Commission Information Collection Activities, Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension, 54017-54018 [E7-18650]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 183 / Friday, September 21, 2007 / Notices Office of Management, hereby issues a correction notice as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Dated: September 17, 2007. James Hyler, Acting Leader, Information Management Case Services Team, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of Management. [FR Doc. E7–18594 Filed 9–20–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000–01–P wishing to make public comment will be provided a maximum of five minutes to present their comments. Minutes: Minutes will be available by writing or calling Pat Halsey at the address and phone number listed above. Minutes will also be available at the following Web site https:// www.oakridge.doe.gov/em/ssab/ minutes.htm. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Oak Ridge Reservation Issued at Washington, DC on September 14, 2007. Rachel Samuel, Deputy Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. 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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of the Board: The purpose of the Board is to make recommendations to DOE in the areas of environmental restoration, waste management, and related activities. Tentative Agenda: The presentation topic will be an ‘‘EM Program Update.’’ Public Participation: The meeting is open to the public. Written statements may be filed with the Board either before or after the meeting. Individuals who wish to make oral statements pertaining to the agenda item should contact Pat Halsey at the address or telephone number listed above. Requests must be received five days prior to the meeting and reasonable provision will be made to include the presentation in the agenda. The Deputy Designated Federal Officer is empowered to conduct the meeting in a fashion that will facilitate the orderly conduct of business. Individuals SUMMARY: mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY VerDate Aug<31>2005 18:17 Sep 20, 2007 Jkt 211001 Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Agency Information Collection Extension Office of Energy and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE), pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, intends to extend for three years, an information collection request (ICR) with the Office of Management and Budget. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the extended collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) 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; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. DATES: Comments regarding this proposed information collection must be received on or before November 20, 2007. If you anticipate difficulty in submitting comments within that period, contact the person listed below as soon as possible. ADDRESSES: Written comments may be sent to Mr. Dan Beckley, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, EE– 2K, Forrestal Building, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Ave, SW., Washington, DC 20585–1290 or by PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 54017 fax, 202–586–1628 or by e-mail dan.beckley@ee.doe.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should be directed to the person in ADDRESSES. Authority and Background: Statutory Authority: Energy Policy Act of 1992 (P.L. 102–486) and as amended in the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Pub. L. 109– 058)—42 U.S.C. 13317. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR contains: (1) OMB No. 1910–0068, (2) ICR Title: Renewable Energy Production Incentive, (3) Purpose: To provide required information to receive consideration for payment for qualified renewable energy electricity produced in the prior fiscal year, (4) Estimated Number of Respondents: 75, (5) Estimated Total Burden Hours: 450, and (6) Number of Collections: The ICR contains 75 (one per grantee annually) information and/or recordkeeping requirements. Issued in Washington, DC, on September 12, 2007. Alexander A. Karsner, Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. [FR Doc. E7–18645 Filed 9–20–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [IC07–555–001, FERC 555] Commission Information Collection Activities, Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension September 6, 2007. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE. 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 did not receive any comments in response to an earlier Federal Register notice of May 7, 2007 E:\FR\FM\21SEN1.SGM 21SEN1 54018 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 183 / Friday, September 21, 2007 / Notices (72 FR 26086–87) and has made this notification in its submission to OMB. DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due by October 12, 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 202–395–7345. 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– 555–001. 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. mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES ADDRESSES: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VerDate Aug<31>2005 18:17 Sep 20, 2007 Jkt 211001 of the Federal Power Act; and section 20 of the ICA, 49 U.S.C. 20. Description The information collection submitted for OMB review contains the following: 1. Collection of Information: FERC 555 ‘‘Records Retention Requirements’’. 2. Sponsor: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. 3. Control No.: 1902–0098. 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 records retained by jurisdictional companies as directed by the Commission are the result of a mandatory requirement. 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 the sections 301, 304 and 309 of the Federal Power Act (FPA) and sections 8, 10 and 16 of the Natural Gas Act, and section 20 of the Interstate Commerce Act. 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 are used by the regulated companies as the basis of 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 Commission implements these records retention requirements in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) under 18 CFR Parts 125, 225 and 356. 5. Respondent Description: The respondent universe currently comprises 515 companies (on average) subject to the Commission’s jurisdiction. 6. Estimated Burden: 1,237,030 total hours, 515 respondents (average), 1 response per respondent, and 2,402 hours per response (rounded off and average time). 7. Estimated Cost Burden to Respondents: 1,237,030 hours/2080 hours per year x $122,137 per year = $72,638,045. The cost per respondent is equal to $141,045. Statutory Authority: Statutory provisions of sections 8, 10 and 16 of the NGA (15 U.S.C. 717–717w); sections 301, 304 and 309 PO 00000 Frm 00039 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7–18650 Filed 9–20–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [IC07–542–001, FERC 542] Commission Information Collection Activities, Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension September 14, 2007. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE. 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 did not receive any comments in response to an earlier Federal Register notice of June 1, 2007 (72 FR 30574–30575) and has made this notification in its submission to OMB. Copies of the submission were also submitted to the commenters. DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due by October 19, 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 202–395–7345. 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 E:\FR\FM\21SEN1.SGM 21SEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 183 (Friday, September 21, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54017-54018]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-18650]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[IC07-555-001, FERC 555]


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

September 6, 2007.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE.

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 did not receive any comments in response to an earlier 
Federal Register notice of May 7, 2007

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(72 FR 26086-87) and has made this notification in its submission to 
OMB.

DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due by October 12, 
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-
7345. 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. IC07-555-001.
    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 555 ``Records Retention 
Requirements''.
    2. Sponsor: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
    3. Control No.: 1902-0098.
    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 records retained by jurisdictional companies 
as directed by the Commission are the result of a mandatory 
requirement.
    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 the 
sections 301, 304 and 309 of the Federal Power Act (FPA) and sections 
8, 10 and 16 of the Natural Gas Act, and section 20 of the Interstate 
Commerce Act.
    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 are used by the regulated companies as the basis of 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 Commission 
implements these records retention requirements in the Code of Federal 
Regulations (CFR) under 18 CFR Parts 125, 225 and 356.
    5. Respondent Description: The respondent universe currently 
comprises 515 companies (on average) subject to the Commission's 
jurisdiction.
    6. Estimated Burden: 1,237,030 total hours, 515 respondents 
(average), 1 response per respondent, and 2,402 hours per response 
(rounded off and average time).
    7. Estimated Cost Burden to Respondents: 1,237,030 hours/2080 hours 
per year x $122,137 per year = $72,638,045. The cost per respondent is 
equal to $141,045.

    Statutory Authority: Statutory provisions of sections 8, 10 and 
16 of the NGA (15 U.S.C. 717-717w); sections 301, 304 and 309 of the 
Federal Power Act; and section 20 of the ICA, 49 U.S.C. 20.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E7-18650 Filed 9-20-07; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P

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