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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC08–516A–000; FERC–516A]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Environmental Management;
Environmental Management Advisory
Board
Commission Information Collection
Activities, Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Extension
January 22, 2008.
Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of renewal.
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Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, DOE.
ACTION: Notice.
Pursuant to Section 14(a)(2)(A) of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub.
L. No. 92–463), and in accordance with
Title 41 of the Code of Federal
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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 March 31, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Copies of sample filings of
the proposed collection of information
can be obtained from the Commission’s
Web site (https://www.ferc.gov/docsfilings/elibrary.asp) or from 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. IC08–516A–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, choose the Documents &
Filings tab, click on eFiling, then follow
the instructions given. First time users
will have to establish a user name and
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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 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: The
information collected under the
requirements of FERC–516A ‘‘Small
Generator Interconnection Agreements’’
(OMB No. 1902–2003) is used by the
Commission to enforce the statutory
provisions of sections 205 and 206 of
the Federal Power Act (FPA), as
amended by Title II, section 211 of the
Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of
1978 (PURPA) (16 U.S.C. 825d). FPA
sections 205 and 206 require the
Commission to remedy undue
discriminatory practices within
interstate electric utility operations.
The Commission amended its
regulations in 2005 with Order No. 2006
to require public utilities that own,
control, or operate facilities used for the
transmission of electric energy in
interstate commerce to amend their
Open Access Transmission Tariffs
(OATTs) to include a Commissionapproved pro forma interconnection
procedures document and a standard
interconnection agreement for the
interconnection of generating facilities
having a capacity of no more than 20
MW (Small Generators).1
Prior to Order No. 2006, the
Commission’s policy had been to
address interconnection issues on a
case-by-case basis. Although a number
of transmission providers had filed
interconnection procedures as part of
their OATTs, many industry
participants remained dissatisfied with
existing interconnection policies and
procedures. With an increasing number
of interconnection-related disputes, it
became apparent that the case-by-case
approach was an inadequate and
inefficient means to address
interconnection issues. This prompted
the Commission to adopt, in Order No.
2006, a single set of procedures for
jurisdictional transmission providers
and a single uniformly applicable
1 Standardization of Small Generator
Interconnection Agreements and Procedures, Order
No. 2006, 70 FR 34189 (May 12, 2005), FERC Stats.
& Regs. ¶ 31,180 (2005).
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interconnection agreement for
transmission providers to use in
interconnecting with Small Generators.
With the incorporation of these
documents in their OATTs, there is no
longer a need for transmitting utilities to
file case-by-case interconnection
agreements and procedures with the
Commission. However, on occasion,
circumstances warrant non-conforming
agreements or a situation-specific set of
procedures. These non-conforming
documents must be filed in their
entirety with the Commission for review
and action.
The information collected is in
response to a mandatory requirement.
The Commission implements these
filing requirements in the Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) under 18 CFR
Part 35, § 35.28(f).
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:
Number of respondents annually
Number of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden hours
per response
Total annual
burden hours
(1)
(2)
(3)
(1)×(2)×(3)
1
1
1
25
238
1,000
Totals ....................................................................................................................................
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238 (maintenance of documents) ................................................................................................
40 (filing of conforming agreements) ...........................................................................................
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1,238
There was a one-time start-up cost to
comply with Order No. 2006
requirements that was included when
the Commission first sought
authorization for this information in
2005. The estimated burden of the
continued requirement to maintain the
procedures and agreement documents in
transmission providers’ OATTs is
reflected herein as is the filing of nonconforming interconnection procedures
and agreements that occur on occasion.
The estimated total cost to
respondents is $75,222.78. [1,238 hours
divided by 2080 hours 2 per year, times
$126,384 3 equals $75,222.78]. The
average cost per respondent is $316.06.
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
2 Number
of hours an employee works each year.
3 Average annual salary per employee.
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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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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC08–600–000; FERC–600]
Commission Information Collection
Activities, Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Extension
January 22, 2008.
