Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-916); Comment Request; Extension, 15471-15472 [E9-7571]
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In-Service Date: June 2009.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Certification Notice—219]
Office Electricity Delivery and Energy
Reliability; Notice of Filing of SelfCertification of Coal Capability Under
the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use
Act
Office Electricity Delivery and
Energy Reliability, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of filing.
Issued in Washington, DC on March 27,
2009.
Anthony J. Como,
Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of
Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: On March 16, 2009, NRG
Texas Power LLC., as operator of a new
base load electric powerplant, submitted
a coal capability self-certification to the
Department of Energy (DOE) pursuant to
section 201(d) of the Powerplant and
Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978 (FUA),
as amended, and DOE regulations in 10
CFR 501.60, 61. Section 201(d) of FUA
requires DOE to publish a notice of
receipt of self-certifications in the
Federal Register.
ADDRESSES: Copies of coal capability
self-certification filings are available for
public inspection, upon request, in the
Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy
Reliability, Mail Code OE–20, Room
8G–024, Forrestal Building, 1000
Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ellen Russell at (202) 586–9624.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title II of
FUA, as amended (42 U.S.C. 8301 et
seq.), provides that no new base load
electric powerplant may be constructed
or operated without the capability to use
coal or another alternate fuel as a
primary energy source. Pursuant to FUA
section 201(d), in order to meet the
requirement of coal capability, the
owner or operator of such a facility
proposing to use natural gas or
petroleum as its primary energy source
shall certify to the Secretary of Energy
(Secretary) prior to construction, or
prior to operation as a base load electric
powerplant, that such powerplant has
the capability to use coal or another
alternate fuel. Such certification
establishes compliance with FUA
section 201(a) as of the date it is filed
with the Secretary. The Secretary is
required to publish a notice in the
Federal Register reciting that the
certification has been filed.
The following operator of a proposed
new base load electric powerplant has
filed a self-certification of coalcapability with DOE pursuant to FUA
section 201(d) and in accordance with
DOE regulations in 10 CFR 501.60, 61:
Operator: NRG Texas Power LLC.
Capacity: 600 megawatts (MW).
Plant Location: Near Eldon, Texas in
Chambers County, Texas.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC09–916–000]
Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–916); Comment
Request; Extension
March 30, 3009.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (DOE).
ACTION: Notice of proposed information
collection and request for comments.
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 or
FERC) is soliciting public comment on
the specific aspects of the information
collection described below.
DATES: Comments in consideration of
the collection of information are due
June 1, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be filed
either electronically or in paper format,
and should refer to Docket No. IC09–
916–000. Documents must be prepared
in an acceptable filing format and in
compliance with the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission submission
guidelines at https://www.ferc.gov/help/
submission-guide.asp.
Comments may be eFiled. The eFiling
option, under the Documents & Filings
tab on the Commission’s home Web
page (https://www.ferc.gov), directs users
to the eFiling Web page. First-time users
follow the eRegister instructions on the
eFiling Web page to establish a user
name and password before eFiling.
Filers will receive an e-mailed
confirmation of their filed comments.
Commenters filing electronically should
not make a paper filing. If electronic
filing is not possible, deliver original
and 14 paper copies of the filing to:
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
Secretary of the Commission, 888 First
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
Parties interested in receiving
automatic notification of activity in this
docket may do so through
eSubscription. The eSubscription option
under the Documents & Filings tab on
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the Commission’s home Web page
directs users to the eSubscription Web
page. Users submit the docket numbers
of the filings they wish to track and will
subsequently receive an e-mail
notification each time a filing is made
under the submitted docket numbers.
First-time users will need to establish a
user name and password before
eSubscribing.
Filed comments and FERC issuances
may be viewed, printed and
downloaded remotely from the
Commission’s Web site. The eLibrary
link found at the top of most of the
Commission’s Web pages directs users
to FERC’s eLibrary. From the eLibrary
Web page, choose General Search, and
in the Docket Number space provided,
enter IC09–916, then click the Submit
button at the bottom of the page. For
help with any of the Commission’s
electronic submission or retrieval
systems, e-mail FERC Online Support:
ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or
telephone toll-free: (866) 208–3676
(TTY (202) 502–8659).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ellen Brown may be reached by
telephone at (202)502–8663, by fax at
(202)273–0873, and by e-mail at
ellen.brown@ferc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Commission is requesting comments on
the record retention requirements of
FERC–916,1 ‘‘Record Retention
Requirements for Pipelines Providing
Unbundled Sales Service, and Persons
Holding Blanket Marketing
Certificates,’’ OMB Control No. 1902–
0224. The FERC–916 record retention
requirements are contained in 18 CFR
284.288(b) and 284.403(b).
