
(3)
(1) × (2) × (3)
222
1
1
222
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FERC–916 .......................................................................................................
The estimated total annual cost to
respondents includes hours for labor
(222 hrs. at $17 per hour, for a labor cost
of $3,774) and record storage costs
(using an estimated 12,548 cu. ft of
records in off-site storage, for a total
record storage cost of $81,051). The total
annual cost (labor plus off-site record
storage) is $84,825; the total annual cost
per respondent is $382.
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
retaining these records, such as
administrative costs, off-site records
storage, 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
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Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9–7571 Filed 4–3–09; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC09–914–000]
Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–914); Comment
Request; Extension
March 30, 2009.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of proposed information
collection and request for comments.
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 or
FERC) is soliciting public comment on
the specific aspects of the information
collection described below.
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due June 1, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be filed
either electronically or in paper format,
and should refer to Docket No. IC09–
914–000. Documents must be prepared
in an acceptable filing format and in
compliance with Commission
submission guidelines at https://
www.ferc.gov/help/submissionguide.asp.
Comments may be eFiled. The eFiling
option, under the Documents & Filings
tab on the Commission’s home Web
page (https://www.ferc.gov), directs users
to the eFiling Web page. First-time users
follow the eRegister instructions on the
eFiling Web page to establish a user
name and password before eFiling.
Filers will receive an e-mailed
confirmation of their filed comments.
Commenters filing electronically should
not make a paper filing. If electronic
filing is not possible, deliver original
and 14 paper copies of the filing to:
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
Secretary of the Commission, 888 First
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
Parties interested in receiving
automatic notification of activity in this
docket may do so through
eSubscription. The eSubscription option
under the Documents & Filings tab on
the Commission’s home Web page
directs users to the eSubscription Web
page. Users submit the docket numbers
of the filings they wish to track and will
subsequently receive an e-mail
notification each time a filing is made
under the submitted docket numbers.
First-time users will need to establish a
user name and password before
eSubscribing.
CFR 1c.1 and 1c.2, 71 FR 4244 (2006).
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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.
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Filed comments and FERC issuances
may be viewed, printed and
downloaded remotely from the
Commission’s Web site. The eLibrary
link found at the top of most of the
Commission’s Web pages directs users
to FERC’s eLibrary. From the eLibrary
Web page, choose General Search, and
in the Docket Number space provided,
enter IC09–914 then click the Submit
button at the bottom of the page. For
help with any of the Commission’s
electronic submission or retrieval
systems, e-mail FERC Online Support:
ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or
telephone toll-free: (866) 208–3676
(TTY (202) 502–8659).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ellen Brown may be reached by
telephone at (202) 502–8663, by fax at
(202) 273–0873, and by e-mail at
ellen.brown@ferc.gov.
FERC is
requesting comments on the FERC–
914,1 ‘‘Cogeneration and Small Power
Production—Tariff Filings’’, OMB
Control No. 1902–0231. The information
filed in FERC–914 enables the
Commission to exercise its wholesale
electric rate and electric power
transmission oversight and enforcement
responsibilities in accordance with the
Federal Power Act, the Department of
Energy Organization Act (DOE Act) and
EPAct 2005.
In Orders 671 and 671–A,2 the
Commission revised its regulations that
govern qualifying small power
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
criteria for new qualifying cogeneration
facilities by: (1) Amending the
exemptions available to qualifying
facilities from the FPA and from
PUHCA [resulting in the burden
imposed by FERC–914, the subject of
this Notice]; (2) ensuring that these
facilities are using their thermal output
in a productive and beneficial manner;
that the electrical, thermal, chemical
and mechanical output of new
qualifying cogeneration facilities is used
fundamentally for industrial,
commercial, residential or industrial
purposes; and there is a continuing
progress in the development of efficient
electric energy generating technology;
(3) amending the FERC Form 556 3 to
reflect the criteria for new qualifying
cogeneration facilities; and (4)
eliminating ownership limitations for
qualifying cogeneration and small
power production facilities. FERC
satisfied the statutory mandate and its
continuing obligation to review its
policies encouraging cogeneration and
small power production, energy
conservation, efficient use of facilities
and resources by electric utilities and
equitable rates for energy customers.
Action: The Commission is requesting
a three-year extension of the current
expiration date for the FERC–914,1 with
no changes to the reporting
requirements.
Burden Statement: Public reporting
burden for this collection is estimated
at:
production and cogeneration facilities.
Among other things, the Commission
eliminated certain exemptions from rate
regulation that were previously
available to qualifying facilities (QFs).
