Commission Information Collection Activities, Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension, 4497-4498 [E7-1484]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 20 / Wednesday, January 31, 2007 / Notices view. Written requests for information should be addressed to U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Potomac Center, 9th Floor, Washington, DC 20202–4700. Requests may also be electronically mailed to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed to 202– 245–6623. Please specify the complete title of the information collection when making your request. Comments regarding burden and/or the collection activity requirements should be electronically mailed to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1– 800–877–8339. [FR Doc. E7–1460 Filed 1–30–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000–01–P ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION Sunshine Act Notice United States Election Assistance Commission. AGENCY: Notice of public meeting (amended). ACTION: Date and Time: Thursday, February 8, 2007, 10 a.m.–1 p.m. Place: U.S. Election Assistance Commission, 1225 New York Ave, NW., Suite 150, Washington, DC 20005 (Metro Stop: Metro Center). Agenda: The Commission will receive an update on the Interim Voting System Laboratory Accreditation Program; The Commission will consider whether to terminate the interim program and will receive an update on the full Voting System Laboratory Accreditation Program; The Commission will receive an update on the EAC audit process and hear presentations from state officials on their experiences with the audit process; The Commission will receive a presentation of the research findings regarding voter identification requirements. The Commission will consider other administrative matters. This meeting will be open to the public. mstockstill on PROD1PC62 with NOTICES FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bryan Whitener, Telephone: (202) 566– 3100. Donetta L. Davidson, Chair, U.S. Election Assistance Commission. [FR Doc. 07–438 Filed 1–29–07; 11:20 am] BILLING CODE 6820–KF–M VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:08 Jan 30, 2007 Jkt 211001 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Biomass Research and Development Technical Advisory Committee Department of Energy. Notice of Open Meeting. AGENCY: ACTION: SUMMARY: This notice announces an open meeting of the Biomass Research and Development Technical Advisory Committee under the Biomass Research and Development Act of 2000. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public Law No. 92–463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that agencies publish these notices in the Federal Register to allow for public participation. This notice announces the meeting of the Biomass Research and Development Technical Advisory Committee. DATES AND TIMES: February 13, 2007 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., February 14, 2007 from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. ADDRESSES: Doubletree Hotel Orlando, At the Entrance to Universal Orlando, 5780 Major Boulevard, Orlando, FL 32819, (407) 351–1000, https:// www.doubletree.com/en/dt/hotels/ index.jhtml?ctyhocn=MCOUNDT. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Neil Rossmeissl, Designated Federal Officer for the Committee, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585; (202) 586–8668 or Harriet Foster at (202) 586–4541; Email: harriet.foster@ee.doe.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of Meeting: To provide advice and guidance that promotes research and development leading to the production of biobased fuels and biobased products. Tentative Agenda: Agenda will include the following: • Receive update on USDA—DOE collaboration. • Receive update on the status of the fiscal year 2007 USDA—DOE joint Biomass R&D solicitation. • Receive update on DOE activities from the Designated Federal Officer (DFO). • Presentation on feedstocks analysis efforts. • Possible media event regarding the updated Vision. • Provide input on draft updated Roadmap. • Discuss Analysis subcommittee business. • Discuss Policy subcommittee business, including comments and proposed annual recommendations from the Policy Gap Analysis document. PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 4497 • Discuss Communications subcommittee business. • Review progress presentations from Florida and Southeastern-area Biomass R&D projects funded by the USDA— DOE joint solicitation. • Discuss recommendations for fiscal year 2007. • Review 2007 Work Plan. • Discuss Biomass R&D Planning Opportunities. Public Participation: In keeping with procedures, members of the public are welcome to observe the business of the Biomass Research and Development Technical Advisory Committee. To attend the meeting and/or to make oral statements regarding any of the items on the agenda, you should contact Neil Rossmeissl at 202–586–8668 or the Biomass Initiative at 202–586–4541 or harriet.foster@ee.doe.gov (e-mail). You must make your request for an oral statement at least 5 business days before the meeting. Members of the public will be heard in the order in which they sign up at the beginning of the meeting. Reasonable provision will be made to include the scheduled oral statements on the agenda. The Chair of the Committee will make every effort to hear the views of all interested parties. If you would like to file a written statement with the Committee, you may do so either before or after the meeting. The Chair will conduct the meeting to facilitate the orderly conduct of business. Minutes: The minutes of the meeting will be available for public review and copying at the Freedom of Information Public Reading Room; Room 1E–190; Forrestal Building; 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. Issued at Washington, DC on January 24, 2007. Rachel M. Samuel, Deputy Advisory Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. E7–1504 Filed 1–30–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [IC07–538–001, FERC 538] Commission Information Collection Activities, Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension January 24, 2007. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. AGENCY: E:\FR\FM\31JAN1.SGM 31JAN1 4498 ACTION: Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 20 / Wednesday, January 31, 2007 / Notices Notice. 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 one comment in response to an earlier Federal Register notice of October 19, 2006 (71 FR 61736–61737) and has made this notation in its submission to OMB. DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due by February 26, 2007. 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 be filed either in paper format or electronically. Those persons filing electronically do not need to make a paper filing. For paper filings an 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. IC07– 538–001. 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 mstockstill on PROD1PC62 with NOTICES ADDRESSES: VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:08 Jan 30, 2007 Jkt 211001 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: Description The information collection submitted for OMB review contains the following: 1. Collection of Information: FERC 538 ‘‘Gas Pipeline Certificates: Initial Service.’’ 2. Sponsor: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. 3. Control No.: 1902–0061. 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 of sections 7(a), 10(a) and 16 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) (Pub. L. 75–688) (15 U.S.C. 717– 717w). The reporting requirements contained in this collection of information are used by the Commission to determine whether a distributor applicant can economically construct and manage its facilities. Requests are made to the Commission by individuals or entities to have the Commission, by order, direct a natural gas pipeline to extend or improve its transportation facilities, and sell gas to an individual, entity or municipality for the specific purpose indicated in the order, and to extend the pipeline’s transportation facilities to communities immediately adjacent to the municipality’s facilities or to territories served by the natural gas company. In addition, the Commission reviews the supply data to determine if the pipeline company can provide the service without curtailing certain of its existing customers. The flow data and market data are also used to evaluate existing and future customer requirements on the system to find if sufficient capacity will be available. PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Likewise, the cost of facilities and the rate data are used to evaluate the financial impact of the cost of the project to both the pipeline company and its customers. The Commission implements these filing requirements in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) under 18 CFR Part 156. 5. Respondent Description: The respondent universe currently comprises 85 companies (on average) subject to the Commission’s jurisdiction. However, the Commission receives on average filings from only one respondent. 6. Estimated Burden: 240 total hours, 1 respondents (average), 1 response per respondent, and 240 hours per response (average). 7. Estimated Cost Burden to respondents: 240 hours/2080 hours per years × $122,137 per year = $14,093. The cost per respondent is equal to $14,093. Statutory Authority: Statutory provisions of sections 7(a), 10(a) and 16 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) (Pub. L. 75–688) (15 U.S.C. 717–717w). Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7–1484 Filed 1–30–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. EL02–23–012] Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. (Complainant) v. Public Service Electric and Gas Company (Respondent) and PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. (Respondent) and New York Independent System Operator, Inc. (Respondent); Notice of Filing January 24, 2007. Take notice that on January 19, 2007, Consolidated Edison Company (Con Edison), separately, and PJM Interconnection, L.L.C., New York Independent System Operator, Inc., and the Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSEG), jointly, filed a third report regarding the effectiveness of the protocol used to implement grandfathered transmission contracts between Con Edison and PSEG, pursuant to the Commission’s May 18, 2005 Protocol Order. 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[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 20 (Wednesday, January 31, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4497-4498]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-1484]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[IC07-538-001, FERC 538]


