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Pepin, Executive Administrator, Delegated the Authority to Perform the Functions of the Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services. [FR Doc. E9–6322 Filed 3–20–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Energy Information Administration; Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request AGENCY: Energy Information Administration (EIA), Department of Energy (DOE). ACTION: Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request. SUMMARY: The EIA is soliciting comments on the proposed three-year extension to Form NWPA–830R, ‘‘Appendix G—Standard Remittance Advice for Payment of Fees (including Annex A and Annex B to Appendix G).’’ DATES: Comments must be filed by May 22, 2009. If you anticipate difficulty in submitting comments within that period, contact the person listed below as soon as possible. ADDRESSES: Send comments to Tom Murphy. To ensure receipt of the comments by the due date, submission by FAX (202–287–1933) or e-mail (thomas.murphy@eia.doe.gov) is recommended. The mailing address is Office of Coal, Nuclear, Electric and Alternate Fuels, EI–52, Forrestal Building, U.S. Department of Energy, Washington, DC 20585. Alternatively, Mr. Murphy may be contacted by telephone at 202–586–1517. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or copies of any forms and instructions should be directed to Mr. Murphy at the address listed above. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background II. Current Actions III. Request for Comments I. Background The Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 761 et seq.) and the DOE Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.) require the EIA to carry out a centralized, comprehensive, and unified energy information program. PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 This program collects, evaluates, assembles, analyzes, and disseminates information on energy resource reserves, production, demand, technology, and related economic and statistical information. This information is used to assess the adequacy of energy resources to meet near and longer term domestic demands. The EIA, as part of its effort to comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.), provides the general public and other Federal agencies with opportunities to comment on collections of energy information conducted by or in conjunction with the EIA. Also, the EIA will later seek approval for this collection by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under Section 3507(a) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Form NWPA–830R ‘Appendix G— Standard Remittance Advice for Payment of Fees’, and ‘Annex A and Annex B to Appendix G—Standard Remittance Advice for Payment of Fees’ are designed to serve as the source documents for entries into DOE accounting records to transmit data from Purchasers to the DOE concerning payment of their fees for spent nuclear fuel and high-level waste disposal into the Nuclear Waste Fund. The Remittance Advice (RA) must be submitted by Purchasers who signed the Standard Contract for Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel and/or High-Level Radioactive Waste with the DOE. Appendix G is an appendix to the Standard Contract. Please refer to the proposed forms and instructions for more information about the purpose, who must report, when to report, where to submit, the elements to be reported, detailed instructions, provisions for confidentiality, and uses (including possible nonstatistical uses) of the information. For instructions on obtaining materials, see the ‘‘For Further Information Contact’’ section. II. Current Actions The EIA will be requesting a threeyear extension of approval to its existing Form NWPA–830R ‘Appendix G— Standard Remittance Advice for Payment of Fees’ with no change to the existing collection. The NWPA–830R, ‘Appendix G—Standard Remittance Advice for Payment of Fees’ is required to transmit data from Purchasers to the DOE concerning payment of their fees into the Nuclear Waste Fund, as required by the Standard Contract for Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel and/or High-Level Radioactive Waste. E:\FR\FM\23MRN1.SGM 23MRN1 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 54 / Monday, March 23, 2009 / Notices III. Request for Comments Prospective respondents and other interested parties should comment on the actions discussed in item II. The following guidelines are provided to assist in the preparation of comments. Please indicate to which form(s) your comments apply. dwashington3 on PROD1PC60 with NOTICES As a Potential Respondent to the Request for Information A. Is the proposed collection of information necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency and does the information have practical utility? B. What actions could be taken to help ensure and maximize the quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of the information to be collected? C. Are the instructions and definitions clear and sufficient? If not, which instructions need