New qualifying facilities may need to
make tariff filings if they do not meet
the new exemption requirements of 18
CFR Part 292.
Section 205(c) of the FPA requires
that every public utility have all of its
jurisdictional rates and tariffs on file
with the Commission and make them
available for public inspection, within
such time and in such form as the
Commission may designate. Section
205(d) of the FPA requires that every
public utility must provide notice to
FERC and the public of any changes to
its jurisdictional rates and tariffs, file
such changes with FERC, and make
them available for public inspection, in
such manner as directed by the
Commission. In addition, FPA section
206 requires FERC, upon complaint or
its own motion, to modify existing rates
or services that are found to be unjust,
unreasonable, unduly discriminatory or
preferential. FPA section 207 further
requires the Commission upon
complaint by a state commission and a
finding of insufficient interstate service,
to order the rendering of adequate
interstate service by public utilities, the
rates for which would be filed in
accordance with FPA sections 205 and
206.
FERC implemented the Congressional
mandate of EPAct 2005 to establish
Number of
respondents
annually
Number of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden hours
per response
Total annual
burden hours
(1)
FERC data collection—FERC–914
(2)
(3)
(1) × (2) × (3)
FPA Section 205 filings ...................................................................................
Electric quarterly reports (initial) ......................................................................
Electric quarterly reports (later) .......................................................................
Change of status .............................................................................................
100
100
100
100
1
1
3
1
183
230
6
3
18,300
23,000
1,800
300
Total ..........................................................................................................
........................
........................
........................
43,400
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The estimated total annual cost to
respondents is $2,676,966.10 [43,400
hours divided by 2,080 hours 4 per year,
times $128,297 5 equals $2,676,966.10].
The cost per respondent is $26,769.66.
The estimated burden covers the
qualifying facilities required to file
electric quarterly reports, change of
status filings, and tariff filings to comply
with section 205 of the Federal Power
Act (FPA).
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;
1 Normally, these requirements and burden would
be included in FERC–516, ‘‘Electric Rate Schedule
Filings’’ (OMB Control No.1902–0096). However,
FERC–516 is currently the subject of OMB review,
so the Commission will continue to track these
requirements (and the related burden hours)
separately under FERC–914 [formerly labeled
‘‘FERC–914(516)’’]. FERC–914 covers the tariff
filing requirements under 18 CFR Part 35 for those
qualifying facilities that do not meet the exemption
requirements in 18 CFR Part 292.
In the future, FERC plans to incorporate the
FERC–914 reporting requirements and related
burden into the FERC–516.
2 Revised Regulations Governing Small Power
Production and Cogeneration Facilities, Order No.
671, 71 FR 7852 (Feb. 15, 2006), FERC Stats. & Regs.
¶ 31,203 (2006); and Revised Regulations Governing
Small Power Production and Cogeneration
Facilities, Order 671–A, 71 FR 30585 (May 30,
2006), in Docket No. RM05–36.
3 The FERC–556 is cleared separately as OMB
Control No. 1902–0075 and is not a subject of this
Notice.
4 Number of hours an employee works each year.
5 Average annual salary per employee.
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(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.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9–7574 Filed 4–3–09; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC09–915–000]
Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–915); Comment
Request; Extension
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March 30, 2009.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of proposed information
collection and request for comments.
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 or
FERC) is soliciting public comment on
the specific aspects of the information
collection described below.
DATES: Comments in consideration of
the collection of information are due
June 1, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be filed
either electronically or in paper format,
and should refer to Docket No. IC09–
915–000. Documents must be prepared
in an acceptable filing format and in
compliance with the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission submission
guidelines at https://www.ferc.gov/help/
submission-guide.asp.
Comments may be eFiled. The eFiling
option, under the Documents & Filings
tab on the Commission’s home Web
page (https://www.ferc.gov), directs users
to the eFiling Web page. First-time users
follow the eRegister instructions on the
eFiling Web page to establish a user
name and password before eFiling.
Filers will receive an e-mailed
confirmation of their filed comments.
Commenters filing electronically should
not make a paper filing. If electronic
filing is not possible, deliver original
and 14 paper copies of the filing to:
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
Secretary of the Commission, 888 First
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
Parties interested in receiving
automatic notification of activity in this
docket may do so through
eSubscription. The eSubscription option
under the Documents & Filings tab on
the Commission’s home Web page
directs users to the eSubscription Web
page. Users submit the docket numbers
of the filings they wish to track and will
subsequently receive an e-mail
notification each time a filing is made
under the submitted docket numbers.
First-time users will need to establish a
user name and password before
eSubscribing.
