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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.
[FR Doc. E8–3548 Filed 2–25–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC08–523–000, FERC–523]
Commission Information Collection
Activities, Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Extension
February 20, 2008.
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, DOE.
ACTION: Notice.
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
specific aspects of the information
collection described below.
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due April 25, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Copies of sample filings of
the proposed information collection 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
Office of the Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street
NE., Washington, DC 20426 and refer to
Docket No. IC08–523–000.
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 assistant,
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.
The
information collection under the
requirements of FERC–523
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
‘‘Applications for Authorization of
Issuance of Securities.’’
Under Federal Power Act (FPA)
section 204, 16 U.S.C. 824c:
no public utility or licensee shall issue any
security, or assume any obligation or liability
as guarantor, indorser, surety, or otherwise in
respect of any security of another person,
unless and until, and then only to the extent
that, upon application by the public utility,
the Commission by order authorized such
issue or assumption of the liability. The
Commission shall make such order if it finds
that such issue or assumption (a) is for lawful
object, within the corporate purposes of the
applicant and compatible with the public
interest, which is necessary or appropriate
for or consistent with the proper performance
by the applicant of service as a public utility
and which will not impair its ability to
perform that service, and (b) is reasonably
necessary or appropriate for such
purposes.* * *
The Commission uses the information
contained in filings to determine its
acceptance and/or rejection for granting
applications for authorization to either
issue securities or to assume an
obligation or liability by the public
utilities and their licensees who make
these applications.
The Commission implements this
statute through its regulations, which
are found at 18 CFR Part 34; sections
131.43 and 131.50 of 18 CFR Part
131prescribe the required format for the
filings. The information is filed
electronically.
Action: The Commission is requesting
a three-year extension of the current
expiration date with no changes to the
current reporting requirements.
Burden Statement: Public reporting
burden for this collection is estimated
as:
Number of
responses
per respondent
(2)
Average burden hours
per response
(3)
Total annual
burden hours
(1)×(2)×(3)
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Number of
responses
annually
(1)
1
88
5280
The estimated total cost to
respondents is $320,821 [5,280 hours
divided by 2080 hours 1 times
$126,384 2 equals $320,821]. The cost of
filing FERC–523, per respondent, is
$5,347 (rounded-off).
The reporting burden includes the
total time, effort, or financial resources
expended to generate, maintain, retain,
disclose, or provide the information
1 Number
2 Average
of hours an employee works each year.
annual salary per employee.
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including: (1) Reviewing instructions;
(2) developing, acquiring, installing,
using 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
filing instructions and requirements; (4)
training personnel to respond to this
collection of information; (5) searching
data sources; (6) completing and
reviewing the collection of information;
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and (7) transmitting, or otherwise
disclosing the information. The cost
estimate 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
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whole organization rather than any one
particular function or activity.
Comments are invited on the accuracy
of the agency’s burden estimate of the
proposed information collection,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used to
calculate the reporting burden; and
ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information to be
collected.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8–3566 Filed 2–25–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 1490–046]
Brazos River Authority; Notice of
Amendment of License and Soliciting
Comments, Motions To Intervene, and
Protests
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February 5, 2008.
Take notice that the following
application has been filed with the
Commission and is available for public
inspection:
a. Application Type: Approval of
Contract for Use of Project Facilities and
for the Sale of Project Power for a Period
Extending Beyond the Term of License.
b. Project No: 1490–046.
c. Date Filed: December 6, 2007,
supplemented January 22, 2008.
d. Applicant: Brazos River Authority
(the Authority).
e. Name of Project: Morris Sheppard
Dam Project.
f. Location: The project is located on
the Brazos River, in Palo, Pinto, Young,
and Stephans Counties, Texas.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act, 16 U.S.C. 815 (2000).
h. Applicant Contact: John A.
Whittaker, IV, Winston & Strawn, LLP,
1700 K Street, NW., Washington, DC
20006–3817, (202) 282–5766.
i. FERC Contact: Hillary Berlin at
(202) 502–8915, or e-mail
Hillary.Berlin@FERC.gov.
j. Deadline for filing comments and or
motions: February 26, 2008.
All documents (original and eight
copies) should be filed with: Office of
the Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington DC 20426. 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 site at https://
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www.ferc.gov under the ‘‘e-Filing’’ link.
Please include the project number (P–
1490–046) on any comments or motions
filed.
k. Description of Application: The
Authority filed a request for approval of
a Facility Use Agreement (the
Agreement) between the Authority and
the Brazos Electric Power Cooperative,
Inc. (the Cooperative). The Authority
seeks approval of the Agreement under
the requirements of standard Article 5 of
the Authority’s license issued
September 14, 1989 (48 FERC ¶ 62,190)
and section 22 of the Federal Power Act
(FPA), 16 U.S.C. 815 (2000), as a
contract for the sale of project power
extending beyond the term of the project
license. The license expires on August
31, 2019.