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

January 24, 2007.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

[[Page 4498]]


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 one comment in response to an earlier Federal 
Register notice of October 19, 2006 (71 FR 61736-61737) and has made 
this notation in its submission to OMB.

DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due by February 
26, 2007.

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 be filed either in paper format or electronically. Those 
persons filing electronically do not need to make a paper filing. For 
paper filings an 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. IC07-538-001.
    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 538 ``Gas Pipeline Certificates: 
Initial Service.''
    2. Sponsor: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
    3. Control No.: 1902-0061.
    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 of sections 
7(a), 10(a) and 16 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) (Pub. L. 75-688) (15 
U.S.C. 717-717w). The reporting requirements contained in this 
collection of information are used by the Commission to determine 
whether a distributor applicant can economically construct and manage 
its facilities. Requests are made to the Commission by individuals or 
entities to have the Commission, by order, direct a natural gas 
pipeline to extend or improve its transportation facilities, and sell 
gas to an individual, entity or municipality for the specific purpose 
indicated in the order, and to extend the pipeline's transportation 
facilities to communities immediately adjacent to the municipality's 
facilities or to territories served by the natural gas company. In 
addition, the Commission reviews the supply data to determine if the 
pipeline company can provide the service without curtailing certain of 
its existing customers. The flow data and market data are also used to 
evaluate existing and future customer requirements on the system to 
find if sufficient capacity will be available. Likewise, the cost of 
facilities and the rate data are used to evaluate the financial impact 
of the cost of the project to both the pipeline company and its 
customers. The Commission implements these filing requirements in the 
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) under 18 CFR Part 156.
    5. Respondent Description: The respondent universe currently 
comprises 85 companies (on average) subject to the Commission's 
jurisdiction. However, the Commission receives on average filings from 
only one respondent.
    6. Estimated Burden: 240 total hours, 1 respondents (average), 1 
response per respondent, and 240 hours per response (average).
    7. Estimated Cost Burden to respondents: 240 hours/2080 hours per 
years x $122,137 per year = $14,093. The cost per respondent is equal 
to $14,093.

    Statutory Authority: Statutory provisions of sections 7(a), 
10(a) and 16 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) (Pub. L. 75-688) (15 
U.S.C. 717-717w).

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7-1484 Filed 1-30-07; 8:45 am]
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