clarification? D. Can the information be submitted by the respondent by the due date? E. To complete the Form NWPA–830R ‘Appendix G—Standard Remittance Advice for Payment of Fees’ the average time per response is 5 hours. The data for the Form NWPA–830R is collected quarterly. The estimated burden includes the total time necessary to provide the requested information. In your opinion, how accurate is this estimate? F. The agency estimates that the only cost to a respondent is for the time it will take to complete the collection. Will a respondent incur any start-up costs for reporting, or any recurring annual costs for operation, maintenance, and purchase of services associated with the information collection? G. What additional actions could be taken to minimize the burden of this collection of information? Such actions may involve the use of automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology. H. Does any other Federal, State, or local agency collect similar information? If so, specify the agency, the data element(s), and the methods of collection. As a Potential Data User of the Information To Be Collected A. Is the proposed collection of information necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency and does the information have practical utility? B. What actions could be taken to help ensure and maximize the quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of the information disseminated? C. Is the information useful at the levels of detail to be collected? VerDate Nov<24>2008 15:28 Mar 20, 2009 Jkt 217001 D. For what purpose(s) would the information be used? Be specific. E. Are there alternate sources for the information and are they useful? If so, what are their weaknesses and/or strengths? Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB approval of the form. They also will become a matter of public record. Statutory Authority: Section 3507(h)(1) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 761 et seq.), and the DOE Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.). Issued in Washington, DC, March 10, 2009. Renee Miller, Director, Forms Clearance and Information Quality Division, Statistics and Methods Group, Energy Information Administration. [FR Doc. E9–6335 Filed 3–20–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. PR09–20–000] Enbridge Pipelines (Louisiana Intrastate) LLC; Notice of Petition for Rate Approval March 16, 2009. Take notice that on March 4, 2009, Enbridge Pipelines (Louisiana Intrastate) LLC filed a petition for rate approval for NGPA section 311 maximum transportation rates for interruptible transportation service, pursuant to section 284.123(b)(2) of the Commission’s regulations. Louisiana Intrastate proposes to increase its currently effective maximum systemwide rate for interruptible transportation from $0.1810 per MMBtu to $0.2687 per MMBtu, plus fuel and lost-and-unaccounted for gas. Any person desiring to participate in this rate proceeding must file a motion to intervene or to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices, motions, or protests must be filed on or before the date as indicated below. Anyone filing an PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 12127 intervention or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant. Anyone filing an intervention or protest on or before the intervention or protest date need not serve motions to intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the ‘‘eFiling’’ link at https://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. This filing is accessible on-line at https://www.ferc.gov, using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is available for review in the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an ‘‘eSubscription’’ link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time March 30, 2009. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E9–6281 Filed 3–20–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–8785–8] Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public Meeting of the Science Advisory Board (SAB) AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a public meeting of the Chartered SAB to: discuss EPA’s long range strategic research directions, discuss the FY 2010 EPA research budget, and plan for future SAB activities including the SAB’s plan for conducting a study and delivering advice on strengthening science assessments at the EPA. DATES: The public meeting will be held on Thursday, April 23, 2009 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time) and Friday, April 24, 2009 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time). E:\FR\FM\23MRN1.SGM 23MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 54 (Monday, March 23, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12126-12127]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-6335]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Energy Information Administration; Agency Information Collection 
Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Energy Information Administration (EIA), Department of Energy 
(DOE).

