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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC07–555–000; FERC–555]
Commission Information Collection
Activities, Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Extension
May 1, 2007.
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, DOE.
ACTION: Notice.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In compliance with the
requirements of section 3506(c)(2)(a) of
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(Pub. L. No. 104–13), the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (Commission) is
soliciting public comment on the
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specific aspects of the information
collection described below.
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due July 13, 2007.
ADDRESSES: For more information on the
records retention requirements, the
public can view the Commission’s
regulations on the Commission’s Web
site (https://www.ferc.gov/legal/maj-ordreg.asp) or contacting the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, Attn:
Michael Miller, Office of the Executive
Director, ED–34, 888 First Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20426. Comments may
be filed either in paper format or
electronically. Those parties filing
electronically do not need to make a
paper filing. For paper filing, the
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 refer to Docket No. IC07–555–000.
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.
All comments may be viewed, printed
or downloaded remotely via the Internet
through FERC’s homepage using the
eLibrary link. For user assistance,
contact FERCOlineSupport@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: The
information collected under the
requirements of FERC–555 ‘‘Records
Retention Requirements’’ (OMB No.
1902–0098) is used by the Commission
to carry out its responsibilities in
implementing the statutory provisions
of sections 301, 304 and 309 of the
Federal Power Act (FPA) (16 U.S.C. 825,
825c and 825h), sections 8, 10 and 16
of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) (15 U.S.C.
717–717w), and section 20 of the
Interstate Commerce Act (ICA, 49 U.S.C.
20).
The regulations for preservation of
records establish retention periods,
necessary guidelines and requirements
to sustain retention of applicable
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records for the regulated public utilities,
natural gas and oil pipeline companies
subject to the Commission’s
jurisdiction. These records will be used
by the regulated companies as the basis
for their required rate filings and reports
for the Commission. In addition, the
records will be used by the
Commission’s audit staff during
compliance reviews, by enforcement
staff during investigations and for
special analyses as deemed necessary by
the Commission. The records retained
by jurisdictional companies as directed
by the Commission are the result of a
mandatory requirement.
On January 8, 1999 the Commission
issued AI99–2–000, an Accounting
Issuance providing guidance on records
storage media. Specifically, FERC gave
each jurisdictional company the
flexibility to select its own storage
media. The storage media selected must
have a life expectancy equal to the
applicable record period unless the
quality of the data transferred from one
media to another with no loss of data
would exceed the record period.
On January 27, 2000, FERC issued a
final rule amending its records retention
regulations for public utilities and
licensees, and natural gas and oil
pipeline companies. These changes
included revising the general
instructions, and shortening various
records retention periods. The final
rule’s objective was to reduce or
eliminate burdensome and unnecessary
regulatory requirements.
It has been more than seven years
since the issuance of the final rule and
the accounting guidance, and
jurisdictional companies have
experienced more than sufficient time to
implement these provisions. In
responding to this notice, the
Commission seeks information on
whether jurisdictional companies have
obtained substantial reductions in the
recordkeeping burden for maintaining
their records under the revised retention
periods and the use of alternative
storage media. Further, the Commission
is interested in learning if and what
savings were achieved by jurisdictional
companies by freeing up storage space
formerly used for retaining records. The
Commission implements these filing
requirements in the Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) under 18 CFR parts
125, 225, and 356.
Action: The Commission is requesting
a three-year extension of the current
expiration date, with no changes to the
existing collection of data.
Burden Statement: Public reporting
burden for this collection is estimated
as:
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Number of responses
per respondent
Average burden hours
per response
Total annual
burden hours
(1)
(2)
(3)
(1)x(2)x(3)
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Number of
respondents annually
1
2,402
1,237,030
Estimated cost burden to respondents
is $141,045. (1,237,030 hours/2080
hours per year times $122,137 per year
average per employee = $ 72,638,045).
The cost per respondent is $ 141,045).
The reporting burden includes the
total time, effort, or financial resources
expended to generate, maintain, retain,
disclose, or provide the information
including: (1) Reviewing instructions;
(2) developing, acquiring, installing, and
utilizing technology and systems for the
purposes of collecting, validating,
verifying, processing, maintaining,
disclosing and providing information;
(3) adjusting the existing ways to
comply with any previously applicable
instructions and requirements; (4)
training personnel to respond to a
collection of information; (5) searching
data sources; (6) completing and
reviewing the collection of information;
and (7) transmitting, or otherwise
disclosing the information.
