Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request, 24001-24002 [E9-11995]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 98 / Friday, May 22, 2009 / Notices Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions; State, Local, or Tribal Gov’t, SEAs or LEAs. Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden: DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request Department of Energy. Notice of proposed information collection requests. AGENCY: Responses: 1,650. Burden Hours: 14,025. ACTION: erowe on PROD1PC63 with NOTICES Abstract: The application is needed to conduct a national competition under the Student Support Services Program for program year 2009–2010. The program provides grants to institutions of higher education and combinations of institutions of higher education for projects designed to increase the retention and graduation rates of eligible students; increase the transfer rate of eligible students from two-year to fouryear institutions; and foster an institutional climate supportive of the success of low-income and first generation students and individuals with disabilities through the provision of support services. This information collection is being submitted under the Streamlined Clearance Process for Discretionary Grant Information Collections (1894– 0001). Therefore, the 30-day public comment period notice will be the only public comment notice published for this information collection. Requests for copies of the information collection submission for OMB review may be accessed from https:// edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting the ‘‘Browse Pending Collections’’ link and by clicking on link number 4027. When you access the information collection, click on ‘‘Download Attachments ’’ to view. Written requests for information should be addressed to U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., LBJ, Washington, DC 20202–4537. Requests may also be electronically mailed to the Internet address ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed to 202– 401–0920. Please specify the complete title of the information collection when making your request. Comments regarding burden and/or the collection activity requirements should be electronically mailed to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1– 800–877–8339. [FR Doc. E9–12019 Filed 5–21–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000–01–P VerDate Nov<24>2008 14:18 May 21, 2009 Jkt 217001 SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) invites comments on the proposed information collection requests, for the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Incentive Program, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before July 21, 2009. ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed or hand delivered to: Lachlan Seward, Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Incentive Program, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 4B– 196, Washington, DC 20585–0121. Comments may also be submitted electronically to ATVMLoan@hq.doe.gov or through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https:// www.regulations.gov. All submissions must include the OMB Number 1910– 5137. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lachlan Seward, Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Incentive Program, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 4A–157, Washington, DC 20585, 202– 586–8146. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Data This information collection request contains: 1. OMB No.: 1910–5137. 2. Package Title: Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Incentive Program; Application and Monitoring. 3. Type of Review: New. 4. Purpose: This package requests information from Applicants, Borrowers and grant recipients under DOE’s Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Incentive Program. This information is used to determine eligibility for the program, to award loans and grants pursuant to the program, and to ensure compliance with the program by Borrowers and grant recipients. 5. Respondents: Up to 25 Applicants; up to 15 Borrowers. 6. Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 35,787.5 for Applicants; 10,875 for Borrowers and grant recipients. PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 24001 7. Reporting Frequency: One time for applicants; quarterly and annually for borrowers and grant recipients. II. Statutory Authority Section 136 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (‘‘EISA’’), enacted on December 19, 2007, Public Law 110–140, authorizes the Secretary of Energy (‘‘Secretary’’) to make grants and direct loans to eligible applicants for projects that reequip, expand, or establish manufacturing facilities in the United States to produce qualified advanced technology vehicles, or qualifying components and also for engineering integration costs associated with such projects. Section 129(a) of the Consolidated Security Disaster Assistance and Continuing Appropriations Act of 2009, (Pub. L. 110–329; ‘‘Continuing Resolution, 2009’’) appropriated $7,510,000,000 for fiscal year 2009 for ‘‘Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing Incentive Program Account’’ for the cost of direct loans as authorized under section 136(d) of EISA and states that commitments for direct loans using such amount must not exceed $25,000,000,000 in total loan principle. Further, section 129(c) of the Continuing Resolution, 2009 made several substantive amendments to EISA section 136, including that, not later than 60 days after enactment of the Continuing Resolution, 2009, the Secretary will promulgate an interim final rule establishing regulations that the Secretary deems necessary to administer section 136 of EISA, as amended by the Continuing Resolution, 2009. Pursuant to section 129 of the Continuing Resolution, 2009 and EISA section 136, DOE promulgated an interim final rule on November 12, 2008, setting forth the basic applicant eligibility and project eligibility requirements for both the grant and the loan program. 73 FR 66729 (November 12, 2008). At present, Congress has appropriated funds through the Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009, for only the loan program. As such, DOE will be implementing the loan program only at this time. III. Request for Comments Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the burden (including hours and cost) of the E:\FR\FM\22MYN1.SGM 22MYN1 24002 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 98 / Friday, May 22, 2009 / Notices proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and/or included in the request for Office of Management and Budget approval of this information collection; they also will become a matter of public record. Issued in Washington, DC, on May 15, 2009. Owen F. Barwell, Deputy Chief Financial Officer. [FR Doc. E9–11995 Filed 5–21–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY [OE Docket No. EA–352] Application to Export Electric Energy; NaturEner Tie Line, LLC erowe on PROD1PC63 with NOTICES AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, DOE. ACTION: Notice of application. SUMMARY: NaturEner Tie Line, LLC (NaturEner) has applied for authority to transmit electric energy from the United States to Canada pursuant to section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act. DATES: Comments, protests, or requests to intervene must be submitted on or before June 22, 2009. ADDRESSES: Comments, protests, or requests to intervene should be addressed as follows: Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, Mail Code: OE–20, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585–0350 (FAX 202– 586–8008). