[Federal Register: September 17, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 180)]
[Notices]               
[Page 50501-50502]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[IC99-583-001, FERC-583]

 
Information Collection Submitted for Review and Request for 
Comments

September 13, 1999.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of submission for review by the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) has 
submitted the energy information collection listed in this notice to 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review under provisions 
of Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-
13). Any interested person may file comments on the collection of 
information 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 April 
21, 1999 (64 FR 19523) and has made this notation in its submission to 
OMB.

DATES: Comments regarding this collection of information are best 
assured of having their full effect if received on or before October 
18, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Address comments to Office of Management and Budget, Office 
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, Desk Officer, 725 17th Street, NW, Washington, 
DC 20503. A copy of the comments should also be sent to Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, Office of the Chief Information Officer, 
Attention: Mr. Michael Miller, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 
20426.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Miller may be reached by 
telephone at (202) 208-1415, by fax at (202) 273-0873, and by e-mail at 
mike.miller@ferc.fed.us.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Description

    The energy information collection submitted to OMB for review 
contains:
    1. Collection of Information: FERC-583 ``Annual Kilowatt Generating 
Report (Annual Charges)''.
    2. Sponsor: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
    3. Control No.: OMB No. 1902-0136. The Commission is now requesting 
that OMB approve a three-year extension of the current expiration date, 
with no changes to the existing collection. There is no change in the 
reporting burden. These are mandatory collection requirements.
    4. Necessity of Collection of Information: Submission of the 
information is necessary to enable the Commission to carry out its 
responsibilities in implementing the provisions of the Federal Power 
Act

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(FPA). Section 10(e) of the FPA authorizes the Commission to collect 
annual charges from hydro power licenses for, among other things, the 
cost of administering Part I of the FPA and for use of administering 
the cost of United States dams. In addition, the Omnibus Budget 
Reconciliation Act of 1986 (OBRA) authorizes the Commission ``to assess 
and collect fees and annual charges in any fiscal year in amounts equal 
to all the costs incurred by the Commission in that fiscal year.'' The 
information is collected annually and used to determine the amount of 
annual charges to be assessed licensees for reimbursable government 
administrative costs for the use of government dams.
    5. Respondent Description: The respondent universe currently 
comprises on average, 660 applicants.
    6. Estimated Burden: 1,320 total burden hours, 660 respondents, 1 
response annually, 2 hours per response (average).
    7. Estimated Cost Burden to Respondents: 1,320 hours <divide> 
2,080, hours per year  x  $109,889 per year = $69,737, average cost per 
respondent = $105.66.

    Statutory Authority: Section 10(e) of the Federal Power Act 
(FPA), Part 1, 16 U.S.C. 803(e).
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-24214 Filed 9-16-99; 8:45 am]
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