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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC08–588–000; FERC–588]
Commision Information Collection
Activities, Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Extension
February 21, 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. 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 by April 28, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed
collection of information can be
obtained from 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 filings, 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. IC08–588–000.
Documents filed electronically via the
Internet must be prepared in an
acceptable filing format and in
compliance with the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission submission
guidelines. Complete filing instructions
and acceptable filing formats are
available at (https://www.ferc.gov/help/
submission-guide/electronic-media.asp).
To file the document electronically,
access the Commission’s Web site and
click on Documents & Filing, E-Filing
(https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
efiling.asp), 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–588 ‘‘Emergency
Natural Gas Transportation, Sale and
Exchange Transactions’’ (OMB No.
1902–0144) is used by the Commission
to implement the statutory provisions of
Sections 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act
(NGA) (Pub. L. 75–688) (15 U.S.C. 717–
717w) and provisions of the Natural Gas
Policy Act of 1978 (NGPA), 15 U.S.C.
3301–3432. Under the NGA, a natural
gas company must obtain Commission
approval to engage in the transportation,
sale or exchange of natural gas in
interstate commerce. However, Section
7(c) exempts from certificate
requirements ‘‘temporary acts or
operations for which the issuance of a
certificate will not be required in the
public interest.’’ The NGPA also
provides for non-certificated interstate
transactions involving intrastate
pipelines and local distribution
companies.
A temporary operation, or emergency,
is defined as any situation in which an
actual or expected shortage of gas
supply would require an interstate
pipeline company, intrastate pipeline,
or local distribution company, or
Hinshaw pipeline to curtail deliveries of
gas or provide less than the projected
level of service to the customer. The
natural gas companies file the necessary
information with the Commission so
that it may determine if the transaction/
operation qualifies for exemption. A
report within forty-eight hours of the
commencement of the transportation,
sale or exchange, a request to extend the
sixty-day term of the emergency
transportation, if needed, and a
termination report are required. The
data required to be filed for the fortyeight hour report is specified by 18 CFR
284.270.
Action: The Commission is requesting
a three-year approval of the collection of
data. This is a mandatory information
collection requirement.
Burden Statement: Public reporting
burden for this collection is estimated as
follows:
Number of responses per
resondent
Average burden hours per
respose
Total annual burden hours
(1)
(2)
(3)
(1) × (2) × (3)
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Number of respondents annually
1
10
80
The estimated total cost to
respondents is $4,123.00 (80 hours
divided by 2,080 hours per employee
per year times $126,384 per year average
salary per employee = $4,861.00
(rounded)).
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
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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
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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
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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
[Project No. 13084–000]
BPUS Generation Development LLC;
Notice of Application Accepted for
Filing and Soliciting Comments,
Protests, and Motions To Intervene
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Take notice that the following
hydroelectric application has been filed
with the Commission and is available
for public inspection:
a. Type of Application: Preliminary
Permit.
b. Project No.: 13084–000.
c. Date filed: December 18, 2007.
d. Applicant: BPUS Generation
Development LLC.
e. Name and Location of Project: The
proposed Emsworth Back Channel Dam
Hydroelectric Project would be located
on the Ohio River in Allegheny County,
Pennsylvania. It would use the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers’ Emsworth
Back Channel Dam.
f. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r).
g. Applicant contact: Mr. Jeffrey M.
Auser, P.E., BPUS Generation
Development, LLC, 225 Greenfield
Parkway, Suite 201, Liverpool, NY
13088, (315) 413–2700.
h. FERC Contact: Tom Papsidero,
(202) 502–6002.
i. Deadline for filing comments,
protests, and motions to intervene: 60
days from the issuance date of this
notice.
All documents (original and eight
copies) should be filed with: Kimberly
D. Bose, 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 under the
‘‘e-Filing’’ link. The Commission
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strongly encourages electronic filings.
Please include the project number (P–
13084–000) on any comments or
motions filed.
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 in 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.
j. Description of Existing Facilities
and Proposed Project: The proposed
project using the existing U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers’ Emsworth Back
Channel Dam would consist of: (1) A
new 200-foot long, 200-foot wide, 50foot high concrete powerhouse; (2) a
new intake channel and tailrace channel
on the northern bank of the back
channel, on Neville Island; (3) five
turbine/generator units with a combined
installed capacity of 32.7 megawatts; (4)
a new 2.47-mile-long transmission line
extending from the switchyard near the
powerhouse to an interconnection point
with an existing transmission line
located southwest of the powerhouse;
and (5) appurtenant facilities. The
proposed project would have an average
annual generation of 141.3 gigawatthours.
k. Location of Applications: A copy of
the application is available for
inspection and reproduction at the
Commission in the Public Reference
Room or may 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. For
assistance, call toll-free 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 g
above.
l. Individuals desiring to be included
on the Commission’s mailing list should
so indicate by writing to the Secretary
of the Commission.
m. Competing Preliminary Permit—
Anyone desiring to file a competing
application for preliminary permit for a
proposed project must submit the
competing application itself, or a notice
of intent to file such an application, to
the Commission on or before the
specified comment date for the
particular application (see 18 CFR 4.36).