The Commission’s regulations at 18
CFR 284.288 and 284.403 provide that
applicable sellers of natural gas adhere
to a code of conduct when making gas
sales in order to protect the integrity of
the market. The Commission imposes
the FERC–916 record retention
requirement on applicable sellers to
‘‘retain, for a period of five years, all
data and information upon which it
billed the prices it charged for natural
gas it sold pursuant to its market based
sales certificate or the prices it reported
for use in price indices.’’ FERC uses the
FERC–916 records to monitor the
jurisdictional transportation activities
and unbundled sales activities of
interstate natural gas pipelines and
blanket marketing certificate holders.
1 FERC–916 was formerly called ‘‘FERC–
916(549),’’ with the intent of consolidating the
FERC–916 into the FERC–549 (OMB Control No.
1902–0086). FERC has decided not to consolidate
the FERC–916 into the FERC–549, so this Notice
deals only with the FERC–916 requirements.
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The record retention period of five
years is necessary due to the importance
of records related to any investigation of
possible wrongdoing and related to
assuring compliance with the codes of
conduct and the integrity of the market.
The requirement is necessary to ensure
consistency with the rule prohibiting
market manipulation (regulations
adopted in Order No. 670,
implementing the EPAct 2005 anti-
manipulation provisions 2) and the
generally applicable five-year statute of
limitations where the Commission seeks
civil penalties for violations of the antimanipulation rules or other rules,
regulations, or orders to which the price
data may be relevant.
Failure to have this information
available would mean the Commission
is unable to perform its regulatory
functions and to monitor and evaluate
transactions and operations of interstate
pipelines and blanket marketing
certificate holders.
Action: The Commission is requesting
a three-year extension of the current
expiration date for the FERC–916, with
no changes to the requirements.
Burden Statement: Public reporting
burden for this collection is estimated
at:
Number of
respondents
annually
Number of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden hours
per response
Total annual
burden hours
(1)
FERC requirements
(2)
(3)
(1) × (2) × (3)
222
1
1
222
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FERC–916 .......................................................................................................
The estimated total annual cost to
respondents includes hours for labor
(222 hrs. at $17 per hour, for a labor cost
of $3,774) and record storage costs
(using an estimated 12,548 cu. ft of
records in off-site storage, for a total
record storage cost of $81,051). The total
annual cost (labor plus off-site record
storage) is $84,825; the total annual cost
per respondent is $382.
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
retaining these records, such as
administrative costs, off-site records
storage, 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
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Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC09–914–000]
Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–914); Comment
Request; Extension
March 30, 2009.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of proposed information
collection and request for comments.
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 or
FERC) is soliciting public comment on
the specific aspects of the information
collection described below.
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due June 1, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be filed
either electronically or in paper format,
and should refer to Docket No. IC09–
914–000. Documents must be prepared
in an acceptable filing format and in
compliance with Commission
submission guidelines at https://
www.ferc.gov/help/submissionguide.asp.
Comments may be eFiled. The eFiling
option, under the Documents & Filings
tab on the Commission’s home Web
page (https://www.ferc.gov), directs users
to the eFiling Web page. First-time users
follow the eRegister instructions on the
eFiling Web page to establish a user
name and password before eFiling.
Filers will receive an e-mailed
confirmation of their filed comments.
Commenters filing electronically should
not make a paper filing. If electronic
filing is not possible, deliver original
and 14 paper copies of the filing to:
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
Secretary of the Commission, 888 First
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
Parties interested in receiving
automatic notification of activity in this
docket may do so through
eSubscription. The eSubscription option
under the Documents & Filings tab on
the Commission’s home Web page
directs users to the eSubscription Web
page. Users submit the docket numbers
of the filings they wish to track and will
subsequently receive an e-mail
notification each time a filing is made
under the submitted docket numbers.
First-time users will need to establish a
user name and password before
eSubscribing.
CFR 1c.1 and 1c.2, 71 FR 4244 (2006).
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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.
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[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC09-916-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-916); Comment
Request; Extension
March 30, 3009.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (DOE).
ACTION: Notice of proposed information collection and request for
comments.
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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 or FERC) is soliciting public
comment on the specific aspects of the information collection described
below.
DATES: Comments in consideration of the collection of information are
due June 1, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be filed either electronically or in paper
format, and should refer to Docket No. IC09-916-000. Documents must be
prepared in an acceptable filing format and in compliance with the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission submission guidelines at https://www.ferc.gov/help/submission-guide.asp.