ACTION: Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request.

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SUMMARY: The EIA is soliciting comments on the proposed three-year 
extension to Form NWPA-830R, ``Appendix G--Standard Remittance Advice 
for Payment of Fees (including Annex A and Annex B to Appendix G).''

DATES: Comments must be filed by May 22, 2009. If you anticipate 
difficulty in submitting comments within that period, contact the 
person listed below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Tom Murphy. To ensure receipt of the 
comments by the due date, submission by FAX (202-287-1933) or e-mail 
(thomas.murphy@eia.doe.gov) is recommended. The mailing address is 
Office of Coal, Nuclear, Electric and Alternate Fuels, EI-52, Forrestal 
Building, U.S. Department of Energy, Washington, DC 20585. 
Alternatively, Mr. Murphy may be contacted by telephone at 202-586-
1517.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of any forms and instructions should be directed to Mr. Murphy 
at the address listed above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background
II. Current Actions
III. Request for Comments

I. Background

    The Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 761 et 
seq.) and the DOE Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.) require the 
EIA to carry out a centralized, comprehensive, and unified energy 
information program. This program collects, evaluates, assembles, 
analyzes, and disseminates information on energy resource reserves, 
production, demand, technology, and related economic and statistical 
information. This information is used to assess the adequacy of energy 
resources to meet near and longer term domestic demands.
    The EIA, as part of its effort to comply with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.), provides the general 
public and other Federal agencies with opportunities to comment on 
collections of energy information conducted by or in conjunction with 
the EIA. Also, the EIA will later seek approval for this collection by 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under Section 3507(a) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
    Form NWPA-830R `Appendix G--Standard Remittance Advice for Payment 
of Fees', and `Annex A and Annex B to Appendix G--Standard Remittance 
Advice for Payment of Fees' are designed to serve as the source 
documents for entries into DOE accounting records to transmit data from 
Purchasers to the DOE concerning payment of their fees for spent 
nuclear fuel and high-level waste disposal into the Nuclear Waste Fund. 
The Remittance Advice (RA) must be submitted by Purchasers who signed 
the Standard Contract for Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel and/or High-
Level Radioactive Waste with the DOE. Appendix G is an appendix to the 
Standard Contract.
    Please refer to the proposed forms and instructions for more 
information about the purpose, who must report, when to report, where 
to submit, the elements to be reported, detailed instructions, 
provisions for confidentiality, and uses (including possible 
nonstatistical uses) of the information. For instructions on obtaining 
materials, see the ``For Further Information Contact'' section.

II. Current Actions

    The EIA will be requesting a three-year extension of approval to 
its existing Form NWPA-830R `Appendix G--Standard Remittance Advice for 
Payment of Fees' with no change to the existing collection. The NWPA-
830R, `Appendix G--Standard Remittance Advice for Payment of Fees' is 
required to transmit data from Purchasers to the DOE concerning payment 
of their fees into the Nuclear Waste Fund, as required by the Standard 
Contract for Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel and/or High-Level 
Radioactive Waste.

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III. Request for Comments

    Prospective respondents and other interested parties should comment 
on the actions discussed in item II. The following guidelines are 
provided to assist in the preparation of comments. Please indicate to 
which form(s) your comments apply.

As a Potential Respondent to the Request for Information

    A. Is the proposed collection of information necessary for the 
proper performance of the functions of the agency and does the 
information have practical utility?
    B. What actions could be taken to help ensure and maximize the 
quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of the information to be 
collected?
    C. Are the instructions and definitions clear and sufficient? If 
not, which instructions need clarification?
    D. Can the information be submitted by the respondent by the due 
date?
    E. To complete the Form NWPA-830R `Appendix G--Standard Remittance 
Advice for Payment of Fees' the average time per response is 5 hours. 
The data for the Form NWPA-830R is collected quarterly. The estimated 
burden includes the total time necessary to provide the requested 
information. In your opinion, how accurate is this estimate?
    F. The agency estimates that the only cost to a respondent is for 
the time it will take to complete the collection. Will a respondent 
incur any start-up costs for reporting, or any recurring annual costs 
for operation, maintenance, and purchase of services associated with 
the information collection?
    G. What additional actions could be taken to minimize the burden of 
this collection of information? Such actions may involve the use of 
automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology.
    H. Does any other Federal, State, or local agency collect similar 
information? If so, specify the agency, the data element(s), and the 
methods of collection.

As a Potential Data User of the Information To Be Collected

    A. Is the proposed collection of information necessary for the 
proper performance of the functions of the agency and does the 
information have practical utility?
    B. What actions could be taken to help ensure and maximize the 
quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of the information 
disseminated?
    C. Is the information useful at the levels of detail to be 
collected?
    D. For what purpose(s) would the information be used? Be specific.
    E. Are there alternate sources for the information and are they 
useful? If so, what are their weaknesses and/or strengths?
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of the form. They also 
will become a matter of public record.
    Statutory Authority: Section 3507(h)(1) of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 761 
et seq.), and the DOE Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.).

    Issued in Washington, DC, March 10, 2009.
Renee Miller,
Director, Forms Clearance and Information Quality Division, Statistics 
and Methods Group, Energy Information Administration.
 [FR Doc. E9-6335 Filed 3-20-09; 8:45 am]
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