Submission of a timely notice of intent
allows an interested person to file the
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competing preliminary permit
application no later than 30 days after
the specified comment date for the
particular application. A competing
preliminary permit application must
conform with 18 CFR 4.30 and 4.36.
n. Competing Development
Application—Any qualified
development applicant desiring to file a
competing development application
must submit to the Commission, on or
before a specified comment date for the
particular application, either a
competing development application or a
notice of intent to file such an
application. Submission of a timely
notice of intent to file a development
application allows an interested person
to file the competing application no
later than 120 days after the specified
comment date for the particular
application. A competing license
application must conform with 18 CFR
4.30 and 4.36.
o. Notice of Intent—A notice of intent
must specify the exact name, business
address, and telephone number of the
prospective applicant, and must include
an unequivocal statement of intent to
submit, if such an application may be
filed, either a preliminary permit
application or a development
application (specify which type of
application). A notice of intent must be
served on the applicant(s) named in this
public notice.
p. Proposed Scope of Studies under
Permit—A preliminary permit, if issued,
does not authorize construction. The
term of the proposed preliminary permit
would be 36 months. The work
proposed under the preliminary permit
would include economic analysis,
preparation of preliminary engineering
plans, and a study of environmental
impacts. Based on the results of these
studies, the Applicant would decide
whether to proceed with the preparation
of a development application to
construct and operate the project.
q. 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.
r. Filing and Service of Responsive
Documents—Any filings must bear in
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC08-588-000; FERC-588]
Commision Information Collection Activities, Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Extension
February 21, 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. 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 by April 28,
2008.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed collection of information can be
obtained from 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 filings,
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-
588-000.
Documents filed electronically via the Internet must be prepared in
an acceptable filing format and in compliance with the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission submission guidelines. Complete filing
instructions and acceptable filing formats are available at (https://
www.ferc.gov/help/submission-guide/electronic-media.asp). To file the
document electronically, access the Commission's Web site and click on
Documents & Filing, E-Filing (https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
efiling.asp), 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-588 ``Emergency Natural Gas Transportation, Sale
and Exchange Transactions'' (OMB No. 1902-0144) is used by the
Commission to implement the statutory provisions of Sections 7(c) of
the Natural Gas Act (NGA) (Pub. L. 75-688) (15 U.S.C. 717-717w) and
provisions of the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 (NGPA), 15 U.S.C.
3301-3432. Under the NGA, a natural gas company must obtain Commission
approval to engage in the transportation, sale or exchange of natural
gas in interstate commerce. However, Section 7(c) exempts from
certificate requirements ``temporary acts or operations for which the
issuance of a certificate will not be required in the public
interest.'' The NGPA also provides for non-certificated interstate
transactions involving intrastate pipelines and local distribution
companies.
A temporary operation, or emergency, is defined as any situation in
which an actual or expected shortage of gas supply would require an
interstate pipeline company, intrastate pipeline, or local distribution
company, or Hinshaw pipeline to curtail deliveries of gas or provide
less than the projected level of service to the customer. The natural
gas companies file the necessary information with the Commission so
that it may determine if the transaction/operation qualifies for
exemption. A report within forty-eight hours of the commencement of the
transportation, sale or exchange, a request to extend the sixty-day
term of the emergency transportation, if needed, and a termination
report are required. The data required to be filed for the forty-eight
hour report is specified by 18 CFR 284.270.
Action: The Commission is requesting a three-year approval of the
collection of data. This is a mandatory information collection
requirement.
Burden Statement: Public reporting burden for this collection is
estimated as follows:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Number of Number of Average burden
respondents responses per hours per Total annual
annually resondent respose burden hours
(1) (2) (3) (1) x (2) x (3)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
8 1 10 80
------------------------------------------------------------------------
The estimated total cost to respondents is $4,123.00 (80 hours
divided by 2,080 hours per employee per year times $126,384 per year
average salary per employee = $4,861.00 (rounded)).
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
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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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