Comments may be eFiled. The eFiling option, under the Documents &
Filings tab on the Commission's home Web page (https://www.ferc.gov),
directs users to the eFiling Web page. First-time users follow the
eRegister instructions on the eFiling Web page to establish a user name
and password before eFiling. Filers will receive an e-mailed
confirmation of their filed comments. Commenters filing electronically
should not make a paper filing. If electronic filing is not possible,
deliver original and 14 paper copies of the filing to: Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the Commission, 888 First Street,
NE., Washington, DC 20426.
Parties interested in receiving automatic notification of activity
in this docket may do so through eSubscription. The eSubscription
option under the Documents & Filings tab on the Commission's home Web
page directs users to the eSubscription Web page. Users submit the
docket numbers of the filings they wish to track and will subsequently
receive an e-mail notification each time a filing is made under the
submitted docket numbers. First-time users will need to establish a
user name and password before eSubscribing.
Filed comments and FERC issuances may be viewed, printed and
downloaded remotely from the Commission's Web site. The eLibrary link
found at the top of most of the Commission's Web pages directs users to
FERC's eLibrary. From the eLibrary Web page, choose General Search, and
in the Docket Number space provided, enter IC09-916, then click the
Submit button at the bottom of the page. For help with any of the
Commission's electronic submission or retrieval systems, e-mail FERC
Online Support: ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or telephone toll-free:
(866) 208-3676 (TTY (202) 502-8659).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Brown may be reached by
telephone at (202)502-8663, by fax at (202)273-0873, and by e-mail at
ellen.brown@ferc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission is requesting comments on the
record retention requirements of FERC-916,\1\ ``Record Retention
Requirements for Pipelines Providing Unbundled Sales Service, and
Persons Holding Blanket Marketing Certificates,'' OMB Control No. 1902-
0224. The FERC-916 record retention requirements are contained in 18
CFR 284.288(b) and 284.403(b).
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\1\ FERC-916 was formerly called ``FERC-916(549),'' with the
intent of consolidating the FERC-916 into the FERC-549 (OMB Control
No. 1902-0086). FERC has decided not to consolidate the FERC-916
into the FERC-549, so this Notice deals only with the FERC-916
requirements.
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The Commission's regulations at 18 CFR 284.288 and 284.403 provide
that applicable sellers of natural gas adhere to a code of conduct when
making gas sales in order to protect the integrity of the market. The
Commission imposes the FERC-916 record retention requirement on
applicable sellers to ``retain, for a period of five years, all data
and information upon which it billed the prices it charged for natural
gas it sold pursuant to its market based sales certificate or the
prices it reported for use in price indices.'' FERC uses the FERC-916
records to monitor the jurisdictional transportation activities and
unbundled sales activities of interstate natural gas pipelines and
blanket marketing certificate holders.
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The record retention period of five years is necessary due to the
importance of records related to any investigation of possible
wrongdoing and related to assuring compliance with the codes of conduct
and the integrity of the market. The requirement is necessary to ensure
consistency with the rule prohibiting market manipulation (regulations
adopted in Order No. 670, implementing the EPAct 2005 anti-manipulation
provisions \2\) and the generally applicable five-year statute of
limitations where the Commission seeks civil penalties for violations
of the anti-manipulation rules or other rules, regulations, or orders
to which the price data may be relevant.
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\2\ 18 CFR 1c.1 and 1c.2, 71 FR 4244 (2006).
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Failure to have this information available would mean the
Commission is unable to perform its regulatory functions and to monitor
and evaluate transactions and operations of interstate pipelines and
blanket marketing certificate holders.
Action: The Commission is requesting a three-year extension of the
current expiration date for the FERC-916, with no changes to the
requirements.
Burden Statement: Public reporting burden for this collection is
estimated at:
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Number of Number of Average burden
FERC requirements respondents responses per hours per Total annual
annually respondent response burden hours
(1) (2) (3) (1) x (2) x (3)
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FERC-916.................................... 222 1 1 222
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The estimated total annual cost to respondents includes hours for labor
(222 hrs. at $17 per hour, for a labor cost of $3,774) and record
storage costs (using an estimated 12,548 cu. ft of records in off-site
storage, for a total record storage cost of $81,051). The total annual
cost (labor plus off-site record storage) is $84,825; the total annual
cost per respondent is $382.
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
retaining these records, such as administrative costs, off-site records
storage, 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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