[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 171 (Tuesday, September 4, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 53878]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-21665]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC12-17-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-714); Comment
Request; Extension
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice of information collection and request for comments.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, 44 USC 3506(c)(2)(A), the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (Commission or FERC) is soliciting public comment on the
currently approved information collection, Annual Electric Balancing
Authority Area and Planning Area Report.
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due November 5,
2012.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments (identified by Docket No. [IC12-17-
000]) by either of the following methods:
eFiling at Commission's Web Site: http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp.
Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, Secretary of the Commission, 888 First Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20426.
Instructions: All submissions must be formatted and filed in
accordance with submission guidelines at: http://www.ferc.gov/help/submission-guide.asp. For user assistance contact FERC Online Support
by email at [email protected], or by phone at: (866) 208-3676
(toll-free), or (202) 502-8659 for TTY.
Docket: Users interested in receiving automatic notification of
activity in this docket or in viewing/downloading comments and
issuances in this docket may do so at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/docs-filing.asp.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Ellen Brown may be reached by email at
[email protected], telephone at (202) 502-8663, and fax at (202)
273-0873.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC-714: Annual Electric Balancing Authority Area and
Planning Area Report.
OMB Control No.: 1902-0140.
Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-714 information
collection requirements with no changes to the current reporting
requirements.
Abstract: The Federal Power Act authorizes the Commission to
collect information from electric utility balancing authorities and
planning areas in the United States. 18 CFR 141.51 mandates the data
collection.
The Commission uses the collected data to analyze power system
operations along with its regulatory functions. These analyses estimate
the effect of changes in power system operations resulting from the
installation of a new generating unit or plant, transmission
facilities, energy transfers between systems, and/or new points of
interconnections. Also, these analyses serve to correlate rates and
charges, assess reliability and other operating attributes in
regulatory proceedings, monitor market trends and behaviors, and
determine the competitive impacts of proposed mergers, acquisitions,
and dispositions.
Type of Respondents: Electric utilities operating balancing
authority areas and planning areas with annual peak demand over 200 MW.
Estimate of Annual Burden \1\: The Commission estimates the total
Public Reporting Burden for this information collection as:
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ The Commission defines burden as the total time, effort, or
financial resources expended by persons to generate, maintain,
retain, or disclose or provide information to or for a Federal
agency. For further explanation of what is included in the
information collection burden, reference 5 Code of Federal
Regulations 1320.3.
FERC--714 (IC12-17-000)--Annual Electric Balancing Authority Area and Planning Area Report
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Number of Total number of Average burden Estimated total
Number of respondents (A) responses per responses (A) x hours per annual burden (C)
respondent (B) (B) = (C) response (D) x (D)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
219............................. 1 219 87 19,053
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The total estimated annual cost burden to respondents is
$1,314,839.32 [19,053 hours / 2080 hours/year \2\ = 9.16009 * $143,540/
year \3\ = $1,314,839.32]
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
\2\ 2080 hours = 52 weeks * 40 hours per week (i.e. 1 year of
full-time employment).
\3\ Average salary plus benefits per full-time equivalent
employee.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Comments: Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the 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 and
cost of the collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information collection; and (4) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are
to respond, including the use of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Dated: August 28, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-21665 Filed 8-31-12; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P