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Number of respondents
annually
Number of responses per
respondent
Average burden hours per
response
Total annual
burden hours
(1)
FERC data collection
(2)
(3)
(1) × (2) × (3)
10
1
9,600
96,000
FERC–729 .......................................................................................................
Note: These figures may not be exact, due to rounding.
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The total estimated annual cost
burden 5 to respondents is $7,680,000
(96,000 hours × $80 per hour 5).
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
5 Based on the Bureau of Labor Statistics
‘‘Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH), 2008–09
Edition,’’ Occupational Employment Statistics
(Occupational Employment and Wages, for May
2008, for Lawyers (23–1011), posted at https://
www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes231011.htm), FERC is
using $80 per hour. Other professions (such as
engineers and administrators) are involved in
preparing the filing. We are using $80 per hour as
a high-end figure to include all of the professions
involved with preparation of the filing.
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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.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket Nos. IC10–60–001, IC10–61–001,
and IC10–555A–001]
Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC Form 60,1 FERC–61,
and FERC–555A); Comment Request;
Submitted for OMB Review
January 25, 2010.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, DOE.
ACTION: Notice.
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 or
FERC) has submitted the information
collections described below to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review of the information
collection requirements. 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
issued a Notice in the Federal Register
(74 FR 53225, 10/16/2009) requesting
public comments. FERC received no
comments and has made this notation in
its submission to OMB.
1 The rulemaking in Docket No. RM09–21–000
(‘‘Revised Filing Requirements for Centralized
Service Companies under the Public Utility Holding
Company Act of 2005, the Federal Power Act, and
the Natural Gas Act’’) addresses clarifications to the
FERC Form 60. The Final Rule (Order 731, issued
12/17/2009; 74 FR 68526, 12/28/2009) was
submitted to OMB on 12/28/2009. The rulemaking
in Docket No. RM09–21 is not a subject of this
Notice in Docket No. IC10–60 et al.
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DATES: Comments on the collections of
information are due by March 3, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Address comments on the
collections 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 OMB Control Number 1902–
0215 (for FERC Form 60, FERC–61, and
FERC–555A) as a point of reference. For
comments that pertain to only one or
two of the collections, specify the
appropriate collection. The Desk Officer
may be reached by telephone at 202–
395–4638.
A copy of the comments should also
be sent to the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission and should refer to Docket
Nos. IC10–60–001, IC10–61–001, and
IC10–555A–001. (If comments apply to
only one or two of the collections,
indicate the corresponding dockets and
collection numbers.) Comments may be
filed either electronically or in paper
format. Those persons filing
electronically do not need to make a
paper filing. Documents filed
electronically via the Internet must be
prepared in an acceptable filing format
and in compliance with the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission
submission guidelines. Complete filing
instructions and acceptable filing
formats are available at https://
www.ferc.gov/help/submission-guide/
electronic-media.asp. To file the
document electronically, access the
Commission’s Web site and click on
Documents & Filing, E–Filing (https://
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp),
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.
For paper filings, the comments
should be submitted to the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission,
Secretary of the Commission, 888 First
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, and
should refer to Docket Nos. IC10–60–
001, IC10–61–001, and IC10–555A–001
(or the appropriate docket numbers, if
the comments pertain only to one or two
of the collections).
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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:
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.
OMB
Control Number 1902–0215 currently
includes three information collections:
• FERC Form 60, ‘‘Annual Report of
Centralized Service Companies’’,
pursuant to 18 CFR 369.1 and 366.23,
with details at https://www.ferc.gov/
docs-filing/forms.asp#60,
• FERC–61, ‘‘Narrative Description Of
Service Company Functions’’, pursuant
to 18 CFR 366.23, and
• FERC–555A, ‘‘Preservation of
Records of Holding Companies and
Service Companies Subject to PUHCA’’
[Public Utility Holding Company Act of
2005], record retention requirements,
pursuant to 18 CFR 366.22, and parts
367 and 368.
