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Dated: May 12, 2009.
Joseph C. Conaty,
Director, Academic Improvement and
Teacher Quality Programs.
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BILLING CODE 4000–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC09–714–000]
Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–714); Comment
Request; Extension
May 7, 2009.
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. No. 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
July 13, 2009.
ADDRESSES: An example of this
collection of information may be
obtained from the Commission’s Web
site (at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
elibrary.asp). Comments may be filed
either electronically or in paper format,
and should refer to Docket No. IC09–
714–000. 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 filed electronically
via the eFiling link on the Commission’s
Web site at www.ferc.gov. First time
users will have to establish a user name
and password (https://www.ferc.gov/
docs-filing/eregistration.asp) before
eFiling. The Commission will send an
automatic acknowledgement to the
sender’s e-mail address upon receipt of
comments through eFiling.
Commenters filing electronically
should not make a paper filing.
Commenters that are not able to file
electronically must send an original and
14 copies of their comments to: Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission,
Secretary of the Commission, 888 First
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
Users interested in receiving
automatic notification of activity in this
docket may do so through eSubscription
(at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
esubscription.asp). In addition, all
comments and FERC issuances may be
viewed, printed or downloaded
remotely through FERC’s Web site using
the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link and searching on
Docket Number IC09–714. For user
assistance, contact FERC Online
Support (e-mail at
ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or call tollfree at (866) 208–3676, or for TTY,
contact (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–714
(Annual Electric Balancing Authority
Area and Planning Area Report
(formerly called ‘‘Annual Electric
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Control and Planning Area Report’’),
OMB No. 1902–0140) is used by the
Commission to implement Sections 4,
202, 207, 210, 211–213, 304, 309 and
311 of the Federal Power Act (FPA) as
amended (49 Stat. 838: 16 U.S.C. 791 a–
825r), Section 3(4) of Public Utility
Regulatory Policies Act of 1978, 26
U.S.C. 2602 and sections 1211, 1221,
1231, 1241 and 1242 of the Energy
Policy Act of 2005 (Pub. L. 109–58) (119
Stat. 594). The filing requirements are
found at 18 CFR 141.51. The
information allows the Commission to
analyze power system operations, to
estimate the effect of changes in power
system operations that result from the
installation of a new generating unit or
plant, transmission facilities, energy
transfers between systems and/or new
points of interconnections. The analyses
also serve to correlate rates and charges,
assess reliability and other operating
attributes in regulatory proceedings,
monitor market trends and behaviors,
and determine the competitive impacts
of proposed mergers, acquisitions and
dispositions.
ACTION: The Commission is requesting a
three-year extension of the current
reporting requirements.
Burden Statement: There has been a
change in burden due to: (1) An
informal, limited survey of respondents
in order to obtain improved estimates of
both the burden and cost, (2) a change
in the number of filers resulting from
the formation of regional transmission
organizations (and other similar entities)
encompassing numerous former Control
Areas (Balancing Authority Areas), and
(3) the switch to an all-electronic filing
in 2007 (from a paper and diskette
filing). Public reporting burden for this
collection is estimated as follows.
Number of
respondents
annually
Number of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden hours
per response
Total annual
burden hours
(1)
FERC data collection
(2)
(3)
(1)x(2)x(3)
215
1
1 87
1 18,705
FERC–714 .......................................................................................................
Note: These figures may not be exact, due to rounding.
The total estimated annual cost
burden1 to respondents is $885,155 (215
respondents × $4,117 per respondent).
1 These figures are based on a limited survey of
8 respondents. The average estimated annual
burden per respondent (and filing) is 87 hours.
Using the number of hours spent by each specific
job title or level, the estimated annual staff cost was
calculated based on the nationwide average annual
salary for various levels of engineers, found in the
Occupational Outlook Handbook (2008–09 Edition)
[posted on the Bureau of Labor Statistics Web site
at https://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos027.htm]. The
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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, and
estimated average annual staff cost for preparing the
FERC–714 was $3,603.
