
[Federal Register: April 22, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 78)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. IC08-561-001; FERC-561]

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

April 15, 2008.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE.

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 an extension of the expiration date for 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 11, 2008 (73 
FR 7725-26) and has made this notation in its submission to OMB.

DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due by May 20, 
2008.

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-
7345. 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, 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. IC08-561-001.
    Documents filed electronically via the Internet must be prepared in 
an acceptable filing format and in compliance with the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission's submission guidelines. Complete filing 
instructions and acceptable filing formats are available at (http://
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 (http://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.
    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: 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-561 ``Annual Report of 
Interlocking Positions.''
    2. Sponsor: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
    3. Control No. 1902-0099.
    The Commission is now requesting that OMB approve this information 
collection 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: Submission of the 
information is necessary to enable the Commission to implement the 
statutory provisions of Title II, section 211 of the Public Utility 
Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA) (16 U.S.C. 825d) which amended 
Part III Section 305(c) of the Federal Power Act (FPA). Submission of 
the list is necessary to fulfill the requirements of section 211--
Interlocking Directorates, which defines monitoring and regulatory 
operations concerning interlocking directorate positions held by 
utility personnel and possible conflicts of interest. The information 
is collected by the Commission to identify persons holding interlocking 
position between public utilities and possible conflicts of interest. 
Through this process, the Commission is able to review and exercise 
oversight of interlocking directorates of public utilities and their 
related activities. Specifically, the Commission must determine that 
individuals in utility operations holding two positions at the same 
time would not adversely affect the public interest. The Commission can 
employ enforcement proceedings when violations and omissions of the 
Act's provisions occur. The reporting requirements are found at 18 CFR 
46.6 and 131.31
    5. Respondent Description: The respondent universe is comprised of 
public utilities and from those entities the Commission received 
reports from 1,996 persons serving as officers or directors of those 
concerns.
    6. Estimated Burden: 499 total hours, 1996 respondents, 1 response 
per respondent, and .25 hours per response (average).
    7. Estimated Cost Burden to Respondents: $30,320. (499 hours 
divided by 2,080 hours per year per employee times $126,384 per year 
average per employee). The cost per respondent is $15.

    Statutory Authority: Section 305(c) of the Federal Power Act, 16 
U.S.C. 825d.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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