On August 8, 2005, the Energy Policy
Act of 2005, was signed in to law,
repealing the Public Utility Holding
Company Act of 1935 (PUHCA 1935)
and enacting the Public Utility Holding
Company Act of 2005 (PUHCA 2005).
Section 1264 (Federal books and records
access provision) and Section 1275
(non-power goods and services
provision) of PUHCA 2005
supplemented FERC’s existing
ratemaking authority under the Federal
Power Act (FPA) to protect customers
against improper cross-subsidization or
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
encumbrances of public utility assets,
and similarly, FERC’s ratemaking
authority under the Natural Gas Act
(NGA). These provisions of PUHCA
2005 supplemented the FERC’s broad
authority under FPA Section 301 and
NGA section 8 to obtain the books and
records of regulated companies and any
person that controls or is controlled by
such companies if relevant to
jurisdictional activities.
FERC Form 60. Form No. 60 is an
annual reporting requirement under 18
CFR 366.23 for centralized service
companies. The report is designed to
collect financial information (including
balance sheet, assets, liabilities, billing
and charges for associated and nonassociated companies) from centralized
service companies subject to the
jurisdiction of the FERC. Unless the
holding company system is exempted or
granted a waiver by Commission rule or
order pursuant to 18 CFR 366.3 and
366.4, every centralized service
company in a holding company system
must prepare and file electronically
with the FERC the Form No. 60,
pursuant to the General Instructions in
the form.
FERC–61. FERC–61 is a filing
requirement for service companies in
holding company systems (including
special purpose companies) that are
currently exempt or granted a waiver of
FERC’s regulations and would not have
to file FERC Form 60. Instead, those
service companies are required to file,
on an annual basis, a narrative
description of the service company’s
functions during the prior calendar year
(FERC–61). In complying, a holding
company may make a single filing on
behalf of all of its service company
subsidiaries.
FERC–555A. FERC prescribed
preservation of records requirements for
holding companies and service
companies (unless otherwise exempted
by FERC). This requires them to
maintain and make available to FERC,
their books and records. The
preservation of records requirement
provides for uniform records retention
by holding companies and centralized
service companies subject to PUHCA
2005.
Data from the FERC Form 60, FERC–
61, and FERC–555A provide a level of
transparency that: (1) Helps protect
ratepayers from pass-through of
improper service company costs, (2)
enables FERC to review and determine
cost allocations (among holding
company members) for certain nonpower goods and services, (3) aids FERC
in meeting its oversight and market
monitoring obligations, and (4) benefits
the public, both as ratepayers and
investors. In addition, the records are
used by the FERC’s audit staff during
compliance reviews and special
analyses.
If data from the FERC Form 60, FERC–
61, and FERC–555A were not available,
FERC would not be able to meet its
statutory responsibilities, under EPAct
1992, EPAct of 2005, and PUHCA 2005,
and FERC would not have all of the
regulatory mechanisms necessary to
ensure customer protection.
Action: The Commission is requesting
a three-year extension of the current
FERC Form 60, FERC–61, and FERC–
555A requirements, with no changes.
Burden Statement: The estimated,
average annual public reporting
burden 2 3 follows.
Annual no. of
respondents
Average no. of
reponses per
respondent
Average burden hours per
response
Total annual
burden hours
(1)
(2)
(3)
(1) × (2) × (3)
FERC information collection
FERC Form 60 3 ..............................................................................................
FERC–61 .........................................................................................................
FERC–555A .....................................................................................................
38
22
100
1
1
1
75.0
.5
1,080.0
2,850
11
108,000
Total ..........................................................................................................
........................
........................
........................
110,861
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Note: The figures may not be exact, due to
rounding.
The total estimated annual cost
burdens to respondents follow.
2 Employees work an average of 2,080 hours per
year and cost an estimated $128,297 per year. The
average hourly cost is $61.68125/hour [($128,297/
year)/(2,080 hours/year)].
