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OMB Control No:
1902-0083
ICR Reference No:
200809-1902-001
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
200509-1902-003
Agency/Subagency:
FERC
Agency Tracking No:
FERC-520
Title:
Application for Authority to Hold Interlocking Interlocking Directorate Positions
Type of Information Collection:
Extension without change of a currently approved collection
Common Form ICR:
No
Type of Review Request:
Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action:
Approved with change
Conclusion Date:
11/21/2008
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
09/19/2008
Terms of Clearance:
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
11/30/2011
36 Months From Approved
11/30/2008
Responses
928
0
28
Time Burden (Hours)
24,476
0
1,450
Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
Abstract:
FERC-520 information is used by the Commission to implement the statutory provisions of Section 305(b) of the Federal Power Act. Section 305(b) of the FPA prohibits individuals from concurrently holding positions as officer or director of more than one public utility; or to hold the positions of officer or director of a public utility and of an entity authorized by law to underwrite or participate in the marketing of public utility securities; or to hold the positions of officer or director of a public utility and a company supplying electrical equipment to that particular public utility, unless the holding of such positions have........
Authorizing Statute(s):
US Code:
16 USC 825(d)
Name of Law: Federal Power Act
Citations for New Statutory Requirements:
None
Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:
Stage of Rulemaking:
Federal Register Citation:
Date:
Not associated with rulemaking
Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
73 FR 20267
04/15/2008
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
73 FR 54392
09/19/2008
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
No
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
1
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
Application for Authority to Hold Interlocking Interlocking Directorate Positions
ICR Summary of Burden
Total Approved
Previously Approved
Change Due to New Statute
Change Due to Agency Discretion
Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses
928
28
0
0
900
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
24,476
1,450
0
0
23,026
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
No
Burden Increase Due to:
Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
No
Burden Reduction Due to:
Short Statement:
A concern developed in 2004 that FERC-520 applications for authorizations to hold interlocked positions were not being filed before individuals assumed the interlocked positions, as required. In response, the Commission issued its June 2004 interlocking directorate policy statement in PL 04-10-000 and Order 664 in September 2005 as referenced previously. The burden estimate in this request is based on recent Commission experience and the actual number of FERC-520 filings made between September 2007 and September 2008. The number of informational applications has increased steadily from 87 in 2004 to 911 in 2007. The Commission did not previously separate the FERC-520 filings by types of application in its OMB clearance estimates because for the three years leading up to the 2005 clearance request, the number of each type of application filed had been about the same. The rise in the number of informational applications has necessitated the distinction between the two types of applications and the burden hours each imposes.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$127,356
Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods?
No
Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002?
No
Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]?
Uncollected
Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]?
Uncollected
Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)?
Uncollected
Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response?
Uncollected
Agency Contact:
Patricia Morris 202 208-6990
Common Form ICR:
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;
(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;
(c) It reduces burden on small entities;
(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;
(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;
(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;
(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.
(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and
(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Certification Date:
09/19/2008
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