Commission Information Collection Activities, Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension, 38868-38869 [E6-10695]

Download as PDF 38868 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 131 / Monday, July 10, 2006 / Notices Administration, Regulatory Secretariat (VIR), 1800 F Street, NW, Room 4035, Washington, DC 20405. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Linda Nelson, Contract Policy Division, GSA, (202) 501–1900. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A. Purpose To protect the Government’s interest and to ensure timely delivery of items of the requisite quality, contracting officers, prior to award, must make an affirmative determination that the prospective contractor is responsible, i.e., capable of performing the contract. Before making such a determination, the contracting officer must have in his possession or must obtain information sufficient to satisfy himself that the prospective contractor (i) has adequate financial resources, or the ability to obtain such resources, (ii) is able to comply with required delivery schedule, (iii) has a satisfactory record of performance, (iv) has a satisfactory record of integrity, and (v) is otherwise qualified and eligible to receive an award under appropriate laws and regulations. If such information is not in the contracting officer’s possession, it is obtained through a preaward survey conducted by the contract administration office responsible for the plant and/or the geographic area in which the plant is located. The necessary data is collected by contract administration personnel from available data or through plant visits, phone calls, and correspondence and entered on Standard Forms 1403, 1404, 1405, 1406, 1407, and 1408 in detail commensurate with the dollar value and complexity of the procurement. sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES B. Annual Reporting Burden Respondents: 5,478. Responses Per Respondent: 1. Total Responses: 5,478. Hours Per Response: 20.8. Total Burden Hours: 113,942. OBTAINING COPIES OF PROPOSALS: Requesters may obtain a copy of the information collection documents from the General Services Administration, Regulatory Secretariat (VIR), Room 4035, Washington, DC 20405, telephone (202) 501–4755. Please cite OMB Control Number 9000–0011, Preaward Survey Forms (Standard Forms 1403, 1404, 1405, 1406, 1407, and 1408), in all correspondence. Dated: July 3, 2006. Linda Nelson, Deputy Director, Contract Policy Division. [FR Doc. 06–6080 Filed 7–7–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6820–EP–S VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:10 Jul 07, 2006 Jkt 208001 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Office of Science; Basic Energy Sciences Advisory Committee Department of Energy. Notice of open meeting. AGENCY: ACTION: SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the Basic Energy Sciences Advisory Committee (BESAC). Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of these meetings be announced in the Federal Register. DATES: Thursday, August 3, 2006, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Friday, August 4, 2006, 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. ADDRESSES: Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Conference Center, 5701 Marinelli Road, North Bethesda, MD 20852. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Talamini; Office of Basic Energy Sciences; U.S. Department of Energy; Germantown Building, Independence Avenue, Washington, DC 20585; Telephone: (301) 903–4563 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of the Meeting: The purpose of this meeting is to provide advice and guidance with respect to the basic energy sciences research program. Tentative Agenda: Agenda will include discussions of the following: • News from the Office of Science. • News from the Office of Basic Energy Sciences. • Report of COV of Materials Sciences and Engineering Division. • Report of BES Basic Research Needs Workshops. • Update of DOE Lab Working Group. • Planned BES ‘‘Basic Research Needs’’ Workshops and Grand Challenges Workshop. Public Participation: The meeting is open to the public. If you would like to file a written statement with the Committee, you may do so either before or after the meeting. If you would like to make oral statements regarding any of the items on the agenda, you should contact Karen Talamini at 301–903– 6594 (fax) or karen.talamini@science.doe.gov (email). You must make your request for an oral statement at least 5 business days prior to the meeting. Reasonable provision will be made to include the scheduled oral statements on the agenda. The Chairperson of the Committee will conduct the meeting to facilitate the orderly conduct of business. Public comment will follow the 10-minute rule. Minutes: The minutes of this meeting will be available for public review and PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 copying within 30 days at the Freedom of Information Public Reading Room; 1E–190, Forrestal Building; 1000 Independence Avenue, SW.; Washington, DC 20585; between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays. Issued in Washington, DC on July 3, 2006. Carol Matthews, Acting Advisory Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. E6–10725 Filed 7–7–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [IC06–714–001, FERC 714] Commission Information Collection Activities, Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension June 30, 2006. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: 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 March 30, 2006 (71 FR 16133– 16134) and has made this notation in its submission to OMB. DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due by August 10, 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 E:\FR\FM\10JYN1.SGM 10JYN1 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 131 / Monday, July 10, 2006 / Notices be filed either in paper format or electronically. Those persons filing electronically do not need to make a paper filing. For paper filings, and 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– 714–001. 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 https:// www.ferc.gov and click on ‘‘Make an EFiling,’’ 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 tollfree 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: sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES Description The information collection submitted for OMB review contains the following: 1. Collection of Information: FERC Form 714 ‘‘Annual Electric Control and Planning Area Report.’’ 2. Sponsor: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. 3. Control No.: 1902–0140. 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 consists of sections 202, 207, 210, 211–213 of the Federal VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:10 Jul 07, 2006 Jkt 208001 Power Act (FPA), as amended (49 Stat. 838; 16 U.S.C. 791a–825r) and particularly sections 304–309 and 311, as well as Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Pub. L. 109–58) (119 Stat. 594) sections 1211, 1221, 1231, 1241 and 1242. The Commission implements the Form 714 filing requirements in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) under 18 CFR 141.51. Through FERC Form 714, the Commission gathers electric transmission system operating and planning information, from control area operations and from utilities charged with resource planning and demand forecasting for planning areas that have an annual peak demand greater than 200 megawatts. This information is used in evaluating transmission system reliability and performance, wholesale rate investigations, and wholesale market under emerging competitive forces. 5. Respondent Description: The respondent universe currently comprises 215 companies (on average) subject to the Commission’s jurisdiction. 6. Estimated Burden: 10,750 total hours, 215 respondents (average), 1 response per respondent, and 50 hours per response (average) 7. Estimated Cost Burden to respondents: 10,750 hours/2080 hours per years × $117,321 per year = $606,347. The cost per respondent is equal to $2,820. Statutory Authority: Statutory provisions of sections 202, 207, 210, 211–213 of the Federal Power Act (FPA), as amend (49 Stat. 838; 16 U.S.C. 791a–825r) and particularly sections 304–309 and 311, as well as Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Pub. L. 109–58) (119 Stat. 594) sections 1211, 1221, 1231, 1241 and 1242. The Commission implements the Form 714 filing requirements in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) under 18 CFR 141.51. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E6–10695 Filed 7–7–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. RP06–403–000] ANR Pipeline Company; Notice of Annual Report Filing for filing its first report of its operational purchases and sales for the twelvemonth period beginning January 1, 2005 and ending on December 31, 2005. ANR states that it is filing this report in compliance with section 38.3 of the general terms and conditions of ANR’s FERC Gas Tariff, Second Revised Volume No. 1. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices, motions, or protests must be filed on or before the date as indicated below. Anyone filing an intervention or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant. Anyone filing an intervention or protest on or before the intervention or protest date need not serve motions to intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the ‘‘eFiling’’ link at https://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. This filing is accessible online at https://www.ferc.gov, using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is available for review in the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an ‘‘eSubscription’’ link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time July 7, 2006. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E6–10686 Filed 7–7–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P June 30, 2006. Take notice that on June 27, 2006, ANR Pipeline Company (ANR) tendered PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 38869 E:\FR\FM\10JYN1.SGM 10JYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 131 (Monday, July 10, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38868-38869]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-10695]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[IC06-714-001, FERC 714]