Filed comments and FERC issuances
may be viewed, printed and
downloaded remotely from the
Commission’s Web site. The eLibrary
link found at the top of most of the
Commission’s Web pages directs users
to FERC’s eLibrary. From the eLibrary
Web page, choose General Search, and
in the Docket Number space provided,
enter IC09–915, then click the Submit
button at the bottom of the page. For
help with any of the Commission’s
electronic submission or retrieval
systems, e-mail FERC Online Support:
ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or
telephone toll-free: (866) 208–3676
(TTY (202) 502–8659).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ellen Brown may be reached by
telephone at (202)502–8663, by fax at
(202)273–0873, and by e-mail at
ellen.brown@ferc.gov.
FERC is
requesting comments on the record
retention requirement FERC–915,1
‘‘Public Utility Market-Based Rate
Authorization Holders—Records
Retention Requirement,’’ OMB Control
No. 1902–0223.
In accordance with the Federal Power
Act, the Department of Energy
Organization Act (DOE Act), and the
Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct 2005),
the Commission regulates the
transmission and wholesale sales of
electricity in interstate commerce,
monitors and investigates energy
markets, uses civil penalties and other
means against energy organizations and
individuals who violate FERC rules in
the energy markets, and administers
accounting and financial reporting
regulations and oversees conduct of
regulated companies.
The Commission imposes the FERC–
915 record retention requirement, in 18
CFR 35.41(d), on applicable sellers to
retain, for a period of five years, all data
and information upon which they bill
the prices charged for ‘‘electric energy
or electric energy products it sold
pursuant to Seller’s market-based rate
tariff, and the prices it reported for use
in price indices.’’
The record retention period of five
years is necessary due to the importance
of records related to any investigation of
possible wrongdoing and related to
assuring compliance with the codes of
conduct and the integrity of the market.
The requirement is necessary to ensure
consistency with the rule prohibiting
market manipulation (adopted in Order
No. 670) and the generally applicable
five-year statute of limitations where the
Commission seeks civil penalties for
violations of the anti-manipulation rules
or other rules, regulations, or orders to
which the price data may be relevant.
Action: The Commission is requesting
a three-year extension of the current
expiration date for the FERC–915,1 with
no changes to the requirements.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1 The FERC–915 requirements (formerly labeled
‘‘FERC–915(516)’’) are contained in 18 CFR
35.41(d)).
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[Notices]
[Pages 15472-15474]
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[FR Doc No: E9-7574]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC09-914-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-914); Comment
Request; Extension
March 30, 2009.
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 or FERC) is soliciting public
comment on the specific aspects of the information collection described
below.
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due June 1, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be filed either electronically or in paper
format, and should refer to Docket No. IC09-914-000. Documents must be
prepared in an acceptable filing format and in compliance with
Commission submission guidelines at https://www.ferc.gov/help/submission-guide.asp.
Comments may be eFiled. The eFiling option, under the Documents &
Filings tab on the Commission's home Web page (https://www.ferc.gov),
directs users to the eFiling Web page. First-time users follow the
eRegister instructions on the eFiling Web page to establish a user name
and password before eFiling. Filers will receive an e-mailed
confirmation of their filed comments. Commenters filing electronically
should not make a paper filing. If electronic filing is not possible,
deliver original and 14 paper copies of the filing to: Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the Commission, 888 First Street,
NE., Washington, DC 20426.
Parties interested in receiving automatic notification of activity
in this docket may do so through eSubscription. The eSubscription
option under the Documents & Filings tab on the Commission's home Web
page directs users to the eSubscription Web page. Users submit the
docket numbers of the filings they wish to track and will subsequently
receive an e-mail notification each time a filing is made under the
submitted docket numbers. First-time users will need to establish a
user name and password before eSubscribing.
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Filed comments and FERC issuances may be viewed, printed and
downloaded remotely from the Commission's Web site. The eLibrary link
found at the top of most of the Commission's Web pages directs users to
FERC's eLibrary. From the eLibrary Web page, choose General Search, and
in the Docket Number space provided, enter IC09-914 then click the
Submit button at the bottom of the page. For help with any of the
Commission's electronic submission or retrieval systems, e-mail FERC
Online Support: ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or telephone toll-free:
(866) 208-3676 (TTY (202) 502-8659).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Brown may be reached by
telephone at (202) 502-8663, by fax at (202) 273-0873, and by e-mail at
ellen.brown@ferc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FERC is requesting comments on the FERC-
914,\1\ ``Cogeneration and Small Power Production--Tariff Filings'',
OMB Control No. 1902-0231. The information filed in FERC-914 enables
the Commission to exercise its wholesale electric rate and electric
power transmission oversight and enforcement responsibilities in
accordance with the Federal Power Act, the Department of Energy
Organization Act (DOE Act) and EPAct 2005.