The respondents surveyed had additional costs of
$514, on average per year. Therefore the total
estimated average annual cost per respondent is
$4,117.
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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;
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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.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 2211–004]
Duke Energy Indiana, Inc.; Notice of
Application Tendered for Filing with
the Commission, Soliciting Additional
Study Requests, and Establishing
Procedural Schedule for Relicensing
and a Deadline for Submission of Final
Amendments
May 7, 2009.
Take notice that the following
hydroelectric application has been filed
with the Commission and is available
for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: New Major
License.
b. Project No.: 2211–004.
c. Date Filed: April 24, 2009.
d. Applicant: Duke Energy Indiana,
Inc.
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e. Name of Project: Markland
Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Ohio River in
Switzerland County, near the towns of
Florence and Vevay, Indiana, and
Warsaw, Kentucky. The project affects
about 1 acre of federal lands
administered by the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)–825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Tamara Styer,
Duke Energy, Mail Code: EC12Y, P.O.
Box 1006, Charlotte, NC 28201–1006,
(704) 382–0293 or tsstyer@dukeenergy.com.
i. FERC Contact: Dianne Rodman,
(202) 502–6077 or
dianne.rodman@ferc.gov.
j. Cooperating agencies: Federal,
State, local, and tribal agencies with
jurisdiction and/or special expertise
with respect to environmental issues
that wish to cooperate in the
preparation of the environmental
document should follow the
instructions for filing such requests
described in item l below. Cooperating
agencies should note the Commission’s
policy that agencies that cooperate in
the preparation of the environmental
document cannot also intervene. See, 94
FERC ¶ 61,076 (2001).
k. Pursuant to section 4.32(b)(7) of 18
CFR of the Commission’s regulations, if
any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or
person believes that an additional
scientific study should be conducted in
order to form an adequate factual basis
for a complete analysis of the
application on its merit, the resource
agency, Indian Tribe, or person must file
a request for a study with the
Commission not later than 60 days from
the date of filing of the application, and
serve a copy of the request on the
applicant.
l. Deadline for filing additional study
requests and requests for cooperating
agency status: June 23, 2009.
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.
Additional study requests and
requests for cooperating agency status
may be filed electronically via the
Internet in lieu of paper. The
Commission strongly encourages
electronic filings. See 18 CFR
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions
on the Commission’s Web site
(https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
ferconline.asp) under the ‘‘e-filing’’ link.
For a simpler method of submitting textonly comments, click on ‘‘Quick
Comment.’’
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m. This application is not ready for
environmental analysis at this time.
n. The existing Markland
Hydroelectric Project consists of a
powerhouse integrated into the north
end of the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers’ (Corps) Markland dam,
which was constructed by the Corps
between 1959 and 1964. The project has
a total installed capacity of 64.8
megawatts (MW) and produces an
average annual generation of 350,454
megawatt-hours. All generated power is
utilized within the applicant’s electric
utility system. The project operates in
run-of-river mode, has no storage, and
only uses flows released by the Corps.
The project consists of the following
facilities: (1) A 96-foot-high, 248-footwide intake structure, with steel
trashrack panels installed along the east
side, directing flows to the connected
powerhouse; (2) a powerhouse, integral
to the Corps’ Markland dam, containing
three vertical shaft Kaplan turbine/
generator units with a total installed
capacity of 64.8 MW; (3) a tailrace
discharging flows immediately
downstream of the dam; (4) a substation
about 250 feet north of the powerhouse;
(5) an approximately 750-foot-long
existing access road; (6) a 9.37-milelong, 138-kilovolt transmission line in a
100-foot-wide right-of-way extending to
Fairview, Indiana; and (7) appurtenant
facilities. The applicant is proposing to
add a new, approximately 300-foot-long
access road, leading to a new parking
area for recreation use at the tailrace of
the dam.
o. A copy of the application is
available for review 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, contact FERC
Online Support at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or tollfree at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY,
(202) 502–8659. A copy is also available
for inspection and reproduction at the
address in item h above.