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Russell (Program Office) 202–586– 9624 or Michael Skinker (Program Attorney) 202–586–2793. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Exports of electricity from the United States to a foreign country are regulated by the Department of Energy (DOE) pursuant to sections 301(b) and 402(f) of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7151(b), 7172(f)) and require authorization under section 202(e) of the FPA (16 U.S.C.824a(e)). On May 11, 2009, DOE received an application from NaturEner for authority to transmit electric energy from the United States to Canada. NaturEner is engaged in the marketing VerDate Nov<24>2008 14:18 May 21, 2009 Jkt 217001 of electric power at wholesale from wind power generating stations located in the State of Montana. NaturEner does not own any electric transmission facilities nor does it hold a franchised service area. The electric energy which NaturEner proposes to export to Canada would be generated at wind powered generating stations (wind farms) located in the State of Montana and developed by an affiliate, NaturEner USA, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company. The electricity would be delivered to Canada using the international transmission facilities authorized by Presidential Permit No. PP–305, issued pursuant to Executive Order No. 10485, as amended, and currently under construction by the permit holder, Montana Alberta Tie Ltd. (MATL). NaturEner has acquired contractual rights to 300 MW of northbound transmission service on the MATL line and has requested an electricity export authorization with a 20-year term, the expected operating life of the wind farms from which it will acquire electric energy, and the effective term of the Transmission Service Agreements. Procedural Matters: Any person desiring to become a party to these proceedings or to be heard by filing comments or protests to this application should file a petition to intervene, comment, or protest at the address provided above in accordance with §§ 385.211 or 385.214 of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedures (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Fifteen copies of each petition and protest should be filed with DOE on or before the date listed above. Comments on the NaturEner application to export electric energy to Canada should be clearly marked with Docket No. EA–352. Additional copies are to be filed directly with Nancy Murray, General Counsel, NaturEner Tie Line, LLC, 394 Pacific Avenue, Suite 300, San Francisco, CA 94111 and James B. Vasile, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, 1919 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Suite 200, Washington, DC 20006. A final decision will be made on this application after the environmental impacts have been evaluated pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and a determination is made by DOE that the proposed action will not adversely impact on the reliability of the U.S. electric power supply system. Copies of this application will be made available, upon request, for public inspection and copying at the address provided above, by accessing the program Web site at https:// www.oe.energy.gov/ permits_pending.htm, or by e-mailing PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Odessa Hopkins at Odessa.hopkins@hq.doe.gov. Issued in Washington, DC, on May 19, 2009. Anthony J. Como, Director, Permitting and Siting Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability. [FR Doc. E9–11998 Filed 5–21–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Combined Notice of Filings #1 May 14, 2009. Take notice that the Commission received the following electric rate filings: Docket Numbers: ER01–468–011; ER00–3621–012; ER02–23–014; ER04– 249–008; ER04–318–007; ER05–34–008; ER05–35–008; ER05–36–008; ER05–37– 008; ER07–1306–007; ER08–1323–002; ER96–2869–016; ER97–30–009; ER97– 3561–008; ER99–1695–016. Applicants: Dominion Energy Marketing, Inc.; Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc.; Fairless Energy, LLC; Dominion Retail, Inc.; Dominion Energy Kewaunee, Inc.; Dominion Energy New England, Inc.; Dominion Energy Salem Harbor, LLC; Dominion Energy Brayton Point, LLC; Dominion Energy Manchester Street, Inc.; NedPower Mt. Mount Storm, LLC; Fowler Ridge Wind Farm LLC; State Line Energy, LLC; Kincaid Generation, LLC; Virginia Electric & Power Company; Elwood Energy LLC. Description: Notice of Change in Status of Dominion Resources Services, Inc. on behalf of Dominion Energy Marketing, Inc. et al. Filed Date: 05/06/2009. Accession Number: 20090506–5082. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, May 27, 2009. Docket Numbers: ER01–3001–021; ER03–647–012; ER01–3001–022; ER03– 647–013. Applicants: New York Independent System Operator, Inc. Description: New York Independent System Operator, Inc. submits response to the requests for information set forth in the Deficiency Letter. Filed Date: 05/04/2009. Accession Number: 20090507–0022. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, May 26, 2009. Docket Numbers: ER09–405–001. Applicants: New York Independent System Operator, Inc. Description: Report on Restitution Discussions and Request for Deferral of E:\FR\FM\22MYN1.SGM 22MYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 98 (Friday, May 22, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24001-24002]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-11995]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of proposed information collection requests.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) invites comments on the 
proposed information collection requests, for the Advanced Technology 
Vehicles Manufacturing Incentive Program, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
July 21, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed or hand delivered to: Lachlan Seward, 
Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Incentive Program, U.S. 
Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 4B-196, 
Washington, DC 20585-0121. Comments may also be submitted 
electronically to ATVMLoan@hq.doe.gov or through the Federal 
eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. All submissions must 
include the OMB Number 1910-5137.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lachlan Seward, Advanced Technology 
Vehicles Manufacturing Incentive Program, U.S. Department of Energy, 
1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 4A-157, Washington, DC 20585, 202-
586-8146.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Data