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\1\ Normally, these requirements and burden would be included in
FERC-516, ``Electric Rate Schedule Filings'' (OMB Control No.1902-
0096). However, FERC-516 is currently the subject of OMB review, so
the Commission will continue to track these requirements (and the
related burden hours) separately under FERC-914 [formerly labeled
``FERC-914(516)'']. FERC-914 covers the tariff filing requirements
under 18 CFR Part 35 for those qualifying facilities that do not
meet the exemption requirements in 18 CFR Part 292.
In the future, FERC plans to incorporate the FERC-914 reporting
requirements and related burden into the FERC-516.
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In Orders 671 and 671-A,\2\ the Commission revised its regulations
that govern qualifying small power production and cogeneration
facilities. Among other things, the Commission eliminated certain
exemptions from rate regulation that were previously available to
qualifying facilities (QFs). New qualifying facilities may need to make
tariff filings if they do not meet the new exemption requirements of 18
CFR Part 292.
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\2\ Revised Regulations Governing Small Power Production and
Cogeneration Facilities, Order No. 671, 71 FR 7852 (Feb. 15, 2006),
FERC Stats. & Regs. ] 31,203 (2006); and Revised Regulations
Governing Small Power Production and Cogeneration Facilities, Order
671-A, 71 FR 30585 (May 30, 2006), in Docket No. RM05-36.
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Section 205(c) of the FPA requires that every public utility have
all of its jurisdictional rates and tariffs on file with the Commission
and make them available for public inspection, within such time and in
such form as the Commission may designate. Section 205(d) of the FPA
requires that every public utility must provide notice to FERC and the
public of any changes to its jurisdictional rates and tariffs, file
such changes with FERC, and make them available for public inspection,
in such manner as directed by the Commission. In addition, FPA section
206 requires FERC, upon complaint or its own motion, to modify existing
rates or services that are found to be unjust, unreasonable, unduly
discriminatory or preferential. FPA section 207 further requires the
Commission upon complaint by a state commission and a finding of
insufficient interstate service, to order the rendering of adequate
interstate service by public utilities, the rates for which would be
filed in accordance with FPA sections 205 and 206.
FERC implemented the Congressional mandate of EPAct 2005 to
establish criteria for new qualifying cogeneration facilities by: (1)
Amending the exemptions available to qualifying facilities from the FPA
and from PUHCA [resulting in the burden imposed by FERC-914, the
subject of this Notice]; (2) ensuring that these facilities are using
their thermal output in a productive and beneficial manner; that the
electrical, thermal, chemical and mechanical output of new qualifying
cogeneration facilities is used fundamentally for industrial,
commercial, residential or industrial purposes; and there is a
continuing progress in the development of efficient electric energy
generating technology; (3) amending the FERC Form 556 \3\ to reflect
the criteria for new qualifying cogeneration facilities; and (4)
eliminating ownership limitations for qualifying cogeneration and small
power production facilities. FERC satisfied the statutory mandate and
its continuing obligation to review its policies encouraging
cogeneration and small power production, energy conservation, efficient
use of facilities and resources by electric utilities and equitable
rates for energy customers.
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\3\ The FERC-556 is cleared separately as OMB Control No. 1902-
0075 and is not a subject of this Notice.
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Action: The Commission is requesting a three-year extension of the
current expiration date for the FERC-914,\1\ with no changes to the
reporting requirements.
Burden Statement: Public reporting burden for this collection is
estimated at:
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Number of Number of Average burden
FERC data collection--FERC-914 respondents responses per hours per Total annual
annually respondent response burden hours
(1) (2) (3) (1) x (2) x
(3)
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FPA Section 205 filings......................... 100 1 183 18,300
Electric quarterly reports (initial)............ 100 1 230 23,000
Electric quarterly reports (later).............. 100 3 6 1,800
Change of status................................ 100 1 3 300
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Total....................................... .............. .............. .............. 43,400
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The estimated total annual cost to respondents is $2,676,966.10
[43,400 hours divided by 2,080 hours \4\ per year, times $128,297 \5\
equals $2,676,966.10]. The cost per respondent is $26,769.66. The
estimated burden covers the qualifying facilities required to file
electric quarterly reports, change of status filings, and tariff
filings to comply with section 205 of the Federal Power Act (FPA).
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\4\ Number of hours an employee works each year.
\5\ Average annual salary per employee.
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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;
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(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.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-7574 Filed 4-3-09; 8:45 am]
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