The estimate of cost for respondents
is based upon salaries for professional
and clerical support, as well as direct
and indirect overhead costs. Direct costs
include all costs directly attributable to
providing this information, such as
administrative costs and the cost for
information technology. Indirect or
overhead costs are costs incurred by an
organization in support of its mission.
These costs apply to activities, which
benefit the whole organization rather
than any one particular function or
activity.
Comments are invited on: (1) Whether
the proposed 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 of
the proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (3)
ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (4) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on those who are to respond, including
the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology
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e.g. permitting electronic submission of
responses.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 11291–023]
Star Mill, Inc.; Notice of Termination of
License by Implied Surrender
May 1, 2007.
Take notice that the following
hydroelectric proceeding has been
initiated by the Commission:
a. Proceeding Type: Termination of
License by Implied Surrender.
b. Project No: 11291–023.
c. Date Initiated: October 18, 2006.
d. Licensee: Star Mill, Inc.
e. Name of Project: Star Milling and
Electric Minor Water Power Project (Star
Milling).
f. Location: On Fawn River in
LaGrange County, near the town of
Howe, Indiana.
g. Proceeding Initiated Pursuant to: 18
CFR 6.4.
h. FERC Contact: Diane M. Murray,
Telephone: (202) 502–8838 and e-mail:
diane.murray@ferc.gov.
i. Deadline for filing comments and or
motions: June 1, 2007.
All documents (original and eight
copies) should be filed with: Secretary,
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC
20426. Please include the project
number (P–11291–023) on any
comments.
j. Description of Proceeding: Because
of the licensee’s failure to live up to the
obligations of its license, the
Commission considers this inaction an
implied surrender of the license. By
letter dated October 18, 2006, the
Commission gave the licensee notice of
its intent to accept the surrender of the
license for the Star Milling Project.
k. Locations of the Letter: A copy of
the letter is available for inspection and
reproduction at the Commission’s
Public Reference Room, located at 888
First Street, NE., Room 2A, Washington,
DC 20426, or by calling (202) 502–8371.
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This filing may also be viewed on the
Commission’s Web site at https://
www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link.
Enter the docket number excluding the
last three digits in the docket number
field to access the document. You may
also register online at https://
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances
related to this or other pending projects.
For assistance, call toll-free 1–866–208–
3676 or e-mail
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. For TTY,
call (202) 502–8659.
l. Individuals desiring to be included
on the Commission’s mailing list should
so indicate by writing to the Secretary
of the Commission.
m. Comments, Protests, or Motions to
Intervene—Anyone may submit
comments, a protest, or a motion to
intervene in accordance with the
requirements of Rules of Practice and
Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, .214.
In determining the appropriate action to
take, the Commission will consider all
protests or other comments filed, but
only those who file a motion to
intervene in accordance with the
Commission’s Rules may become a
party to the proceeding. Any comments,
protests, or motions to intervene must
be received on or before the specified
comment date for the particular
proceeding.
n. Any filings must bear in all capital
letters the title ‘‘COMMENTS’’,
‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TERMS
AND CONDITIONS’’, ‘‘PROTESTS’’, or
‘‘MOTIONS TO INTERVENE’’, as
applicable, and the Project Number of
the particular proceeding to which the
filing refers.
o. Agency Comments—Federal, state,
and local agencies are invited to file
comments on the described proceeding.
If an agency does not file comments
within the time specified for filing
comments, it will be presumed to have
no comments.
p. Comments, protests, and
interventions may be filed electronically
via the Internet in lieu of paper. See, 18
CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the
instructions on the Commission’s Web
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC07-555-000; FERC-555]
Commission Information Collection Activities, Proposed
Collection; Comment Request; Extension
May 1, 2007.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of section 3506(c)(2)(a)
of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. No. 104-13), the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) is soliciting public
comment on the specific aspects of the information collection described
below.
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due July 13, 2007.
