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(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.
[FR Doc. E9–7574 Filed 4–3–09; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC09–915–000]
Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–915); Comment
Request; Extension
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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 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–
915–000. 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 IC09–915, 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.
FERC is
requesting comments on the record
retention requirement FERC–915,1
‘‘Public Utility Market-Based Rate
Authorization Holders—Records
Retention Requirement,’’ OMB Control
No. 1902–0223.
In accordance with the Federal Power
Act, the Department of Energy
Organization Act (DOE Act), and the
Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct 2005),
the Commission regulates the
transmission and wholesale sales of
electricity in interstate commerce,
monitors and investigates energy
markets, uses civil penalties and other
means against energy organizations and
individuals who violate FERC rules in
the energy markets, and administers
accounting and financial reporting
regulations and oversees conduct of
regulated companies.
The Commission imposes the FERC–
915 record retention requirement, in 18
CFR 35.41(d), on applicable sellers to
retain, for a period of five years, all data
and information upon which they bill
the prices charged for ‘‘electric energy
or electric energy products it sold
pursuant to Seller’s market-based rate
tariff, and the prices it reported for use
in price indices.’’
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 (adopted in Order
No. 670) 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.
Action: The Commission is requesting
a three-year extension of the current
expiration date for the FERC–915,1 with
no changes to the requirements.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1 The FERC–915 requirements (formerly labeled
‘‘FERC–915(516)’’) are contained in 18 CFR
35.41(d)).
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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)
1,150
1
1
1,150
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The estimated total annual cost to
respondents includes hours for labor
(1,150 hrs. at $17 per hour, for a labor
cost of $19,550) and storage costs (using
an estimated 65,000 cu. ft of records in
off-site storage, for a total storage cost of
$419,858). The total annual cost (labor
plus off-site storage) is $439,408; 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
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
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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. E9–7575 Filed 4–3–09; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
Combined Notice of Filings #1
March 30, 2009.
Take notice that the Commission
received the following electric rate
filings:
Docket Numbers: ER02–237–013;
ER03–1151–007; ER02–1695–006;
ER02–2309–005.
Applicants: J. Aron & Company,
Power Receivable Finance, LLC,
Cabazon Wind Partners, LLC,
Whitewater Hill Wind Partners LLC.
Description: Notice of Change in
Status of J. Aron & Company, et al.
Filed Date: 03/26/2009.
Accession Number: 20090326–5081.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on Thursday, April 16, 2009.
Docket Numbers: ER08–364–005.
Applicants: APX, Inc.
Description: Notice of Non-Material
Change in Status of APX, Inc.
Filed Date: 03/26/2009.
Accession Number: 20090326–5077.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on Thursday, April 16, 2009.
Docket Numbers: ER08–654–003.
Applicants: California Independent
System Operator Corporation.
Description: California Independent
System Operator Corporation submits
instant filing in compliance with the
Commission Order Granting
Clarification, Denying Rehearing, and
Conditionally Accepting Compliance
Filing.
Filed Date: 02/27/2009.
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Accession Number: 20090304–0146.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on Friday, April 17, 2009.
Docket Numbers: ER08–980–001.
Applicants: Alliant Energy Corporate
Services, Inc.
Description: Interstate Power and
Light Company submits an amended
Agreement to identify the Service
Agreement as Service Agreement 1,
FERC Electric Tariff, Original Volume 1.
Filed Date: 03/26/2009.
Accession Number: 20090327–0036.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on Thursday, April 16, 2009.
Docket Numbers: ER08–1288–004.
Applicants: Wapsipinicon Wind
Project, LLC.
Description: Notice of Non-Material
Change in Status of Wapsipinicon Wind
Project, LLC.
Filed Date: 03/27/2009.
Accession Number: 20090327–5075.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on Friday, April 17, 2009.
Docket Numbers: ER09–343–002.
Applicants: SC Landfill Energy, LLC.
Description: Refund Report of SC
Landfill Energy, LLC.
Filed Date: 03/27/2009.
Accession Number: 20090327–5043.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on Friday, April 17, 2009.
Docket Numbers: ER09–414–000.
Applicants: Aquila Inc.
Description: Aquila, Inc et al submits
a supplement to their 12/15/08 request
to withdraw from the MISO
Transmission Owners Agreement.
Filed Date: 03/04/2009.
Accession Number: 20090306–0007.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on Thursday, April 09, 2009.
Docket Numbers: ER09–779–001.
Applicants: Nordic Energy Services,
LLC.
Description: Nordic Energy Services,
LLC submits Petition for Acceptance of
Initial Tariff, Waivers and Blanket
Authority, FERC Electric Tariff, Original
Volume 1.
Filed Date: 03/26/2009.
Accession Number: 20090327–0020.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on Thursday, April 16, 2009.
Docket Numbers: ER09–885–000.
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[FR Doc No: E9-7575]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC09-915-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-915); Comment
Request; Extension
March 30, 2009.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
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. IC09-915-000. 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 IC09-915, 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: FERC is requesting comments on the record
retention requirement FERC-915,\1\ ``Public Utility Market-Based Rate
Authorization Holders--Records Retention Requirement,'' OMB Control No.
1902-0223.
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\1\ The FERC-915 requirements (formerly labeled ``FERC-
915(516)'') are contained in 18 CFR 35.41(d)).
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In accordance with the Federal Power Act, the Department of Energy
Organization Act (DOE Act), and the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct
2005), the Commission regulates the transmission and wholesale sales of
electricity in interstate commerce, monitors and investigates energy
markets, uses civil penalties and other means against energy
organizations and individuals who violate FERC rules in the energy
markets, and administers accounting and financial reporting regulations
and oversees conduct of regulated companies.
The Commission imposes the FERC-915 record retention requirement,
in 18 CFR 35.41(d), on applicable sellers to retain, for a period of
five years, all data and information upon which they bill the prices
charged for ``electric energy or electric energy products it sold
pursuant to Seller's market-based rate tariff, and the prices it
reported for use in price indices.''
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 (adopted in
Order No. 670) 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.
Action: The Commission is requesting a three-year extension of the
current expiration date for the FERC-915,\1\ with no changes to the
requirements.
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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-915.................................... 1,150 1 1 1,150
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The estimated total annual cost to respondents includes hours for
labor (1,150 hrs. at $17 per hour, for a labor cost of $19,550) and
storage costs (using an estimated 65,000 cu. ft of records in off-site
storage, for a total storage cost of $419,858). The total annual cost
(labor plus off-site storage) is $439,408; 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
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.
[FR Doc. E9-7575 Filed 4-3-09; 8:45 am]
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