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

June 30, 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 March 30, 2006 (71 FR 16133-16134) and has made this 
notation in its submission to OMB.

DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due by August 10, 
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

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be filed either in paper format or electronically. Those persons filing 
electronically do not need to make a paper filing. For paper filings, 
and 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. 
IC06-714-001.
    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 https://
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: 

Description

    The information collection submitted for OMB review contains the 
following:
    1. Collection of Information: FERC Form 714 ``Annual Electric 
Control and Planning Area Report.''
    2. Sponsor: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
    3. Control No.: 1902-0140.
    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 consists of 
sections 202, 207, 210, 211-213 of the Federal Power Act (FPA), as 
amended (49 Stat. 838; 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r) and particularly sections 
304-309 and 311, as well as Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Pub. L. 109-58) 
(119 Stat. 594) sections 1211, 1221, 1231, 1241 and 1242. The 
Commission implements the Form 714 filing requirements in the Code of 
Federal Regulations (CFR) under 18 CFR 141.51.
    Through FERC Form 714, the Commission gathers electric transmission 
system operating and planning information, from control area operations 
and from utilities charged with resource planning and demand 
forecasting for planning areas that have an annual peak demand greater 
than 200 megawatts. This information is used in evaluating transmission 
system reliability and performance, wholesale rate investigations, and 
wholesale market under emerging competitive forces.
    5. Respondent Description: The respondent universe currently 
comprises 215 companies (on average) subject to the Commission's 
jurisdiction.
    6. Estimated Burden: 10,750 total hours, 215 respondents (average), 
1 response per respondent, and 50 hours per response (average)
    7. Estimated Cost Burden to respondents: 10,750 hours/2080 hours 
per years x $117,321 per year = $606,347. The cost per respondent is 
equal to $2,820.
    Statutory Authority: Statutory provisions of sections 202, 207, 
210, 211-213 of the Federal Power Act (FPA), as amend (49 Stat. 838; 16 
U.S.C. 791a-825r) and particularly sections 304-309 and 311, as well as 
Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Pub. L. 109-58) (119 Stat. 594) sections 
1211, 1221, 1231, 1241 and 1242. The Commission implements the Form 714 
filing requirements in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) under 18 
CFR 141.51.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E6-10695 Filed 7-7-06; 8:45 am]
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