ADDRESSES: For more information on the records retention requirements,
the public can view the Commission's regulations on the Commission's
Web site (https://www.ferc.gov/legal/maj-ord-reg.asp) or contacting the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Attn: Michael Miller, Office of
the Executive Director, ED-34, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC
20426. Comments may be filed either in paper format or electronically.
Those parties filing electronically do not need to make a paper filing.
For paper filing, the 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 refer to
Docket No. IC07-555-000.
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.
All comments may be viewed, printed or downloaded remotely via the
Internet through FERC's homepage using the eLibrary link. For user
assistance, contact FERCOlineSupport@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: The information collected under the
requirements of FERC-555 ``Records Retention Requirements'' (OMB No.
1902-0098) is used by the Commission to carry out its responsibilities
in implementing the statutory provisions of sections 301, 304 and 309
of the Federal Power Act (FPA) (16 U.S.C. 825, 825c and 825h), sections
8, 10 and 16 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) (15 U.S.C. 717-717w), and
section 20 of the Interstate Commerce Act (ICA, 49 U.S.C. 20).
The regulations for preservation of records establish retention
periods, necessary guidelines and requirements to sustain retention of
applicable records for the regulated public utilities, natural gas and
oil pipeline companies subject to the Commission's jurisdiction. These
records will be used by the regulated companies as the basis for their
required rate filings and reports for the Commission. In addition, the
records will be used by the Commission's audit staff during compliance
reviews, by enforcement staff during investigations and for special
analyses as deemed necessary by the Commission. The records retained by
jurisdictional companies as directed by the Commission are the result
of a mandatory requirement.
On January 8, 1999 the Commission issued AI99-2-000, an Accounting
Issuance providing guidance on records storage media. Specifically,
FERC gave each jurisdictional company the flexibility to select its own
storage media. The storage media selected must have a life expectancy
equal to the applicable record period unless the quality of the data
transferred from one media to another with no loss of data would exceed
the record period.
On January 27, 2000, FERC issued a final rule amending its records
retention regulations for public utilities and licensees, and natural
gas and oil pipeline companies. These changes included revising the
general instructions, and shortening various records retention periods.
The final rule's objective was to reduce or eliminate burdensome and
unnecessary regulatory requirements.
It has been more than seven years since the issuance of the final
rule and the accounting guidance, and jurisdictional companies have
experienced more than sufficient time to implement these provisions. In
responding to this notice, the Commission seeks information on whether
jurisdictional companies have obtained substantial reductions in the
recordkeeping burden for maintaining their records under the revised
retention periods and the use of alternative storage media. Further,
the Commission is interested in learning if and what savings were
achieved by jurisdictional companies by freeing up storage space
formerly used for retaining records. The Commission implements these
filing requirements in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) under 18
CFR parts 125, 225, and 356.
Action: The Commission is requesting a three-year extension of the
current expiration date, with no changes to the existing collection of
data.
Burden Statement: Public reporting burden for this collection is
estimated as:
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Number of Number of Average burden
respondents responses per hours per Total annual
annually respondent response burden hours
(1) (2) (3) (1)x(2)x(3)
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515 1 2,402 1,237,030
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Estimated cost burden to respondents is $141,045. (1,237,030 hours/
2080 hours per year times $122,137 per year average per employee = $
72,638,045). The cost per respondent is $ 141,045).
The reporting burden includes the total time, effort, or financial
resources expended to generate, maintain, retain, disclose, or provide
the information including: (1) Reviewing instructions; (2) developing,
acquiring, installing, and utilizing technology and systems for the
purposes of collecting, validating, verifying, processing, maintaining,
disclosing and providing information; (3) adjusting the existing ways
to comply with any previously applicable instructions and requirements;
(4) training personnel to respond to a collection of information; (5)
searching data sources; (6) completing and reviewing the collection of
information; and (7) transmitting, or otherwise disclosing the
information.
The estimate of cost for respondents is based upon salaries for
professional and clerical support, as well as direct and indirect
overhead costs. Direct costs include all costs directly attributable to
providing this information, such as administrative costs and the cost
for information technology. Indirect or overhead costs are costs
incurred by an organization in support of its mission. These costs
apply to activities, which benefit the whole organization rather than
any one particular function or activity.
Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the proposed 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 of the
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are
to respond, including the use of appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms
of information technology e.g. permitting electronic submission of
responses.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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