3 The burden figures provided here for the FERC
Form 60 are updated (from those in the 60-day
Notice in Docket No. IC10–60) to reflect the more
recent estimates provided in Docket No. RM09–21
and the associated supporting statement submitted
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to OMB. There were no comments on the burden
associated with reporting requirements in Docket
No. RM09–21 or Docket No. IC10–60.
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Annual burden
(hrs.)
Average cost ($) per hour
Total annual cost
($)
(1)
FERC information collection
(2)
(1) × (2)
FERC Form 60 3 .......................................................
FERC–61 2 ................................................................
FERC–555A 4 ...........................................................
2,850
11
108,000
$120.00/hour .............................................................
61.68125/hour ..........................................................
(4) ..............................................................................
$342,000.00
678.49
4 1,912,341.25
Totals .................................................................
........................
...................................................................................
2,255,019.74
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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;
(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 collections of information
are 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
estimates of the burden of the proposed
collections 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)
4 Based on an estimated 120 cubic feet of paper
records per respondent, the total estimated annual
cost to all respondents is $1,912,341.25 [$1,836,000
(for staffing), plus $76,341.25 (for storage)].
However, the storage of paper (and related record
retention and access) is more expensive than
electronic storage, so savings are accomplished
when documents are stored electronically (e.g., by
using on-line electronic storage or removable
storage media like CD–ROM or thumb drives). It
would appear that these records are likely stored
electronically, so the estimated cost ($1,912,341.25)
of storage for paper only is the worst case estimate.
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ways to minimize the burden of the
collections 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.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 13651–000]
Lock + TM Hydro Friends Fund XXXIII,
LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit
Application Accepted for Filing and
Soliciting Comments, Motions To
Intervene, and Competing Applications
January 22, 2010.
On January 8, 2010, Lock + TM Hydro
Friends Fund XXXIII, LLC (Lock +
Hydro) filed an application, pursuant to
section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act
(FPA), proposing to study the feasibility
of the Green Lantern Project No. 13651,
to be located on the Mississippi River,
in Pike County, Illinois, and Ralls
County, Missouri. The project would to
be located at the existing Mississippi
River Lock and Dam No. 22 owned and
operated by the U.S. Corps of Engineers
that includes a reservoir, a lock and dam
equipped with roller and tainter gates,
and an earth dike.
The proposed project would consist
of: (1) Two new underwater frame
modules located adjacent to the earth
dike each containing nine turbine
generating units with a total capacity of
about 9.45 megawatts; (2) a new 220foot, 450-foot-long intake conduit; (3) a
new 220-foot-wide, 50-foot-long tailrace;
and (4) a new 5-mile-long, 69 kilovolt
transmission line. The project would
produce an estimated average annual
generation of about 62,130 megawattshours.
Lock + Hydro Contact: Wayne F.
Krouse, Chairman and CEO, Hydro
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Green Energy, LLC., 5090 Richmond
Avenue, Suite 290, Houston, TX 77056,
(877) 556–6566.
FERC Contact: Tom Dean, (202) 502–
6041.
Deadline for filing comments, motions
to intervene, competing applications
(without notices of intent), or notices of
intent to file competing applications: 60
days from the issuance of this notice.
Comments, motions to intervene,
notices of intent, and competing
applications may be filed electronically
via the Internet. See 18 CFR
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions
on the Commission’s Web site under the
‘‘eFiling’’ link. If unable to be filed
electronically, documents may be paperfiled. To paper-file, an original and eight
copies should be mailed to: Kimberly D.
Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. For
more information on how to submit
these types of filings please go to the
Commission’s Web site located at
https://www.ferc.gov/filingcomments.asp. More information about
this project can be viewed or printed on
the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link of Commission’s
Web site at
https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number
(P–13651) in the docket number field to
access the document. For assistance,
call toll-free 1–866–208–3372.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket Nos. IC10-60-001, IC10-61-001, and IC10-555A-001]
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC Form 60,\1\
FERC-61, and FERC-555A); Comment Request; Submitted for OMB Review
January 25, 2010.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE.