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, DOE.
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ACTION:
Notice.
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 March 31, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Copies of sample filings of
the proposed collection of information
can be obtained from the Commission’s
Web site (https://www.ferc.gov/docsfilings/elibrary.asp) or from 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. IC08–600–000.
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, choose the Documents &
Filings tab, click on eFiling, then follow
the instructions given. 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
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC08-516A-000; FERC-516A]
Commission Information Collection Activities, Proposed
Collection; Comment Request; Extension
January 22, 2008.
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 March 31,
2008.
ADDRESSES: Copies of sample filings of the proposed collection of
information can be obtained from the Commission's Web site (https://
www.ferc.gov/docs-filings/elibrary.asp) or from 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. IC08-516A-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, choose the Documents & Filings tab, click on eFiling,
then follow the instructions given. 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 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: The information collected under the
requirements of FERC-516A ``Small Generator Interconnection
Agreements'' (OMB No. 1902-2003) is used by the Commission to enforce
the statutory provisions of sections 205 and 206 of the Federal Power
Act (FPA), as amended by Title II, section 211 of the Public Utility
Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA) (16 U.S.C. 825d). FPA sections
205 and 206 require the Commission to remedy undue discriminatory
practices within interstate electric utility operations.
The Commission amended its regulations in 2005 with Order No. 2006
to require public utilities that own, control, or operate facilities
used for the transmission of electric energy in interstate commerce to
amend their Open Access Transmission Tariffs (OATTs) to include a
Commission-approved pro forma interconnection procedures document and a
standard interconnection agreement for the interconnection of
generating facilities having a capacity of no more than 20 MW (Small
Generators).\1\
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\1\ Standardization of Small Generator Interconnection
Agreements and Procedures, Order No. 2006, 70 FR 34189 (May 12,
2005), FERC Stats. & Regs. ] 31,180 (2005).
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Prior to Order No. 2006, the Commission's policy had been to
address interconnection issues on a case-by-case basis. Although a
number of transmission providers had filed interconnection procedures
as part of their OATTs, many industry participants remained
dissatisfied with existing interconnection policies and procedures.
With an increasing number of interconnection-related disputes, it
became apparent that the case-by-case approach was an inadequate and
inefficient means to address interconnection issues. This prompted the
Commission to adopt, in Order No. 2006, a single set of procedures for
jurisdictional transmission providers and a single uniformly applicable
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interconnection agreement for transmission providers to use in
interconnecting with Small Generators.
With the incorporation of these documents in their OATTs, there is
no longer a need for transmitting utilities to file case-by-case
interconnection agreements and procedures with the Commission. However,
on occasion, circumstances warrant non-conforming agreements or a
situation-specific set of procedures. These non-conforming documents
must be filed in their entirety with the Commission for review and
action.
The information collected is in response to a mandatory
requirement. The Commission implements these filing requirements in the
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) under 18 CFR Part 35, Sec. 35.28(f).
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 Average
Number of respondents annually responses per burden hours Total annual
respondent per response burden hours
(1) (2) (3) (1)x(2)x(3)
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238 (maintenance of documents).................................. 1 1 238
40 (filing of conforming agreements)............................ 1 25 1,000
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Totals...................................................... .............. .............. 1,238
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There was a one-time start-up cost to comply with Order No. 2006
requirements that was included when the Commission first sought
authorization for this information in 2005. The estimated burden of the
continued requirement to maintain the procedures and agreement
documents in transmission providers' OATTs is reflected herein as is
the filing of non-conforming interconnection procedures and agreements
that occur on occasion.
The estimated total cost to respondents is $75,222.78. [1,238 hours
divided by 2080 hours \2\ per year, times $126,384 \3\ equals
$75,222.78]. The average cost per respondent is $316.06.
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\2\ Number of hours an employee works each year.
\3\ Average annual salary per employee.
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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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