[Federal Register: May 24, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 100)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[IC06-585-001, FERC 585]
Commission Information Collection Activities, Proposed
Collection; Comment Request; Extension
May 18, 2006.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
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) has submitted the information
collection described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
for review and extension 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 February 24, 2006 (71 FR 9529-9530) and has made
this notation in its submission to OMB.
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due by June 26,
2006.
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-34,
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, an original and 14 copies of such comments should be
submitted to the Secretary of the Commission, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426 and should
refer to Docket No. IC06-587-001.
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 http://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. 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 this e-mail address.
All comments may be viewed, printed or downloaded remotely via the
Internet through FERC's homepage using the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the
docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number
field to access the document. 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Description
The information collection submitted for OMB review contains the
following:
1. Collection of Information: FERC Form 585 ``Reporting of Electric
Energy
Shortages and Contingency Plans under PURPA''.
2. Sponsor: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
3. Control No.: 1902-0138.
The Commission is now requesting that OMB approve and extend the
expiration date for an additional three years with no changes to the
existing collection. The information filed with the Commission is
mandatory.
4. Necessity of the Collection of Information: Submission of the
information is necessary for the Commission to carry out its
responsibilities in implementing the statutory provisions of section
206 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1979 (PURPA)
Public Law 95-617, 92 Stat. 3117. Section 206 of PURPA amended the
Federal Power Act (FPA) by adding a new subsection (g) to section 202,
under which the Commission by rule, was to require each public utility
to (1) report to the Commission and appropriate state regulatory
authorities of any anticipated shortages of electric energy or capacity
which would affect the utility's capability to serve its wholesale
customers; and (2) report to the Commission and any appropriate state
regulatory authority in a contingency plan that would outline what
circumstances might give rise for such occurrences.
In FERC Order No. 575 (60 FR 4859, January 25, 1995) the Commission
modified the reporting requirements in 18 CFR 294.101(b) to provide
that if a public utility includes in its rates schedule a provision
that: (a) During electric energy and capacity shortages it will treat
firm power wholesale customers without undue discrimination or
preference; and (b) it will report any modifications to its contingency
plan for accommodating shortages within 15 days to the appropriate
state regulatory agency and to the affected wholesale customers, then
the utility need not file with the Commission an additional statement
of the contingency plan for accommodating such shortages. This revision
merely changed the reporting mechanism; the public utility's
contingency plan would be located in its filed rate rather than in a
separate document.
In FERC Order No. 659, (70 FR 35027-28, June 16, 2006) the
Commission revised its regulations to provide an alternative means for
public utilities to report shortages of electric energy and capacity by
submitting an electronic filing via the Commission's Division of
Reliability's pager system at emergency@ferc.gov instead of filing with
the Secretary of the Commission.
The Commission uses the information to evaluate and formulate
appropriate an option for action in the event an unanticipated shortage
is reported and/or materializes. Without this information, the
Commission and State agencies would be unable to: (1) Examine, approve
or modify utility actions, (2) prepare a response to anticipated
disruptions in electric energy and (3) ensure equitable treatment of
all public utility customers under the shortage situations. The
Commission implements these filings requirements in the Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) under 18 CFR part 294.
5. Respondent Description: The respondent universe currently
comprises 7 companies (on average) subject to the Commission's
jurisdiction.
6. Estimated Burden: 511 total hours, 7 respondents (average), 1
response per respondent, and 73 hours per response (average).
7. Estimated Cost Burden to Respondents: 511 hours/2080 hours per
years x $112,767 per year = $ 27,704. The cost per respondent is equal
to $3,958.
Statutory Authority: Statutory provisions of section 206 of the
Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1979 (PURPA) Pub. L. 95-
617, 92 Stat. 3117.
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E6-7959 Filed 5-23-06; 8:45 am]
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