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\1\ The rulemaking in Docket No. RM09-21-000 (``Revised Filing
Requirements for Centralized Service Companies under the Public
Utility Holding Company Act of 2005, the Federal Power Act, and the
Natural Gas Act'') addresses clarifications to the FERC Form 60. The
Final Rule (Order 731, issued 12/17/2009; 74 FR 68526, 12/28/2009)
was submitted to OMB on 12/28/2009. The rulemaking in Docket No.
RM09-21 is not a subject of this Notice in Docket No. IC10-60 et al.
ACTION: Notice.
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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 or FERC) has submitted the
information collections described below to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review of the information collection requirements. 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 issued a Notice in the Federal Register (74 FR 53225,
10/16/2009) requesting public comments. FERC received no comments and
has made this notation in its submission to OMB.
DATES: Comments on the collections of information are due by March 3,
2010.
ADDRESSES: Address comments on the collections 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 OMB Control Number 1902-0215 (for
FERC Form 60, FERC-61, and FERC-555A) as a point of reference. For
comments that pertain to only one or two of the collections, specify
the appropriate collection. The Desk Officer may be reached by
telephone at 202-395-4638.
A copy of the comments should also be sent to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission and should refer to Docket Nos. IC10-60-001,
IC10-61-001, and IC10-555A-001. (If comments apply to only one or two
of the collections, indicate the corresponding dockets and collection
numbers.) Comments may be filed either electronically or in paper
format. Those persons filing electronically do not need to make a paper
filing. Documents filed electronically via the Internet must be
prepared in an acceptable filing format and in compliance with the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission submission guidelines. Complete
filing instructions and acceptable filing formats are available at
https://www.ferc.gov/help/submission-guide/electronic-media.asp. To file
the document electronically, access the Commission's Web site and click
on Documents & Filing, E-Filing (https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp), 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.
For paper filings, the comments should be submitted to the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the Commission, 888 First
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, and should refer to Docket Nos.
IC10-60-001, IC10-61-001, and IC10-555A-001 (or the appropriate docket
numbers, if the comments pertain only to one or two of the
collections).
[[Page 5067]]
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: 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: OMB Control Number 1902-0215 currently
includes three information collections:
FERC Form 60, ``Annual Report of Centralized Service
Companies'', pursuant to 18 CFR 369.1 and 366.23, with details at
https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/forms.asp#60,
FERC-61, ``Narrative Description Of Service Company
Functions'', pursuant to 18 CFR 366.23, and
FERC-555A, ``Preservation of Records of Holding Companies
and Service Companies Subject to PUHCA'' [Public Utility Holding
Company Act of 2005], record retention requirements, pursuant to 18 CFR
366.22, and parts 367 and 368.
On August 8, 2005, the Energy Policy Act of 2005, was signed in to
law, repealing the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 (PUHCA
1935) and enacting the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 2005
(PUHCA 2005). Section 1264 (Federal books and records access provision)
and Section 1275 (non-power goods and services provision) of PUHCA 2005
supplemented FERC's existing ratemaking authority under the Federal
Power Act (FPA) to protect customers against improper cross-
subsidization or encumbrances of public utility assets, and similarly,
FERC's ratemaking authority under the Natural Gas Act (NGA). These
provisions of PUHCA 2005 supplemented the FERC's broad authority under
FPA Section 301 and NGA section 8 to obtain the books and records of
regulated companies and any person that controls or is controlled by
such companies if relevant to jurisdictional activities.
FERC Form 60. Form No. 60 is an annual reporting requirement under
18 CFR 366.23 for centralized service companies. The report is designed
to collect financial information (including balance sheet, assets,
liabilities, billing and charges for associated and non-associated
companies) from centralized service companies subject to the
jurisdiction of the FERC. Unless the holding company system is exempted
or granted a waiver by Commission rule or order pursuant to 18 CFR
366.3 and 366.4, every centralized service company in a holding company
system must prepare and file electronically with the FERC the Form No.
60, pursuant to the General Instructions in the form.