Under license Article 5, the Authority
is required to obtain and retain title in
fee in, or the right to use in perpetuity,
project property necessary to fulfill
project purposes, and the disposal of
project property rights once acquired is
subject to Commission approval.
Section 22 of the FPA provides that
contracts for the sale and delivery of
power for periods extending beyond the
termination date of a license may be
entered into upon the joint approval of
the Commission and the appropriate
state public service Commission or
other similar authority in the state in
which the sale or delivery of power is
made.
Under the Agreement, the Cooperative
would be given the right and the
responsibility, at its own cost, to
operate, maintain, and repair the
project’s hydroelectric generating
facilities and to use the project’s power,
subject to certain restrictions and rights
reserved to the Authority. In exchange,
the Cooperative would make annual
payments to the Authority and would
reimburse the Authority for costs
incurred by the Authority: (1) Related to
compliance and administration of the
project’s license and compliance with
other regulatory requirements with
respect to the project’s generating
facilities; and (2) associated with the
Authority obtaining a new license for
the project, to the extent related to the
project’s generating facilities. The
Authority would retain ownership of all
project facilities throughout the 30-year
term of the Agreement, which is subject
to a 10-year extension at the option of
the Cooperative. The Agreement would
supersede and replace the current
contractual arrangements between the
Authority and the Cooperative, which
pertain to project operation and
maintenance and the sale of project
power.
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l. Location of Application: A copy of
the application 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. 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 1–866–208–3676 or
e-mail FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov,
for TTY, call (202) 502–8659. A copy is
also available for inspection and
reproduction at the address in item (h)
above.
m. Individuals desiring to be included
on the Commission’s mailing list should
so indicate by writing to the Secretary
of the Commission.
n. 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
application.
The Commission’s Rules of Practice
and Procedure require all intervenors
filing documents with the Commission
to serve a copy of that document on
each person whose name appears on the
official service list for the project.
Further, if an intervenor files comments
or documents with the Commission
relating to the merits of an issue that
may affect the responsibilities of a
particular resource agency, they must
also serve a copy of the document on
that resource agency. A copy of any
motion to intervene must also be served
upon each representative of the
Applicant specified in the particular
application.
o. Any filings must bear in all capital
letters the title ‘‘COMMENTS’’,
‘‘PROTEST’’, OR ‘‘MOTION TO
INTERVENE’’, as applicable, and the
Project Number of the particular
application to which the filing refers.
p. Agency Comments: Federal, state,
and local agencies are invited to file
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC08-523-000, FERC-523]
Commission Information Collection Activities, Proposed
Collection; Comment Request; Extension
February 20, 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 April 25,
2008.
ADDRESSES: Copies of sample filings of the proposed information
collection 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 Office of the Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426 and refer to Docket No.
IC08-523-000.
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
assistant, 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 collection under the
requirements of FERC-523 ``Applications for Authorization of Issuance
of Securities.''
Under Federal Power Act (FPA) section 204, 16 U.S.C. 824c:
no public utility or licensee shall issue any security, or assume
any obligation or liability as guarantor, indorser, surety, or
otherwise in respect of any security of another person, unless and
until, and then only to the extent that, upon application by the
public utility, the Commission by order authorized such issue or
assumption of the liability. The Commission shall make such order if
it finds that such issue or assumption (a) is for lawful object,
within the corporate purposes of the applicant and compatible with
the public interest, which is necessary or appropriate for or
consistent with the proper performance by the applicant of service
as a public utility and which will not impair its ability to perform
that service, and (b) is reasonably necessary or appropriate for
such purposes.* * *
The Commission uses the information contained in filings to
determine its acceptance and/or rejection for granting applications for
authorization to either issue securities or to assume an obligation or
liability by the public utilities and their licensees who make these
applications.
The Commission implements this statute through its regulations,
which are found at 18 CFR Part 34; sections 131.43 and 131.50 of 18 CFR
Part 131prescribe the required format for the filings. The information
is filed electronically.
Action: The Commission is requesting a three-year extension of the
current expiration date with no changes to the current reporting
requirements.
Burden Statement: Public reporting burden for this collection is
estimated as:
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Number of Number of Average burden Total annual
responses responses per hours per burden hours
annually (1) respondent (2) response (3) (1)x(2)x(3)
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60 1 88 5280
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The estimated total cost to respondents is $320,821 [5,280 hours
divided by 2080 hours \1\ times $126,384 \2\ equals $320,821]. The cost
of filing FERC-523, per respondent, is $5,347 (rounded-off).
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\1\ Number of hours an employee works each year.
\2\ 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, using 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 filing instructions and requirements;
(4) training personnel to respond to this collection of information;
(5) searching data sources; (6) completing and reviewing the collection
of information; and (7) transmitting, or otherwise disclosing the
information. The cost estimate 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
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whole organization rather than any one particular function or activity.
Comments are invited on the accuracy of the agency's burden
estimate of the proposed information collection, including the validity
of the methodology and assumptions used to calculate the reporting
burden; and ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the
information to be collected.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-3566 Filed 2-25-08; 8:45 am]
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