    This information collection request contains:
    1. OMB No.: 1910-5137.
    2. Package Title: Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing 
Incentive Program; Application and Monitoring.
    3. Type of Review: New.
    4. Purpose: This package requests information from Applicants, 
Borrowers and grant recipients under DOE's Advanced Technology Vehicles 
Manufacturing Incentive Program. This information is used to determine 
eligibility for the program, to award loans and grants pursuant to the 
program, and to ensure compliance with the program by Borrowers and 
grant recipients.
    5. Respondents: Up to 25 Applicants; up to 15 Borrowers.
    6. Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 35,787.5 for Applicants; 
10,875 for Borrowers and grant recipients.
    7. Reporting Frequency: One time for applicants; quarterly and 
annually for borrowers and grant recipients.

II. Statutory Authority

    Section 136 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 
(``EISA''), enacted on December 19, 2007, Public Law 110-140, 
authorizes the Secretary of Energy (``Secretary'') to make grants and 
direct loans to eligible applicants for projects that reequip, expand, 
or establish manufacturing facilities in the United States to produce 
qualified advanced technology vehicles, or qualifying components and 
also for engineering integration costs associated with such projects.
    Section 129(a) of the Consolidated Security Disaster Assistance and 
Continuing Appropriations Act of 2009, (Pub. L. 110-329; ``Continuing 
Resolution, 2009'') appropriated $7,510,000,000 for fiscal year 2009 
for ``Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing Incentive Program 
Account'' for the cost of direct loans as authorized under section 
136(d) of EISA and states that commitments for direct loans using such 
amount must not exceed $25,000,000,000 in total loan principle. 
Further, section 129(c) of the Continuing Resolution, 2009 made several 
substantive amendments to EISA section 136, including that, not later 
than 60 days after enactment of the Continuing Resolution, 2009, the 
Secretary will promulgate an interim final rule establishing 
regulations that the Secretary deems necessary to administer section 
136 of EISA, as amended by the Continuing Resolution, 2009.
    Pursuant to section 129 of the Continuing Resolution, 2009 and EISA 
section 136, DOE promulgated an interim final rule on November 12, 
2008, setting forth the basic applicant eligibility and project 
eligibility requirements for both the grant and the loan program. 73 FR 
66729 (November 12, 2008). At present, Congress has appropriated funds 
through the Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing 
Appropriations Act, 2009, for only the loan program. As such, DOE will 
be implementing the loan program only at this time.

III. Request for Comments

    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden 
(including hours and cost) of the

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proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways 
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, 
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other 
forms of information technology.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and/or included in the request for Office of Management and Budget 
approval of this information collection; they also will become a matter 
of public record.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on May 15, 2009.
Owen F. Barwell,
Deputy Chief Financial Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-11995 Filed 5-21-09; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6450-01-P
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