FERC-61. FERC-61 is a filing requirement for service companies in
holding company systems (including special purpose companies) that are
currently exempt or granted a waiver of FERC's regulations and would
not have to file FERC Form 60. Instead, those service companies are
required to file, on an annual basis, a narrative description of the
service company's functions during the prior calendar year (FERC-61).
In complying, a holding company may make a single filing on behalf of
all of its service company subsidiaries.
FERC-555A. FERC prescribed preservation of records requirements for
holding companies and service companies (unless otherwise exempted by
FERC). This requires them to maintain and make available to FERC, their
books and records. The preservation of records requirement provides for
uniform records retention by holding companies and centralized service
companies subject to PUHCA 2005.
Data from the FERC Form 60, FERC-61, and FERC-555A provide a level
of transparency that: (1) Helps protect ratepayers from pass-through of
improper service company costs, (2) enables FERC to review and
determine cost allocations (among holding company members) for certain
non-power goods and services, (3) aids FERC in meeting its oversight
and market monitoring obligations, and (4) benefits the public, both as
ratepayers and investors. In addition, the records are used by the
FERC's audit staff during compliance reviews and special analyses.
If data from the FERC Form 60, FERC-61, and FERC-555A were not
available, FERC would not be able to meet its statutory
responsibilities, under EPAct 1992, EPAct of 2005, and PUHCA 2005, and
FERC would not have all of the regulatory mechanisms necessary to
ensure customer protection.
Action: The Commission is requesting a three-year extension of the
current FERC Form 60, FERC-61, and FERC-555A requirements, with no
changes.
Burden Statement: The estimated, average annual public reporting
burden 2 3 follows.
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Annual no. of Average no. of Average burden Total annual
respondents reponses per hours per burden hours
FERC information collection ---------------- respondent response ---------------
-------------------------------- (1) x (2) x
(1) (2) (3) (3)
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FERC Form 60 \3\................................ 38 1 75.0 2,850
FERC-61......................................... 22 1 .5 11
FERC-555A....................................... 100 1 1,080.0 108,000
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Total....................................... .............. .............. .............. 110,861
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Note: The figures may not be exact, due to rounding.
The total estimated annual cost burdens to respondents follow.
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\2\ Employees work an average of 2,080 hours per year and cost
an estimated $128,297 per year. The average hourly cost is
$61.68125/hour [($128,297/year)/(2,080 hours/year)].
\3\ The burden figures provided here for the FERC Form 60 are
updated (from those in the 60-day Notice in Docket No. IC10-60) to
reflect the more recent estimates provided in Docket No. RM09-21 and
the associated supporting statement submitted to OMB. There were no
comments on the burden associated with reporting requirements in
Docket No. RM09-21 or Docket No. IC10-60.
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Annual burden Average cost ($) per hour Total annual cost
(hrs.) -------------------------------- ($)
FERC information collection ---------------- -------------------
(1) (2) (1) x (2)
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FERC Form 60 \3\............................ 2,850 $120.00/hour.................. $342,000.00
FERC-61 \2\................................. 11 61.68125/hour................. 678.49
FERC-555A \4\............................... 108,000 (\4\)......................... \4\ 1,912,341.25
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Totals.................................. .............. .............................. 2,255,019.74
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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; (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.
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\4\ Based on an estimated 120 cubic feet of paper records per
respondent, the total estimated annual cost to all respondents is
$1,912,341.25 [$1,836,000 (for staffing), plus $76,341.25 (for
storage)]. However, the storage of paper (and related record
retention and access) is more expensive than electronic storage, so
savings are accomplished when documents are stored electronically
(e.g., by using on-line electronic storage or removable storage
media like CD-ROM or thumb drives). It would appear that these
records are likely stored electronically, so the estimated cost
($1,912,341.25) of storage for paper only is the worst case
estimate.
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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 collections of
information are 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 estimates of the
burden of the proposed collections 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 collections 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. 2010-1978 Filed 1-29-10; 8:45 am]
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