[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 182 (Wednesday, September 19, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58116-58117]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-23022]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. Ic12-19-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-732); Comment
Request; Extension
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of information collection and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or
FERC) is soliciting public comment on the currently approved
information collection, Electric Rate Schedules and Tariffs: Long-Term
Firm Transmission Rights in Organized Electricity Markets.
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due November 19,
2012.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments (identified by Docket No. IC12-19-
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 CONTACT: 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-732 and Electric Rate Schedules and Tariffs: Long-Term
Firm Transmission Rights in Organized Electricity Markets.
OMB Control No.:1902-0245.
Type of Request: 18 CFR part 42 provides the reporting requirements
of FERC-732 as they pertain to long-term transmission rights. To
implement section 1233 \1\ of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct
2005),\2\ the Commission requires each transmission organization that
is a public utility with one or more organized electricity markets to
make available long-term firm transmission rights that satisfy each of
the Commission's guidelines.
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\1\ 16 USC 824 et al.
\2\ Added new section 217 (16 USC 824Q) to the Federal Power Act
(FPA).
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The FERC-732 regulations require that transmission organizations
(that are public utilities with one or more organized electricity
markets) choose one of two ways to file:
File tariff sheets making long-term firm transmission
rights available that are consistent with each of the guidelines
established by FERC.
File an explanation describing how their existing tariffs
already provide long-term firm transmission rights that are consistent
with the guidelines.
Additionally, the Commission requires each transmission organization to
make its transmission planning and expansion procedures and plans
available to the public.
FERC-732 enables the Commission to exercise its wholesale electric
rate and electric power transmission oversight and enforcement
responsibilities in accordance with the FPA, the Department of Energy
Organization Act (DOE Act), and EPAct 2005.
The Commission intends to include the FERC-732 and all of its
applicable requirements within FERC-516 (OMB Control No. 1902-0096).
The Commission will ensure complete renewal (to include publishing all
public notifications and receiving Office of Management and Budget
approval) of FERC-732 information collection. After the collection is
renewed, the Commission will seek to administratively incorporate FERC-
732 information collection requirements into FERC-516. Finally, the
Commission will discontinue the vacant FERC-732 information collection.
Type of Respondents: Public utility with one or more organized
electricity markets.
Estimate of Annual Burden: \3\ The Commission estimates the total
Public Reporting Burden for this information collection as:
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\3\ 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 CFR 1320.3.
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Number of Average burden
Number of responses per Total number of hours per Estimated total
respondents respondent responses response annual burden
(A) (B) (A) x (B) = (C) (D) (C) x (D)
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Public utility with +1 organized electricity markets............... 1 1 1 1,180 1,180
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The total estimated annual cost burden to respondents is $81,431.68
[1,180 hours / 2080 hours per year = 0.56731 * 143,540/years =
$81,431.68]
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: September 12, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-23022 Filed 9-18-12; 8:45 am]
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