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, contact FERC Online
Support.
p. With this notice, we are initiating
consultation with the Indiana State
Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), as
required by 106, National Historic
Preservation Act, and the regulations of
the Advisory Council on Historic
Preservation, 36 CFR, at 800.4.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC09-714-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-714); Comment
Request; Extension
May 7, 2009.
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. No. 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 July 13, 2009.
ADDRESSES: An example of this collection of information may be obtained
from the Commission's Web site (at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp). Comments may be filed either electronically or in paper
format, and should refer to Docket No. IC09-714-000. 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 filed electronically via the eFiling link on the
Commission's Web site at www.ferc.gov. First time users will have to
establish a user name and password (https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/eregistration.asp) before eFiling. The Commission will send an
automatic acknowledgement to the sender's e-mail address upon receipt
of comments through eFiling.
Commenters filing electronically should not make a paper filing.
Commenters that are not able to file electronically must send an
original and 14 copies of their comments to: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, Secretary of the Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426.
Users interested in receiving automatic notification of activity in
this docket may do so through eSubscription (at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp). In addition, all comments and FERC
issuances may be viewed, printed or downloaded remotely through FERC's
Web site using the ``eLibrary'' link and searching on Docket Number
IC09-714. For user assistance, contact FERC Online Support (e-mail at
ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or call toll-free at (866) 208-3676, or for
TTY, contact (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-714 (Annual Electric Balancing
Authority Area and Planning Area Report (formerly called ``Annual
Electric Control and Planning Area Report''), OMB No. 1902-0140) is
used by the Commission to implement Sections 4, 202, 207, 210, 211-213,
304, 309 and 311 of the Federal Power Act (FPA) as amended (49 Stat.
838: 16 U.S.C. 791 a-825r), Section 3(4) of Public Utility Regulatory
Policies Act of 1978, 26 U.S.C. 2602 and sections 1211, 1221, 1231,
1241 and 1242 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Pub. L. 109-58) (119
Stat. 594). The filing requirements are found at 18 CFR 141.51. The
information allows the Commission to analyze power system operations,
to estimate the effect of changes in power system operations that
result from the installation of a new generating unit or plant,
transmission facilities, energy transfers between systems and/or new
points of interconnections. The analyses also serve to correlate rates
and charges, assess reliability and other operating attributes in
regulatory proceedings, monitor market trends and behaviors, and
determine the competitive impacts of proposed mergers, acquisitions and
dispositions.
ACTION: The Commission is requesting a three-year extension of the
current reporting requirements.
Burden Statement: There has been a change in burden due to: (1) An
informal, limited survey of respondents in order to obtain improved
estimates of both the burden and cost, (2) a change in the number of
filers resulting from the formation of regional transmission
organizations (and other similar entities) encompassing numerous former
Control Areas (Balancing Authority Areas), and (3) the switch to an
all-electronic filing in 2007 (from a paper and diskette filing).
Public reporting burden for this collection is estimated as follows.
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Number of Number of Average burden
FERC data collection 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-714.................................... 215 1 \1\ 87 \1\ 18,705
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Note: These figures may not be exact, due to rounding.
The total estimated annual cost burden\1\ to respondents is
$885,155 (215 respondents x $4,117 per respondent).
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\1\ These figures are based on a limited survey of 8
respondents. The average estimated annual burden per respondent (and
filing) is 87 hours.
Using the number of hours spent by each specific job title or
level, the estimated annual staff cost was calculated based on the
nationwide average annual salary for various levels of engineers,
found in the Occupational Outlook Handbook (2008-09 Edition) [posted
on the Bureau of Labor Statistics Web site at https://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos027.htm]. The estimated average annual staff cost for
preparing the FERC-714 was $3,603.
The respondents surveyed had additional costs of $514, on
average per year. Therefore the total estimated average annual cost
per respondent is $4,117.
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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, 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;
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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. E9-11333 Filed 5-14-09; 8:45 am]
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